then this afternoon you watched as we brought you live coverage where we heard greg bernstein, the city's state attorney. michael johnson is described as an ex-boyfriend of phylicia's sister. let's go to december 28, 2010. that's the last time she had been seen alive. four months later on april 20th, hero mains were found in the susquehanna river near the conowingo dam. police ruled her death a homicide. may 8th a service was held in baltimore for family members to remember barnes. at that point police still had no suspects. then one year after she des appeared -- disappeared police had no leads. that brings us back to last night and the breaking news you heard first on abc2news.com. you can see the complete timeline with information and embedded video on abc2news.com right now. look for the special report box at the top of our home page. >> coming up at 5:30 we'll go live this north carolina where phylicia was from to bring you reaction from friends there. >>> shifting gears to talk about our weather. three days sum it up -- gray, rainy, gloomy. let's check in with wyatt everhart. >>> so

. >> greg bernstein called the verdict disappointing. he says his office will continue to propagate animal cruelty cases. the two twins are still in jail being held on separate charges. >>> the latest on the trayvon martin case. george zimmerman will face second-degree murder charges and the death of the 17-year-old. that was the decision of a special prosecutor looking into this controversial case. martin's parents were in washington when the announcement was made in florida. with them was the local minister, jamaal bryant. >> i have been with the family sends 10:00 this morning waiting on the call from the prosecutor, waiting to find out and be in that room and feel the emotions of the mother to see the grown father cry. it gave me strength and took away with me the nasty privilege called, complaining. >> zimmerman was arrested by sanford police. his new attorney says zimmerman will fight all charges. >>> the church fire that we first brought to you in dundalk has been ruled as an arson. police say that the flames started in two sheds

baltimore city state's attorney greg bernstein suggested she was murdered in baltimore but provided few other details about the case. >> we believe we've got the right guy. >> the case attracted national attention. in december 2010, the 16-year- old honors student from north carolina spend the holidays with family members in baltimore and mysteriously disappeared december 28. a year later, her body was found floating in the susquehanna river. the state's attorney declined to discuss the cause of death or what type of evidence they have to support the indictment, but according to a source, because of debt is this fixation. the source also says johnson was seen taking a large rubber- based content to his car around the time she was reported missing. reached by phone, her father said the family is rejoicing over the news of the arrest. barnes' uncle thank god for the state. relatives suspected johnson from the beginning. they knew him well. he went on family vacations with them. >> i would hope that he would do the right thing. if it was him, tell the truth. tell the truth and give the lis

greg bernstein says we will get those answers when the case goes to trial. >>> the mother of cockiesville native yeardley love has filed a $35 million lawsuit against the man who murdered her daughter. george huguely was convicted of killing the la crosse player two years ago. he'll be sentenced in august. a judge had recommended a sentence of 26 years in prison. sharon love filed suit, saying huguely was responsible for a 22-year-old daughter's death. >>> police are searching for the person who hit a 6-year-old boy while riding a dirt bike. it all happened wednesday night in a field across the street from the brooklyn homes apartments in south baltimore. the driver stopped after hitting the boy but eventually rode away. the boy remains in the hospital. >>> student loan debt can be crippling. college graduates and republicans and democrats can't seem to agree on student loan interest rates. some say politics may be getting in the way of overall relief. abc 2 news' sherree johnson is here with what's expected today in this ongoing battle. we've got until july 1st for this to be settled, sh

greg bernstein suggested she was murdered in baltimore but provided few other details about the case. >> we believe that we've got the right guy. >> the case attracted national attention. the 16-rolled on the students spent the holidays with family members in baltimore and mysteriously disappeared december 28. a year later, her body was found floating in the susquehanna river. the state's attorney declined to discuss the cause of death or what type of evidence they have to support the indictment. according to a source, because of the debt is asphyxiation. source also said johnson was seen taking a large rubber-based container to his car around the time she was missing. reached by phone, her father said the family is rejoicing over the news of the arrest. >> we are overwhelmed, overjoyed. we have been waiting for this data, for such a long time. forarnes' uncle thank god the state your relatives suspected johnson from the beginning. they knew him well. he went on family vacations with them. >> i would hope that he would do the right thing. if it was him, tell the truth. tell the truth