javaris crittenton did not have a gun. both players did have a verbal confrontation but it ended this. there as we try to move on as it pertains to a basketball glamep game, flip was asked how this distraction is going to hurt or help the team? >> there's no question. you'd like as a coach of players being able to totally focus and your game at hand and when you have other things distract, those are things you are concerned about. from my standpoint as i told our players, we get judged as far as what we do on the court. so, i'm doing as best we can. we have two hard intense practices and i'm hope for example carry over. we may not see drastic changes in 24 or 48 hours but if we continue doing what we are doing, we will see changes in the next seven days. >> we are awaiting a statement from mrs. poland with a couple of things going on with the wizards. gilbert arenas is in the starting lineup. flip saunders talking about change the culture. gilbert arenas, caron butler will play at the two. antawn jamison and brendan haywoo

javaris crittenton per his attorney has told him to keep his mouth shut. as you notice last night, delonte west from the cavaliers continues to play whis firearm charges still up in the air. he still has not heard from the league office because typically they let the legal process take its course and then the commission letter step in. >> is this in your opinion an isolated incident or does this open a pandora's box into cultures that reside within the nba or professional sports that maybe we haven't delved deep enough into yet? >> ace said in the past couple of days, i think the commissioner has done a fantastic job since the late '90s trying to clean up this league as it pertains to the image of the national basketball association. when you look at the way the players are supposed to dress. the way they go about their business, no hats in the locker room. trying to get the weapons out of the league. the last thing they need deal with right now is a situation like this. this thing is only going to get worse because if the wizards terminate gilbert arenas'

wizards situation right now is that wereally don't know exactly what went on between arenas and javaris crittenton in the locker room on december 21. long time nba player tony massenburg was a guest on "'washington post' live" earlier tonight. he has a good idea what's in store for both arenas and crittenton. >> what do you make of this whoag whole thing and what is -- whole thing and what is going to happen with this young man particularly gilbert arenas who is three all-time franchise player? >> i think gilbert is having a cool dos of reality. i think -- dose of reality. i think he's starting to understand his actions can be detrimental to his career as well as his family as well as people around him because so many people look up to him and he's been the bread winner in his family i'm sure for a informal years as long as he's been in the league. all of a sudden, all of that is in jeopardy because of something very foolish. obviously, he's going to have several legal issues he's going to have to deal with. his image -- image has already taken a dramatic hit. we don't know if he'll ever be able t

there are misconceptions in the various reports about the dispute between himself and teammate javaris crittentonid tell reporters he has a meeting with law enforcement authorities tomorrow. >> the perception that things went wrong here, that someone pulled a gun inside someone in here. that's not true? >> i can't speak on that. but, you know, if you -- if you have known me, you've been here, i've never did anything violence. anything i do that's funny, well, it's funny to me. >> the wizards are certainly not laughing. they signed arenas to a six-year, $111 million contract in 2008. and depending on the severity of the findings in this investigation, they could attempt to void the remainder of that contract. >>> a u.s. snowboarding champion is in critical condition today after training accident left him with a traumatic brain injury. kevin pearce was hurt thursday as he trained in park city, utah for next week's olympic qualifying events. his spokeswoman says pearce was in the middle of a maneuver when he landed on his head. he was wearing a helmet. the doctors say their main concern now is monit

arenas won't elaborate on reports that he and teammate javaris crittenton had gotten in on an argument during a card game on a flight home. the argument picked up back throwinger room two days later with players pulling guns on each other. arenas says this whole story has been blown out of proportion. >> i'm a goof ball. that's what i am. even during something like this i'll make fun of it. some people say i'm not taking it serious, but why be depressed at home. >> arena does admit he used ad judgment by bringing guns into the wizards locker room. the nba bans players from having firearms at facilities or when traveling on league business. there is no word yet on whether the league will suspend or fine arenas. >>> some fans are disappointed others don't believe taelgss. at the verizon center we spoke to fans. last night most said they couldn't believe arenas would pull a gun on a teammate. >> i've been following the wizards game for 30 years. i hope that's not true. >> if they need protection, whatever without i don't understand why they need to carry them into the stadium with other p

