mr. baldwin, mr. halls, and ms. gutierrez. we would like to get further statements, and most of those individuals are being cooperative. >> um, district attorney, you told cnn today that knowing how live rounds got into the gun that mr. baldwin used will be the lynchpin -- your word -- on whether or not to bring charges. do you have a sense tonight on what those charges could be or at least what part of the criminal code might apply? >> no, not at this point. i think it's a little too preliminary to -- to start focusing on what the criminal charges will be because we don't even know who -- who, if anyone, would actually be charged. um, you know, certainly, we have been looking at our -- our criminal code and look -- looking at unintentional killings which in -- in new mexico is called involuntary manslaughter. um, but we don't know that we'll be able to -- to get to that point. we just can't make that determination, yet, until the investigation is complete. >> and -- and, madam district attorney, who on the set -- i mean, is i

mr. baldwin. that firearm was an f. lee pierra, long colt .45 revolver. >> was there other ammunition in the gun? >> there was other ammunition in the gun that we believe was fired by mr. baldwin. >> and were there any other live bullets in any of the other guns, including the one that you recovered from alec baldwin? >> as of right now, there were three firearms that are located on the set within close proximity to the incident. we're still going to determine -- we'll send the firearm that was fired by mr. baldwin to the crime lab and do a functionality test. obviously it did fire a live round. the other weapon is a single action .45 revolver. that up with looks like there is some modification to the cylinder. it may not be functioning but that will be determined by the crime lab. the other firearm is a plastic, n non-functioning revolver. >> can you talk about tensions on the set? obviously there were people who were around the accident, members who may have been drinking the night before. can you talk about that and

mr. baldwin. this is a firearm that we believe discharged the bullet. we also believe that we have the spent shellcasing from the bullet that was fired from the gun. the actual led projectile has been recovered from the shoulder of mr. suza. it was recovered by medical personnel where he was being treated and turned over to the sheriff's office as evidence. we regard this specific spent casing and recovered projectile to be the live round fired from the revolver by mr. baldwin. we recovered what we believe to be possible additional live rounds onset. all of the previously mentioned items along with other items of evidence will be submitted to the fbi crime lab in quantico, virginia for analysis. we are working thoroughly through all of the facts of the investigation, we continue interviews, and further analyze and process the evidence. i want to ensure the victims, their families, and the public. right now the investigation will not comment on charges at this point. the investigation will continue

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 projectile was recovered by medical personnel where he was being treated and turned over to the sheriff's office for evidence. we regard this spent casing and recovered projective 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. all the previous mention items along with other items of evidence will be submitted to the fbi crime lab in quantico, virginia for analysis. we're working thoroughly to gather the facts of the investigation, continue interviews and further analyze the -- and process the evidence. i want to ensure the victims, their families and the public that we are conducting a thorough and objective investigation. in reference to po

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. but it's too early to say whether they'll bring any charges. we'll have the latest. also in the programme... in the uk, the government's promising a post—covid age of optimism as the 2021 budget is delivered. in a bbc exclusive — new details about the fall of afghanistan — claims by the former president, ashraf ghani, that he had to flee the country to save his life are totally rejected by his former chief of staff. and australian footballer josh cavallo has become the only top level male professional player to come out as gay. it's eight in the morning in singapore, and 6pm in santa fe — where police investigating the killing of cinematographer halyna hutchins with a gun by the actor alec baldwin say they believe the weapon contained a live round. the hollywood star had been told the weapon was safe. he's a co—producer of the film rust and there are reports of complaints about safety standards in the days and hours before halyna h

we believe that we have in our possession the firearm that was fired by mr baldwin.his is the firearm we believe discharged the bullet. in a bbc exclusive — new details about the fall of afghanistan and fresh claims about the country's former president. the truth about trees: new research suggests logging and wildfires could be causing some of the world's biggest forests to produce more carbon than they absorb. and, australian footballer josh cavallo has become the only top level, male professional player to come out as gay. police in the us state of new mexico say criminal charges against the actor alec baldwin, who shot dead a cinematographer on a film set, have not been ruled out. investigators have recovered the bullet that killed 42—year—old halyna hutchins. sophie long sent this report from santa fe. it is now nearly a week since 42—year—old halyna hutchins was shot dead whilst she was doing herjob. these are the last pictures of the cinematographer alive on the set of rust. she's in the blue coat and headphones. you can see alec baldwin beyond the camera. he w

