damian: if you look at "patriots from the barrio," i wrote one who david gutierrez was talking about., he mentioned that personal. you can relate to the characters, the real characters in del rio, texas. so it's a great book. the one that i'm dying to read now is the one--is yours, carlos. tell us what hero street is and why they're the ghosts of hero street. carlos: well, hero street, actually, you know, and i stumbled on this by accident, it's one of these tiny tidbits of history that i felt needed to be told when i heard about it. hero street was originally just called second street in a town called silvis, illinois, which is right across the mississippi river from davenport, iowa. it's about 2½, 3 hours from chicago by highway. but this was a street that, during the mexican revolution, the railroads were looking for workers because the united states had sent so many of the young working males off to world all of us are looking for in our lives, peace, prosperity, and at better life for ourselves and for our kids. and they brought them up there to be in cold like they had never kno

the investigation is focusing on these two: armorer hannah gutierrez-reed and assistant director david. in an affidavit released today, gutierrez-reed told detectives that during a lunch break, the firearms were secured in a safe but the ammo was left on a cart on the set, not secured. halls examined the gun before rehearsal but did not check all five chambers. chambers. sheriff, how did two people inspect this gun and not notice there was a live round in it? >> we're going to try and determine exactly how that happened. >> reporter: set guns contain either blanks or dummy bullet. a dummy is an empty shell casing used in training. blanks are capped with paper or plastic. real bullet are capped with lead and never allowed. >> we're going to determine how those got there, why they were there, because they shouldn't have been there. >> reporter: the santa fe district attorney says criminal charges have not been ruled out. >> all options are on the table at this point. i'm not-- i'm not commenting on charges, whether they will be filed or not or on whom. >> i think there was some complacen

it is hannah gutierrez reed, right? it was david hall who had been fired from another movie set in 2019 because of negligent handling of a firearm. and then subsequently there was a lot of questions and answers and it will likely go on for weeks. >> indeed. danny i thought that you mentioned that the sheriff was being very conservative. anything that you say now, they could affect the evidence as they go through this, but i thought that was interesting. >> that was a very well asked question. the district tour here where he essentially concedes there was complacency. it doesn't rise to the level of negligence, but it is a good starting point. they may have been negligent, but the lesson that we learned, they were killed onset, even if they were deferent pieces of intelligence and it was the inquiry of whether or not they disregarded a known risk. there is giving rise to a massive civil lawsuit, but it may not rise to the level of rimalty. >> how much training do actors get in how much would they have been told about how to handle th

these two individuals are armor hanna reed gutierrez and assistant director david halls. all three individuals have been cooperative in the investigation and have provided statements. over the last few days, our investigative team has been working diligently to conduct interviews, execute search warrants and collect and process evidence from the scene. during this process, we determined that there were a limited amount of movie staff present in the area where the actual incident took place. although there were approximately 100 people on set. through the execution of search warrants, we have collected about 600 items of evidence. these include, but are not limited to, three firearms, approximately 500 rounds of ammunition and several pieces of clothing and accessories. we believe that we have in our possession the firearm that was fired by mr. baldwin. this is the firearm we believe discharged the bullet. we also believe that we evhave e spent shell casing from the bullet that was fired from the gun. the actual lead projectile that was fired has been recovered from the sh

the investigation is focusing on these two: armorer hannah gutierrez-reed and assistant director david. in an affidavit released today, gutierrez-reed told detectives that during a lunch break, the firearms were secured in a safe but the ammo was left on a cart on the set, not secured. halls examined the gun before rehearsal but did not check all five chambers. chambers. sheriff, how did two people inspect this gun and not notice there was a live round in it? >> we're going to try and determine exactly how that happened. >> reporter: set guns contain either blanks or dummy bullet. a dummy is an empty shell casing used in training. blanks are capped with paper or plastic. real bullet are capped with lead and never allowed. >> we're going to determine how those got there, why they were >>eporter: the santa fe ldn't n district attorney says criminal charges have not been ruled out. >> all options are on the table at this point. i'm not-- i'm not commenting on charges, whether they will be filed or not or on whom. >> i thinkhereas scomplacency o think the are tha tbe addresse >> o'donnell:

new court documents revealed an interview with the assistant director david halls and armorer hannah gutierrez-reed who told investigators on that day, she checked the dummies, referring to the ammunition, and assured they were not hot rounds she described locking up the firearms during a safe, but during lunch, the ammo was not secured with a long-time hollywood armorer says that goes against best practices. >> ammo should not be left unintended simply not over a break like lunch. >> reporter: another potential issue, when gutierrez described handing the gun to alec baldwin a couple of times, and also handed it to david halls >> the question i have is, why an a.d. was handling the weapon. that should never happen there's no reason for an a.d. to have hands on the weapon >> reporter: he says the a.d. is supposed to be a safety check, examining a weapon held by the armorer before handed off to the actor. >> procedure would be to open the cylinder and then spin it so you can see all six cylinders were empty but had dummy rounds. >> reporter: but halls told investigators, he could only remember s

asked david about the safety protocol on set in regards to firearms, he advised i check the barrel for obstructions. most of the time there's no live fire, and she, referring to hannah gutierrez opens the hatch and spins the drum, and i say cold gun on set. now, david advised when hannah showed him the firearm before continuing rehearsal, he could only remember seeing three rounds. he advised that he should have checked all of them, but didn't, and could not recall if she spun the drum. the detective also spoke to hannah gutierrez. she told him, according to the a affidavit that on the day of the incident she checked for quote dummies, blank bullets and ensured they were not hot rounds. when asked about live ammo on set, hannah responded no live ammo is ever kept on set. obviously this is going to be a big focus of the investigation. the investigation is still continuing. we have learned that alec baldwin had been interviewed multiple times and we know from authorities all three individuals who have handled the weapon have been fully cooperating with police, guys. >> the presence of three rounds there, how is that a cold gun? any explanation there? >> that's a question for in

according to an affidavit, david halls grabbed one of three prop guns set aside by gutierrez who took first lead armor job earlier this year. when halls handed it to alec baldwin halls shouted cold gun indicating there was no live round in the chamber. baldwin later fired killing hutchins and wounding the director who was behind her. in a new affidavit released last night, told investigators baldwin was rehearsing a scene that involved drawing his weapon and pointing it towards the camera lens. a 911 call raises questions about how it was handled on set. >> he is supposed to check the gun. he is responsible. >> reporter: a pyro technician on a shoot with halls in 2019, she says halls' behavior on the set compelled her to file a complaint with her executive producers. >> they're not just steering a ship. they're also there to maintain a safe working environment. >> were there safety concerns that you had? >> yes, no fire lanes, hard to access, doors were blocked. there were no safety meetings. >> reporter: while the investigation into the shooting continues, it's not clear if criminal

these two individuals are armor hannah gutierrez and assistant director david halls. all three individuals have been cooperative in the investigation and have provided statements. over the last few days, our team has been working diligently to conduct interviews, execute search warrants and collect and process evidence from the scene. during this process, we determined that there were limited amounts of movie set staff present in the area where the actual incident took place. although there were approximately 100 people on set. through the execution of search warrants, we selected about 600 items of evidence. these include but not limited to three firearms. approximately 500 rounds of ammunition and several pieces of clothing and accessories. we believe that we have in our possession the firearm that was fired by mr. baldwin. this is a firearm we believe discharged the bullet. we also believe that we have the spent shell casing from the bullet that was fired from the gun. the actual lead projective that was fired haas been recovered from the shoulder of mr. souza. the

focus for the investigation is on two people, the film's assistant director, david halls, and the armorer, hannah gutierrezheriff says, has been cleared, and he said that includes alec baldwin. this as he tells cnn officials are focusing their investigation on how a live round got on to the set, got into that gun, that alec baldwin fired. >> right now we can't determine exactly how that live bullet got into the firearm. that's going to be the basis for further investigation. we need more interviews and that's going to be the million dollar question is how a live round ended up in the revolver that mr. baldwin fired. >> cnn correspondent lucy kafanov has been following this for us since the beginning. in terms of what we know today, we know what they're focusing in on, we're also learning more about the gun as i understand it, lucy. >> reporter: that's right, erica. for starters we're learning it was a real gun and not a prop that was recovered on scene by the authorities. it was one of three seized on set, the only functional weapon, the other two were not. authorities collected 500 rounds of ammunition, s

gun, and it's also focused on two people at this point, the assistant director david halls and the armorer hannah gutierrezom santa fe. she also spoke with the district attorney and she's the person who would decide if anyone faces charges. what is she telling you? >> erica i spoke to the d.a. and said this very much remains an active investigation. she also described that bringing criminal charges is a high -- a tall order here in the state of new mexico. she says they are continuing to gather evidence. at this point in her words there appears to be civil negligence here, but they are working to determine whether they will actually be bringing criminal charges and also gave us new information about the key factor that she will be using in determining whether charges will be brought. take a listen. >> i was sort of taught is you treat a firearm like a live snake, and -- and so it's -- it's a terrible tragedy. we don't know how those live rounds got there, and i think that that will probably end up being kind of the linchpin for whether a decision is made about charges. >> i mean, do you feel any pressure o

