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They're going to be used, and the people who worked on this set found it really disconcerting that there was just a go, go, go mentality and not really a focus or an emphasis on safety. >> you know, meg, one of the questions i have is reading the affidavit, you can see that they broke for lunch, and then they came back and they were doing this rehearsal after lunch. there is a big question if the guns were checked before lunch, were they checked after the lunch, presumably no because there was a weapon that had a live round in it, right? so what questions does that raise for you, especially co...

It was not made clear what type of ammunition that was, whether they were blanks or live roucrounds. joining us is a prop master. there's a lot of information out. we're trying to make sense of it and piece things together understandably. as you're looking at some of the things we're learning, i was struck by this report in the "l.a. times" where a veteran armorer turned down a job, was concerned about this saying it was a, quote, accident waiting to happen because the production crew he said wanted to hire fewer people than they would normally have in these positions as armorer and prop maste...

Hutchins. we're learning that alec baldwin was handed that prop gun by a crew member previously fired after a 2019 safety mishap. matt finn is live with the latest breaking details on this case. >> hi, sandra. the sheriff and d.a. have their first scheduled news conference tomorrow in new mexico. we anticipate learning much more about this investigation including the big question of whether there might be some charges and there are more new concerning details emerging about just how potentially dangerous the new mexico set of the baldwin movie was. a hollywood veteran prop master now tells "th...

It's myself, an assistant prop master and a third and we're armoring, i have somebody step into my role as prop master for the day and take over as armorer, and i have no less than one person assisting me by my side at all times. they're there to ensure all the weapons are secured at all times, we have a second eye on what's happening and ensuring everything is being handled according to the safety guidelines. >> let me ask you this, marcus. is there any reason under any circumstances to have live ammunition on a set? why? they do so much of the flashbang in post production anyway. that raises...

The investigation continues. we're live in los angeles with more. >> it seems like every morning more troubling details are emerging about safety issues on the new mexico film set. a prop master now tells the "l. a. times" that he turned down working on the baldwin movie rust because he felt there were massive red flags calling the movie a slap dash production with an overriding focus on saving money instead of concern for people's safety. he tells the "l. a. times" he turned down the part in an email saying in part after i pressed send on the last email i felt in the pit of my stomach that's ...