. >> charlie manson. >> terminally ill.ence says he's going to die, i have to let him -- in other words, i don't see how -- there's a huge missing piece here and the outrage this country would feel to see the release of one of the oklahoma city bombers, the release of charlie manson, the release of any of the people that we all know have committed the most heinous acts against our society on the most merciless and heartless levels and yet we find ourselves watching the pictures we're watching this morning, which, again, strikes me as political failure, once again, where the government's ability to administer the interests of the country and the integrity of a system of justice continues to be tainted and flawed by interests that are not the people's. >> geopolitical leaders in 20 years from the executive branch have shown no moral backbone. >> jonathan? >> yes. dylan, i just wanted to remind people of what dawna friesen said at the very beginning of her report about 20 minutes or so ago, that there's scottish tradition -- t

. >> terminally ill with prostate cancer be being released on compassionate grounds and allowed to return to libya to die. >> i think it's totally, totally wrong, no matter if he only has three months to live or even a month to live. he should not be released because he killed these people deliberately. >> to take a man who has done this heinous crime and let him go back home to his country to a hero's welcome. and whether he has two weeks, three months, or 20 years to

carmine gianatiempo treats terminally ill patients every day. he says by time they get to the intensive care unit, it's too late for counseling. >> most of the time, the first time that the subject is actually brought up is when the patient is almost at the end of their life. >> reporter: some believe that when it comes to the terminally ill, more doctors need to stop prescribing and start communicating. >> we are not honoring patients and their families' own wishes. it turns out that if we did a better job of actually informing patients about what their choices are and then honoring their wishes, we would save money. >> reporter: and help more people like molvin and their families deal with dea on their terms. kelly cobiella, cbs news, patterson, new jersey. >> couric: turning now to the war in afghanistan. a fierce battle continued for a second day in the south. 500 u.s. marines and afghan soldiers took control today of the key taliban stronged hold in helmand province where major trade routes converge. lara logan is with the marines at camp b

>>> kennedy's wish -- the terminally ill, the senator looks to the future and makes a request. >>> driving a bargain -- a major development in the cash for clunkers program. as it nears the end of the road. >>> growth industry -- teenagers helping others put food on the table. they're young people making a difference. >>> also tonight, what today's new rules on credit cards will mean for you. new rules on credit cards will mean for you. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good eveng. in for brian williams, i am ann curry. one of the world's notorious terrorists convicted in the bombing of pan am flight 103 which killed 270 people, most of them americans is free tonight and home in libya. a private plane sent by libya's president mow muammar qaddafi carried him to a hero's welcome in tripoli. scotland announced it was releasing him for compassionate reasons and then steeled itself for outrage which came. dawna friesen joins us from outside the prison where abdul ali al megrahi was held in scotland. dawna. >> reporter: he spent eight years of a life s

he was diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer since 2008. i have been updated from his illness and received numerous medical reports, including the opinions of consultants who have been treating him. that's clear to the medical experts that he's got a terminal illness and there has been a significant deterioration in his health. i was provided with reports and recommendations by the governor, the doctors and prison social work staff. and also as laid out in statute, i consulted the parole board. they all recommended compassionate release. the opinion of the scottish service doctors who have dealt with him prior to, during and following the diagnosis of prostate cancer, and having seen him through each stage that his physical condition has declined significantly. the assessment reached that these wards after several trial treatments, hormone resistant, that is resistant to any treatment options of known effectiveness. mr. megrahi was examined by scottish prison doctors on third august, 2009. at a port dated 10th august from the director of health and care, indicates that a three

a lot of folks are severely ill and terminally ill there.t is a government agent or government counselor doing coming to the house and what exactly is he going to recommend? and quite frankly, we all know this is one of the major proponents of this is out of oregon, the death with dignity act they've had for 12 years. one of the recommendations is gonna be, would you like to end your life sooner? it's going to be recommendations or suggestions of suicide. >> this is such a distortion. >> what is? >> what pat has just said, that a government official is gonna come and tell you how you're gonna end your life. this is right wing scare tactics built on one provision in the house bill which says that under medicare, if you want to visit your physician, your family physician and you want to discuss end-of-life directives that you want to talk about hospice that md medicare will cover that. you can tell them you want to be kept alive until you are 300 and you want to be frozen. there's nothing required about any of this. most people do not want to

