police say phylicia was murdered. they are not telling us how because they don't want to compromise the investigation. phylicia barnes disappeared while visiting her sister at her northwest baltimore apartment. her body was discovered near the conowingo dam in the susquehanna. a and's body was found -- a man's body but police don't think the two are connected. police have yet to make an arrest. no suspects have been named during the four-month investigation. the 16 was -- -year-old was getting ready to go to towson university. her brother says he believed all along someone killed his sister. now on. >> i really pray the police can use whatever evidence they found to figure out what exactly happened and who took part in it. >> reporter: we have the latest information on the website at abc2news.com. if you go to the main page here, the second story in the slide show, the latest on the investigation surrounding phylicia barnes' death and scrolling down, you will find the information regarding her funeral arrangements. th

police say phylicia was murdered.hey are not saying how she was killed because she don't want to compromise the investigation. phylicia barnes disappeared last december while visiting her sister at her northwest baltimore apartment. her bodiesie was discovered in the susquehanna. a man's body was found nearby but police don't think they are connected. police have yet to make an arrest in the death. no suspects have been named during the four month investigation. the 16-year-old was a star athlete and honor student and was getting ready to come here to go to towson university. phylicia's brother says he is believed all along that someone killed his sister. >> just a little bit of closure that i pray that the police can use whatever evidence they found on her body around or whatever the case may be to figure out what happened and who took part in it. >> reporter: and we have the latest information on our website at abc2news.com as we scroll down on the main page in the featured stories section, click on that. we have ne

suzanne collins takes us to the funeral for phylicia barnes. >> she planned to come to baltimore, but she disappeared. and only recently was her body found in the susquehanna river. >> reporter: at a church in conniers, georgia, the family and friends say goodbye to phylicia barnes, the murdered 16-year-old. >> this saturday time where everybody needs everybody. >> reporter: the teen's family greets supporters. a video of phylicia, a gifted and talented student is placed before those who filled the church. >> reporter: a counselor and schoolteacher speak about felicia's good spirit, and her love for theater. >> she was the type of student who would light up the room with her smile and bubbling personality. >> phylicia was one of those students who was highly motivated. she had clear goals and sought out every opportunity in her high school. >> reporter: a family member reads a poem written by phylicia's mother. one as if the teenager herself is speaking from heaven above. >> if all of you knew how much fun i'm having, living with my father god, for you, all of you would be glad. so pl

phylicia barne was murder. but they won't say how she died and who might to be blamed. >>> president obama will be at ground zero today and former new york city mayor giuliani will be there. the president decide not to reveal pictures of osama bin laden. >>> plus new video from insideone of the damaged nuclear raeactors and -- reactors and we have the details about the radiation levels and what workers are doing to lower the levels. it's 4:30. thanks for joining us. -- thanks for joining us. i am megan pringle. we will get started with meteorologist justin berk in we are looking at a very kwai-- >> we are looking a at very quiet sweep. as we check out maryland's most powerful doppler radar. clouds are left over this morning. 4:31 on the clock. we have a chill in the air. and as we point out our graphics, it's cinco de mayo and i promise that will be the only spanish you hear from me. in thes we speak english and i will keep it that way. mostly sunny skies. warmer temperatures for the next couple days. the mothe

police have yet to make an arrest in phylicia's death. no suspect has been named during the investigation. the 16-year-old was the star athlete and honor student getting ready to go to towson university. phylicia's brother says he is believed all along that someone killed his sister. >> every body to me is a suspect. everybody who ever came in contact with her and everybody who lives in the area, everybody who travels in that area. it could be anybody. >> reporter: we have the latest information on our website at abc2news.com. if you go to the main page in the slide show you will see it's the third story. we have the latest information there. new video and you can see right there also if you scroll down, we have the details on her funeral arrangements. a private service is set for this saturday starting at one ingeorgia. watch it online at the springfield baptist church's website. that's in georgia. here in baltimore, they will hold a memorial service for phylicia next saturday on may 14th at mount pleasant church. we are live in the inte

