the number of swine flu patients swells in the hundreds. >> big changes at the dmv. good evening and welcome to news4 at 5:00. >> i'm jim handly. >> i'm wendy rieger. a burglary suspect is killed by a college student armed with a samurai sword this. happened at the offcampus house near the johns hopkins university campus. the alleged burglar was confronted by the hopkins student who heard a come ocean inside his home just after 1:00. darcy spencer has the rest of this story. >> reporter: police questioned that students for hours today before releasing him. no charges have been filed. the man he killed was not armed. that suspect got out of jail just two days ago and has a lengthy arrest record. witnesses say it was a gruesome scene. a johns hopkins university student confronts a burglar inside his garage. during a confrontation, the

student killed the intruder with a samurai sword, slicing him across the upper body, chopping off his left hand. >> i talked to the suspect. asked what he was doing. said he called for police and that's when the suspect lunged at him. in a panic motion, he retaliated with the samurai sword. >> reporter: police were called to the home around 1:30 this morning. they received a report of a suspicious person in the area. they found the suspect, 48-year-old donald rice, dead in the garage. the student is claiming he acted in self-defense. rice was unarmed. >> absolutely. that plays into this. how the incident went down will play into this. again, people have a right to defend themselves, especially when you fear for your life, fear for your property. >> reporter: diego says he lived in this house this sum irand he had seen that sword in the student's room. >> he wasn't some guy out to kill. i don't think so.

>> reporter: you think this is more of a self-defense situation? >> absolutely. >> reporter: rice was described as career criminal with a history of 29 arrests. police say he had just been released from prison saturday after serving for a year for driving a stolen car. earlier in the day, the same house had been broken into. two computers and a sony playstation were stolen. >> two laptops had been taken that day. it seemed an obvious target to go after students who live in somewhat dangerous neighborhoods. reporter: many feel the student should not be charged. >>'m sure he doesn't have much of a choichlts. from are the reports i heard, the robber lunged at him. that's the first instinct to do that. >> reporter: was the student justified or should he face charges? there's a lot of opinion out there we'll have reaction coming

up on news4 at 6:00. shocking story. darcy, thanks so much. it has been an emotional day for students and teachers at cro crosslind high school. they are dealing with the death of 13-year-old ashley davis. two weeks ago a car hit her when she was walking to her school bus stop on brinkley road. davis died of her injuries yesterday. principal crystal fawcett says it is tough losing davis. >> the week before school opened ashley came running in my office and sat on my lap, grabbed me my by arms and said, "i'm not ready to go. i'm going to stay here with you." i'm definitely going to remember that moment. just most importantly the fact she was willing to assist the week before school opened, no matter what i needed for her to do. >> grief counselors were sent to the school today as well as

thurgood marshal middle school. in spotsylvania county, bus drivers are disturbed by a policy that requires them to get a physical by the same school nurse practitioner. others are complaining about the treatment at the hand of that nurse practitioner. julie carey joins us to tell us about this. >> reporter: that new policy took effect last month. about 50 bus drivers went to last night's school board meeting to protest, including some who say they were subjected to inappropriate behavior during their exams. every year spotsylvania county school bus drivers have to undergo and pass a department transportation physical to keep their job behind the wheel. when she was first hired eight years ago katrina duncan went to a nurse practitioner for her physical. she was alarmed by the exam. >> we had to get undressed. i had to stand there and do c

calisthetics while i was standing there she asked personal questions about my sex life. >> reporter: they are speaking out against a new policy that would require them all to to that same practitioner. those who protested wore buttons reading, "is there a doctor in the house?" the drivers want the freedom to choose the doctor that conducts their exam and others told of baexperience with the nurse practitioner. >> there were specific stories that came out as far as some of the things, extensive whens that were asked. personal questions about your life that have nothing to do with a department of transportation physical. >> reporter: linda wheelen says the new policy was enacted with good intentions in an effort to bring consistency to the process. >> we are trying to make it

