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What the truth is. she wants accountability. and it may be that one person is responsible, it may be that a number of people in the chain of custody of that gun. and of that bullet are responsible. and it may be that entities, the production company may also be responsible. >> does she know anything, gloria, about the crew members allegedly plinking, about doing target practice with live rounds potentially with the prop weapon? these arent prop -- theyre real weapons used as props. >> i dont hav...

The films director joel souza telling investigators that baldwin was sitting on a wooden pew during rehearsal, cross-drawing his weapon and pointing the revolver towards the camera lens. souza, who was wounded, said he was looking over the shoulder of halyna when he heard what sounded like a whip and then a loud pop. >> we were rehearsing and it went off. we all ran out. >> reporter: hutchins was shot in the chest. souza telling investigators that the cinematographer began to stumble backwards a...

Affidavit is alec baldwin pulls the weapon across his body and then points it at the camera. should that ever happen on a film set? welcome and no. it should _ ever happen on a film set? welcome and no. it should end. _ ever happen on a film set? welcome and no. it should end. we _ ever happen on a film set? welcome and no. it should end. we also - and no. it should end. we also have to stop calling a proper weapon because bullets came out of it. bullets dont go into proper weapons, thats why th...

Back in 2019. also today, new photos just in to cnn showing baldwin meeting with helena hutchins husband and son in new mexico. in a statement the actor said his heart was broken for them and hes fully cooperating as police investigate. helena hutchins died there from the gunshot wound there on the set. cnn correspondent lucy kafanov is in santa fe, new mexico. lucy, what more are you learning about the safety issues and accusations? >> reporter: thats right, fred. we remember from the affidavit...

>> i just hope all this talking does something. i hope my talking with you gets amplified and we get the changes that we need for a safe set. im sure you know we were about to strike this past monday for safer conditions, and if the world didnt believe us about whats going on, maybe they believe us now. >> reporter: people should be able to come home after performing their job. >> yeah. a child should have a mother. sorry. >> reporter: a child should have his mother. she was, of course, referrin...

Was okay to use. and that happened before the actor fired and kills cinematographer halyna hutchins and injured joel souza. >> and the "l.a. times" is reporting that several members quit the area, because of protocol and safety issues including gun safety procedures. cnns lucy cavanaugh has the latest. >> reporter: actor alec baldwin said hes cooperating in the fatal shooting of the movie "rust." >> two people accidentally shot. >> reporter: officials say theyre still in the initial stages of th...

Police in new mexico are back on the film set today of a deadly shooting involving actor alec baldwin. in a warrant issued by the santa fe sheriffs office, an assistant director for the film "rust" handed baldwin a prop weapon and yelled "cold gun," meaning it was deemed safe. instead, police say baldwin unknowingly fired a live weapon, killing the films cinematographer, halyna hutchins, and injuring the director, joel souza. cnn has more from santa fe where the investigation is unfolding at thi...

Thursday afternoon. they do tell us they dont expect to update the public before monday. we know that it was thursday afternoon when the film was either rehearsing or filming on the set of this 1880s western film called "rust." we understand that alec baldwin was inside that church looking structure on set. the assistant director, as you point out, was actually outside of the building. he grabbed one of three prop weapons that were set up by the head armer. they were laying on a tray outside of ...

There is room for gunpowder, and this is live ammo. hard to get these wrong. one issue though is, referring to this weapon as a prop weapon. a prop is -- when a knack toured touches their cell phone, thats a prop. well if i touch this gun, its a prop. that doesnt make it a prop gun, though. it is a gun that is being used as a prop. a prop gun has been mechanically modified so that you cannot put live ammo into. it simply wont go in your prop gun. the planks will not going. so you cannot kill any...

Were inside the gun, killing cinematographer halyna hutchins and injuring director joel souza. cnn has more from santa fe. >> reporter: after alec baldwin says hes fully cooperating in the investigation into the fatal shooting on the set of "rust." >> the ranch has two people accidentally shot. >> reporter: officials say theyre still in the initial stages of their investigation into what led to the fatal incident when baldwin discharged a prop weapon on set. director joel souza rushed by ambulan...