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Here it is. >> we learned today and reported exclusively that the gun that alec baldwin to tragically accidentally shoot halyna hutchins had been used earlier in the day for target practice when a number of crew members -- you know, theres a lot of downtime on sets. you probably know this. theres this pastime that crew members sometimes do. its called plinking. they go out into the rural areas and shoot at bear cans. this is with live ammunition. we learned that this happened the morning of the ...

Surrounding the alec baldwin shooting on the "rust" set is what happens now? what is the exposure? is there going to be criminal exposure on this? halyna hutchins is dead. she was a mom. she was a professional. she was a wife. shes gone. is there criminal exposure? baldwin was told he had a cold gun in his hand. did the person check? is there exposure for that? there was live ammo on-set. was the exposure for that? a lot of it to me sounds like it will be about civil. it will be about money and ...

>> martha: guess who is coming for thanksgiving dinner? save a big seat for a big fat helping of inflation. a report says this could be the most expensive thanksgiving in history. look at these jumps in prices that youre seeing across the board. you see this every time you go to the grocery store. joining me now is lydia hu. great to have you with us on set. thanks for being here. what are you learning out there? >> we are anticipating what could be one of the most expensive thanksgiving dinners...

The investigation remains open and ongoing.

Walk off the work site. they were not made aware of official complaints of weapon or prop safety on set. added, they will be conducting an internal review of procedures. the famed 30 rock actor is cooperating with police and in touch with hutchins husband who is now speaking out. matthew hutchins writing, her legacy is too meaningful. our loss is enormous. >> thank you, emilie. coming up, we may be about to turn corners in the battle of covid. big news on booster shots and potential vaccines f...

Blanks in them so were not rehearsing anymore. theres no way that anyone would expect that when they said that they were going live, they actually meant that they were using live ammo in an unmodified firearm. >> to be clear, in your work history, would you have ever used live ammunition for any reason? >> i have used live ammunition because i do shows for discovery and they want to see what does a bullet do to this? so, yes, there are times when its appropriate to use live ammo because were try...

The films director of photography, halyna hutchins was pronounced dead after being transported by a helicopter to the hospital. police continue to interview witnesses and are looking into what type of projectile was fired from a prop gun commonly used on movie sets that arent without their own risks. >> prop weapons do have a dangerous factor to them even though theyre a lot safer than using a live firearm on-set. >> reporter: 42-year-old hutchins, who posted on instagram from the new mexico loc...

Actor Alec Baldwin has broken his silence after discharging a "prop gun" that killed a cinematographer and injured a director while filming a movie in New Mexico.

LOS ANGELES: Hollywood star Alec Baldwin was the focus on Friday of investigations into a shocking and deadly on-set tragedy, after the actor fired a prop gun that killed a cinematographer and wounded the director of a Western he was shooting in New Mexico.The cast and crew of "Rust" -- where Baldwin is playing the lead in a 19th century film about...

>> its hard to understand how this happened. its a huge investigation. danny cevallos, i know theres indications in the past, theres are liability issues, assuming as we do, but the handling of weapons, i was lead to believe that a prop cannot fire real bullets. and firearms can kill, whats the disparity here? >> well, it has killed. but at least reportedly, this may have been a situation where a live round has found its way on to the set. thats one of the prime rules of set safety, no live roun...