murder charges, a year after her body is found in the susquehanna river. >> it doesn't bring her back. but it's on our road to justice. >> reporter: an arrest in the phylicia barnes case. >> hi, everybody. i'm mary bubala. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> her disappearance made national headlines. the discovery of her body, shocking and sad. just showers ago, a suspect is taken into custody in the murder of felicia barns. mike hellgren is live downtown, with more on the person now in custody. mike? >> reporter: mary, phylicia barnes family is rejoicing. and prosecutors say unequivocally, that they're got their man. but michael jackson -- michael johnson's attorney says this is a rush to judgment. and he says his clients were like a big brother, big sister, and he'd never do anything to hurt her. >> reporter: police have

charged michael johnson, the last person to see phylicia barnes alive, with her murder. providing some relief for her family, who have been agonizing for a year and a half. >> i promised phylicia's mother, that there would not be a day go by that i would not do something that would one day lead to the arrest of the person that murdered her daughter. >> reporter: johnson is the ex- boyfriend of barnes' sister. they dated for years. the 16-year-old vanished while visiting that sister in north baltimore in 2010. investigators found her body months later in the susquehanna river. the defense attorney provided few clues as to why the arrest came now and if the assertion about the lead investigator, played timing in this. >> thanks to the maryland state police and homicide detectives, we believe we have the right guy. >> reporter: johnson's lawyer claims his client is innocent, and he will fight the first-

degree murder charge. >> there was not a love-hate situation. there was nothing that was aggressive. anything that would even be cattive of someone -- indicative of someone having maliss towards her. so none of this makes sense. >> reporter: there has been a tireless effort to the part of phylicia barns -- barnes agency family. they say they are in this for the long haul and plan to follow it through the court system. reporting live, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. >> mike, thank you. and stay with wjz for complete coverage in the arrest of the phylicia barnes case. we are talking to them for reaction to their arrest. hear from them coming all new at 5:00 and 6:00. a trial with an alleged al qaeda member is wrapping up in new york city. denise is live in the newsroom with more on the man accused of planning to bomb the new york subway. prosecutors told jurors, the defendant intend to kill hundreds of new yorkers with his plan.

in 2009, police found out just 24 hours before the alleged attack was to take place, adees medo you know johnson, is accused of conspiring with two terrorists. those two former friends testified for the government in this case. he is pleading not guilty. kai? >> thank you. he faces life in prison if convicted. more trouble for the u.s. secret service. there are new reports about agent misconduct in el salvador, again, involving prostitutes. tara mergener reports for wjz from the white house. >> reporter: cbs affiliate kiro traveled to elf salvador to investigate tips that they hired prostitutes there. they spoke with a u.s. government subcontractor who says last year, he partied with agents at a san salvador

nightclub, with agents days before president obama was to arrive. >> he says he repeatedly saw them exchange money for services in the club. and on at least two occasions, they took escorts back to their hotel room. >> reporter: the source agreed to speak on the record in light of the recent columbian prostitution scandal. in a statement, they say they are aware of the reports. and any information will be followed up in an appropriate manner. >> reporter: the white house declined to comment on the new allegations, but says the president expects high standards from all government employees, traveling overseas. >> reporter: homeland security secretary janet napolitano said that cart henna was an isolated incident. >> over the past 2 1/2 years, the secret service office of professional responsibility has not received any such compliance. >> reporter: at least one lawmaker says the new report raises additional questions. >> it does concern me. and that's why we need a thorough investigation.

>> reporter: senator cornin says if the agency doesn't get to the bottom of what happened, congress will. at the white house, tara mergener, wjz eyewitness news. >> the pentagon continues to investigate 12 members of the military for their alleged conduct in columbia. all have had clearances suspended, pending the outcome. >> george zimmerman remains in hiding. but his website to raise money for his defense is down. alex demetrick is in the newsroom with more on who pulled the plug. alex? >> reporter: george zimmerman said -- attorney said that his client took down the website himself. he went into hiding early ther week, after he was released from jail on $150,000 bond. the website was created two weeks okay by zimmerman's family, to thank his supporters and receive donations for his legal defense. zimmerman's attorney is hinting, his client may be declared indigent, which would allow tax dollars to pay for his legal bills.

