just know we love you, tamika palmer. we're standing with you. >> i'm sorry. >> it's okay. you can get me as wet as you want. what a wonderful soul. at this time -- i really mean it because when lanita and sam called me -- you know, black women are often disrespected. we were calling people in the media. we know it's a call celeb now, but people are not trying to do stories on breonna taylor, this black woman who was killed by the police. and a lot of people did not return my calls as we were begging to give attention to breonna taylor. but i got to tell you, a lot of people did answer the call, and i won't go through the list, but one young woman who answered the call, i had known she was a champion for justice for our days fighting for trayvon martin and so many other families that have been inflicted with this police terrorism that claimed the lives of their loved ones. not only did she answer the bell, she said, crump, we are not going to leave this until we get charges. it was deep to me, lanita. you remember, we then started going on her social media and doing the ins

nobody cared about tamika palmer's baby. and that's when i started calling everybody that i knew to say that black women's lives matter too. i remember calling reverend al sharpton saying, can i come on your show? i remember calling rickey smiley saying can i get on your radio show, your national radio show. i called tamika mallory, and my son and her team at until freedom. i called senator kamala harris. i mean, i was saying to anybody who would listen, breonna taylor's life matters, and senator kamala harris was the first national elected official to go on national television and to say her name. breonna taylor. i called taz, figaro, charlemagne to say, we cannot select her life be swept under the rug. and from all of these individuals and so many others, especially the activists who came and were on the ground here in louisville saying that we won't let breonna taylor's life be swept under the rug. and thank god with what has happened today, mayor fischer, not just will the historical amount, but equally important with th

let us not lose sight on the main focus, as tamika palmer has said the officers, bret hangen son, miles cosgrove, john mattingly and joshua jaynes, we must not forget about joshua jannes, who lied on a novembe-knock want. we cannot forget about any of those officers, and if this police department is to do right by this community, if you know of other officers who were involved, they should be arrested and indicted immediately. again, the restitution portion is one part but arresting the officers is what will make this city do right by its citizens and not just breonna taylor, but all the breonna taylors across this city who are afraid sitting in their homes, because to not have an indictment happen in this city is to say that, no matter how much we pay, no matter how much reform we do, we would rather pay, we would rather cover it than to deal with the issue so i have to say to you, mayor fisher, we want to thank you for your leadership but we want to say that if, for any reason these officers are not indicted, that you must instruct your police department to fire every single one of th

mayor and city attorney o'connell, that all those young people who were courageous enough, like tamika palmer, and so many of your own in louisville, the unknown john lewises of the world who are creating good trouble here in louisville, i would employ you, since tamika calls me the black america's attorney general, and i don't know if the attorney general of the united states is going to employ you to do it, but i would employ you to drop the charges against the nonviolent protesters who was exercising their first amendment rights because they said breonna taylor's life mattered. these young people should not have criminal records because they were on the right side of history. you all took a significant step, and we want you all to be on the right side of history with us completely. drop those charges in breonna taylor's name. let's do justice in breonna taylor's name. let's do justice with love in our hearts, because that is emblematic of breonna taylor who, tamika says, is the best version of her. say her name. breonna taylor. >> big day in louisville. breonna taylor, for the wrongful dea

wearing taylor's work emt jacket, her aunt reading a letter written by the 26-year-old's mother tamika palmerwas standing nearby, too emotional to speak. >> i am an angry black woman. angry because our black women keep dying at the hands of police officers. >> black men. >> and black men. >> reporter: the letter taking aim at kentucky attorney general daniel cameron. >> i never had faith in daniel cameron to begin with. >> reporter: the family's lawyer demanding cameron reverse his stance and release grand jury transcripts. >> if you want us to accept the results, then release the transcript. >> reporter: taylor killed in march after a botched raid at her apartment. an autopsy obtained by abc news confirmed she died of multiple gunshot wounds. a grand jury charging one of the three officers involved for allegedly endangering neighbors when he opened fire, but not with taylor's death. taylor's family wondering, what about the bullets that were fired into her apartment? breonna's name is not mentioned anywhere in the indictment. i know you talked about that, but how hurtful is that, how angerin

tamika palmer there, of course, breonna's mother. but there's much more that the family and many other campaigners would like to see done. absolutely and breonna taylor's name, of course, has become a symbol for the fight or racialjustice here in the united states over the last few months. along, of course, with that of george floyd who also died at the hands of police officers a couple of months after breonna taylor's death. together with several others, they've become these symbols of this call that's gone out almost daily in some cities for greater consideration of black and coloured people in this country. as far as breonna taylor's case is concerned, one of the officers involved in her death has been sacked but the other two have been placed on administrative leave and there have been calls for all of them to face criminal charges. those charges could come down as early as next week. the grand jury is due to return a verdict on that. and this is what the mayor of louisville greg fisher has had to say today as well. i cannot begi