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mr baldwin had been told the weapon was safe. was killed. 0ur correspondent sophie long sent this report from santa fe. it is now nearly a week since 42—year—old halyna hutchins was shot dead whilst she was doing herjob. these are the last pictures of the cinematographer alive on the set of rust. she is in the blue coat and headphones. you can see alec baldwin beyond the camera. he was holding the gun that fired the shot that killed halyna and severely injured directorjoel souza. we believe that we have in our possession the firearm that was fired by mr baldwin. the actual lead projectile that was fired has been recovered from the shoulder of mr souza. we regard this specific casing and recovered projectile to be the live round that was fired from the revolver by mr baldwin. when alec baldwin was handed the weapon by assistant director dave halls, he was told it was safe, what's called a "cold gun." the person responsible forfirearms on set was the armourer — 24—year—old hannah gutierrez—reed. she's admitted ammunition was not se

we believe that we have in our possession the firearm that was fired by mr baldwin.e that was fired has been recovered from the shoulder of mr souza. we regard this specific casing and recovered projectile to be the live round that was fired from the revolver by mr baldwin. when alec baldwin was handed the weapon by assistant director dave halls, he was told it was safe, what's called a "cold gun." the person responsible forfirearms on set was the armourer — 24—year—old hannah gutierrez—reed. she's admitted ammunition was not secure but says she checked the guns and found no live rounds. all three are cooperating fully with the investigation. all options are on the table at this point. i'm not commenting on charges, whether they will be filed or not, or on whom. so, the answer is, we cannot answer that question yet until we complete a more thorough investigation. the tragedy has left hollywood grieving and reignited the debate about whether real guns and ammunition should ever be allowed on film sets under any circumstances. that was sophie long there. i'm joined by

court documents suggest mr baldwin was told the gun was safe in the moments before director of photographyyna hutchins was killed. the director, joel souza, was injured in the incident. our correspondent sophie long reports. halyna hutchins described herself as a restless dreamer and adrenaline junkie. the 42—year—old was considered by her peers to be an exceptionally talented cinematographer. i met her at a film festival, and within just a few moments of talking to her, i felt like she had such a strong vibe, such a sense of commitment to art, and like the sort of integrity of wanting to make cinema, that i wanted to work with her. she was on set at the bonanza creek ranch in new mexico when the shootings and deaths depicted on the 19th century western they were filming became all too real. police said that alec baldwin, the star and co—producer of the movie rust, discharged a prop gun carrying blanks. halyna hutchins was airlifted to hospital, but she died from her injuries. directorjoel souza was also seriously hurt. in a statement, alec baldwin said... the incident has rocked hollywood

mr. baldwin. did he exercise the sufficient care?ause under the involuntary manslaughter charges in new mexico, you have to show reckless disregard for someone's rights who ultimately results in the individual's death. so all of that has to be investigated. but that's just on the criminal side. then you have the civil side. already it's being reported that it seemed like the set was not being done this a way, exercising the appropriate amount of caution to insure the safety of the individuals participating in the movie. that really rings very clear that there could be civil, a civil responsibility, civil case that will come out of it, a wrongful death case. but here's the rub, if everyone is employed by the studio, let's say it could be a worker's comp claim. but if mr. baldwin is, obviously, he's an independent contractor, he could be sued individually. the prop manager, unless the prop manager is actually an employee of the studio, then of course that would be swift under worker's compensation. but there will likely be some sort of

mr. baldwin shot the weapon. he took the gun, and he fired, and that is when something pierced the chest of halyna hutchins, killing her when she was transported to the hospital, airlifted to the hospital. also wounding the director, joel souza. we do understand that mr. baldwin is cooperating with this investigation, but it's going to be a little while longer before we have more answers, answers that so many here and, of course, miss hutchins' family are desperately waiting for. back to you. >> lucy, thank you so much. and the sister of halyna hutchins has released a statement on the cinematographer's death. sorry. >> that's okay. in an interview, she says, i cannot comprehend her passing. i loved her very much. i was very proud of her. she was my role model. we were always close and remained in touch despite the distance. this loss is a great grief for our family and i see how hard it is for our parents. hopefully time will ease our heart ache. we hope that for them, but we all have experienced loss and we know

