be found and acting in a quote inconsistent behavior. but it may not have been those facts by the state that is keeping johnson behind bars. the state put on evidence of text messages and conversations between johnson and his brother and girlfriend talking about leaving the country mentioning brazil, a country the judge dually noted does not have an extradition policy and rule nod bail. welcome news for the family. >> after hearing the evidence launched against mr. johnson, i believe no bail is what it should be. >> reporter: so now, the judicial process begins, johnson's attorneys will start getting detail on what the state has against their client, and the barns family slowly waits to see if prosecutors

piece together a puzzle they have been desperate to solve for 16 months. >> it's going to be up to the court to find out that mr. johnson, i would hope he would tell what he had in the container, tell his family, tell his family, tell them the truth about what happened to felecia barnes. >> we are going to gear up for a solid defense. >> reporter: both sides will work to answer as the defendant will remain behind bars. we will learn that barnes' death will be added to the homicide rate here in baltimore city, her body was found last year. police tell abc2 news that the homicide goes on this year's count because that's when charges were filed in the case. her body was found in harford last april. however the indictment sates she was murdered in baltimore

city and it's now added to the list. >> we are keeping you updated on air and on line as developments happen in the murder case. go to abc2news.com, look for her story on our home page in there you will find the stories and time line starting to when the girl disappeared on abc2news.com. in the aftermath of a mother allegedly attacking her baby with a knife at social services office, workers at the east middle street office made the 27 year old pass through a metal detecter and happened checked her purse but she may have hidden it inside the bag's lining. they plan on installing lockers to leave bags behind. they also will allow social workers to bring in a second counselor and place security officers outside the door if they believe a client could become violent. >> our staff get training to

make judgments everyday. hindsight being 2020 i'm sure there are things they may have seen differently. may that he had the best judgment on how to deal with the mother in the case and the child sphwh the girl stuffed multiple stab wounds but is said to be recovering well and getting better each day. a man found stabbed several times near lexington died, the 23 yield man was found on west saratoga yesterday at around 5:00. the victim was stabbed in the stomach and chest. police have no motive or suspect in this case. 46-year-old sherry an beard bushy is facing charges tonight, this after police say they found 4.5 pounds of high grade marijuana. police say they got a search warrant for a home and found the pot as well as things around to smoke it. it was worth $42,000. do you have prescription drugs in you home that you no longer need?

tomorrow get rid of them as part of the take back day. there are several locations in baltimore hosting events including ball mow, harford and arundel county. we got the information on abc2news.com. there is a story right on the home page. arundel county police performed a undercover stipg at two taxi cab locations. to inspexes were performed and 7 violations handed out. one cab drive was arrested for possession of drugs. county police did this because they were getting complaints from people they were being refused rides and didn't think the fares were fair. you have a live look downtown baltimore, getting

ready for the big weekend. it's going to be warm, cold, wet, dry and everything but hail falling ow of the sky. meteorologist, wyatt everhart s in the storm center, what can we expect? >> bottom line is this we will look for cloud cover to increase during the day. tomorrow we will see the rain showers come on, north westerly winds this evening will make it feel cool. it's dry out there. temperatures hovering around 60 degrees. nice night but with the breeze it will feel cool out there, a0 take a hook, a freeze and frost concern, especially for the northern eastern shore, cecil harford, in a freeze warning in the darker shaded counties, carol, westward in to frederick protect the plants if you want to make sure they don't get frost damage. tomorrow, we will struggle to get out of the 50s because of the rain showers and clouds. this is improvement by late day sunday, we have the details coming up. years of hard work is finally paid off today for ted

monson community in west baltimore. take a look at this. for 20 years, fighting for updated gym and today they opened the new center, stephanie rawlings blake and members of the department of parks and rec for on hand for the celebration. it will be a place for children to organize activities and space for seniors to meet. >> i applaud you the community. i'm glad you have want some place to come and be active and this is wonderful. >> the building has been name for neighborhood women who champion the project. we have been tealing with lane closures, now it's getting worse. saturday the road will be down to one lane in both directions, the current closures are 29th

street. closed at 6:00 tomorrow morning and staying that way until noon. crews are working on emergency repairs to collapse drainage pipes unter the expressway, it's expected to take weeks to avoid delays, take an alternative route. there will be more closures downtown in the worthington valley area of reisterstown for the maryland hunt cup steeple chase at 2:00. traffic will be diverted, several roads closed from 3:00 until 6:00. everything is expected to be back to normal at 6:00. going for a drive is getting less painful as gas prices continue to drop, the average price for a gallon is down $3.83, typically, gas prices peak around memorial day, but analysts say if there aren't supply issues on the horizon, we may have seen the worst of it. abc2 news is always working for you with an easy guide to the best gas prices, go to the traffic section on

abc2news.com/gas prices. we pay a lot for gas, that's true, most of us have mounting student loans, coming up, the latest on a measure that could double interest on the loans this summer. plus a team who was told she -- a seen was told she may not make it through her senior year in high school. this remarkable story making it all possible.

a live pick picture from the new camera in dundalk. what a beautiful picture to see the bridge, trees are moving fast. wonderful. wyatt everhart will look at the forecast in a few moments. paying student loans could get tougher if your interest rate doubles this summer. republicans and the house of representatives passed a bill to stop the rates from doubling despite a veto threat from the white house , the white house is concerned about how the bill would recoup of not doubling

rates. one girl is looking forward to life after high school. first she has to get to the prom. thanks to doctor as at the university of maryland medical center and the gift of organ donation. a high school senior will be able to attends her senior prom this saturday. fred slate spoke with the family. >> reporter: this x-ray is the before and after. the doctor shows the x-rays of the two healthy lungs which will be given to this 17 year old on january 31st. most doctors didn't think victoria would live to see her senior year after diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, she was taken off of lung transplant list and needed the help of a machine to breathe.