he has a terminal illness. for those who lost family members on the plane the news is too much to handle. >> it's a bitter ending to a 21-year odyssey, that this man is being released on compassionate grounds which is ludicrous in itself. he's been convicted of murdering 270 people, 2 59d at 31,000 people. it's insane, a travesty of justice and totally unacceptable. >> reporter: al al-mcgrahy has terminally ill cancer and his lawyers say his condition is rapidly deteriorating. >>> an unidentified man's death off paradise island. crews pulled his body from the water 5:00 last night. he was pronounced dead at the scene. police want to know how he ended up in the water. >>> turning to sports the orioles wrap up game three against the tampa bay rays. three solo shots, that's all it took for tampa to beat the orioles who have now gone 8-24 after the all-star break. rays were already up 2-1 in this one. when upton had the solo shot adding to another lead. rays win 3-1. >>> the nationals assistant gm getting a promoti

he is also terminally ill with prostrate cancer and desperate to spend what time he has left at home with his family. a prospect strongly opposed by many relatives of those killed in the bombing. >> you don't allow someone who has murdered, through premeditated murder of 270 innocent people, and let them walk away from their prison term. sorry. just not -- it's just not just, and it's not fair. >> i am really absolutely dumbfounded at the idea the scottish government would release him on compassionate or any other grounds, and if, in fact, this is true, this is the coward he's way out. >> yet among the families of the 270 people who died, this are those campaigning for his immediate he release. >> i don't believe he is guilty as charged. and many other people have similar doubts about this trial and the ver dingts that was reached, and so i think it would be inhumane, in fact, downright cruel, to keep the man in prison to die. >> it is the scottish justice ministry who will decide his fate. he could be left in jail, transferred to libian custody, or released on compassionate grounds.

his lawyers say he has terminally ill cancer and only a few months to live. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> 6:05. transcripts from an air traffic controller on the day a tour helicopter collided with a plane over the hudson river show the controller was talking about barbecuing a cat on the phone before the crash. he says "we have plenty of gas on the grill and fire up the cat." then he cursed and then he had ended the phone call. nine people died in the collision. >>> it was terrible thunder, lightning, a crash that made it sound like the whole park was shaking. >> this is the sound of new york city yesterday. fierce storms brought down huge trees in central park. so many trees and limbs you could barely walk through the park. >> taking out the bike at all today? >> more like a cross-country bike ride. >> i was surprised that some of them looked like really healthy, incredibly old, beautiful trees. oaks, maples, everything. >> the tree fell on a taxi but nobody was hurt. the storms that did this are also blamed for a partial collapse of a building under cons

terminally ill with prostate cancer he was released on compassionate grounds by the justice minister, a decision met with outrage at the highest levels. >> we have been in contact with the scottish government. indicating that we objected to this. and we thought it was a mistake. >> reporter: 270 people died in the lockerbie bombing, 189 of them americans. after a massive investigation, and lengthy trial, megrahi was the only person convicted. jack and kathleen flynn lost their 21-year-old son, john patrick in the bombing. >> the word compassion should never be used in the same sentence with mr. megrahi. >> bert aberman lost his brother tom. scotland's justice secretary says he knows the bereaved will never forget let alone forgive. but scottish law allows terminally ill prisoners to be shown compassion and that's what he did with megrahi. >> no compassion was shown by him to them. but that alone is not the reason for us to deny compassion to him. >> reporter: the justice secretarysulted doctors. who said megrahi has less than three months to live. >> reporter: after boarding his fligh

terminally ill with cancer at the age of 57. scottish justice secretary says, he made the decision to release him out of compassion. >> it is absolutely sickening when you say "compassion," i feel ill, i feel physically ill. that is the most misplaced compassion i can imagine. i mean, we couldn't weep for poor old adolf hitler and maybe muse lean mussolini. we should feel sorry for these people, i guess. >> president obama also commented on the release. here's what he said. >> we thought it was a mistake. we're now in contact with the libyan government and want to make sure that if, in fact, this transfer has taken place, that he's not welcomed back in some way, but, instead, should be under house arrest. we've also obviously been in contact with the families of the pan am victims, and indicated to them that we don't think this was appropriate. >>> so, now, cnn's diana magnay is covering this for isin scotland. what is your take? is he being released based on compassion and his terminal illness, or do you think there's something

