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

johns hopkins university has said this is not their matter. so they have declined to say anything about it. reporting live from north baltimore, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> mike, thank you. the home is owned by a rental company, and all of the students living in the home are undergraduates. >>> right now, an off-duty administrative police officer is under fire. police believe the man randomly approached the officer as he was on glenarm avenue. the suspect put a gun to the officer's back. the chase ended with the suspect shot and wounded about two blocks away. police now say they found additional shell casings that do not belong to the officer's gun. the wounded man still in critical condition today. >>> new details today in the city hall scandal. court documents reveal when sheila dixon ran for mayor in 2007, developer ronald lipscomb paid nearly $9,000 for a survey about her political opponent, state delegate jill carter. attorneys disclosed the information as proof she is being unfairly singled out in this case. >>> the sun is bac

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

. >> johns hopkins student turns the tables on an intruder. the unusual weapon he used to protect himself. >>> the controversy continues. tonight why the group probably should have shut the doors years ago, acorn. >> another beautiful warm day. big changes for tomorrow. who will most likely see showers in my sky watch forecast. >>> and swine flu might be more contagious than originally thought. >> hello. student armed with a samurai sword strikes and kills an intruder. >> happened at a home at johns hopkins university and tonight the investigation is on. >> jeff live along university parkway tonight with the very latest on the story. jeff what can you tell us? >>reporter: well burglars had already hit the home once last night so when another intruder showed up a little later, one of the students who lived here came armed with a sword. police say the johns hopkins student found the intruder inside the garage of the home and that is where the student struck and killed the man with his samurai sword. the intruder now has a long record of burglari

. >>> and after breaking the story yesterday we spent the rest of the day in the johns hopkins university neighborhood. >> we heard there was praise and criticism directed towards the hopkins student who used a samurai sword to stop a robbery. the alleged robber died. sherrie johnson has more. >> reporter: this morning baltimore city police are expected to beef up patrols here at university parkway near johns hopkins university. so far we have not seen any added patrols but this comes after a rash of burglaries in this area and a student used a sword to kill a suspected burglar. the suspect was killed yesterday after he -- the suspect is named donald, a man with 29 convictions for breaking and entering. this is exclusive video we first brought you on "good morning maryland" yesterday and police say after he lunged at the student that is when the student attacked him with the sword. it's been an alarming wakeup call for other students. >> this is the kind of thing that students at any urban campus need to be paying attention to. >> it's unavoidable. some things are going to happen. >> the

. >>> right now the state attorney general's office is reviewing the case of a johns hopkins student who killed a man with a samurai sword. this comes as police provide more information on how the incident unfolded. wjz stays on the story with mike helgrin. >> reporter: that review process could take days or weeks. police have recreated the scene and say the student hit manhattan with the sword just one time. >> the state's attorneys office has still not decided whether to file charges against a johns hopkins student who police say killed a man with a samurai sword. yesterday investigators told wjz new information about the incident. neighbors reported suspicious activity near the home. they searched it. but they found nothing. they decided to do another search themselves. outside, near the garage, he found donald rice. he raised the sword and said stop. asked his roommates to call police. they went inside to get their cell phones. during that time, the hopkins security and police officer heard commotion , made their way back towards the house to figure out what was going on. during

it's all unfolding in the 2800 block of orleans about 10 blocks east of johns hopkins. that investigation continues. reporting live. >> thank you. this morning, no charges have been filed against the john hopkins student who defended himself from a would be burglar. the 40-year-old was killed after he broke into a home in the 300 block of east university parkway. when the 21-year-old student who lived there heard the intruder, he came down armed with an samuri swoerd. in a tussle, his right hand was almost completely cutoff and a wound to the body killed him. >> he couldn't run, they already had campus police on the ground. why would they still kill him? >> the renters of that home told police days earlier, someone broke into their home which left them on edge. police said there had been numerous burglaries in the neighborhood. they will work to determine if this man was responsible for those break ins. >> this was the team captured just before 4:00. both drivers involved in the collision had to be cut out of their vehicles. they are being take tone shock trauma. trying

monday, some john hopkins students reported their laptop stolen. six hours later, a neighbor had called campus police searched the area with an off duty police officer. they did not find anything suspicious. the students conducted their own search. they found everything as it should be, but they found the suspect hiding in a corner. the suspect lunged at one of the students who was holding a samurai sword at the time. he ended up fatally stabbing the suspect. police do not believe there was no intent to murder the suspect. the suspect has an extensive criminal history including 29 prior arrests. he had just been released from jail six days prior to this incident. wbal tv 11 news. >> thank you. coming up oprah she is taking the show on the road today with guests like mariah carey. that is today at 4:00. here is a look at what is coming up next on the "today show. well >> we are live from the new cowboys stadium. we will show you around this billion dollar venue. the college in the eighth wonder of the world. we will look at the world's largest high-

