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counties to your neighborhood, now, it's complete coverage it's wjz maryland's news station. murdered confidential. unanswered questions surround an arrest in the murder of phylicia barnes. >> the latest on the man indicted in connection with the teenage's death. >> hello, again i am don scott. >> i am jessica kartalija. >> phylicia barnes her sister's ex-boyfriend is in charge charged with the murder. but we know little about the evidence against him. whoa stay on the investigation with mike hellgren live with closer look. >> reporter: good afternoon. michael johnson was the last person to see phylicia barnes alive. police and prosecutors have not detailed the evidence against him including why they indicted him now after suspecting him for months questions continue toswill around the case --

swirl around the case of michael johnson. johnson was indicted on a single count first degee murder. but the city's -- degree murder. but the city's top prosecutor revealed little about the case about how she died and moat knife we feel confident with the evidence and agents we have and the agencies that participated and we are ready to go forward. >> reporter: barnes family is relieved after the announcement yesterday. >> it's a shock to me phylicia is gone and has been murdered and it's a shock that there's an arrest made and it has to be michael jockson. >> reporter: barnes disappeared visiting her sister's apartment 16 months ago. after a search police found her body floating in the susquehanna river. johnson had been questioned numerous times and he dated barnes sift he for years and was close to the 16-year-old considering her a little sister and claims he never laid a happened on her. >> it's not rocket science i think the police historically

in investigations have always looked to the last person to have seen someone. so i think we all know that. and you know baltimore city made a promise that we believe that you're the person we will get you. >> reporter: and police believe barnes was killed somewhere here in baltimore city. reporting live, mike hellgren wjz "eyewitness news." >> police roughed up his client during the arrest according to the black eye on the mug shot. the state's attorney office says police captured johnson without incident. the search is on for a dirt bike ride here nearly killed a 6-year-old boy. a witness tells wjz cory adams was walk on a elementary school field when the dirt bike driver popped a wheelie lost control and slammed right into the boy. he then took off. witnesses say that the driver in his 20s road a red and white block with the number 13 or 20 on the side.

state department of social services is taking steps to make the field offices safer. from now on bags have to be put in lockers before visitors can pass through metal detectors and enter the buildings. caseworkers who suspect a safety concern can ask to have a second person present during supervised visits. the changes come after a woman was charged with stapping her 8 mong old -- stabbing her 8 mong old daughter during a advice ---month-old daughter. she remains behind bars. the mother of yeardley love is suing love's former boyfriend. monique griego has more. >> reporter: she filed a $30 million wrongful death lawsuit against george huguely. in it be he was found guilty of did -- in february, he was found guilty of murder and grand larceny. sharon love says huguely acted neglectly and with utter disregard for the safety of her daughter. and love was found dead in her off campus apartment in

charlottesville virginia shortly before he and huguely were to graduate. >> he faces 26 years in prison when he is sentenced. it's days before the year anniversary of osama bin laden'sdeath and law enforcement is on alert for a possible attack to avenge the death. here's tara mergen he for latest with -- mergener for the latest. >> reporter: the beth of -- death of osama bin laden didn't end al-qaeda's threat threat to the united states. a bulletin warns law enforcement agencies to be on alert for a possible revenge attack. but the obama administration says there's no evidence of a specific threat. >> at this time we have no credible information that terrorists organization including al-qaeda are plotting attack in the u.s. to coincide with the anniversary of bin laden's death. >> reporter: still, cbs senior cordence and former deputy director of national intelligence john miller has no doubt next week's anniversary

is circleed on al-qaeda's calendar. >> one of the things that came out of the search was his particular liking for symbolic dates. >> reporter: al-qaeda intent to attack the u.s. remains high, the capability is said to be low following the death and arrest of some of the leaders. the main concern now is lone wolf terrorist who can move undetected and strike without warning. investigators monitoring jihadists websites says there's new calls for attacks. >> those conversations may be a lot of hot air. but when you read through them they are concerning. >> reporter: the u.s. is also concerned about this man al- qaeda's top bomb maker. counter terrorism officials say he is resurfaced and maybe planning his next attack. tara mergener wjz "eyewitness news." >> 14 members of bin laden's family who were live with him in pakistan have been deported to saudi arabia. mild conditions outside this friday afternoon. looking live, a breeze is blowing in the inner harbor and

