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Major charges tossed in Breonna Taylor death

A federal judge has dismissed felony charges against two former Louisville police officers accused of falsifying the search warrant in the deadly raid on Breonna Taylor's home. The Justice Department had accused the officers, who were not present during the raid, of putting false information into the warrant. The judge also ruled that Taylor's boyfriend, Kenneth Walker is the legal cause of her death because he fired the first shot. Walker has said he thought an intruder was entering the home.

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Jury deliberations in Breonna Taylor case

A jury is deliberating for a third day in the federal trial of former Louisville police officer Brett Hankison, who's accused of violating Breonna Taylor's civil rights. Hankison testified Monday that he thought his fellow officers were being executed when he heard Taylor's boyfriend fire his gun during a 2020 raid. Prosecutors claim officers broke into Taylor's home with a falsified "no-knock warrant." Taylor was shot at least eight times even though she was not a suspect. CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassmann has more.

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