this way and don t feel they can say it yet. they need to though. they re beginning to. time to take a look at sports with willie geist. the entirety of the coming nba season is now officially in doubt. yesterday, actually late last night commissioner david stern canceled the first two weeks of the season after players and owners failed to produce a new labor deal. commissioner stern telling reporters the two sides are, quote, very far apart. i say that we tried awfully hard. in our view concession after concession. in this economy at this time with what s going on in this country and the world, i think i m proud of my owners. they ve really demonstrated to me, to the fans, to all the people that work in the buildings that they tried to make it work. all the questions in this controversy and this lockout are about money. both sides drawing lines in the sand over luxury tax, things like that but it s really about sharing the league s almost $4 billion in revenue. under the p
you stood on that medal stand and the incredible controversy that it ignited and the price that you ve paid, which is described in this book. do you feel much like then, the 60s, that we re in another defining moment? absolutely. you know, in the 60s, we had more concerns about the race relations, to now we have more concerns about the economic status of all people in terms of whether you re going to be able to survive the next day, whether you ll be able to support your family the next day. all people should be concerned about the wellbeing in this country. if we continue to let things go the way they re going now, the bottom is going to fall out. well, i have to say that i thought i knew a lot about your story, but we learned so much more. it is called the john carlos story, and it s a pleasure to meet you and a pleasure to have you here. the pleasure s mine. it s an honor to be here. thank you so much. the first 100 games of the nba season, two weeks worth, have now of
all right. first, though, big news today. the trial of the accused underwear bomber begins this morning with earnest with opens statements at the federal courthouse in droit. umar farouk abdulmutallab is charged with trying to blow up a flight on christmas day 2009 with a bomb hidden in his underwear. the defendant is acting as his own attorney. cnn s deb feyerick in live in detroit, where you were the night this all developed and christmas day 2009. deb, what is the situation? reporter: well, ali, christine and carol, we can tell you that he is facing eight charges today. it carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. the charges against him, attempted murder, attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and also conspiracy toy commit terrorism. the nigerian grat witt student turned accused suits bomber is acteding as his own attorney and umar farouk abdulmutallab shown he is defind. during jury selection he invoked his meant, jihad mentor, recently killed in an air
a few months ago from cuba. they all suffered nonlife-threatening injuries, including exhaustion and the nasty jelly fish stings. the search for the older woman continues tonight. shep: thanks very much. last minute negotiations are now underway to prevent an nba lockout. the deadline for a new labor deal is tonight. and without an agreement, the basketball commissioner, david stern, says the league will cancel the beginning of the new season, which is scheduled to start the first of next month. the key issues here are salary cap and revenue sharing. under the last agreement, players were guaranteed 57%. but the league is pushing for a 50/50 split. green bay packers may be offering a people a chance to own a piece of the team. it s part of an effort to help pay for the $130 million renovation of lambeau field. the goal here, add thousands of seats over the next two years. we re told shares sell for $200
and medical supplies from across the country. the demonstrators began in new york and now spread to other cities including chicago and washington. nba negotiators meeting in a last ditch effort to avoid canceling regular season games. the commissioner set monday as a deadline for a new labor deal to be reached before the first two weeks of the season will be canceled. the season is scheduled to open november 1. i m marianne rafferty. now, back to fox news channel, 15 years fair and balanced. for the latest headlines log on to fox news .com. 15th fox anniversary special. welcome back to fox news 15 years, fair and balanced. for the past ten years, on the record with greta van susteran