tamika palmer there, of course, breonna taylor is met mother.tless has been pressure mounting that doubtless led to this but the family and many other campaigners would like to see more done. absolutely and breonna taylor's name, of course, has become a symbol for the fight or racialjustice here in the united states over the last few months. along, of course, with that of george floyd who also died at the hands of police officers a couple of months after breonna taylor tayla's death. together, they have become these symbols of this call that has gone out almost daily in some cities for greater consideration of black and coloured people in this country. as far as breonna taylor's case is concerned, one of the officers involved in her death has been sacked but the other two have been placed on administrative leave and there have been calls for all of them to face criminal charges. these charges could come down as early as next week. the grand jury early as next week. the grand jury is due to return a verdict on that and this is what the mayor of l

traveled from kenosha, wisconsin to be with tamika palmer, breonna's mother. breonna taylor. now, that's the transformation of leadership we need in america as we head into this november 2nd election that matters so much for so many reasons. for this moment in particular, this moment matters for breonna taylor. so if you were marching for breonna taylor, if you were exercising your first amendment rights for breonna taylor, if you were protesting for breonna taylor, if you signed a petition for breonna taylor, we need you to go sign a ballot and vote on november 2nd for breonna taylor! november 3rd. i'm thinking early vote. obviously tamika palmer and her entire family, her father is here from michigan. give him a round of applause. breonna taylor's entire family is heartbroken, devastated and outraged and confused and bewildered just like all of us as to what the kentucky attorney general daniel cameron present to the grand jury. did he present any evidence on breonna taylor's behalf? or did he make a unilateral decision to put his thumb on the scales of just

tamika palmer. >> i am so sorry, so sorry you have got to go through this. >> reporter: family attorney, ben crump, the situatio wnd , proceeding was this? gacy th wo >> reporter: the move here in louisville remains tense with more protests on the streets thursday night. demonstrations began peacefully, but escalated after the 9:00 p.m. curfew. police started arresting protesters, including some carrying hammers and spray paint. a local church offers century for other protesters, but police arrested many outside. as protests continue, a lawyer for sergeant jonathan madeley shared this video from the apparent rate in march that killed taylor. it shows the moments after mattingly was shot by's boyfriend, who says he fired his gun thinking the officers were intruders. one of the louisville officers shot during the protests made an appearance at work yesterday. both officers are expected to recover. the 9:00 p.m. curfew will remain in place throughout the weekend. she rica duncan, cbs news louisville, kentucky. >>> a live look at the u.s. capitol where today a ceremony was held to honor the

brianna's mother tamika palmer says that no amount of money will bring her daughter back but the police reforms mean a great deal to her family. tonight 20 states including california are suing the environmental protection agency over its rollback of methane emission sanders for oil and gas production last month, the epa formally rescinded obama-era standards which regulate methane emissions from oil and gas production processing transmission and storage. the epa also rolled back requirements for detecting and repairing leaks. the lawsuit claims these role black these rollbacks would accelerate the impact of climate change and harm public health. this lawsuit comes as fires continue to burn in the west and the midwest. >>and mercedes-benz parent company has agreed to pay one and a half billion dollars to the u.s. government and california state regulators to resolve allegations of emissions cheating officials say automaker dime-ler agee violated environmental laws by using so-called defeat device software to circumvent emissions testing and sold about 250,000 cars and vans in the u.s. w

what will you miss most about her >> her smile >> reporter: tamika palmer is taylor's mother how important are charges for these officers >> it is very important. it's the most important part of this at all i understand they're police officers but that doesn't make you above the law. >> reporter: sources close to the matter tell nbc news the breonna taylor case could be presented to a grand jury as early as this week but kentucky's attorney general says there is no official timetable for when any potential charges would be announced. lester >> all right gabe, thank you. >>> now to a growing fire storm involving the health and human services secretary and a top deputy who reportedly worked to revise cdc reports about the covid-19 pandemic to make the trump administration's response look better we have the latest >> reporter: the senate's top democrat tonight demanding health secretary alex azar resign over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic >> we need a secretary of health and human services who will look out for the american people not president trump's political interests. >> report