mr. baldwin. he's very profession a.m. he's very safe, very courteous, so i can't imagine what he's going through right now, but things like this don't happen on movie sets usually. i think there's maybe been a couple of instances over the many, many years that films have been in production since the '20s that something like this has happened. >> when you talk about this unknown, right, we don't know if it was a live round that was fired. >> we don't know. >> nothing definitive there, but could something other than a live round been fired out and seriously hurt or obviously killed somebody? >> well, i don't know what range the gun was at, how far the -- how far away the gun was from the young lady that was killed. it is very hard to get killed by a blank, at least a professional movie blank. the blanks that we use are just a crimped casing so the only thing in them is powder which is what simulates the flash and a western the smoke from guns so the worst people ever got is a powder burn which would be irritating but certai

mrs. baldwin?stayed at their house, is that correct? >> yes, sir. >> was judy always there when you stayed at the house? >> yes. >> most importantly, the defense insisted there was no crime, just two tragic accidents. and they said the state didn't have any evidence to prove otherwise. >> there was no dna. there were no fingerprints. there was no weapon. >> they called detective reynolds to the stand and attacked his investigation as shoddy. >> and what do you feel would have been better? >> the scene at the home should have been processed a little bit more. >> how does that all play into your defense? >> had they done a better job, we probably wouldn't find ourselves in this situation. they would have cleared up all those questions at that time. and this would have gone down as an accident, which is what it was. >> the defense did agree the stocking holder may have caused judy's fatal injury, but not because jamie used it as a weapon. >> we believe that what happened was she was on a ladder at the

mr. baldwin. this is the firearm we believe discharged the bullet.also believe we have the shell casing from the bullet fired from a gun. the actual projectile fired has been recovered from the shoulder of mr. souza. all previous mentioned items along with other items of evidence will be submitted to the fbi crime lab in quantico virginia for analysis. kennedy: i wonder if clarice will be on the case. what can the fbi do with the evidence local law enforcement is already doing? here with me to discuss, retired fbi agent, bobby, welcome to the show. they're going to be looking for a lot, what exactly are they looking for? forensically, what would determine who's at fault and who was negligent? >> that will depend on things like the trigger pull on the gun, how much it took to pull the trigger, can you do accidentally or do you have to fall the trigger with enough pressure that you have to consciously do it? there's a question of whether, it's homicide. someone pointed and pulled the trigger killing the person we could talk about, or the assistant dire

mr. baldwin. believe that we have the spent shell casingthe bullet that was fired from the gun. >> reporter: today for the first time publicly authorities in santa fe are releasing key details of their investigation into the fatal shooting on the set of the western film "rust." last week a prop gun in the hands of actor alec baldwin discharged, killing the film's cinematograph cinematographer, halyna hutchins, and injuring its director joel souza. now we're learning that colt .45 revolver was loaded with a but the. >> the actual lead projectile that was fired has been recovered from the shoulder of mr. souza. >> reporter: authorities also confirming the chain of events that led to the shooting. >> a weapon was handed to mr. baldw baldwin. the weapon is functional and fired a live round, killing ms. hutchins and injuring mr. souza. >> reporter: today's news a shock to hollywood. according to an industrywide safety committee bulletin, live ammunition is never to be used nor brought onto any studio l

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we believe that we have in our possession the firearm that was fired by mr baldwin.s the firearm we believe discharged the bullet. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor has promised a post—covid age of optimism as he delivered his budget. rishi sunak has committed to a spending increase of £150 billion over three years, with the economy forecast to return to pre—covid levels by next year. mr sunak forecast that inflation is likely to rise above 4% next year — though the government's own budget watchdog suggests it could rise higher still. growth is forecast to be 6.5% this year but may then fall as low as 1.3% after 2023. after much criticism for reversing the £20 weekly boost to universal credit, the chancellor has announced that the universal credit taper rate will be cut by eight percentage points. that means rather than losing 63p in benefits for every extra pound you earn, you will only lose 55p. a one—year 50% cut in business rates in england has been pledged for some of the businesses hit hardest by the pandemic — retail, hospitality and leisure