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phylicia simone barnes laid to rest four months after she disappeared from a baltimore apartment. suzanne collins says friends and family are remembering the teen. suzanne? >> reporter: adam, she was visiting baltimore. she had planned to attend college and was staying with her sister when she disappeared and her body has just been found in the susquehanna river. at a church in conyers, georgia, the family, friends and school mates of phylicia simone barnes say goodbye to the murdered 16-year-old. >> this is the time when everybody needs everybody. >> reporter: the teenager's family greets supporters, a video of phylicia simone barnes is played for those filling the church. >> mighty god, grant this family your strength. >> reporter: school counselors speak about her love for children and excitement about theater. >> it became that fierce, fiery girl, skipping over educational standards to reach her educational goals and not even stand for bs and cs. >> phylicia was highly motivated. she had clear goals. ♪ >> reporter: a family member reads a poem written by phylicia's mother, one

barnes -- phylicia barnes's body was pulled from the susquehanna river, there were no signs of trauma, and the medical examiner's office has ruled her death a homicide. authorities say they know how she died, but are withholding information. >> there's certain information that is sometimes only known by the person or persons responsible, and that is an important tool for investigators to use. >> a richly from north carolina, phylicia barnes was visiting relatives over christmas break in baltimore. she was last seen in northwest baltimore, the same spot where her family gathered for a candlelight vigil last week. her case has long been pursued as fall play. >> i do not think it comes as a surprise to anyone, but certainly not a investigators. the baltimore police department has cover this as if it were a homicide from the beginning. that is why they have been very thorough. >> jennifer franciotti, wbal tv 11 news. >> a private service will be held this saturday at the springfield baptist church in conyers, ga., and will be strained live on-line credit a public memorial will take place

breaking news, a major development in the death of phylicia barnes. vic is in the newsroom to explain it to us. vic? >> the medical examiner found the 16-year-old's death a homicide. she was visiting from north carolina. two weeks ago, her body was found in the susquehanna river. the cause of death was determined. but detectives are not releasing that information. a funeral service will take place for felicia and canniers georgia. felicia's mother now lives in atlanta. to learn more information about how you can watch the service, go to wjz.com. >>> there will also be a memorial for phylicia at the mount pleasant church here in baltimore. >>> sky eye chopper 13 is over the scene on york road. >> reporter: 900 block of york road in towson. a water main break occurred shortly after 3:00 this afternoon. it is affecting 15 businesses. and the carver center for the arts here in towson. now, there's no word on how long it's going to take to repair this 10-inch water main which broke, as you can see some of the debris is being washed away by it. and also, th

tomorrow's funeral service where phylicia barnes starts at one. the church will stream the service live and we will have a link at our website abc2news.com. >>> all right. it was a gorgeous day. hope you got out and enjoyed it because maryland's most powerful radar is showing something different. we are starting to see showers and thunderstorms trying to roll into the picture. here's the big view here. we can see most of the action back towards the west trying to enter into carroll county as it moves into frederick county. zooming in on the storm cells we can see to the south of taneytown, embedded thunderstorms in some of the rain. so if you going to be out and about, have the rain gear. but these have lightning so you want to stay in while it passes. thunderstorms there as we slide a little further to the south here and around levitsville and hillsboro and east of you and leesburg and virginia, if you are going that way, you are going to be running into showers and thunderstorms. as we work our way into the evening time frame, we could be seeing

phylicia barnes' body gave them a lot of clues to solve the case and how she died but that is something they are keeping a secret right now. she was murdered, that's what the medical examiner has ruled and police say they know what caused the honor student's death but they will not reveal it. >> certainly, the investigation is at a sensitive point, critical point, that's why the investigators are withholding the cause of death t is important to the integrity to withhold that now. >> reporter: she was perhaps the highest profile missing person in baltimore history after disappearing from her sister's apartment in the northwest part of the city around christmas. she was visiting from north carolina. police led several searchs for the body where think recovered last month in the susquehanna river. >> i cannot express how special she is, i'm not going to use the word was. she is still special. >> reporter: police are conducting new interviews and reviewing others as they work to uncover her death. >> they are going where they need to go, they have talked to relatives and friends out of stat

public war you will be held for phylicia barnes in baltimore on may 14. reporting live, wbal-tv 11 news. >> police released surveillance video of a robbery at hertford county laundromat. two people rushing in there on april 18 as a woman opens the door. the 38-year-old victim was knocked to the ground and pushed around. she's fine. if you recognize the suspect, call metro crime stoppers. >> president obama will be at ground zero in new york city today. his visit comes days after he announced the death of the world's most wanted terrorist. kate amara is in washington with how he plans to honor the 9/11 victims. >> good morning. the president travels to new york city today after deciding not to release photographs of bin laden's body. president obama visit ground zero today. buell a wreath at the site of the world trade center and meet with family members of 9/11 victims and first responders. the trip comes days after all, the leader osama bin laden was killed the in a rate in pakistan. >> america will not forget and will ensure that justice is done. >> the