do you think that someone with a terminal illness should be allowed to leave prison.e phone lines are open at >>> outrage from relatives of those killed on pan-am flight 103 in scotland back in 1988, this after the only man convicted in the bombing of the plane is released from a scottish jail because he has terminal cancer. it was a haunting image for marianne miles. miles wolf was a student at syracuse university and it was on her way home after spending a semester in london. myriam was 1 of 259 people who died, 11 more died on the ground. the scottish justice secretary declared that al-megrahi should be released from prison for what he calls compassionate reasons. we want to know what you think. should someone who is terminally ill be allowed to leave prison? had that is our question of the. the phone lines are open at (410)481-4545. you can also send us a tweet at fox baltimore. our first caller is mike. good morning, mike. >> good morning. >> what do you think about him having get out of prison or anyone for that matter? >> think somebody has lost the whole meani

so here's george who thinks he has a terminal illness and goes to ire ira. what does he want to do facing that challenge? >> the idea was that his way of dealing with it is to not tell anybody. he doesn't want to be the sick guy. he doesn't want all of the magazines and tv shows chasing him sow doesn't tell anyone. he doesn't tell his family. he doesn't want to depress his parents who are elderly. so he knows he has to tell someone so he hires this young comic to write jokes and be his lackey, his assistant and he's only going to tell him. and it's almost, it's too much pressure for seth's character to handle, to be the bearer of the secret. and he wants to do an enormous amount of stand-up to just not think about it. like let's go to work. let's just -- so you have this funny dichotomy, this incredibly heavy situation and he goes on stage and just tells filthy jokes every night as a way to avoid it. >> and what about the love of his life played by your wife by the way. >> yes, lesley mann plays laura and it's -- that part of the story is that he cheated on

he is terminally ill with cancer. he is being sent back to libya on compassionate grounds. that brings us to our watercooler question of the day. do you think a scottish court shouldrelease the man convicted of the 1988 pan-am bombing, so he can die surrounded by his family? email us your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> still ahead, drug use among baby boomers appears to be on the rise. >> some good news if you think life is going back to fast. life is going back to fast. cash for clunkers is available at your chevy dealer. with more eligible models to choose from than anyone. if your clunker qualifies to be recycled, you can get a $3500 or $4500 government rebate. and just announced! if you qualify for the clunker rebate, you may also qualify for 0% apr for 72 months. that means you can buy this silverado half-ton for $228 a month after a $3500 government rebate and no down payment. go to chevy.com for details. >> welcome back to 11 news today. it is hot and humid out there already. we have some potentially strong thunderstorms and scattered showers this afternoon a

some people when you are terminally ill and think hospice care is the way to go. there is a lot of bombs throwing back and forth within the last month, people want to ration care and take away your end of life choice. i think the less screaming and yelling and the rational discussion of these issues, when should somebody get the last $50,000 treatment in the last week of life, that's a choice you have to make. these are all -- these are some of the biggest costs to the medicare program. certainly i think a rational policy debate about it rather than a political debate is meaty. guest: i think they would default to providing as aggressive a treatment as possible unless the patient has what's known as an advanced directive in place dictating what kind of care they want in their last days. and lawmakers are paying attention to this issue. there is -- right now there's a provision in the house version of the legislation that would pay doctors and medicare for counseling their patients on making -- writing advanced directives or living also. that provision -- living wi

