heading home for christmas. ka muammar al-qaddafi handed over abdel basset al-megrahi for trial. he was convicted. but two co-defendants were acquitted. qaddafi admitted responsibility but not guilt. and the families received $2.7 billion in compensation. the national transitional council, which rules libya, has said it would work with the scottish government over the possible involvement of others in the attack. 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.
the world. the area highlighted is just off the coast of south carolina pap concentrated area but it has been rapidly developing. that s why the national hurricane center is keeping a close eye on it. the latest advisory says this could develop into a tropical depression or maybe even a tropical storm as early as sunday. possibly later tonight as we see we ve had a lot of convection, meaning thunderstorm activity developing with it and enhanced here. you can see areas here in red and yellow. those are the higher topped thunderstorms. something to keep watch on and the first name of the season is alberto. we ll keep a close look at this already active season that hasn t officially begun for 2012. this potentially could get a name. it. william to intensify eve before the season begins? absolutely. if it becomes a hurricane, it gets a name. thank you. keep us posted. terrorist charges brought against three anti-nato protesters have taken place. chicago announcing felony
bathtub, the suspect her husband, the fbi follows leads to mexico. a multi-million dollar business. international baby adoption. a heart wrenching story sheds light on the struggles of overseas adoptions with the baby business in focus. how many people like facebook s initial public offering, you be surprised. we break down the new circle of friends. good morning, everyone i m randi kaye, 7:00, thanks for waking up with us, get you caught up on some of the news. we start with the glitch in the new space plan. 4, 3, 2, 1, 0. and lift off we ve had a cut off. that is the drag on spacecraspac dragon spacecraft, when they hit zero on the countdown, nothingrellfii miami. a half second left when they aborted. reporter: .5 seconds before zero. the on board computer system shut everything down because they had experienced a glitch in engine number five. it was running with too much pressure, could mean a bunch of things, bottom line is at lift off, they need all nine e
it doesn t look risky. i mean, phil, does this look risky to you? nancy? fred? no. well it is. in a high-risk area, there s a 1-in-4 chance homes like us will flood. i m glad i got flood insurance. fred, you should look into it. i m a risk-taker. [ female announcer ] only flood insurance covers floods. visit floodsmart.gov/risk to learn your risk. hello, everyone. i m fredricka whitfield. you re in the in the ann romney newsroom. burning fires intensifying and being intensified by the stiff winds, and they continue to pick up those flames and then for a second they die down and within minutes the flames are now moving twods the prescott national forest. the biggest fire called gladiator threatens the historic mining town. and the officer on the scene is joining us at crown king with an update. give me an idea how difficult this plays is to battle. well, good afternoon, fredricka. you know, crews have been fighting this fire for just about a week now, and the last couple o
he was meant to board a flight to the united states with that device under his clothes. authorities leave alaseery was behind the plot and mind the so-called underwear bombing attempt in 2009. the plot itself indicates that these terrorists keep trying, they keep trying to device more terrible ways to kill innocent people. and it s a reminder as to why we have to remain vigilant. something that is disturbing, this is a homeless man, yelling, pleading for help as he s kicked, punched, tasered by police officers. that man died last july, five days after the beating. one of the fullerton, california officers is charged with second-degree murder, another is charged with manslaughter and excessive force. the judge is deciding whether there is enough evidence for them to be tried. new developments minutes ago in the search for a kidnapping suspect and the two young girls, the suspect s wife and mother are under arrest on especially aggravated kidnapping charges. the situation