investigators say that john hopkins student john pontolillo saw somebody lurking around his off campusst hours after he had been robbed. he went outlooking for himself. armed with a samurai sword he found rice. rice then lunged at pontolillo. in turn he used his sword to cut his upper hand slashed his upper body and killed him. police say that pon pontolillo s acting in self-defense, but the rice's family thinks he was out to kill. >> why not let the law handle the outside? because he was safe inside. >> now at this point, pant little owe hapontolillohas not . as for rice he had a record packed with 29 convictions of breaking and entering. >>> it happened in a 1700 block of north war rick avenue after midnight. all four victims were rushed to the hospital. they're injuries are not -- their injuressies are not believed to be life-threatening. >>> baltimore county police are investigating a stabbing in parkville. it happened at the 300 block of north willoughby road. police are still searching for the suspect. no word on the victim's condition. >>> the preliminary hearing for a man and t

tonight, the johns hopkins could have nine suspected cases. tim tooten has the story. >> it appears the h1n1 virus has made its way to the homewood campus. >> we had some students who show of the signs of the flu and we presume that at least some of them have h1n1. >> health officials conducted what is called a rapid test, which confirms in part if the student has type a influenza. that means there is a good chance that they could also have the swine flu. >> we want to let them know that they made -- that they need to take it seriously. >> i am watching my hands a lot now. i am starting to prepare myself for the swine flu. >> i am going to follow all of the instructions. i am going to wash my hands. i am not worried about it. i am going to follow the rules. >> that is what school officials are counting on. even so, they say this latest swine flu e-mail alert is not intended to cause alarm. >> i am not worried about it because this seasonal flu comes around every year. we knew it was going to happen eventually on college campuses. there is no c

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 man was taken to john hopkins for treatment but died there at 1:30. other suspect was arrested and is in custody. as is with protocol with all shooting situations with police. they're off the streets and off of active duty. they're investigating to make sure that everything that happened, is the way police say it actually did. because of the bullet proof vest this officer is in good condition. even though the knife got through his uniform, it did not get through his body. we're live at police headquarters, joel d smith, fox 45 morning news. >>> it could be days before there's a decision whether a student who killed a an intruder with a samurai sword will face charges. the student found donald rice in his garage. the student cut's hand and sliced his body with the sword when he lunded at him. friends of the student say that he was acting in self-defense. >> i think he said that the guy lunged at him even when he had the sword. obviously, he wasn't coming quietly there. i think he probably lost control a bit and i can't really blame him. you know, i mea

where a johns hopkins student killed an >>> coming up now. a johns hopkins student fights back. the results are deadly. >>> i'm derek valcourt in annapolis. law enforcement officials are fighting a growing gang problem. >>> fight the flu. the h1n1 vaccine is finally approved. how long observe you can get it? and here -- hear exclusively from a man who survived the swine flu. >>> clouds moving in. and it's raining in some neighborhoods. >>> check in for these stories and all the day's breaking news. >> eyewitness news at 6:00 starts right now. >>> deadly encounter. a johns hopkins student finds -- finds an intruder in his garage. >> tonight, the deadly fight with a samurai sword that left one of them dead. >> i'm vic carter. >> and i'm denise koch. >> the student used the samurai sword to fatally wound the attacker. wjz is live on east university parkway. mike hellgren has more on this unusual case. >> reporter: vic, hopkins is just up that way. and the university says there has been a robber of burglaries. more than a dozen of them east of campus. this started at this house, jus

. >>> deadly entry a johns hopkins student fights back against an intruder. >>> how it unfold and will the student face charges. >>> hello, again i am don scott. >> i am mary bubala and here's what people are talking about right now. the state's attorney is reviewing the unusual case and police questioned the hopkins student and his roommates. wjz is live on university parkway with mike hellgren where the events unfolded just hours ago. good afternoon, mike. >> reporter: good afternoon, mary and everybody. everything unfold after one this morning. police say the suspect has a long history of break-ins and there's police activity here at the scene. the sword actually severed the intrude are's hand. -- intruder's hand. wjz is on the scene of east iewn have i parkway after a frightening series of events. police say it started when man broke into a home rented by four johns hopkins university students and one of them took action. >> the student heard rumbling around and went down stairs to check it out and he was armed with a samurai sword to protect himself and found the suspect sitting i

