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90 minutes of testimony, quote, lasted as long as a movie, and you can see there were more than a few people outside that courthouse, not typical there in milan. for the first time today, the british government is now admitting that the release of the lockerbie bomber was a mistake. but in a letter to senator john kerry, britains ambassador to the u.s. denies bp was involved in those negotiations. and kerry is not the only senator getting involved. the senate northern relations committee is no...

Jail back to libya when scottish doctors said he was suffering from terminal cancer. now both the british government and bp are saying there was no deal with libya to release the man convicted of bombing a pan am airliner over scotland in return for lucrative oil contracts. the government says the decision to release al ma gra hee was made by scottish authorities on compassionate grounds and had nothing to do with the british government. a separate response from bp says at no time did bp enter i...

From the get-go and everyone in any organization would say so. >> the two most important things about haiti, americans are still there, we saw a ton of americans who are helping out, doctors, aid workers, therapists, a lot of people are spending their summer vacations there, if theres a hurricane anywhere near haiti, this is a wrap. there is no way to get out and there are no shelters right now. >> thanks, tom. great reporting. more developments since the earthquake, log on to the grio.com. ...

1 american, nate hen, visiting for a few months on the facebook page before he left the usa, he said he was looking forward to working with them and he said he loved the country. several other americans believed to have been wounded in those attacks. chuck, savannah, back to you guys. >> all right. tom aspell in london this morning, thank you. >> disturbing. big day in the gulf. a turning point perhaps. work is you should way for a new tighter fitting cap on the leak one that holds the promise...

Well bring you the latest developments, but again, six people including the gunman killed at the scene. authorities believe this may be the awful result of a domestic violence situation. also an international news story were following at this hour, were hearing from some of the american victims of an al qaeda-linked bombing during a world cup viewing party. the blast killed two people and wounded 85 others. 14-year-old thomas kramer was watching the game at a restaurant with his mother. >> at ...

Others wounded in sunday nights attacks which appear to have been carried out by two suicide bombers, according to ugandan police officials, now the u.s. government has pledged support for uganda in tracking down those responsible. >> and, tom, you mentioned the death of that american, he was 25 years old from wilmington, delaware. do we have any information that proves that this information targeted the game because they knew that americans would be there and targeted the party watching the gam...

All of the headlines, still is not talking. >> reporter: the bond girl in the spy story, anna chapman, was always the life of the party. >> we met before. its great to meet you again. >> reporter: but she remains in solitary confinement in a brooklyn jail, bail denied. in courts around the country, prosecutors argue that the nine others in the alleged ring should also be denied bail. most importantly, because christopher metsos, their accused paymaster, jumped bail within 24 hours of his arrest ...

That there is a new plume of ash creating problems in scandinavia. are people kind of on pins and needles thinking this could happen all over again throughout europe? >> reporter: well, i think many people are watching that but as i understand its about 10,000 feet. >> right. >> reporter: so the airlines are getting over it rather than around it just flying at a higher altitude but they are watching it closely. i dont think anybody wants to go through last week again im sure they do not. nbcs to...

Meanwhile, pope benedict has accepted the rez egg nation of a prominent bishop in ireland as a result of the church abuse scandal in that country. bishop james moriarty is the third irish bishop to step down in the past four months. and european authorities say air traffic should near normal levels today after a volcano in iceland caused a week of unprecedented disruptions. nearly all of europes 28,000 scheduled flights including 300 transatlantic routes are operating. pretty much every plane ...

Dealing with flight cancellations and problems, as we mentioned. >> thats right, tamron. but 90% of all traffic is flying in europe today. the biggest problem is to shift waiting passengers onto flights, those who had already booked flights today, for example, will be loaded. and those waiting with tickets valid earlier this week when the airspace was closed will be loaded in order of importance. people with medical needs, small children, et cetera, and those that have been stranded longest. in ...