jericka duncan reports from louisville. [ chants ] outde ofrt forn emotional tamika palmer, breonna taylor's mother. inside she received an apology from the mayor. >> i cannot begin to imagine ms. palmer's pain. and i'm deeply, deeply sorry for breonna's death. >> reporter: the 12 million settlement is one of the largest in the country involving a police shooting death. >> come outside -- >> reporter: but six months after taylor was fatally shot five times during a no-knock warrant raid, no officer has been charged. >> we still are demanding that kentucky attorney general daniel cameron bring charges immediately against the police officers that murdered breonna taylor. [ chants ] >> reporter: taylor's death has sparked more than 100 days of protest. today's settlement includes family demands on search warrant reforms and social workers added to some 911 calls. >> today i felt like pressure was applied. >> reporter: we spoke to taylor's mother. >> i don't think what i've asked for has been anything other than what she deserves. it's been justice all along. >> that was jericka duncan reporting

and cbs news has learned that the mother, tamika palmer, will make her first public comments today since the grand jury decision not to charge the officers in connection to her daughter's death. dan danya bacchus has the latest. >> reporter: officials are pleading for calm after a night of protests over a grand jury's decision not to charge officers in breonna taylor's shooting death. >> i'm asking everyone to reject violence and join me in committing ourselves to the work of reform. >> reporter: although wednesday's demonstration started peacefully, two louisville police officers were shot and wounded. a suspect, 26-year-old lorenzo johnson, was arrested and charged with two counts of assault and 14 counts of wanton endangerment. the protests began after former detective brett hankinson was indicted for endangering lives when he fired ten shots into an apartment next to taylor's. hankinson was arrested and released on bail. officers jonathan mattingly and miles cosgrove, who fired the shot that killed taylor, will not face criminal charges. >> seems like history keeps repeating itself o

the anna taylor's on read aloud a statement written by her mother tamika palmer never had faith that gave to began when a i knew he was too inexperienced to do with the job of this caliber, i know he had already chosen to be on the wrong side of the the moment, he wanted to the grand jury to make the decision. >>what i hope is that he knew he had the power to do the right that he had the power to start the hills of this that he had the power to help me in over 400 years of oppression what he helped me realize is that it will always be u.s. against them, >>brianna taylor you may recall was not a suspect in any crime and was killed by police in her own home in the middle of the night as police were acting on a warrant for someone else. activists say protests will continue until the louisville police officers involved in her fatal shooting have been charged in her death. back here at home happening tomorrow, the oakland community is coming together to save a beloved bay area institution which has been bringing smiles to the faces of generations of families at lake merritt lot of people

. >> reporter: outside louisville's metro hall there were cheers of support for an emotional tamika palmera taylor's mother. inside she received an apology from the mayor. >> i cannot begin to imagine her pain and i'm deeply sorry for breonna's death. >> reporter: the $12 million settlement is one of the largest in the country involving a police shooting death. >> come outside! >> reporter: but six months after taylor was fatally shot five times during a no-knock warrant raid, no officer has been charged. >> we still are demanding that kentucky attorney general daniel cameron bring charges immediately against the police officers that murdered breonna taylor. >> don't shoot! >> reporter: taylor's death has sparked more than 100 days of protest and today's settlement includes family demands on search warrant reforms and social workers added to some 911 calls. >> today, i felt like pressure was applied. >> reporter: late today, we spoke to taylor's mother. >> i don't think what i've asked for has been anything other than what she deserves, and it's been justice from all along. >> reporter: an

bianna taylor's read aloud the written statement from her mother tamika palmer. >>never had faith that him the began when a i knew he was too inexperienced to do with the job of this caliber, i know he had already chosen to be on the wrong side of the the moment, he wanted to the grand jury to make the decision. what i hope is that he knew he had the power to do the right that he had the power to start the healing of this that he had the power to help me in over 400 years of oppression what he helped me realize it will always be the u.s. against them, >>brianna taylor was not a suspect in any crime and was killed by police in her own home in the middle of the night as they were acting on a warrant for someone else activists say protests will continue until the louisville police officers involved in her fatal shooting have been charged in her death. >>to our coronavirus coverage. now the cdc is projecting that up to 24,000 more americans could die between now and october 17th that would bring the u.s. death toll to 226,000 right now that number stands at just over