kai? >> the 44-day delay in zimmerman's arrest, spurred protest in maryland and across the country, sparking national debates about racial profiling and florida's self-defense law. dick brennan reports for wjz. edwards is charged with using campaign funds to cover up an affair. >> reporter: the prosecution's star witness, andrew young, was cross-examined for a second day. his former boss, john edwards, is charged with using money from wealthy donors to hide his affair. >> young has testified on direction that the checks just started coming. turns out, on cross- examination, that before each check came, andrew young, in fact, had a telephone call, with bunny, and then the checks came. >> reporter: the defense also tried to show that young was wrong in his time line of how the alleged conspiracy

unfolded, especially on the issue of mistress rielle hunter's pregnancy. >> a large part of this case is what they found out she was pregnant, they panicked to get her money. we know now that she didn't announce her pregnancy until the 11th of july. but that was after over 100,000 worth of checks had been received. >> reporter: testimony also revealed that john edwards once gave his own atm card to rielle hunter, but his wife elizabeth noticed suspicious withdrawals and he had to find a way to get money. >> reporter: when young denied he was the source in the national enquirer, which broke the story, he was granted immunity in exchange for his testimony. >> the trial is expected to take six weeks. edwards faces up to 30 year in prison if convicted on all charges. law and order. today, maryland comptroller peter franchot shows off the results of a joint effort with the baltimore county state's attorney's office.

working together, they seized $10,000 worth of contraband cigarettes. the cigarettes were found in whitemarsh. 21 people are charged with smuggling. a rainy, damp start to the day. but it is improving. the sun is trying to come out. and it is not raining right now. i don't know. is it improving? wjz has weather and traffic together. talk to kristy in a second. but let's head over to meteorologist tim williams. and he will tell us if it is officially improving. >> slowly but surely, it is improving. we'll have clearing skies late into tomorrow. rain to our northwest. rain to our south. and with a warm front moving across the area, dragging a cold front behind it, there is a chance for spotty showers. and maybe even a rumble of thunder or so again later tonight. what we will have, certainly, is a bit of clearing. but it's going to take a little while for that to all move through. temperatures have gone into the 60s. no help from the sun at all. because of a south flow of wind coming in across the region. it has gotten us up into about

the 60-degree range. as you see, spotty showers are still out there. but we will definitely have a pretty nice friday in store. we'll talk about that coming up in your complete updated first warning forecast. >> let's check on the roads with christ breslin at wjz traffic control. we already have delays around the beltway. no big surprise there. if you're traveling on the west side inner loop, stop and go there from baltimore national pike to security boulevard. we also had some slowing on the top side of the inner loop from green spring avenue over to charles street. and northbound 95, congestion there, from 32 over to route 100. as far as accidents go, eastern boulevard, at old eastern avenue. also, woodlawn drive at security boulevard. pimlico, at oswego. and glenwood at st. george's avenue. let's now take of a live look. as we have talked about many times, the jones falls expressway, still has that construction, which is ongoing. so that you can see, in the northbound direction, traffic is a bit slow, heading out of downtown, well past north avenue. this traffic report is brought to you by medieval times.

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out. still ahead at 4:00. suffering for years. the shocking cause for one woman's incorrect lung cancer diagnosis. they'll never give up emotional pleas for the parents of a missing arizona girl. and it's something we all have to deal with. but one man takes his rage over gas prices a bit too far. it is gray and gloomy so far. will the rain clear up for the weekend? meteorologist tim williams will update the first warning forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

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i am committed to making a difference, and i am a phoenix. visit phoenix.edu/maryland to find our 4 locations in your area it's cloudy. 63 degrees in central maryland right now. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming up. police are investigating a hair raising smash and grab, involving a u-haul in georgia. a u-haul slams into a beauty supply shop in atlanta. you can see, the man jumps out of the stolen truck and snatches a box of fake hair before making a getaway. the hair pieces are worth

$2,000. but police say the damage at the store is worth much more than that. one man has a severe case of gas rage over the pump in massachusetts. video shows the man going into the store and swearing at the clerk. then the young man starts yelling and swearing at cars. he got mad after figuring out he put premium in his car, not regular. police had to show up to calm him down. gas prices this month are going down. checking the wjz pump watch. last month, a gallon of regular cost $3.94 in the baltimore region. today, the same gallon, $3.87. you'll find the cheapest prices in your neighborhood, by logging onto wjz.com, clicking on links and numbers. a woman in tampa saying she has cancer, when doctors find a dark spot on her lung. but as eric glasser explains, it turns out, a friewts pit -- fruit pit she swallowed may have been the problem. >> for 28 years, blanca

riverrun suffered from a debilitating cough. her breathing, labored. doctors treating her countless times for asthma and pneumonia. >> it's been horrible. >> reporter: she coughed up blood. and her sister brought her to the doctor. this time, they found a mass in her lung. a dark spot they suspected was cancer and told her -- >> we have to do surgery. and we have to start surge searching to -- start searching to see what can be done. >> reporter: in tears, blanca called one of her other daughters, who still lives in cuba, named melody. melody reminded her a story of three decades ago, when her mom was eating a piece of fruit called nespero. >> reporter: blanca had all but forgotten the time she called to her children and accidentally inhaled a spero

seed. >> i said, it can't be it. it's been 28 years? >> reporter: ridiculous, thought blanca, that a pit could be the problem after three decades later. but then blanca was sitting at a traffic light, starting coughing violently, and out it came. the seed that sat in her lung since 1984. >> that's an old pit. >> in two weeks, blanca will go back to the doctor to check her lungs again. but she says she's already breathing much easier. she's confident it was the pit all along, not cancer. >> looks like she's in good shape and good spirits. well, a terrific day on wall street. all the markets looked for gains today. dow up 114. s&p up 9. and nasdaq up 21. let's go to new york now, where alexis christoforous has tonight's cbs money watch update. the jobs recovery appears to be stuck in neutral. the number of americans applying for unemployment benefits remains near a three-

month high. analysts suggest many employers are still not confident enough to start hiring again. but there is some encouraging news on housing. the number of americans who signed a contract to buy a home in march jumped to the highest level in two years. contract signings are usually a sign of where the housing market is heading. there's about a one- to two- month lag time between a signed contract and a completed deal. chrysler just had its quarterly -- best quarterly profit in more than a year. thanks to strong demand for ram puchts -- pickup trucks, jeep grand cherokee. chrysler got a bailout from taxpayers. and a pledge that all eggs and pork-free products will come from chickens and pigs. that's your money watch. for more, just head over to

cbsmoneywatch.com. in new york, i'm alexis christoforous. grannies prepare to light up the stage for a music contest in bacul. ♪ [ music ] the group of elderly village ladies are known as the bor anafo, grannies. they break it down to the crowd, performing dance moves to a special song called party for everybody. most of the ladies are in their 70s. they have been chosen to represent russia in the final euro version song. may 22nd. >> they've also got their babushkas on. >> congratulations to them. coming up on wjz's eyewitness news at 4:00. cancer survivor guidelines. issued for the first time ever. what it means in healthwatch. path of the fireball. the rare discovery found along a meteorite's path here in the u.s. the weekend is in sight. and it's gray and wet right now. will the skies clear up in

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it is gray out there. but there are some peeks of sun. yes? >> yeah. you know, we've had some peeks here and there, around the state. it has not been a washout. it's just been a very -- eh kind of a day. it's been very gray, as you see. rain moves through early this morning. we've had other rain moving through late this afternoon. but primarily to the south of us. take a look at first warning doppler radar. there is a warm front leading the way. and along that front, we have seen some showers down to the south of us, down near chrisfield and below. down toward west virginia back toward elkins. this is leading the way. it is the southerly flow bringing in warmer air. that is really the temperatures have gone up. not because of the sun because that has been really rare today, to see it. but this front is going to be dragging a cold front behind it. when that happens, temperatures drop. it will be windy.

albeit, clear, it is a pretty friday in store. 57, the dew point. 80% relative humidity. still getting that southwest wind at 5 miles per hour. 29.64, the barometer. we have 63 in oakland. we have 66 in hagerstown. 61 on the shore. we'll be talking about oakland here in a second. and for very good reasons. a little strange behind also of these 60s and rain. but we'll talk about that. we have 62 in bel air. we have 63 in annapolis. and 63 on kent island and rock hall. winds coming from the southwest now, still bringing in that warmer air flow. but we are going to see more rain, potentially spotty showers as the front continues to push through the region late tonight. right now, clouds are locking in our very moist air. and the warmer air in place. but the bigger picture shows as the warm front leads the way, a cold front comes behind it. the cold front is going to shift our winds. winds will start coming from the northwest. skies will clear. winds come from the northwest, which is a colder direction. and then we'll start to see colder conditions in place. so much so that with this much

cooler air coming down from the northwest, we're going to have a freeze warning in effect for the western edge of allegheny and garrett county. from 2:00 tomorrow morning, until 9:00 a.m. because the colder air in place. cooler air, though, does mean that we will clear out for friday. and it's going to be a pretty nice day on friday. although temperatures only getting into the 60s. sunset today at 7:56. forecast tonight, going down to 45 degrees. a shower early. and potentially a thundershower late. mostly sunny and breezy tomorrow. about 64, our daytime high. keep in mind, our normal high is about 68 degrees. so we're a little below that. but tomorrow will be the nicer day of the next three. so the weekend is not going to be the prettiest. we'll talk about that coming up. >> you know what, tim, we're used to that now. don't miss tonight's primetime cbs lineup tonight at 10:00. it's a new episode of the mentalist, then stay tuned for eyewitness news at 11:00. the orioles' home stand continues through the weekend.

when the oakland a's come to town. you can see the game, 1:30, live here on wjz 13. scott pelley has a preview of what's coming up tonight on the cbs evening news. we'll have the top stories from all around the world. plus, it may have been louie armstrong's last trumpet performance. a precious gem, locked away for 40 years. cbs news cultural correspondent, winston mar salis gives his impression of this. arrested and charged with stabbing her baby. what happened when this baltimore mother faces a judge today? fatal fog. a frightening pileup in florida kills nearly a dozen people. who is to blame? turning a blind eye. what tsa screeners at one airport are accused of letting slip through security. eyewitness news at 4:00 continues with denise right after this. ,,,,,,,,,,,,

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it is 4:29. 63 degrees and cloudy. hello. thanks for staying with eyewitness news. i'm denise koch. and here's what people are talking about. brides at l.a.x-- bribes at l.a.x. tsa accused of taking cash as coke, marijuana and other things pass through checkpoints. how police found out about the operation. >> reporter: a scandal at l.a.x. is making national headlines tonight. seven people indicted, including two current tsa agents, accused of taking and paying bribes to get drug- filled baggage, through the airport security checkpoints. this dea photo shows one of the suspects under arrest, still using -- wearing her tsa uniform. >> the government takes this seriously. >> reporter: federal agents say a source tipped them off about

two current and one former agent. terry cunning mam and another man are -- cunningham and another are still on the run. d.e.a. says all had ties to a gang. >> we are not clear if they were part of a gang, or -- >> but they had associations with a gang? >> yes. >> reporter: a courier and agent would meet the night before so they would recognize each other at the airport. then the next day. >> and the courier and the screener would communicate via text message or cell phone, so the courier would know exactly which lane to go through at exactly which time. >> reporter: the screener would then look the other way, and in exchange, get up to $2400. phillip little isn't surprised. >> the real question is, how many do they not know about? >> reporter: hey -- he calls the scandal a major breakdown in security. until the tsa offers more pay

and training, you may never know what is getting through. >> we have known for years that they tested to see if they could use the same channels that the drug smugglers used. >> now, the tsa says while these arrests are a disappointment, tsa is committed to holding its employees to the highest standards. the baltimore woman accused of stabbing her 8-month-old inside a social services office, appears in court. kai is in the newsroom with the latest on kenisha thomas's bail hearing. >> a judge rules there won't be bail for thomas, who is on suicide watch. police say she attacked her daughter, pretty diamond. a case worker who heard the screaming, rushed in to restrain her. in all, the baby suffered five stab wounds in the head, neck and chest. she's in stable condition at johns hopkins. police have charged her with assault, child abuse and weapons charges. an investigation is still under way as to how thomas got the knife past security.

well, authorities in portugal say they are not reopening their investigation into the disappearance of madeleine mccann. the british child was nearly 4, when she vanished on a vacation in 2007. earlier this week, police released an age-progressed picture of the girl. sparking new information in the case. but the attorney general's office, says there is no new evidence. billionaire rupert murdoch spends a second day in the hot seat. today, he said he failed to stop the phone hacking at a british tabloid. but he testified today, that others hid it from him. >> reporter: rupert murdoch turned the tables during his second day of testimony, saying he is a victim in the cover-up of the phone hacking allegations. >> i am constantly attacked. they love attacking me.

