that they filed lawsuits before hutchins husband matthew hutchins did. baldwin went on to say he believed it s highly unlikely he himself would be charged with anything criminally. his attorney speaking to cnn disputing the notion that baldwin didn t pull the trigger saying in a statement, quote, guns only fire when someone pulls the trigger, or if someone pulls the hammer back and lets it go. either way, the gun was in mr. baldwin s hands when it fired the bullet and he bears responsibility for the harm that was done. the investigation still ongoing. the focus is very much on how those live rounds ended up on set. at this stage in the game, more questions than answers. christine, laura, back to you. all right, lucy, thank you for that. no response yet from attorneys for the two crew members who filed civil suits to baldwin s actions. government shutdown averted. both chambers passing a stopgap bill to extend funding for the
can you see that, can you see that? now let go of the hammer of the gun, and the gun goes off. i let go of the hammer, the gun goes off. more now from cnn s lucy kafanov in denver. reporter: christine, laura, good morning. this was an emotional, raw interview after alec baldwin describing what happened before as well as the moment in which cinematographer halyna hutchins was killed. he described rehearsing a scene in which he draws a weapon and says he pointed it just to the side of the camera as hutchins instructed him to do. he said he cocked the gun asking whether she could see it and then let go of the hammer when the weapon discharged. baldwin insisting he never pulled the trigger. well, the trigger wasn t pulled. i didn t pull the trigger a. so, you never pulled the trig sner no, no. i would never point a gun and pull the trigger. that was my training. on day one of my instruction in