would say is what we news. still, the news was more than welcome by a family that has been unresins december 2010. the thoughts and gifts from complete strangers. >> the first week people bringing balloons, just little stuff to keep in our memories, so i waited every day. >> now the indictment in this case is currently sealed. we learned minutes ago it should be unsealed but there play not be that many details. we will know when the case goes to open court but there's still no date set for that either. jamie? >> all right. jom jom's attorney -- >> reporter: he maintains his's client's innocence. he's confident that he will be

proved innocent. >> brian cowboysler, who found out about this story yesterday. thank you. >> now for the barnes' family the last six months has been excruciating. then the extra years until this arrest. abc2 news jeff hager has more on this longhand tore chewous attorney -- tore chewous journey. >> every moment it feels like i'm going through labor pains over and over and over again. i don't need this circle. i need my baby found. >> reporter: less than four months later workers at the conowingo dam spotted her body in the susquehanna river. if michael johnson remained under radar, his sister dina

gave no indication of it. >> we're not giving up. we'll keep moving forward and this case will be resolved. >> reporter: oar reached by telephone phylicia's father russ sell barnes said the family suspected job son from the bang. >> we suspected him from day one. nothing at all or -- and that's what it is. >> reporter: barnes' father also got on the phone to don rondo a missing persons advocate who befriended the family early on and provided reward money ot of his own pocket. >> we were silent for a second, both of us trying to process

what this meant. for a moment it's a sense of elation and relief. then you realize, you come back to earth and understand this is part of the process, part of the legal process, the critical step that puts us one step closer for getting justice for phylicia barnes and justice for this family. >> phylicia's family collaborated with members of the state legislature to create a law. phylicia raise law was passed during the last legislative session and designed to get resources moving together has quickly as possible when a child goes missing, no matter their age. now they already required to start spoichg immediately for any child under 17 and under. previously it was for those 14

and under. >> abc2 news has been following the phylicia barnes case from day one. last night we broke the story first on abc2news.com. police told us they made an arrest in the high profile case of barnes. this noon you washed with us as we brought you live coverage of a news conference as the grand jury said they indicted michael johnson. johnson is described as a family friend, ex-boyfriend of phylicia's sister. december 28, 2010, that was last time the 16-year-old had been seen alive. she had been visiting with family in baltimore when she disaspeared -- disaappeared. police ruled her death a homicide. on may 8th a service at the

church for family members to remember barnes. deals 28, 2011 one year after she disappeared police had no leads but her friends and family held a rally to remember phylicia. that brings us back to last night and the breaking news that you first read an abc2news.com. you can see this complete timeline with all the information and embedded video right now. just look for the special report box right there on the top of our home page. all right. take a look outside. not much in the way of precipitation around baltimore. to the west there's rain coming out of southwest pennsylvania. could be a few more showers. the closest rain toward winchester, virginia. some toward the lower eastern shore south of ocean city. cloud cover plenty of. that that was the story, though

some clearing to the west before a new round of showers pushes in which is toward western maryland. take a look at the visibilities, reduced somewhat. we're only at 70% of normal in easton, maybe patchy fog northern harford county. look for the cloud deck lowering. 60s. but as we go into the delay tomorrow a big shift toward the sunny and another weather maker. we have all the details coming up. he's only six. police need your help findinged person who ran him down. the child was hit by a dirt bike. >> reporter: the 6-year-old's condition has been upgraded from critical to stable but he's had severe injuries as a result of this incident. it happened in the 4200 block of 10th street across from the brooklyn homes apartment. around 6:30 last night the boy

was hit. neighbors say there are a lot of dirt bike riders in the area and it's not uncommon to see them in the field. this was an incident that didn't need to happen. >> this was a 6-year-old child who appears to have been struck. we're really reaching out to the community, asking anyone with information. someone knows where the bike was kept at night. we're asking for the public's help. >> reporter: if you have information to help catch the person who ran down the crime call 410-396-2606. you can give that information anonymously. roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >> all right, rosie. exposure in anne arundel county second time this week. a woman called police out at the

big vanilla fitness center. as she was getting ready to pull out of the park space, the man next to her was touching himself. he was a heavy set white mea. help is didn't get the license plate because she had children with her. call 1-866-7-lockup if you have information. we have a woman on east alesbury road who scad a man and a women terred her home, she thought to exam min her home but they were there to rob her. don't let uninvited repair workers into your home.

if someone says they are there for an inspection, ask for i.d. write down a description, including a tag number for their vehicle. well, somebody saw something that didn't seem right. just before 2:00 a white u haul van pulled up where a number of homes are under construction. police get there and the van is gone. police do their job and find a large bundle of copper pipes and a bolt cutter. dean zornes, jr. and charles flood were arrested. a judge has reject plaid motion that would have rediewsmsed the charges against pfc bradley marks who is accused of posting confidence information on wikileaks. the judge dead not rule on

another to dismiss the most serious charge. when they say that foreclosure rates in baltimore went up in it be ri according to the data they collected, nearly 3% of outstanding ons went into foreclosure in february. so that doesn't seem like a lot but it's up about a third of a percent from the same time period lamps year. the same data showed about nearly 8% of mortgage loans in our area were 90 days or more delinquent. looks like we're going to have a cold weekend. coming up we have a free program happening to get your young ones up and moving. when people head to the emergency room, they have a lot often their minds. what some hospitals are allowing to happen that chan add more stress -- canned a more stress to the already -- can add more stress to the already intense