confrontation happened early tuesday at a house on east university parkway in charles village just off the johns hopkins university campus. initially, police said the hopkins student heard a noise, picked up his sword and confronted a man in his attached garage. now they say university police had just searched the property with the student and found nothing. that's when the student armed himself and decided to conduct a more thorough search. they heard the student cry out for his roommates to call police from a short distance away. police must complete the investigation before prosecutors well determine whether or not the student will face charges. >>> tonight, "20/20" has a heart wrenching story of six women dating one man with a potentially deadly secret. all of the women were from dallas, texas. in 2006, these women discovered they were all dating the same man, many at the same time. some, it was several years. >> did each of you think you were the only woman in fill leap's life? >> yes, i did. he made me feel like i was the only woman on the face of the earth. >> reporter: felipe had a secret, he wa

. >>> no word if a johns hopkins student used a samurai sword to defend himself will face charges. he grabbed the sword for protection on tuesday morning. an intruder lunged at the student who swung the sword and cut off his hand. the intruder died at the scene. >>> the flushing new york apartments where the fbi investigated found nothing. they were searched because a person who visited the apartments had sent e-mails to people in pakistan. >>> it which senior cloudy out there. we have had spotty showers. we will take you to the middle 70s this afternoon. ten degrees cooler than where we have been recently. cloudy and cool tonight with an isolated shower or sprinkle around. 58 to 64 will be the range for the low. and tomorrow, we'll play it again with mostly cloudy skies and a couple of showers. the cool weather continues. highs will be only in the lower 70s. right now at reagan national airport, we are at 69. northeast winds brisk at 14 miles an hour. doppler 9000 has one stray shower across extreme southern maryland. it is straddling the chesapeake bay and slowly drifting away. w

police say he died shortly after the shooting at johns hopkins hospital. again, police are asking anyone with any information, if you may have saw anything at the time of the shooting, to please call them. live in northeast baltimore, myranda stephens, fox 45 news at 10:00. >> 9/11 attacks. remembered with the names of the victims. and moments of silence in new york city. >> ceremonies in shanksville pennsylvania and at the pentagon as the nation honors the people that died in the terrorist attacks. >> still you come up to this, and you think about what your life would have been like had the person lived. >> and here in maryland, one man looks back. at how his life changed eight years ago today. >> eight years ago on a crystal clear sunny september morning. everybody realized that life in the u.s. would never be the same. >> today americans all across the country pause to reflect and remember the worst act of terrorism ever to occur on u.s. soil. here in baltimore, one man takes it even more personal than some. tonight, he shares his pain eight years later

. >>> a gruesome scene unfolds blocks from the johns hopkins university campus. a student faces an intruder and fights back. >> reporter: is killing an intruder justified? what about with a samurai sword? >> i'm glad he had a machete, honestly. >> to cut off a hand. it's a little extreme. >> on this off campus property, 20-year-old student nearly severed the hand of a would-be robber with a samurai sword. the student came out of the house with a sword and got to the garage. he said he saw 49-year-old donald rice and rice lunged at home. >> police were called to the scene by a neighbor for a call of a suspicious person. by the time we got there, we found the suspect and student were taking in for questioning. >> harry goodman spoke to wjz. last june, he shot a robber three times inside his charles village dry cleaning business, fearing for his life. >> i'm sorry he had to go through a situation where he felt his life threatened. um, you know, he, he probably did what he had to do to survive, at least i hope that's what his uh, mindset was. >> reporter: people at r

a johns hopkins university kills and intruder with a sword. and we're learning new detail how that happened. >> reporter: wjz is learning new information about the bloody encounter between johns hopkins university between john pontolillo and donald rice, the man with a long record of burglaries who police say intruded on his property. >> people are asking us what happened. and we try to give the best accounting and remind everyone that the information is preliminary. but the detectives need time. >> reporter: the police say it did not happen in the garage. minutes before the security went through the house with john pontolillo and roommates and found not guilty and left. and john pontolillo was not satisfied and he did his own search and found rice. >> he noticed the suspect couching down and raised the sword and said stop and he asked the roommates to call the police. they made their way back to the house. and the student struck the suspect after the suspect lunged at him. >> reporter: we obtained police reports before the break-in about four

a megacampus for john hopkins youth. plus, office and retail space and housing. and 40,000 jobs. montgomery county chairman who represents that district, they say that the project is just too big. >> we want to provide support for expanding the life sizes in the mount tkpwopl recounty. however, this particular proposal, including so much increase in the scale that it would overwhelm the area in my view. >> reporter: people living nearby, they are worried about traffic and the impact on their lifestyles. they plan to pack two public hearings this week to have their say. >> we're very hopeful that was the meeting tonight that, well, there will be some agreement and some compromise. and the ability to scale back the plan as it exists right now. >> reporter: the council votes later this year. >> on capitol hill just outside the office of congressman joe wilson, the man who said that president obama, you lie. >> and i truly feel like a political game was played today. this really violates what the president asks. >>> wilson reacted just minutes ago to the house vote out there. seven r

a johns hopkins student killed a robber with a samurai sword when he found him in his house. >> police are now investigating if it was a case of self-defense. sherrie johnson is live with an update on this story. >> reporter: good morning. this morning baltimore city police have stepped up patrols here on university parkway near johns hopkins university and we've been out here all morning long and we've actually seen more and more officers driving through here. this comes after a rash of burglaries in this area and a student killed a suspected burglar yesterday. that suspected burglar, his name, has been identified as donald rice. a man with 29 convictions for breaking and entering. this is exclusive video we first brought you yesterday on "good morning maryland." police say after he lunged at the student that's when the student attacked him with the sword and it's been an alarming wakeup call for others. >> this is the kind of thing that students at any urban campus need to be paying attention to. >> this area, it's unavoidable some things are going to happen. >> reporter: the dean of

now they say johns hopkins university police had just searched the property with the student to no avail. when the student armed himself and decided to conduct a more thorough search. the officers actually heard the student cry out for his roommates to call police from a short distance away. >> this is a case of a homeowner concerned for his safety and the well being of his property. he went down to investigate an incident, with a weapon to defend himself. this is not an incident where someone went down to maliciously attack another person. >> police must complete their investigation before prosecutors can determine whether the student will face charges. >>> earlier this week republican larry hogan announced he may run for governor in 2010. at least he's exploring the idea. that is if former governor robert ehrlich doesn't decide to run himself. when ehrlich was asked about the possibility today here's what he had to say. >> it's something that we're looking at. i do not feel undue pressure from any source, anybody within the party or outside the party to make a decision. by any particul

. >>> first at 11, police bleefd up patrols around john hopkins university after i sword wielding student killed a man who broke into his home. it happened early this morning outside an apartment house just off campus on east university parkway. police say the house was burglarized just hours earlier and when the student heard a commotion coming from the garage he grabbed his sword and went to check it out. after the would be burglar allegedly lunged at him the student apparently in self-defense attacked him. university leaders are reminding students how to be safe and aware of their surroundings. we have student reaction. >> reporter: besides this morning's incident there have been more than half a dozen burglaries in recent weeks in this general area, that's why the dean of student sent out a letter to all students today, especially the undergraduates, reminding them they should be alert so they don't become the next victim. police patrol university parkway near johns hopkins university, a community still shaken by a bizarre tragedy this morning. this shows the dramatic scene after poli

reporter: the state's attorney's office has still not decided whether to file charges against the johns hopkins student who police say killed a man with the samurai sword. yesterday, investigators told wjz, new information about the incident, saying hopkins security went to the home near campus, after neighbors reported suspicious activity. they searched it with john pontolillo and his roommates but found nothing. but security left and the students decided to do another search themselves, with pontol pontolillo, grabbing his samurai sword. >> he raised his sword, asked him to stop. asked his roommates to call police. they went inside to get their cell fon. and during -- phone. and during that time, the hopkins police heard some commotion and made their way back to the home to see what was going on. at that time, the student struck at the suspect, after the suspect lunged at him. and it does truly sound like he was in fear for his life and was a means of self-defense. >> reporter: outside the pontolillo family home, neighbors expressed remorse for the students. >> luckily, i was outside. >> the

details coming up on abc2 news at 6:00 which starts now. >>> a johns hopkins university student killsintruder with a samurai sword. i'm marybeth marsden. it happened at the corner of university parkway and university place near the homewood campus. police say four undergraduate hopkins students were in a house around 1:30, their house, this morning, when they heard a noise. police say their home had already been broken into earlier in the evening. one of the students grabbed a samurai sword and went out back. police say the suspected burglar was in the garage. investigators say the suspect lunged at the student and they say the student says in

. >> if you live near the johns hopkins campus you know what has been going on, noticing more police in the area. sherrie johnson is live in that area, still stinging after what happened early yesterday morning. >> reporter: good morning. so far this morning we have seen an increase in police presence right here on university parkway near johns hopkins university. the university officials say recently there have been a rash of burglaries and that is why they have beefed up patrols here. yesterday, the subject killed in that attack has been identified as donald rice, a man with 29 convictions for breaking and entering. this is exclusive video we first brought you on "good morning maryland" yesterday and police say after he lunged at the student the student attacked him with a sword. school leaders say they tried to educate students about their safety. >> particularly for income freshmen we get the word out about the fact this is a city and it's a wonderful city but you also need to be aware of your surroundings. >> they respond really quickly. the campus systems are really smart and e

. >>> a police chase ends with a spectacular crash outside of johns hopkins hospital. good evening, everybody, i'm terry owens. the police pursuit traveled through four city districts and only channel 2 was there when it was over. it happened last night starting in the western district and ended near johns hopkins hospital. abc2 news brian kuebler with the story. [sirens] >> reporter: this literally happened in front of our cameras, this exclusive video shows the end of a police pursuit last night

also in our broadcast, new information this evening in the case of a johns hopkins student who killed a man trying to break into his house. >> new evidence today of signs of life in our u.s. economy. >>> on a rainy, cloudy evening, bob brought comfort food. >> here is a big one. 49th annual greek festival at st. constatina. you had five or six of the lamb kebobs and people were watching you? >> that is a jim vance autograph model there. >> looks like a lot of these have been sampled already. >> here is where it is. tomorrow, saturday and sunday. it's always a lot of fun. great food and great folks over there. a touch of greece in washington. there's dancing and also the food and a lot of camaraderie. tomorrow, saturday and sunday. outside today, our temperatures -- boy, you wanted some warm things. can you wait, vance, till i leave the desk before you start grabbing stuff? outside today, drizzly day. those are the berries from the dog wood. they are some of the first things to change. temperatures today made it up to only 67 degrees. we had a couple of days with only a degree change f

it started when a man broke into a home rented by four john hopkins university student.one of them took action. >> the student heard some rumbling around, went downstairs to check it out. he was armed with a samurai sword to protect himself. he found the suspect sitting in the garage. >> i think that it was kind of justified, probably like in the heat of the moment, the guy is freaking out because someone is robbing his house and everything. but to cut off a hand and into his heart, that's a little extreme. >> the man lunged at the student, so the student swung that samurai sword. >> severe laceration to the the upper body, severed his left hand, the suspect died on the scene. >> a neighbor had called to report suspicious activity. >> but they did have a lengthy criminal history, upwards of 29 arrests for burglary, released on september 12. >> wjz learned police questioned all four students and they are confirming with the state's attorney office to determine if any charges should be filed against the student wielding the sword. >> this definitely changes a bit. whenever

a shooting near johns hopkins hospital sent one woman to the hospital, two others missed being shot by the narrowest of margins. as roosevelt leftwich tells us one of the victims had one of the items in her bag and she can thank them for that. >> reporter: an argument between teenaged girls that got ugly. city police say the dispute simmered all afternoon when finally it came to a head at the corner of madison and north broadway. >> the fight escalated at some points, our suspect in this case appeared on the scene, brandished a weapon and opened fire without warning. we later arrested that suspect after we were able to gather information from witnesses. >> reporter: bullets were flying everywhere. one of the girls involved in the flight had a bullet pass through her pants leg without hitting her. two women just leaving work at the kennedy krieger institute had bullets that found a mark. one had a bullet graze her thumb. the other hit her cherished handbag, a vera bradley original niek one of these you see on display at a hunt valley shop. the bag may have saved her life. >> both the wo

at the same time, we can hire people and kickstart the economy. >> johns hopkins university officials react to receiving grants from the federal government worth $114 million. the money will be used mostly for research but will lead to a significant increase in jobs. they have hired 30 people mostly in the research field with 15 positions still open and many more to come. the grants will allow the university to keep its staff and move employees to other projects once the current ones and. >> we might have had to lay people off. >> we are doing better than other states but there are still some challenges with people who are out of work getting back to work. >> the day are talking about maryland's 7.2% unemployment rate and says the grants are a positive sign for baltimore's largest employer, pointing out it is situations like these that will bring down the unemployment rate to more normal averages. >> the right policies are in place. there is an investment in funds that drives the economy. all of those investments have a direct and indirect result of the workforce. >> while hopkins off

