aftermath of the accident. cinematographer hal halyna hutcs was killed. there are reports baldwin was told the gun was cold meaning unloaded when it was handed to him. there s also a report that several crew members walked off the set days before the incident to protest poor working conditions. actor dean cain says, in his opinion, it s apparent that strict safety measures were not followed. there s a really clear protocol when you have a firearm on set as, clearly, they weren t followed. it should never, ever happen. that s, like, rule number one that live rounds are kept out. eric: and lots of questions whether or not that production if was trying to save money. matt finn live in los angeles with more. matt? reporter: eric, we re learning more from the multiple 911 calls placed from the movie set of rust in new mexico where alec baldwin accidentally
newspaper reports baldwin was seen outside the sheriff s office in tears. no charges have been filed, and more witnesses are being questioned in what looks now to be a tragic accident. nbc s jennifer bjorklund reporting. still a lot of questions including how a prop gun on a movie set was even capable of doing this. most prop guns used in movies and plays don t even accept live ammunition. it s not possible for this to happen. so that s a question investigators are looking at and also how the cinematographer tragically was killed and the director. they weren t actors in a scene, they were behind the camera. so a lot of questions in what the film company is calling a tragic accident. horrible. just horrible. we ll be following that and will keep you up to date on the latest. now to politics in washington, d.c. the house voted yesterday to hold steve bannon in contempt of congress for ignoring a subpoena
important to go after people who lie before congress. you have to set a standard that you shouldn t do it. spending $10 million which was the estimated cost, gets you to think about it you need someone wired. you ve got to have yeah. sam needs to disclose that he s a yankees fan. i m a red sox fan. which is why clemens deserved the guilty. okay. the truth comes out. full disclosure now. moving on to other maybe guilty parties, actor alec baldwin is tweeting about an incident with photographers outside the new york city marriage license bureau because why, if you re going to fight, why not fight in front of a marriage bureau. the new york daily news reports baldwin punched one of the paper s photographers. that is the image we have. another photographer was there to capture it. here is baldwin s take via twitter. a photographer quotes almost hit me in the face with his camera