all over the region making another cool day outside. can we expect a warmup in marty is staying cool in the outback but first tim williams in the first warning weather senter. >> good afternoon. no rain in the forecast for today. probably the nicest of the, if you call it a 3-day weekend. this is the. >> iest of the days. 53 as jessica mentioned. a little cool. oakland 53. 60 in patuxent river a wee bit cooler than yesterday so in central maryland five degrees cooler. 25 degree difference in temperatures out in oakland. keep in mind there's snow on the ground. two degrees warmer down in ocean city. but the winds are a story. 15 miles per hour winds in central maryland and gusts up in the 20s. it's we are not talking wind chills u you see it's a slight difference in temperatures but the wind is part of the story. how does it may in the weekendfor thar marty.

>> good afternoon. -- for that marchedy. >> good afternoon. -- marty. >> good afternoon warm air from the south trying to take over the region we call at mid- atlantic. chilly air from the north trying to take over the mid- atlantic and a fluctuating north and south battle zone and that's the case this weekend. early this weekend, it's the chillier air. let's go to first warning doppler weather radar. the question is how much of that moisture do you see over the near midwest that will get trapped in between the two and funneled our way? and right now to be honest, it's a big question. come on back here so you can see the honest weather man face when i tell you we thought saturday was going to be a washout. we are pushing moisture back into the afternoon and showers as opposed to steady rain. we are also right now trending to pull that moisture out on sunday a little bitterlier. so there in lay the weekend. trending in our favor but how much so? meteorologist tim williams will talk about that coming shortly

in the first warning weather segment. now back inside. >> thank you very much. two big developments in maryland's growing gambling industry. one slots parlor is going to open its doors and another has been given permission to proceed with planning. the state lottery commission approved a slots license for the casino at rocky gap state park in western maryland. it's hoped that facility can generate 40 million dollars a year. the state's largest slots parlor will be opened for business soon. kai jackson gives us a special look inside maryland live at arundel mills. >> reporter: when construction is fin ired, managers say -- finish, managers say it will be one of the largest in the country. "eyewitness news" is the first station to get video of the slot machine turned on showing the stage of construction. it opens june 6th a day fast approaching and looking around it appears there's a lot of work to do. >> we are work around the clock. we are -- working around the clock. we will be opened june 6th at

10 p.m. >> reporter: initially 32000 machines will fill 160,000 square feet of space next to arundel mills mall. there will be 6 restaurants and live entertainment every night. opponents tried to stop the casino. they feared crime and worried it would prey on the poor. in the end those who bet on slots won. by the end of the year machines will be -- more machines will be operating costing 1 penny to $100 to play. >> anybody looking for that escape. we are building is the las vegas or atlantic city experience in maryland. >> reporter: kai jackson wjz. >> two casinos are opened one in perryville and the other in ocean downs. ravens fans are waiting for the team to make the first pick. the team traded out of the first round giving the 29th pick to the vikings. in return, for the third pick in the second round and 4th pick. so ravens could make several

picks this evening. the orioles are riding a hot streak after a series sweep of the blue jays. jones break a 2-2 tie in the 8th. that's the centerfielder's 6th home run of the year. later, davis goes deep for the birds. o's win 5-2 and they are tied with the rays for the lead in the american league east. oakland a's come to town for weekend series starting tonight and on sunday you can see the o's and a's at 1:30 here on wjz13. and still to come on wjz's "eyewitness news" at noon, federal cap pane corruption trial of senator john edwards continues but what a key witness is being accused of and who's expected to take the stand. >> another shuttle takes to the sky on the back of 747. details on what city it is calling home. >> and it's cool day with a mix of sun, clouds and wind. find out what your weekend looks like. your complete first warning forecast is coming up.