easier for our bus drivers and to have the consistency, and ultimately, it was for the safety of the children. >> reporter: after hearing their concerns, wheelen wants to explore those complaints and make sure drivers have the option to see their own doctor. the superintendent offered strong support for the policy and nurse practitioner. he issued a statement reading, "the statement provided by several drivers were a misunderstanding of actual events or a misrepresentation by the particular speakers of those events." administration's recommendation to the schoo board is that its policy is sound and embedded by legal council. jerry hill goes on to say, "over a ten-year period, the nurse practitioner has proven herself to be confident and thorough in her responsibilities." >> julie carey, thank you. the metro worker hit by a train last week died. 44-year-old john moore was struck by a train thursday.

metro officials tell us moore is the third worker this year to die on the job. it's been required for years and there is a penalty for drivers who don't do it. now the d.c. government says safety inspections for cars are no longer necessary. the city calls it a cost-saving measure, but it comes as a surprise to many drivers. tracee wilkins has more on what some say is safety versus savings. >> reporter: a trip to the inspection safety station can be a long wait. they say they don't mind if it means making the world usa come october, safety inspections for passenger vehicles in d.c. will end. only commercial vehicles, limos and cabs will face the safety inspection. emission tests for all vehicles will continue. >> we are starting to question why are we doing some of the things we are doing? >> reporter: officials say cutting inspections will save

the city $400,000 as they work to balance the budget. >> there is no clear evidence that shows safety inspection has a reduction in accidents. i can understand people believe they do. they believe they serve some purpose. without hard evidence saying they do, the government needs to question why are we doing something in wch there is no evidence that shows us it really has a significant impact. >> unfortunately for government and d.c., sacrificing safety in the name of saving money is nothing new. that's what's happening here. >> reporter: lon anderson says in hard economic times, some drivers aren't going to take care of their car unless there is a real reason to. >> it's easy to have a set of bald tires and say, you know, a couple months from now i'll replace the tires. if you have an inspection coming and you know you are going to have to replace the tires or get a ticket and replace the tires, you are going to replace the tires. >> reporter: drivers we talked to at the inspection station had mixed reaction about cutting safety inspections.

>> i don't like that at all. what is the reasoning behind it? >> reporter: they want to balance the budget. >> please. the budget will never be balanced in d.c. so why take away the safety element about a car? >> you should alwaysnow every six months you go and get your oil changed. i don't think they should have to do that. you have to take responsibility for your car. >> reporter: the director of the dmv is saying that $400,000 they are expecting to save will come from the fact they don't have to fill vacant jobs here at the dmv. there will be some additional jobs cut. as for drers, no savings for you. you'll still be expected to pay $35 for your emissions inspection. in southwest, tracee wilkins, news4. we have the latest on a developing story in mclean where the roof of a ten-story office complex caught fire this afternoon. fairfax county fire officials say the building at 2010 corporate ridge at route 7 and the beltway had to be evacuated

2:30. some work was being done on the roof when blaze started. smoke filled some of the top floors. there were no injuries. good evening. bob ryan, form center 4. we had a lot of sunshine. clouds are coming and there is a weather front sweeping our way. there is our city cam. still good flying weather, as you can see. on doppler there have been a few showers. no thunder and no lightning. a few showers moving into the northwestern suburbs. right now german town, temperatures drop to 75 degrees. as we see these showers continue to come through, tomorrow we'll have a northeasterly wind. quite a different day coming up tomorrow. a lot of clouds. we've seen the end of the 80s for a while. >> thank you, bob. there are a few signs the

recession on the d.c. development scene. mayor venty announced a developer has been selected for the old hine junior high school on capitol hill. it will become a mixed-use project that will have a partnership with a shakespeare theater company, 150 apartments and more. >> 150 parking spaces. no public subsidy. i think this is one of the finest projects that we have had the opportunity to annoyance. >> this will enhance one of the most, again, incredible neighborhoods in america. it's a great investment at a great time. >> a d.c.-based developer called stanton east bank won the contract. they say they will continue to work with the community on future plans of this site. >> it's a happening area.

