reporter: abdul majid giaka is the super-grass billed as the lockerbie-trial star witness. he had presented to himself to the cia as working for libyan intelligence. so, this is somebody who would seem to be able to put the finger on the culpability of megrahi and fhimah in this. reporter: from behind a screen, with his voice disguised electronically, abdul majid told the court how libyan intelligence planned the bombing. reporter 2: he told the court he'd seen explosives in the desk drawer of one of the defendants, and he had seen both defendants with a brown suitcase. reporter 3: abdul majid claimed that before the bombing he passed all this on to his cia handlers. he never mentioned to us anything about any knowledge at all about the pan am bombing. and we were handling him. he was asked that question. he knew nothing about it. all i know is that i spent a lot of time with him initially. and i'm a skeptical kind of guy, you know, until proven otherwise. i found him just... honest. um... i wouldn't believe he would tell a lie about nothing. i think that he changed the sto

scam, abdul based off of the name of the sheik that was created.etheless, it still had the same impression. abscam provided like a litany of content. "snl" put out this one parody. - [clamoring] - and they're just making noises, as if they're speaking arabic. we're now mocking cultures and traditions. the fbi was doing it and the highest level of government and was doing it, then tv could do it. that's disheartening. - but the question remained, was this entrapment? - those abscam trials continue today. - williams pleaded not guilty on nine counts. - as the trials of members of congress began, many claimed entrapment as their defense. - i'm sure that the american people will not stand still for what the fbi did to me and what the justice department has done to this country. - what they had to show was the quid pro quo. this money is for this piece of legislation. - temporal proximity between the campaign contribution and the official act is not enough. you have to show an explicit quid pro quo. - did you think any of the abscam defendants were expl

reporter: abdul majid giaka is the super-grass billed as the lockerbie trial's star witness. abdul majid told the court how libyan intelligence planned the bombing, and that the two accused were fully involved. today, he was a poor witness for the prosecution. i remember there being quite a laugh amongst the people that were watching the evidence. just because he was just so... he just seemed to be crazy. it like just watching a fantasist being given 20 minutes to speak in an uncontrolled way about their fantasies. the lack of credible evidence was what converted me to realizing the two accused men clearly could've had nothing to do with it. suse: i felt very apprehensive before the verdict. but based on the evidence i heard, i believed we had the right guys. we waited for the judges to come onto the bench to deliver their... verdict and we had absolutely no idea what was gonna happen. i believed the evidence, in its totality, made it so compelling. even though there was no smoking gun. i can remember holding phil reid's hand. we were sitting next to each other and i can reme

. >> reporter: when he met mohammed abdul hadi. >> what inspired you to start this to begin with?st open up anything without having a benefit directly to the neighborhood. >> reporter: why pizza? >> pizza for me i feel like is a good conversation starter because it's more than a restaurant. it's a universal food item that everybody understands. >> reporter: abdul hadi pled guilty to felony insurance fraud and served under house arrest. he saw the challenges and stigmas that would follow convicts re-entering society. so he created a space for them to shine. ♪ with the same creative spirit he channeled in his prison kitchen, carter named his pies after songs from renowned philly artists. ♪ a plain cheese pizza is no better love. some people live it up with shrimp and crab meat, toppings for glamorous life. ♪ and of course my part of town, a mashup of philly cheesesteak and pizza. the dough rises in the morning and gets slapped down in pans and stacked nearly to the ceiling. >> first thing up. there you go. once you start getting the flow then it's like the speed bag. one, two, three

. >> boy, abdul. >> aziz khan, who'd been missing for years, allegedly. >> abducted by his. >> own mother. >> in the. >> midst of a custody dispute, has now been found by authorities, safe and alive. >> a 14. >> year old boy has been safely recovered after being missing for seven long years. >> aziz's story was featured. >> on. netflix's unsolved mysteries. his father, speaking about the november. >> 2017 day. >> that his ex-wife. >> khalid. >> failed to. >> appear for a. >> custody hearing. >> in atlanta. >> finally. >> we realized that she kidnaped him. that's what was happening. she kidnaped him and ran. >> when it appeared that the father was going to get full custody, that is when the mother left with the child. >> authorities say the mother. >> was on the run. >> for years. >> and then last. >> week. >> 1400 miles away in highlands ranch, colorado, body. camera video. >> capturing deputies. >> responding to a. >> call of a burglary in progress. authorities saying they found a man and woman exiting the house with two children in a car in the driveway. deputies later saying that woman

