come individually wrapped and they're perfectly sized to cook quickly and evenly in only 10 minutes. (announcer) perdue perfect portions. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news at noon in hd. >> good afternoon. i am mindy basara are. we begin with breaking news. a car into a home at carroll county. >> this is the 2700 block of cedar first road. maryland state police are conducting an investigation into a pickup truck that ended up crashing into a house. not quite sure exactly how this happened. we know that maryland state troopers have responded to the

location and a transported the victim to shock trauma. serious but non-life touching. -- non-life threatening. >> our the big story this noon, a group of johns hopkins students buy back against -- fight back against an intruder with a samurai sword. the suspect is dead and police are searching for answers. >> we are still on the scene with baltimore city police. this the 300 block of east university parkway. this is where this took place early this morning. according to police, a johns hopkins undergraduate took a samurai sword to an intruder in an attempt to protect himself. police said the residents here call police just before 1:30 a.m. with the report a bust -- the report of a suspicious person. one personnel responded to the

area, they heard shouts and screams and they found the suspected burglar suffering from a nearly severed hand and lacerations to his upper body. >> the suspect does have a long criminal history. previous burglary charges. he was released from baltimore county custody on september 12. two laptops and a sony playstation were taken. >> we talked to johns hopkins university officials a few minutes ago who referred all calls and questions about the incident to baltimore city police. they did add that they may send a message to the entire student body sometime later this afternoon about exactly what happened here. reporting live, i'm kate amara, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the developer at the center of the city corruption case paid one of the mayor's opponents --

paid for a poll of one of the mayor's opponents. lawyers for councilman helen holton said testimony about the poll as a defense strategy. she has been indicted for dealings with ronald lipscomb. a man who says he sexually assaulted a girl will be tried as an adult. it is said that the risk of him or offending at the age of 21 is too great. the teenager is accused of sexually abusing the girl after he lured her from a playground to his home. maryland state police need your help finding two child sex offenders who've failed to register with them. if you know where these men are, call state police.

president obama is on his way to pennsylvania after addressing workers at a gm plant in ohio just moments ago. he said his administration's efforts to save the auto industry are beginning to show results. he says he did not run for president to get into the auto business, but since his decision -- but that his decision to pull automakers to the downturn was key to saving the economy. >> there are some people who said you cannot do it. our belief was that if gm retools and reinvents itself of the 21st century, it would be good for american workers, good for american manufacturing, good for america's economy, and i am pleased to report that that is exactly what has begun to happen at plants like this, and others across the country. >> the president is headed to pittsburgh to discuss health care reform with union workers there. the president will bring his

push for health-care reform to college park this week. he will speak at a rally at the comcast center at the university of maryland the doors open at 9:00 a.m. supporters of a new program up for debate in baltimore want to streamline the way that kids and young adults use city services. the idea is to bright kids -- is to provide kids with one piece of plastic to swipe on buses and a library. some are concerned that it will be used as a tracking system of sorts. it is modeled after the washington metro's debit card. >> we are looking to ask the questions, is there a 14-year- old male in this rec center? then we will know that it is speaking to the needs of our young people. >> the council president wants to hold a public hearing in the

next few months. hollywood and many fans are remembering patrick swayze. the "dirty dancing" lost his battle with cancer last night. -- "dirty dancing" start lost his battle with cancer last night. we apologize for the technical difficulties. we will get that story back on after the break. new information in the murder of a yale university bride-to-be. who police are now questioning. and john perdue from valley view farms is here to answer the plant and gardening questions.

>> now we want to get back to our story and patrick swayze, who passed away last night. here's a look back on his career. >> whether it was a chick flick or tough-guy action movie, patrick swayze was one of hollywood's most popular stars in the 1980's and 1990's. the houston native's first major film role was in 1983.

"the outsiders" featured him and several other factors, including tom cruise. it was in 1987 when his car exploded. "dirty dancing" became an unexpected box office smash. drew on his dance skills to play the dance instructor prep. three years later, he struck box office gold once again, starting with demi moore in "ghost." is that one magazine to dub him the sexiest man alive. >> it is flattering to me and opened stores in my life and makes people keep coming to my movies. >> he was diagnosed with the stage for pancreatic cancer. despite the news, he followed through with plans to star in a new cable-tv please,, "the beast." while his cancer battle may be fans of final memory of him, the

lasting ones are likely to be as the light-on-his-feet dance instructor aand as the man whose love endures even in the afterlife. >> still no arrest in the death of the yale student, but police say they have questioned a person of interest. annie le's body was found sunday night in the building she was last seen walking into. police have questioned a lab technician in the building. he has failed of lie-detector test. police say they just want to know what happened. >> our thoughts go out to the family. >> the woman was said to be married this sunday. the results of the autopsy are to be released sometime today. still ahead, we will talk to

the host of "inside edition" about what is coming up this week. and john perdue is here to answer plant and gardening questions. >> we are high and dry on hd doppler, put into late tomorrow, that will change. i have a seven-day forecast. 80 at the inner harbor area. 81, actually.

>> after weeks of talks and promotion, and jay leno and joined nbc's prime-time lineup last night, and with jerry seinfeld, kanye west, and performance from jay-z henrietta, it was a memorable premier. >> this is not another annoying promo, this is the actual show.

