. >>> 25 years since the lockerbie bombings and the victims victims are remembered. >>> a tricky repair job as astronaut gets get busy repairing the space station. >> the situation in south sudan continues to deteriorate. two u.n. peace keepers were killed yesterday and today as they attempted to evacuate americans from that country. they were on board o spry aircraft where they were shot at. the four are in stable condition, but the pentagon did not release their names or their armed service. we have more from the capitol city of juba. >> reporter: people say this is why the u.s. plane was shot at. bor is controlled by the rebels. they say when they saw this aircraft coming they they didn't know they were coming to evacuate people. thinking it was the enemy, it was shot at. there was pandemonium on the ground as people ran away trying to get out of harms' way as the problem started. people who were supposed to be evacuated were not evacuated and they're worried what is going to happen to them. president kiir and his former deputy machar. no one knows where machars but he said the that

when he five years after the lockerbie bombing and services will be held for the victims of the attack. on december 12, 1988, pan am flight 103 exploded over lockerbie. libyan spy was later convicted of the attack. that he never admitted responsibility before his death last year. the case is still open decades later. soccer.s have a look at in friday's match, frankfurt was looking to and their winless streak at home. raw.game ended in a 1-1 d into theurt heads winter break without a single home win. the visitors put on the pressure early and took the lead after half an hour. finishing the job, frankfurt's defense unable to clear the ball. soon after came the response. capitalizing on a deuce ball. all in the 42nd minute. the second half saw few chances on either side. squandering the best opportunity just before time. frankfurt just above the drop zone. match.intriguing they have been underperforming recently. they are flying high with no losses in their last three games. that is thanks to one very effective weapon. you have to stop this man. games, he is in 16 ue'sleak's number -- lea

. >> it has been 25 years since the lockerbie bombings. 270 people died when pan am a.m.light 103 flew up above the scotter town of locker bmw b bi. who was behind it remains controversial. >> reporter: it's been 25 years that many here in lockerbie, the wounds are still fresh. pan am flight 103 was just a half hour into a journey from london to new york when it exploded. >> from then on the world became different and remained so in the 25 years since then. no undoing what had already happened, and nothing we can do can undo that terrible evil. >> that terrible evil took jim swire's daughter flora day before her 23rd birthday. he accused the british government of a cover up. >> when people are stripped of their children it is the most unnatural and horrific situation to be put into. and it doesn't help. >> reporter: only one man an intelligence officer was convicted of the bombing. he served eight years in jail before his controversial release on compassionate grounds arriving home to a hero's welcome. he maintained his innocence until his death last year from cancer. his

. >> the imagement lockerbie bombing stands out in modern terror attacks still 25 years later. for families what lingers is the pain. dr. jim swire lost his daughter at lockerbie just a day before her 23rd birthday. >> from then on and remained so for 25 years since then. there is no undoing what already happened. nothing can undo that terrible evil. >> reporter: but for some questions over who committed that terrible evil remain. the own man convicted served eight years in the scottish prison before his controversial 2009 release on compassionate grounds after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. he died in 2012. the american government blamed the libyan leader muammar qaddafi. lack of real punitive action. >> i think many are crashing one's head and thinking, creeky, did this plane really get taken out and demand very little response by the british and american government? >> reporter: it wasn't unti until 2011, and many criticized the detants with muammar qaddafi in last years. since the fall of qaddafi hopes were that more would come out. and scottish authorities do intend

. >> people gathered to remember the victims of the lockerbie bombing 25 years ago. families of the victims gathered to leigh reeves of the local cemetery. the bombing was the deadliest terrorist attack ever in the united kingdom. flight from london to new york exploded over scotland. in sports now, two sides chasing munich put their feet up for christmas 90 minutes too early. undone by offensive errors and lost 2-1 to berlin. players to thank for their goals. -- dormant, it was two losses at home and no row. he secured his side's first league win since september. the other results in the boing this league so far look like this. fiber grabs a league -- a win over hanover. action. is in the score is 0-0. on sunday, only one game. munich is about to get underway in the cup final. on friday night, frankfurt had another chance to end their winless streak at home. they were up against osberg, who had their best start to a season in club history. in the end, both had to settle for a single point. they head into winter break without a single home victory. on friday, at leas

