chilling plot since the attacks of 9/11 the david lee miller is live outside u.s. district court in brooklyn, new york. david, what can you tell us about the man on trial? >> reporter: well, his name is hardly a household name by any measure in the united states. he was a high school friend of najibullah zazi. that is significant because zazi has now been convicted of that failed subway bombing. prosecutors allege the two men and others traveled to pakistan and then were trained by al qaeda. they returned to the united states to take part in what is described as martyrdom operations. he is charged with 11 counts, gregg, including conspiracy to use weapons of mass destructions. what is especially significant, expected next day, possibly as soon as this morning. some of the other alleged and convicted terrorists in this case including najibullah zazi, are going to testify, gregg. gregg: how was he caught in the end, david? >> reporter: it was under very bizarre circumstances. he had...