johns hopkins univ. student armed with a samurai sword killed a man. >> the students said the suspect broke into the garage of his off-campus apartment in the 300 block of east university parkway early this morning. >> police will not release the name of the student involved here unless he is charged with a crime, however, police have confirmed the identity of the alleged intruder. 49-year-old donald dwane rice of baltimore city. behind the broken wooden fence, there are signs of what happened here early tuesday morning. according to police, a johns hopkins undergraduate took a samurai sword to a would-be intruder in the garage and killed him. >> at s.m.r. resort, someone dying? i could not believe it. -- a samurai sword, someone dying? i could not believe it. it is just a shock to hear. >> the killing has rattled some.

now lives across the street and says he heard someone screaming early this morning. >> i was outside a little bit later and by then there were a lot of cops. there were seven or eight top cars and a fire truck. and a couple of hopkins security vehicles. i knew something must have happened. i did not think it would be anything of this nature. >> it began just before 1:30 a.m. with a 911 call about a suspicious person here in the 300 block of east university parkway. >> when police arrived, we run accompanied by johns hopkins university police security. we heard calls routes and calls for police. we ran across the street and found what looks like a burglary suspect made entry into a home. president check out what was going on and had a summarized toward with him. -- a samurai sword with him.

he yelled at the alleged burglar and he lunged at the president. correct the alleged burglar was -- >> the alleged burglar was pronounced dead at the scene. he was arrested last august for grand theft auto. in an e-mail sent to students, faculty and staff late this afternoon, university officials said there have been -- has been a step up police presence in this area because of a recent rash of burglaries and break-ins northeast of campus. they said applebees presence will continue -- they say that police presence will continue. >> the pickup truck crashed into a romp around 11:00 a.m. this morning near the 2900 block of cedar hearst wrote. one person was medivaced with the series, but not life- threatening injuries. -- with serious, but not life- threatening injuries.

there piecing together the events leading up to the crash. >> the records show when dolinsky and put up more than $8,000 for a poll of delegates joe carter. carter denied knowing anything about it. -- delegate jill carter. carterç denied knowing anything about it. delegates carter has not been accused of any wrongdoing >> the commissioner laid out budget cuts, making a plan to save millions of dollars without layoffs. we're downtown with more on commissioner bielefeld plant. >> city hall is looking at ways to close off a $60 million budget deficit this year. the police department is looking elsewhere. in discussing the budget cutting

moves under consideration, the city police department commissioner prefers to start of what he will not do. >> we will not compromise investigations. whatever that means in terms of what they need to do, what detectives think they need to do to further a case, they will not be over -- denied overtime to do that. the second part is, i will not compromise their safety. if they ask for officers, if they need to will back additional resources to fill radio cars, if we need to have a helicopter up to protect officers, we will have that. >> would be a field is doing is cutting overtime elsewhere in the apartment. -- what he is doing elsewhere is cutting overtime elsewhere in the department. >> the pawnshop unit will 0 some out there -- will 0 some out there over time.

>> and some departments will no longer be -- permitted to take home police cars. it is still out the discussion stage. >> there are reductions we can make and reductions we will have to make in terms of contractual employees that are doing jobs here. i have certainly heard discussions about furloughs. and how that might affect either the command staff or the civilian staff. it remains to be seen how that may play out. >> the police union has a no furlough clause in its contract and is operating in an extension of the contract. negotiations for a new contract begin next week. >> more than a dozen employees of maryland public television have fallen victim of the troubled economy. they have announced they have laid off 18 employees, about 10% of its staff. the president said it was

necessary to prevent a budget shortfall, but promised it would not affect on their calendar programming. -- on-air calendar programming. the remaining employees will take furlough days. president obama is touting the beginnings of a turnaround in the economy. today he told a gm factory -- told that to a gm factory that is hiring more workers. we have our project economy report. >> president obama went to the chevy cobalt plan in ohio where 1000 workers are being called back from layoffs. the president took credit. cobalt was a big seller in the obama cash for clunkers program, giving general motors a boost after the its government bailout. >> because of the steps we took, this plant is about to shift into high gear. >> sales were up 2.7% in the numbers out today.

