the white house called the killings a vial testament to an illegitimate regime that responds to peaceful protests with unspeakable brutality. the video of some of the 34 children killed has surfaced online. the images are simply too graphic to broadcast, showing children under the age of 10, some with missing limbs, and severe head wounds. the syrian government denies responsibility and blames al qaeda terrorists for the attack. well, this was a scene in several syrian cities today. people so angry over the massacre, they risked retribution from security forces to turn out in force. channel 4 s alex thompson trand to houla today and caught up in the fight between security forces and rebels. reporter: houla today, so far the world has only seen sporadic glimpses from cameras. we re in the southern suburbs, not exactly controlled by the syrian army, but they re here. we can only film covertly. and they re scared, very scared. who knows how many dead bodies lie around here. wh
years after his release from a scottish prison. 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 bomb
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
it s 15 months now that syrian have said protesting and conducting this uprising against their government. we have seen incredible amounts of violence, by conservative estimates, more than 9,000 people killed, with artillery and tanks and helicopters against opposition demonstrators. and they have grown increasingly armed. and despite that incredible loss of life, there is no sign in sight that the population is willing to give up this rebellion. you have people proudly flying the flag of the opposition. we met rebels that are that look to be better armed than we ve seen in months past. they have better uniform than they ve ehad in the past. they seem to be better mobilized as well, to preparing for what they think may be the next phase in the fighting there. and we also talked to some of the civilians who have suffered. i talked to a mother who had lost three of her sons. three of her sons who tried to defend their village from two subsequent syrian military attacks on t
now from washington. hi, fredricka. as you mentioned, there s been a whole lot of variety in the speeches, and in talking to ordinary churchgoers as well. i want to play some interesting comments from two pastors who disagree on this matter. one is pastor emmitt burns from baltimore, a church in baltimore. another is from a chump here in d.c. let s hear what they had to say. will this hurt the african-american community support for the president in the upcoming election? well, i would hope not. amen. [ applause ] we ve got some larger challenges that we ve got to struggle with. [ applause ] people i know, people come up to me, are saying that they don t support this. they don t like this. they re disappointed with the president. and they plan to stay home. i don t plan to vote for romney for sure. and right now i plan to stay home. so some pretty explosive comments. it s going to get a lot of people s attention. you re hearing people say, we re going to stay behind. e