>> it's exciting to see. >> we are just getting started here. home sales picking up in our area find out if your neighborhood could be the new buyer hot spot. >> what is in a name? some say the redskin name is offensive. >> lunch with lyndsay on ice.

so we intervene for one simple and compelling reason. your survival and the success of our economy depended on making sure we got the u.s. auto industry back on its feet. president obama making an appearance today at a gm motors assembly plant in ohio. the president told the auto workers the government's rescue plan is working and the company is on the road to recovery. the president credited the clash for clunkers program saying that helped pump up car sales. more signs the economy is turning around. housing sales are up in prince george's county. home sales jumped 48% in august compared to a year ago. hole sales in montgomery county rose nearly 23%. in the district, sales climbed 20%. the rise on home sales not being felt the same way in northern virginia though. sales there only rose 10.6% last month. news4's chris gordon is here to explain what sparked this good

news. >> reporter: a couple of things contributed to this dramatic increase in local home sales. prices fell. interest rates are low and the government has been offering first-time home buyers a tax credit. all of this makes it a good time to buy. the pearlman family is gring, expecting twins. they are looking for a renter for their condominium and buying their first single-family home. >> it's so great with the tax breaks we have in the city. with that being in mind, a great tax break to get. >> i was planning on buying, couldn't do it. i was in school full-time. just finished up my bachelor's. >> and now? >> right time. >> reporr: the down turn in the local housing market brought challenges and opportunities to prince george's county.

bank foreclosures are a blight on neighborhoods. the county program called down payment on your dream is using federal stimulus money to help first time home buyers who want to purchase vacant homes. >> we targeted certain zip codes here in the county, especially foreclosed vacant homes that we can help again. first-time home buyers, people looking to own a home. families. >> reporter: since july, prince george's county neighborhood stabilization program helped home buyers purchase 60 foreclosed houses with bank applications pending on another 500. >> you can get up to $20,000 to buy a foreclosure. there are different funding scenarios. basically, we are going to help you realize your dream. we know when it's time to buy a house, coming up with the cash is probably the most important reason most people don't get into one.

>> reporter: you can find more information on the program down payment on your dream by going to nbcwashington.com and click on keyword home buyer. >> chris gordon, thanks. the economy is starting to take a toll on a local school. southeast university lost its accreditati accreditation. it expired the 31st of august. the middle state commission found the college was facing shrinking enrollment and financial instability. interstate drivers in virginia will have fewer places to pull over to stretch their legs. the welcome center on i-66 in manassas closes to save money. it's one of 19 shutting down in the next six years. each one costs about $500,000 to operate a year. vdot hopes to save the

commonwealth $9 billion. or there are gas stations. >> welcome back. >> thank you very much. >> we brought back some clouds. >> yes, you did are there any in the parking lot left? >> you didn't put the top down, did you? >> no, but i sent someone out to roll up my windows. >> i would feel bad if he gets wet. >> we had good weather in september. that is in the form of some rain, at least, after the last round. there is the gray sky down to 83 degrees. there are a few sprinkles, a few showers. our current temperature 83 degrees. that cold front to our north, caribou, maine, now. 53 degrees. we've got a little weather front around us. to our south with humidity, that's t reason the clouds are coming in. we are going to be near that boundary as we go through the evening hours. there is a cool front that will settle down and bring a change

if our weather as we go through the next couple of days. right now as i showed you earlier, a few sprinkles, a few light showers. that will be settling down and around us. when we get that easterly wind, that northeasterly wind, especially folks out toward the mountains, there is our few cure scan. some of those showers will move into charles county. here is where the heavy rains have been. look down around pine bluff, arkansas. some of that rain, some of that moisture spreading up and over the, the combination of the clouds and the cool air we have around here. that's what we'll be seeing. thurmond, 76 degrees. tomorrow you may not see temperatures much above high 60s. remainder of the evening, a few clouds and showers. temperatures will be dipping into the high 70s. tomorrow when you get up and head out, i think it will be one of those days where the northeasterly breeze, quite a bit cooler. may see sprinkles, drizzles