in a speech to the afl-cio in pittsburgh and i felt like a rally for health care reform. the president said rising medical costs are pushing down the economy and workers' wages. >> it is the fault of a broken health care system that is sucking up all of the money. when are we going to stop it? when will we say enough is enough? how many have to lose their coverage? how much longer are we going to have to wait? it cannot wait. >> back in washington, republicans said we cannot rush. >> the american people are concerned about because the government takeover of our health-care system -- concerned about the costly government health-care takeover. >> are you fired up? are you ready to go? >> the president is turning up the heat. reviving last year's winning campaign style. >> just in time for senate

democrats after months of wrangling to detail their proposed health-care reform bill. it is certain to escalate the partisan fight. ç>> and the president will also bring his push for health-care reform to college park this week. on thursday, the president will speak at a rally at the comcast center at the university of maliki -- maryland. doors open at 9:00 a.m. and admission is first-come, first- served. no bags come under sharp object, no umbrella, no liquids, and strollers, and no signs either. >> a warm, summary day, but things are about to change. a couple of scattered light showers and sprinkles have developed in advance of a cold front. dabel shifting winds and drop the temperature a bit over the next 44 to 36 hours. -- 24 to 36 hours.

that line of showers extends past glenn bought into anne arundel county. temperatures are still running in the low 80's endeavour 70's in most locations. much cooler temperatures are on their way. >> in tonight's education other to buy huge honors for a half- dozen maryland public and private schools that will now be known as the national blue ribbon schools. tim tooten is live in our newsroom. >> bragging rights are certainly in order for schools from baltimore city to the eastern shore. at the top of the list, western high school in baltimore city. it is the oldest all girls public high school in the history -- in the country. they are known for their high academic standards. also, southern high school in ann r. randall county and hammond high school in howard

county. also, stephen decatur middle school in worcester county. resurrection st. paul's school in howard county, and sainte- johnn regional school in frederick county. the state school superintendents has maryland schools rank at the top of the nation and caused those named today as among the best. -- calls those named today as among the best. >> agron bait -- a ground breaking today for the new george washington carver center for technology. the governor joined the county executive and the county school superintendent for the celebration. the school will cost over $59 million to build and is expected to be completed by the spring of 2012. the new structure will replace the old carper, which ranks among one of the oldest buildings in the state. >> a major car dealer orders dealers to inspect its cars. a problem that may have led to a very serious crash.

>> and what is the federal government doing to protect you from the h1n1 flu? the health secretary answers questions before a congressional committee. >> the new entertainment, brett -- complex in hunt valley, at that story coming up. >> and he dazzled the big screen with his "dirty

>> the maryland food bank broke ground today for a new kitchen. the food bank's new kitchen provides more for food to be distributed to other kitchens. they will recycle leftovers into soups and stews. it will not only price -- provide prepared cute, but also -- prepared food, but also provide low-cost food preparation training. >> it is really a program that ties up in a very nice bow. >> in maryland, there are over 50,000 people per week depending on food programs and the shelter. it is the only statewide food bank. >> in tonight's medical alert, the fda has now approved the new h1n1 vaccine.

kathleen sebelius made the announcement to congress this afternoon. she loves to get the first limited supplies distributed early in october. sally kidd has details. >> kathleen sebelius says the fda approval of the vaccine is a crucial step toward combating the virus. >> that the best defense against the new h1n1 flu, the vaccine by has been approved by the fda and its contract for delivery in the next four weeks. -- and is on track for delivery next four weeks. she told a house panel the concern is making sure that priority groups, including children and pregnant women get the vaccine first appeared in the meantime, -- the first. in the meantime, most to get the flu should recover at home. >> the worst thing would have -- would be for everyone to shot at

the hospital or come to an emergency room door. the vast majority of those who get h1n1 so far are not terribly ill effects she says the exceptions are those with underlying medical conditions, pregnant women and children who become seriously ill. at the institute of medicine, health experts who coped with the virus as it swept through the southern hemisphere talked about it. >> we promote early treatment to the high risk groups. >> kathleen sebelius says health officials here in the u.s. will continue to monitor the situation as they implement their own plan. >> state health officials will irresponsible for administering the flu shots as -- will be responsible for administering the flu shot at some 90,000 locations around the country and they will be free of charge. >> a new study shows potentially