. >>> a somber memorial to mark the 25th anniversary of the lockerbie bombing. message from u.s. and british leaders about finding justice for the victims. >> a thousand east bay families will have a brighter christmas because of a big toy giveaway today. we'll tell i couldn't it almost didn't happen. >> temperatures today were a good 5 and 10 degrees where they should be. heading into the rest of your holiday week, how warm is it going to get sand there any rain on the horizon? details, coming up. . >>> president obama and his family have started their annual christmas vacation in hawaii. the obamas arrived in honolulu just before midnight last night, aboard air force one. the president has no public events scheduled during his two- week visit to his home state. last year, the president was forced to cut his holiday short to address a fiscal crisis in washington the day after christmas. >>> four american troops have been wounded in growing violence in south sudan. the pentagon says four u.s. service members were injured when three u.s. helicopters were hit by g

. >> reporter: the image of the lockerbie bombings stand out in the history of terror bombing attacksstill 25 years later. and what still lingers is the pain. dr. jim swire lost his daughter. >> in undoing what happened, and nothing we can do can undo that terrible evil. >> reporter: but for some questions over who committed that terrible evil still remain. the only man convicted spent eight years in prison before his controversial release on compassionate grounds after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. he died in 20132021. >>> the american government blamed the libyan leader muammar qaddafi. but many feel the libyans were scapegoated. and there were things that could have prevented the attack or as political expert james boyd points out the punitive action by british or american governments. >> you think about what the reaction is however geopolitically to this event, and one is watching their head thinking did this plane really get taken out and did these people really die and generate so little response from the british or americans government. >> reporter: many point to and cr

. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant ♪ ho ho ho >>> tomorrow marks the 25th anniversary of the lockerbie bombingn a terror bomb brought down pan am flight 103. over scotland. as wyatt andrews reports, some families have turned their loss into action. >> what about your father? >> hi, dad. >> reporter: this home video of 16-year-old molina hudson was taken one month before she died in the bombing of pan am flight 103. she was a new york exchange student then in england, and to her father, paul hudson, the tape captures her kindness and spirit. >> she was a beautiful 16-year-old teenager. she had always been strong willed. >> reporter: the tape held molina's last words to her family until nine months later when residents of lockerbie recovered molina's possessions from debris. one in particular took hudson's breath away. >> one of them was a school notebook which she had done doodling on the outside cover and under that there was a statement, "no one dies unless they're forgotten." >> you felt like she was speaking to you. >> i felt like this was a motto as well as a cause of action. >> reporter:

quarter century on the friends and relatives of the two hundred and seventy people died in the lockerbie bombing of a skull into the gathering this state for memorial sites is on its side to the atlantic i am flight one eighty three which is bound for new york you are one hour after takeoff from london on the twenty first december nineteen eighteen. many questions remain unaltered about it. and it resulted in the conviction of a former libyan intelligence official at the box. rocky the time it counts the last year. large crowds of anti government protests as though once again expected on the streets of bangkok on sunday. it's off the country's main opposition democrat party said it's going to boycott the general elections take place during the protest is trying to step up pressure on prime minister to resign this year is what they see as the continuing influence of drama on thai politics. also today china's main road to success fee and on the moon and assassinate its first images of him being back to canada and screened on state tv will ease this latest milestone in the country's space program i

remember the lockerbie bombing?e day 25 years ago that pan am flight 103 was blown up in a terrorist attack. we'll have a live report. new develop in the the deadly carjacking in new jersey that shocked in people across the country. that and more coming up in ten minutes. stay with us. >>> someone is spreading the wealth along with the holiday cheer this christmas. anonymous customer is leaving huge tips for waiters and bar tepidders across the country. putting tips for jesus on the checks. wayne, is that you? [ laughter ] >> private charity does a better job than anybody else. private people go around giving away things. this is a great time of the year when people are willing to do that. it's a wonderful thing. >> i won't let you get away with that. you begged us to wear the hat. i love this idea. this is fantastic. waiters, waitresses, bar tepiders are some of the hardest working people on the planet. leave a big tip. a couple were $5,000 tips. who cares? it's christmas be. happy. >> it's amazing. even if you hav

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over people have been gathering in the scottish town of lockerbie to remember victims of the lockerbie bombing twenty five years ago families of the victims and politicians gathered to lay wreaths at the local cemetery the bombing remains the deadliest attack ever to take place in the united kingdom. more than two hundred and fifty people died when pan am flight one of three from london to new york exploded over scotland. let's shift gears and look at sports now where the signs chanting by munich in the bundesliga at the speed up the christmas ninety minutes too early. borussia dortmund were undone by defensive errors and lost two one at home to head to berlin the honor in ramos dance and all agreed to pay for their goals for dortmund it was a third home defeat in a while second place by labour cousins to come to a net of bringing counterattack losing one nail countdown of garcia netted for framing to secure his side's first league win since november. the other results in the monthly is so far look like next. freiburg round a win against hannover mind snatched a last minute victory at hamburg.