around, too. temperatures only in the high 50s. into the mid 60s for you folks around town. tomorrow's high temperature only around the 70s. today we were into the 80s. and a few sprinkles. anything will be light. i wouldn't leave my car windows down tomorrow. >> all righty. >> cloudy but cooler. >> i have learned my lesson and i learned who will go to the parking lot. even more important. coming up, several new developments in the fight to stop the swine flu. how many patient as local campus has now. >> plus the volley over the tennis center continues today. who will stay in charge? >> sweet juicy treats in a jar. how to savor the fruits of the summer.

as summer begins to fade, it's time to gather the best of the harvest and preserve it for the winter. canning summer's fruits and vegetables is a great way to capture the flavors of the season. it can be a daunting process. i just tried the first time. if you follow these basic steps you say, yes, i can!

start with a produce you love. i've got local peaches from an's orchard in calvert county. get good canning jars. i'm using the classic ball jars. they come in a lot of sizes. you are going to need a big canning pot. this is where all the magic happens. if you are a beginner like me, get the whole kit. they come with everything you need in one big pan. fill the pot half full of water and get it heating on the stove. throw your lids into a smaller pot and heat them to a low simmer. the jars need to be cleaned and heated. run them through a dishwasher cycle and let them hot dry. on to the fruit. you have to skip the peaches. you know there's actually a really easy way to get the skin off peaches. dip them into boiling water about 30 seconds and the skin comes right off. once you peeled and halved the

peaches, slip them into a bath of absorbices a side. . you need a little bit of liquid when you are processing it. it can be anything you want. i'm going to try a little bit of ginger ale with a splash of bourbon. you are ready to start canning. load the peaches into the jar and ladle it into the jars. leave at least an inch from the top so the fluid doesn't overflow. you take this nonmetallic implement. run it around the sides a few times to get those air bubbles out. you can the jar opening, position the lid and tighten them with the bands. set the timer for whatever is required for whatever fruit or produce you are heating. for peaches, it's 25 minutes. when the time is up, let the jars sit for a few minutes. with the heat off using the

tongues, place them on a towel where they have to set for a while. leave them be for 12 to 24 hours so that vacuum seal can set. the lids have to not bounce up when you press the top of them. and that's it. you just cannedpeaches. just like generations before you, you have captured sunlight. think how good you are going to feel when you open that jar in february. there are tons of websites to guide you through the canning process. go to nbcwashington.com and search going green for all of the links. i made a couple mistakes. sometimes you only have to leave a 1/2 inch. you don't have to put the bands in the water. it's easy and really cool. especially when you press the top and it doesn't pop-up and you think, the vacuum has formed. >> how much borbon?

>> just a little bit. drink some while you are canning. it helps the process go a little bit faster. a family speaks out today. the unbearable task of coping with the death of a loved one while a killer still on the loose. >> kanye silence. he had a lot to say when he interrupted an acceptance speech. >> i'm liz crenshaw. toys "r" us thinks it has a better idea for the holidays, temporary stores.

you are looking at live pictures of the house of representatives right now. leading democrats are taking action against the outburst by ngressman joe wilson during president obama's speech on

health care last week. some house members are working to draft what's called a resolution of disapproval. the move comes after wilson refused to apologize on the house floor for yelling, "you lie." he already apologized in person to theresident and said one time is enough. welcome back to news4 at 5:30. i'm jim handly. >> i'm wendy rieger. we'll have lunch with lyndsay, and the redskins' lawsuit. a name battle lands in the high court. an emotional appeal for help solving the murder of a silver spring woman. simone white was found shot to death last week outside her home in the briggs cheney community. >> you know, she really didn't deserve this.