>> the one-year-old said that they were kept in the dark about what was going on in the -- >> what was the atmosphere or climate in your newspaper? >> reporter: murdoch said he blamed one or two people who blamed him. his tone was apologetic for the most part. many blamed his defense as damage control. >> all i can do is apologize. >> reporter: rupert murdoch has built media empires and newspapers. he's owned them for 50 years. he said he panicked when he had to shut down what was, at one point, one of the biggest selling neighbors in the world. >> reporter: murdoch closed it down after claims that his paper hacked phones of celebrities and even a murdered teenager. >> i also have to say that i failed. >> reporter: murdoch claims he

spent hundreds of millions of dollars, cleaning up his british division, saying we are a new company. in london, monica villamizar. wjz r wjz eyewitness news. a florida highway patrol officer is being blamed for reopening a smog- and smoke- filled interstate just before a series of deadly crashes. >> reporter: police say a highway patrol lieutenant, who reopened the highway, was unaware of proper procedures and had no formal training. at least a dozen cars, pickup trucks, a van, six semi trucks and a motor home collided back in gainesville in february. some burst into flames, making it difficult to identify the victims. a total of 11 people died. the patrol lieutenant says he feared keeping the highway closed would be more dangerous than reopening it. denise, back to you. >> thank you, mary. the florida department of law

enforcement report concluded that troopers made errors but no criminal violations. tiny media rights are discovered in the foothills of california. they showed up after a giant fireball showed up in the sky. >> reporter: you're looking at the first meteorites of this type ask this size to fall to earth since the 1960s. >> reporter: a meteorite, more than 4 billion years old. and robert ward was the first to discover it in the tiny town of lodus. >> this is the cm2. >> the meteorite was at a home in prescott, arizona, when he got the call. >> there was orange and red and green. and it just went all the way down. >> reporter: what stunned nasa scientists was the explosion witnesses heard as the minivan- sized meteor, entered the earth's atmosphere. a rare event, because meteors

usually break up over the ocean, not over a town. >> reporter: it's drawn meteorite collectors from all over the country, as well as nasa. >> we haven't had one since like 1969. >> reporter: but it wasn't until he found one of the oldest that got scientists excited. this type of rock, said to hold answers to our questions about ancestors. some rain here returns to maryland, taking a live look outside right now. low clouds are cover the region. wjz -- that's not our region. but close. bob is here with the updated numbers from first warning weather. bob? >> that was your house, right, denise? >> i wish. most was south of us, as you see, a batch of rain by extreme southern portion of the region. but there was another front to the west of us. some showers and thundershowers around pittsburgh and johnstown. just west of the oakland area. down into west virginia.

between let's say, 8:00 and midnight tonight, across much of central maryland, we do have a chance of yet another shower or perhaps some thunder with that. but behind that, much cooler, dryer, breezy conditions with sunshine moving in for your friday. we're talking about the weekend coming up, too. denise? >> thank you, bob. let's check on the roads now with kristy breslin, wjz traffic control. >> hello, denise. hi, everyone. things definitely getting busy out there. traffic on the north side inner loop. stop and go from charles street to providence road. and west side inner loop, still heavy traffic there from baltimore national pike to security boulevard. you can expect at least 15 to 20 minutes to get through. a couple of slow spotoss northbound 95. slow from 32, past 100. and it does slow down again from 395 to the fort mchenry tunnel. accidents include woodlawn drive at security boulevard. reisterstown road, at gwens falls parkway. and also harford road at glendale. let's now take another live look.

you can see, things still very slow there, on the jones falls expressway. in the northbound direction, heading out of the city, well past 28th street. expect at least 15 minutes to get through that delay. this traffic report is brought to you by bill's carpet, hardwood ask laminate, too. you can call them at 1-877-75- bills. back to you. >> thank you, kristy. spring is in full bloom in washington state. check out the annual tulip festival. the rosen family rotated their fields so that the vibrant colors will appear in a new design, as soon as the tulips show up. once the tulips finally show up, there will be 90 different varieties on display. beautiful. straight ahead on eyewitness news at 4:00. trooper suspended. see the controversial video in new jersey. violent bus attack. what sparks the ferocious assault. rain is coming back. bob is updating your first warning forecast coming up.

