from the beginning, phylicia suspected michael johnson had something to do with the death. >> the last person who seen her. never lifted a finger to help. >> a jury agreed, convicting johnson of second-degree murder, ending the case that got national attention and tore apart to families. >> an elephant took one of his feet off my chest. i can breathe a little bit better now. >> a much better place. >> it is what is and we still feel in our hearts that michael johnson is not guilty. >> johnson, the ex-boyfriend, was indicted last year. a year after the body was recovered from the susquehanna river. >> i asked him are you ok and he said i am numb. he is in shock and in disbelief. >> the case depended heavily on the testimony of an inmate. he said that johnson called him admitted killing her after forcing her to have sex and needed help getting rid of the body. he got the date in department location wrong but prosecutors used him to argue premeditated first-degree murder. the jury rejected that count. >> anytime you bring a high- profile murder cases such as this you have to have a first-

from the beginning, phylicia suspected michael johnson had something to do with the death. >> the last person who seen her. never lifted a finger to help. >> a jury agreed, convicting johnson of second-degree murder, ending the case that got national attention and tore apart to families. >> an elephant took one of his feet off my chest. i can breathe a little bit better now. >> a much better place. >> it is what is and we still feel in our hearts that michael johnson is not guilty. >> johnson, the ex-boyfriend, was indicted last year. a year after the body was recovered from the susquehanna river. >> i asked him are you ok and he said i am numb. he is in shock and in disbelief. >> the case depended heavily on the testimony of an inmate. he said that johnson called him admitted killing her after forcing her to have sex and needed help getting rid of the body. he got the date in department location wrong but prosecutors used him to argue premeditated first-degree murder. the jury rejected that count. >> anytime you bring a high- profile murder cases such as this you have to have a first-

michael johnson, had little reaction. this case has been going on for two and a half years. phylicia barnes disappeared at the age of 16 in 2010. michael johnson has been the suspect all along. he was indicted in april of this past year and finally the trial starting about two weeks ago. with me is russell barnes, phylicia barnes' father. >> we believe that she can rest now. justice has been served. we have been fighting for this over the past two and a half years. this is a bittersweet day. this should have never happened. this has torn up three families. we are still soaking it in. >> you are from baltimore, she was living in north carolina at the time. first of all, it had to be an incredibly painful wait for getting some of the answers in this case that you had anticipated. >> yes, yes. we did our own investigation and we worked with the police. we know that felicia would not cause of the family so we just stop there with it. we know how much she loved our family, how much she loved baltimore. how much she anticipated living a full life. >> the defense family said, his father said that they were very disappointed in the verdict. the defense lawyer spoke at len

. >> a baltimore jury found michael johnson guilty of second-degree murder in the death of phylicia barnes. familylicia barnes's suspected johnson had something to do with the death. >> last person to have seen her. never lifted a finger to help. >> the jury agreed convicting johnson of second-degree murder, ending the case that got national attention and tore apart to families. >> an elephant took one of his feet off my chest so i can breathe a little bit now. >> justice is served. at least we can sleep now. >> it is what is. we still feel in our hearts that michael johnson is night guilty. >> the ex-boyfriend of her older sister was indicted last april a year after the body was recovered from the susquehanna river. he had very little reaction. >> i asked him, are you ok and he said, i am numb. he is in shock and disbelief. >> the case depended heavily on the testimony of an inmate, known as james reilly and james mccray. johnson admitted killing her and needed help getting rid of the body. >> any time you bring a high profile such as this you have to have prosecution and they did not. when you see the jury come back wi

michael johnson is not guilty. >> johnson had always been a suspect in the case. he was indicted last april a phylicia's body felicia' was recovered. >> i asked him are you ok and he said i am numb. he is in shock and disbelief. >> the case depended heavily on the testimony of an inmate. he claimed johnson called him the day that phylicia disappeared. he got the date in department location wrong but prosecutors used him to argue premeditated first-degree murder. the jury rejected that count. >> anytime you bring a high- profile murder case such as this you have to have a first-degree conviction and they did not. i think that speaks volumes for the case and when you see the jury come back with a second degree on this type of case then that shows a compromise on a number of issues the jury was having as well. >> we are prepared to take a court -- tough cases to court when we feel the evidence warrants and at the end of the day this is about phylicia barnes and her family. >> sentencing is set for march. the maximum penalty is 30 years. prosecutors told jurors he was getting nothing for his testimony. acco

suspect, deshawn rashid jones is is charged as an adult with second degree rape. >> the jury in the phylicia barnes murder trial went home after a day of dlibbations. michael johnson is accused of killing the teenager. the jury asked the judge for video tape evidence. the deliberations will resume at 9:30. >>> a little bit of light flurry action from baltimore county up to the northeastern corn are of the state, harford, cecil, very, very light. zoo expect any of this to stick or accumulate. we thought we would get a dusting. even that didn't pan out. even if we did get a quick burst looks like that wouldn't stick. 37. five degrees above the freezing mark. 35 annapolis. through the overnight conditions will be falling toward freezing at mid-night. 28 when you wake up, a cold start. we'll talk about how temperatures will change significantly as we go beyond the weekend, even into next week. that's coming up. >>> we all spend too much time in the car, stuck in traffic, some of the worst in the country. karen travers reports on a new study which confirms our frustrations but explains why it could be a good thing. >> reporter: forget bacon and eggs sizzling on a gridd