phylicia was a star athlete and honor student getting ready to go to towson university. her brother believed always along -- all along someone killed his sister. >> i believe police can find whatever evidence they found to find out what happened and who took part in it. >> reporter: we have the latest information on abc2news.com right here on the slide show, the second storey. if you click on that, it will bring you to this page. we have the latest video and story and if you scroll down, we have information on her funeral services. a private service will be held saturday in georgia that starts at one. but you can do it online at the website at the springfield baptist church in georgia. also a memorial service here in baltimore will be held next saturday on may 14th at mount pleasant church. we are live in the interactive news center, linda so. >>> a retrial is set for july for two brothers accused of setting a pit bull on fire. after a mistrial back in february, travers and tremayne johnson were expected to go on trial yesterday. they downsed a dog with gas hen and set h

a funeral service will take place for phylicia in conniers, georgia saturday. to learn more how you can watch the service, scroll down to the story. >>> tonight, the white house is defending its decision, showing the bullets -- bullet-riddled body. adam may speaks with the navy seal forces who took osama down. but we begin with danielle nottingham with more on the decision to keep the pictures classified. >> reporter: the president has told "60 minutes" cbs, that he will not release photos of osama bin laden after he was killed. jay carney quoted from the interview. >> it is very important for us to make sure that very graphic photos of someone shot in the head are not floating around as an incitement to additional violence or a proppa ganda tool. -- propaganda tool. >> this calls for statements from critics who want proof that bin laden is dead. >> reporter: there is concern that americans will be targeted in possible revenge attacks. >> reporter: attorney general eric holder briefed senators today, promising a treasure trove of information from bin laden's st

phylicia barnes. >> a private funeral is set for this saturday in conniers, georgia but can be viewed online. her body had been found two weeks ago. she had been missing since christmas while visiting family for the holiday. police say a man's body found in the water nearby was not related to the teen's disappearance. a memorial service will take place in baltimore on may 14th at the mount pleasant church. >> right now, police have no suspects in felicia's disappearance or death. >>> an heroic rescue. suzanne collins joins us live. the couple rented a house two days ago. suzanne? >> that's something, isn't it? the destruction of this house is total. yet the quick actions of that neighbor ensured that two people's lives were saved. >> it was just, boom. my whole house shifted. >> next thing you know, we have like a good 20, 30 fire trucks in our neighborhood. >> reporter: steven garribed ran out to see what woke him up early in the morning. >> you couldn't even see the house. >> his friends captured this picture. >> glass everywhere. went through the back. i saw my neighbor screaming f

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. >>> family and friends of phylicia barnes came together to remember the north carolina teen. barnes was 16 when she went missing in baltimore just days after christmas. a funeral service was held in georgia and a memorial service is set for may 14 at mount pleasant church in baltimore. >>> thousands came under motorcycles to pay tribute to fallen police officers in the nation's capital today. it is the 16th annual law ride and it kicks off national police week. one man wrote 1300 miles and through two rainstorms to be able to lay a wreath at the memorial. >> when one of her fellow officers baltimore line of duty, a shows you how moral you are. the families are grieving payday have to face reality. >> many credit today's event with helping to keep memories alive and provide a support system. >>> day after day, call after call, volunteer firefighters are there for us. our fire department provides service. baltimore waited chris carr presented a check to the fire company. >> it feels great to be out in the community and looking at the faces of people out there saving lives. they

a final farewell to a four families and friends of phylicia barnes. her body was pulled from the susquehanna river last month, nearly four months after she was last seen. her death has been ruled a homicide. the police have not released because of death. a memorial service has been set for next saturday at the mount pleasant church in baltimore. a long shot award at the kentucky derby. animal kingdom crossed the finish line and went into the winner's circle. we will find out what animal kingdom was a long shot. in order to clinch the triple crown, animal kingdom must take the title at the preakness. ticket sales are up 18% from last year. campaign this year's is enough to bring that key younger crowd. >> we definitely have a lot of friends were planning to come to the preakness. it is becoming very popular among our friends. >> just like last year's had, we're looking for the preakness at. do not forget thwbal is your station for the preakness. we are getting new information about osama bin laden today even after his death. the u.s. garment released f