. >> 25 years after the lockerbie bombing are remembering victims. 273 people were killed when pan a.m. flight exploded over scotland. >> a kink in holiday's travel plans, the system is prompting warnings from the east coast to the plains states. that includes ice, snow and reports of tornados. >>> those are the headlines. "real money" is up next on al jazeera america. you can always find us online at al jazeera america aljazeera.com. >>> it's the beginning of the end for the fed stimulus program. i will tell you what that means for mortgage rates, the broader economy and you. taxes in america, sure, the rich get hit hard but the middle class and the poor shoulder their share, too. i will break it down for you. also, the boss is watching you. american workers under surveillance on the job like never before. and what you don't know about tracking technology, i am ali velshi, and this is "real money." >>> this is "real money." you are the most important part of the show. join our live conversation for the next half hour on twitter: on facebook, facebook.com/aj. "real money." the big deci

paid their respects. >> phil ittner reports for some the heartache is tlarn. >> the image of lockerbie bombing stands out in the history of modern terror attacks 25 years later. for families what lingers is the pain. >> dr jim swire lost his daughter area at lockerbie, a day before her 21st birthday. >> from then on the world became a different place and remained so for 25 years since then. because i'm doing what ha already happened, nothing that we can do can undo the terrible evil. >> for some questions over who committed the terrible evil remains. the only man convicted, abdel baset al-megrahi, served eight years in a scottish prison before his controversial 2009 release on compassionate grounds after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. he died in 2012. the american government blamed libyan leader muammar gaddafi. but many believe the libyans were scaip quoted and point to evidence, intelligence gathered that could have evented the attack or as geopolitical expert dr james boys, the lack of punitive action by british or american governments. >> you think about the reaction geopolitically

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. >> 25 years after lockerbie, mourners gather on both sides of the atlantic to remember the victims of the bombing - how it changed travel. >> and a teen shot by a colorado classmate has died. >> tonight barack obama says the u.s. will try to rescue americans in south sudan. gunfire abankruptly stopped evacuations in bor earlier. nicole johnston has more on the situation. >> the crisis in south sudan is becoming even more dangerous. the government is sending troops and tanks to jonglei to take on the rebels. >> it says renae gayed soldiers have taken control. gunfire hit three u.s. military aircraft as they were about to land and evacuate american citizens from the town. four u.s. servicemen were injured. in the middle of this are civilians looking for protection. 35,000 are camped out in u.n. compounds in bor, juba and other places. >> bor is a strategic location within south sudan, and within the crisis both factions and the government forces are using it as a point they want to dominate. >> however, even the united nations was a target. on saturday it held a memorial service for two indian peac

marking the 25 years since the bombing of pan am flight 103 over lockerbie scotland. 259 people on board and 11 on the ground were killed. >>> new questions this hour about the future of the a&e series "duck dynasty." the network has already suspended patriarch phil robertson over some controversial comments last week. but the family has refused to do the show without him. and their sponsors haven't rushed to abandon them either. underarmour is sticking by them saying, quote, the recent comments in the qg article do not represent our point of view. as a company, we are committed to diversity and believe in treating everyone equally and with respect. so how will this end? our guest is here, a columnist for mediaite. we love that, by the way. >> outstanding website. >> so a&e suspended phil robertson, the head honcho there, the patriarch as he's called. commander i think is what he calls himself. the others are saying we're not doing this show without him. so who -- how is a&e going to really handle this? really, this may sound crazy, bus can a&e stand to lose that show? it's really, reall

the unrest has also galvanized those who support closer ties with moscow. 25 years after the lockerbie bombinge both sides of the atlantic are remembering the victims 270 people were killed when pan am flight 103 exploded over scotland back in 1988. it's one of america's biggest charities, but goodwill is facing criticism for paying disabled workers sometimes just pennies an hour. 10s of thousands have signed a petition demanding they pay its workers the minimum wage. al jazerra's kalin ford has more. >> reporter: for six months last year, mary went to work at her local goodwill store. partially blind with cerebral palsy, mary lives on her own. she looked forward to the independence of a job. but the reality at goodwill was very different. >> they had me downstairs in their store, trying to hang clothes up on hangers. and to make a dollar i had to hang 100 pieces if i was lucky i made a penny per item of clothing. i felt worthless. >> reporter: she showed us some of her pay stubs. >> the biggest check was 18.18. the smallest check was 3.27. >> reporter: mary asked us to conceal her identity. s

