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And allegations of using prop weapons for target practice. "rust" productions has said that safety is a top priority. we learned one detail today, though, and that is that the cameras were not rolling according to the sheriff. they hope that perhaps some information that could have been pulled from that video is not going to be an issue in this case. coming up, growing calls for civil disobedience in sudan, where thousands are turning out to oppose the military takeover. the latest in a live r...

Baldwin the gun. the assistant director who told investigators he failed to fully check it. in a newly released search warrant, halls told detectives, i checked the barrel for obstructions. most of the time theres no live fire. she, hannah, opens the hatch and spins the drum and i say cold gun on set. when hannah showed him the firearm before continuing rehearsal, he could only remember seeing three rounds. he advised he should have checked all of them but didnt and couldnt recall if she spun th...

It will take many more facts, corroborated facts before we can get to that criminal negligence standard. >> reporter: district attorney mary carmack telling cnn later what that standard could rest on. >> the way that i was sort of taught was you treat a firearm like a live snake. and, um, and so, its -- its a terrible tragedy. we dont know how those live rounds got there. and i think that that will probably end up being kind of the lynchpin, um, for whether a decision is made about charges. >> w...

Good to see you again. i want to get your reaction to these reports that members of the clue were, quote, planking just before. they loaded guns, including the one later handed to alec baldwin, were told, with live ammunition and did target practice and cans. how common is that on sets during down time and how dangerous to be loading prop weapons with live ammo. >> well, first of all, jake, i want to clarify with you. it wasnt a prop gun, so you cant load a prop gun with live amno. this is live ...

Safety. and that weapon has to be inspected before it goes anywhere. otherwise, we will end up with another tragedy. >> when you say it has to be inspected before it goes anywhere, on this practice of plinking, where in down time, some of the crew members, i guess, its target practice with live ammo. how common is that? >> ive never done that on a set. i would not allow any weapon thats going to be used onset to be used with live ammunition during down time. any of our prop weapons are secured w...

About the allegation the crew was using prop weapons for target practice. >> its not something that theyd participate or something thats allowed and any crew member thats on a project that that is partaking is putting themselves by allowing that to happen and others at risk. >> reporter: now cnn has reached out to the production company behind "rust." in light of this reporting from the wrap. they referred back to the previous statement basically saying that safety is the utmost importance. they...

But they know they can inspect the gun but they cant go take the gun. >> reporter: a prop maker on a 2019 film said halls neglected to hold safety meetings or announce the presence of firearms on set. on the "rust" set, alec baldwin thought he was firing a cold gun during rehearsal. director joel souza told investigators baldwin was sitting on a wooden pew, cross drawing his weapon, and pointing the revolver toward the camera lens when he heard what sounded like a whip and then loud pop accordin...

Or person responsible for prop weapons was 24-year-old hanna gutierrez. on a podcast last month, gutierrez said she had recently finished her first job as head armorer on a film titled "the old way" with nicholas cage and that her father, an industry vet, had been teaching her about guns since she was 16. >> i was really nervous about it at first and i almost didnt take the job was i wasnt sure if i was ready but doing it, like, it went really smoothly. >> reporter: a crew member on the set of "...

The trigger and less he looked at what is in or not in the chamber. its a fascinating case and going to come down to state and local laws as well. >> thats right. first of all, there will certainly be a torrent of civil lawsuits. this is clearly a negligent act by the production company and by individuals. the people who are most at risk for a criminal charge would be the assistant director as well as the armor, the person in charge of these weapons. however, the producers themselves bear some r...