. >> phylicia barnes officially laid to rest. >> osama bin laden seen like never before. just released from the pentagon. >> and the horse and jockey turned out to be the right combination at the kentucky derby. "11 news sunday morning" starts right now. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] >> welcome to "11 news sunday morning." i'm lisa robinson. happy mother's day. >> happy mother's day to you. i'm sarah caldwell. our top stories in just a moment. first a look outside with tony pann. >> happy mother's day to both of you. the weather is going to be good. not fantastic, but good. we will see a lot of sunshine. we'll talk about that in a few minutes. right now partly cloudy. temperatures on the chilly side. 49 at the airport right now. the forecast for today, a mix of sun and clouds with a 20% chance for a rain shower or sprinkle. most of you will have a dry mother's day. the upper 60's and low 70's. we come up and look at the 747 -- seven-day forecast. >> a new strategy promising to beef up security at a local light-rail station known to be plagued by

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police found the body of 16-year-old phylicia barnes floating in the river last week. death now ruled a homicide. so far no one has been arrested in the case. >>> tonight a rockville couple is in the hospital after barely surviving an explosion inside their home. >> i just heard boom. my whole house shifted. >> the next thing you know, we have like good 20, 35 trucks in our neighborhood. >> glass everywhere. i saw my neighbor screaming for his wife. >> reporter: the blast went off overnight. the twom suffered life-threatening injuries. her husband also in serious condition. the powerful explosion sent debris just all over the neighborhood. and, in fact, it woke up several neighbors. one of them took this photo as flames covered what was left of the home. firefighters now believe it was a leaky gas line that caused this blast. >>> derek, now on to some pictures of a local school bus caught in a crash. the damage you see there clearly bad. but would you believe the injuries only cuts and scrapes. amazing when you consider the crash and twisted metal and broken glass into

phylicia barnes went missing in december while visiting family in baltimore and her body was just found two weeks ago in a maryland river. we still do not know how she died or the circumstances surrounding her death. a memorial service for barnes is also set for may 14th in baltimore. >>> a local woman who filed a whistle blower lawsuit against fedex says the company profited from the tragedies on 9/11. and while fedex denies the claim they still settled with the government for $8 million. britany morehouse talks with the whistle blower about why she felt the need to speak up. >> in my job -- >> reporter: this is a longover due press conference if you ask mary. >> when you think back at 9/11, i mean, i know what i was doing that day. >> reporter: september 11 when her former employer fedex began explaining late packages with one simple phrase. security delay. >> they used it as it was meant to be when 9/11 first happened. as time went on they started abusing it so it became normal practice for them. >> reporter: normal practice to use a scanning number like this for dozens of packages i

. >>> the medical examiner's office says a north carolina teenager phylicia barnes was murdered. police found the body of the 16-year-old girl floating in the susquehanna river last month. barnes went missing in december after visiting her family in baltimore. so far no one has been arrested in the case. the body of the 16-year-old will be laid to rest saturday in georgia. a memorial service for barnes is also set for may 14th in baltimore. >>> the army corps of engineers is now debating whether or not to blast more holes in the levees along the mississippi river. that in order to spare some communities, others from severe flooding. dents in several states have been racing to fill sand bags as the water levels continue to rise in the river. memphis, tennessee could actually see a near record crest of 48 feet this week. >> the last known combat veteran of world war one has died. he started training in 1915 with the british royal navy, one month after turning 14 years old. that was the beginning of a 41 year military career. he was 110 years old. >>> workers in japan have entered t

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. >>> friends and family of phylicia barnes will gather today for a final farewell. funeral services for the teen will be held this afternoon in georgia. the honors student was visiting her sister in baltimore when she vanished back in december. months later rescue workers pulled her body out of the susquehanna river. police officially rule barnes' death as a homicide. a local memorial service for her is scheduled next saturday at mount pleasant baptist church in northeast baltimore. >>> a baltimore midwife pleads guilty after the death of a baby she was trying to deliver. 44-year-old karen carr assisted a virginia woman with a high risk birth even though carr was not licensed in that state. the baby died when the head was lodged in the birth canal tore 20 minutes. carr will spend five days in jail as part of the plea deal. >>> outrage is growing over a violent beating of a transgendered woman inside a baltimore county mcdonald's. the 911 tape has been released. kai jackson has more. >> reporter: this rosedale mcdonald's was the scene of a violent attack on april 18t