he isn't commenting, though, on reports that he and teammate javaris crit javaris javaris crittenton pled guns on each other last month. he says this whole story has been thrown out of proportion. >> even during something like this, i'm going to make fun of it. some people say i'm not taking it seriously, but why be depressed at home? >> arenas does admit that he used bad judgment by bringing guns into the verizon center wizard's locker room. the nba bans players from possessing firearms at the facilities or when traveling on league business. there's no word yet on whether the league will suspend or fine arenas. the wizards weren't able to put the distraction behind him last night and they lost to san antonio. derrick ward was there. >> reporter: according to published ports, on december 12st, wizard's all-star guard gilbert arenas and teammate javaris crittenton were having wordsover a gambling debt when words were exchanged. some fans find it hard to believe. >> i'veÑi been going to wizard' games for 30 years. i hope it's not true, that's all. >> seems like a nice guy andÑi hangs o

neither gilbert arenais or javaris crittenton could be reached for comment. >>> the president says itppears the suspected bomber, umar farouk abdulmutallab was trained in al qaeda. al qaeda gave him explosives and marching orders. in his weekly address the president said the same al qaeda group has attacked before. >> this is not the first time this group has targeted us. in recent years they bombed yemeni government facilities and western hotel, restaurants and embassies including ours in 2008 killing one american. >> meanwhile, the head of delta air lines is speaking out for the first time about that attempted attack. ceo richard anderson said he is disappointed the suspect managed to bring explosives on a plane. however, he said delta followed all government security guidelines. he says delta will keep working to impment new government security measures. the suspect allegedly tried to blow up a flight from amsterdam to detroit on christmas day. >>> police arrested a man who barricaded himself in a family restroom at a seattle airport. officers say the man told them he a begun and w

the "new york post" is reporting that the franchise player waved a gun in javaris crittenton's face. nba sources allege that crittenton pulled his own gun and this prompted the christmas eve release that made no mention of the altercation. the team put out a second statement saying it takes the ongoing investigation seriously and is cooperating with the authorities and mba. from the coach on down a silent scream. >> their team is made a statement and we're not going to comment any further. >> we believe in each other and the team is a family. >> i don't know what you're talking about. >> reporter: equally mum, d.c.'s top cop. >> i can't comment on that. >> reporter: when the dc department files a case we file a report. public documents get a lot of information about what happened in that given incident. in the arenas matter this was not filed. >> we treat everybody the same, whether it is a v.i.p. or police officer or anybody else. >> that was armando truly reporting, thank you. >>> if a picture says a thousand words, we have a million for you. you saw video that made you think can y

froifz player gilbert arenas and javaris crittenton. the associated press is quoting and unnamed nba official that said the league was already investigating an incident between arenas and an unnamed other player. that incident involved carped playing and gambling debts and a heated discussion between the players. no guns were mentioned. the league had begun its investigation into whatever the incident was. then the new york post broke the story on friday that the two men apparently drew guns on each other here in the ocker room at the verizon center. now, neither man has forthrightly answered press inquiries as to what exactly went on. they're sort of clamming up. arenas has twittered a couple of things. what do fans think? we asked a couple on the way into the verizon center. >> i think it's really sad. you know, because they have a lot of fans that look up to them. and it's just really not good. especially with people having so much hard times. for them to play or even have guns like that, my phisophy is when you have guns you're goin

report which detailed a much more serious account of the locker room argument between arenas and javaris crittenton, one that including cite cite loading his firearm. >> anyone that conducts themself in that way should be gone. >> reporter: word surfaced that the incident may be captured on tape. tmz is reporting that there is locker room surveillance video and the team is working on getting it to d.c. police. when contacted, however, team sources said there are no cameras inside the locker room and d.c. police wouldn't confirm the video's existence. >> there is a lot of people that have to be interviewed before the fact finding is complete. in the process of getting the acts together, nobody will comment on the investigation. >> reporter: for now team sources say expect to see less imagery of arenas around the verizon center. the large sign on 6th street between the words character, commitment and connection. >> there has been a picture of gilbert arenas up for the past four years. personally i would take it down. >> reporter: 30 minutes later, she got her wish. the team removed the sign. >> and w

