only be a celebration of her life but a call to action to prevent future tragedies like this from happening. >> it is still tragic. >> russell barnes cannot believe it has been a year since his 16-year-old daughter disappeared appeared >> felicia would be in college right now. she would be going to college and loving her friends and her sisters and her brother. everyone a round. we would talk every day, text every day. >> those dreams and aspirations never came to fruition. she disappeared while visiting a relative last christmas break. she was last seen on december 28 at her sister's apartment. >> me personally, i believe something happen in the apartment. i really do. the way the scenario played out, it just does not seem like felicia would get up and go in there on her own.

>> after months of searching, her body was found in the river. her death has been classified as a murder but officials would not say how she died. no arrests have been made, police say it is still an active case and say they have made progress but would not elaborate, fear of jeopardize think he ought investigation. >> there has been a lot of crying, a lot of hurting, a lot of frustration and anger. there has been a lot of "why" questions. >> the rev. hopes the memorial will be a call to action to help prevent future tragedies from happening. >> the biggest thing is to be able to look at her life and her legacy and to not be tragic -- not see tragedy but see it as an outpouring of love. >> we will never really have final closure, but we just are looking for justice for felicia

right now. we do not believe it is too far away, but we are waiting and we are praying. >> tonight service starts in less than one hour. it starts at 7:00 p.m. here at the church on west belvedere. you the guardian angels have just arrived. if you have any information on this case it is still an active investigation. call the state police. >> thank you. in other news tonight authorities in carroll county are asking for help after an attack in west minster. he was attacked by five african american males on christmas eve. it happened along west of green street and on the street. one of the suspects cut the victim of the stomach with a sharp object. police do not believe this was a

random attack. any information on the case, you are asked to call the wind -- westminster police department. a $500 reward is being offered for any information leading to the arrest of the attackers. >> pepper spray was used on the effect on. these not only doused the victim with the chemical but they still has close. barry simms is live with more on this investigation. >> police are calling this a very strange case. there are looking for three men who had a brief conversation with the victim and then attacked him. >> i would classify it as an unusual type of robbery being that his clothes were taken during the robbery. we also trying to gather more fax. >> a happen at a bus stop where anne arundel county police say three men approached the pasadena man while he was waiting for a boss. one member of the trio ask a question and the victim was

attacked with pepper spray. >> one suspect asked if he had any drugs. he indicated he did not. that is what the other two suspects got involved. >> the other two grabbed the man and took his cell phone and cash and other items. >> the victim had his clothes taken. he had some money which was also taken. >> police say the robbery happened just before midnight on wednesday. the suspects fled toward walton ave. police were alerted a long residence -- were alerted by residents. they claimed they was a man scantily dressed saying he had been robbed asking for help. police searched the area but could not find a suspect. one woman who declined to go on camera said she was walking her dog at the time of the robbery but did not see or hear anything unusual. >> also according to police, the

victim said that all three men were ski masks. police were not sure if this was a random act or if the victim was targeted. >> thank you. three people including a baltimore county police officer are recovering after an accident on the beltway. the accident happened a route 12:15 this afternoon on the inner loop. we are told the officer is in stable condition tonight. two others were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. the crash is under investigation. a five-year old is dead this evening at 89-year-old in serious condition after an accident just before 3:00 this afternoon. transportation officials say there was some major delays in the area as the investigation continues. no word on what caused the deadly crash.

>> we are learning more about the indefinite layoffs at r.g. steel. the company told state officials on friday about the furlough. the union estimates as many as 2000 workers could be furloughed. the company said work would restart in the first quarter of next year. r.g.steel purchased the plant back in march. more bad news for the real- estate market in maryland. the department of assessments and taxation released its data on new homes. lowel mesler has the story. >> out of about 750,000 homes that were assessed, they dropped an average of about 17.1% when they can to their value. however, this is not all bad news, especially for folks whose

homes are under water. >> for a third year in a row, residential property values have declined with 2010 being the highest drop with an average of 22%. >> one of these properties were last reassessed three years ago, they had already shown some decline and we reflected in that assessment #three years ago. now, you have less decline but also the positive sign is there have been certain communities for the properties have bottomed out. >> officials with the department of assessments and taxation says there is a part of the population that will actually benefit from the price fall -- those who are under water. >> they are going to see direct tax savings in their property tax bills if they were a recent purchaser or bought during the height of the market. are taking a look at the numbers by county, and a rondo county dropped by 14.5%, baltimore city by 10%, carroll county by 17%,

hertford county about 17%, and howard county about 12%. >> assess all you really does not have anything to do with sales price of home. >> area retailers are rushing of the number saying property is being driven by demand rather than assessment and that homes are still selling, especially those in desired neighborhoods. >> real-estate sales have been on somewhat of a decline the last couple of years. i would say that volume and the prices are starting to pick up. >> looking ahead from the state's point of view, they are hoping for a flat market at best for 2012. >> we would hope we are going to see is more community -- there will be more communities for the valley has flattened out and they are staying stable. in other words, they are not increasing but they are not decreasing again. >> the worst hit area was prince george's county that sought a drop of 36.5%. if you would like more information, you can log onto

our web site wbaltv.com. i'm lowel mesler, wbal tv 11 news. >> there is still much more ahead at tv 11 news at 6:00. >> up for grabs, there is still no clear leader in iowa yet. some of the last minute strategies. >> terrel suggs often abuses us with a microphone. the latest at a windmill's coming up. >> it will get even colder as we head into the new year. here is a look outside. lots of traffic today.