. >>> today is thursday, may 5th, here is a check on the news. 16-year-old phylicia barnes was murdered finding from maryland's chief medical examiner. her body was found last week. >>> a school bus driver has been cited in this collision between two buses. it strapped in clarksburg maryland yesterday morning. mostly children were checked for bumps and bruises. >>> a tough off season for caps fans and players. the team lost to the lightning last night, five to three and tampa bay beat d.c. out of the second round in four gains. >>> the early show begins in six minutes. erica hill has a preview from ground zero in new york. >> good morning shall, from ground zero. the president tells 60 minutes he will not release photos of osama bin laden's body over concerns that could lead to more violence against americans. we'll have reaction. we'll bring you the latest from the pentagon on that deadly raid. there is no information on how it was carried out and the secrete materials found inside the compound where bin laden was killed. of course in a few hours president obama will be here at ground

maryland's medical examiner has ruled the death of a north carolina teenager as a homicide. 16-year-old phylicia barnes disappeared last december. her body was found in the susquehanna river last month. police are not releasing the exact cause of death while they continue their investigation. barnes family will hold a funeral service this weekend. >>> speed cameras are coming to yet another part of the region. howard county council approved those cameras this week. maryland state law passed in 2009 allows counties to set up some cameras. in howard county police plan to operate a maximum of eight mobile cameras. they say they will only do it in school zones. >> very narrow parameters, they have to be within school zones monday through friday six in the morning to 8:00 at night. the violations are $40 citation, no points. >> i've seen one of those $40 citations before. driver also have wiggle room. the cameras will take photos of cars going more than 12 miles over the posted speed limb. police hope to have the camera running by the start of the school year 2011-2012. >>> a tentative agreement betw

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a funeral for phylicia barnes was yesterday in georgia where her father lives.he 16-year-old honor student disappeared over christmas while visiting family in baltimore. her body was found in the susquehanna river two weeks ago. at the funeral, barnes' mother was given her high school diploma. a memorial service was set for saturday in baltimore. >>> police in nevada are initiating a renewed search for a missing canadian man after his wife was found alive seven weeks after disappearing. rita chretien managed to survive on trail mix after her and her husband's van became stuck in snow in mountains near the idaho border. her husband left with the gpa three days after getting stuck in the hopes of finding help. he hasn't been seen since. the forest service says there are a lost gorges in the area that would make it easy to get lost. weather over the past month has included rain, snow, and cold temperatures. >>> on this mother's day, we want to tell you the story of one local mother on a mission, a mission to find her son's killer. five years ago marcus johnson was

family and friends of phylicia barnes gathered to mourn her death. they wore purple, her favorite color. the 16-year-old went visiting family in baltimore during christmas. she was reported missing. her body was found in a river 40 miles north of the city. investigators confirmed this is a homicide but no arrests have been made. >>> and freedom for two pilot whales found stranded in the florida keys. the first of seven whales that survived and are deemed healthy enough. five others are being cared for in a sea pen east of key west. 14 whales died after strand iin themselves in shallow water. they are unsure why the whales came to shore. and finally we first heard smoky the cat's loud purr here on today. yeah, now i'm happy to report to you it is official. the 12-year-old feline from england has been certified as the world's loudest cat by the guinness book of world records. just how loud for you? 67.7 decibels, almost as loud as a vacuum cleaner. well, lester, jenna, janice, i'm sure it might be louder than that vacuum cleaner you might have. >> can'

phylicia barnes disappeared back in december while visiting her half-sister in baltimore. her body was found last month near the susquehanna river 35 miles from the city. police now say they've completed an autopsy and have determined she was murdered. investigators say the cause of death has also been determined, but it's not being released because doing so could jeopardize the investigation. >>> a school bus crashed in montgomery county injuring ten elementary school student. it happened on route 355 in clarksburg. the bus went off the road while trying to avoid a head-on collision with another school bus. the driver of the other school bus has been cited now for negligent driving. the children orp their way to little bennett elementary school. none of their injuries were serious. >>> let's take a look now at our weather. the rain looks like it has stopped for a while. we have some interesting clouds out there and it's chilly. >> drastic drop in temperatures, doug? >> very cool out there during the day today. yesterday, highs in the 08s. today, we have struggled to reach