at a news conference, breonna taylor's mother, tamika palmer, welcomed the settlement but said more stilly the beginning of getting full justice for breonna. her beautiful spirit and personality is working through all of us on the ground. so, please, continue to say her name. our washington correspondent larry modowo interviewed breonna's family last week. he says the settlement won't be the end of the fight. they are calling it a marathon and this is only the first leg of that. they expect and they said at that press conference that the three officers who fired at breonna taylor's house that night on march 13 should be prosecuted and should be convicted. only one of them has been fired two are on administrative leave and not just breonna's family but the entire community in louisville have been waiting for that moment when an investigation will determine what kind of charges they will be expecting. the office of the attorney general of kentucky who we understand has presented the charges toa grand jury and will be making an announcement within the next few days — possibly sometime next w

at a news conference breonna taylor's mother, tamika palmer, welcomed the settlement but said more asg of getting fulljustice for breonna. her beautiful spirit and personality is working through all of us on the ground. so, please, continue to say her name. well, the bbc‘s larry madowo interviewed breonna taylor's family last week. he joins me from washington. it isa it is a huge sum of money, $12 million but that is not the end of the fight is for is the family is concerned. they are calling it a marathon and this is only the first leg of that. they expect and they said at that press conference that the three officers who fired at breonna taylor's house that night on march 13 should be prosecuted and should be convicted. 0nly march 13 should be prosecuted and should be convicted. only one of them have been fired from a two are on and ministry of leave and not just breonna pots or family but the entire community in glee phil have been waiting for that moment when an investigation will determine what kind of charges they will be expecting. —— the entire community in louisville. the off

tamika palmer says it is just beginning. >> time to move forward with criminal charges because she deserves that and much more. her beautiful spirit and personality is working through all of us on the ground. please continue. to say her name. breanna taylor. >> taylor's fail shooting, at her home sparks months of protest, the lawsuit alleged police used flawed information to get that no knock warrant. and oregon man sitting a brush fire in the brooklyn era with a molotov cocktail was released sunday, then arrested again monday for starting 6 more fires. domingo lopez junior faces reckless burning, smoke from massive west coast wildfire seeping into homes and forcing some businesses to close because of poor air quality. donald trump approved a disaster declaration for the state of oregon. >> fox news weather alert in los angeles, hurricane salary strengthens to category 2 storm packing maximum sustained winds of 105 miles per hour as it approaches alabama and florida. it is already lashing the northern gold coast with heavy wind and rain, someone hundred 50,000 homes and businesses of lost e

for systematic reform and speaking to the value of black women's lives in society, however, as tamika palmer, the officers to be held accountable. so it would serve as a deterrent so we can prevent future breonna taylors. she is trying to define the legacy of her daughter in the chaos of all of this, and she really wants that legacy to be -- to prevent these unjustifiable killings of people of color with nobody being held accountable. >> ben, yesterday the attorney general for the first time said that they had a witness who claimed that the police announced themselves before they went in. we had not heard that before. had you heard that before? >> we had heard that before, but i want to put this in proper perspective. our legal team has 12 witnesses. 12 neighbors that say they did not hear the police knock and announce, and this alleged witness that they keep presenting, he apparently gave two previous interviews where he said he didn't hear the police knock and announce. so the day he only presented his perspective and then the presented the other 12 neighbors, then he has unilaterally made

breonna's mother tamika palmer joins an already too long list of moms who have lost their children tostice system. these mothers of the movement are no strangers to working through their overwhelming grief to finding hope even when justice is with held. joining me now is a founding mother trayvon martin's mom, sybrina fulton. she's going to join usfulton, ie you with me. i want to make sure you're with us. >> good morning, yes. i'm with you 100%. >> i'm so happy to have you with me this morning. you know first i have to say you know i love you so much and i want to just take a moment of personal privilege and say, so many people meet you and they're so excited to talk to you and hug you and kind of lay their grief at your feet and i know something that you said to me when i was so excited to meet you was like nope, no tears today because there's work to be done. tell us in this landscape where we are still seeing the same tragedy play out over again and again and again, we're still crying our lives matter, what needs to be done that can change the narrative in this country around blac

tamika palmer says it's just the beginning. >> it's time to move forward with the criminal charges because she deserveds that and much more. her beautiful spirit and personality is working through all of us on the ground. so, please continue to say her name. breonna taylor. >> bret: breonna taylor's fatal shootings by police serving narcotics warrant at her home. police used flaw you had information to obtain a no knock warrant to enter her apartment in march. up next, the latest from the gulf coast as hurricane sally moves closer. ♪ ♪ ain in two ways. advil targets pain at the source... ain in two ways. ...while acetaminophen blocks pain signals. the future of pain relief is here. new advil dual action. knowing who we are is hard. it's hard. eliminate who you are not first, and you're going to find yourself where you need to be. ♪ >> bret: authorities along the gulf coast are shutting down roadways and residents are clearing out or hunkering down as hurricane sally approaches. correspondent casey stegall is in new orleans tonight. >> from southeast louisiana to the florida panhandle, fina

