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3 3 one year ago today, she went missing.to thii day... family and friends of phylica barnes are still searching for answers.the north carolina teen was visiting family in baltimore when she went missing... launching an intense search by the public for months.barnes' body was eventually found in april and ruled a homicide. joel d. smith is live at the last place she was seen alive, ith an update on the investigation. good morning joel d. 3

this is the reisterstown square apartments, where phylicia was last seen. this &ptime last year, we were in th opening stages of the search por barnes. now, a year 3

3 3 three men storm a prince george's county burger king ... and it's caught on tape. tape.police need you to fight back againnt crime... and bring the crooks to justice.

this surveillance video was posted on youtube by police in the hopes of catching the robbers. they hit the bladensburg burger king back on december 5th. the suspects are also wanted in connection with a robbery of a wendy's and a family dollar store. a one thousand dollar reeard is offered for anyone willing to fight back and help bring these men to justice. the search continues for a legally blind maryland man... whose been missing for two week. weeks.33-year-old mitchell smith's family dropped him off at union station in washington d-c on december 16th. since he's blind, they left him the care of amtrak workers... who were supposed to help him board his train to birmingham, alabama. but he somehow ended up on a train to new orleans. another passenger seated nearby says she heard amtrak workers tell smith that he could get off the train at charlotte and then wait for the next one out to birmingham. then... she says... they escorted him off.

but no one in his family has heard from him sincee now a detective in charlotte, north carolina is investigating. here.">amtrak officials say they're not reviewing surveillance video from the train stations... but so far... have been unable to locate mitchell ssith. beware of fake facebookers... looking to take yourrmoney! money!police say these scams are similar to the email scams pleading for financial help. but in this case ... they're actually posing as one of your facebook friends!investigators say there's been at least one case in baltimore where the perpetrators were successful.... and several other attempts that were not. . 5642 they take the name off of your friends' list. post something on your page and says you know i've been arrested or i've been mugged and now i need to either get bailed out of jail or to return home from a flight

overseas 54 54some things you can do to tighten your facebook privacy settings soothe scammers can't get access to your page.and never give out pprsonal internet... without confirming the recipient. if you feel pou have been targeted... contact police. 3 police are hunting for a possible serial killer who is tracking his viitims through a popular social networking site. mara macdonald explains how two charred bodies lead detectives to backpage dot com. com. how strong is the link to this website, strong enough for chief ralph godbee to come out and sound the alarm. three of these 4 dead women advertised themselves as escorts on backpage.com.we felt it was imperative to alert the public deciding to meet unknown persons via the internet can be extremely dangerous. we implore people to be careful and let people know where they're going, who they're with.the first set of women were found december 19th dead

in the trunk of a car on promenade street on detroit's east side. there were no obvious signs of rauma to the bodies. a cause of death is still pending. but what police really want to take a look at is the toxicology report, which isn't back yet. were these women drugged before thhy were killed and with what. the second set of bodies were found in the trunk of a burning car around 1am on christmas morning. the bodies were burned beyond recognition. still, the chief says they've got a tentative id, placing he women as 28 and 29 years old. so our sole purpose this afternoon is for the public to be cognizant of this website when engaged in these adult dating activities or what they refer to as escort services...we wanna put the public on alert. 3 baltimore has the exact same website with listings for escorts. police are warning anyone ho uses the site to be extremely careful when meeting people.

it wasn't just toys flying off shhlves for christmas this year... guns sold in record numbers too.according to the f- b-i... almostt half-million criminal background checks for gun ownership were done in the last six days before christmas. the one-day record for background checks was set this year on black friday... the big shopping day after thanksgiving. f-b-i officials did not offer a theory on the spike in gun sales. a half-billion dollar settlement with electronics makers could mean a refund in your pocket. it involves l-c-d panels used in computer screens and t-v's.several companies are accused of conspiring to fix prices in secret meetings and telephone conversations. hitachi... sharp anddsamsung are part of the 538-million dollar settlement.most of that will be refunded to people in 24 states and washington d-c... who bought qualifying electronics between 19-99 and 2006.

they were buried alive on christmas day... now one texas family is thanking rescuers for saving their lives. when you see the pictures... it's hard to believe they were ever found. david higgens and his family left texas in their s-u-v and drove into new mexico... when their car got stuck in the snow.the family had food and water... but the snow was unrelenting... and the s-u-v became entombed... making it impossible to dig out.higgenn says they were able to make some cell phone contact..and tell rescuers an their approximate location...but finding them was difficult... and as one night..turned to two... the situation turned desperate. ((its one of those things you never wanted to say we both we knew we were in trouble ...all we cold say is we love ;you if its gods wiil its god will))

will)) rescuers finally rescued the family ... and higgens says they cannot thank them enough. a kansas man is being called a hero after saving two young girls from this icy pond christmas day.the 6 and 7 year old girls were playing on the pond when the ice gave way.bud brown saw them fall in from his window.... ran to the pond and rescued the girls from the freezing water.this morning those girls are doing just fine. do you feel the needdfor train that will soon be w - tearing across the country. this cutting edge transit system will be capable of going more than á300á miles per hour. a technician says the super speed train's design was inspired by china's anciint sword. coming up on the early edition... two unforgettable weddingg... one major divorce...and t-v icons... saying goodbye...

2011 was a year to remember for for entertainment... we take you back to the biggest and most embarasssing headlines of the past year. year. y." are making me thirsty!" 3

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need to pick up some things in the new year?fox45 wants to help you out with a shopping spree! spree! all this week on fox45 morning news... we will give away 1-hundred dollar al-mart gift cards. entering is easy... go to our facebook page... facebook dot com slash fox baltimore. click on the inside fox45 tabband fill out the entry form.we'll draw today's winner later on this morning. coming up... lindsay and charlie... both faced trouble in 2011..oprah and regis calllit quits..and

scotty mcreary... crowned the american idol..but that's not all... we take a look at the ups and downs of the entertainment world... from the past year. year.and later... honolulu is bracing for a purple and black invasion...how the ravens are preparing for the pro-bowl. 3

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the economy was tough in 2011... but there was still plenty to keep us entertained this year. in this morning's cover story... jennifer gilbeet looks at the biggest entertainment stories of 2011... starting with the wedding of the 3

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((nats)) coming up.... seven rrvens are named to the all star teaa...we'll tellyou who they are... and whose leading the list. ((break 3)) 3

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