responsible for the lockerbie bombing, killed american school kids.n, someone decided to make him an ally. member said, let's give qaddafi weapons. interestingly, the same members said not much later, supporting money to the rebels to overthrow qaddafi. which is it? why are we arming both sides. i year later we have a tragedy in libya where our ambassador and other diplomats are murdered in the streets in benghazi. is this over -- done by rebels we assisted in overthrowing qaddafi? why did we ever help qaddafi? and hillary clinton was asked for more security, he turned the she turned the ambassador down. under cross-examination, i asked her, did you read the cables? she said she never read any cables. she said, don't blame me, somebody beneath me should have been reading those cables. i find it a dereliction of duty, a clear dereliction of duty. she wants to blame it on somebody else. it is absolutely a responsibility, and her failure to revive the ambassador and his mission with advocate security should preclude hillary clinton from ever holding high

i remembered more than two weeks after the bombing we went over to lockerbie, and i saw my mother crossed room and start lecturing margaret thatcher about how justice had to be done. i thought, what is she doing? but that was just her getting started. her good friend in the reagan administration -- i remember kathleen on the phone with her. we were not getting much sleep back then. i was half asleep on the couch. i remember her yelling at her friend, saying, i will not have my son die in vain. justice has to be done. i knew then that even though my brother was dead that our lives were going to change. when ann was asked to lead the commission to investigate what happened and how i could have been prevented, she knew she had no choice, or kathleen would have killed her as well. the family moved to washington very early that year, by coincidence or serendipity. kathleen helped work with frank and and on the commission as a pseudo-staff member. she walked the halls of congress. she quickly became a force. she made many trips back to new york to join protests at the u.n. people in the situati

of the lockerbie bombing. the pan am flight from london to new york was blown out of the sky on december 21st, 1988. many were american students headed home for the holidays. >>> if today feels like it's flying by and you're getting ready for dinner already, don't be alarmed. december 21st is the shortest day of the year and the winter solstice. that means less than ten hours of daylight but rest assured every day from now on will be longer so on ward and up ward. december 21st, shortest day of the year and harper's four-month birthday. >> let me show you eight more real quick! >> solstice. >> solstice! >> i just got a nerd out sometimes. so few words i'm sure 100% to announce. >>> warm temperatures we are going to see. look how warm it is across the eastern third of the country with temperatures running about 15 to nearly 25 degrees above average. tomorrow we will most likely see record breaking -- breaking is the tough >>> good morning. wake being up to clear skies across the bay. we are fog free across city

. >> and this is the remembrance of the lockerbie bombing. >> you know what they say, it's the most wonderfulss conference. year. >> because there won't be any more in 2013. president obama closes out the i don't remember with a final give and take with reporters. dominated by questions about health care midstep in n.s.a. surveillance. in south sudan, the obama administration has dispatched on envoy to mediate ethnic conflict. >> celebrating the crossword puzzle today - it is 100 years old. >> good morning and welcome to al jazeera america. i'm richelle carey. president obama is now home for the holidays, he and the first family touched down in hawaii. the president said on friday that a vacation with the rest and realisation that it usually entails will help him prepare for the year ahead. before leaving washington, president obama held a news conference about successes and failures of 2013. mike viqueira gives us a recap. >> good afternoon everybody. >> with calls for reforms coming from the corp and some advisors, president obama defended the n.s.a.'s collection of millions of phone record

today in lockerbie, there was a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the bombing. 11 people were n the ground in lockerbie, scotland. one mother of an american college student spoke about why she attended the event in scotland. >> i wanted to come here not only to honor thomas but the other 269 victims, and i wanted to stand in the place where my son took his last breath. and say a small prayer. >> reporter: one libyan intelligence officer, abdel baset al magrhabi was convicted of 270 counts of murder. he planted a suitcase bomb on the plane, prosecutors said, and was sentenced to life in prison in scotland in 2001. scottish authorities decided to release him in 2009 on humanitarian grounds when he was diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer. then expected he would not survive long after he was release and returned to libya to a hero's welcome, but the man lived another three years. help d he died in may 2012. >> no one can forget, whoever witnessed that, no one can ever forget what happened 25 years ago. >>> a key deadline for the nation's new health care law hits next week. but