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i have dealt with johns hopkins directly.nd patients from the rural area who have no insurance. we watch what congress is doing. congress is, we just need to put everybody in. i agree that is not going to work. i have watched the poor people in my area that have no coverage that cannot afford to go to the doctor. we sent them through the system. they may be $1 over, and i cannot treat them. in my industry, i have watched salaries. i work for a big group of physicians. nursing went from $10 per hour to $14 per hour. everything is going to have to change before you can really change health care. guest: there are multiple areas where things could be improved your comments about the cost of doing and so forth is a great example. we deal with 600 different insurance companies at johns hopkins. every insurance company can have its own. . it can have its own eligibility requirements and so forth. we have hundreds of people that only spend their time trying to sort out the insurance issues. secondly, take a look at the issue of tort

. >> the johns hopkins center for a livable future honored the school district for its healthy lunch menu. it is presented to organizations that promote healthy eating choices. baltimore city schools were praised for many of its programs. >> you know there are tons of so-called energy drinks on the market pact with caffeine. now, a new twist. an anti-energy drink. they cling to help you relax but there are concerned that kids will use them to imitate alcohol. they use natural products like men a town in -- melatonin and other agreingredients. users can combined, syrup with codeine and soda. the recession may be bad for your wallet, but it might be better for your health. researchers looked at the health of people living before, during, and after the great depression. before the economic collapse in the 1920's, life expectancy decreased. during the height of the depression, life expectancy in the u.s. increased from 57 to 63. they are not sure why but the association for improving health and economic slowdown was true for all ages and for every major cause of death except one, and tha

a burglar suspect is dead after being confronted by a johns hopkin stude armed with a samurai sword. the events began to unfold after 1:00 this morning. police say a student heard a commotion inside his offcampus home, left his bedroom armed with the sword to check it out. before police arrived, the suspected burglar's hand was nearly cut off. he died shortly after that. darcy spencer will have more coming up on news4 at 5:00. >>> tragedy for students at crosslind high school, a 13-year-old classmate who was hit by a car two weeks ago died from her injuries. megan mcgrath has more. >> reporter: alva forman walks her daughter to ashley high. this is a scary reminder of what can happen when crossing the street. >> i will be walking her to school. >> reporter: 13-year-old ashley davis is being remembered as a friendly, outgoing teen. the freshman was struck by a car while walking to her bus stop on brinkley road. hospitalized for nearly two weeks, she died early monday morning. >> everyone's sad. everything is gone. >> i remember her smile. she had a fantastic smile. a very loving smile

. >> just a short walk from the johns hopkins campus. there is a community where crime is hitting home. >> at night, there is a time when you have to pack it up. >> early tuesday morning, a home in this community became a crime scene. police say a student, that lives in this off campus home, found an intruder inside of his garage. >> preliminary information suggests that the suspect launched at the student. he retaliateed by striking the suspect with a samaurai sword. got a deep cut on the upper body. along with a severed left hand. the suspect died on the scene. >> according to police, this is the second time burglars had hit this home in the past 24 hours. earlier this night, they broke in and stole video games. >> it is like woah. >> friends say the johns hopkins student kept the sword on top of a cabinet. but was not a violent person. >> he lost control a bit. i cannot blame him. you know, i mean, he already had two episodes that day. >> huge shock, you do not expect to hear someone killed a man with a samaurai word sword. >>the man

the johns hopkins center for a livable future as a healthy lunch menu award that is presented to organizations that promote healthy eating choices. the time is 5:27. 55 degrees. in a product order online kills a post doctorate fellow -- a narcotics border kills a postdoctoral fellow. >> i am nikole killion in washington where the president will talk strategy on afghanistan. i will tell you more about this big meeting today at the white house coming up. >> i will break down your forecast coming up. >> if you are traveling on the j.f.x. in the northbound direction, there is a tractor trailer fire. we will up >> welcome back to 11 news today. >> thanks for joining us. we would get a check on weather and traffige

. >>> johns hopkins enjoying a home opener today. last year, hopkins won the game in triple overtime. isecond quarter, the yellow jackets knocking on the door. he ties the game. third quarter, of speed right, 24 carries, 100 yards for the right -- 120 yards for the win. >>> great high-school game, gilman hosting dematha. the greyhounds were hoping to upset the stags. we are tied. second quarter, he goes to the air. the long drive, capped off by this eight-yard toss. 14-7 gilman. the stags win the game. >>> here are some of the stories that we're working on. baltimore church working to get guns off the streets. details on those efforts. get out your workout shoes. join mayor sheila dixon's worked out initiative with your cellphone. abrasive on dentures? look, scratches collect and grow cause bad breath instead clean without scratching causing bacteria every day >>> how are we looking? >> today was a gray day. >> jogging in the mist was a experience. >> tomorrow, much better. the sunshine returns. at 81 degrees, a great day for footbal