harmful bacteria heights inside shower heads and a blast out -- hyde's inside showerheads and made last out when you turn on your water. they can be inhaled. researchers at the university of colorado at boulder found that bacteria were found in about one-third of shower heads. this probably is not a problem for most of us, but could be for those with compromised immune systems like pregnant women, elderly, and those already fighting off diseases. an infant formula with an essential fatty acid may boost the brain power. it is about toç play a major re in brain development. researchers at the university of texas southwestern medical center compared babies given traditional formula or from the supplemented with a high dosage of they had to complete -- with

a high dosage of dha. dad to complete a series of complex tests. -- they had to complete a series of complex tests and those who had been given the dosage performed better. >> a couple of showers are starting to return to the region. right now, light showers tracking across the region. the one in harford county is making its way across the bay and towards southern cecil and northern kent counties on the southern shore. it looks like a heavier shower trying to form down in parts of montgomery county down towards the d.c. beltway. these showers are in advance of a cold front that will drop the temperature and shift the winds. you will see that there is cool air coming out of eastern canada and out of new england. 50's and 60's this afternoon and low 80's @ in baltimore by contrast.

once this turn to the north and northeast, temperatures should drop by about 10 degrees for tomorrow. 83 down in d.c.. 79 in westminster and york and lancaster. 79 in auburn pipe. there may be scattered charts in our region wednesday morning. clouds and a few showers overnight trip the winds shift to the north. right on our doorstep, this front is ready to come through and turn the winds at the airport. high pressure will push the cool air down. this area of low pressure that came up out of the gulf coast region is starting to push moisture in. the clouds are working their way out into virginia now. this should produce cloud and --

clouds and whether in spots. -- and wet weather in spots. most places will be cloudy and season showers coming through all the way from the mountains to the coast. friday, this thing may start to move out. you can't tv computer model indicating clearing skies on friday morning. a slight chance of showers on friday, but the closer we get into the day -- the deeper into the day and closer we get to the weekend, cloud cover comes back. high temperatures to mawr are down for it -- from today, only in the mid 70's. -- high temperatures tomorrow are down from today, only in the mid 70's in northwest wind in the next couple of days as the high-pressure system pumps in the cool air from canada. some clouds and scattered showers, not as much rain in the mountains, however. but still a chance for a light shower and a cooler day near lake kreag.

around the chesapeake, mid 70's and some showers toward ocean city, showers and about 75. our best chance looks like it comes in on thursday, which keeps the temperatures in the 60's. partly cloudy on saturday and sunday with temperatures in the mid 70's. >> next, new developments in the investigation into the death of a yale grad student annie le. >> and a new credit card feature promises to help people manage their debt. >> a new entertainment complex in hunt valley. that story, coming up. >> using new technology to try to find a better way than clear cutting trees away from power lines. pg&e's new concept coming out. [house] wow, i feel like a new house

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family in need. >> whenever you can help out anybody or anything, i am all for it. if anybody needs help and i am going to help them out. that is just the type of person i am. >> habitat for humanity is a charitable partner for the reagans. several volunteers in the downtown community joined in to help today. >> new held for reagan's star linebacker ray lewis. they will be opening -- for the ravens star linebacker ray lewis. there will be opening a new entertainment center. there may even be memorabilia for customers to see. >> on the site of what used to be the hunt valley wal-mart, they broke ground today. >> 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. [applause] >> within a matter of months, this huge, empty building will

become the site of a huge entertainment complex called mvp. >> i think there will be something for everybody whether it is a small family gathering, 88, providence up to 28 -- to 200 -- a private events of room up to 250 people >> all in one complex. >> this is something that the community has never seen before and they will be blown away. the hunt valley town center is a destination location. it is another reason to say, this is the place to be. >> one of the partners and an mvp himself, baltimore ravens linebacker ray lewis. he was here to tell people how excited he was about this project. >> you want a different world, different buildings. let's build on the together, let's work at it.

