>> currently the hopkins student who lives here is not facing any charges for fatally wounding the intruder. that angers his family, as best as please confirm late this evening that he was not armed. and unlike the drama played out tuesday morning. police say the undergraduate printers were on edge because some broke in on monday and stole to computers. hours later, if they heard a prowler in the garage. >> they came down and went with a samurai sword to protect themselves. they saw the suspect in the garage. when they confronted him, he lunged at the students. he severed the left hand with the sword. >> the single stroke was fatal according to police, killing a 49-year-old man. >> they are the call the police. why would they still kill him? >> she came to the house

searching for answers in her brother's death. she admits he had no business on the property. he has a long criminal record which includes breaking and entering. he had just finished serving time for auto theft three days before he died. she questioned why these two men used this sort to fend off her brother who she says was unarmed. >> he was not no threat to nobody. >> those who know this tooting calls this a single case of self-defense, a young man who grabbed a decorative soared to protect his friends. >> he was scared. he came down with a sword. >> citizens are entitled to defend themselves. this case would be considered cake -- self-defense if the lives of the students or friends were in danger. >> if they were at risk and in death or bodily harm from somebody who is willing force

against them. >> it is up to prosecutors to decide whether the student who lives here went too far. >> university tells a security was recently stepped up in this area due to half a dozen other break-ins. they are keeping up the police presence. >> police of trying to determine who was at fault at a head on crash. we were over the collision before 4:00 this afternoon. both drivers were trapped and had to be cut out of the vehicles. they were flown to the trauma area with critical injuries. there are details in the investigation into who murdered the yale university student. police in connecticut executed search warrants on a 24-year-old raymond clark. her body was discovered sunday hidden in a basement wall inside a university research building.

investigators say she is a research technician. the evidence and details point to a suspect who worked in the laboratory and knew the victim. >> he felt so comfortable he had enough time to assault the victim and killer and to hide her body and get away and still not be seen by anyone else. >> clark was not named as a suspect. he has not been arrested. at this time he faces no charges. >> new tonight, a 2-year-old girl is recovering after falling off a horse. authorities say it happened around 6:30 p.m. tonight. the tyler was flown to the children's hospital with critical but none threatening injuries. >> from cutting overtime to mulling over laos, the police commissioner showing -- issuing

the bull moose he is taking to help the budget shortfall. >> the police department budget is among the city's biggest. everything is on the table except the department's core purpose. >> anything that we are doing that does not involve protection of people or investigation of crime we want to look to reduce those costs. >> he has cut out over time in some specialized units. over time for investigations will be allowed, but abuse will not be tolerated. >> we are going to be looking for abuse is very hard. >> another move no longer will sergeants and lieutenants be unable to take home police cars. the big question concerns staff. a 85% of the police department's

budget goes to salaries and benefits. >> is a reduction of staff possibility? >> there are reductions we can make and we are going to have to make in terms of contractual employees that are doing some jobs here. i have heard discussions about furloughs. that might affect the command or civilian staff. it remains to be seen how it may play out. >> city hall has as all agencies to cut at 5 certification to help close an estimated 60 million budget deficit. talks under way with you unions about furloughs and layoffs. the highest court has agreed to hear an appeal by the police commissioner. he is suing the city over his dismissal five years ago. he is fired by the mayor after investigation into a domestic abuse claim. he is never charged. the case is scheduled to go to

court before the court of appeals in march. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> ben bernanke says that the recession is likely over at this time. during a speech today, bernanke said the economy is growing at a moderate pace. he cautioned that unemployment will not recover so quickly. >> it is still going to feel like a very weak economy for some time as many people still find that their job security and their employment status is not what they wish it was. what the fault of a broken health care system that is sucking up all the money. when are we going to stop it? >> president obama said the key to revitalizing the economy depends on bettering the lives of working-class americans. he made a speech in pittsburgh. he also laid out plans to pay for his initiative which will cost an estimated $900 billion

over 10-years. >> house democratic leaders passed a resolution for approval against joe wilson. he is the republican who shelton "you like" to president obama. -- shouted "you lie" to president obama. he apologized a second time on the house floor. he had already apologized to the white house. >> it is game playing. it is political game plan. this is what the president said should not occur. they proceeded with the game playing. >> this addresses an issue of great importance to current and future members of this honest body. the proper conduct of its members. but the majority of democrats voted for the resolution of disapproval. >> leaders are preparing for

