that somehow the gun itself was flawed so that the mechanism that would cause it to click, as you really very, very clearly pointed out to it somehow didn t work. there was no click and nothing to prevent the hammer from going in. any possibility of that? only an investigation that examines the interior parts of the gun could reveal that. but unlikely in your experience? very unlikely. i have never seen that happen. i want to thank you for showing that. that shows us what baldwin was trying to explain last night and how plausible it was. now his separate contention that somehow the bullet ended up there. you say that doesn t clear him of all wrongdoing in this. but it does raise a very serious question, which was there was a live round in the gun and
halls handed the gun to baldwin says her client backs that claim. the entire time baldwin had his finger outside the barrel. he said he thought it was a misfire since day one. the santa fe county sheriff said guns don t just go off. the gun was in his hands. the investigation is underway. let s bring in steve wolf who has been invest in accidental shootings, including 1993 shooting of brandon lee, bruce lee s son. thanks for being here. what do you make of what baldwin said there and the a.d. backs up? i think that alec is a brilliant actor and believes what he s saying. i think he believes what he s
Alec Baldwin isn’t the sort of person who usually engenders compassion. The actor and political activist’s angry-man outbursts and other antics through decades of stardom have created an in-your-face persona
reporter: good evening, jericka. baldwin said he could not speak about the shooting, he was ordered not to, the one issue he addressed was gun control on set. there are incidental accidents, on film sets from time to time, but nothing like this. this is a one in a trillion episode, a one in a trillion case. reporter: alec baldwin spoke to paparazzi in vermont, with his wife also recording. we have to realize when it does go wrong this horrible catastrophic thing, some things have to take place, plastic guns. that shot killed hutchins and wounded are director joel souza. gun was cold, meaning safe. reporter: baldwin, who is
reporter: but it is new in a couple ways. there are no angry crowds protesting mandatory kid vaccines for measles, mumps or whooping cough. and there are people willing to risk their jobs rather than get the covid vaccine. another 10,000 workers got vaccinated pressured by friday s mandate deadline. we have right as an employer to do it, every court has shown that. reporter: but missing cops, firefighters and e.m.t.s could create dangerous safety blind spots. my body, my choice! reporter: 20% of the city s fire stations could go dark. mark strassmann cbs news cocoa beach florida. duncan: actor alec baldwin made his first on-camera comments this weekend. cbs lilia luciano joins us in hollywood with more on what baldwin had to say. lilia.