. >> who is permitted to return home on the grounds that he is terminally ill and only has a few months to live. wounds too deep to measure have been reopened for a mother who insist there is no such thing as closure. s to the comfort of his family. a mass murderer. >> she indicated that she will never understand that someone could believe that the life of a terrorist to be worth as much as the lives of his victims. >> and more details on that top story. the bomber is now 57 years old. he continues to say he was wrongfully convicted and believes the truth behind the bombing may never be known. authorities believe that he had three months to live and is expected to remain in libya during that time. >>> after 10 hours of voting, they're counting the ballots in afghanistan. 26 people were killed on election day and set -- and the shutdown polling places. the afghan president is seeking a second term. the results of today's collection will be released until saturday. >>> president obama took his campaign to the radio airwaves today with syndicated radio talk-show hosts and took questions fr

he is terminally ill with cancer. he is expect -- expected to be sent back to libya on compassionate grounds. the obama administration and the parents of the victims are curious about the decision. >> [unintelligible] i think they will stimulate him as a hero returning home. >> there will be complete coverage on the "today show." that brings us to our watercooler question of the day. do you think a scottish court shouldrelease the man convicted of the 1988 pan-am bombing, so he can die surrounded by his family? email us your response to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> coming up, the university of pittsburgh denies a gift from someone. >> and one man who tried to take his own death as largest state. >> here is a live look at traffic. in this fine on this thursday morning. >> quite small and skinny downtown. will be in the low 90's around the harbor. there is activity running through the area. some upper level waves that we are writing out ahead of. they will make it here sunday morning. some scattered showers and thundersto

scottish officials released him from prison, terminally ill. there were several people from maryland who died on that flight, and the news that he is with his own family is not sitting well at all. melissa spoke to one victim's family. >> they lost their daughter on that flight, and while the explosion may have happened more than 20 years ago, they are reliving the pain thanks to the scottish government. >> she is mourning the loss of her only biological child, even though she died more than 20 years ago. >> i am wearing black, because this is a black day. >> last night she found out the only man convicted of the bombing will be set free. >> the fact that he is going home to his family in time for ramadan, i am in the state of total disbelief. krask>> it was announced an actf passion. now he only has a few months to live. marion's stepfather says he feels betrayed. >> he brutally murdered 270 people. i see no reason to grant him amnesty, and that is what this amounts to. he is going home to is family and not just another person or hospital. >>

the man is terminally ill with prostate cancer. that is why scottish officials released him from jail and allowed him to return home to libya. >> i am assuring his family some compassion. >> this is a very black day. >> rose very mild received the news she feared at 11:30 last night. >> i am experiencing a new and different level of grief, a rip tide of despair over this tragic decision. >> he was convicted of murder in 2001. 270 people were killed. president obama press tested the move. >> we thought it was a mistake. >> it is beyond comprehension. thiss a disgrace, for him to be sent home to the comfort of his family? and mass murderer? >> it was a compassion not shown to families in united states or scotland. we will seek to live up to those values of humanity that we pride ourselves on. >> he served just eight years. the secretary of straight also said she was disappointed. -- the secretary of state hillary clinton also said she was disappointed. >>> preston hurton died on a soccer field on monday. >>> elizabeth edwards says sh

more on the release of the germany -- terminally ill man who will spend the rest of his days as a free man. >> the scottish justice minister says that he knows many of the deeply held views and many will disagree with him, but he has decided to release the murderer on compassionate grounds. a convoy with the man left the scottish prison bound for glenco airport. he is heading back to libya to die. >> he faces a sentence imposed by a higher power. is one that no court in any jurisdiction, any land, could revoke or overrule. >> the white house issued a statement saying that it deeply regrets the decision to release the man. he is now bound for libya, where it is expected he will be held as a hero. >> we want to know what you think. do you agree with the decision to set the bomb are free because he is dying of cancer? grab your cellphone and text of the word yes or no to this number. standard text messaging rates apply. we will reveal the results of our poll on 11 news at 5:00. >>> residents of apartment complex are looking for a new place to call home after a two- alarm fire ripped throu

some people when you are terminally ill and think hospice care is the way to go. there is a lot of bombs throwing back and forth within the last month, people want to ration care and take away your end of life choice. i think the less screaming and yelling and the rational discussion of these issues, when should somebody get the last $50,000 treatment in the last week of life, that's a choice you have to make. these are all -- these are some of the biggest costs to the medicare program. certainly i think a rational policy debate about it rather than a political debate is meaty. guest: i think they would default to providing as aggressive a treatment as possible unless the patient has what's known as an advanced directive in place dictating what kind of care they want in their last days. and lawmakers are paying attention to this issue. there is -- right now there's a provision in the house version of the legislation that would pay doctors and medicare for counseling their patients on making -- writing advanced directives or living also. that provision -- living wi

