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Pistorius Breaks Down During Testimony

Oscar Pistorius broke down and cried on the witness stand Tuesday, as he described the moment he realized he had fatally shot his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp.The South African runner, testifying for a second day in his murder trial, said he initially thought an intruder was in his Pretoria home when he fired shots through a locked bathroom door. "I flung the door open. I threw it open and I sat over Reeva and I cried. I don't know how long. I don't know how long I was there...

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