>> we first brought it to you as breaking news this time last night, and tonight, the discovery of a newborn's body inside a dumpster is drawing attention to the states save haven law. the mother says the baby was stillborn and indebted to police she was the one who put it in a bellaire dumpster. -- admitted to police. >> kai reed joins us live with the details. >> there is some type of safe haven law in every state. tonight some social experts hope that tragedy can help make more people aware of their options. the initial call came from the mother. she reported she had given birth and put the infant in a dumpster near fair would road in bel air. inside, investigators from the child's body wrapped in a plastic bag. the mother told police that the child was stillborn. while police were to unfold details, a women's advocacy group says the case serves as a

reminder about the maryland save haven law. under the law, a parent can turn a baby over to a responsible adult within 10 days of the birth and not face prosecution. >> if they are dealing with the bombing who seems overwhelmed about being pregnant -- dealing with the woman who seems overwhelmed, make sure they know about it. >> the dean of the university of maryland school of social work says the state could do much better job of informing people about the safe haven law. >> we do not have any sign it in maryland. you can drive around the state for days on end and you will never see a blue sign with the picture of the manger that symbolizes save haven laws. in responsible adult could serve -- any responsible adult could serve. >> a small memorial including flowers and a note has been

placed near the dumpster. police say the mother is cooperating with the investigation. some states say pay the law specifically require the baby to be dropped off at a hospital, police station, or fire house. it is difficult to track statistics because a lot of states are not reporting. >> state lawmakers now want to make it a crime if a person fails to report child abuse or neglect. in annapolis today, senator nancy jacobs is sponsoring a bill that would make failure to report the abuse of a child a misdemeanor punishable by a a $1,000 fine and a year in jail. they said they want to protect marilyn's children from a penn state like scandal from happening here. >> we want to be able to save a child who has been a victim of abuse. many times it goes unreported. >> merrill law currently requires a person to report suspected child abuse or neglect, but the state has no authority to prosecute those who do not.

>> pretrial proceedings in the julius henson trial had been postponed. and needed witness has become ill and was unable to appear. hinson was accused of making the robocalls in the november 2010 election to try to suppress the african-american vote. >> testimony will continue tomorrow in the murder trial of university of virginia lacrosse player george huguely. one of his angry e-mails to his girlfriend, according to prosecutors, red "i should have killed you." lowell melser has the latest from charlotte. >> as evidence is officially presented in the george huguely murder trial, opening statements from both sides take the better of two hours wednesday morning. virginia commonwealth attorney warner chapman's statement mostly surround the night club was found dead, explaining evidence that shows he kicked in the door to her bedroom, leaving

behind the na, and highlighted by lead e-mails including one with a " ocracoke, i should have killed jukes." it went on this a forensic evidence would show she died from blunt force trauma and that it took her two hours to finally died after sustaining violent injuries to the head. his attorney said the relationship was on again off again, and they cheated on each other throughout. lawrence said medical experts would prove that she died from positional asphyxia after mixing alcohol with drugs. and that when huguely was told by police of her death, he said "nothing i did last night would have killed her." referring to the fact that he was in her apartment the night she died. yeardley love was the mother was first called to the stand. she broke down several times during opening statements and had to be consoled, but she kept

her composure as she told the court help police came to tell her her daughter had died. her testimony was short and to the point, as was that from her cousin. her downstairs neighbor set on the light glove was found dead, she heard a loud crash like a stove or bookcase had fallen. her roommate and best friend, who was the last to see her live in the first to find her dead sobbed as she told the court when she saw her badly injured body, it was too much for her to bear, so she went outside and called her own mother. she also recalled how upset love was when she found out days before she was down debt that huguely was dating another woman. on a final note, as far as oddities today, the most unusual comment came from the defense during its opening statement. it said "george huguely is not capable of maintaining an ally.

