Plea Deal Discussions Happening in 9/11 Case

Sept. 11 Prosecutors Are in Plea Talks That Could Avert a Death-Penalty Trial

"Prosecutors have opened talks with lawyers for Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, and his four co-defendants to negotiate a potential plea agreement that would drop the possibility of execution, according to people with knowledge of the discussions."