>> we could not do this without ray, no question about that. he is the spirit and the man behind the whole project. as he is on the football field with the reagans, he is that here. >> this is the first of what may çbe m.v.p. entertainment centes all around the country. >> and everything goes up as planned, m.v.p. will be open to the public in march. >> also, believed to be 100 million years old, sees right here in the u.s. up next, white -- what u.s. officials have returned to their rightful owner. and the iraqi man who has -- >> an iraqi man who was arrested for trying issues at president bush. >> and new developments in the death of a yale grad deathannie le.

>> and some baltimore parents

cut today's warm weather served as a reminder for some parents that their local middle school is just too hot. this afternoon they continued their protest, this time to try to get the problem solved. >> the spotlight is on rigidly middle school, a school where parents say the temperature in the building on sundays -- on some days is over 100 degrees and they blame the county executive and school

superintendent. >> they showed up on the plaza outside the toes in the courthouse -- the tauzin courthouse to protest the temperature at the rich elite middle school. >> it has gotten us to 110 degrees in the music room. it ranges from the '80s to the '90s but to be 100. >> here is the issue, the county spent millions of dollars to renovate ridge the middle school and failed to install a new air- conditioning system. >> the renovations of two years ago left the school sealed up. >> the group is targeting the school superintendent and the county executive, both men, they say, have the power to make a difference, but will not. they say putting air in richly

is not that simple. >> i am working to address those concerns consistent with all the other pressures and needs of the entire system. >> obviously, we have several buildings in the same situation that rigidly -- at ridglea. we have the in several schools in the county at this point. >> schools say it comes down to money, many they do not have for now. >> it is a systematic renovation. it is the same thing that we keep hearing. smith is using it. renovations have been done and now we're starting on the high school. >> parents and politicians are now weighing in on this issue. >> here not to look at some of our other stores, johns hopkins university undergrad armed with

a samurai sword killed an intruder. he and his roommates discovered in in a garage. police were called to the scene justç before 1:30 a.m. the intruder refused to leave and when he lunged at him, that police say the student slice of the intruders hand. the intruder later died. -- sliced off the intruders hand. the intruder later died. a 70-year-old -- the seven teen- year-old ann and that -- the 17- year-old ann a run doughboy that tells believes that he -- anne arundel boyd that told police he sexually molested a girl after luring her from a playground to his home is going to trial. it is set to start two weeks from today. and police searched a california home of @ filiberto

-- of philip garrido, the man accused of kidnapping j.c. the do guard and keeping her hostage for 18 years. -- j.c. lead to guard -- j.c. do guard and keeping rossy for 18 years. >> minal tonight, there is a person of interest in the case of a yale university student that was found murdered inside a campus building. graduate student annie le was said to be married over the weekend. >> the official cause of death will not be released as expected in the murder case of annie le. the medical examiner's office says the state attorney made the request to help facilitate their investigation. the medical examiner has ruled the death a homicide monday, but so far there are still no arrests in the case. law enforcement sources tell and

bcd are closing in on a suspect, someone who worked at the lab and had access to the high security building. >> he felt comfortable that, number one, he had enough time to assault the victim and killed her, and number two, to hide her body and get away and still not be seen by anyone else. >> but the killer was likely seen on camera. there are more than 70 surveillance cameras inside and around the lab. surveillance cameras captured annie le walking into the lab at last sunday. -- last thursday. investigators say they questioned a lab worker and revealed that the suspect failed and lie-detector test and had defensive-like wounds on his body. monday night, students gathered for a candlelight vigil and those who knew her said she likely fought to the end.

>> she would have yelled and screamed for help. i am not surprised that this person had scratches on his body. >> students are also dealing with a lost sense of security. yale university has sent out police patrols and at the medical lab where she died, extra security measures are now in place. >> deerow arrangements -- funeral arrangements are yet to be announced. her family is expected to make an announcement later tonight. >> he was most well known for his role in "dirty dancing" but after a battle with pancreatic cancer, patrick swayze has died. he jumped in in 1987 with "dirty dancing" and his mom taught him to dance at an early age. he had roles in "the outsiders" read don, and "ghost." his battle with cancer ended

last night. he was only 57 years old. if you would like to read more, go to wbaltv.com and click on entertainment. >> looking to increase its presence in the retail world. we will tell you where you will soon see the popular retail store toys r us. >> seem smooth and strong to irreversible damage. no different. irreversible loss of enamel. enamel shield enamel loss by forming against acid attack. toothpastes dentists check most. save your enamel. be gone for good. enamel shield. with the rinse.

