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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, britain's 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 now setting up a hearing for july 29th. they'll hear testimony about whether the suspect's release wa...

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 into any discussions about the british government or with scottish authorities, although bp does say ...

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 there's 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. the lives of at least six more american troops just this weekend, that races the american death t...

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 of capturing most if not all of the oil gushing into the gulf. nbc chief environmental affairs corr...

We'll 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 we're following at this hour, we're 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 the beginning of the second period, there was this big explosion and the next thing i knew i was ...