release of paul whelan from russian detention. with ongoing strategy meetings as recently as today. lester? marissa parra, thank you. the body of an american journalist is now back in the u.s. following his unexplained death at the world cup in qatar. grant wahl collapsed while covering friday s argentina-netherlands match, qatari officials said. no cause of death has been given. the state department said today that it has seen no indication of foul play. more than three decades after the explosion of pan-am flight 103 over lockerbie, scotland on a flight from london to new york the libyan man accused of making the bomb appeared in a washington court today. here s andrea mitchell. reporter: tonight after 34 years the former libyan intelligence officer accused of making the bomb that blew up pan-am 103, abu agila mohammad masud, making his first court appearance on u.s. soil. finally today the hope of justice for victims families like mary kay stratus,
hundred and seventy people. the suspect, abi agila masud, is alleged to have been a member of the libyan intelligence service. he has been told he will not face the death penalty. 0ur north america editor sarah smith reports. abi agila masud was told in court what the charges agaisnt are and that he could face life in prison if convicted. he is accused of making the bomb that killed 270 people when it blew up pan am flight 103. two years ago, that then us attorney general, william barr, announced former criminal charges against abi agila masud. why is it important that abi agila masud is brought to the us and tried in american courts? from a policy standpoint, i think it s important to let it be known that if you attack americans, you are going to be brought to justice, even if it takes 30 years. when we learned in november of 1991, when we came
maybe 2-feet of snow potentially in places like rapid city. in the southern part of the city, that s where the threat of tornadoes is going to be, especially across the northern half of shreveport. tuesday and wednesday both dangerous days in the deep south. commutes here will be dicey as well. linsey. that weather map really lit up. rob, thank you. a major breakthrough in to the bombing of pan am flight 103. the man accused of making the explosive device is now in u.s. custody. all people on board died when the plane went down in 1988. an additional 11 people on the ground were killed. nbc senior executive reporter aaron katersky spoke to the brother of one of the victims. reporter: almost 34 years later, the libyan intelligence who expected of making the bomb is in u.s. custody. at long last, this man responsible for killing americans and many others will
with the prospect of a new trial looming, the 34th anniversary of the bombing will be commemorated quietly in lockerbie in a few days time. sara smith, bbc news, washington. we can now speak to bob and aileen monetti, who s son rick was a passenger on pan am flight 103. bob was also a long time leader of the victims of pan am flight 103, an organization helping victims families. thank you very much to both of you for making time to speak to us. of course, any development with this case has a very significant meaning to you but start by telling us your reactions to these new charges. well, sent attorney general bar announced the indictments a couple of years ago, the family members and especially my
pump. linsey. all right, em, our thanks to you. tonight, wnba superstar brittney griner is said to be in good health and spirits. we re learning new details. tonight, these new images of griner posing with some of the team that brought her home. the american diplomat who was with her on the flight is now sharing what he saw first hand. faith abubey is in texas. reporter: tonight, brittney griner spending her third night inside this texas army medical center as her reintegration process continues. getting appropriate but both mental health care as well as physical health care. reporter: the 32-year-old back on u.s. soil after nearly 10 months in russian custody. held on drug charges and sent to a penal colony. the phoenix mercury star freed in a prison swap just days ago. and for the first time, the top american hostage negotiator, ambassador roger carstons sharing new details. she was full of energy.