>> after a summer of pipe, jay leno makes his prime-time debut. he left open " the tonight show" three months ago and he used his monologue to make up for the lost time. >> the government started a program that gives people money for old cars. i made $5 billion. >> try leno pressed singer kanye west about this incident at the mtv awards. he seemed to remorseful, all of us in several times for taking the microphone from -- apologizing several times for taking the microphone from singer taylor swift. >> i immediately knew it was wrong. >> but he fell silent when a jet and asked about his late mother. >> what you think she would have said about this? >> after the interview, he performed as promised with singer rihanna and robert jay --

rapper jay-z. comedian jerry seinfeld was the first desk, and there were pseudo-appearances by oprah and president obama. the new show mixes new bids with the old. he introduced the first of many correspondents. he ended with the popular segment "headlines." of course, on opening night, jay leno himself was the headliner in hollywood. >> his guest tonight is tom cruise. again, that is at 10:00 p.m., followed by 11 news. john perdue is here with the plant and gardening questions. great weather to do guarding. -- to do gardening. >> the main reason for that is too much water. you cannot control mother

nature. if you did not water your tomatoes and plans a lot, when they start to ripen, you want to cut you off. -- you want to cut the water off. the best time to prune your rhododendrons is right after they bloom in the spring. once they bloom, cut them back. they start setting their budgets for the next season very quickly. that could be too much water, could be a nutrient problem. it might be a good idea to call into the store and talk to some in the plant department. >> check that out, because you want a beautiful color.

thanks for coming in. if you have a plant or gardening question -- >> now your 11 insta-weather- plus forecast with sandra shaw. >> so far we have had a gorgeous morning, with plenty of sunshine. these clouds are associated with a front that is still going to our north. more clouds along the state line this afternoon. just be aware of that. an increase in clouds generally, and certainly but tonight we will see cloudy conditions. but beautiful, plenty of sunshine right now. we are 81 downtown hundred 80 at the airport. 77 over in easton.

a warm afternoon foreshore. 79 for the daytime high. but not to humid out there. the winds are generally light and out of the west. 73 degrees, partly cloudy skies. here in baltimore, we top out at 84 or 85 degrees. we will see more clouds infiltrate later on this afternoon. this applies to the inland areas. enjoy today. things are going to start to change later in the week. good day to get boating in. waves only a foot or less. water temperatures are cooling down. 97, a record height, and the potential to reach a credible conditions this year. it was set back in 1927, and it is secure another year.

average below is 57 degrees. with the clouds building in, we will be insulated. 64 or 65 downtown. kohl backed local front to our north. -- called back door front to our north. this will move through tonight. this will get through here tomorrow. it will kind of hang out, like these tended to around the mid- atlantic. these areas of low pressure develop along. by thursday and friday, a good chance of grace guides and heavier rain. in the meantime, hit and miss showers. we will see a drop in temperatures when the front gets through here. a 50% chance of late afternoon showers. 71 is the forecast high, 60% chance of showers. friday, the best bet of showers

throughout the day, 76. by sunday, we are finally drying hundred high-pressure belts back in -- drying out. high pressure builds back in. >> up next, the maryland lottery numbers, and another check of the insta-weather-plus forecast.

>> it is television's longest- running news magazine, and joining us to talk about what is coming up this week on "inside edition" is host deborah norville. today you are talking to o.j. simpson's ex-girlfriend,

speaking up for the first time since her breakup with him. what does she have to say? >> she talks about everything you have wondered about those years she was with o.j. simpson. we have seen her license and's side. -- seen her by his side, looking astonishingly like his wife nicole brown simpson. she answers all the questions, like were you ever afraid of o.j. simpson? did o.j. simpson ever hit you? you think he killed nicole brown simpson and ron goldman? you may be surprised by how she answers the questions. >> tomorrow the show interviews linda hogan and the 19-year-old boyfriend. >> he is 20 now. but he is younger than her daughter. they all start looking like each other, and they should get a discount on your bleach. but they've been walking to get on the beach -- walking together

on the beach in california. they are now living together. it has broken the family up. brooke thinks it is horrific, and linda tells an interview that if it is a choice between the daughter and the young man, the mother wins out. >> something more serious on wednesday -- nightclub dangers and the dangers of women drinking. >> this is nothing you do not already know, but when you see it on television in front of you, it is staggering. we commissioned a survey just to find out what happens when women go out clubbing. not surprising, many of them get so drunk that they cannot remember parts of the evening. we went into some nightclubs and we had an undercover security man offering open drinks to total strangers. you will be astonished how many people accepted the drinks, and this is what can be the result. you are looking at security

camera footage never before seen on television of a young woman who was dragged away, later raped, and we have footage of what happens when a young lady leads the club alone. will not be surprised to know that she is accosted by, that, and center, by guys want to take her home, differ cocaine, you name it. >> thank you so much. "inside edition" is tonight in every weekday night at 7:00 p.m. on the wbal-tv 11. and now the maryland lottery numbers. >> good afternoon. i am very -- and shari elliker from wbal radio, and here with me is a maryland lottery drawing official your pick 3 numbers for tuesday, september 15, are --

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