gutierrez-reed. they say it was the assistant director david halls who handed it to actor alec baldwin. kaylee hartung with more. >> reporter: tonight, new eyewitness accounts are giving a more detailed picture of just what happened in this chapel moments before an up and coming cinematographer was fatally wounded on the movie set of "rust." >> so was it loaded with a real bullet or more -- >> i don't -- i cannot tell you that. >> reporter: in search warrants obtained from authorities in santa fe, new mexico, the film's director joel souza telling investigators alec baldwin was sitting in a church pew, preparing for a scene. as he practiced drawing his weapon baldwin pointing the revolver towards the camera lens. souza says he was standing behind that camera, looking over the shoulder of cinematographer halyna hutchins when he heard what sounded like a whip and then loud pop. a projectile fired, striking and killing hutchins, then piercing souza in the shoulder. a cameraman telling investigators there was no video or audio being recorded at that time. an affidavit saying that the gun wa

the captain of the ship or the director hanna gutierrez reid, for certain, this 24-year-old relatively new to the movie scene in terms of being an armorer. david halls, which you have already spoken about, for certain as the assistant director with which others have had problem. alec baldwin, in both his role as the actor and alec baldwin from reports that he was perhaps a co-direct -- co-producer of the film and then, of course, "rust's" movie production's llc, which will have a responsibility again in kind of their overall capacity of running this film. >> hey, is baldwin in -- in -- in more jeopardy because he is a producer in addition to acting in it or no? >> i think that baldwin's role -- and look, let's not mix up criminal and civil. so, on the criminal aspect, you know, the worst thing a prosecutor -- prosecutor can do is try to make a criminal case out of a civil case. in terms of his role as a producer, certainly, those are executive decisions made about who to hire. whether david halls was a negligent hiring -- you know, walking around and should not have been hired for this film based on his previous conduct and all you need was so

he's worked with hannah gutierrez and the assistant director on the "rust" film, david halls. them, their experience, and their work ethic, the positives and the negatives, in your experience. >> you know, first i'll start with, you know, dave. i worked with him on two seasons on a tv show. he seemed like a consummate professional. i didn't have -- see anything i thought was, you know, where he was doing his job incorrectly. was he pushing schedules? yeah, but all ads do. i don't think he did anything that was unsafe or requested anything to be done unsafe. so i really don't have a whole lot to say about dave. you know, i also worked with hannah. i found her to be a great individual. she was very warm. you know, i witnessed some things on set that i thought were unsafe in my personal opinion, you know. the way she was handling firearms, we had a couple of firearm discharges that were unannounced on set, you know, there are protocols on set that need to happen for everybody's safety. why those didn't happen, i couldn't tell you. i have no idea. i'm not here to vilify anybody, f

hannah gutierrez reed for certain, 24-year-old, relatively new to the movie scene in terms of being a an armor are. david havls which you spoke about for certain as the assistant director with which others had problems. alec baldwin in both role as actor and alexbaldwin from reports that he was perhaps a coproducer of the film and then, of course, "rust" move productions llc, which will have a responsibility again in the overall capacity of running the film. >> is baldwin in more jeopardy because he is a producer in addition to acting in it, or no. >> i think that baldwin's role -- let's not mix up criminal and civil on the criminal aspect, you know, the worst thing a prosecutor -- prosecutor can do is try to make a criminal case out of a civil case. in terms of his role as a producer, certainly those are executive decisions made about who to hire, whether david halls was a negligent hiring -- walking around and should not have been hired for the film based on previous conduct. and you always need due diligence in that record. >> jeff korek, thank you >>> new right now police investigating a deadly mall

they also say hanna gutierrez the armorer, on the set, david halls, both of whom handled the weapon immediatelyso cooperative but this is going to be quite a long investigation. a lot of moving part here, neil. neil: jonathan hunt in sante fe, thank you very much, jonathan. the meantime the pressure building on china. the president is tried to make that the centerpiece of addressing climate change but already a big u.s. investment house is flouting the president's moves to isolate china. we'll explain after this. ♪. do you have a life insurance policy you no longer need? now you can sell your policy - even a term policy - for an immediate cash payment. we thought we had planned carefully for our retirement. but we quickly realized we needed a way to supplement our income. if you have $100,000 or more of life insurance, you may qualify to sell your policy. don't cancel or let your policy lapse without finding out what it's worth. visit coventrydirect.com to find out if your policy qualifies. or call the number on your screen. coventry direct, redefining insurance. this halloween, xfinity rewards

