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 as if the teenager herself is speaking from heaven above. >> if all of you

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he tells suzanne collins, a typo in the law may lead to other cases being thrown out. >> the statutee're talking about appears in the transportation code. >> reporter: not too many drivers like pouring over the and tated code of maryland laws but this attorney did, getting his $40 speed camera ticket thrown out on appeal. >> most of my practice is civil litigation. i have clients getting sued for $5,000 so to try a case for $40 it's not going to be the end of the world. >> reporter: most of us know the feeling you see a flash in the rear view mirror and an ominous letter arrives in. that didn't sit with james, esquire. >> when you get a ticket on the road you might not like it and i might fight those two but at least you have an officer you deserved it. >> reporter: lithgow discovered a typo graph capital error. this is the law. the law says b and that's what controls. >> he believes that anybody with a speeding ticket could also win his case but not sure what could happen in the other circuit courts in maryland. but for now lithgow says he's been basking in the admiration of his col

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 for his wife. >> reporter: ned found the man's wife. >> he told me they were sleeping and could just wake up in the backyard. he doesn't remember. >> reporter: at day break, you could see the extent of the damage. the gas company is making sure there are no leaks. all power has been shut off in the 11,200 block of ashley drive. but now, investigators have to decide where to begin. >> and the sad part is they just moved in two days ago. that's really sad. these poor folks. >> report

suzanne collins explains tonight, the couple renting the house moved in just two days ago. >> i just hear this boom. you know? my whole car shifted. >> next thing you know, we have like a good 20 to 30 fire trucks in our neighborhood. >> reporter: steven garribed bolted out to see what woke him up early wednesday morning. >> the house was completely -- you just couldn't recognize the house. >> reporter: his friends pictured this house, ball of fire. >> i saw my neighbor screaming. >> reporter: ned saw the man's wife and took her to safety. >> she told me they were sleeping and just woke up in the backyard. she doesn't remember. >> reporter: at day break, you could see the extent of the damage. there was no homes standing. only debris. the gas company is making sure there are no leaks. all power has been shut off in the 11200 block of ashley drive. but now, investigators have to decide where to begin. >> the sad part is, they just moved in two days ago. that's really sad. >> reporter: fire and explosion experts are now going to comb through all of that debris to determine what caused