yet, they were smiling and talking freely to each other.in i was sitting in the gallery where thick reinforced glass separates us from the defendants. i was about 15 yards from khalid sheikh mohammed, the self- described architect of the attacks. today he looked much older, thinner. his beard is long and gray, tinted an orangey-red on the sides. i was already out of the courtroom when he apparently waved to at least one of the reporters. the other four defendants were deeply engaged with their attorneys throughout the process, norah. o donnell: i keep hearing the hearings for the masterminds and the others, they have dragged on for years. is there any end in sight for the 9/11 families? reporter: norah, the hearing was cut short today because of a procedural issue with the judge. it s the latest in a long line of delays in this case. most are connected to the men s detention before they arrived at guantanamo bay. detention before they arrived at after 9/11, they were captured and h