they also ask him and gutierrez reed to go to the station to talk. >> what's your job there with them i'm the armorer. or at least i was. >> reporter: gutierrez reed told investigators she loaded the gun before lunch with dummy rounds. >> i didn't really check it too much after lunch, you know, because -- because it was already locked up and everything at lunch. but yeah, checked it and put in the last round. >> reporter: she says the casings look similar to live ammunition, but -- >> there's always, like, a chance, you know, safety to be compromised. and that's the issue. and that's what i'm supposed to watch out for on set. >> reporter: in this blurred video, one sheriff's deputy talks with director joel souza in his hospital bed as he described the moment he was shot. >> a very loud bang. and it felt like somebody kicked me in the shoulder. >> reporter: medical teams removed the bullet from souza and gave it to the deputy. >> big bullet, man. >> reporter: at the sheriff's office, after being read his miranda rights, baldwin hasne question. >> so my only question is, am i being char

that's concerning. >> reporter: following this appearance on "good morning america," gutierrez reed's lawyer demanding the santa fe county sheriff amend or retract his statements that they say has led some to conclude the armorer brought live rounds on an earlier set as well as "rust's." >> so here's the box that i got them out of. >> reporter: the film's weapons and ammunition provider describing controversial text messages gutierrez reed sent him months before the "rust" shooting, while she was working on another film. >> she wanted to shoot live ammo ou gs,hevie guns. and i said no, obviously. >> reporter: but gutierrez reed's lawyer saying hannah has never brought live rounds on any movie set nor has she ever fired any live rounds on any set on which she has worked, including the "rust" set. within the hours of video released, officers' body cams showing the rush to try to save halyna hutchins' life. her family condemning the sheriffs's decision, saying, the damage your office has done is irreparable. tonight, how those live rounds got on set is still a mystery. as the sheriff tak

has the latest good morning >> reporter: hoda good morning the attorneys representing hannah gutierrez-reedeing tarnished. >> sorry sorry -- >> reporter: the massive evidence from the santa fe county sheriff's office captured a distraught and confused hannah gutierrez-reed but perhaps the most damaging information wasn't caught on camera and was instead a series of old tex messages released by the sheriff given to investigators by seth kenny. >> she wanted to shoot live ammo out of the guns. >> reporter: kenny, the film's ammunition supplier told the detects before the filming of "rust" on a different movie months earlier that she asked for live ammunition which is never allowed on any set. savannah pressed the sheriff on importance of those messages >> do you have an answer now as to how live ammunition got on to a movie set when it should never been there in the first place? >> there was information from text message that was concerning based on the fact that live ammo was spoke about and was probably used on a prior movie set. >> reporter: but that response outraged attorneys for gutierr

. >> hannah gutierrez reed is the armorer. >> are they okay >> at some point, i remember hannah standingver me kind of hysterically screaming i'm sorry, i'm sorry, i'm sorry. >> gutierrez reed's lawyer says he's still working through all the evidence mamie mitchell is the script supervisor >> i think i had gone to my phone, and all of a sudden, the gunshots and it was really loud like super loud. >>doren curtain is the set costumer >> i don't even know what happened like what just happened? >> reed russell is a camera operator and says he thought the concussion from the gun hit hutchins since they were standing so close. >> she said she couldn't feel her legs so i reached down and squeezed her legs pretty hard, and she said i can't feel that >> thomas gandy is the special effects coordinator. >> she had her back to me sitting on the floor i saw a blood spot in her jacket within 10 to 15 jackets, all going to the ground. >> are you doing okay? >> no, i'm not, actually >> alec baldwin tells investigators he thought the gun was cold his attorney says the evidence shows he acted responsibly

what we see among this trove of evidence is a text message between the armorer, hannah gutierrez reed for firearms safety on the set, she asks another set member can i shoot hot rounds out of the trap door? a prop gun. this other person says what the eff is a hot round? and she responds, like a pretty big load of actual ammunition? this other staff member tells her, it is a serious mistake, always ends in tears. hannah reportedly responds, good to know, i'm still going to shoot mine, though, meaning her own weapon. an attorney for gutierrez reed said that what she was trying to do was trying to determine how this historical weapon worked. he maintains his client never actually practiced live ammunition on the set of a movie, but this i'm told by law enforcement source is a key part of this investigation because this incident, which this text message, two months before this shooting in their view, they're trying to determine was she involved in a pattern of unsafe practices because, again, we all know that live ammunition on a movie set simply doesn't mix, can have fatal consequences a