holder is scheduled to speak today at a memorial service marking the 25th anniversary of the lockerbie bombing 270 people died when a pan am flight 103 exploded over lockerbie, scotland on december 21st, 1988. the only man convicted in the bombing died of cancer last year after being released from prison on humanitarian grounds. >>> remains of an army sergeant have been returned to his widow, 63 years after he was reported missing in action during the korean war. a ceremony was held yesterday morning at los angeles international airport. gant never remarried, even though her husband told her she should if anything happened to him. >> i would say as is the case with most of these returns, it is a mix of sadness and really rejoicing, because finally, particularly around the holidays, a long lost family member is finally home and there is some resolution, some closure for this family. >> officials believe gant was captured by chinese forces after being injured in battle and died in a pow camp in 1951 from malnutrition. >>> ticket prices are soaring for what may be the last time 49er fans can watc

the fate of pan am 103 exploding over lockerbie, scotland, killing 270 people. to this day, the bombingt terror attack in britain. many of the victims were american college students flying home for christmas. now memorials and services are being held on both sides of the atlantic. sky news correspondent james hilton is joining us live from lockerbie with more. jane? >> it was 25 years ago that pan am flight 103 was only half an hour in the voyage, the flight from heath row back to john f. kennedy airport. on board was as will of students from the syracuse university going home for christmas. half an hour in to that flight, a bomb exploded. and the aircraft and all the passengers fell on the town in the scottish borders of lockerbie. today there have been services and the lockerbie cemetery to mark the occasion. it was an incredibly overwhelmingly sad service, as you can imagine. a lot of people had come over from america for the special service. americans do come over every year to mark and remember their loved ones who were killed on that incident. but this was a special service. 25 ye

take the lockerbie bombing, for example.afi to hand over the suspects. he wouldn't do it. mandela flew to libya, convinced him to hand over the suspects as long as it was on a neutral country. he got the saudis to negotiate a scottish trial in the netherlands at the same time offering for the united nations to take down sanctions. so he really was able to bring together all these different strands and this sort of master stroke of diplomacy was based on these relationships that he had. >> and today he has brought over 100 dignitaries, leaders, past and present, some political rivals within their own countries, sitting side by side, here joining this crowd that has been here for hours and hours. the line started last night to be here. it really is everybody coming together in terms of the ideals and message that nelson mandela embodied. that's probably the best tribute for someone who wanted to be remembered for the message. now, john king, you're joining us back in the states. when you think about that, the ability of what r

it was 25 years ago this weekend that a bomb brought down pan am flight 103 in lockerbie, scotland.ost of them americans-- were killed. along with 11 others on the ground. tonight, wyatt andrews tells us about the message that was left by one young passenger. >> what about your father? >> hi, dad! >> reporter: this home video of 16-year-old melina hudson was taken one month before she died in the bombing of pan am flight 103. she was a new york exchange student then in england and to her father paul hudson the tape captures her kindness and spirit. >> she was a beautiful 16-year-old teenager. she had always been strong willed. >> reporter: the tape held melina's last words to her family until nine months later when residents of lockerbie recovered melina's possessions from the debris-- one in particular took hudson's breath away. >> one of them was a school notebook which she had done doodling on the outside cover. and under that there was a statement "no one dies unless they're forgotten." >> reporter: you felt like she was speaking to you. >> i felt like this was a motto as well a

lockerbie the wounds are fresh. pan am flight 103 was half an hour into a journey from london to new york when a bomb exploded, killing all 259 on board and 11 on the ground. it was lockerbie's darkest day and the worse of its kind in british history. and it was an american tragedy. >> a service held across the atlantic in virginia remembering those across the u.s. who died. >> my grandfather, john patrick flynn... . >> and interest then on the world became a different place and has remained so for 25 years since then. there's no undoing what had already happened. >> the terrible evil took jim swires daughter flora. he spent years campaigning for answers about what actually happened that day, accusing the british deposit of a cover up. >> when people are stripped of their children it is the most unnatural and horrific situation to be put into. and it doesn't help to know that you must carry a burden of lies. only one man, an intelligence officer, was convicted over the bombing. he served eight years in gaol before his controversial release on compassionate grounds, arriving home to a hero's welcome. abdel baset al-meg

. >>> and today is the 25th anniversary of the bombing of pan am 103 over lockerbie, scotland, an act that resulted in the death of 270 people. a libyan intelligence agent was convicted of the crime. >>> today, the victims, many of them college students, flying home for christmas, were remembered at arlington national cemetery and in lockerbie, where american jane schultz paid tribute to her late son. >> i wanted to come here, not only to honor thomas, but the other 269 victims and i wanted to stand in the place where my son took his last breath. >> we turn now to a situation getting very little attention -- the dangers facing journalists around the world. just yesterday, a freelance syrian photographer working for "reuters" was killed covering the civil war there. for more about the dangers of conflict reporting, and the imprisonment of journalists, we are joined by robert mahoney, the deputy director of the committee to protect journalists. robert, thank you so much for joining us. every year you folks take a snapshot in the month of december, a picture of many things, including the

some of the 270 people who parished in the bombing of pan am flight 10, gathered in lockerbie yesterdayanother memorial service was held at arlington national cemetery. the bombing of the flight carrying number of college students heading home for the holidays named the deadliest terror attack in british history. lacerates fire in a garment factory that killed 1112 workers, police now charged the owners and managers of that sweat shop with homicide. convicted they could spend the rest of their lives in prison. first of at least two space walks by astronauts aboard the international space station went off without a hitch. they removed a bad valve. next space walk is delayed until tuesday. four men have been arrested charged with murder in connection with last weekend's carjacking death of a man outside a shopping mall in new jersey. dustin freedland was shot in the head then drove off in his range rover. target is taking 10% off purchases this weekend. discounting follows the company's acknowledgment that as many as 40 million customers might have had their credit cards compromised by id

i remembered more than two weeks after the bombing we went over to lockerbie, and i saw my mother crossedhe room and start lecturing margaret thatcher about how justice had to be done. i thought, what is she doing? but that was just her getting started. mclachlan,iend, and i remember kathleen on the phone with her. we were not getting much sleep back then. i remember her yelling at her , saying, i will not have my son die in vain. justice has to be done. i knew then that even though my brother was dead that our lives were going to change. the ann was asked to leave commission to investigate what happened and how i could have been prevented, she knew she had no choice, or kathleen would have killed her as well. [applause] [laughter] kathleen helped work with frank and and on the commission as a pseudo-staff member. she quickly became a force. she made many trips back to new york to join protests at the u.n. people in the situations often use their gifts for different things. kathleen had many gifts, and one of which was imposed on her by the nuns at marymount, the gift of the pen. "the dai

i remembered more than two weeks after the bombing we went over to lockerbie, and i saw my mother crossed the room and start lecturing margaret thatcher about how justice had to be done. i thought, what is she doing? but that was just her getting started. her good friend, and mclachlan, i remember kathleen on the phone with her. we were not getting much sleep back then. i remember her yelling at her friend, saying, i will not have my son die in vain. justice has to be done. i knew then that even though my brother was dead that our lives were going to change. when ann was asked to leave the commission to investigate what happened and how i could have been prevented, she knew she had no choice, or kathleen would have killed her as well. [applause] [laughter] kathleen helped work with frank and and on the commission as a pseudo-staff member. she quickly became a force. she made many trips back to new york to join protests at the u.n. people in the situations often use their gifts for different things. kathleen had many gifts, and one of which was imposed on her by the nuns at marymount, the

. >> pelley: 25 years ago tomorrow, four days before christmas, a bomb exploded aboard a pan am jetliner over lockerbiend. all 259 on board-- mostly americans-- and 11 on the ground were killed. justice correspondent bob orr tells us that all these years later the case is still open and still haunts the man who led the u.s. investigation. >> reporter: when bomb blew apart pan am 103 over scotland it was the deadliest terror attack ever against u.s. civilians. at the u.s. justice department a young prosecutor, robert mueller, was tasked with leading the investigation. 25 years later, mueller says, the hunt for the bombers goes on. >> this is a case that needs further investigation and there are a number of people that we are still seeking and hopefully we'll have sufficient evidence to charge in the future. >> reporter: investigators quickly determined an explosive device blew a hole in the side of the boeing 747. analysts from the c.i.a. traced this tiny bomb fragment to libya then headed by strongman moammar qaddafi. two men were arrested, but only one was convicted. mueller says others who helped pla

