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The prosecution and the defense to work through, and we expect to hear from them directly over the next few days. jim? >> all right. gloria, thank you very much. joining me now, cnn legal analyst and criminal defense attorney joey jackson. joey, great to see you. thanks so much for being with us. the d.a. says it was baldwins responsibility as an actor, as a producer, to check the gun before pulling the trigger. but consider what the sag after union that represents so many actors, what theyre sa...

Everyone. saying that the prosecutors contention that a actor has a duty to ensure the functional and mechanical operation of a firearm on a production set is wrong and uninformed. they also say performers train to perform. and theyre not required or expected to be experts on guns or experienced in their use. what do you make of the way ill describe it how forcefully theyre supporting alec baldwins position on this. >> they are coming out forcefully and i think it is because this is bigger than ...

Tragic as this whole event happens to be. >> joey, to johns point, we have heard from the union representing the film and many actors, sag actors and here is what they said, prosecutors contention that an actor has a duty to ensure the functional and mechanical operation of a firearm on a production set is wrong and uninformed. they went on to say an actors job is not to be a firearms or weapons expert. how would a statement like that hold up in court? >> so i think, you know, that statement wil...

Eye before deciding to head to manchester, vermont. she was with baldwin yesterday when he spoke publicly about halyna hutchins for the first time since her death. at this point he says he cant say whether he will ever use a firearm on a film set again. >> how many bullets have been fired on films and tv shows for the last 75 years? this is america. how many bullets have gone off in movies and on tv screens? how many, billions? nearly all of it without incident. so what has to happen now is we h...

Hilaria said quote you look at what happens to soldiers and police officers when something like this happens. its traumatic. we just came here for quiet. she was with baldwin yesterday in vermont when he speak public aabout cinema -- publicly about cinematographer halyna hutchins the first time since her death. it appeared that emotions were running high during this interview >> we were a very very -- excuse me, we were a very very, you know, well-oiled crew. >> if youre spending this much time ...

Through that evidence and were processing it to determine exactly what type of firearms and what type of ammunition that we have. and that may not be the last search warrant that we do. >> yeah. so listen, the armorer for the movie hannah gutierrez is breaking her silence today, releasing a statement through her attorneys defending her conduct on the set. and it says, and i quote here, "safety is hannahs number one priority on set. ultimately this set would never have been compromised if live am...

We did was yesterday. we did search the prop truck and there were several firearms that were seized from the vehicle along with more ammunition and right now were going through that evidence and were processing it to determine exactly what type off firearms and ammunition they have. >> so listen, the armorer for the movie hanna gutierrez is si it says i quote, safety is hannas number one priority onset ultimately, this set would never have been compromised if live ammo were not introduced. hanna...

Like me write a book. >> well, that was concise. that was 11 seconds on the nose. john, i cant wait to read it. i havent had the opportunity yet. i have to be honest with you, and i will as you know. >> youll like it, don. >> words on the move. how many times did i say that? a million times on this program. so "woke racism" by john mcwhorter. thank you. pleasure as always. >> thank you, don. the armorer on the movie "rust" speaking out, saying she is not at fault and laying blame on what she c...

Doesnt know whether live rounds came from her attorneys said the production set became unsafe due to various factors including lack of safety meeting. investigators found nearly 500 rounds of ammunition on the set, links and would appear to be live rounds. >> i do know an ongoing effort to secure limits the use of firearms sometimes extremely interesting but remember something i think is important, how many bullets have been fire- [inaudible] how many bullets have gone off in movies and on tv sa...

Monday. see you then. back here at home tonight and to the deadly shooting on that movie set, now the armorer who was in charge of weapons for the movie rusty kanokogi speaking for the first time through her lawyer and heres abcs kaylee hartung. >> reporter: tonight, the armorer in charge of all firearms for the western “rust” breaking her silence. saying she “has no idea where the live rounds came from” that killed halyna hutchins. hannah gutierrez-reeds attorneys saying in a statemen...