>> gutierrez reed's lawyer says he still has to go through all the evidence he gave us no comment. >> we did it the right way every day. every day. >> in the video, baldwin tells investigators hutchens and joel sousa, who also was shot, were standing in positions they normally wouldn't be in because they assumed it was an empty cold gun >> should have been a cold gun with no rounds inside or dummy rounds >> alec baldwin's attorney said no comment for us. this investigation is not over the county sheriff is still waiting for more pieces of evidence to come forward today, when they uploaded all of those pictures and videos online, the website crashed within minutes, it was down for about two hours. >> all right, perry, thanks. >>> now, the parents of a teenager who fell to his death from an orlando theme park ride are suing. they filed the wrongful death lawsuit today against the park, the ride's owner, and the manufacturer tyrese sampson slipped from his seat on the police say 14-year-old tyre sampson slipped from his seat on the freefall ride at icon park last month the ride sends peo

this is hannah gutierrez reed talking about this with police. >> this is the one. that's the one.elax. >> i'm so scared. >> you're all right. relax. relax. >> martha: obviously very upset and emotional. the sheriff was interviewed about this. he said that's the one key thing we're looking into. right now no one has admitted that they brought live rounds to the set. that's where we are. >> hi, martha. great to be back with you. there's two million dollar questions here. first, where did the bullet come from. the second is, why is it taking so long for the sheriff's department to complete its investigation? after their done, they have to send it off to the district attorney. they have to review it to determine whether charges get filed. at the end of the day, let's discuss that video by alec baldwin. i heard him say, i shot the gun. then later on, he said he cocked it and the gun went off. that's one issue. another issue is, did you see how he pulled it out when he was rehearsing? it would be great to break that video down piece by piece. you can break it down like to centimeters, s

. >> reporter: the attorney for the film's armorer hannah gutierrez reed who also filed a lawsuit against the movie production releasing a statement saying, quote, critically osha also determined production failed to call hannah in and inspect the firearm. "rust" movie productions refuting osha's findings saying, quote, while we appreciate osha's time and effort in its investigation, we disagree with its findings and plan to appeal. morgan norwood, abc news, los angeles. >>> alec baldwin's attorney says making it believe he held only dummy rounds. the criminal investigation, that is ongoing. >>> turning now to look at your thursday weather forecast. so more heavy winds and northern arizona could fuel a wildfire that's already destroyed homes and forced evacuations. the fire near flagstaff tripled in size in just the last 24 hours spreading to 30 square miles. winds will intensify tomorrow. on the radar strong storms expected in the plains and parts of the midwest and rain along the west coast with heavy snow in the mountains. checking today's high temperatures around 60 across the northea

members raising serious safety concerns before the shooting there is also messages from hanna gutierrez-reed, the movie's armorer, to supplier seth kenny, which she asks for live ammunition for a different film months earlier which is never allowed son set. kenny replies to the ask, it's a mysterious mistake, always ends in tear. do those text messages trouble you? >> i think it shows some behavior and actions on different movie sets with some of the same people that were involved in the "rust" movie set. >> and this is potentially how live ammunition may have made it its way on to the "rust" set >> it's possible. >> reporter: authorities say a series of fatal mistakes led to last october's shooting the question now, are criminal charges next? >> miguel, where is the criminal investigation right now? where does it stand? >> reporter: the sheriff's department is nearly done with their criminal investigation. those findings go directly to the district attorney, but in totality here we are likely looking at weeks, potential months, before we know if charges will be filed. >> thank you. >>> a ju

. >> the other trying to calm the armorer hannah gutierrez reed. >> sorry, sorry. >> just relax. >> i'm scared. >> the tapes include alec baldwin's first interview with police. >> um we're just going to go over the rights to you. >> the question, am i being charged with something? >> we're just -- >> the investigation is not expected to wrap up for several more months. we'll have much more on "nightline" tomorrow. >>> but we turn now to our other top story. the texas mom on death row. today granted a stay of execution just days before she was scheduled to die. abc's maria villarreal on the case and what happens now. >> stay of execution granted. >> yes, yes. >> reporter: for the first time in nearly 15 years, hope feels real for melissa lucio and her family. the texas court of criminal appeals issuing a stay on her execution just 48 hours where she was set to face death by lethal injection. our affiliate krgb was with the family. lucio was convicted of capital murder in 2008 in the death of her 2-year-old daughter mariah. prosecutors alleging she physically abused her daughter. if execu

. >> reporter: armorer hannah gutierrez reed in tears, handing authorities the box of supposed dummy rounds she pulled from to load the gun. >> so here's the box that i got them out of. >> okay. >> reporter: telling investigators she checked all the rounds before loading the gun. >> you've done this for two weeks and we did it the right way every day. >> reporter: david, this investigation is not complete. the sheriff saying tonight they are lacking some key pieces of evidence, including the fbi's firearm and ballistics analysis. so, we're likely still months away from any possible criminal charges here. david? >> all right, kaylee hartung tonight. kaylee, thank you. >>> next this evening, the january 6th investigation. abc news confirming tonight more than 2,300 text messages first obtained by cnn to and from former president trump's former chief of staff mark meadows before, during, and after the january 6th riot. and the texts from some republican leaders suggesti ing trump declare martial law. here's our chief washington correspondent jonathan karl. >> reporter: one of the newly

members raising serious safety concerns before the shooting there is also messages from hannah gutierrez reed, the movie's ararmorer, where she as for something months earlier kenny said it is a serious mistake, always ends in tears. >> do those texts trouble you? >> i think it shows some behavior and actions on different movie sets, with some of the same people that were involved in the "rust" movie set. >> this is potentially how live ammunition made its way onto the "rust" set >> it is possible. >> reporter: authorities say a series of fatal mistakes led to last october's shooting. the question now, are criminal charges next >> thanks to miguel almaguer for that report. >>> russia's war on ukraine now entering its third month as attacks continue to ramp up in the eastern part of the country. the british government believes some 15,000 russian troops have been killed since moscow launched its invasion in february the state department has announced a possible $167 million sale of ammunition to ukraine. today, the u.s. will host ukraine defense talks in germany. nbc's matt bradley joins us no

the person responsible for firearms was hannah gutierrez reed.may be premature. the investigation is ongoing and criminal charges have not been ruled out. multiple lawsuits have been filed by those left traumatised by the shooting. i'll never forget what happened on the set of rust that day. i relive the shooting and the sound of the explosion and the gun over and over and again. i'm depressed, i don't feel safe, i feel like at any moment, anything could happen to me and those that i care about that are standing close to me. halyna hutchins left behind a young son and husband who is suing for unlawful death in a suit which alleges reckless behaviour and cost—cutting led to her death. alec baldwin's lawyer rejected that claim, saying he was told the gun was cold, meaning it was not loaded, but alec baldwin was not only the actor holding the gun, he was one of the film's producers, which could be key as to whether he is held ultimately responsible for halyna hutchins' death. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. he's a world—renowned biologist, envir

they told me >> we reached out to hanna gutierrez reed they are still facing charges.ith us. good morning to you, sir >> good morning. thanks for having me >> sheriff this was a lot of evidence released videos, interrogations and text messages what was your intention in releasing all of this s a publi request that we are required to information at this point? >> it was a public records request we release information and an attempt to be transparent in the investigation >> were you under an obligation to release it right now >> not right now there are time frames we are subject to it took us some time to put it together we tried to release it as soon as we had it together and release the investigation. >> there is a spectrum there is sloppiness and negatively against that rises to the level of criminal negatively against. do you see this leading right now given your experience and the evidence you have? >> i think that is going to be up to the district attorney to review all of the evidence provided the evidence now is 200 plus pages. that's a lot of information. we are

the person responsible for firearms was hannah gutierrez reed. premature. the investigation is ongoing and criminal charges have not been ruled out. multiple lawsuits have been filed by those left traumatised by the shooting. i will never forget what happened on the set of rust that day. i relive the shooting and the sound of the explosion and the gun over and over and again. i'm depressed, i don't feel safe, i feel like at any moment, anything could happen to me and those that i care about that are standing close to me. halyna hutchins left behind a young son and husband who is suing for unlawful death in a suit which alleges reckless behaviour and cost—cutting led to her death. alec baldwin's lawyer rejected that claim, saying he was told the gun was cold, meaning it was not loaded, but alec baldwin was not only the actor holding the gun, he was one of the film's producers, which could be key as to whether he is held ultimately responsible for halyna hutchins' death. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: t

