we were in the courtroom when robert jarrett junior learns his fate. >> it has been a long year and a half. we are happy with the judge's words and the sentence. to judgegerrit reacts richard bernhardt's decision to sentence robert jarrett for the maximum 30 years for the murder of his wife christine back in 1991. found guiltyt was of murder after killing his wife and burying her body underneath a shed in the backyard where it would rest for 21 years. according to sentencing guidelines, he could have been sentenced anywhere from 10 to 21 years, after -- but after bobby, a statement from including that he and his brother used tplay in the shed, not knowing they were standing on top of their mother, the judge said the maximum sentence was just. >> it has been 21 years. younow, we have to really look back at our entire lives and just -- it realize the manipulation and the deceit through all of these years. it was tough, but it was very therapeutic. >> robert jarrett's attorney said he was not surprised, saying the fix was always in for his client. >> unfortunately it was anticipated he w

robert jarrett was found guilty of second degree murder in the april. her body was found 21 years after she disappeared. he faces up to 30 years in prison. >>> a baltimore county council committee approves a plan to give $107 million to the harbor point development. >> what do we want? >> development. >> what do we want? >> do -- development. >> these protestors were outside city hall. people were given a chance to speak to the committee. the measure goes for another vote on monday. >>> another new e foundation to the harbor opens today. it's the largest reproduction of a pacific coral reef at the national aquarium here. jessica kartalija is live at the black reef exhibit. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon . you know, we really lucked out today. it's absolutely beautiful in here. i want to tell you to take a look at this. check out all these sharks. all these animals now in their new home here at black tip reef. a breathtaking exhibit of color, life and movement. just a crowd bright and early this morning for the ribbon cutting ceremony. the m

. >>> robert jarrett will spend the next 30 years in prison for the murder of his then wife christine. she was killed 22 years ago andher body was buried under a shed at the family home. the judge called hiding the body "an extraordinary demonstration of coldness and calculation." >>> new this morning, the baltimore councilman wants the city to stand their ground by not doing business with florida. it would be in protest of the state's stand your ground law after george zimmerman's aquita. councilman nick mosby files to -- plans to file a resolution to stop doing business in florida hoping it will change the law to allow people to use deadly force. >>> you will see more security near johns hopkins school of medicine because several employees have been robbed and assaulted in the area. according to reports, there will be more foot and bike a rolls along washington streets between 11 at night and 7 in the morning and there will be a increased police presence outside the student apartments on north wolf street. >>> 21 million dollars is on its way to curtis bay and senator mikulski is ex

robert jarrett will be spending the next 30 years of his life behind bars. he was sentenced by a judge yesterday for the murder of his wife christine. she was killed 22 years ago and her body was found buried under a shed at a family home in elk ridge. the judge called hiding of the body an extraordinary demonstration of coldness and calculation. >>> another day for the mayor of san diego bob filner who faces sexual harassment lawsuits filed by his former director of communications. she is one of almost a dozen women who have come forward claiming that filner accused- appropriately towards them. -- inapropertyly towards them e started the therapy to address his behavior last week. again, they are headed back to court today and we will let you know what happens. >>> well two friends of the suspended boston marathon bomber have been indicted on federal charges. they are accused of trying to get rid of evidence from dzhokhar sarn i've -- tsarnaev's dorm room a hearing for a third friend is accused of lying to investigators and his lawyers say they are in talks

back in april robert jarrett was found guilty of choking his wife to death. prosecutors say that he killed her in 1991 and married her body in the back yard of his elkridge home and built a shed over it. her remains were found last april. >>> two trials happening on the national stage, one an army major accused of gunning down soldiers at fort hood in texas. nadal hassan is charged with murder and premeditated murder. his trial came to an abrupt end when his lawyers wanted to withdraw from the trial. they say they can't sit by and watch what's going on. hassan is representing himself but allowed defense lawyers to serve in a standby capacity. >>> in the meantime, the jury continues deliberating today in the racketeering trial of james whitey bulger. jurors must sort through forensic images, guns, even bulger's 700-page informant file. the alleged mob boss is accused of 19 murders along with several counts of extortion and money laundering. the jury must decide whether those crimes contributed to a rain of terror in boston. >>> the thieves accused of targeting

happening today, sentencing for the man convicted of killing his wife, you may remember back in april robert jarrett was found guilty of choking his wife to death. prosecutors say he killed her back in 1991, buried her body in the back yard of his elkridge home and built a shed over it. her remains were found last april. >>> abc 2 investigation now, congressman elijah cummings, his office is operating normally today after a scare. yesterday afternoon one of the staff members saw something suspicious and then called police. they shut down the entire building and police say they found something that was designed to look like a threat. >> it was clearly an effort to at least make it appear that there was some type of explosive device at the door. >> congressman cummings says that he is accustomed to receiving threats, but they rarely escalate to this point of a scare. >>> we're at the live desk now for you, following a wildfire raging out of control at extreme speeds in southern california, threatening three communities where people were evacuated and apparently burning down at least two homes. that fi