she did nothing, nothing. everybody you will ever speak to will have nothing but good things to say. it's too sad. >> pat collins joins us now live from silver spring with the latest on this case. pat? >> reporter: it's been about a week since simone white was gunned down. today her sister came from jamaic to join police in her crusade to find her killer. >> words cannot express my tremendous grief. my mother, myself and the rest of my family have been experiencing. she was my only sister and my best friend. >> reporter: with her family close by her side. keisha came from jamaica near

the site of the murder season seeking justice for her sister. for her to die this way? >> it's cruel. she really didn't deserve this. >> reporter: 37-year-old simone white, ambushed, shot in cold blood steps away from her apartment on cassell boulevard in silver spring. police don't have a motive with her. >> we are n looking at a robbery motive. we are not sure what happened. >> reporter: simone white was from jamaica. she did medical records for the washington eye physicians and surgery center. her colleagues there most upset. >> it's a shot. it's a very sad thing. she wouldn't hurt a fly. >> i don't think there was ever a time when i would pass her by

in the morningnd she wouldn't say hello. >> she'll be imable to replace. >> reporter: simone white held down a second job in downtown washington. two years ago her sister says simone white married a man to accomplish certain things. >> he was not living there. he use to come and go even when we would visit. >> reporter: did she marry him so she could become a citizen? >> yes, hopefully. >> reporter: did they get along? >> yes. >> reporter: police say they are in contact with simone's husband. they say he's cooperating. there's a $5,000 reward posted in this murder case. jim, back to you. >> pat collins, thank you. the supreme court has been asked to take up the case that involves the name of d.c.'s football team. seven native americans have been working through the court system since 1992 to have the redskins

trademark declared invalid. they sayhe name is offensive. the national football league won a lower court decision on a technicality. today a d.c. superior court judge dropped the fenty administration's efforts to evict a popular tennis program in southeast d.c. the judge ruled the southeast tennis center must be given another chance. tom sherwood is live downtown to tell us about this. >> reporter: there's never been any criticism how cora barry has run the tennis center and the judge said today she can't just be thrown out into the street. the tennis certainty draws hundreds of people to sports and education programs in a poor part of town. >> i've been living in terror really of not being able to touch these children and not being able to see them on a

day-to-day basis and soar in through their lives. i'm not fighting against anybody. i'm fighting for the community and the children i've lived in. >> reporter: cora barry reacting to a judge's order block mayor fenty's efforts to evict the nonprofit group. >> now we've got a third party, a judge, that's indicated in order for the recreation wish list committee to be removed from their space, they have some type of ten ancey. to be removed from that space we have due process rights and the government has to go through the judicial process to do so. >> reporter: the fenty administration surprised barry's group with a 30-day eviction notice saying the nonprofit wasn't official. they filed the papers four days later. the judge ruled the city could not carry out the eviction without more legal proceedings saying it's irreparable harm to

be thrown out into the streets. doherty heights said fenty rebuffed her efforts to support the center. >> my concern is basically that here is something that is really working with our children and our families in an area of the city we are always talking about it being behind, and to see what it in which the community is changing and all makes me glad to see this injunction and hopefully there will be some way to work this out. >> reporter: community residents filled the courtroom to back barry and criticize fenty. >> i feel sorry for him because you have to reap what you sow. this is so unnecessary. >> reporter: late today the mayor's office said they would respect the judge's order. sources tell news4 the city may try to work out a resolution to this dispute before the next court date october 16th.

wendy, back to you. >> thank you, tom. there is a new contest in which schools can compete for education grants. today d.c. students got a leg up on the competition. students at jefferson junior high school had a visit from washington wizard star forward antawn jamison along with bob leniere. each entry must have a sports or basketball theme. >> i'm definitely grateful to receive education first and foremost. i stress to you guys no matter what you do or want to accomplish in life, you give 110% in the classroom and i guarantee whatever you want to accomplish in life will come true. >> reporter: competition runs through november 20th. about 5,000 students from all

over the country will be invited to take part. great program. >> still to come, the fda gives a stern warning to the maker of a popular birth control drug. plus the flu is spreading fast, folks. new details about a campus outbreak.