>> no, just interviewing. >> reporter: hannah gutierrez reed insisting she checked the rounds beforeould say. bullets pretty much look the same as dummies, only difference is the rattle. >> reporter: in this blurred out video joel souza in his hospital bed recalling the moment he was shot. >> very loud bang and it felt like somebody kicked me in the shoulder. >> reporter: after removing the bullet from souza's shoulder the doctor turning it over to the officer. >> it's a big bullet, man. >> reporter: within hundreds of pages of documents logs and photos of evidence collected including multiple suspected live rounds on set. >> has anyone ever allowed live ammo on set? >> no one. > reporter: the hutchins family saying in a statement they were surprised by the decision of the santa fe county sheriff's office to release such a large amount of evidence given that the investigation is still ongoing and active. the sheriff giving no explanation but acknowledging various components of the investigation remain outstanding including fbi firearm and ballistic forensics. >> i took the gun and co

overnight, the attorney to the film's propmaster sarah zachry supporting hannah gutierrez reed. >> ink he probably did the right thing. >> reporter: the sheriff facing heat from multiple sides. halyna hutchins' family also slamming the department for releasing a trove of evidence including officers' body cam video showing the final moments of the cinematographer fighting for her life saying in a letter, they had less than a business day to review crucial video evidence before it was released to the public writing that the office trampled on the constitutional rights of hutchins and failed to give the family dignity and privacy citing the new mexico constitution's right to request that discretion be exercised and sensitive material be redacted. legal experts say the sheer volume of information released was unprecedented. it also included personal details for some cast and crew members like their social security numbers and cell phone numbers. when the sheriff made this release of files he said he was obligated to do so because of public records requests. guys. >> all right, kaylee, to

apparently gutierrez-reed wanted to know how the vintage weapon worked. week claiming the crew willfully violated gun safety rules. the criminal investigation continues. >> there's a degree of neglect. whether that degree reaches a criminal level, that will be up to the district attorney to determine. >> we're getting these guys treated. we're securing the scene. and then we'll get with you guys in a second. >> reporter: we did reach out to the production company for comment. none yet. but we did hear from one of baldwin's lawyers, who says that all this newly released evidence "demonstrates once again that mr. baldwin acted responsibly." now, investigators in new mexico are still waiting for a few pieces of this puzzle like a ballistic report from the fbi, a forensic examination of baldwin's phone, and the d.a. down there says that once they have all this evidence only then will they make a determination whether criminal charges are going to be filed. jake? >> nick watt, thanks so much. our coverage now continues with one mr. wolf blitzer right next door

, while in a text exchange investigators found it reportedly shows the movie's armorer hannah gutierrez reedworking on a different movie, a staff member says doing so using a prop gun to fire live ammunition would in his words be a serious mistake that always ends in tears, in his words. the attorney for the armorer told cnn his client wanted to fire the gun to understand how the historical weapon worked and maintains she didn't fire live rounds on the set. just to show you the circumstances of that fatal shooting, i want to show you another video released by the sheriff's department, this is from the production company, it shows actor alec baldwin rehearsing that scene, that resulted in this fatal shooting, you can see the maneuver coming up here, the scene called for baldwin to do what is called a cross draw, quickly pull out his pistol, of course, what he didn't know is the fact that his prop gun actually contained that live round of ammunition. how it got there, john, remains a key part of the ongoing criminal investigation. >> investigators also interviewed -- released parts of an inter

. >> reporter: the attorney for the film's armorer, hannah gutierrez reed, who has also filed a lawsuity osha determined that production failed to call her in to perform her duties and inspect the firearm right before its use in the impromptu scene with alec baldwin. "rust" movie productions refuting osha's findings telling abc news, while we appreciate osha's time and effort in its investigation we disagree with its findings and plan to appeal. ad alec baldwin's attorney says this report exonerates him, because it makes it clear that that gun he was holding only contained dummy rounds. now, this investigation is separate from the criminal investigation which is ongoing, guys. >> all right, kaylee hartung with those new developments, thank you. >>> turning now to a royal birthday, queen elizabeth is turning 96 years old this morning, and she is celebrating the milestone quietly at a place beloved by her late husband, prince philip. lama hasan has details from buckingham palace. lama, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you, whit. 96 years young today, the queen is spending