possible h1n1 flu outbreaks this fall. tonight they held a forum to make sure residents stay healthy. >> the timing of this forum could not have been better. the fda gave the go ahead today to an age when in one by -- vexing. official -- the fda gave the go- ahead to a vaccine for the h1n1 virus. >> tuesday night at a forum, the health department showed how it is prepared for h1n1. >> they are trying to get the message out there. the flu is coming. we know it is coming. >> of the city is switching into high gear, setting up a vaccine clinics and a campaign reminding citizens to keep from spreading germs. >> the messaging is more intense this year. at the same time it is something we have been doing every year in

terms of getting people prepared. >> the city learned it will soon have another tool to help fight 81 in one. earlier tuesday, the fda gave its approval of the vaccine which should eventually be available at 90,000 locations around the country with the first shipments going out in the next few weeks. >> a single dose of the vaccine rapidly introduces a strong immune response in adults. >> that is good news for the social worker taking advantage of a free regular flu shot. she told that spite the hype, the prepared is the most important thing. >> i feel like we see that every other year we see it. >> as we wait for the vaccine, and medical officers as preparations are under way to get it to the people who need it most first. that includes pregnant women,

children six months through 24 years old, those with chronic medical conditions, caretakers, and health care workers. there'll be plenty of vaccine to go around. >> there will be secession -- sufficient vaccines. it will just be rolled out over a period of time. >> it will first be sent to state health departments who will distribute them to local health departments. if you like more affirmation, we have a lot of for mission on our web site, wbaltv.com. -- we have a lot of information on our website, wbaltv.com. >> 18 major is beaten twice on a school bus. tonight the -- a teenager is beaten twice on the school bus. >> he is one of the most viable players. -- valuable players. what you can expect to find inside the complex. >> they are still indication of scattered showers. that is the weather that is

coming our way for the next couple of days. we are tracking that with the forecast coming up. >> then frightening calls from a debt collector. we investigate who is a -- behind these aggressive calls. behind these aggressive calls. it gets an epa estimated 32 miles per gallon, and was named an iihs top safety pick. all for just $179 a month. and like all new volkswagens, it comes with 3 years or 36,000 miles of no-charge scheduled carefree maintenance. it's all part of why the jetta is the top-selling german engineered sedan in america.

>> a school bus beating was caught on tape. the 17 year old student was attacked twice. the teenager try to sit down when the students started punching him. then another student jumped in. the attackers were 14 years old in 15 years old and could face criminal charges. the victim did not [unintelligible] >> what we do to get a debt collector called you and threatened to have you arrested at work for a did you make -- you may or may not know.

>> debt collection taxes on the rise. abusive calls should be the role not the --rulew not the exception. >> she delivers the news. behind the microphone, she is self insured, but a threatening phone message from a debt collector recently rattled her confidence. she returned the call right away. >> she tells me i have three pending charges against me. i of $2,000. -- to repay the loan company. have you received your check? >> she said the caller even threatened to have her extradited to new york or california. >> i'm thinking but humiliation produced the people of going to come to my job and arrest me? i owe them $2,000? >> so frightened, she sent the

company partial payment. later she realized she did not owe them anything. she refused to give them more money. she got more calls. >> that i did not pay immediately and they will come to arrest me. this one she recorded. >> i was threatened by her. she said she would have me arrested. i know for a fact that she violated the debt practice act. >> first of all, we are not a collection agency. that does not apply to us. >> deck collectors messed up live by the practices act. -- debt collectors must live by the practices act. >> you used your company and we can issue a subpoena and take you from work. i'm going to contact your job right now on the phone. i'm going to be one hold and tell them you have three felony charges being filed against you.

