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Pre-trial hearing for 9/11 suspects

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    Catherine Herridge reports from Guantanamo Bay

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Right now pretrial hearings underway for five men charged in the September 11 attack both sides arguing whether constitutional protections.

Extend to the suspects.

Including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed the self professed mastermind of the terror attacks -- intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge streaming live from Guantanamo Bay with more Catherine.

-- the hearings this week will release at the legal framework for what we can expect that a year from now when the actual trial takes place -- right now.

-- in court arcane whether these guys even have to show up if they choose not to show up whether that -- can proceed without them.

And if there was one moment in court this morning it came from the nine elevenths families we -- -- -- that maximum security court about thirty feet.

From Khalid Sheikh Mohamed and his four co conspirators and usually.

There's a curtain drawn that separates the reporters.

From the nine elevenths families but today that curtain was not -- -- we could see their response to the nine elevenths suspects and the parents of injury -- hate remembering their injury Haberman.

Was on a business trip her first business trip on 9/11 as she was killed on the 92 floor at Carr futures of the north tower.

And her mother Cathy said to me that she just wanted to get inside that courtroom and to walk along the defense table and to look in the lock eyes -- each one of the nine elevenths suspects.

To see if there was anything there they had a -- because she said to me they simply could not be human and given what they did to nearly 3000 Americans.

Also in court with a 5911 suspects Khalid Sheikh Mohammed the self described architect of the attack.

What was noticeable today was -- real change in the home it's like they got the antics -- of their system.

Back in the arraignment in May they were much more subdued they were much more engaged in the legal process.

Three of them -- -- through these very big legal finder's.

That contain all of the motions.

Also in court today was this controversial lawyer who represents one of the 9/11 suspect -- -- And before the hearing today she explained why she will insist on being fully covered for her client in court.

I will be covering myself in -- stress.

Not a stress in his culture means something that does not show.

The few female form.

And does not show here.

The most important issue to watch really over the next week is how they're gonna handle classified information the defense attorneys.

Want to get in everything that has to do with the men's years that the CIA secret prisons.

Where they were subjected to enhanced interrogation and Khalid sheik Mohamed was water boarded the prosecution is making the case that all of that -- should stay out.

Because they say it will compromise sources and methods as well as US national security Jenna.

But certainly continue to watch this story Katharine thank you.