>> that saved her life. we couldn't use her, couldn't use her lungs to help her sustain her life to get the oxygen in to her body. it was terrifying prior to her transplant. >> reporter: the machine like this one, continue to breathe for victoria after her mom put in a call to university of maryland, she was put on the wait list and received lungs in january. >> we consider this a great success. we try really hard, we are not successful always, she is here seeing old friends in the icu, nurses and now the cheerleader for the nurses. >> i owe them everything pretty much. er wouldn't be here if they didn't push. i wouldn't be here. >> reporter: as victoria

prepares to rejoin her class in martinsburg, west virginia, here is the dress she will be wearing to her prom tomorrow night. two tennessee men suing producers of the reality show the bachelor because they say they were kept off of the show because they were black. one of men who sued says he was stopped when he went to the casting call for the bachelor in nashville and asked what was he doing there. warner called the complaint baseless , the creator of the show is quoted in a lawsuit as saying they are always casting -- always cast for ethnic diversity but no one comes forward. the last 16 season, all have been white and so have the bachelorettes. if you are interested on being on the show by the way, abc2 news is holding auditions for the bachelor here in baltimore. you have to be 21, you can't be involved with anyone, married

or separated or living with someone or dating someone for a couple of months. when we get details on the dates and locations we will let you know. our own charley crowson tried to get a birdie or anything for that matter at the boys hope, girls hope golf tournament. money raised goes to helping to offer scholarships and boys and girls who are part of the program. the winner was someone who knew golf very well. the ravens didn't add to roster but looks like they will have two picks in the second round of the draft. they you had traded the first pick and now get to take the vikings pick in the second round as well as their own. we will let you know what happens at 11:00, drafting starts at 7:00. hope you haven't eaten dinner, it's national prime rib day. get ready to cut in to a slab of america's favorite steak,

dripping with juicy goodness and the former animals that were the prime rib. if you don't feel like grilling up your own, restaurants are offering specials for meat craving carnivores. prime rib is looking good. humidity is bone dry. see our cameras shaking a little bit here in the wind downtown. there is the sea dog which is a cool jet poet to head out on. take a look at bel air today. our view at charm city run, sunshine, mixed with clouds, see our trees get shaken around in the winds, gusting to over 30 in harford county. frederick, there is a freeze warning tonight, okay? this is one area you want to protect the plants, carroll county, we are looking for a hard freeze in those spots. chilly with the north wind

bringing in cooler a. maryland's most powerful radar, we expect it to get active as we get towards this time tomorrow and sunday morning. in the immediate future, we are concerned about clear and cold weather, a frost producer tonight, for the northern eastern shore, care line and queen ann's county north and cecil, across through the western counties of the state, the hard freeze expected for carroll county, frederick and hagerstown west, the lighter blue shaded counties, that's your frost advisory, not a killing frost but enough to damage some tender plants, bring those in or cover them up. temperatures low 60s. ocean city 61. feeling cooler than that, with the wind, one of those days where the wind makes the difference, as we look at the gusts, gusting to over pomiles per hour at times today. still gusting to 25 at the top of this hour in spots across the state. clear as a bell across the mid atlantic. no weather issues tonight other than the breeze. in to the early part of

tomorrow, increasing clouds. as we work in to your latter pa part of the day tomorrow, here is our new weather maker. chilly rain and we think by tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow evening, weather going downhill late day saturday and in to elly sunday morning, but the weather will collie up nicely by the end of the weekend. clouds increase tomorrow early, rain any time after midday, after 2:00 or 3:00, this is not like a heavy soaking rain, hit and miss showers tomorrow night. that will keep it chilly, the rain with the cool air mixed will be a chilly scenario through sundays morning. by sunday afternoon, the shall be emerging again, should warm us up at least above 60. overnight 36. colders frost north and west. tomorrow, 2-degree guarantee, 57 with the rain showers. tomorrow night down to 42, showers in the area. the seven-day forecast, the trend is for warmer weather next week. yes the split week heres we

think the sun will warm us up by sunday afternoon, really the big warm upcoming, tuesday in to friday of next week, there will be chances for showers. we like to see the showers oh, we could use rain. the cool air, maybe that's getting a little old. >> we are warming it up. it is maryland day at the university of maryland. it's on the go day. to check out what is happening down there, jenny is at college park on campus tonight. what going on? i heard singing. are they out there? >> reporter: they are. we will give you another preview in a second. live on the keldon mall. maryland day is a open house, the a cappella group, the generics, tell me about the generics, all male a cappella group. the oldest group on campus, we have been around for 24 years.

tomorrow we are performing under the big top at 10:15, a bunch of other groups, people come by, it's a great event. give us a preview. [music]

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rumor that hundred of thousands of folks could lose internet. is it true or just a lie? those stories and more coming up when you join us at abc2 news at 11:00. a final check of the weather. nice coming up. >> it's a split weekend forecast here. friday evening is nice. breezy and cool. temperatures are now in the low 60s. enjoy a nice dry pleasant evening. tomorrow there will be changes through the day. a frost first thing in the morning. pfer you go to bed, especially in the darker shaded counties carroll county west, protect the plants, northeast or northwest, tomorrow through the day, 50s as the rain showers come in and cool news the afternoon. it will be better sundays. tomorrow, little rain. >> the rain will help us catch up. ♪

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