douglas county sheriff's departments found and and abdul azeez khan. years were pent searching for the boy across 11 states. his mother and accomplice have been charged. >>> still to come, fifa says they want something just like this. being a halftime show of their own there. find out which music legends are planning the first of its kind world cup event. irst of its kin world cup event. can you believe people just left these lying around their house? police have no leads on the investigation... oh look at this one. some sources suggest catwoman might be the culprit while others believe... now we match perfectly. ♪♪ ♪♪ did you know that gain super flings were created by award winning perfumers and scientists? they super sized the fling and filled it with concentrated detergent. then added 3x the febreze freshness and 4x the oxi cleaning power. no wonder i'm obsessed. try gain super flings. even when us women's national team forward mallory swanson isn't on the field... ...she always makes the perfect play. thanks to the bank of america customized cash

the next guy in line, kareem abdul-jabbar, now about 6,000 points behind. >> i'm blessed to be able tots up in the best league in the world with the best players in the world over my career. it's pretty spececial. >> reporter: did we mention he is 40 years old? luka is just as in awe as the rest of us. >> i can't even explain how -- how insane that is. might get to 70,000. >> reporter: it might seem like a long shot. so did 50 before. after two decades of dominance, it remains the james era. long live the king. steve patterson, nbc news, los angeles. >>> that's "nightly news" for this wednesday. thank you for watching. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night. he could be getting a new sheriff. the vote giving county leaders the power to remove

the sheriff's office, posting an image online of what abdul aziz khan looked like when he disappeared at the age of seven. the now 14 year old was located by deputies who responded to a possible burglary at a vacant highlands ranch home in douglas county. deputies say they located the boy in a vehicle in the driveway, and his non-custodial mother inside the house. >> a homeowner monitoring their security cameras for a house that he had for sale, and he noticed some suspicious activity and immediately called the sheriff's office to report a possible burglary or trespass in progress. this call not only led to the apprehension of two suspects, but, unknown to everyone at the time, to the discovery of a missing child and the resolution to a seven year old mystery. >> rabiya khalid and a man who she was with have been booked on several charges, including kidnaping and identity theft. the boy was reunited with his family in louisiana. you can hear about the west coast top stories every weekday right here on ktvu. west coast wrap with alex savage at 7:00 monday through friday. or you can alw

already one of just three players above 40,000 points, and the next guy in line, laker legend kareem abdul-jabbars behind. >> i'm super blessed to be able to, you know, put that many points up in the best league in the world. with the best players in the world over my career. so it's pretty special. >> reporter: and did we mention he's 40 years old? teammate luka doncic is just as in awe as the rest of us. >> 50k points, i can't even explain how insane that is. he might get to 70k. you never know. >> reporter: 70,000 might seem like a long shot. but so did 50 before bron did it. >> open three. got it! >> reporter: after two decades of dominance it remains the james era. long may he reign. long live the king. steve patterson, nbc news, los angeles. >> and that is "nightly news" for this wednesday. thank you for watching. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other. good night. good night. is back. jeff is going to break down what's on the radar right now and what's coming in the next few days. also, three freeway shootings in the span of a week. we have the new details. plus, how

a abdul malik l who t says if israel doesn't allow supplies into the strip within 4 days, the who sees will resume the naval operations against tel aviv during, as well as move on gaza. they use these carriers hours more than $100.00 attacks targeting shipping in the red sea in an actual sort of diversity with pot assign a legal if you have a shot and in this holy month, we announce, based on all religious and moral responsibilities and all sense of duty in accordance with our operations, to go to a mighty, specially during this month the false thing that we give the entire will notice we'll grunting a full day deadline. this deadline is to allow for mediators to continue their efforts. if of to these full days, these really enemy persists in preventing the entry of agents. a garza maintains the complete closure of crossings and continues to block the entry of food and medicine into garza. we will resume all naval operations against these ready enemy food and seal. stocks are running low and gone so well as well. has blocked all supplies on humanitarian age for 6 day. it has like no ca

if only there was a well in the village if that again, then abdul aziz in guy would not be trying to go to spain. he sees in his fields and tap possibilities. going to pop water, he says, is like a magic turning sand into crops, sup zipper purple sheet. i can grow salads, carrots, beans, and onions. i could in enough to feed my family and not have to go to you, hoping to fund a well enjoy applied for the seasonal visa scheme to work on farms in spain. the leaders of the 2 countries revived a 2 decade long seasonal work visa scheme in 2024. to curb the legal migration and to help spain deal with its manpower shortage. a record 47000 mostly africans arrived illegally in spain. last year, many end up working in the fields. cheap, illegal labor was paid a fraction of the wages given to locals, just one short season working the farms in spain would bring enough funds to turn this bearing land into life. bring water here, grow crops, and stop the flow of migration so that people can have opportunities right here on their land. so refined took part in the scheme. unlike many he returned hom

then abdul aziz and joe, i would not be trying to go to spain pcs in his fields and tap possibilities. songs about the water, he says, is like a magic turning sand into crops, sup, zip, a purple sheet. i can grow salads, carrots, beans, and onions. i could in enough to feed my family and not have to go to you, hoping to fund a well in july i applied for the seasonal visa sky to work on farms in spain. the leaders of the 2 countries revived a 2 decade long.

this seven year old boy, abdul aziz khan, who had been missing for years, allegedly abducted by his own mother in the midst of a custody dispute, has now been found by authorities safe and alive. >> a 14 year old boy has been safely recovered after being missing for seven long years. >> aziz's story was featured on netflix's unsolved mysteries. his father, speaking about the november 2017 day that his ex-wife, rabia khalid, failed to appear for a custody hearing in atlanta. >> finally, we realized that she kidnaped him. that's what was happening. she kidnaped him and ran. >> when it appeared that the father was going to get full custody, that is when the mother left with the child. >> authorities say the mother was on the run for years. and then last week, 1400 miles away in highlands ranch, colorado. body camera video capturing deputies responding to a call of a burglary in progress. authorities saying they found a man and woman exiting the house with two children in a car in the driveway. deputies later saying that woman was 40 year old rabia khalid, who had an active warrant for kidn

traffic, the incentive go on moment this is only there was a well in the village if that again then abdul aziz in guy would not be trying to go to spain. he sees in his fields and taps possibilities. songs about the water he says, is like a magic turning sand into crops. this is the zip of people. see the cell that i can grow solid carrots beans and 9 units. i could in enough to feed my family and not have to go to europe and the good you are hoping to fund a well enjoy applied for the seasonal visa scheme to work on farms in spain. the leaders of the 2 countries revived a 2 decade long seasonal work visa scheme in 2024 to curb the legal migration and to help spain deal with its manpower shortage at a gathering in portugal. last october, spain's prime minister warrant that europe faces a looming labor crisis and is set to lose 30000000 working age people over the next 20 years. or discuss the cm dot edu is suffering from a demographic winter. it can toggle that in different ways. one with technology increasing productivity to and to both rate policies. but let's face it tomorrow. we're no

that leads to forcibly to space palestinians from casa. joining us now to discuss this meeting is abdul aziz alhashan who's a senior fellow and director of research at observer research. foundation. middle east is live from re add. thank you very much for your time. so what can we expect from this ministerial meeting today in saudi arabia? more clarification perhaps about that. our plan for guys which was announced a few days ago. yeah. well, good afternoon and thank you very much for having me. i think what we are going to see is more momentum building in the collective air upfront. so we are seeing the nature of no error of responses, which is basically basically a, a multi, multi latter rising quite another response to the trump administration and some of the trunk plans, especially about the riviera, etc. so i think we're going to see this. we came out from the guys from, i'm sorry to hear a plan from the in relief plan held a few days ago. we're going to see this also coming out from the gcc. and we're also going to see this perhaps snowball into the organization of slumber coopera

the israel a deadline to lift its brocade, a food medicine and shelter into a garza the groups. liza abdul malik al, who's the says it is well doesn't to allow supplies into the strip within 4 days. the here's these will resume the naval operations against tel aviv during israel's war on golf so that he stays carried out. mold in the hundreds of tags targeting shipping in the red sea, and then the actual solidarity with palestine. lino, if you have the shuttle in this holy month, we announced based on all religious and moral responsibilities and all sense of duty in accordance with our operations to go to a mighty, especially during this month. the false thing that we give the entire will notice. we'll grunting a full day deadline. this deadline is to allow for mediators to continue their efforts. if of to these full days, these really enemy persists in preventing the entry of agents. a garza maintains the complete closure of crossings and continues to block the entry of food and medicine into garza. we will resume all naval operations against these ready enemy, before the sued and steal s

in garza, the groups lead to abdul malik al, who de says, israel doesn't allow supplies into the strip within 4 days. the who stays will redeem the naval operations. against tel aviv during, as well as well on the golf or the who sees carried out more than a 100 attacks targeting shipping and the red sea. and then act. so sort of diversity with how to sign food fuel on stokes are running low in gaza, where israel has blown soul supplies and she found his hair in age since sunday. i must move reports from a temporary sheltering gauze. the city in the north was the strip. it was a quite a while to get to this didn't count and the hard those guys are city. this is to be put. busy the stadium to turn largely into a 10 sites for many of the displays, palestinians returning to gauze and the northern part of this trade. many of the people here are forced to live in these tenants or outside of the vicinity in more of a temporary shelter that are not safe for them. but as we walk in, we just realize it says water and getting water and food supplies and other basic necessities is a challenge by

that is 6000 more than his nearest rival, kareem abdul-jabbar.es is playing in his 22nd season. he is now tied with vince carter for the most years played. the lakers won last night for their seventh straight victory. the supreme court rejects the trump administration bid to freeze for innate payments. a look at how the deep political divide will impact the president's agenda and policymaking. ♪ >> this is the news hour from our studio in washington add in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. anchor: the trump administration analysis planning to fire thousands more employees at the department of veterans affairs as part of the white house effort to dramatically downsize the federal workforce. a quarter of the workforce comprises veterans themselves. that is prompting questions about how that cuts might affect the quality and timeliness of the services the v.a. provides. doug collins is the secretary of the department of veterans affairs. thank you for being with us. >> good to be here. anchor: the v.

abdul aziz kornik was reported missing back in november of 2017 when he was just seven years old.he was taken by his mother, who did not have custody of him. his story was even featured on netflix unsolved mysteries. fast forward to the end of february, when douglas county sheriff deputies were called to investigate a burglary in progress at a vacant home. that is where they found two children in a parked car, and a man and woman who were exiting the house. after hours of investigation, the woman was revealed to be 40-year-old robbie a kaleed, mother of the now 14-year-old con, who had an active warrant for kidnapping. again, authorities say she did not have legal custody of her son. also arrested was a 42-year-old elliot bu joo. that you are charged with kidnapping, along with forgery, identity theft, and providing false information. police are not yet saying who the other child's found was but that both are safe. >> long road ahead of them. , but our team is there for them. we will walk with them step-by-step as they navigate this journey. >> reporter: the sheriff says the inves

kareem abdul jabbar is second on the list, nearly 6000 points behind now the true king james. wow, that's so crazy. love it. all right, let's make a pass to kari now i know okay. yeah okay. got it. okay. i was just waiting to pop up. all right. we're starting out with some rain this morning. as we are seeing it moving from the peninsula down to the south bay and a little bit of rain moving into the east bay as well. but for the most part, we haven't seen the rain covering all of the bay area. it's been the south bay waking up to some soggy conditions as we track it with storm ranger. that's our mobile doppler radar. if you have the nbc bay area app, you can actually see exactly what storm ranger is picking up on, and the rain has moved past livermore and it continues to clear. now, we're also seeing that light rain over the south bay as well as san mateo. so we wake up to some raindrops here on the camera lens. the streets are wet. light rain continues throughout the morning for the south bay, but then it's off and on for thursday with a partly cloudy day, and then it will be

. >> abdul aziz khan was missing since november of 2017.other adult there was the woman's husband, but not the teen's father. deputies arrested both and they're facing several charges, including kidnaping, forgery and identity theft. >> just days into the trial of two former antioch police officers, a judge has already declared a mistrial for one of them, the east bay times reports. a federal judge ordered the mistrial in the case of former officer devin wenger. he's charged with conspiracy and using excessive force. the judge says the lawyer for wenger requested the mistrial. the lawyer said in a filing she had not received evidence from prosecutors in a timely manner. wenger's trial will be rescheduled. the trial for the other officer will proceed. >> a small fire at a home in concord turned deadly. it started last night, just after 615 on the side of that home on saratoga avenue near esperanza drive. the contra costa county fire department says the fire was small and they put it out quickly, but one person did not make it out of the home

. >> abdul aziz khan was missing since november of 2017.sband, but not the teen's father. deputies arrested both, and they're facing several charges, including kidnaping, forgery and identity theft. >> just days into the trial of two former antioch police officers, a judge has already declared a mistrial for one of the officers. the east bay times reports a federal judge ordered the mistrial in the case of former officer devaughn wagner. he's charged with conspiracy and using excessive force. the judge says the lawyer for wenger requested the mistrial. the lawyer said in a filing that she had not received evidence from prosecutors in a timely manner. wenger's trial will be rescheduled. the trial for the other officer will proceed. >> a small fire at a home in concord turned deadly. it started last night, just after 615 on the side of a home on saratoga avenue near esperanza drive. the contra costa county fire department says while the fire wasn't very big and crews were able to put it out quickly, one person did not make it out of the home.

