phylicia barnes' father said they were aware of the search warrants for months. it was part of a thorough investigation for the police. >> we're trying to figure out who did it and why so it won't happen to no one else. >> reporter: these warrants were filed on may 10th. no word on if they provided any useful information. >>> and you can read more about this case in the baltimore sun. >>> police in georgia are retracing their step, trying to solve the murder of a howard county there. the 27-year-old from howard county went missing on june 25th. the police are using search dogs and they found parts of her body. she apparently had a bright future. >> she never got sworn in as a practicing attorney, but she was practicing as a third year law see student. >>> no arrests are made and there are several persons of interest. >>> people all around are assessing the damage from the storms from last night. good morning, andrea. >> reporter: good morning, don and everyone. 20 families in dundalk were evacuated because of the storm damage. this is now deemed too dangerous to

the warrants may provide a clue as to what happened to phylicia. in each warrant, authorities are investigating sexual exploitation of children and distribution and possession of child pornography. we don't know how it could be connected to her death. in one warrant, police are granted access to several facebook accounts which are all identified with numbers. the other warrants allow police to get information into several e-mail accounts two of can i containt name phylicia. she disappeared after christmas and her body was found near the conwingo dam. of course we will continue to follow the case and keep you updated with the latest information. reporting live from downtown baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> four minutes after five. the mother of a 6-year-old boy who drowned at sandy point state park wants to prevent the tragedy from happening to somebody else again. saquan kennedy died after spending more than 10 minutes under water. -- underrer the water. -- underrer the water. witnesses -- under the water. witnesses say he went to retriev

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the us could provide a clue into what might have happened to phylicia barnes. towards we are looking at right now, each warrant, the incident being investigated of sexual exploitation of children as well as distribution of child pornography. we do not know, exactly, how this could be connected to her death. in at one of the warrants, police are granted access to several his book accounts identified with numbers and the other ones allow police to get information into several e-mail accounts, two of which contain her name. phylicia barnes disappeared showed after christmas last year and her body was found months later more than six months after her disappearance. no arrests have been made and no suspects named. maybe these new developments will lead to answers. we will be watching. >>> breaking news, a man who is threatening to kill seven people including two children is holding one person hostage in michigan. he just released another hostage unharmed and opened fire in two homes today before leading police on a high speed chase through downtown grand rapids. he

morning police are turning their attention to e- mails and facebook in the search for answers in phyliciaarnes murder. sherrie johnson has more about the search warrants that were obtained access to online accounts. sherrie. >> reporter: well, these search warrants could provide a clue as to what may have happened to phylicia barnes n each warrant authorities -- in each warrant, authorities are investigating distribution of child pornography. we don't know how it could be connected to the death n one warrant police are granted access to several facebook accounts which are all identified with numbers. the other warrants allows police to get information into several yahoo and aole-mail accounts two of which contain the name phylicia. the move doesn't necessarily mean that the case has a sex crime element, but that evidence of sexually explicit material discovered during the investigation could provide new insight into her death. she disappeared after christmas last year. her body was found months later near the conowingo dam. so far no arrest has been named or suspects named in the casep we

. >>> there new developments in the miredder -- in the murder investigation of phylicia barnes. sherrie johnson joins us live with the latest on the new information in the investigation. sherrie. >> reporter: well, abc2 news obtained search warrants for online accounts in phylicia barnes' murder investigation. it may provide a clue to what happened to her. in each warrant authorities are investigating sexual explore taste of children and dispri -- explore station of children anddistribution of child pornography. in one warrant, police are granted access to facebook accounts identified with numbers. the other warrants allow police to get information into several e-mail accounts, two of which contain the name phylicia. she disappeared after chris mats last year. her body -- christmas last year. her body was found npt susquehanna river. -- found in the susquehanna river. we will continue to a follow this case and bring you the latest information as we receive it. reporting live in downtown baltimore, sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >> thanks a lot. >>> it was supposed to be fun day for

. >> reporter: there's new information in the murder investigation of phylicia barnes.oming up, what authorities are looking into. ♪ [ female announcer ] everybody loves that cushiony feeling. uh oh. i gotta go. [ female announcer ] and with charmin ultra soft, you can get that same cushiony feeling you love while still using less. charmin ultra soft has extra cushions that are soft and more absorbent. so you can use four times less versus the leading value brand. ah. [ female announcer ] using less never felt so good. we all go... why not enjoy the go with charmin ultra soft. ♪ for the big day ahead of you morning. big day, huh? morning, mom! are you excited? ♪ the best part of wakin' up ♪ is folgers in your cup. >>> now "good morning maryland ." >>> details into how phylicia barnes died. the search warrant obtained and how they can provide information for law enforcement. >> a video of a utility workertrapped on the wire but the fire was the first concern. >>> and trying to get marylanders back to work. senator mikulski

