Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110516:18:18:00
>> reporter: well, tamron, i have just come down from the courtroom. the courthouse over my shoulder here. and the 76-year-old imam is seated in the courtroom along with some other defendants. also seated in that courtroom is his son, but they have purposely separated them. they're both wearing those hats that are called the topis. very traditional for members who practice islam. he's seated with a very long white beard but he doesn't speak any english, so leaning into him and translating as the proceedings take place is a translator. according to two of his sons who are in the courtroom who a...