suicide mission for al-qaeda when he boarded detroit-bound flight with explosives hidden inside of his underwear, his bomb malfunctioned, had it worked it could have killed everyone on that plane. mike tobin live in detroit with an update. mike. reporter: megyn, the hearing is underway now. they have begun with a motion, abdulmutallab arrived at the courthouse a few hours ago. he s in the courtroom wearing a white skull cap and loose fitting white clothing and as soon as the motions are done the court will hear from some of the people on board that plane. one of the women who will address the court today told us today she intends to hand abdulmutallab a set of muslim prayer beads so he can pray to ala and ask for forgiveness. i want forgiveness not for me. i already forgive him. being a mother, i have already forgiven him. reporter: abdulmutallab s court-appointed legal riser