mr. baldwin. the weapon is functional and fired a live round. killing ms. hutchins and injuring mr. souza. >> authorities in new mexico revealing the gun fired by alec baldwin and killing director of photography halyna hutchins on the set of "rust" held a suspected live round. >> the actual led projectile has been recovered from the shoulder of mr. souza. until it is proven by the crime lab, it is a suspected live round that was fired. >> some of the rounds of ammunition recovered are live but only one of the recovered guns appears functional. >> the other weapon is a -- a -- a single-action 45 revolver. that looks like there is some modification to the cylinder. it may not be functioning but that will be determined by the crime lab. the other firearm is a plastic, nonfunctioning revolver. >> new court documents released today also revealing that assistant director dave halls who handed actor alec baldwin the functioning gun before rehearsal acknowledges failing to fully check the firearm. the warrant saying halls could only remember seeing three rounds. he advised he should have che

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mr. baldwin fired the weapon. that is when this fatal shooting took place., alec baldwin was wearing western-style clothing. again, this is for an 1880s period piece film. police say the clothing was stained with blood. they confiscated it for the investigation. we know from sheriffs they were combing every inch of the film set. they have been interviewing witnesses, they gathered electronic material, any film from iphones, ipads, anything that could help them piece together exactly what took place that fateful thursday afternoon. lucy cavanaugh cnn, accan you recollect, new mexico. >> for more on the legal fallout from this tragedy, we want to bring in a former federal prosecutor and president of west coast trial lawyers. and he joins me now from los angeles. it's really good to have you weigh in on this. look, everybody understands this was obviously a tragic accident, but even so, at this point do authorities have to look at the fact that there may be some criminal liability here, and that charges are possible? >> no question, paula. even tragic accidents

mr. baldwin. we have recovered, what we believe to be additional live rounds on set. >> so many questions, and this case, may turn on the answers. why was there so much live ammunition on a movie set? how many live rounds were there? and was there a lack of seriousness about safety on this set? there's a lot to be answered. a lot of breaking news. want to get to the breaking news from washington, d.c. first. want to bring in jessica dean and arlette sines. jessica, there's been so much movement on this spending bill tonight. it seems like negotiations are changing at the minute. >> they are. it was a whirlwind of activity. they are looking for a top line number. how they're going to pay for that. the revenue and how to pay for it. and the provisions that would be going into this bill. we'll start with expanding medicare. you saw bernie sanders. you had the clip at the begins of your show. i asked him, what assurances he got from president biden. you heard him say, it's not the president that's the

mr. baldwin. there's a chain of events that led up to this. somebody may be found culpable here. >> martha: i'm curious what you think about the investigation and the fact that he has been sending out these tweet messages saying it was an accident and all of that. you know, there's no reason to think that what he's saying in these tweets isn't exactly what happened. would you as an attorney advise him to speak out in this way at this point or not? >> well, you look at what happened in the brian laundrie situation where they were vilified publicly for not expressing any remorse and not cooperating and that ended in a tragedy. here look, i clearly -- unless there's some animus, there's nothing to suggest that. it clearly was an accident. just because it's an accident doesn't mean there's no criminal liability. there's a death. obviously there's a homicide. the question then becomes if there's no intent and there was no animus, the question is there a man slaughter here, is there an involuntary mansl

mr. baldwin. this is the 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 projectile that was fired has been recovered from the shoulder of mr. souza. the projectile was recovered by medical personnel where he was being treated and turned over to the sheriff's office as evidence. we regard this specific spent casing and recovered projectile to be the live round that was fired from the revolver by mr. baldwin. >> this shooting happened last thursday on the set of baldwin's new movie, "rust," being filmed in new mexico. but for almost a week now, it has been unclear what exactly was fired from that weapon. the sheriff in santa fe today provided this explanation. >> so what was fired was not a blank or a dummy? what do you consider live? >> we would consider the bullet live because it caused the death of ms. hutchins and injured mr. souza. >> as we look at one of the last images of halyna hutchins and the crew prior to the shooting, 100 live rounds

mr. baldwin while shouting cold gun, which in the industry means there were no live rounds. the weapon should have been safe to handle and of course we all know something went wrong. according to the affidavit we understand mr. baldwin took the gun and fired and halyna hutchens suffered a fatal wound to the chest. the director of the film, joel souza, was shot in the shoulder. he was taken to a local hospital. it's not clear where the armorer was during the shooting inasmuch she's 24 years old. we understand she was trained from the age of 16 by her father, the legendary gunsmith feld reid. she graduated from college a year ago and this was just her second time ever working as the head armorer on a film set. she previously worked on "the old way" with nicholas cage, and she gave a podcast interview about that experience which aired in september in which she shared some concerns about her ability to do the job. take a listen. >> i was really nervous about first and i almost didn't take the job because i wasn't sure if i was ready, but doing it, it went really smoothly. >> rep