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federal authorities are seeking access to the e-mail accounts of phylicia barnes. they continue to solve the mystery behind her disappearance and murder. the fbi's involvement is exploring a possible child pornography aspect of the case. the application seeks access to free e-mails accounts as well as her relatives and culture of the men with baltimore ties. it looks like it'll be up to maryland voters as to whether the dream act will become law. within 63,000 signatures have been certified. voters will decide whether to grant in the state tuition discounts to the undocumented students. this was the most successful drive in state history. casey anthony will only have to remain in jail for nine more days. she was acquitted of murdering her daughter. she was sentenced to four years. she will be released on sunday, july 17. >> the space shuttle atlantis will be the final space shuttle to lift off from the kennedy space center. feeling began this morning. the launch team is board the weather could keep atlantis on the launch pad for another day. jay gray has the latest

. >>> new developments in the unsolved murder of phylicia barnes here. mike schuh is in the newsroom with an update. >> reporter: the agents are pursuing a child pornography investigation. it could be tied to her e-mail and facebook account. she went missing in december. her body was found later in the susquehanna river. the authorities are searching for accounts and an aol account. they're looking at evidence and distribution and possession of child pornography. no word if the e-mail and facebook accounts provide any useful information. >>> the police investigators labeled her death a murder and refused to say how she was killed. >>> bad news for the economy on the job front today. june unemployment numbers showed that hiring took a dive. this lead to an unemployment rate rise. the economists were expected 150,000 new jobs would be added, but only 18,000 were added. >>> the stock market plunged after the jobs report was released. all of the markets are down. >>> breaking news this noon about the nfl lockout. a key victory for owners in a courtroom today

. >>> a new development tonight in the murder of phylicia barnes, the teenager from north carolina, killed while visiting family here in maryland. kai is in the newsroom. >> according to our media partner, authorities have obtained search warrants for e- mail and facebook accounts belonging to phylicia barnes and three other people. this is part of a child pornography investigation. legal experts say this move doesn't necessarily mean that ms. barnes' case has a sex crime element. barnes disappeared while visiting her sister. the body was found months later in the susquehanna river. police have not revealed how she died. >> for more information, read tomorrow's edition of the baltimore sun. >>> casey anthony will be released from jail in less than a week. she was sentenced to four years, but she was credited for time served. >> reporter: it's the news casey anthony was waiting for. >> the defendant was given credit for 1, 043 days. >> reporter: after factoring in her time already served and for good behavior, anthony will walk free next wednesday. judge belvin perry sentenced anthony to th

facebook accounts -- federal authorities are seeking access to the mill and facebook accounts of phylicia barnes. the fbi involvement is apparently exploring a possible shot pornography aspect of the case to the child exploitation task force. they seek access to 3 e-mail accounts that include her first time, and her facebook account, as well as relatives and other men with possible ties a man will spend 13 years in jail for child pornography. he pleaded guilty to child pornography and related charges. he was arrested in a sting after agreeing to meet with detectives posing as the father of a 9- year-old boy. he will work closely with the boys and girls club. he was fired in 2006 when his wife reported that pornography to authorities. a man accused of murdering his pregnant fiancee and 4-year-old daughter is in the custody of baltimore county police. the 28-year-old has been sitting in the baltimore detention center on an unrelated drug charge. county police picked him up following his release. he's accused of shooting a woman and her daughter inside a motel last month. a man who brought i

." >> this morning the fbi is armed with a search warrant in the phylicia barns place. >>> she was acquittedof murdering her 2-year-old daughter. this morning when will caseey -- casey anthony be released from jail. >> reporter: the storms that rolled through last night did a lot of damage. and i am linda so, we are live in a neighborhood that was hit especially hard. >> those are the stories that we are work on for you. did you heart thunder? >> i did -- hear the thunder to. >> i did. i enjoyed going to sleep when the stormed rolled in. >> a lot people are without power and a lot of cleanup. let's get to lynette charles to see what we can expect today. >> good morning. you know i hate to say it but we could expect another round of showers and thunderstorms some of those severe once again. so i am calling it freaky friday. all of a sudden we are acting up out there. we have a flash flood watch in effect for today. but, it is not going to be as hot because we will have a little more cloud cover and again we will have the wet weather around. the showers and storms are likely for today and we w

. >> the person responsible for the death of phylicia barnes is yet to be found. >> a plane crashes into a building. >> a group of women are covered themselves with toilet paper. >> ok. weather-wise, things are quiet. we had some big storms last night. the rain is back in the picture later today. details in just a few minutes. >> we have fire activity and severean. >> you might have heard the strong storms overnight. strong storms earlier caused quite a bit of damage. we'll show you the to break. >> was june a good month to find a job. a key report will be released.

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