he is awaiting trial on murder charges, and a special pros kwurt charging his partner, joseph walsh, thomas gaffney and david march with conspiracy, obstruction of justice and misconduct. >> these lied in order to prevent independent criminal investigators from learning the truth. >> reporter: all three officers were there the night of the shooting. the indictment alleges they lied, falsely saying that mcdonald was assaulting officers, forcing van dyke to shoot him. >> while they are sworn to preserve and protect as well as uphold the law, they are not above the law. >> reporter: the officers charged today have not yet entered pleas. van dyke has pleaded not guilty. >>> meanwhile, three cases of the plague have been confirmed in new mexico. health authorities say two men and a woman have contracted the disease most associated with the middle ages. it is normally spread by fleas feeding on dead rodents. it's easily antibiotics if caught early. >>> and independence day from a low credit score. >> oh. >> starting july 1st, the three major credit bureaus will be forced to wipe two major

. >> officers joseph walsh and thomas gaffney and detective david march have been charged with obstruction of justice, official misconduct, and conspiracy to dmit both of these offenses. >> reporter: the officers claim the teenager aggressively swung a knife at officers which differs from the dash cam video. the defendants are accused of lying about what happened in order to protect fellow officer jason van dyke from prosecution. >> the indictment alleges that they failed to interview specific witnesses, that they lied or provided false or misleading or mischaracterized information on official forms. >> reporter: van dyke shot the teenager 16 times including while mcdonald was down on the ground. van dyke's attorney said the officer feared for his life. he has pleaded not guilty in a separate murder case. the clause police department says it's cooperating with the investigation. the officers union has not commented. the defendants are expected to appear at arraignment on july 10th. chris martinez, cbs news. >>> this morning the national weather service has issued a warning about an increas

tonight a special prosecutor investigating the case, charging his police partner, former officer joseph walsh, officer thomas gaffney and former detective david march, with conspiracy, obstruction of justice and official misconduct. >> these defendants lied about what occurred during a police involved shooting in order to prevent independent criminal investigators from learning the truth. >> reporter: all three officers were there the night of the shooting. the indictment alleges they lied, falsely saying that mcdonald was assaulting officers, forcing van dyke to shoot him. >> while they are sworn to serve and protect as well as uphold the law, they are not above the law. >> reporter: and tom, the officers charged today have not yet entered pleas. van dyke has pleaded not guilty. tom. >> alex perez, thank you. >>> back here in new york, a tough time seating a jury in the former drug company executive trial. he is facing charges for taking funds from one of his companies to repay in hedge funds he managed. people know him for raising the price of a life-saving drug by 5,000%, so some potential

indictment by a special grand jury of three current or former chicago police officers officers joseph walshnd thomas gaffney and detective david march have been charged with obstruction of justice, official misconduct, and conspiracy to commit both of these offenses. these charges are brought in connection with the police involved shooting of laquan mcdonald in october of 2014. investigating and charging police officers with crimes relating to their duties is a sobering responsibility. while they are sworn to serve as well as uphold the law, they are not above the law. this indictment alleges that these as well as defendants lie what occurred during a police involved shooting in order to prevent independent criminal investigators from learning the truth. the indictment makes clear that it is unacceptable to obey an unofficial code of silence. amy: the officers face up to five years in prison if convicted. the officer who shot laquan mcdonald, jason van dyke, is awaiting trial of six counts of first-degree murder. the killing of laquan mcdonald was captured on a police dash cam video release

special prosecutor investigating the loquat macdonald shooting said chicago officers david march joseph walshand thomas in gaffney coordinated their activities to protect each other and other members of the chicago police department the indictment alleges that they lied about what occurred to prevent independent criminal investigators from learning the truth on october twentieth two thousand and fourteen police were responding to a call of a manicuring a night's officers arrived on the scene and in the dash cam video you can see officer jason van dyke at van sing on mcdonald as mcdonald a seen walking away off there vandyke then shoots mcdonald a total of sixteen times that was charged with first degree murder back and twenty fifteen he was later released on bail the city of chicago and the mcdonnell family reached a settlement of five million dollars that money coming from the pockets of taxpayers the indictment says these officers created false reports days following the killing of mcdonnell to get sealed the true facts of the events surrounding the killing of look on macdonald and to shiel

david marsh, joseph walsh, and thomas gaffney were indicted on charges yesterday that they all conspired to lie about the actions regarding officer jason van dyke. he was accused of sitting and killing laquan mcdonald in 2014. good morning. >> according to court documents that are accused of not only protecting each other but also their fellowic mc17-year-old laquan mcdonald walking away from chicago police as he carries a knife ins he right hand. he's then shot 16 times by officer jason van dyke and police reports that followed, reports show he shot mcdonald and he shot him again while he was attempting to get up. on tuesday judge patricia brown holmes announced the charges. >> these convenients are about what occurred during an officer-involved shooting in order to protect investigato ea >> hi're each charged with felony accounts of conspiracy. >> wheel they're sworn to observe and uphold the law,he police department is fully cooperaidt from happening again. following the video's release in 2015, thousands demonstrated across chicago. the city's superintendent was fire and in january a

charges and a special prosecutor investigating the case charging his police partner, former officer joseph walshcy, obstruction of justice and official misconduct. >> these defendants lied about what occurred during a police-involved shooting in order to prevent independent criminal investigators from learning the truth. >> reporter: all three officers were there the night of the shooting. the indictment alleges they lied, falsely saying that mcdonald was assaulting officers, forcing van dyke to shoot him. >> while they are sworn to serve and protect as well as uphold the law, they are not above the law. >> reporter: the officers charged today have not yet entered pleas. van dyke has pleaded not guilty. alex perez, abc news, chicago. >>> meanwhile, three cases of the plague have been confirmed in new mexico. health authorities say two men and a woman have contracted the disease most associated with the middle ages. it is normally spread by fleas feeding on dead rodents. and it causes sudden fever, chills, headache and weakness. the good news is, it's easily treated with antibiotics if caught ear

special prosecutor investigating the case now charging van dyke's police partner former officer joseph walshofficer thomas gaffney and former detective david march all with conspiracy, obstruction of justice and official misconduct. >> these defendants lied about what occurred during a police involved shooting in order to prevent independent criminal investigators from learning the truth. >> reporter: all three officers were there the night of the shooting in 2014. the indictment alleges they lied. falsely saying that mcdonald was assaulting officers forcing van dyke to shoot him. van dyke who's awaiting trial on guilty. the video which was not shooting -- [ chanting ] >> reporter: -- sparked a national outrage and protests. >> no justice. [ chanting "no justice ] >> no peace. >> reporter: they're due in court july 10th. george. >> thanks very much. >>> we turn now to new trouble on the tracks causing major problems for commuters in the northeast. amtrak service between philadelphia and washington was shut down in both directions early this morning because two workers were struck and killed