>> breaking news, we have been told that the u.s. house of representatives has voted to admonish south carolina representative joe wilson. you will recall he shouted "you lie" during president obama is address last week. >> a visibly happy dj harper left the children's hospital of wisconsin this morning. two off-duty firefighters rescued him in july when he and his mom hit a tree and burst into flames. he is still under -- needing to undergo several more surgeries.

>> he knows he was in a car accident and that the fire had burned him. and he no longer has years. that is one of the things he is looking forward to is getting new years. >> another thing dj is kicking -- is looking forward to, the trip the family is taking to disney world. >> we wish him a speedy recovery that so bonds were among some of the things that were -- dinosaur bones were among some of the things that were given back to china by the u.s. the u.s. assistant secretary of state says the fossils are an invaluable part of china's history. they may be about 100 million years old. >> still another sign that this troubled u.s. economy might actually be helping you save some money, up next, the prices of hotels have gone down. >> hoping to save you some money

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clogs the occupying troops have put my fellow countrymen under their boot. " they have tortured my people, elderly man, women, children and men. >> he was working for a tv station last december when year- old the big shoes at bush, shouting, this is your farewell kiss, your dog. his prison sentence was reduced and he was released early for

good behavior. but he still curled criticism that senior iraqi officials for allowing what he says was torture when he was imprisoned. >> i was exposed to electric shocks and beaten with cables and iron bars. >> he now says he plans to plane -- plans to name names of those responsible for the torture provided he lives long enough. >> regional experts say his actions are being seen as hon. and abner by many because arab leaders do not usually stand up -- an admirable by many because arab leaders do not easily stand up against western leaders, particularly america. >> and now, tom tasselmyer. >> a few isolated shower is on hd doppler, indicating the cold front making its way into the -- into maryland. temperatures will drop a little bit coming down toward frederick

n. nettleton. with this will be tracking -- and middleton. this will be tracking northeast. we have had some sharp coming out of hertford county and baltimore county across the bay and now working their way across queen anne's county on the shore. not a lot of rain out there. in fact, if you check the almanac today, there is nothing in the ages at the airport or the inner harbor. çtechnically, a dry day in our official weather report, but he may have picked a light sprinkle. the next few days we will see some tempters going below the normal height -- we will see temperatures going below the normal high. there are some showers on insta- weather + futurecast indicating the possibility of a star overnight and even into wednesday morning. more cause tonight, the winds turning to the north and

dropping into the 60's with spotty showers. cool air will come out of eastern canada and stick around for the next several days while moisture it from this storm in southern louisiana will be feeding of through the mountains and east of the mountains as the front stalls to our south. the two will combine to produce quite a bit of cloud cover. there will also be moister off of debate. coastal rains and showers tomorrow. most spots get a chance for rain on thursday. friday, we should see a drying trend on the way that will carry us through the weekend. temperatures about 10 degrees cooler in most spots. it on the bay, it winds up to 15 knots on the bay. this area of cloudiness out in the tropical atlantic at one time was category three hurricane fred. then it dissipated and weekend

anticipated. now it is showing signs of -- than it weakened and dissipated. now to show signs of coming back to life. there's also another tropical wave out here in the eastern atlantic that has to be watched. we are in the heart of the tropical storm season. a couple of systems have to be monitored over the next couple of days. tomorrow, a few showers, best chance for rain statewide comes in on thursday. with the cloudy skies and the east wind, heights only the upper 60's on thursday. the rain moves out on friday with a sunny return. partly cloudy skies, 75 on saturday, 76 on sunday. temperatures stay in the 70's early next week. >> in tonight's consumer alert, toyota has ordered car dealers to make sure all toyota vehicles have proper formats. this comes after an

investigation into a car crash in san diego, california. if format may have snared an accelerator pedal in a lexus, causing an accident. four people died in that crash. according to a new survey by hsbc bank, if it became necessary, 51% of americans could only live on their savings for three months or lasless. 30% said they do not have enough to go one month off of -- without a paycheck. >> although the personal savings rate rises back from negative territory to a healthy 5 percent last quarter, many people are asking where do i put my- endurance and interest? savings and money-market rates are below 2% and it is easy to feel your hard earned dollars are dwindling or sitting still. however, it is key to understand why you have those savings in the first place.