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 there? and was there a lack of seriousness about safety on this particular set? there is a lot to be answered. there is a lot of breaking news tonight. we want to get to the news happening in washington d.c. first on capitol hill. i want to bring in jessica dean and whit

mr. baldwin. we have recovered what we believe to be possible additional live rounds on set. >> much of the attention in recent days has focused not only on baldwin and that assistant director but also on the film's firearms specialists also known as an armorer. court records show the gun baldwin used was one of three that the armorer, hannah gutierrez reed, had been set on a cart near were the scene was being rehearsed. joining us is msnbc's yasmin vossoughian and former u.s. attorney barbara mcquade. yasmin, what did the sheriff and d.a. have to say? >> nbc has obtained a copy of a search warrant. first and foremost are interviews with hannah gutierrez reed, the head armorer. she's only 24 years old, this is only the second job she's had as head armorer on set, her experience coming into question. the interview -- i'm reading directly from my phone on this, i'm just getting this in -- she checked the dummies and ensured they were not hot rounds. the affiant learned the firearms were taken back a

mr. baldwin fired the weapon. that is when this fatal shooting took place. now, alec baldwin was wearing western-style clothing. again, this was for an 1880 period piece film. police say the filming appeared to be stained with blood. they confiscated that as part of their investigation. and we know from sheriffs that authorities have been combing every inch of that location, that film set. they've been interviewing witnesses. they've gathered electronic material, any film of iphones, ipads. anything that could help them piece together exactly what took place that fateful thursday afternoon. lucy kafanov, cnn, albuquerque, new mexico. >> reporter: "rust" cast member hayes hargrove told cnn he had no direct knowledge of the events that led to halyna hutchins' death, but he said movie sets by nature are dangerous environments. he also said a bright, striking fierce mother was killed and alec baldwin's life is forever ruined. we've seen the photos of alec baldwin appearing distraught over the death of halyna hutchins, and although the shooting was an accident, o

we believe that we have in our possession the firearm that was fired by mr baldwin.discharged the bullet. in a bbc exclusive — new details about the fall of afghanistan — and fresh claims about the country's former president. the truth about trees — new research suggests logging and wildfires could be causing some of the world's biggest forests to produce more carbon than they absorb. and australian footballer josh cavallo has become the only top level male professional player to come out as gay.

mr. baldwin. the weapon is functional and fired a live round, killing ms. hutchins and injuring mr. souza. the assistant director and the armorer, handled the weapon before baldwin. now, they admitted he failed to check the gun. a detective described her interview, saying when hannah nowed him the firearm, he can only remember seeing three rounds. he advised he should have checked all of them but didn't and couldn't recall if she spun the drum. gutierrez said she checked the dummies and made sure they were not hot rounds. when they broke for lunch, the guns were secured but the ammo was not. >> i have never once witnessed any reason to bring a live round to set. >> reporter: stu worked with gutierrez on another project, the nicolas cage film, "the old way." he says she mishandled guns on the set. atun >> nick had walked by and he was verbally and visually upset. >> reporter: alec baldwin retweeted an article, that said, gun handed to alec baldwin was not checked. prosecutors say how live rounds got into the gun will be a key factor whether chargers will be filed. >> all options are o

mr. baldwin. so believe we have the spent shell casing from the bullet fired from the gun. >> reporter: according to a search warrant, the revolver was put into baldwin's hands by assistant director dave halls. he said the colt came from armerer hannah reed gutierrez. halls said hannah showed him the firearm but he only recalled seeing three fives. the two people who handled the weapon in this case whose job it was to ensure safety obviously made serious missteps, shouldn't they face criminal charges? >> we can't say that at this point. >> how come? >> because the investigation is not complete. we know that mistakes happened. we're not sure who did it, when they did it, how they did it. >> reporter: at the scene, investigators questioned 16 cast and crew members inside the church where hutchins, a cinematographer on the rise was killed. 600 items of evidence were recovered, including three guns and 500 rounds of ammunition, both blanks and suspected live rounds. with authorities now investigating r