"the new york post" reports two washington wizard players, gilbert arenas and javaris crittenton, drew guns on each other during an argument last week. according to "the post," it began when arenas refused to pay a gambling debt to crittenton. it's not clear if any other wizard players saw the alleged confrontation. but "the post" says wizard officials didn't even notify the league about the incident until the paper made inquiries. d.c. police are now investigating. >> there's a lot of rumors going around. sorting rumors from fact is going to take some time. there is an investigation under way and i can't comment on it. >> the wizards released a statement saying the team takes this situation and the ongoing investigation very seriously. >>> iraq says it's filing a lawsuit against five u.s. security guards. on thursday, a federal judge threw out manslaughter charges against five employees of blackwater. they were accused of killing 17 iraqi citizens in 2007 in a massive shoot-out in baghdad. the judge said the government improperly compelled the guards to make statements about the incid

according to ""the new york post post,"" gilbert arenas and javaris crittenton drew guns because of apute. the team is investigating those allegations. >>> and today we are highlighting some of our very favorite stories from cnn's "in focus" series. one man takes what others might throw away and he finds new uses for them. he is the leader of a phenomenon called maker movement. photo journalist john targoey shows how mr. jalopy is helping the environment in the process. >> i'm mr. jalopy, the proprietier of coco's variety. this is my personal workshop where i build the machines i dream up. the hands-off era is over. land fills fill with cheap broken vacuum cleaners. maybe this stuff should be reparable. it's reasonable an individual should be able to do that. it makes green sense. it makes financial sense and it makes good sense. when this farnsworth radio cabinet showed up in somebody's house, all the neighbors came over to see it. i wanted to update it to what would make sense in my life now. it's got a computer in it and it syncs up to the ipod. i'm not a collector of any single th

arenas still would not comment, though, on reports that he and teammate javaris crittenton drew guns on each other in the locker room last month during an argument. >> he's lost some of his endorsements deals but tiger woods may not have lost his wife just yet. his wife has been photographed wearing her wedding ring again. somebody close to the couple says tiger and elin are trying to work things out and until love each other very much. this comes days after at & t announced they would cut ties with woods. >>> district police quickly closed their first murder case of 2010. brooks is charged with the murder of a man from frederick. he was stabbed in the chest on mississippi avenue southeast. >>> a briggs county is pleading for the safe return of two missing sisters. 14-year-old roxann and desean disappeared last tuesday. police don't suspect foul play. >>> if anybody has them can you please just bring them home safely? because we love you. >> relatives believe someone out there knows something about what happened to the two sisters. if you've seen the girls contact prince george's cou

a published report says the confrontation involved arenas and his teammate javaris crittenton and that it revolved around an alleged gambling debt from a card game. arenas says the whole thing is being blown out of proportion. >> and i agree, that's bad judgment on my part, you know, storing them here. and i take responsibility for that. if you've known me, you've been here, i've never did anything violent. anything i do, it's funny -- well, it's funny to me. >> well, investigators and the nba not laughing over this, however. the league, d.c. police, and the u.s. attorney's office, they all have launched investigations into this alleged incident. >>> a lesson in contradictions. president obama pushes for a year-round school schedule as his home state cuts classes from the calendar. >>> and brutal scenes from street clashes in iran hit home here in the u.s. family ties hold strong halfway across the globe here as the iranian-americans stand up for their relatives' rights. we're back in a moment. >>> human rights, democracy, and freedom of the press. the demands of iranian protesters hav