some people when you are terminally ill and think hospice care is the way to go.here is a lot of bombs throwing back and forth within the last month, people want to ration care and take away your end of life choice. i think the less screaming and yelling and the rational discussion of these issues, when should somebody get the last $50,000 treatment in the last week of life, that's a choice you have to make. these are all -- these are some of the biggest costs to the medicare program. certainly i think a rational policy debate about it rather than a political debate is meaty. guest: i think they would default to providing as aggressive a treatment as possible unless the patient has what's known as an advanced directive in place dictating what kind of care they want in their last days. and lawmakers are paying attention to this issue. there is -- right now there's a provision in the house version of the legislation that would pay doctors and medicare for counseling their patients on making -- writing advanced directives or living also. that provision -- living will

abdelbeset ali mohmed al megrahi, convicted in 2001 for the lockerbie bombing, now terminally ill with prostate cancer, be released on compassionate grounds and allowed to return to libya to die. >> where's the compassionate grounds? he wts to go home to be around his family. my brother didn't have that opportunity on december 21st, 1988. none of us did. >> reporter: secretary of state hillary clinton said the foughte releas >> i just tnkt is absolutely wrong. >> reporter: and seven u.s. senators sent a letter lobbying against it. some families say the u.s. is caving to libyan leader moammar gadhafi, who shook his pariah status when he renounced nuclear weapons. this summer president obama shook gadhafi's hand. >> the united states government didn't want this gentleman released, it wouldn't take place. so please, don't insult my intelligence by making these publ statements. >> reporter: 21 years later the lockerbie wound still painfully raw. some families believe what the u.s. and britain want is access to libya's oil. and some say with megrahi's release they'll never resve who else mi

reports that the terminally ill lockerbie bomber will be released sparks outrage. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. thanks for joining us. i'm michelle guillen. >>> tomorrow president obama makes his pitch for healthcare reform at a town hall meeting in montana. at a bozeman suburb, hundreds are expected to show up in protest. the healthcare reform has triggered a wave of growing anger in the country. susan roberts is in washington with more. susan, good morning. >> reporter: michelle, good morning to you. the white house is trying to push back against these explosive town hall meetings through its online campaign and the president himself. the administration is trying to quiet the critics of healthcare reform. critics angry over the president's healthcare reform plan are not holding back. >> you listen to us. >> reporter: americans will have another chance to be heard today at town hall meetings across the country. democrats are trying to win over an increasingly skeptical public fed up with the proposed overhaul. >> nobody tells me how to live my life. n

had he not been terminally ill, he would have remained in a scottish prison. that i can't vary, but we're prepared to show clemency in his final days to his family, despite the fact that he didn't show that to ours. >> mr. macaskill, you realize that for the rest of your life, this was your decision. you're going to have to live with this decision for the rest of your life. this was a major decision, probably one of the most important, if not the most important political decision you have ever made. are you comfortable knowing that from now on the name kenny macaskill, scottish justice secretary, will be linked to the release of this mass murderer? >> i'm proud to serve as the cabinet secretary for justice in the government of scotland. this is a decision i did not seek to make. it's a decision i would not have wanted to make. but it's a decision that had to be made. an application was made by him and an application for prisoner transfer was written by the libyan government. the buck, as you would say in america, stops with me. i have made that decision follow

terminally ill, he was freed early from a scottish jail this week on compassionate grounds. two hundred seven people were killed in the bombing, two- thirds american. we have two reports. first, our correspondent reports on his release. >> the first glimpse of the terrorist dress in white, surrounded by prison officers and about to leave the scottish jail. cheers from waiting crowds awaited him, now a free man but under police escort. a convoy of vehicles escorting him to glasgow airport with security tight. he was convicted of the mass murder of 270 people, the decision to release him was taken by the justice secretary in the scottish government. independent medical advice says he does not have long to live. >> no compassion was shown by him to them. that alone is not the reason for us to deny compassion to him and his family, in his final days. >> it is more than 20 years since pan am flight 103 exploded over lockerbie. it was the longest night of the year. homes were obliterated by debris falling from the sky. 150 t of what remains of the flight are piled in a scrap yard.

do you know that i believe it's 65% of americans support allowing a doctor to fu fulfill terminally ill patient's right to end life >> that's one where americans are relatively close to other in need lund. 59% of americans oppose gay marriage even though of them are for civil unions. but i think this notion that there's a pipeline that's running somehow from europe and from the netherland to the united states i think that's the wrong metaphor. there is a battle that's going on between a culture of duty and culture of freedom or however you want to refer to or religious or secular culture. surely one of the lessons of legislation we're not taking our laws from massachusetts of supreme court or from europe that the religion matters that the religion informs that the people think about public life. they informed about the way they think about political life. the lesson the election is just the opposite. >> which is just front and center >> you want to put any kind of gloss on those statistics about the general ration null this next on the gay marriage the 14%. 65 and older between the 18 a

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should madoff get the same treatment and get early release if found out he is terminally ill? davis says you got to be kidding me. the answer is a no brainer. no. they shouldn't release madoff because they shouldn't have released the bomber. he is released on compassionate grounds. the thugs showed the people they murdered and the life savings they plundered. these people are sick. i hear you, david. while i always like to err on the side of compassion, if it's possible, it just hit me today, both of these men are sentenced to what amounts to life in prison and just because their life could end earlier than expected, is it really grounds to go free? and then there was this interesting note from robbin in virginia. i can't understand for the life of me that why it was reported that the obama vacation should be considered a private family vacation when the taxpayers are paying for the vacation. shouldn't the obama's cut down on the expensive vacations since it has been reported that the vacation will cost $20 million. since the country is in economical chaos. first of all, where

he is terminally ill with pancreatic cancer and they are close to a decision to go back to libya. >> i should be delighted if he does go back to his family to die. it's inhuman to keep him in prison. >> the scottish government, to be considering this, this is a horrible miscarriage of justice. >> reporter: a miscarriage and justice and miles said it would be a blot on the memory of those who died in the tragedy. if he is returned to libya. terry owens, abc2 news at 11:00. >> and we have new information tonight on the tragedy about the hudson. the faa said it placed two employees on administrative leave. the faa says an air traffic controller in quoting here, apparently inappropriate conversations, end quote, on the crash. the supervisor was not in the building at the time. but the employees' action don't appear to be contributed to the accident itself. >>> a 9-year-old child, bitten by a baltimore lifeguard. it happened at a city rec center. it took place during a summer day camp at the callow hill in pimlico. we have more on what happened and what the boy's mother is doing about it.

the scottish government released him on compassion grounds saying he was terminally ill, he was greeted with a parade when he went back. he was found guilty in the bombing that killed 270 people. >>> amid growing fears of swine flu the leader of a south american country has the virus. the 57-year-old president of columbia came down with it not long after attending a summit with other leaders. this just after week the president of costa rica came down with it. >>> a new study shows a blood thinner has bad side effects, starting bleeding then into interaction was other foods and drugs. a new study by a germ an drug shows it's three times more effective at reducing the risk of stroke and didn't recover monthly blood tests. >>> today also the last day of the virgin mobile music festival. the popular event was free and held in a new location. >> reporter: a race to pick the perfect seat starts before noon. >> we have 17 bands, a listers public enemy, dance tent that will go up. >> reporter: it could be a sign of the times. >> ticket. >> reporter: struggling economy has people less likely to

terminally ill, abdelbaset ali al-megrahi was freed on compassionate grounds. the government is rejecting suggestions the real reason was to smooth commercial relations with libya. christian frazier reports from tripoli. >> this is certainly how libya wanted this trade -- but how much damage to this celebration of al-megrahi due to the relationship with the outside world? he was welcomed home like a decorated soldier. scottish plaids weighed in jubilation. today, the government kept us away from his family, but we did speak to his brother in law. >> we are saddened by the tragedy of lockerbie and the people who lost their children. but i assure you -- he is innocent. if you could see him now, you would realize it is impossible he could do it. >> that is not how the british government sees it. they warned libyans within an hour of the plane taking off. a letter arrived from downing street. in that, gordon brown asked the libyans to act with "sensitivity." he said the british government expected a low-key return. clearly the message was confused or ignored. state