>> she was told to never paid off a game and she got on nine years earlier. -- a payday loans she got on my nine years earlier. she said her loan was paid off and never heard anything else about it until the threatening phone calls. >> it is called a zombie debt. >> the better business bureau says they buy old debt. >> they literally threw it fishnet out there hoping to intimidate people and people will pay it off again. >> the call seem to gay more abusive. -- to get more abusive. they are threatening arrest or other dire consequences. all are violations of federal law. >> markell and associates is the company housing this. they told her there not a

collection agency. >> is this a debt collecting company? >> it is. >> and man who said he was an assistant manager said they will keep calling her until they receive proof the debt was paid. >> do have a license? where? >> he said they were licensed in every state. marilyn says they are not licensed here. >> a few minutes after we hung up, we got a call from someone who gave the first name of dominick. he claimed he was a company owner. he said they do not do interviews and to not call them again. we also contacted a spokesperson for the company. they said they do not do business with marble and associates. if it hears to the fair debt collection act. >> it is horrible.

it is still going on. >> she got her bank to stop payment. her co-workers at the radio station are like family and they try to shelter from the cause that keep coming. >> they still say they you zero? >> yes, they want their money. they are not getting it from me. >> by law, debt collectors must send norborne and notice explaining the dead and how they can dispute it. she said that never happened. for more information on your right, you can log onto wbaltv.com. consumers should also know that paid the loans -- payday loans are illegal and the state a merry land. >> now your forecast. shower start popping up today. they continue through the evening.

it is likely to run out of steam. you can see some showers in and around there. there is one coming down through york county. there is heavy rain there. there is some pretty decent shower activity through d.c. over to st. michael. officially in the baltimore, and as a trace of participation. -- precipitation. you can see that 84 degree reading. it is just a trace at the airport. it is chilly up in northern maine. they have press and by a series. -- they have a frost advisory's overnight. you can already see some cooler temperatures to our north.

it is still 76 degrees in ocean city. temperatures are ranging through the 60's. there is that north wind that will make all the difference in the world temperature rise. the front it gets down into north in virginia. it will start feeding moisture up to the gulf. all of that = cooler temperatures and more clout -- all of that equals cooler temperatures and more cloud woods. clouds. a little cloudy tomorrow. temperatures are cooler. 72 degrees -7 7 degrees. it will be in the mid-7's tomorrow. the rain get out of here friday. the weekend looks rohm & hoss. >> get ready. there are new entertainment

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>> now 11 exports to the >> technology makes a lot of things easier. when it comes to living on one coast and playing a game on another, you still have to fight in july. they returned to -- you still have to fight jet lag. that means claim the chargers and san diego. the raiders have only one once in four games. the chargers have won three titles. add that to a flight and a week to shade separate challenge. -- and week two shapes up to a separate challenge. >> i think it is going to be good for us to get out there early. other than that, i do not think it changes too much.

when the game starts, the guys are ready to go. >> ralph -- knows about the rigors of was coach travel. -- west coast travel. this time the eat out a win in their own time some. you need more than a good what to win football games. maryland plays middleton state on saturday. revenge devaney dominance of the emotions. -- definitely dominates the emotions. >> if they do not win, and do not know what is going through. it was a game that could have been similar to this saturday. >> next season the orioles open

up their season in tampa april 6. they can only hope they see the kind of game then they saw tonight. the orioles came back from 5 down to beat them. he watched his team on a 5-0 deficit. he punches a single into right center lan. -- center field. matt is up to the plate again. it was left-handed and gone. it was a five rbi night. he knocked off tampa bay 10-5. a day after buffalo bill's return, he did not get any signs of support from the fans. he got quite a different time.

he fumbled a kick return with about two minutes left. it clearly up said bill's fans and a little too much. someone showed disappointment in an ugly fashion. it was vandalized with obscenities on the front lawn with the final score. these are the home town fans. 1d teammate describe the scene as a disturbing. -- one of the teammates and described the scene as determined. players are extremely sensitive to what is going on for understand reasons. for that to happen on an opening game, that is unsettling. >> time to look at the 70 forecast coming up next. dicks said in the forecast, coming up next.

>> the rain might hold off a little bit. >> overall and little cloudy. 75 degrees tomorrow. upper-60's on thursday. then things start to clear out

on friday. things look gorgeous. it also said san diego or baltimore. >> beautiful. >> if you miss any of this newscast and you want to see it again, an encore presentation tonight. >> the conan o'brien show is up next. we will see you tomorrow. >> andy: from [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ]