allegedly wrapped in megrahi's shirt. megrahi's son said his father was innocent and that he died of cancer at home in tripoli surrounded by friends and family. many libyans claim megrahi was a scapegoat. but u.s. security officials say he was no patsy. he was a terrorist. >> this was a man who was an operative, who worked on behalf of moammar gadhafi, and was absolutely instrumental in the death of 280 people in bombing pan am 103. >> reporter: families of the victims today found some solace in megrahi's passing but not much. >> there'll never be closure for any of us when your loved one is blown out of the air at 31,000 feet. there's some step of justice. the families for 24 years now have been trying to seek the truth. >> reporter: that truth for many remains unclear. did megrahi act alone? and why was he released at all? a scottish court let megrahi return to libya in 2009 on humanitarian grounds saying he would be dead from cancer in three months. that was three years ago. there were claims megrahi was released to pr

and on that day, megrahi became a small actor in this play. but please understand, i cannot emphasize this strong if you have, this is not the last chapter in pan am 103. >> it is not. so you are not satisfied with just the death of al megrahi and moammar gadhafi. you believe there is still more justice? >> oh, there's no question. a couple months ago, the french arrested a guy by the name of sanusi, who was gadhafi's chief intelligence officer. he has the key to the truth of pan am flight 103 and it's up to the obama administration and the cameron administration to aggressively interrogate him to get the truth. i don't want know if they will, because i don't know if our government and the british government have the stomach to find the truth, because i believe it will lead to the doors of iran and syria. >> you don't have much confidence that the u.s. or the uk will further pursue anyone connected to the fligbombing of flight 103. >> it's now up to obama and it's now up to cameron. the families have persevered for 24 years and along with the

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now, abdel basset al-megrahi is dead.d to ask you, has justice now been served because the authorities always said all along, he probably didn't act alone? >> no, justice hasn't been served completely. today, i am pleased with his death. if this was two years ago and cadawt doffy had not been overthrown and killed, i would be very angry today. but the day that cadoff was killed, he was the big fish. that day, abdel basset al-megrahi became a small actor in this play -- >> jamie: intelligence soldier, who carried out orders? >> he carried out orders. there were more people involved, there is no question about that. we arrested a gentleman who was qaddafi's right-hand man in the intelligence -- he is the key -- >> jamie: a relative. >> but he knows what happened in pan am 103. he knows the other individuals and what other countries are involved. there is no question in my mind that iran and syria, either/or had been involved. i don't know if our government or the british government has the stomach to find the truth because

al megrahi was let go on compassionate grounds because he had prostate cancer. he was expect to live only a few months. at the time of his release, victims' families were outraged after he received a hero's welcome in libya. they believe he was just a small player in the bomb plot. i spoke to a former spokesman for the victims' families who lost a brother in the attack. i asked him when he heard about al megrahi's death. >> i received the phone call about 8:30 this morning. i'm pleased he's finally left this earth. it was tempered because of, i was exhilarated when gadhafi was overthrown and killed last year. he was the big fish in ta that story. this is not the last chapter in pan am 103. >> he and other family members suspect there are people right now in libya, syria and iran who played a part in the bombing. and should be brought to justice. cnn's alison kosik is joining us now. >> i sat down with one of the victims of the bombing. the flight that went down over lock i lockerbie, scotland, was 29 years old at time. he was working for goldman sachs in london.

megrahi's death is not the last chapter in pan am flight 103.my brother that gadhafi would be out of power, that he would be dead. i thought megrahi might outlive us. he is now dead. but the truth can be found. i didn't think that would happen during my lifetime. it's just whether obama has the political intestinal fortitude and cameron can start getting off the rhetoric and start doing something as a leader. if both men want to know the truth, the gentleman is in their custody. they can find out tomorrow. >> how would they do that do you suppose? >> interrogation. to be over there and interrogate him. he is willing to give i think the information. what's even more ironic is i have more faith in the new libyan government finding out more or divulging the truth because they would like the world to know they were most likely not the only country culpable in this cowardly act. for me 24 years later, to have more faith in the libyan new government than my government and the british government is really an amazing statement because during the 24 year

insulted by al megrahi's hero's welcome in tripoli, and al megrahi died surrounded by family while markfar from his loved ones. >> how they could compromise and send that guy home to be with his family. he was part of a murder racket. i mean, what, are you kidding, for killing all those innocent souls on the plane. i was very angry. we all were. >> reporter: mark's parents say they believe there are others out there just as responsible for killing the 270 people on that flight, including 189 americans on that december day in 1988. don? >> thank you, alison. >>> one year ago damage and destruction spanned as far as the eye could see. the entire city of joplin, missouri, including the high school, was in ruins. administrators had to scramble to come up with a place for students to go to class, and cnn's jim spellman visited a rather unusual place that they chose. we'll have jim's report in just moments here on cnn. >>> meantime in toronto last night, history was made. the first transgendered contestant competed in the miss universe pageant. the 23-year-old forced donald trump and the page

abdelbaset al-megrahi was let out of jail in 2009. it doesn't end the anger over the murder of 270 people on the plane and on the ground. >> al-megrahi laid to rest in libya, the only person convicted for the pan am flight 103 bombing released for humanitarian reasons suffering from cancer, served only eight years of a life sentence. this was called by many a grave injustice. >> it is such a grave injustice that al-megrahi who caused such havoc and heartache died in freedom instead of behind bars which is where he should have been. that's where he belonged. it's particularly despicable that he was able to die with his family, but he took that right away from 200 others, 189 americans. >> reporter: scottish officials tell fox news al- megrahi's death does not impact the ongoing investigation into the lockerbie bombing. for the relatives of those who died in the crash his death stirs up questions whether others went unpunished. >> i would love to meet with obama and say the final chapter is in your hands. you might have to act against i

some thing megrahi was just a scapegoat. >> many would say megrahi was numb another of the lockerbie victims. >>> a 13,000-acre wildfire north of phoenix is only partially contained. the so-called gladiator fire has now destroyed at least four homes but no additional homes are being threat end right now. however, those flames may be getting dangerously close to some towers. an evacuation remains in effect. temperatures are high and humidity low. those are the perfect conditions for those flames to spread. >>> at least four people are dead after a powerful earthquake in northeastern italy. the epicenter was located about 20 miles north of bologna in a region known for parmesan cheese. and it hit in the middle of the night. the bbc's alan johnston is there. >> reporter: it struck with colossal force punching holes and tearing gashes in walls all across this region. some whole buildings were flattened. two nightshift workers died in this factory. one of them was only there because he had done a favor and swapped his shift with a colleague. and many others had a terrifying narrow escape

abdelbaset al-megrahi died from cancer on sunday. person to have been found guilty of blowing up pan am flight on 103 over the scottish town. now the families of some of the victims say it's time for a new investigation into whether he really was to blame. here's steve kingston. >> the journey of pan am flight 103 was to have ended here in new york city. but 189 americans never made it home. among them, tom amerman, a marketing manager and father of two. i spoke to his brother about the late abdelbaset al-megrahi. >> he massacred 259 innocent people at 31,000 feet, and yet he had his family surrounding him at his death. at least he's left this world with the despicable act and what the american and british government did in his release was despicable. >> from abc, this is "world news tonight" with peter jennings. >> good evening. the simple fact is this -- pan am flight 10 had been in the air for an hour. >> the passing of 24 years has done little to erase the shock that have night. the many rellmives, his trial, and the guilty verdi

al-megrahi was reconvicted but released after adiagnosis. the family were pleased. >> there were more people involved, no question about that. there is no question in my mind a that iran or syria had to be involved. i don't know if our federal government or the british government will have the stomach to find out the truth. >> reporter: woo two of al- megrahi's codefendants were killed. one those on board the flight was a syracuse student coming home from an abroad program. fox five's john henrehan has the story. >> reporter: when she worked at paycheck jobs, rosemary mild was a career editor. her only child, miriam, was among those killed when a terrorist bomb blew-up the pan am jet. her mom has written two books about her late daughter in an effort to keep alive the memory of that vibrant life. >> when we would watch fame on tv to, the minute the music came on, she would bounced and dance around the house. >> reporter: when al-megrahi finally went before the court, rose mayy atented part of the trial. she was later enraged after he was rel

megrahi had only three months to live. megrahi had only three months to live. egyptians vote this weekend in the first free presidential election in six decades. there are 13 candidates running from all over the political spectrum. elizabeth palmer reports tonight egypt's largest minority fears their situation may go from bad to worse. >> reporter: mass at st. mary's in cairo starts early, at 7:30. even so the church is full. the christian ritual is ancient and familiar. but outside the door egypt now feels unwelcoming and unsafe. last may a church was set on fire in cairo, locals blamed muslims in the neighborhood. and then in october christians protesting the destruction of another church were mowed down by military vehicles. a year and a half ago millions joined the call from tahrir square for egyptian democracy. since then and this majority muslim country, islamic politicians house flourished. so christians says father pola marqus of st. mary's now feel under siege. we see that in neighboring countries that islamic lea

megrahi is dead. the mystery of lockerbie is not. >> holman: al-megrahi was 60 years old. a florida man's twins won't get his social security benefits because they were conceived artificially, after he died. the u.s. supreme court issued a unanimous decision today. it cited florida's inheritance law, which bars benefits in such cases. the court also agreed to hear a closely watched case involving surveillance of overseas communications. for analysis of the court's actions from marcia coyle of the "national law journal", visit our politics page. wall street ended a series of losing sessions on new signals that china will try to boost its economy. the dow jones industrial average gained 135 points to close at 12,504. the nasdaq rose 68 points to close at 2,847. the gains did not extend to facebook. the social media giant lost 11% in its second day of being a publicly traded company. the head of the nuclear regulatory commission announced his resignation today, after a rocky three-year tenure. gregory jaczko was credited with advancing safety for the nation's nuclear reactors

>> well, look, this man was a horrible man, al megrahi.d in freedom, but died in prison. that's what he deserved, and i still believe that the scottish government perhaps with the participation of the british government created a major injustice when they let him out. having said that, the only legacy we have is in the memory of all those who were lost, including a good number from new york, people from syracuse university, a fellow from brooklyn and the neighboring local parish, whose family i knew, we have to just make sure we continue this battle against terrorism on airplanes. we made great progress and we have to keep it up. >> will we ever know do you believe now with him dead, do you think we'll ever know what really happened aboard that flight and why? >> well, you know, both the scottish and british governments have not been forth coming. the whole deal smelled of a trade for oil for this man's freedom and that was almost blasphemy given what a horrible person he was and the terrible destruction and tragedy that he caused, but i d

abdel baset al-megrahi happens friends and family were at the funeral.y were at his side for the last three years as well nursing him through prostate cancer. a deal with scottish authorities secured his release from prison. it allowed him to return to libya where he lived for years, not months as his doctors had predicted. he even out lived moammar qaddafi. it caused outrage around the world. the funeral is seen as the latest injustice for the families of 270 people that he killed, that includes the family of alexander loenst erbs in. this is father is one of the founders of victims of pan am 103. thank you for joining us today. >> it's nice to be with you. shannon: you have so many unanswered questions, i know. do you feel like we have learned anything about the deal that sent abdel baset al-megrahi out of prison in 2009? >> i think that we learned that fairly early on. it was quite clearly a deal between the british government and the libyan government to release abdel baset al-megrahi in return for bp getting rights to drill for oil in libya. moammar

al-megrahi died near his home in tripoli nearly three years after scottish officials released him on what they called compassionate grounds. doctors thought he had three months to live, instead he enjoyed three years of freedom. a fact that haunted many families. many believed that magegrahi should have stayed in prison. pan am 103 blew up over the tiny town in lockerbie scotland, 189 americans died some college students headed home for christmas break. megrahi was the only terrorist ever brought to justice in that, that justice as i mentioned was short-lived. in 2009 scotland let him go, sending him back to libya receiving a hero's welcome and kissed by gadhafi, who is now dead killed by his own people. the death of the lockerbie bomber is causing more questions, are there others not punished for the flight 103. steve, who else could be involved. >> reporter: some family members believe the tentacles of the plot reach far and wide. not only libya and late dictator muammar gaddafi, but syria and iran as well. the opinion of burt amorman, the brother of tom, whose life was cut short.

there's no question that when megrahi was indicted. there were people in the bush administration or the john major administration, were cursing a blue storm because they would have to be involved with other countries, it's my personal belief that iran and syria were involved. i base it on discussions i had with an fbi agent and a scottish investigator, both involved with the entire investigation and both of them independently said to he me there's no evidence to tie in iran and syria, but we both personally believe along with others that iran and syria were involved. >> do you feel that pan am families still need to push on this in. >> absolutely. every time i come and i've been here many times, everyone says it's the last chapter. i really would like the last chapter to take place, the last chapter is now in the hands of president obama, with this fellow sanussi, i would like nothing better than to meet with president obama to encourage him and to state, you have the gentleman that knows the truth, now get it no matter where it takes,

