but, in real life pauley perrette became a victim of one, assaulted in hollywood. the actress wrote about it on social media, i am shaken and trautimad. i almost died tonight. she says, a psychotic homeless man jumped her while i was walking on the street. he punched me in the nose, grabbed me and hit my forward repeatedly saying he would try to kill me. he let her ganswer w able to draw a sketch of the man and a friend named james tracked him down before police arrested him. matthew sandusky is one of the closest friends. they own the bake shop here in new york. she's my best friend, so, i'm 3,000 miles away. you get that helplessness, i wi was there. >> perrette ended her long st, we need using and help for the homelesswe need support our cops and we need to not walk along. >> despite getting attked acshe was thinng of others. >> that's pauly, that's why we love her. she puts everyone before her, always. >> they've identified pauley perrette's attacker as 45-year- old david merk, he's charged with aggravated battery. >> two campaign 2016 campaign donald trump hel

. >>> ncis actress pauley perrette is speaking out following a frightening attack. police say a homeless man punched and threatened to kill her. perrette spoke to entertainment tonight. andrea grymes has the interview. >> becky's private reserve. >> reporter: forensic specialist abby helps her team but in real life, fan favorite pauley perrette became the victim of one a terrifying assault near her home in hollywood hills. she spoke with kevin frazier from "entertainment tonight." >> he punched me in the face like my -- clearly my face is a little swollen and my nose is a little red. um, and pinned me down and -- not down, but by my arm and told me he was going to kill me and i know that he was. >> reporter: he ultimately let her go and perrette says she immediately drew a sketch of him which helped a friend and police track him down. >> this man attacks you and you have compassion for him. and you're more concerned about him. >> i -- i have been crying all night clearly and, you know, i'm really -- part of it is, uhm, just to be really super grateful to be alive bu

pauley perrette from ncis was attacked by a homeless man outside her hollywood home. a friend pointed him out to police and he was arrested. perrette is recovering at home. >>> new developments in the case of a lesbian couple and their foster baby. the ruling handed down by a utah judge decided just hours ago. >> and a notorious terrorist may have become a victim of a u.s. air strike. how the military was tracking jihadi john. >> and google's self-driving car gets pulled over. the warning from the cop that few drivers ever hear. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, from a lesbian cou >>> developing news out of utah. a judge reversed his decision to take a foster child away from lesbians. the 9-month-old baby will stay with the women. they are already foster parents. they filed a court challenge widespread criticism and even the governor condemned that judge's decision. it's been reversed. >>> new at noon a pennsylvania court has ordered the state to restore the pension of former penn state assistant football coach jerry sandusky. he is serving 30 to 60 years for sexually abusing boys. a

hits theaters next --- prosecutors have charged the homeless man accused of attacking actress -- pauley perrette. sot -- pauley parrette, actress "he punched me in the face. it was very violent... and he told me a thousand times that he was going to kill me... and i believed him." 9parrette and her friend helped police track down and arrest this man -- david merck -- near her holywood hills home. he's charged with false imprisonment ann making a criminal threat. --- --- and-- julia roberts says she plans to keep the holidays a "low key" family affair this year. the star of -- "secret in their eyes" -- says she'll cook for days... eat... and be cozy. roberts's new thriller is in theaters friday. that's what's happeeing in hollyyood -- brandi hitt -- abc news, los angeles. there is a right way and a wrong way to start your day, when it comes to breakfast. our hy-vee dietitian will be here after the break, with some tips on how to start your day healthy. in honor of the american heart in honor of the american heart association's national eating h halthy day, your local hy-vee stores are promoting h

the harrowing words of pauley perrette.