arenas has not commented on the report that he and javaris crittenton drew guns on each other in the locker room after an argument. >>> and the story affecting all of us this morning is the bitter cold. let's get our first forecast from tom kierein, he's in news storm 4. >> you sound bitter? >> just a little, just a little. >> well, we have yet to reach the freezing mark. it's been subfreezing since yesterday afternoon, all the way overnight, and now it's just 29 in washington. upper 20s in prince george's, arlington, fairfax, montgomery counties, and all around the region, just below freezing. it's right near the freezing mark right now at quantico. they're at 32. elsewhere, we're under 30 degrees. these are the windchills they're down in the teens to near 10 degrees in a few locations. windchill in washington, now 17. that's with a wind gust of 29 miles per hour. the winds have increased a little bit from earlier this morning. we've had gusts 25 to 30 miles per hour. out of the mountains, temperatures only in the teens right now. their windchills are down to near zero. and the snow

but he and teammate javaris crittenton deny they actually pulled guns on each other in a disagreement over a gambling debt. the n.b.a. and the wizards initially refrained from taking any action as they waited for criminal investigations to be completed. but on tuesday, commissioner david stern suspended arenas indefinitely and without pay. in a statement, he said: >> brown: the "ongoing conduct" referred to a series of events. on new year's day, arenas wrote on his twitter page: "i wake up this morning and seen i was the new john wayne." then on tuesday of this week, arenas joked about commissioner stern: >> who do you fear more, stern or the actual authorities? >> i mean, stern is... is... mean... ( laughs ) but, uh... >> reporter: that same night, arenas was photographed pointing his fingers-- as if they were guns-- at his teammates before a game in philadelphia. the arenas story is just the latest example of athletes getting in trouble over guns. cleveland cavaliers guard delonte west was arrested in maryland last september, allegedly, for speeding on a motorcycle, and carrying loa

and javaris crittenton has been excused from team activity, as part of that arenas thing. >> phil: foye probably has a little bit more height but he's still just as strong as derrick rose. >> steve: coming up on 5 minutes to play quarter no. 1, wizards after trailing 9-2 have come back to tie it and cut it to 1. chicago's second in the nba in rebounding, only the lakers average more per game. wizards ball on the side and a couple of subs coming in for chicago. hinrich will come out, as well as taj gibson. tyrus thomas is in the game along with john salmons. >> phil: thomas at one time was the starter but he's been coming off the bench this year. he's very active and explosive and a very good shot blocker. he, along with noah, presents a good line of defense for them. >> steve: butler drives, drives contact and he'll tlo go to the free throw line. one of the better shooters in the league. luol deng called fortunate foul. had the 6th double double of the years versus atlanta wednesday with 15 points and 11 rebounds. caron can give "the wiz" ardz the lead. >> phil: he's not gotten into a g

javaris crittenton is also finished for the '09 2010 campaign.the league hands down it's ruling less than two weeks after arenas plead guilty to a felony gun possession charge and crittenton pled guilty to a misdemeanor. miss miller spoke with gilbert arenas after the decision came down, and this is what gilbert >> earlier tonight, the wizards president spoke about these developments. >> brings a little bit of closure to a situation that has been very frustrating, very distracting and bothersome to our organization, to our coaches, to our players, most importantly to our fans who have really stuck by us, we wanted to thank them, and now it's time for us to move forward. and we have to move forward, have to regroup. i'm sorry our players have been distracted, instead of coming out and competing on a nightly basis. this organization takes this issue very, very seriously. we changed the name of this team for this very, very reason. >> how much will the court decision affect your decision- making process. i know you said time will tell with gilbert a

a day after javaris crittenton pleaded guilty to a mismeanor for bringing in a firearm, eric fisher was in attendance with the lakers. i had a chance to talk to him and asked him about the situation with gilbert and javaris, and scd asks as gilbert's suspension indefinite, is that a concern leading up to gilbert's march 26th date? >> we expect that a decision will come much sooner than that, and the indefinite part will disappear and there will be more of an underring of exactly what the nab is thinking, what theed they'd like to do, and then from there our jobs will kind of start in terms of making sure that things are done in a fair and -- and in a way that not only i guess tries to bring some resolution to this situation, but also making sure that we understand going forward how we want to avoid this at all costs. >>> i asked derek fisher if he had spoken to gilbert arenas. he said, no. he wants to wait for the legal process to play out. ron, on the basketball court, you had a fantastic ex clue i have one-on-one conversation with kobe bryant yesterday. i found it very amazing after a