>> complete coverage continues with don scott, jessica kartalija, and first warning weather with marty bass and meteorologist tim williams. meteorologist tim williams. it's wjz, maryland's ne,,,, a team that shares my drive and commitment. that's why i serve in the united states coast guard. maybe you were born ready. find out at gocoastguard.com.

it's sunny 53 degrees in central maryland. the complete first warning weather forecast is coming. john edwards criminal conspiracy trial continues in

north carolina. edwards former aide andrew young says the 2008 presidential candidate used campaign contributions to cover up an affair. the defense attorneys accused young of lying and claimed it was young and his wife sherry who collected the money. sherry young could take the stand today. edwards is facing up to 30 years in prison. george zimmerman is headed back to court to discuss more than 200,000 dollars in donations he received. his lawyers say the money was raised through his website which has been shut down. zimmerman says he just found out about the funds. if the court had known about the money last week, his bail amount of 150,000 dollars may have been higher. zimmerman is charged with second degree murder in the death of trayvon martin. a nasa space shuttle reached the finality digs deft nation new york -- destination. new york city. it took off a from virginia hitching a ride on the back of a 7 47. you can see it flying by the statue of liberty.

retired shuttle will be put in the intrepid cierra and -- sea air and space museum. it has never flown into space it was a test shuttle. >> it's an unbelievable sight. >> i wish we could have seen it. >> you were on the roof. >> yeah. >> it's cold up there. >> good thing you didn't blow off. still ahead on wjz "eyewitness news," looking ahead to the weekend. find out what's in store weather wise. >> first heats look at today's midday stocks to be followed by last night's multimatch numbers. ,, [ male announcer ] eligible for medicare?

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welcome back. here's friday noon puppy. this is menta a lab mix. what are you crying about? having said that menta is 8 weeks and has a brother who looks just like her. >> wow. >> and they both need homes and both at the maryland spca. ron matz mentioned this on the morning edition. sunday, from 10 to 2 druid hill park the march for animals. go to the website mdspca.org and find out more information. of course our nice yellow scarf

is courtesy of our sponsor mr. baitman. so the question is, tim, will rain be out of here by the maryland spca event? what is the timing of the moisture? how goes it? >> we talked about that a little bit ago. we are kind of backing off the amount of rain and kind of pushing it back a little bit. meaning you won't have a washout of the weekend. that's very good news. we are looking at 53 degrees into the early afternoon. 41% humidity. wind have been the story with the low pressure that brought us rain yesterday moving out of here. high pressure moving in. the pressure between the two brings us winds in the doubledigits. 30.05 is the barometer. 36 out in oakland. it's the cold spot on the map. 60 at patuxent river and every wop is in the low to a mid- everyone is in the low to mid- 50s. you see the sustained winds coming in from the northwest. and that's bringing in a pretty chilly air mass. and that means for us that we have a freeze watch in effect

late tonight into tomorrow because of the temperatures that are expected to be down to or below freezing. that rain is going to take a little while to get in here. it's going to be later tomorrow. and then after it moves through, we are pulling it out a little earlier on sunday. meaning that it's going to be pretty much an overnight event. not a washout of your plans on either day but again, the clearing on sunday will probably be be your best chance to see more sunshine. it's not going to be around too much earlier than that. 62 today. we are looking for temperatures going down to 35 tonight. and north and west suburbs will see it getting closer to freezing and 58 degrees tomorrow mostly cloudy and rain in the afternoon. marty will have that all important first warning forecast coming up in few moments. >> thank you. and remember wjz13 is always on here are stories we are following at this website. for updates of the day's news and that first warning weather forecast, go to wjz.com. ,,,,,,,

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welcome back. we have showers in the area. starting tomorrow afternoon and get out by sunday. -- and getting out by sunday. almost 70 monday. and 70 tuesday and 08 wednesday ain't a -- 80 wednesday ain't a bad thing. >> tonight prime time lineup on wjz includes blue bloods at 10

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