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how robert jarrett will be spending the rest of his days. it has been one year since the terri hall high school shooting. the changes the baltimore school >> really fast-moving fires in california are racing through the mountains forcing residents from their homes. >> jay gray has the details on what is being called the silver fire. >> from the air, a wall of smoke can be seen for miles while firefighters continue to chase lanes across the mountains of southern california. the silver fire blaze raged out ofht, running control in a place that unfortunately has been through this before. >> i lost everything. >> more than a dozen structures have been swallowed by the flames that firefighters mourn our beyond their control -- warren are beyond their control and growing. push the fireto beyond the ridge line and it was on the community. >> one resident suffered serious burns and four firefighters are said to have minor injuries. >> right now it is out of control. hopefully as we progressed through the day we will in some ground. >> while the fire

it was earlier in the year a jury convicted robert jarrett of second degree murder. >>> one top doctor reverses his decision on medical marijuana. dr. san jay gupta is speaking out about the switch he made. kai jackson explains how it can impact the issue here in maryland. >> the use of marijuana has been controversial for years. in 2013 maryland pass ed ed a law legaling medical marijuana. >> i feel like it will cut down on my pain. >> some critics say it has a placebo effect at best or question whether it's recreational in nature. >> i think we've been misled. >> now a c nn and cbs medical core respondent as made an about face on medical marijuana. dr. gupta who was critical now believes there's science to support usage. >> this science is there. this is the realm of of this anymore. it was a drug ed used for thousands of years. >> medical marijuana is used be i those terminally ill, those offers from cancer. washington dc recently approved medical american. >> marijuana is not a dangerous drug. it does not make people aggressive. not addictive. frankly, it does have med ical applica

. >>> robert jarrett's lawyer has already filed an appeal on his client's behalf. >>> prince george'sounty police arrest a man for trafficking drugs. police searched his home in capitol heights and found 23 grams of marijuana, digital scales, a bulletproof vest and a loaded gun. officers also found $4800 in cash. information led police to a home on southern avenue, where owens was taken in custody. >>> stranded in a massive fire. nearly a dozen aid workers trapped in africa. >> reporter: today, international flights did resume. puit still could take days for everyone to get home. >> a huge fire engulfed kenya's main airport on wednesday, forcing the suspension of international flights. several maryland aid workers were in all that chaos. >> they let us out on the tarmac. and basically, with only international terminal, which was completely in flames. >> katie price, an aid worker for catholic charities in baltimore, had just arrived. she was one of the passengers watching the fire grow. >> we just waited for hours and watched the airport up in flames. it was pretty incredible. incredi

. >> robert jarrett's lawyer has already filed an appeal on his client's behalf. >>> if you're waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check on our roads now. here's christy brez line live -- breslin live at wjz traffic control. >>> it's going to be a long wait tonight. delays pretty much everywhere. northbound on the harrisburg expressway, shawan road to belfast. stevenson road to harford road. west side inner loop, expected 25 minutes there from 95 past liberty. average speed, about 30 miles an hour. and northbound 95, just continues to be one very lengthy delay. from 32 to 195, then continuing along from moravia road to riverside parkway. let's take a live look. as you can see, a lot of brake lights on the beltway at 70. this traffic report is brought to you by dunkin do nauts. -- dunkin' donuts. america runs on dunkin'. >> kristy, thank you. >>> we are watching that rain. >>> do you remember how dry it was on monday? >> no. >> yeah. >>> now the humidity is back. it's tropical. it's warm. it's humid. and scattered showers are popping up here and there. 84 now. dew points wa

his name is robert jarrett jr.eported his wife missing back in 1991, saying that she had walked out of their home after some kind of argument. police finally discovered her whereabouts last year when jarrett's second wife let them search his property. that's where they found the first wife's remains under a shed in the backyard. the court convicted jarrett of murder in the second degree and today the judge handed down the maximum penalty 30 years in prison. we're now getting a much better idea of what george zimmerman's life was like in the months after he shot and killed trayvon martin. records of the sheriff's office in seminole county, florida, released today show that zimmerman ordered a bullet-proof vest and infrared home security device last year while he was awaiting trial. he was under orders to check in with deputies by phone every two days that he moved at at least three times. the records indicate george zimmerman also wore a g.p.s. monitoring device. that would have notified authorities had he left the

. >> robert garrett, sr., was found guilty of second-degree murder in april and will spend 30 years behind bars. his wife's body was found 21 years after she disappeared. the judge called jarrett, quote, a monster hiding behind the softness of skin "end quote. >>> we'll have more coming up at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> the whitemarsh woman on trial for hiring a hitman to kill hear husband took the stand. karla porter said, quote, i knew ray was going to kill me. and i just wanted to kill him first. >>> prosecutorsprosecutors said that william ray porter was killed at a hess gas station. karla porter faces life in prison without parole. >>> help may be on the way for all the families of the 19 firefighters killed battling a wildfire in arizona. carter evans has the latest for we'll. -- for wjz. >> reporter: when the yarnle fires scorched more than 8,000 acres of arizona wilderness, it claimed the lives of 19 members of the granite mountain hot shots. at the time, their families were assured they would be taken care of. but more than a month after the tragedy, one of the widows says the city of prescott is not keeping that promise. >> it is a terrible tragedy. and the bigger tragedy is

convicted murderer robert facett junior will sentencing for killing his wife more than two decades ago. he was found guilty of killing christine jarrett the body in their oak ridge home. he faces up to 30 years in prison. let's check on the morning commute with sarah caldwell. >> let's bring you up-to-date on what to expect. we have this one accident at washington boulevard. be careful there and howard county. not much in the way of delays on the north or west side of the beltway. this is a live picture of baltimore national pike. things are building just a bit. off and on we are seeing delays. the white 95 out of marsh area, 56 miles per hour towards the 895 split. tony, over to you. >> chopper view, very cool. it is quiet, but this afternoon because he thunderstorms developing. there might be a little bit of fog out there. 72 in westminster. same thing in rising sun. that mr. has a tropical feel to it -- the atmosphere has a tropical feel to it. sunshine sneaking through at times and that will create thunderstorms this afternoon. locally heavy amounts of rain. high temperature near 84 degrees. friday and saturday, same forecast. war