lockerbie. it was suspected that libya was behind the bombing. eric holder and other officials are expected to speak at a memorial service at arlington national cemetery. >> president obama took to the podium today to give the white house press corps a postmore tell on the year. but what start ed as a look back quickly became a discussion of his biggest failures. "consider this identity is twir 14 look -- 2014 looking any better? >>> utah has allowed same sex marriage to gay and lesbian couples. we'll talk to the clerk who started it all. >>> and remember the comuns of the 60s and 70s? a surprising number of them are still around today. hello i'm antonio mora. we begin with president obama's final press conference of 2013. >> has this been the worst year of your presidency? >> the question quickly dodged but it largely set the tone for a barrage on the nsa, iran, the winter olympics and of course obamacare. >> you know what they say it's the most wonderful press conference of the year. i firmly believe that 2014 can be a break through year for am

. >> 25 years after lockerbie, mourners gather on both sides of the atlantic to remember the victims of the bombingow

. >> the memorials were also held in lockerbie, a libyan national was the only one convicted of the bombing but he was released from prison because of humanitarian grounds, he died last year. >>> and two warring factions trying to leave, three u.s. war craft carriers tried to help those wounded. they're in stable condition. president obama says any attempt by south sudan to seize control through military force will result in a cutoff of aid. >>> president obama spent the first day of his hawaiian vacation golfing. the first family arrived in honolulu late last night. after coming down from air force one, the president showed he can still work a crowd. >> happy holidays, everybody. great to see you guys. you know, year after year, if we start to pose we'll be here for a while. >> the president and family are staying at a beachside home. >>> pope francis had his first much anticipated meeting today with the governing body of the roman catholic church. this is the first time many members had met the pope. the pope urged them to serve, be professional and adopt the ideas of holiness. tomorrow,

. >>> the 1988 bombing of the pan-am flight over lockerbie, scotland. currently in a jail facing charges against humanity. american authorities suspect he played a role in the deadly attack. and telling the british press we all need to know the facts. >>> a strong denial with the obama administration that the west things that bashar al assad should not be held in syria. opposition forces say they were told by western officials in london that there's growing fear if al assad leaves syria, syria could collapse in the chaos. >>> overseas, a top iranian official indicating that the administration may be able to work out a long-term nuclear deal. an official told the news agency that, quote, situation is ready for iran to reach a final agreement with world powers. the iranian government reached a deal late last month on how sanctions are being enforced. >>> president obama will not be heading to the sochi olympics. they're the latest world leaders to pass on attending the game. the white house instead plans to send a delegation that includes tennis great bil

i remembered more than two weeks after the bombing we went over to lockerbie, and i saw my mother crossedroom and start lecturing margaret thatcher about how justice had to be done. i thought, what is she doing? but that was just her getting started. her good friend, ann mclachlan, i remember kathleen on the phone with her. we were not getting much sleep back then. i was half asleep on the couch. i remember her yelling at her friend, saying, i will not have my son die in vain. justice has to be done. i knew then that even though my brother was dead that our lives were going to change. when ann was asked to lead the commission to investigate what happened and how i could have been prevented, she knew she had no choice, or kathleen would have killed her as well. [applause] [laughter] the family moved to washington very early that year, by coincidence or serendipity. kathleen helped work with frank and and on the commission as a pseudo-staff member. she walked the halls of congress. she quickly became a force. she made many trips back to new york to join protests at the u.n. people in the si

lockerbie in search of the truth of that day. good morning, peter. >> good morning, charlie. the bombingming small town in southern scotland. but on december 21st 1988 soon after 7:00 p.m. lockerbie became the site of one of the biggest disasters in aviation history. >> lockerbie was in flames as soon as the pan am jet hit the ground. >> the skies opened up and it rained hell upon them. >> reporter: pan am flight 103 was flying from london to new york when it exploded at 31,000 feet. 270 people were killed. 11 of the fatalityies happened on the ground from falling debris of the boeing 747. the nose cone in the cockpit seconds fell here on the hill where the passengers and cockpit crew still strapped in their seats. sitting in seat 3-a a businessman returning home. >> this was our first meeting with president bush. >> reporter: victoria his widow. she has spent the better part of the past 25 years fighting for improved airline safety and demanding answers to what happened to pan am flight 103. >> to lose my husband, my best friend, and the father of my three children in an air disaster, a