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suspects. testimony resumes in the murder trial of michael johnson. prosecutors used phone calls and text messages to try to show that he thought about fleeing the country after the death of phylicia barnes, but in the conversations he never confessed to killing the north carolina teenager. jayne miller will continue to monitor the court case and she will have the latest developments tonight at 5:00 p.m. we get our first check on the economy in the new year. the january jobs report is out and despite improving signs, the economy shrank at the end of last year. >> january brought 157,000 new jobs and another 100 27,000 not previous -- 127,000 not previously counted, but the jobless rate went up to 7.9%. >> there is a role for more measures to nudge the rate down. >> there was a shrinking economy at the end of the year. >> we are not going anywhere fast. >> the economy is on a seesaw. >> the president can make any excuse he wants but it will not help americans find jobs. >> the president's job council expires today. >> the white house will begin a new effort to work with the business community. >> the labor secretary thinks immigration reform will help. >> if we can bring those 12 m

. >> a baltimore jury found michael johnson guilty of second-degree murder in the death of phylicia barnes. familylicia barnes's suspected johnson had something to do with the death. >> last person to have seen her. never lifted a finger to help. >> the jury agreed convicting johnson of second-degree murder, ending the case that got national attention and tore apart to families. >> an elephant took one of his feet off my chest so i can breathe a little bit now. >> justice is served. at least we can sleep now. >> it is what is. we still feel in our hearts that michael johnson is night guilty. >> the ex-boyfriend of her older sister was indicted last april a year after the body was recovered from the susquehanna river. he had very little reaction. >> i asked him, are you ok and he said, i am numb. he is in shock and disbelief. >> the case depended heavily on the testimony of an inmate, known as james reilly and james mccray. johnson admitted killing her and needed help getting rid of the body. >> any time you bring a high profile such as this you have to have prosecution and they did not. when you see the jury come back wi

phylicia barnes. michael johnson faces up to 30 years in prison. >> a woman is stabbed to death inside her pikesville apartment where two children were home. tonight how children -- police were able to track down the suspect>>

suspect in a deadly stabbing earlier this week. three people were stabbed a few blocks from the ravens big celebration on tuesday. >> a jury finds michael johnson guilty of second-degree murder phylicianext month. >> a lawsuit is dismissed over stephanie rawlings-blake's plan to install a new phone system. a spokesman said the mayor is pleased with the ruling. >> 5:31. >> things are pretty quiet this morning. tomorrow will be a different story. temperatures in the 20's. clouds will start to thicken up . 26 at the airport. 23 in parkton. it will be dry during the day. all the fun starts late tonight and tomorrow. we'll see a mix of a lot of things. maybe some snow on friday into saturday. it is a complicated forecast. we will miss the worst of the storm. >> fun for who? >> let's take out the word fund and put in interesting -- let's take out the word fun. >> some defective traffic lights at route 27 and main street in manchester. a live picture of security shows volume continues to build in the outer loop. 56 on 95. looking good without delay towards the 83's. the j.f.x. in great shape. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> a bizarre incident at a school ends with an man undergoi

michael johnson of second-degree murder of phylicia barnes. she went missing back in 2010 while visiting family in baltimore. her body was found four months later. police arrest a suspecthe murder of a wife and mother. police arrived at a home after neighbors called 911 say they heard a loud commotion. they found katie hadel dead of multiple stab wounds. a man was picked up along reisterstown road. had a previous relationship with hadel. >> there was an incident at a high school. several assault rifles were found at his home. kim dacey is live with details. >> good morning. police said it happened on monday. justin beaumont followed an employee into the back door. he was approached by the school resource officer. he said he was a student at the school in 2002. he was approached by another employee and the school resource officer. he said he was bullied and asked about the school's security. investigators say he was not armed and made no threats. officials had a strange feeling. with newtown, connecticut, in mind, detectives looked into his past. he was the legal owner of several handguns. they got a warrant. at his home in glen bernie, detectives found several guns at

suspect or a motive. >> after hearing from the prosecution all last week, it is now time for defense attorneys for michael johnson to present their case he would not the man who killed phylicia barnes. friday the state rested its case but not before the judge made clear about the reservations about the shakiness of the argument. johnson is accused of killing the north carolina teenager in 2010 and dumping her body in the susquehanna river. time to get a look at weather and traffic with tony and kim this morning. >> a nice, quiet start. just what we want after a big night last night. partly cloudy. 24 of the airport and 20 in westminster. the forecast -- the clouds will thicken up and we expect some light snow early tonight but during the day it will be drying but after 5:00 or 6:00 a chance of light snow. i will talk more about that and check the seven-day forecast in just a few minutes. first, let's send it over to him. >> overall, not looking too bad. not a lot of volume. a couple of problem spots. northbound 95 at carton avenue, disabled vehicle to the right shoulder. edge water, 467 between old muddy creek and lansdale, shut down for an accident, south of 95 ad 222, ceci