. >> the one place this increase is being noticed is john hopkins university, which recently received $114 million from the federal stimulus program for research projects, meaning they will have to fill positions and not laying anyone off. >> at the same time, we can gear up quickly, high your people, and the kickstart the economy. >> officials with the state say for those pounding the pavement at job fairs and sending out applications, things will continue to improve. while hopkins officials made it clear that these new grants will mean a significant amount of new jobs here, they could not give us an exact number because the grants come in on a daily basis. if you are interested in applying to these jobs, we put a link on our website. >> more breaking news tonight. let's take it out live to captain roy taylor. >> this is northbound interstate 95. there is an automobile fire. three lanes of northbound interstate 95 that are shut down. traffic is backed up all the way past interstate 695. >> last week's massive water main break has sparked a rescue group to take action. >> find out wha

baltimore area campuses by john hopkins are trying to prevent outbreaks by urging 6 students to stay in their room until they are free of a fever. >> if that child comes to school sick and spread the virus as we have seen in schools across the whole classroom and go, then it becomes a major disruption for many. >> until this one flu virus arrives, the governor wants those in maryland to be careful. >> it is your patriotic duty. it is something you can do for your neighbors. to the extent did you can ward the absentee casualty's of the school season, you are helping>> the naval academy tells us that it has confirmed seven cases of swine flu. >> lets get some one of perez answers to the water cooler question of the day. >> we ask if you would be getting any flu shots this season? >> one person says they got one already in plans to get another one. if anyone loses time from work or school, it will be their own fault. he also says that people should not get some of their sick pay if they did not take the preventable actions. there is continuing flu coverage on our web site. for more on t

. >> reporter: four of john hopkins undergraduates rent this house. reporting live from charles village. >> kelly thank you very much. an autopsy will help the district attorney's office whether to press charges. >>> sky 13 was over the scene right before noon. the truck sped through traffic causing three other vehicles to crash before driving into the living room of this house. >>> a head on collision shuts down a major road during rush hour tonight. the man and woman were taken by helicopter to a near by hospital. we do not have a word on their conditions tonight. >>> inside flu watch, a major dropment in the race to stop the h1n1 virus. the vaccine tested right here in maryland has been approved by the food and drug administration. this means it should be available by mid-october. despite the positive news, doctors still are scrambling to solve a problem. there's not enough vaccines. referee: is time of the essence right now with this test? >> time is very important because we want to make this information available. >> reporter: research doctors a

. >>> we're learning more about the case of a johns hopkins student who used a samurai sword to kill an intruder earlier this week. you remember this story, we've been talking about it. a police report says there were no signs of forced entry at the student's home which is near the campus. 20-year-old hopkins student john patillo called police monday night to report video game consoles stolen from his room. when people in the house heard the commotion later that night he grabbed his sword and confronted 49-year-old donald rice in the garage. patillo claims rice lunged at him and he swung the sword in self defense. rice died of injuries. police say he had 29 prior convictions for breaking and entering. >>> 5:05. orioles skipper trembley all smiles. said matt weaners is coming on. way to go. the rain delay. then after one hour, 40-minute rain delay with 100 fans still in the fans, matt hit his first walkoff home run. the orioles win 4-2. we have to watch him hit the home run. we'll tease it and come back to you. here's the video of the day. absolutely the video of the day. fan catches

. >> to better control costs, johns hopkins advocate what they call a fundamental change in the coverage delivery. it is similar to managed care, requiring providers to meet a patient's needs for a monthly fee. >> it causes us to think about preventive measures and when a patient needs access to the system. the system right now is largely predicated on a fee-per-service system that is an episodic in nature. there is not a whole lot of incentive for providers to keep people well. >> it includes a proposal in the house that mimics the managed care approach, rewarding doctors and health systems for better patient outcomes at a lower cost. >> it specialist would take care of you in the hospital. at the time of this charge, we would be careful about how you do not get readmitted to the hospital. we may decide we are going to spend more on health care workers that might go inside your home. it >> the executives like the proposal also controversial. >> there is something to be said about the people that may not be covered. >> i think it is important for patients to have some skin in the game. t

he had been shot six times and was rushed to john hopkins trauma. no word on a suspect at this time. >>> a baltimore man faces first-degree murder charges months after being accused of setting his grandmother on fire. tyron mason had been facing attempted murder charges. police say he doused 85-year-old ethel ender son with alcoho hend set her on fire. sse died in june. >>> private first class craig corey is charged with consppring with three ohio residents to bring young women to maryland as prostitutes. one of the girls was just 16 years old. p> like knock on the door, and plaae. >> corecorey and the three ohion prison if convicted. 20 years in >>> the president's plan to include a public option as part of the the proposed healthcare reform suffered a setback. yesterday the congress voted againstta government included option in the healthcare reform bill. it failed to be included twice. the no vote included chairman bacbacchus. republicans opposite a republicagovernment run proposa. they say it would kill private insurance. >> we want to know can