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two new jersey troopers are suspended after they're caught leading a caravan of high-speed cars. [ sounds of cars speeding by ] >> this is video from march 30th. and it captures the patrol cars with their emergency flashers on, surrounding the pack of porsches, lamborghinis, ferraris, and other vehicles. witnesses say they saw the cars driving over 100 miles an hour down the garden state parkway to atlanta city. state police are investigating. a deadly crane collapse in 2008, the owner is cleared of criminal charges. james loma was acquitted of manslaughter today in the collapse of his 200-foot-tall rig. it snapped apart and killed two people. he was accused of creating a

hasord on the site by creating a cheap welding job. speaking for the first time since their daughter's disappearance. the 6-year-old girl has not been seen since last friday. teresa garcia reports from los angeles. >> reporter: the distraught parents of isabel mercedes seles, took no questions from the media. it was the first time in front of their camera since their daughters daughter disappeared friday. >> we are here today to plead for a safe return of our baby girl isabel. >> reporter: they made a direct plea to whoever may have their daughter. >> tell us your demands. tell us what you want. we will do anything for her. >> isabel's parents last saw her in her bedroom friday night. police found an open window screen, but aren't sure if the girl was kidnapped or just wandered off. crews have spent days searching

for her, even combing a nearby landfill. more than 200 officers participated in the effort. the tucson police scaled back their operations wednesday. >> doesn't mean that we've abandoned the search. we have just scaled back some of our personnel. >> reporter: some are comparing isabel's disappearance to elizabeth smart's kidnapping in 2002. smart was found alive nine months later. isabel's family thanked the authorities and volunteers and vowed to keep up the search. >> we're looking for you,isa. we love you. and we miss you so much. [ crying ] and we will never give up. we will never give up looking for you. >> reporter: the fbi brought in specially-trained investigators to work on a suspect profile. teresa garcia, wjz eyewitness news. >> now, the street where the family lives is expected to be reopened today. the family has chosen not to return home just yet. a woman with a baby stroller is caught stealing, and then fighting a bus driver. jessica kartalija is in the newsroom with more on the fight

caught on tape. jess? >> a bus driver is under investigation, after allegedly confronting a woman, accused of stealing her water. bus surveillance shows the woman with the stroller, reaching for something behind the driver's seat. later in the day, video from the grocery store shows her rolling to the ground in a fight with the driver. officers found the wallet on the woman. she now faces felony theft charges. denise? >> thank you, jessica. the bus calm company -- bus company say its is possible the bus operator may have behaved in an unprofessional manner. kirby road in new hampshire. now, luckily, 19-month-old alexis, was not hurt in the accident. but her mother is in the hospital, recovering from severe bruises and cuts. there are no witnesses and police are searching for that driver. in tonight's healthwatch. for the first time, the american cancer society is releasing new guidelines about diet and exercise for cancer survivors. manuel gallegus reports for wjz. a healthy lifestyle can keep

cancer from coming back. >> reporter: these woman are -- women are all cancer survivors. reema star doesn't love to exercise. but now she's staying active to try to keep her disease from coming back. >> i found this program, which is kind of a way to make exercise a lot more bearable, even fun. >> reporter: new guidelines from the american cancer society say regular exercise, a healthy diet, and staying at a healthy weight can keep cancer from recurring, even for good. >> reporter: evidence shows a healthier lifestyle reduces the risk of recurrent and death for multiple cancers, including breast, prostate, ovarian, and colorectal. >> having a good diet and exercising is very good for cancer patients. physically and mentally. >> reporter: it's estimated one in 25 americans is a cancer survivors. and because of advances in early detection and treatment,

that number is steadily going up. >> reporter: the new guidelines even recommend exercise and careful diet during cancer treatment. >> we used to say, you know, eat whatever you want during chemotherapy. you know, we don't want you to be nauseous. we just want you to feel good. but that's in the past now. >> reporter: rima star is staying upbeat. >> i have a very positive attitude. and i think that's very important. so it's aerobic, weight loss, positive attitude. what could be bad? >> i'm going to follow you a little. >> reporter: and her healthier choices are making her feel better. in new york, manuel gallegus, wjz eyewitness news. >> and a diet high in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, poultry and fish, was found to be associated with fewer cancer deaths. that's compared with a diet of refined drains, processed and red meats, desserts and high- fat products. a junior is banned from