. >>> "ncis" actress pauley perrette says her life changed last night.e was the vic some of a brutal attack by a homeless man. >> he punched me in the face. my face is a little swollen. and he pinned me down, not down, but by my arm and told me he was going to j kill me. >> she says as she was being punched the man cap then repeating his name, william, and said, don't forget that, i am going to kill you. after the beating he let her go. her friend tracked down the man and you got arrested. >>> campbell soup is recalling 350 thousand cans of spaghetti o's because of what is inside could choke you. the company called the containers back after customers found plastic lining in the product. the cans of spaghetti o's are standard a date of february 222017. >>> 15 million packages the u.s. estimates it will deliver. the postal service estimates workers upÑú shared economy. it is all part of a movement of companies offering rented á]like the idea of changing lasses also. >> now the idea of having a variety of options is helping businesses. more people are begin

actress pauley perrette is speaking out on twitter aft surviving a brutal assault >>> good morning, friday the 13th. taking a look out from suited tro tower. that's the beginning of your friday a warmer day today. i have details coming up in four minutes. >>> actress pauley ferret is speaking out on twitter after surviving a brutal assault on hollywood. in tweet, the star of the cbs show ncis described the attack last night saying she was nearly killed by a psychotic homeless man. she said he grabbed her and punched her outside her hollywood hills home. lapd officers later tracked down and arrested suspect david merck a transient in his 30s >>> some napa neighbors are fed up with a young driver who they say is a car crash waiting to happen so one neighbor recorded an exchange on video. cate caugiran shows us what happened. >> reporter: chris didn't want to be showed on camera but showed us why he decided to confront this driver. >> he blows right through the stop sign. >> reporter: and again, chris says the teenager blows past a second stop sign. this is video from the dashcam one of two h

. >>> the star of a hit cbs drama is detailing a horrifying attack ghent pauley perrette. she says she was assaulted last night by a homeless man in los angeles. she tweeted about theencounter saying this. he grabbed me so forcefully, repeatedly telling me he was going to kill me. i was alone, terrified and trapped. perrette says the man let her goo and she was shahan and traumatized she says by my house, my beloved hollywood and my beloved homeless people that i spend my life protecting. my life changed tonight. perretet said police caught up with the man and charged him with felony assault. we are glad she is okay but touching to me in the middle of this she is still sayg don't paint all of the homeless people with one broad brush and reaching out to this story. >> painful to write about it and she talks about it in her blog she tried to calm the homeless man while he was screaming at r a different me, william. i'm glad she is okay. she is a wonderful person and she is one of the sweetest people i've ever met. >> very scary. >>> i'm sorry. >>> this morning we are heariri

pauley perrette says she was punched by a homeless man threatening to kill her. she tweeted a description of what happened calling the man psychotic and saying she's grateful to be alive. >>> child welfare officials in utah now say they wl fight a judge's ruling ordering a same-sex couple to give up their foster child. abc's kayna whitworth has details. >> reporter: this morning, a same-sex married couple is fighting t to keep tir family together. >> i was really angry. >> reporter: judge scott johansson rung tuesday that the little girl april hoagland and beckie peirce have been raising for the last three months be removed from their utah home by early next week saying the child would be better served in the home of a heterosexual couple. >> she's doing so well. reporter: the couple says the judge totold them search shows children raiaised in se-sex parent households don't do as well achildren raised by heterosexual couples. >> this is about the child and we just want what's best for her. >> repororter: oveight the state's department of child and family services

. >>> pauley perrette is recovering from a terrifying aoutside her los angeles home. police confirm she was grabbed and beaten by a homeless man. a suspect was found and arrested a short time later. she was left with bruising to her face. she document the attack on her twitter account. >>> utahs a division of child and family services is asking a judge to reverse his decision to remove a child from a sex same couple solely because they are gay. they have just four days now to hold the baby girl they have been nurturing for months. the foster parents planned to adopt the child but on tuesday, the judge ordered them to give her up. that say children do worse in homosexual homes than heterosexual homes. >> the state agency says state law is on their side. >>> okay, a warning the you have a ninja shark blender. the appliance can literally bite you. they are recalling more than 1 million because the blades can come loose there. are more than 50 case of people getting hurt. it includes 12 versions of the blender with the serial numbers bl 660, 663 or 665 sold between march

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