terminally ill patients suffer regardless of whether they're in prison or at home.ight years for 200 deaths, that's awful. they have cancer or other problems. thanks for your views on this. thanks for your e-mails, phone calls and texted. we want more of your comments here. we'll be talking about this very topic more. we'll continue to take your calls and your e mal-mails on t particular story. go to cnn.com and there's directions on how to get your e-mail through. >>> there is talk about the bikini model ex-wife, though he may not even be in the state or even in the country. the clues he may have slipped into canada. >>> the question -- the husband of the bikini model ex-husband may be in canada. they are calling him a suspect, but they want to question him in the death of 28 year-old jasmine fiore chlts she was found stuffed in a suitcase. autopsy results indicate fiore was strangled. >> our fear is he may be enroute to canada. we were able to ascertain his involvement with the help of the los angeles police department. mr. jenkins reported ms. fiore missing the e

. >> reporter: megrahi has terminally ill cancer. his lawyers say he has a few months to live.errie johnson, abc2 news. >>> three shootings to tell you about overnight. police are investigating the shooting of a teen in northwest baltimore. this happened 2:00 this morning. sources tell pete "on the street" o'neal neighbors called police because they saw the teen lying in the middle of bell avenue. the teen had been shot in the head. he was rushed to the hospital. he's in grave condition. police don't have suspects at this time. >>> two men shot in pigtown. police need your help to try to find the suspects. again sources say this happened around 11:30 last night. a man shot several times in the back on carey street and pratt street. and then another call, another guy shot in the 800 block of carroll street. no suspects in either of the cases. >>> windsor mill is a very close and friendly neighborhood but they are hurting like the rest of baltimore over the hate crime. neighbors will tell you that 76-year-old james prevet was a quiet man, avid fisherman and tuesday morning police

the movie stars adam sandler as a terminally ill comedian. "harry potter and the half-blood prince" finished in second followed by "g-force." >>> remember, you can get the latest business news any time at our website, abcnews.com. >>> and when we come back the legal questions left behind by michael jackson's death begin being unraveled today. details straight ahead. >>> some new classical. we're talking about mozart in modern times. stay tuned. >>> welcome back. these are the latest headlines from abc news. diplomats in iran are trying to get the latest information on three americans being held there. they were taken into custody after wandering across the border from iraq. >>> tariq aziz, one of saddam hussein's top lieutenants, has been sentenced to seven years in prison. he's already facing 15 years on another conviction. >>> and the pentagon confirms that the remains of navy pilot michael scott speicher have been discovered in iraq some 18 years after his disappearance during the persian gulf war. >>> it should be an intriguing day at los

a terminally ill megrahi was released on compassionate grounds, not under a prison transfer. but today a public inquiry was demanded. what did jack straw agree to? >> i would not have done a deal, but i have no power to do a deal and to say to the libyans, well, we'll do a murky deal with you on oil and we'll give you a wink about the release of mr. m megrahi. >> and what affectid it have on the scots? apparently none. >> he rejected transferring megrahi and kept faithful the scottish judicial system by releasing mr. megrahi on compassionate grounds because he was suffering from cancer. >> these photos of him looking gravely ill hardly makes the politics of his release any clearer. >> and here is something that we take largely for granted 234r this country. riding the bus in a major city. well, in south africa, a public bus system came in just yesterday to johannesburg, the country's commercial center. the buses are considered a step up for many commuters who have had to rely on unregulated van services. beyond commuters, the buses will help people get around more easily next

of them were americans, and while many families did not want him released, scottish law allows terminally ill patients to be shown compassion. he was diagnosed with events prostate cancer is believed to have only months to live. >> he now faces a sentence imposed by a higher power. >> he only served eight years of his life sentence. today president obama called his release a mistake. there were several people from maryland who died in the 1988 bombing, and his release as many of rage. today melissa carlson spoke with a family who said today's action is has been reliving the pain of loss of their loved one. -- today's action has femme reliving the pain of loss of their loved ones. >> she mourns her child, even though she died more than 20 years ago. >> i am wearing black because this is such a black day. >> last night she found out the only man convicted of the 1988 bombing of pan am flight 103 over scotland will be set free. >> the fact that he is going back to his family and in time for ramadan, i am in a state of total disbelief. scotland's justice secretary made the announcement, in which