kareem abdul-jabbar is second on the all time list, nearly 6000 points behind lebron. he needed just one of them to reach this iconic mark. last night. he put up 34 in a blowout win over the pelicans. his lakers have been rolling. here's the moment the assist from his new wing man luka doncic. three pointer money. we're witnessing one of the greatest athletes of all time continue to shine. he is not slowing down, john. he was just named western conference player of the month. at 40 years old, averaging nearly 30 a game. this milestone sparking further debate about whether he is indeed the greatest hooper of all time. some might say, oh, he just shoots it all the time. he's a ball hog. well, he's fourth on the all time list for most career assists as well. here's his teammate luka in awe of what he's watching. after a 136, 115 win. >> watching him do this stuff at this age, it's just unbelievable. like 50 points. it's i can't even explain how how insane that is. and he might get to 70 k. you never know. >> all right let's go hoop college now. madness in march before the

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matt gialich abdul, john and toure, it's the weekend. join the conversation at the table for five. good morning, i'm abby phillip in new york. let's get right to what america is talking about. the chaos returns. donald trump warned us that his sequel would be harsher than the original, actually told us triffs, backtr reversals are more on again, off again than ross and rachel. the exceptions here are delays there no one can follow what's going on here with this, including the markets, apparently, which had their worst week in about six months. on his government tear down. the dismantling led to the worst month for job cuts since 2009. during the great recession. in fact, elon musk's chainsaw is now apparently a scalpel. that's according to donald trump himself, who is now putting limits on his power after fielding complaints from his cabinet and from congress. now, when it comes to the courts, he's having to change course as judges call his actions blatantly illegal. and globally, allies are ticked off about all of this chaos, each of them handling this in their own way. france is

pete seat, jenna arnold and malik abdul. americans with different perspectives aren't talking to each other, but here they do. >> this is. >> cnn breaking news. >> good evening. i'm abby phillip in washington. in new york. excuse me. let's get right to what america is talking about. the oval office octagon tonight. the world is reeling, wondering if it just watched a public shouting match. that is the prelude to a public divorce. and proof that alliances that hold the west together are broken, perhaps beyond repair. volodymyr zelenskyy arrived in washington ready to put his pen to a minerals deal, what many view as a precursor to the peace talks that include a ukrainian seat at the table with the united states and with russia. but what normally would have been a run of the mill oval office photo op, it devolved into something totally different, something without any obvious parallels. interruptions, raised voices, hurt feelings, demands, threats. world leaders sitting a few feet away but a world apart. >> what kind of diplom

cupp solomon jones, gretchen carlson and malik abdul. it's the weekend. join the conversation at a table for five. good morning. i'm abby phillip in new york. let's get right to what america is talking about. in fact, the whole world. it's a diplomatic disaster. a free nation fighting for its survival. now getting berated by the president and his number two, a berating that they never delivered to the actual invader. russia. ukraine's volodymyr zelenskyy is a man that's gone from standing ovations in congress to the other end of a shouting match inside of the oval office. historians say they have never seen a spectacle like that. and now, at best, the deal between the nations is frozen and at worst, it's essentially ended. america's involvement and defense of ukraine as an ally. why? well, zelenskyy refused to let trump's misinformation about the war go unchecked. and that sparked trump and jd vance to out tough guy each other. >> gambling with world war iii. you're gambling with world war iii, and what you're doing is very disrespectful to the country, t

van jones nina turner, malik abdul and sarah fisher. americans with different perspectives aren't talking to each other, but here they do good evening. i'm abby phillip in new york. let's get right to what america is talking about. wearing out his welcome tonight. the inside story of how elon musk is eroding any and all goodwill with the president's men. the dramatic account is coming from the new york times tonight, and details what the paper calls, quote, simmering anger at the billionaire and donald trump's efforts to put musk in a box. the meeting pitted musk against secretary of state marco rubio musk at one point told rubio, you have you have fired nobody. rubio then accused musk of lying, quote, what about the more than 1500 state department officials who took early retirement buyouts? didn't they count as layoffs? he asked sarcastically whether musk also wanted him to rehire those people just so that he could make a show of firing them again. now, trump was asked about those tensions today, and he said, well, what tensions? >> s