last night. this has been rumored for a long time. it was thought she might have been the president s pick last year. why this time around, ed? reporter: she has been the front-runner all along in this process. and sources close to the selection process the president believes she s qualified. a former clerk to thurgood marshall, the first female solicitor general right now. that means she argues on behalf of the federal government before the supreme court. they believe she s qualified. she s only 50 years old. they believe she ll be on the court long after this president has left off enabling him to put his stamp on the court. finally, while this is not expected to tilt the idea logical balance, advisers are looking for another ingredient, the type of leadership role justice stevens has played on the court for so long. they believe she has the lean on the left. this white house anticipates from the counterterrorism policies on the national security front, all of these thing
the rest of the day. very windy. northwest winds today, eun, 15 to 30 miles an hour. could gust over 40 in the high spots, north and west. we will tune in to you in your next update. thank you, chuck. guns in the locker room. the wizards dealing with plenty of drama off the basketball court. allegations of gun play in the wizard s locker room center on gilbert arenas. one of the biggest sports figures in town. a future investigation could call his future into investigation. pat collins reports. reporter: explosive allegations in the new york post saying wizards star, gilbert arenas, pulled a gun on teammate, javaris crittenton. the post says it happened in the team locker room during an argument over a gambling debt. the paper says that arenas drew a gun on crittenton and then crittenton pulled a gun on arenas. no shots fired. arenas has admitted to keeping guns in his locker at the verizon center. he said he did it to keep the guns away from his children at home. tho