nobel prize winner who people have described as just one of the great writers of world literature. congressman, thank you. appreciate it. thank you. more breaking news tonight. word that criminal charges have not been ruled out in the death of cinematographer halyna hutchins, who was shot by alec baldwin on the set of the movie rust in new mexico. the santa fe district attorney telling cnn the incident remains under active investigation. we re learning that the autopsy for hutchins could take weeks. the state medical examiner s office saying it won t release information about the projectile that killed her until the autopsy report is final. more tonight from cnn s lucy kafanov. reporter: this may be the last image of 42-year-old halyna hutchins alive, on-set with alec baldwin while filming the movie rust, posted on social media by a crew member. filming now halted indefinitely according to a letter from the production team obtained by cnn as chilling details emerge about wh
it s called plinking, and they go out into the rural areas and shoot at beer cans. this is with live ammunition. reporter: cnn has not been able to confirm the report. in a statement, the producers of rust said they were not made aware of any official complaints concerning weapon or prop safety on-set and will be conducting an internal review of procedures while production is shut down. according to the report, run of the guns used was later handed 20 actor alec baldwin who was rehearsing for a scene. court documents obtained by cnn show ammunition was found on the set and seized by the santa fe county sheriff s office. authorities seized three revolvers, nine spent shell casings, ammo and 14 swabs of suspected blood. court documents don t reveal the type of ammunition, whether it was live or blanks. according to an affidavit for a search warrant, dave halls, the assistant director of the film, grabbed one of three prop guns that were prepared by the film s armorer, hannah gutierre
here s our breaking news tonight. the house committee investigating the january 6th insurrection planning to subpoena john eastman, the lawyer who advised the former president of how to overturn joe biden s victory in the 2020 election. also tonight, negotiations on president biden s social safety net bill at a fever pitch right now. his agenda hanging in the balance as new disagreements threaten a deal between the moderate and progressive demo democrats. the white house wants an agreement before joe biden leaves for europe on thursday. and word tonight that criminal charges are not ruled out in the shooting death of the cinematographer on the set of the alec baldwin movie rust. joining me now, john harwood and john avlon. good evening to you. john harwood, i ve got to get your take on this breaking news. an aide to the january 6th select committee telling cnn they plan to subpoena john eastman, the trump lawyer who drafted ways to overturn the 2020 election. is that significant,
hours leading to the fatal shooting. two people accidentally shot on a movie set by a prop gun. we need help immediately. reporter: one of the actors on rust, ian hudson, opening up about frightening moments on-set. when the rounds were released, when they shot at me, i actually did feel the blanks hitting my face and my body, and i could feel the wind from the shotgun, you know, being discharged. it was heavy. it was strong, and i would talk to my fellow cast members afterwards, and we all agreed how intense that was and how scary and real it was. reporter: this as the wrap, citing a source with knowledge of the set, reporting that hours before the cinematographer was killed, some crew members used guns with live ammunition for target practice to pass the time. there s this pastime that crew members sometimes do.
taken of halyna hutchins alive. but, yeah, it just looks like a typical day on-set, which we know that, you know, last week, it was anything but typical. yeah. court documents are revealing that there was, nischelle, ammunition lying around the set. last night sharon waxman from thewrap.com told us they are reporting crew members were shooting at targets the morning halyna was shot. right. what does that all say to you about how this set was being managed? well, if that is, in fact, the case, what it s saying is the set was being mismanaged. i have talked to so many people in this business that work on procedural dramas, cop dramas, tv shows, movies, and they have all said the same thing. there is no reason for live ammunition to be on a set. there s just no reason for it. and no one has ever said anything different.