. >> reporter: al-megrahi has terminally ill cancer and his lawyers say his condition is deteriorating. >>> hamid karzai expected to win the election. thousands of polls are open but the threat of violence could keep some voters away. in kabul, helicopters circled overhead as police manned extra checkpoints. in one northern kabul neighborhood a car with loud speakers encouraging people to get out and vote. >>> iraq's prime minister blames sunni insurgents for a wave of deadly bombings in baghdad. and says the iraqi government must re-evaluate security to confront the challenge. yesterday's bombings killed at least 95 people and wounded more than 400. >>> back here on the local front neighbors of mr. james are furious because he was beaten because he's black. neighbors in this close-knit windsor mill neighborhood say james privett is a quiet man. police say he was attacked at fort armistead park while fishing with his wife. calvin lockner was charged with attempted murder along with a hate crime. investigators say lockner goes by the nickname"hitler," has a hitler tattoo on his stomach

he's gnaw terminally ill with pancreatic cancer and scottish officials are close to a decision on his request to be returned to libya. >> i shall be very delighted if he goes home to his family to die. i think it's inhumane to keep him in prison when we know he has secondary cancer. >> for the scottish government to even be considering this is a horrible miscarriage of justice. >> reporter: a miscarriage of jutis. miles says it would also be a blot on the memory of those who died in that terrible tragedy if he is returned to libya. in severna park, terry owe he wens, abc 2 news. >>> 5:04 right now. we have an ex high school band director sentenced for molesting a female student. robert thompson pleaded guilty in april to abusing a student over a two-year period. johnson has been sentenced to nine years behind bars with all but 18 months suspended. he has also been placed on probation for five years and will have to register with the state sex offender registry. >>> before you send your kids to the pool, a story you have to hear first. >> bit through the shirt, and it was starting to s

i don't understand all the money spent on the terminally ill.ve made my decision on this issue. my instructions for myself and my loved ones are, provide the necessary pain management, say good-bye and allow me to die naturally prefrably at home. christine writes, my mother had a hip replacement 13 months before she died of cancer. because of this, my mother was able to have a higher quality of life during her last year. she regained her driver's license, was able to play on the floor with her infant granddaughter. it was a tremendous benefit to her. while on paper, it makes no sense to do this, it needs to be done because it is the compassionate thing to do. jasmine says i'm a registered intensive care unit nurse. far too many times i have seen the useless invasive procedures and tests we do on patients that make no difference on the outcomes. all of us see the suffering and the staggering cost. there has to be a better way of letting patients die in dignity and peace. one thing we are certain of is death. letting your doctor talk to you and yo

abdel sset al megrahi, convicted in 2001 for t lockbie bombing, now terminally ill with proste cancer be released on compassionate grounds and be allowed to returto libya to die. >> reporter: the dtruction of pan am flight 103 remains o of the bloodie terror attacks ever launch at the west and one which was iediately blamed on liby at the timef the lockerbie bombing, the naon was a pariah state, internaonally shunne accused of sponsoring terrorism. its leader a figure of ha in thewest. it was onlafter 15 yea of sanctions that liby finally admitted it carried out the bombinand paidompensation to victims' filies. and thin a year, tonyblair was visiting tripoli to show th relations were bk to rmal, a controversial al enabling prisoners to be trsferred between the nations was also ageed, and at the same time trade deals we being struck the day after the two leaders met, the bp announc it s spending half a billion pounds to search for oil i libya. >> should a killer be freed amst in a obal war on terr? this morning wll talk to outraged family mbers of his viims. >> reporte today's decision