cnn still trying to independently confirm that as well, but that is abdelbaset al megrahi who has been in libya for many years already. >>> now "state of the union" with candy crowley. >>> character, capitalism, and controversy. just another week on the campaign trail. >>> today who will define mitt romney? >> romney made sure the guys on top got to play by a separate set of rules. he ran up massive debts, and the middle class lost. >> centerpiece of his campaign is quite clearly character assassination. >> exclusive interviews with david axelrod and republican national committee chairman reince priebus. also spending cuts, tax cuts, and what do women want in 2012 with senators barbara boxer and kay bailey hutchison. >>> plus, an exclusive interview with nato secretary-general anders faux rasmussen and the exit of afghanistan. >>> and chewing over the week with jeff zell mi and cnn congressional correspondent dana bash. i'm candy crowley, and this is "state of the union." vice president biden questioned mitt romney's business credentials on the stump. the obama re-elect team pumped out

lockerbie bomber, abdelbaset ali mohmet al megrahi will be laid to rest today. only person convicted of the bombing of pan am flight 103. some families expressed relief about his death, others anger. >> he died in libya comfortably with his family around him and my daughter, 20 years old with everything to live for died a brutal horrible death. >> he was involved, he put the bomb on the plane but somebody made the bomb, somebody told him to do it so he paid for the whole thing. >> abdelbaset ali mohmet al megrahi was released from a scottish prison on compassionate grounds. prison officials in mississippi have taken over a riot at the correctional facility. they now say employees are safe. one guard was killed in the disturbance. 19 people including three inmates were injured. >>> more shaking in northern italy today a strong after shock followed yesterday's 6.0 earthquake that killed seven people. workers are digging through the rubble searching for survivors. some 11,000 people are out of their homes. many sleeping in cars or tents. >>> the bleeding gets worse

megrahi had the ability to be surrounded by loved ones. my brother was blown out of the air at 31,000 feet and we know some of the victims, they didn't have that compassion. martha: the grief from the families from that horrible day never goes away and we're going to speak to one of those family members, a mom, a mom -- a woman, a mom who lost her daughter on that flight, pan am 103, react toss this news. she's coming up, right here. gregg: thousands of protestors, descending on the nato summit in chicago. those demonstrations beginning peacefully but growing more violent, dozens arrested so far. right now protestors are gathering for yet another rally, vowing to shut down the corporate headquarters of boeing. steve brown, live now from union park in chicago. steve, in a sense, if the demonstrators' goal was to affect boeing, they've already accomplished that, right? >> yeah, actually, they accomplished it last week. let's set the stage for what's going to happen quickly. we're not union park on the city's west side. as you can see, some o

meg g megrahi -- >> it was a propa process. to give people the chance to mourn those that were lost in the cote cases dealt with. >> they are under international pressure to help with further investigations after that horrific attack 24 years ago. >> heather back to you. >> thank you so much. we will cover this more through out the morning. we will hear more from burt amerman. he will be on fox and friends early this morning. >>> let's talk politics right now. the 2012 election. we have been covering as you well know the obama cast has launched an attack on the company using it as a platform to slam his jobs record. >> perhaps the big e news comes from newark, new jersey there. cory booker is making headlines for saying quote he's very uncomfortable with obama's attack. take a listen. m it /* i am very uncomfortable. >> cory booker now backtracking and reaffirming his support for the president's campaign. >> i also expressed on meet the press my profound frustration with the kind of campaigning that i think is becoming too much

abdel basset al-megrahi was 60 years old. >> there has been plenty of controversy. for some, this will close a partial chapter. >> reporter: partially. >> thank you, steve. [cheering] >> after weeks of uncertainty and years of imprisonment in china, blind activist chen guangcheng has arrived in the u.s. he sought refuge in the embass nebeijing. he has been jailed and under house arrest for protesting forced abortions in china. he will study law at nyu, but the fight is not over. >> we should raise our arms to continue to fight injustice in the world. >> congressman chris smith from the house foreign affairs committee has pushed for chen's release for a long time. he was there when the chinese dissident arrived in the u.s. and has been speaking out for the safety of his family and friends in china who are on lockdown by authorities. congressman smith is live. >> thank you very much. >> how relieved were you to see mr. chen last night? >> it was amazing. i had about 10 minutes or so with him. it was energizing. it was emotional. above all tmade me feel that we need to