we have an update on a resolution being passed now against congressman joe wilson on the house floor. it passed 240-179. congressman wilson has been under fire since an outburst on president obama's speech on health care last week. the resolution comes after wilson refused to apologize on the house floor forrelling, "you lie." the fda issued a warning to the makers of yaz. bayer which makes the main ingredient in that drug was cited for quality control issues. fda found problems the wayhe drug is tested at the plant in germany. officials at bayer say no tainted products were ever shipped to the united states. university of maryland tonight says more than 500 students have come down with flu-like symptoms since classes began two weeks ago. a university spokesperson says most of them have already recovered. the six students are not routinely tested for swine flu.

as expected, the fda has approved the new vaccine against h1n1. some doses will be availle early next month. the federal government is buying all of the vaccine and will distribute it to states based on their populations. >> metro officials are taking steps to keep the swine flu from spreading on the trains. a new set of guidelines is in place for all metro riders. they ask passengers to cover their mouths when sneezer and bring their own tissues, hand sanitizers and jails. they are using an environmentally-friendly cleaner to wipe down services. more than 1 million people ride washington metro on a daily basis. coming up, dan brown's latest novel has book lovers casing the streets of washington. >> lyndsay sits down with caps' coach. >> i'm liz crenshaw. having a dispute with a business?

toys "r" us thinks it has a better idea for holiday sales. temporary stores. >> and something new in credit cards. this is on the consumer's side. >> let's start with the toys "r" us stores. the company says it will set up 350 temporary stores for the holiday season. the company says it wants to, "seize the day and increase holiday market share." so it plans to use the shuddered space in many malls. and replace free-standing stores in some malls. the temporary stores will not be the big box type stores most toys "r" us consumers are familiar with.

these will be smaller, pop-up stores. the temporary stores will feature hotter-selling items. the company says this will make it easier for shoppers to find what they are looking for. >> the credit card industry is trying something new, a card that may help consumers manage their debt better. the credit card industry lives off u.s. debt but jc morgan chase has a new card called blueprint and it allows consumers to avoid paying interest on everyday purchases such as jose ris. consumers will get interest-free grace periodsor everyday items they will pay off each month. others will accrue interest month to month in the normal manner. it will allow customers to create a custom plan to pay off purchases or the balance.

it will be available to 20 million current chase customers and the company is hoping it will draw in new customer whose want to better manage their money. on to frustration and how to avoid it when you cannot get it resolved. get some law students to fight for you for free. the law students are at the george washington university law school's consumer mediation clinic. they take your call, take your case and step in between you and the business and try to mediate a resolution. the law students work under the supervision of an attorney and handle all kinds of consumer problem from home improvement, landlord/tenant and the services are free. the number for the free law clinic 202-994-7260. it is open 9:00 a.m. t 5:00 p.m. monday through friday. the students do not represent consumers in court. they try to help the consumers

and businesses reach a mutually agreeable resolution without heading to the courtrooms. love those students when they come back to school. we've been sending folks to the mediation clinic now. >> it's good for them, too. thanks, liz. the mystery of the da vinci code is coming to d.c. dan brown's latest book is out in stores today. it's called "the lost symbol." it's a thriller set in the nation's capital. it's a race against a killer and the search to unlock a hidden code for endless knowledge and power. this book has a back drop of washington landmarks like t library of congress, national archives and the washington monument. jay leno's primetime debut is behind him. 18 million viewers watched last night's premier. critics say what is supposed to be a new show looked familiar. fans called it edgy. then there was one of jay's first guests, kanye west silenced after he interrupted

