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Injuring joel souza, the films director. its a tragedy many say they saw coming. including veteran prop master who told the l.a. times he turned down the prop master job on "rust" calling the production an accident waiting to happen, and warning corners were being cut on safety. >> i impressed upon them there were great concerns about that, and they really didnt really respond to my concerns about that. >> now, cnn has reached back out to rust productions to comment on the allegations presented ...

Privilege. >> jeremy diamond, appreciate it, thank you. up next, an accident waiting to happen. thats how one veteran prop master who turned down a job on "rust" described the set of that alec baldwin movie. we have new details about what was happening behind the scenes and why industry experts say it was way outside the norm. plus, ill speak live to democratic congressman josh gottheimer, this as the clock ticks on a deal to pass bidens agenda, moderates and progressives adding new red line...

Your function as an armorer. there is no excuse for that. if youre going to call yourself an armorer, then you better know the job, and you cant call yourself an armorer or a prop master after just two movies. its just not right. it doesnt happen. >> bill davis, thank you for talking to us about the ins and outs. very helpful. be well. >> my pleasure. good night. >> bill raises another issue were going to take on in the next segment. this is obviously an accident in one part, and it was obviousl...

Member of the sound crew. but industry experts say only the armorer or prop master should be handling weapons on the set, not the assistant director. >> i will be honest with you, the a.d. would have a broken finger if he picked up a gun off my cart. that does not happen. >> armorer clay van sickle said the difference between a blank or live or dummy round is easy to spot. >> i would click through six times so everybody could hear nothing happens. its literally that simple and it takes seconds a...

Family. the shot also wounded director joel susan. according to a search warrant affidavit, he was given the gun by dave halls who grabbed one of three prop guns set up by the armorer off of a cart left off of the instruction because of covid-19 restrictions. neither halls or the armer gutierrez reed, have spoken. its not the first time he was accused of not practicing safety with firearms. only the armorer or the prop master should be handling weapons on the set, not the assistant director. >> ...

Guns or rubber guns and use computer cgi for the flash, i would be standing in line and say, sign me up. i want to run these guns. i want to learn about them. but sadly enough, they dont look real. not only do they not appear real, like this one is a real one. the patina of it, the action of the hammer and the cylinder turning, you cant get that in a rubber or plastic gun. you can get replicas. this is a replica. it boils down to experience, neglect, and failure to perform your function as an ar...

Indefinitely and possibly itll never see the light of day. chloe is with us now. some of the pieces are coming together, even as there are so many questions to be answered. >> to hear the report about these crew members out doing target practice, plinking as we talk about it. when we talk to rust productions, they point us to a statement saying safety has been their top priority and concern. theyre doing an investigation into this. they still dont know the details as to what caused haylnas death...

Discharges. and also, the -- the fact that, you know, so many of the crew members were asked to drive more than 50 miles each way a day to go to a set when they were already spending 14 hours a day on set. >> im wondering the -- the prop master you talked to who as you said is a veteran -- had he worked on lower-budget films before? im wondering if his surprise was in general, you know, general surprise that would be for anybody who hadnt worked on a low-budget film and expected to sort of cut c...

Them to make things safe. the other point of view is that if you have a firearm in your hand, you are responsible for what happens with that firearm. >> stephanie, i know cnn has reached out to halls and gutierrez for comment. have you heard back? >> no, we have yet to hear back. we did hear from the production company behind "rust," and they say that they are conducting their own investigation into the safety protocols while also cooperating with law enforcement investigations going on, as well...

New details emerge in Baldwin film set shooting