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keeping our kids healthy can be a real challenge but when the entire family gets involved, you see things happening. linda so tells us about a free event this weekend that will help your family take the first step. >> reporter: at the y at central maryland it's all about starting on the right foot. he's the program director. his goal is to promote healthy

habits at a young age. >> children are less active than they used to. >> reporter: to help families, the y at central maryland will host healthy kids day saturday. the event is free. >> teach kids and also inform parents of healthy living and healthy life-styles. karate classes, body pump. we'll have two big extreme moon bounces. >> reporter: there's also an emphasis on healthy eating. >> a lot of times if the parent isn't there, it's a lot of microwave food. we teach the parents, no more tv dinners because it has so much sewed crumb and sugar in it. >> reporter: wilson said parents need to set a good example. >> they need to take an active role because it starts with them. if the parents are fit, then the children can see the parents as leaders. >> reporter: and that can turn into a lifetime of healthy

habits. linda so. >> that's good. the little guy dribbling, i want to be his agent. you can find out more by going to abc2news.com/health. like linda so's facebook page by doing a search for linda so, website -- abc2 health reporter. >> how would you like to be in the emergency room when a debt collector comes to your bedside. they are twisting arms to collects overdue money from parent. the new york times reports that this could violate patient privacy and people may get so fed up that they may not seek medical care. >> smokers, do you ever read the labor on the side of the

cigarettes. they want to put more graphics on them. they feel smokers and ex-smokers need vivid reminders. you're looking at some of the wet weather moving through. this was the shot in essex. let's check in with meteorologist wyatt everhart to find out how long this rainy weather will last. wyatt, you understand the weekend is coming. the weekend is on the way, game mi. looks like a mix of weather great friday, saturday, a little in doubt. we're watching for reduced visibility. you can see why. a little sun trying to break through. we've sleen that on the satellite view. we'll continue to look for, you

know, breaks in the clouds but also spots of reduced visibility. maryland's most powerful radar. we've been tracking it out to the west. earlier today we did pick up some precipitation but right now the closest rain looks to be ago heaping shout into winchester. a little bit can scatter showers over the baltimore area later on this evening if it holds together. in the looking for much in the way of additional rain tonight. all right. right now temperatures muggy, mid-60s. feels warmer because of the humidity coming up. winds are light from the south. it's a relatively warm breeze. humidity very high, hoping to fuel the fog and reduced vis. the pattern will be a clearer and drier one. you can see why. our mane weather maker bringing

more rain to have va than to maryland. you can see the back edge of this storm cell moving out. it's spark showers to the west. we cro get another pleat dousing and further west we have clear dry weather already breaking out across the upper midwest. this will impact us tomorrow, clear sunny conditions for your friday before we get another weather maker on saturday but that will be quickly and clear us out. this particular storm system is about to be out of here by 10:00, 11:00. here's the trend, hit or miss showers. as we go into the overnight the front clears the area drops the humidity, brings back the sun. great friday evening for your plans. saturday bringing in the chance for showers saturday evening. so saturday night watch for rain, but we think this will be

just about completely gone, so sunday looking up. friday, sunday, two best days. overnight 45. tomorrow your two-degree guarantee. we'll say 62. sunny skies. tomorrow night down to 430. clear early tomorrow night. the clouds will increase late. that could lead to not just a cloudy or cooler day in the 50s but the possibility for some showers, especially in the afternoon and evening. looks drier for sunday and drier and warmer especially toward the middle of next week back in the upper 70s. >> sunday we have a march for the animals. >> sunday looking better than saturday. hey if you want lack ses to maryland -- access, all you have to do is have it receipt there in the palm of your hands. just did to abc2news.com/mobile and take a look at our growest

list of apps. it's just a download lay way. well, the season is in full swing. the orioles get ready to play the blue jays. there are special games coming up. the first will be this saturday when a statue of one of the greatest birds, frank robinson, will make its debut. others will get the same bronze treatment. >> we lost fact they're being kept a secret until the actual unveil. we think fans will be excited but pleasantly surprised. >> if you go to the game on saturday you'll get an exact min clur replica. frank robinson is first. we'll be right back. kelly will tell us what's coming up next on abc2 news at 11.

coming up tonight at 11, you can't drive and text but there aren't any laws against texting and walking. abc2 news investigates the real dangers that this distraction can lead up to. plus, after 28 years with a debilitating nagging cough, doctors found a mass in this

woman's lungs. they thought it was cancer. wait until you find out what they found. we'll see you at 11:00. tcting and walking. >> we remember the girl in the mall who made a nice plunge into the water fountain. real quick. by the way, you can get same view on our abc2 mobile app. we're tracking a few showers. tomorrow looks dry, a day in the low 60s, my friend with the sunshine back. sewn joy a sunny provide did -- so enjoy a sunny friday. >> diane sawyer next.

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