>> reporter: front and center, tayl taylor's mother tamika palmer, at times in tears.tatement on her behalf. >> i was reassured wednesday of why i have no faith in the legal system and in the police and law not made to protect us black and brown people. >> reporter: cameron's office responded. everyone is entitled to their opinion. grand jury members are bound by the facts and law. now newly released body camera video from the night taylor died is raising more questions. released by an attorney for sergeant john mattingly. it shows the moments after the raid on taylor's home. police said there is no body camera video showing the moment taylor was shot. her family believes there is more to see. >> by that being released, there are 50 other body camera videos that need to be released for everybody to see right now. >> reporter: louisville police said the video came from the responding officers, not the three. >> thank you, blayne. frj>>> duelling rallies with th proud boys and counter protesters. governor kay brown declared a state of emergency and put the sheriff's offi

briana taylor's on to read a statement from her mother tamika palmer she read that out loud today. >>never had faith that gave to began when a i knew he was too inexperienced to do with the job of this caliber, i know he had already chosen to be on the wrong side of the the moment, he wanted to the grand jury to make the decision. what i hope is that he knew he had the power to do the right that he had the power to start the healing of this that he had the power to help me in over 400 years of oppression what he helped me realize is that it will always be u.s. against them, haha. >>of sentiments like that activists say protests will continue until the louisville police officers involved in that fatal shooting of breonna taylor have been charged live in the newsroom. ella sogomonian kron 4 news. protests erupted in louisville kentucky for the second night yesterday after that grand jury declined to charge police officers in the death of brianna taylor. >>the kentucky city is now under curfew throughout the weekend. not guilty that is the plea entered today by the 26 year-old man acc

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and my thoughts go out to tamika palmer and the rest of the taylor family right now. looking at this story, as a human being, as an american, as someone who is part of a family, someone knocks on your door in the middle of the night and you're sleeping. you don't know if they hear you, if the knocks are being heard. and what people are saying. it was a no-knock warrant and they say they identified themselves. you don't know if the people in the house heard that. and these things, as the attorney general said, happened very quickly. if you are -- you have people shooting back and worth. the tragedy is that breonna taylor is dead, on a warrant that was i would imagine gained through information that was not there. they didn't find drugs at the place. breonna's boyfriend who was arrested for drugs and has admitted to it, said that breonna taylor had nothing to do with drug trafficking at all. there's no drugs at the house. they never found drugs at the house. the person they were looking for at the house was not there. breonna taylor, who is a medical aid, an emergency w

tamika palmer says it's just the beginning. >> it's time to move forward with the criminal charges, because she deserves that and much more. her beautiful spirit and personality is working through all of us on the ground. please continue to say her name. breonna taylor. >> her fatal shooting by police serving a narcotics warrant at her home two months of protest. the lawsuit alleged the police used flaw information to get the no knock warrant to enter her apartment in march. an oregon man arrested for setting a brush fire in portland with a molotov cocktail was released sunday and arrested again monday for starting six more fires. domingo lopez faces charges of reckless burning, we are told no one was injured in those places. the news comes as the smoke the massive west coast wildfires is seeping into homes and forcing some businesses to close because of poor air quality. tonight president trump approved a disaster declaration for the state of oregon. slow moving hurricane sally expected to make landfall overnight somewhere near the mississippi alabama border on the gulf coast. the national

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wearing her niece's emt jacket, taylor's aunt read this message on behalf of taylor's mother, tamika palmer had faith in daniel cameron to begin with. i knew he was too inexperienced to deal with a job of this caliber. i knew he had already chosen to be on the wrong side of the law. the moment he wanted the grand jury to make the decision, what i had hoped is that he knew he had the power to do the right thing. that he had the power to start the healing of this city. that he had the power to help men over 400 years of oppression. what he helped me realize is that it will always be us against them. >> nbc's cal perry has been following this story for months. he's been covering the situation in louisville over the last week. cal, what people have been protesting across this country is the system of justice. now the city of louisville has done right by breonna taylor's family, but the justice system, the idea that the police did things wrong, breonna taylor's dead, there's accountability for bullets flying into a neighbor's apartment, zero accountability for the death of an innocent woman in h

to >> nawaz: earlier this month, the city announced a $12 million dollar civil settlement with tamika palmerylor's mother.u that id a slate of police reforms. speaking then, palmer called for justice in her daughter's name...t >> as signific today is, it's only the beginning of getting full justice for breonna. it's time to move forward with ane criminal charges because she deserves thamuch more. >> nawaz: this evening, protesters continued to march through downtown louisville, tonight.curfew goes into effect meanwhile other cities are also preparing for marches in breonna taylor's name. this evening, the mayor of breonna taylor's sister, meanwhile, posted a picture of inrself on instagram with breonna sag, sister, i breonna, saying, "sister, i am so sorry." reaction and perspective now from an author and law professor, paul butler ofto geor law school. he's the author of "chokehold: policing black men." professor, thanks fondbeing with uselcome back to the "newshour". the fact that the only criminal charges to come out to have the investigation andgr the d juror are not related to green aga

brianna's mother tamika palmer says there is no amount of money that will bring her daughter back buthe police reforms mean a great deal to her family. 26 year-old taylor was an emergency medical technician, no charges have yet been filed in her killing the state attorney general is still investigating 3 days after the death of george floyd the house passed police reform legislation named in his honor. >>now months later democrats are urging the senate to act the george floyd justice in policing act bans chokehold and no knock warrants in drug cases in addition to making it easier to convict officers in both criminal and civil cases, republican colleagues rolled out their plan today focused on helping law enforcement by increasing police funding by almost 2 billion dollars for better training, half a million body cameras and community policing reforms they did not mention the democrats bill. >>sports from the team t fiber sports desk. coming into the season the wide receiver group was probably the biggest question mark on the niners roster after one game, it's still the biggest questi

why it's taken so long tamika palmer says she waited 5 months for answers 5 months since her daughterhot and killed by police a lot of times you want to you want to give that you want to walk away, but. >>i know they she deserves taylor was killed in the early morning hours of march 13th after louisville police serving a no knock warrant broke down her door with a battering ram. police say they banged on the door but got no response. her boyfriend says he fired a shot thinking they were intruders and police opened fire. taylor a 26 year-old emergency room technician died within minutes of being shot anger raised her, guilt. >>it feels like bill. as a parent the one job is to protect her baby had and i wasn't there. well. the investigation is not complete one point is tragically clear. >>police forced entry into taylor's home wrongly suspecting she was connected to a drug ring that operation ended with taylor's death and lots of unanswered questions about the officers actions. protesters have continuously called for the 3 officers involved in her shooting to be prosecuted none have bee

. >> reporter: tamika palmer says she waited five months for answers, five months since her daughtermes you want to give up, you want to walk away, but i know that she deserves justice. >> reporter: taylor was killed in the early morning hours of march 13th after louisville police, serving a no-knock warrant, broke down her door with a battering ram. police say they banged on the door but got no response. her boyfriend says he fired a shot, thinking they were intruders, and police opened fire. taylor, a 26-year-old emergency room technician, died within minutes of being shot. >> anger, rage, hurt, guilt. >> reporter: guilt. why guilt? >> as a parent you feel your one job is to protect your baby and i wasn't there. >> reporter: while the investigation is not complete, one point is tragically clear. police forced entry into taylor's home, wrongly suspecting she was connected to a drug ring. that operation ended with taylor's death and lots of unanswered questions about the officers' actions. protesters have continuously called for the three officers involved in her shooting to be prose

. >> reporter: her mother, tamika palmer too emotional to speak. instead breonna's aunt bianca making a statement wearing breonna's emt jacket. >> i was reassured why i have no faith in the system. >> reporter: the family of jacob blake, the man shot in the back by police in kenosha, wisconsin. >> we ain't go nowhere. we will not be moved. >> reporter: the family demanding the releas grand jurynscript launching a blistering critique of kentucky attorney general daniel cameron. >> how insulting was it on the indictment that kentucky attorney general daniel cameron didn't mention her name one time. >> reporr:reonna taylor's autopsy confirms she died of multiple gunshot wounds in the police raid of her apartment back in march. the grand jury ruling the shooting was justified because taylor's boyfriend had fired first. this body camera footage posted to social media by sergeant john mattingly's lawyer shows the officer getting help outside taylor's apartment after he was shot. kentucky representative attica scott, the state's only black female legislat

her family reacting on friday, reading a powerful letter from tamika palmer, miss taylor's mother. demanding that kentucky attorney general cameron release the grand jury transcripts and stating justice for her daughter had not been served. >> i had no faith in cameron. he had the power to do the right thing. that he had the power to start the healing of this city. that he had the power to help mend over 400 years of oppression. what he helped me realize is that it will always be us against them. >> joining me now is civil rights attorney, i call him the attorney general of black america, benjamin crump. attorney crump, you brought miss palmer on this show, i think it was the first national show she did before a lot of national media got on this case. now we're here with no one indicted for what they did to breonna taylor, which caused her death. no one, because the only indictment referred to her neighbors being endangered, not even her. what is the next step for the family as you pursue justice? >> yes, sir, reverend al. thank you for having her on before any other national media

. >> that was bianca austin, delivering a message on behalf of tamika palmer, breonna's mom.d this morning for the first news conference since a grand jury decided not to indict any lieuouisville police office for her killing. >> but not only do we want the recordings and the transcript what we also want is for you to quit dodging it questions, daniel cameron. you can't pawn this off on the grand jury if your office made that decision. >> this came a night after police arrested at least two dozen protesters in louisville. that's 11 more than in the arrest of killing of breonna taylor. among those arrested two of louisville's most prominent black leaders. sponsor of briana's law, and an activist who runs louisville's chapter of the bail project. and with me now someone who's covering breonna's case for "the new york times." i will note we were planning to have on representative scott, but for her own safety she was outside during the protests, so she is just going to make sure she's in a safe place. i'm really glad to get to talk to you. first of all let's talk about the statu

. >> reporter: tamika palmer waited five months since her daughter was shot and killed by police. >>nt to give up and you want to walk away. i know that she deserves justice. >> reporter: she was killed in the early morning hours of march 13 after a warrant police broke down her door without a warrant. her boyfriend said he fired a shot thinking they were intruders and police opened fire. a taylor, a 26-years-old died within minutes of being shot. >> anger and rage and hurt and guilt. >> reporter: why guilt? >> as a parent you feel you are out to protect your baby and i was not there. >> reporter: the investigation is not complete. one point is clear. police forced entry into taylor's home wrongly suspected that she was connected to a drug raid and that operation ended with taylor's death. protesters have continued to call for the three officers involved in her shooting to be prosecuted and no one has been charged. in june police did fire one of the officers, brett hankison fired ten shots into taylor's home. his attorney disputed this allegation. in the wake of taylor's death, the l

reporter: today, the city of louisville announced a $12-million settlement with taylor's mother tamika palmerfter she sued over her daughter's killing by police. louisville mayor greg fischer. >> i cannot begin to imagine ms. palmer's pain, and i am deeply, deeply sorry for breonna's death. reporter: it is the largest sum ever paid by the city in a police misconduct caseand the settlement includes a package of police reforms. >> say her name! >> breonna taylor! reporter: the settlement comes after months of protests following breonna taylor's death. the 26-year-old emergency medical technician was shot in her home march 13th by louisville police, serving a drug warrant. police say that night they identified themselves before breaking down taylor's door. but her boyfriend -- kenneth walker -- says he never heard that, thought it was a break-in, and fired a single shot from his licensed firearm. police responded, shooting taylor more than 8 times, and killing her. no drugs were found in the home. of the three officers involved, only one was fired in june. a separate, criminal investigation is u

million wrongful death settlement with breonna taylor's family as well as several policing reforms tamika palmer's just the beginning. >> you say it's not enough >> no it's not enough at all it's a start in the right direction, but i don't know that you can put a dollar amount on her life she was so much more than that >> with me now from louisville is nbc news correspondent cal parry, you were there during many of the protests following her death, some forceful demands that some people be held accountable for her death. so far there's settlement, lis reforms, but no charges against the officers who shot the bullets that killed breonna taylor, what's the reaction out there? >> reporter: the reaction is that the settlement is good. it's good for the family, certainly a landmark amount of moneys those police reforms are important reforms, there's going to be more accountability when it comes to the warrants, they'll have to be signed off by a soouch visor the person they were looking for may have already been in police custody. the other reforms shows how deeply they distrust the police community.