he is not complicated. he is not complex. he is a lacrosse player." lowell melser, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the city of annapolis is mourning the loss of its former mayor, dennis callahan. he passed away this morning after suffering a heart attack at his home. he was elected mayor of nablus in 1985 and served until 1989. flags have been ordered to fly at half staff until mr. callahan is laid to rest. -- he was elected mayor of annapolis. he was 70 years old. >> two people are recovering after an accident in southwest baltimore. investigators say the officers in the the officers suffered minor injuries when his cruiser had a cold or around 7:30 tonight. a civilian was also hurt in the accident -- when his cruiser hit a pole around 7:30 tonight pit a deadly head-on crash in baltimore county around 4:00 this afternoon.

police say one person was ejected from a vehicle when the cars collided in perry hall. another person was taken to hospital in serious condition. police have not confirmed if the weather was a factor. >> we are not in the clear just yet. shelton dutes is live in north baltimore with what could be in store for us overnight. >> that winter mix came and went today. it was a non-event for drivers because they were able to get around without a problem. state highway officials are concerned that at temperatures continued to drop overnight, road conditions could become icy and dangerous. >> we need some snow. we have not seen much of this year. i would like to see a little bit more snow. >> a little precipitation that did fall from the sky melted quickly and drivers did not have a hard time navigating the roads.

as the temperature continues to drop overnight, state highway officials worry that some of the conditions could become icy and dangerous. >> what is the scariest thing about it? >> just trying not to hit other people are running over a curb. >> slipping and sliding into another car. >> the state highway administration does not want this to happen and they have been monitoring road conditions at the operations center in hanover syrian-controlled bridges and overpasses usually tend to freeze first, so officials are making sure salt trucks are loaded and ready to go. no one has a crystal ball to predict how i see the road could get, but officials are urging folks to a slowdown and be good, defensive drivers. some folks are already anticipating call warmup. next i want it to be sunny. >> assault domes are loaded and

ready to go throughout the night to night -- the assault on call we are live tonight in north baltimore, shelton dutes, wbal- tv 11 news. >> for the latest weather and traffic conditions tomorrow morning, we invite you to tune in to 11 news today beginning at 5:00 a.m. we will have the full forecast little later in this newscast. >> what would you do with $250 million? powerball fever is alive and well with so much on the line. you may recall a winning ticket was bought in maryland back in december. many were talking about what they would do with the jackpot. >> put it in the bank, accumulate some money, and maybe after i retire i will spend it. >> i am going to take care of my family, but i have some friends who need some things.

>> digging kedge tonight's drawing right here on wbal-tv 11 -- you can catch tonight's drawing. coming up, the latest on maryland students marking another milestone. >> a trifecta for rick santorum means an infusion of cash in his campaign. how translates into big bucks for the white house hopeful. >> the latest state were gay couples can now legally tied the knot. >> there is more cold and snow in our seven-day forecast. details on that coming up. right now, just above freezing at the airport and 38 degrees at the inner harbor.

maryland students have the highest advanced placement exams for the nation for the fourth straight year. that is the word from the college boards. the benefits to students that they pass, they count as college credits. >> gay couples and washington state can now legally tied the knot. the washington state house passed the measure after the senate approved it last week. passage comes a day after federal appeals court declared a

game marriage ban in california unconstitutional. washington joined six other states and washington d.c. and legalizing same sex marriage. washington's governor is expected to sign the bill sometime next week. >> rick santorum is already cashing in on his trifecta win last night. this campaign netted $250,000 overnight, the cash he says he needs to challenge mitt romney. he is in second place with the total of 69 delegates, just 38 behind romney. >> who probably heard about big super pac, pouring a ton of money into the 2012 political races. there is another big player that wants to count your vote. unlike the super pac, their money and trail is hidden. jayne miller has denied its commitment 2012 report. -- has tonight's commitment 2012 report. >> for partisan politics she has