so there's the armor, hannah gutiÉrrez reed, assistant director david halls and mr.? do you know where he's at right now? >> i don't know his exact physical occasion but we have been able to reach him and he has been cooperative in the investigation. steve st. because i saw this morning on tmz they have an image of him and his family i believe on sunday where he is in new england. right now you're proceeding as it's an accident, a steve accident. if there were charges, would they be predicated on negligence? >> right now we are -- i wouldn't -- i'd be careful using the word accident. this is obviously a tragedy and it was avoidable, so right now it's a criminal investigation and as far as charges are concerned, it's a little early in the investigation to determine whether charges will be filed and we obviously will be working close with the district attorney to determine if -- if there are charges. steve: so just to back up to what you just said, are you saying it's too early to call it an accident? >> i wouldn't -- as of right now i wouldn't call it an accident at a

david halls for comment. we have not yet gotten the response. but also new details on hannah gutierrez. she was the head armorer in the production. she is 24 years old. she grew up by her own admission on movie sets. her father was the legendary gun smith who started teaching her about gun safety. this was the second time working as a head armorer on film production. she previously worked with nicholas cage on "old will." and she shared some doubts about her ability to do that job. take a listen. >> i was really nervous about it at first, and i almost didn't take the job because i wasn't sure if i was ready. but it went really smoothly. dad has taught me everything. but a lot of things i kind of just caught on by myself. >> observation? >> yeah, just observation, watching him do things or, like, just knowing how the firearms work. i think loading blanks was, like, the scariest thing to me because i was, like, i don't know anything about it. but he taught me that. and eventually by the time i was, like, trying to figure out how to make a specific blank go when you want it to rather than

gutierrez-reed days after the shooting. authorities say she prepared the prop gun before halls took it off a cart, but investigators say he did not know the gun contained live rounds. and david, we're told investigators are trying to get additional search warrants signed off on as we speak. tonight, the district attorney telling us everything is on the table, including criminal charges. that press conference tomorrow will hopefully give us a clearer picture of where this investigation's heading. david? >> all right, kay lee hair tupg there in new mexico. thank you. >>> we turn now to washington, president biden preparing to travel to europe for the global climate summit. we'll be traveling, too. the president hoping to arrive with a big domestic victory under his belt, but tonight, as know, the clock is ticking. democrats now in the end game of negotiations over his massive domestic agenda, everything from universal pre-k, child care, expanded medicare, vision and dental, to fighting climate change. but of course, one major question remains. how to pay for it all. tonight here, one idea now gaining momentum involving corporations that make a billion or more in profits, celeb

gutierrez told investigators no live ammo is ever kept on set. how can that be? then what blew a hole in halyna hutchins? assistant director davididn't check all the round before handing it to alec baldwin and saying "cold gun." that is the reporting. why did he say that if he didn't check? his quote is he could only remember seeing three rounds. he advised he should have checked all of them but didn't and couldn't recall if hannah spun the drum, meaning turned the round barrel part behind the barrel where the ammo is. all right. let's bring in the sheriff leading the investigation, sheriff adan mendoza. it's good to have you on pr "primetime." >> thank you for having me. >> sheriff, it's not for people to be making an issue of you not clearing anybody. you're just starting it would be completely unreasonable for you to say you were clearing anybody at this stage. i understand that. but as you're entering into this, what are your avenues of concern and consideration? >> so i think obviously we want to get statements from those involved. those that were closest to the incident. again, the focus is on the firearm and the live roun

director david halls failed to fully check the gun that fired the fatal shot before he handed it to alec bal baldwin, again, according to the affidavit. the afford revealing 24-year-old hanna reed gutierrez only on her second movie, no live ammo is ever kept on the set but that's not what the sheriff says. in a press conference today he says the gun discharged by alec baldwin fired a suspected live round. >> i think the facts are clear. a weapon was handed to mr. baldwin. the weapon is functional and fired a live round killing ms. hutchins and injuring mr. souza. >> he said investigators recovered what they believe to be additional live rounds on the set. >> the actual led projectile that was fired has been recovered from the shoulder of mr. souza. we regard this specific spent casing and recovered projectile to be the live round that was fired from the revolver by mr. baldwin. we have recovered what we believe to be possible additional live rounds on set. >> so many questions raised during this press conference, and in this case, i don't know. it may turn on the answers. we'll see what happens. why was there so much ammunition, live ammunition on a movie set? how many live rounds were t