the box, sent the idea, and then it was born first thing she did was call -- call breonna's mom, tamika palmer were exploiting it we didn't want to cause her unnecessary pain and she said yes >> seth: you had -- you put it up on billboards in louisville, which is where breonna lived one of those billboards, i believe just yesterday, was vandalized and then i can't even imagine how you process seeing something like that being treated with such disrespect. >> i know. you know, seth, we put up 26 billboards that we paid for all around the city of louisville, because that's of course where it happened, to honor her and call for what we believe should be justice in there's still so much work to be done that's what it shows you, that like blood i assume in their mind, across her face. i'm happy to tell you, tho the billboard company went right out there and took it down right away so we were very, very gratified and happy that they did that but it just shows you that, you know, there's still a lot of anger. there's still a lot of hate. there's still a lot of distrust in this country. but i don't kno

bianca austin, taylor's aunt, read a statement written by taylor's mother tamika palmer. >> when i speak on it, i am considered an angry black woman. but know this. i am an angry black woman. i'm not angry for the r reasons that you wouldld like me to be. i'm sorry. but angry because our black women keep dying at the hands of police officers. >> and b blackmun. >> and black men. amy: this comes as new bodycam footage obtained by vice news shows police officers involved in taylor's killing breaking several department policies, raising questions about the integrity of the crime scene and the investigation that followed. we'll have more on this later in the broadcast. coronavirus cases in the u.s. have now topped 7.1 million, with nearly half of all states reporting a rise in daily cases over the past week and major surges reported in the midwest. despite the mounting cases, recent numbers published in the journal "the lancet" shows only 9% of the country's population may have been exposed to the coronavirurus, meaning t the vat majoririty of people remain susceptible going into the fall an

you know, obviously tamika palmer and her entire family. her father is here from michigan.n, devastated, and outraged, and confused, and bewildered just like all of us as to what the kentucky general daniel cameron presented to the grand jury. did he present any evidence on breonna taylor's behalf? or did he make a unilateral decision to put his thumb on the scales of justice to help try to exonerate and justify the killing of breonna taylor by these police officers, and in doing so make sure that breonna taylor's family never got their day in court, never got their chance for due process, and in essence denied them justice? that's why we are standing here today united in solidarity declaring and demanding that he release the transcripts of the grand jury proceedings so we can know if there was anybody given a voice to breonna taylor. because with these results from this grand jury, tamika mallory, you know, wanton endangerment for the white neighbor's apartment that lived next to her? but no wanton endangerment for the bullet that went into the apartment of the black neigh

decision or did the grand jury make the decision >> reporter: front and center, taylor's mother, tamika palmer, at time in tears her system made a statement on her behalf wearing breonna's emt jacket. >> i was reassured wednesday why i have no faith in the legal system, in the police, the laws not made to protect us black and brown people. >> reporter: in a statement cameron's office responded writing everyone is entitled to their opinion, but prosecutors and grand jury members are bound by the facts and by the law. now newly release body camera video from the night taylor died is raising more questions. released by an attorney for sergeant john mattingly, it shows the frantic moments after the raid on taylor's home. police say there is no body camera video showing the moments taylor was shot. her family believes there's more to see. >> by that being released, there's 50 other body camera videos need to be released in full for everybody to see right now. >> reporter: the attorney who released the video says sergeant mattingly gave it to him personally the video shows fellow officers rushing to

charges or defendants not presented. [ chants ] >> reporter: protesters and breonna taylor's mother, tamika palmerhave not stopped demanding justice, especially after kentucky attorney general daniel cameron admitted he never recommended murder charges for taylor's death. >> ultimately, our judgment is that the charge that we could prove at trial beyond a reasonable doubt was for, one, endangerment against mr. hankinson. >> reporter: former bret hankison has pleaded not guilty. in an exclusive interview with wdrb tv, cameron said that while some feel justice was not served, he says the facts won out. >> i cannot fashion the facts in such a way to meet a narrative that in many ways had already been put out there before the facts had been put out there. >> we continue to ask for full transparency -- >> reporter: the family attorney ben jump says the upcoming release of the grand jury recordings is one small step toward justice. >> we at least want to know that it's equal justice under the law for black people as victims, not only when black people are accused of crimes. >> reporter: the other two of

. >> reporter: breonna's heartbroken mother, tamika palmer, calling the settlement which also includesice reform measures just a start. >> we must not lose focus on what the real drive is and with that being said, it's time to move forward with the criminal charges because she deserves that and much more. r: d for th officers involved in breonna's death to be charged growing louder. the 26-year-old emt was shot and killed by police executing a no knock search warrant in the middle of the night at her apartment. the officers in the botched raid looking for drugs that were not there. >> help! oh, my god. >> reporter: her boyfriend kenneth walker who told investigators he never heard police announce themselves says he fired a warning shot with his legally owned gun. police shooting back, killing taylor. an officer was also struck. walker initially charged with attempted murder but those charges later dropped. he is also suing the police department. >> there will be accountability. they can either accept it on their own or a jury will give it to them. >> reporter: one officer has been fire