kyle rittenhouse during protests in wisconsin last year. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. we begin with new details on the tragedy of the astro world music festival. according to the wall street journal, authorities are examining the role of illegal drugs in the incident, specifically counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl, and whether a bad batch might have contributed to the casualties. that s according to people familiar with the investigation. cnn has reached out for comment and will bring you more information when we get it. meantime, houston s police chief has revealed that he met with rapper travis scott and his head of security due to public safety concerns just hours before eight people were crushed and killed in the crowd during his show. and cnn has learned festival organizers had no contingency plans for a surging crowd despite an estimated 50,000 people in attendance. video shows attendees trapped against barriers
analysts following the latest for us this hour. we are going to begin on capitol hill. could this actually be the week that we see democrats pass major legislation instead of just talking about it? how many times have we said that? a lot. yes. it s a good possibility though, really. with all sides pushing and optimistic outlook, at least publicly. senators joe manchin and kyrsten sinema may get on board. president biden was up front about the challenges with the two centrist senators but sounded confident he could get the deal to the finish line. josh is traveling with the president in delaware. does the white house think this could finally be the week that these big agenda items are passed? well, they sure hope so. democrats and president biden, kendis, could not be any more eager to be done talking about what they don t have and to be able to talk about what they have actually accomplished and to be able to run on that agenda over the next year as they get into th
than assistant director handed alec baldwin a prop gun set up and yelled cold gun indicating it doesn t have rounds. the actor fired in the scene and injured and killed its director. and meanwhile the l.a. times reported several crew member has quit the production with safety concerns including gun safety protocol. cnn s nick watt has more. two people accidentally shot on a movie set by a prop gun. we need help immediately. reporter: this is the set the director joel souza was injured the director halyna hutchins was killed. two killed on the set of rust when a prop firearm was discharged by alec baldwin. baldwin distraught in the sheriff s parking lot after questioning. the investigation remains open and active. no charges have been filed. a prop firearm should shoot only blanks. with a blanch k round you ha everything that you have in a real round. you don t have the bullet at the end of it, you get the flash, the recall, the explosion, but you don t get the bea
critics and opposition leaders are being thrown to jail. i speak to one of nicaragua s silenced voices. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom. with isa soares. hello, everyone. it is friday, october 22nd, and we begin with breaking news overnight in the united states. police say actor alec baldwin was holding a prop gun on the set of his upcoming movie rust when it discharged, killing the film cinematographer and injuring the director. an investigation is currently underway. cnn s sarah sidner has all the details for you. reporter: a real tragedy unfolding on a movie set in new mexico. we are told by the sheriff s department in santa fe county that their investigators say it appears that a scene was being filmed in this new movie called rust. and in that scene there was a prop firearm that was being used, and that firearm was discharged. and two people were suddenly hit with some kind of projectile coming out of what was supposed to be a prop. now, we
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