. >>> we are learning more about the death of a burglary suspect in the hands of a johns hopkins student wheeling a samurai sword. suspect is 42-year-old donald rice fresh out of prison. the home owner told police originally that the suspect lunged at him and he struck back. new information reveals that the suspect was in the yard crouched down in the corner when the owner struck him and killed him. >> the simple fact he had a sword and his intent was to kill whatever was back there that he thought may be trying to harm him. if he thought it was something trying to harm him, he we out with the intent to kill whatever it was j he probably just lost control a bit. i can't blame him. he already had two thupgs stolen that day. >> reporter: police say the home was burglarized twice in one day. >>> there is new formation about the yale university lab technician now charged in the murder student annie le. 24-year-old ray clark is being described as a rebel and a control freak would viewed the lab as his territory. clark was arrested yesterday. police don't have a motive now largely because clar

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. >> new details in the death of a man killed by a johns hopkins student. john pontolillo used a samaurai sword to kill rice. rice was hiding 93 garage behind his home. tonight police are saying rice was hiding between the porch and garage. still. >> we believe that he was acting in self defense. but, you know, the case is still open. and you know, this is where we are at this stage in the game. >> rice's loved ones strongly disagree tonight. the fatal confrontation happened tuesday morning. >> a howard county grand jury indicted a jessup man on attempted first-degree murder charges. relating to his escape from police custody. last month, 20-year-old devon champagne found guilty of felony theft. when being transported to a detention center he tried to strangle a sheriff's deputy and escaped. he evadeed police for a week before caught near richmond virginia. >> president obama brought his health care message to the university of maryland earlier today. 17,000 people, mostly students, listened in as the president laid out his proposals. the president called he

. >>> no word this a johns hopkins tune will face charges for killing an intruder in self defense. student heard noises and grabbed a samurai intord for 0 protection. once in the garage the burglar lunged at the student. the student swung the sword cutting off the man's left hand. the man died at the scene. the intruder had a long history of burglaries and break ins. >>> if you need to take a rest on 66 in manassas, virginia keep driving. the welcome center along the highway will close. it is one of 19 areas across the commonwealth being closed to save money. it cost $500,000 a year to operate. 23 orrest areas in virginia will remain open. >>> if you want to avoid a speed camera ticket, drive faster than a laser beam. chevy chase village in p.a. more will use laser-equiped cameras this week. they will are more accurate and will help police to nab speeders along connecticut avenue. right now because of the existing cameras only one third of the speeders in the village get caught. >>> metro is taking steps to make sure you don't get sick on a train or bus and needs your help to preve

baltimore city police have stepped up patrols in the same neighborhood where police say john hopkins student killed an intruder with a samurai sword. it was 2:30 when a call from a neighbor prompted police to search the home. they found a back gate unlocked but nothing suspicious. when the student, 20-year-old john pontolillo, search the garage, that is when the suspect jumped at him and that is when he hit the suspect with the sword. >> we do not believe there is any criminal intent. we believe this to the feared for his life and was defending himself. >> least say it is up to the city attorney's office to see if pontolillo faces any charges. a man has been charged in a town pornography case. douglas patrick set up a facebook page pretending to be in 18-year-old lesbian fighting cancer. he would use the page to convince girls to send illicit naked pictures of them. >>> revised state and the estimates have been released and they show in order to balance the budget. once again, governor o'malley will have to cut millions. figures show the state needs to cut another 3 million from the

the student lived off campus at john's hopkin's university in baltimore. he left his bedroom armed with a sword. before the officers arrived, it was a confrontation. >> asked what he was doing. said he called for police. that's when the suspect lunged at him. backed him against the wall. in a panic motion, he retaliated with a sword. >> the burglar is identified as donald rice. he was slashed across the upper body. his hand was cut off. he died shortly afterwards. the same student's apartment was broken into yesterday. >>> president obama's top military advisor told lawmakers there needs to be an increase in forces. they don't know how many more troops will be requested. the 21,000 there are not enough. he's already doubled the number of troops in afghanistan since taking office. powerful democrats spoke out about spending more troops. >>> vice presidt joe biden was in iraq talking to leaders about troop levels. the vice president met with general and ambassador. they think iraqy will be ready to withdrawal all forces next year. while he was there, insurge