>> and environmental groups as the state needs to do much more

to control the chicken manure runoff in maryland. they produce enough money were to create a pile twice as high as the stadium and twice as long as the stadium. is a major source of pollution for the chesapeake day. >> phosphoresce is a chemical that causes a large algae blooms and eventually the oxygenates the water which makes it impossible for our blue crabs and oysters to grow. it is largely responsible for the degradation in our water quality in the state of maryland appeared >> maryland the stronger but deletions of chicken manure. -- maryland needs a stronger regulations on chicken manure. >> days to go before the lead of caucuses in iowa. republican candidates spread all

across the state to woo potential supporters. >> we saw-the attacks on the campaign trail today. they come as a new cnn time poll puts mitt romney, ron paul, and rick santorum at the front of this race. >> ron paul would be dangerous as the president of the united states. >> just because a national poll says something, it is meaningless. >> with less than one week ago, this was a day to attack. >> republican mitt romney was one of several candidates taking shots at ron paul who was in contention for a win here on tuesday. >> you do not have to go for a candidate who will allow iran to have a nuclear weapon to wipe israel off the face of the earth. america will be next. >> will look like a counterpunch, ron paul campaign

launched a new campaign in iowa and new hampshire today appeared >> serial footlockers cannot clean up the neck -- the mass. >> people are ready for a change in our foreign policy. they are ready for a change in the domestic spending policy. i think that is probably a good indication of why we are doing a little bit better in the polls. >> newt gingrich's falling back and trying to regain some pudding with a pledge to stay positive. >> i think we have enough trouble in this country that we ought to have a campaign of positive ideas and solutions. >> president obama also has a ground operation in iowa. he is running unopposed in the democratic caucus on the same night. >> what more can you tell us about the new poll that came out? >> this is cnn time poll surveyed likely republican

caucus goers. of those who were polled, 25% said mitt romney was their choice. ron paul came in second with 22%. then we saw rick santorum with the 16%. newt gingrich brought to back to just 14% in this poll. >> thank you. regardless of who wins the iowa caucus, he or she does not necessarily win the state. in a march delegates are selected to attend the gop convention in tampa and they can't vote however they choose. you may recall my heart beat when the caucus in 2008, but delegates all voted for john mccain. see who else won the iowa caucus but not the delegates on wbaltv.com by clicking on politics. >> it was a windy and cold day to day but temperature started

out iran 47 and 48 degrees. that was at 10:00 in the morning. the winds were gusting between 30 and 40 miles per hour. when the shells were running in the 20's and 30's. it obviously felt much colder than the high temperature. this is the storm that gave us the rain that is departing right now to nova scotia. in between the two, there is a type pressure gradient. is like squeezing a tube of toothpaste. the winds are starting to diminish. we will see the trend continue. it is still a little breezy this evening. we just had a 21 mile per hour gusts at the airport. the winds are not nearly as strong as they were earlier in the afternoon. it will continue to diminish tonight. skies are clear it around baltimore but the lake-effect snow machines are going strong to the northwest. anytime you get a big temperature contrasts between

the air and water temperature, you will turn on the lake effect snow machine. the air is creating snow showers. some of them animated into our far northern and western suburbs. nothing like that this evening. the skies are clear. 36 degrees at the airport. down to 32 degrees already in tiny town. it will be a cold night tonight. temperatures will drop into the low 20's in the northern suburbs. low 30's in the city. it is going, after midnight. the weather should stay pretty quiet. there is a little clicker storm going north of us but all the activity will stay in pennsylvania and new york state. this area of high pressure will be our weather maker. dry conditions on thursday and maybe a few clouds in the afternoon. that is about it. the high temperatures between 42

degrees and 47 degrees. the average height is 42, so it will be above average to mar. this is still a good travel time. if you are getting out of town for new year's eve, the only trouble spot and around the country will be in the northwest. a mix of rain and snow depending on the television in the northern part of the rockies. the south looks fantastic. a little chilly. 67 in tampa and 64 in dallas. a slight chance for rain chances on friday with another clever storm. --clipper storm. 47 and partly cloudy on sunday. next week a first shot of real arctic air comes in. snow showers and a flurries on tuesday with highs in the 30's. >> from the suspects are quite

at bank sports center, this is the love and sports. >> -- not insignificant absences, but for week 17 you expect a few. terrel suggs often healthy, the player f the year has not had a sack in each fo the last two games. his moter is a little geeked about that. this was his best season statistically and by the eye test. also, soudbite of theyear. >>if you ask me between te two, i would rather take the hardware. you cannot deny what they're doing despite what their team is

doing. i will leave it in god's hands, i believe in tebow's hands. >> the key was the straight face. he did it with a straight face. going 8-0 at home, he said it was thanks to a large fan support. he dedicated the game ball to fans. today it becomes a little more tangible. three reagan season-ticket holder selected at random will be honored following thursday's practice at a one smells. he will deliver a specially made a game ball to each. a nice gesture which it a nice gesture. >> it marks the debut for 7 ft. 1 freshman. he was suspended for the first 10 games because of eligibility issued. we will have highlights coming up at 11:00.

the terrapin dispatched lafayette's. more happening inside the d.c. dealt with today. the military ball under way. toledo and air force at the half piling up points locked up at 28 a piece. a service man or woman back from the middle east will be given a new house. the peach bowl last night,jordan wright had 14 catches. that was the best of them. one-handed, left-handed and in traffic. that is stan stovall asked. please stay with us with a check in the forecast with tony coming up after this.

>> police have released this surveillance video in hope of catching a man. it one year anniversary to honor felicia barnes. we continue to follow the deadly accident on the

>> >> maybe a couple of rancheros on credit. it should be drawn on the year's steep. -- it should be dry on new year's day. next week it should get cold. >> thank you for joining us.