it happened december 21, 1988. the jim jumbo jet was flying from london to new york. 259 people onboard and 11 on the ground were killed. cbs christina ruffini in washington with more on the suspect. good evening. good evening, juku. the fact the suspected bomb maker is now in u.s. custody marks a major milestone in a prosecution that has been going on for decades. a quiet night in a scottish village shattered. reporter: this was the aftermath of the bomb stashed in the luggage compartment of pan am flight 103 four days from christmas. among the victims 35 students from syracuse university returning home after a semester abroad. no amount of time or distance will stop the united states and our scottish partners from pursuing justice in this case. reporter: two years ago the justice department brought charges against the man they say built the bomb, a libyan
when is the trial going to take place? when will you move ahead? let s get those answers sooner rather than later. bill: great to have you on today. let s stay in contact. my best to you and your family especially during the holiday with this news. thank you for being here. from the annual day of remembrance in syracuse new york taking on added weight this year. there were 35 students from syracuse on board the flight when it exploded december 21, 1988. they were returning home after studying for a semester in europe. dana: tsa is testing its controversial facial recognition technology at more than a dozen airports across the country. there are some serious privacy concerns. we re live at newark airport. you will need more than your i.d. coming up soon. they will be expanding facial recognition technology across the nation.
columbia. the flight traveling from london to new york exploded on december 21, 1988, killing all 259 people aboard the plane and another 11 on the ground. it remains the deadliest terror attack on british soil. we are following this breaking story, just coming into the newsroom this morning and will bring you more as we get it. now, police are saying they believe nonbinary biden administration nuclear official sam briton stole a suitcase worth nearly $3,700 from a las vegas airport in july. police were able to identify briton in the footage after seeing reports that briton stole luggage in another theft in minneapolis in september. briton faces 10 years in prison if convicted on both charges. so many so many things to say here. a k-9 bloodhound greeting the handler with a big hug during an emotional reunion on
103 crashed into lockerbie, killing 270 people, mostly americans. the justice department confirms the man charged with building that bomb is in u.s. custody. his name, abu agee la mohammad mas ud kheir al-marimi. he was not supposed to be on the flight. he was supposed to leave a day earlier. but the company asked him to stay one more day. he booked that flight last minute yep reporter: this comes two years now after now former attorney bill barr cha charged mass ud. this man will be subject to justice for s crimes reporter: dubbed the lockerbie doming, the december 21, 1988, crash killed everyone on board the flight, 190 of them, americans, including 35 students from
out khadafy. americans want strong leadership and they don t see it here. mubarak helped the u.s.a. and khadafy did the same thing but mr. obama is missing the big picture. on december 21, 1988, 189 americans were killed when a bomb blew up pan am 103. that has been traced back to libya. one of his own cabinets said the dictator ordered the bombing. president reagan bombed libya in response to another terrorist attack. they say muammar khadafy is behind it. so he has to be arrested by u.s. authorities or interpol. we arrested saddam hussein and the iraqis executed him. so he should be demanding that khadafy be turned over to us and then he needs to go to