life in prison, martha. martha: rick, he is not the first one in this plot to face charges, is he? >> reporter: no, actually he is the 8th defendant to face charges here in brooklyn on that foiled subway bombing plot in new york city. you may remember one of his alleged coconspirators who pled guilty back in 2010. he and others were communicating with a shadowy al-qaida leader in pakistan using code words like wedding, and marriage to refer to the subway pwo*plg, e-mailing things like the marriage is ready. well that plot ended when police stopped his car on the way into new york city. the u.s. attorney says that nasir and zazi were using the same language and communicating with this same shadowy al-qaida leader and that allowed them to bring charges here in new york. martha: big case and very glad that was foiled, one of many. thank you very much.