particularly the people of lockerbie, who despite their own losses opened the homes to victims who stream into that small town from around the world in the days after the bombing. in the midst of their anguish these generous men and women gave what comfort they could offer and shared what solace they could provide. we recall the determination that animated families and victim advocate who is joined to seek answers and understanding. some of the passionate individuals including many of the current and former f.b.i. acts justice department prosecute torps -- prosecutor and others sought justice in the aftermath of the crime as their life's work. more than anything, as we assemble in this place of remembrance year after year we were the moments of unity and love that have arisen from grief we share. we remember the occasions that brought this community together not only in mourning but in terms of healing and in search of hope and in celebration of the extraordinary lives that entertained us together. we keep calling for change and fighting for justice on behalf of those no longer with us. we rededicate ourselves and our nation to the qualities that define the me

convicted lockerby bomber was released from a scotish prison in 2009 after being diagnose noised with terminal prostate cancer. reaction by -- august 20, 12. december21st 1988. a terrorist bombpam ago middle school 18. the sharper by stopped. 189 of them americans. today scotish officials he ef lease ever convicted of the terrorist attack. they said on come pack: and is expected to die within months. >> i have decided to allow him to go home to die. >> holy magrahy has been sentenced to life in prison but served only eight years. the reaction from victim's family members. >> it's insane. it's a travesty of justice and ploy that is the most misplaced compassion i can imagine. we could weep, there. >> now knowing that is able to go die with his family is more than i can take. he is daughter did not get to. the reaction at sfo today. >> he killed so many and he stays in jail forever. >> if he was given a life sentence then i think that should have served his life center. many people said that today's relief was more about appeasing libya to get look at its oil. today after his release. >> we thought it was inspector. now we got in contact with the libyan government and want to

lockerby itself. here's nbc's erica hill. >> reporter: families gathered today at arlington national cemetery to pay tribute to their loved ones killed in the 1988 bombing. >> we dated since we were 15. he was very funny and a family man. enjoyed his family. >> reporter: 45-year-old frank chula was on the plane. he was on his way home for christmas. >> the crash of the pan am airline flight -- the father of three was one of 270 people killed in the attack. >> we had the news reports and we saw the plane and we saw the cockpit and we saw the crater. >> we were hurting too much we didn't want to know too much. >> reporter: it wasn't until mary lou and her children visit visited scotland four years later just outside lockerbie to the place on this hillside. >> it helped us a lot knowing people cared. people cared. people found him. he wasn't alone. >> reporter: daughter laurie visited in 1994. >> i never felt any connection to the cemetery where my father's body is. but there was something about going to mensca farm. the farm is a precious, precious location. >> reporter: the chula's continue to celebrate frank's life creating a book about him for his gran

. >>> today marks 25 years since the bombing of pan am flight 103, the terrorist attack killed 259 people over lockerbie, scotland. 11 more people were killed on the ground. it was the deadliest terrorist attack on british soil. a memorial service for the victims being held at the national cemetery in arlington, virginia. molly henneberg is live in washington with more. >> reporter: it was this day in 1988 that pan am flight 103 exploded in the sky less than one hour after taking off from london enroute to new york. today attorney general eric holder told victims' families and friends at a ceremony at arlington national cemetery that no amount of time or distance can erase the loss after what he called, quote, a heinous and cowardly act of terror. >> we will always remember the heartache, devastation, and the pain that was etched into our collective memory on the 21st of december, 1988. but we also recall as we gather each year the tremendous generosity of the scottish people, particularly the people of lockerbie who despite their own losses, opened their homes to the victims' families. >> reporter: the

bomb in the front cargo hold exploded at 31 thou feet. the syracuse students were among the 271 people killed including tress accidents on the ground at lockerbie. >> the sky opened up all at once. >> reporter: marjorie mcqueen shares images of the story at the town's visit center. her husband, a doctor who spent days pronouncing the deathings ohm people they discovered. >> the local hospital was on standby and they had very little to do. that was a sadness, too. >> reporter: the wings loaded with jet fuel fell here. the houses they've all been rebuilt. except for one small patch referred a modest memorial. jormg stobs was lockerbie senior police inspector and one of the first responders on the scene. now 79 and retired, he's committed to keeping the memory of lockerbie alive. >> reporter: how has lockerbie changed? >> the thing is there is a lot of older people who survive and moved away or have gone, and the younger generation although they won't forget it they don't know a lot about it. >> and you thing they should. >> exactly. >> why? >> because i think it's something that should never be for godden. >> reporter: to help keep lockerbie in i