taylor swift's acceptance speech. >> i was fortunate enough to meet your mom and talk with your mom a number of years ago. what do you think she would have said about this? >> he's sitting there in silence. today west reportedly called taylor swift to apologize. today on "the jay leno show" guests include film maker michael moore and tom cruise. doreen gentzler is here for what's on at 6:00. >> mortar shells landed in the green zonetoday. there's new information about the murder of that graduate student from yale university. we'll tell you why the connecticut medical examiner is withholding autopsy reports. security changes at dulles are in effect now. how it will affect passengers leaving dulles airport. there are a lot of you. those stories and more coming up

tonight on news4 at 6:00. thanks, doreen. let's head out to lyndsay where she is at sneaker ball. what's that? >> it's so cool. it truly is one of the greatest sports star-studded events in the area they have it every year. it's hosted by the greater washington sports alliance, who is involved raising sports awareness in the district. tonight i'm one of the emcee. there will be a whole group of people including capital's coach bruce boudreau. we sat down at lunch to talk

about his losses. >> it's scary because everybody knows i'm a burger kind of guy. i haven't seen this place. this could be interesting. >> is that your go-to, burgers? >> fast food. i didn't get this body from eating a lot of veggies. i'm going to have the angus beef burger. need to get a shake. >> i'm going to. >> i've got my diet coke. >> so what are your food ideosync sis? >> i never had a couple of coffee in my life. i never h peanut butter. never had mustard. never had relish. this is the biggest one though. i hate cheese.

if i find out there is cheese mixed with it in it i will not eat it. even if i've already eaten half an loved it, i will stop eating that thing right away. i don't know what it is. there is a restaurant in indiana. it's called cheddar's. i would never go in there because it has a cheese-flavored na. how stupid is that? >> you want to try peanut butter, coach? >> no. looking good. i'm so weird. it looks great. what looks great that is chicken sandwich. >> i know you played in the pro-am with tiger woods. >> an experience of a lifetime. i can honestly tell you that. i was playing, i played the first hole with tiger, then backed off and played with mike weir, which is another fellow canadian. he is a hero of mine. somebody i admired well before he won the masters in 202.

>> how popular is he in canada? >> in canada, he is it. i mean when he won the masters, the next day he dropped the puck at maple leaf gardens and he got the longest standing ovation they ever recorded in the garden. >> what did you do after game seven? >> i tried many times to watch our game seven against pittsburgh. i haven't made it past the 13:00 minute mark when they score their first score. i can't watch this. pittsburgh did finally win it. i got five texts within five minutes. they said in certain words, "can you believe that?" that's how close we were. >> do you mind if i have one of these?

that's what people do with wendy's frosty and milk shake and stuff? >> just because it's you, i'm going to have my first taste of peanut butter. >> pretty damn good though. >> who hasn't tried peanut butter? that's my question. bruce boudreau is more excited than ever and ready for this upcoming season. he is excited to be here tonight as wells alex ovechkin who will be honored this evening at the sneaker bowl. we'll have him live. >> i never tried that combination. >> french fries in a chocolate peanut butter shake? >> i hav done the frosty trick. >> ketchup and mayonnaise.

another beautiful day out there. how long can this weather stick around

bob ryan, storm center 4. we have a few showers around. tomorrow morning there could be a few sprinkles, drizzle around. it could be a cool morning with northeasterly breeze and drizzle. after that, on-and-off showers. temperatures for a change remaining a bit below average. weekend looks better though with some sunshine and temperatures only in the 70s. getting cooler. back to you. >> thank you, bob. coming up, an intruder stopped by a samurai sword. >> jim vance andoreen gentzler heading your way now.

the well examiner is withholding autopsy results on a yale graduate student found murdered. >> mortar shells landed in the green zone today. >> the food and drug administration approved the new swine flu vaccine today. a johns hopkins university student killed a man breaking into his home with a samurai sword. that attacked happened a few blocks away from t university. >> reporter: was it a case of self-defense or taking the law into his own hands? a johns hopkins university student confronts a burglar inside his garage and during a confrontation, the student kills the intruder with a samurai sword similar to this one, slicing hi