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mr. baldwin. >> reporter: santa fe county sheriff adan mendoza said 500 rounds of ammunition including blanks, dummy rounds, and suspected live rounds were found. in an affidavit released wednesday, the film's 24-year-old armorer, hannah gutierrez-reed told detectives during a break the firearms were secured in a safe but ammo was left on a cart on the set unsecured. the assistant director examined the gun before rehearsal but did not check all five chambers before it was handed to actor alec baldwin who fired the deadly shot. the sheriff was asked about the use of real weapons on the set. >> i think there was some complacency on this set, and i think there are some safety issues that need to be addressed by the industry. >> reporter: the sheriff and district attorney say at this point they aren't ruling out charges. >> if the sheriff's office determines during our investigation a crime has occurred and probable cause exists, arrest -- an arrest or arrests will be made, and charges will be filed. >> reporter: the recovered ballistics will be analyzed at fbi headquarters in quantico, virginia.

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mr. baldwin.los angeles, here is our correspondent, sophie long. >> helena hutchins described herself as a restless dreamer and adrenaline junkie. the 42-year-old was considered by her peers to be an exceptionally talented cinematographer. >> i met her at a film festival in within a few moments, i felt like she had such a strong vibe, just a sense of commitment to art and the integrity of wanting to make cinema. i wanted to work with her. >> she was onset at the ranch in new mexico and the shootings in death depicted on the 19th century western they were filming became all too real. police say alec baldwin, the star and coproducer of the movie, discharged a prop gun carrying blanks. hutchins was airlifted to a hospital but she died from her injuries. the directowas also seriously injured, and a statement, alec baldwin said there are no words to convey my shock and sadness regarding the tragic accidents that took the life of helena hutchins. a wife, mother, and he deeply admired colleague of ours.

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court documents suggest mr baldwin was told the gun was safe just before halyna hutchins was killed. the director, joel souza, was injured when a gun being used as a prop went off. the eu has accused belarus of recruiting migrants in the middle east and pushing them into europe, and said the government there is planning to issue visa waivers to even more countries. eu leaders said the matter will lead to them taking further action against minsk. scientists advising the british government say stricter covid measures should be made ready for "rapid deployment." however, prime minister boris johnson has insisted plan b for england isn't needed yet. the latest estimates suggest 1.1 million people in the uk had the virus last week. scientists advising the government here in the uk say plans for the reintroduction of stricter coronavirus measures should be ready for "rapid deployment." new figures suggest that 1.1 million people were infected across the uk last week, the highest number since january, and a figure much higher than other countries in western europe. prime minister borisjohns

mr. baldwin were interviewed, and there are some follow-up questions we need to do.ere is further investigation, interviews, and we will try to determine exactly how that happened and if they should have known there was a live round in that firearm. anchor: our correspondent from dw culture is following the latest on the story. what else came out of that press conference? correspondent: it was surprising, because relatively little new information. surprising, because it has been nearly a week since the incident itself, but basically what we know is no one has been charged, and yet, no one has been ruled out, so criminal charges against alec baldwin have not been ruled out. we learn the gun he used was a vintage pistol that did contain a live lead round, and they were able to recover this projectile from the shoulder of the director, who was also injured. the evaluation of the forensic evidence and ballistics analysis seems to be ongoing. investigators have confirmed also that they did find several firearms and also many rounds of ammunition, some loose, some inboxes.

mr. baldwin had that prop gun at the time to discharge it? are a few of the top questions we are hoping to get answered as soon as possible, but obviously county deputies want time to be as thorough as possible because not just new mexico and the u.s. is watching this, but the entire world is waiting to see what comes out of it. anchor: thank you so much for your time. eu leaders have threatened further action against belarus over migration as an eu summit in brussels, the european commission president accused belarus of state-sponsored people smuggling over its policy of allowing migrants from certain countries t travel easily to belarus to cross the border into the eu. >> we will keep up the pressure on the regime. we have proposed targeted measures to reverse visa facilitation for the regime and its proxies and we are ready to explore options for further sanctions not only for individuals but for entities or companies. second, we agreed that we need a concerted action. belarus is looking at opening w routes. it has offered further visa wai