going to the prom without a date. the 17-year-old's date canceled at the last minute. and she was told under the archdiocese of philadelphia's rules, she cannot go solo. she estimates she spent about $1,000 on her dress and transportation. the high school is offering a little explanation. the girl is planning to fight the archdiocese for her right to attend. i am so on her -- side. one of the diamonds hitting the auction block. this is the extremely rare bofancy diamond. the flawless 4-carat gem is 100 years old. it's been owned by the royal families of france, england, and prussia. it is expected to fetch $4 million when it is auctioned off in geneva next thursday. a rainy thursday. it is cloudy and cooler. bob turk has the updated forecast coming up next. ,,,,,,,

ooh. so put on a happy face. >> my face is happy. [ laughter ] >> we had some rain this

morning. a little drizzle. not much in the way of precipitation really. most of it was well to our south. but there's another chance of getting some rain this evening. look out to the west. you can see a batch of showers, over western pennsylvania. west virginia. just approaching oakland. a quick little thundershower there. so we probably have a chance, probably after 8:00, 9:00 tonight. until about 11:00, 12:00, we'll have scattered showers. maybe a rumble of thunder or two. we didn't get much in the way of sunshine. didn't get warm today. this front to the west, we'll move it through late tonight. wind goes back to the northwest. dryer, cooler air coming in tomorrow. much dryer. a lot of sunshine on your friday. it will be a different kind of day. take a look at temperatures now around the region. 63, 57, dew point, way up there. humidity 80%. southwest winds at 5. really not get too warm this afternoon because of the clouds. barometer, holding steady. right now, the hot spot that did have sun. ocean city, at 61. locally, temperatures generally

in the low to mid-60s. still running 4, 5 degrees below average for this time in april. light southwest winds. very light. late tonight, they go back to the west/northwest. that cooler, dryer air moves in. it's pretty breezy. winds tomorrow, get up to 20, 25 miles per hour. it will be in the low 60s. but it will feel more like the 50s tomorrow. if you're heading out, if you're in the shade, it's going to feel chilly. here in the east, a little low pressure moving through virginia this afternoon. took most of the rain to our south. we had a little bit this morning. now, the second area of showers, popping up across new york state. western p.a., into west virginia. right through there. that's where the front is. and directly behind that, clear skies, sunshine again. and actually, pretty pleasant temperatures. although still running a little below normal. we're still getting the flow out of the northwest here in the eastern half of the united states. a little rain southeast tonight. late tonight, most of the action to our north, as you can see. but we'll have that front go through. looks like a pretty nice day.

however, by the time we get to saturday afternoon, that front is going to stall down to the south. another area of low pressure developing, brings us the risk of -- not that much rain. but it brings us a chance of more showers. late saturday into early sunday. then it should clear up by afternoon. winds on the bay, up to 25 knots. bay temp, around 57. tonight, still a chance of a few showers. maybe a rumble of thunder or two. down to 45. after midnight, it will start clearing out. tomorrow, sunny, breezy. high of 64. actually, about 1 degree warmer than it is right now. but it's going -- going to feel cooler because of the breeze and the dryer air tomorrow. >> and tomorrow night, start seeing the clouds come back. it won't rain until probably late saturday afternoon. >> perfect. just for all of those kids with prom. >> a lot of stuff going on saturday. >> in the rain. thank you, bob. still to come on eyewitness news tonight. a major break in the case. i'm mike hellgren, at city police headquarters. where police have made an arrest in the death of phylicia

barns. but is justice being served? ,,,

coming up next on wjz eyewitness news read 5:00. -- at 5:00. who murdered phylicia barnes. who is the new suspect and why police think he did it. and strippers and the secret service in another country? and who -- did the ravens have their eyes set on tonight? stay tuned for these and more breaking news. eyewitness news at 5:00 starts now.

long-awaited arrest. charges in the phylicia barnes murder. >> how police cracked the case. more than a year after she was found dead. >> hi, everybody. i'm mary bubala. >> i'm kai jackson. here's what people are talking about. >> a major break in the phylicia barnes case. a man close to the family is arrested and charged with her murder. wjz is live with complete coverage. jessica kartalija speaking with loved ones. but first, mike hellgren, with the latest from city police headquarters. mike? >> reporter: mary, the man now in custody for this crime was very close to the barnes family. he knew them for more than a decade. even considered phylicia barnes, his little sister. >> reporter: prosecutors believe they have the murderer of teenage honor student, phylicia barnes in custody. michael johnson, a friend close to the family. and the last person to see