so ask, what is the cash for? it is for an emergency fund or to replace income, protect the money that is going to protect you. that means putting it in a high- yield, low fee, savings or money-market account with fdic protection. it is outside your emergency fund with a longer-term goal that you are ok with locking up for a time, look for something with a shorter maturity date. shop around for high yield savings accounts, money-market accounts and cds. and take part in the fact that had you learned to% in your assets in that effort -- in the past year, -- had you earned two% in your assets in the past year, you would have made millions. >> blueprint is a new system to help consumers manage their debt. it of boyds -- it helps avoid

interest on everyday items like groceries, but draw the interest on other items. wells fargo and discover card are rolling out that managing tools as well. you might have noticed that way before a 0 telban has gone down in recent months. ç-- for a hotel room has gone down in recent months. compared to last year, hotels around the world had dropped in price as well. you'll be able to find toys arise at stores in the mall closer to you. -- woys rs -- toys r us. they plan to have 350 pop up stores open next month. some will be in malls and the rest will be inside towards rs story stores. -- toys r us toy stores. >> remember when the tories are as -- if you do not know where

the tories are as stores are, go to our website wbaltv.com. also, a job fair at the baltimore convention center this thursday. my morning show co-anchor asks, what is it about severely these days, or the lack thereof? from congressman -- civility these days, or the lack thereof? from congressman joe wilson to kanye west. and a new study finds possibly the best way to give you all at the job is to stop for a few minutes and get some shy. you can read the full story on napping at the medical alert section. >> i'm sorry, what did you say? >> you were napping. >> up next, the johns hopkins univ. student uses a samurai sword to kill an intruder. coming up, here with the students as happened in scheidies garage. >> and millions of people to tune in for the debut

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>> ifç you missed that awards show, west stormed the stage and took the microphone from taylor's whiffed during her acceptance speech after she received an award. -- taylor swift. >> 18 million viewers tune in to see the former tonight show host in his new venue. we have a closer look at the premier and the bus that has followed. >> after months of promotion, weeks of hype, and days of rehearsal, jay leno made his prime-time debut last night in front of 8 million viewers. but critics say there was something very familiar about what was supposed to be a new format. >> it looked a lot like the tonight show. >> pretty much the same show, same guy, same brand of comedy, a lot of the same skits. >> but some felt differently.

>> it was like, good-bye, tonight show, and this was a whole another gig. >> there is no debate over what was a pivotal moment in this show, kanye west talking for the first cents time since taking -- for the first time since taking the microphone from taylor's with at the mtv music awards show. >> -- from taylor swift. >> it was very rude. i would like to apologize. >> i was fortunate enough to meet your mom and talk with your mom a number of years ago. what you think she would have said about this? >> already somber, the stage went silent. >> they kept it very earnest and serious. i think jay was just trying to take advantage of the attention that surrounded the incident and it paid off. >> the question now is, well that payoff be enough to push

the new show to long-term ratings success? >> and jay's guest tonight is actor tom cruise. if you missed any of this newscast or would like to see it again, we will be broadcast at 7:00 p.m. on wbal + on 11-2 comcast digital or verizon files for hundred 60. >> the johns hopkins student killed a man with his samurai sword. was it self-defense or a criminal act? >> baltimore police commissioner on what he is doing and will not do to cut the budget. >> live, local, late breaking the law this is wbal tv 11 news at 6:00 p.m. in hd. >> a johns hopkins univ. student used a samurai sword to kill a man he says broke into

his crotch. now investigators are looking -- broke into his garage. now investigators are looking into it claims of self-defense. >> the state's attorney's office is involved, deciding whether charges should be filed. kate amarah is live at the scene. >> an e-mail to students, faculty and teachers late this afternoon says there has been a rash of break-ins in the area, adding that there is a stepped- up presence of police presence in the area. they will determine whether the interest of this morning was responsible for these other break-ins. >> a johns hopkins university undergrad armed with a samurai sword killed a would-be burglar in his garage early tuesday morning according to baltimore police. police identified the alleged robber as a donald