hours before so that the crew could use it for target practice. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. breaking news in the health lead. 28 million american children may soon have access to a covid vaccine. right now, right this second, the u.s. food and drug administration s advisory committee is voting on whether to recommend pfizer s vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11 under emergency use conditions. this comes as the american academy of pediatrics says the number of kids testing positive for covid is still considered, quote, extremely high. nearly 6.3 million american kids have gotten infected since the pandemic began. more than 100,000 this past week alone though we should note children are far less likely than adults to be hospitalized or to suffer long-term effects from covid. and as cnn s alexandra field reports, even though this is the seventh consecutive week of declines in cases for kids, experts are hoping today s vote will soon lead to shots going into little arms t
the set. how the the man s family feels who is in the hospital and alec baldwin. i mean, it s just a tragedy. a tragedy, all the way around. and it should have never happened. yeah. think about the history of the movie business and how, i mean, it s only happened this is the second time this way. there was a third one but john eric, remember, in the 80s? right but he put a gun up against his head and the blastability and burnability of a blank was enough to cause him a mortal wound. brandon lee. this is the same thing. i saw his sister on your show. somebody confused the ammo. now, look, let s start with what s obvious. there is no reason for bullets on a movie set. none. it s make believe. but they are real guns. and sometimes, people use them. um, and forget about murderous intentions. they use them. they target practice. they do whatever they do. now, you have an issue with the custody and the chain of custody and the responsibility of the ammunition.
beijing warns president biden not to interfere with taiwan. we re live in the region. so we re learning more about the moments leading up to a fatal shooting on the set of alec baldwin s upcoming film rust. a search warrant revealed an assistant director handed baldwin a prop gun that had been set up by an armorer and yelled cold gun, meaning it did not have live rounds. now, the actor fired it while rehearsing a scene and hit and killed the film s cinematographer and injured its director. now, the person who swore out the affidavit says the assistant director did not know it had live rounds. this is the 911 call that came in moments later. yeah, we ve had two people accidentally shot on a movie set by a prop gun. so was it loaded with a real bullet or i don t i cannot tell you that. okay. we have two injuries from a movie gunshot. okay. we re getting them out there already. now, the l.a. times has also reported several crew members had quit the pr
tweeted this. quote, there are no words to convey my shock and sadness regarding the tragic accident that took the life of helena hutchins, a wife and mother and deeply admired colleague of ours. i m fully cooperating with the police investigation to address how this tragedy occurred and i m in touch with her husband and offering my support to him and his family, my heart is broken for her husband, their son and all who knew and loved helena. step stephanie elum is covering the development and you have breaking news from the local prosecutor in new mexico. what is happening. because we have not heard anything about whether or not charges would be filed. we know the investigation is very much open. and that they continue to talk to witnesses there in the sante fe area. but the new statement from new mexico first judicial district attorney said it is unclear if charges will be filed but said we will look into all facts with great discretion and have further information at a l
critics say this is a clear case of environmental racism. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. our health lead vaccines for little ones ages 5 to 11. it s close. pfizer says their dose, which is one-third the size of an adult dose is safe and almost 91% effective in preventing any symptomatic infection in kids. as parents eagerly wait for those shots for their kids before the holidays, tens of millions of more american adults can now get a booster shot. the cdc director last night gave the final green light for eligible people who got the moderna or the johnson & johnson vaccines. cnn s alexandra field now weighs through the confusion about the guidance for mixing and matching booster shots as the cdc gives a sort of yellow light. saying it s okay to switch the brand of vaccine you use for boosters. they are leaving it up to you. this is really great news because we now have a booster plan for all three covid-19 vaccines. reporter: more protection for millions more