volunteered on campaigns and is active with her local party in virginia. she knows what makes politics takes. >> money is everything in political races. it gives the candidate an opportunity to get on the air. >> there is no hiding her allegiance. she gave to hillary clinton in the 2008 election, and everything about that the nation is public. her name, address, occupation, candidate she porks -- supports, and the amount she gives. anyone who wants to find out that information, it is the simplest doing a google search. you can find out who your neighbor has contributed to. >> it is the worst economy in decades and that folks in washington are living it up. >> in 2010 in the first district congressional corps race, republican and the harris got some help with this eye-catching

tv ad. >> the ad did not come from the harris' campaign. it was paid for by an outside group. on the west coast in 2010, incoming washington center critics senator patty murray had got help from citizens or strengthen security action fund. it spent $640,000 promoting her record. who was a high and the money in those races? good question. the organizations are set up as a tax-exempt nonprofit. that means they can keep the names of donors and the amount they give secret. >> that is what we should all be concerned about. >> issue oriented nonprofits have been around a long time,

but the landmark supreme court decision, citizens united, allows them much greater influence in elections. >> they can now raise money from corporations and run independent expenditures expressly promoting a candidate or attacking a candidate. this is really a powerful tool for them to be able to shape the outcome of the elections in complete secrecy. >> in the patty murray race, another nonprofit spent a lot of money trying to beat her. >> we cannot afford six more years of patty murray. >> crossroad gps's founder is karl rove. crossroad spent $70 million in the 2010 election. it plans to raise and spend much more than that in 2012. >> we have a collective fund-

raising goal of $240 million. >> crossroads is already spending in the 2012 races. it has funded ads attacking elizabeth warren in massachusetts. >> there are 134,000 organizations in the united states organized the same way as crossroads gps. none of them disclose, and we are just following the law. >> and no one returned our calls. the biggest clue to who is behind it is the address, it matches the law firm that has represented the democratic national committee. the paper trail is very thin. most outside groups that advertise in elections report their activity to the federal election commission, but no report has been fought by the commission on hold, growth, an opportunity. >> we took the approach we did

not have to file anything. >> almost $160 million was spent by nonprofits that do not have to disclose their donors. once the presidential race between the gop nominee is set, things should really fire up. >> the number of americans who approve of the job congress is doing fell to 10%, down from 13% in january. >> now, your insta-weather forecast with chief meteorologist tom tasselmyer. >> we did not need the kind of cloud that we put on this picture here -- a kind of plow. we got some snow to stick in a few areas. most of it was west of baltimore. parts of howard and montgomery counties, northern baltimore county, one half-inch to to 2

inches of snow in some areas. just a trace down at bwi marshall, not even enough to really measure. we got a little trace here this evening, but for the most part it was the higher elevations that got a little snow to stick in what has been almost a snowless winter so far. the highs today, it did manage to get into the 40's and cooled off in the evening. not in time to get a decent accumulation. eshelman was saying before, be on the lookout for some icy patches -- as sheldon was saying before, be on the lookout for some icy patches. the moisture could freeze up and there could be some slick spots early on. the temperatures will go down in the morning hours, but with lots of sunshine, it should warmup

above normal tomorrow afternoon. a couple of icy patches and partly cloudy skies, up at 7:06. a big area of private -- high- pressure is set to come in thursday and friday. it will dominate the weather and come ripping down for the mid atlantic on saturday and usher in some arctic air for the weekend. a brief warm-up tomorrow, then the clouds increase on friday. that arctic front slides throw it -- sliced through with some snow showers saturday. sunshine tomorrow, 43-48. the bay water temperatures this year have not cooled off that much. western maryland, highs right around freezing and a mix of sun and clouds the next few days. only in the 20's in the mountains over the weekend and they will get some snow on both

saturday and sunday. the lower eastern shore, sunshine and run around 50 degrees for couple of days. a brief warm-up into friday and in the arctic front drops us back into the 30's. snow showers here saturday and may be alike accumulation. is only in the 30's right into monday. >> in college park, to be or not to be really is the question. we will tell you why, next in sports. >> get ready because this is powerball. everyone has been talking about the powerball jackpot, worth an estimated $255.20 million. the question is, is anyone going to be taking is that money home? 38-51-17-28-39.

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>> now, 11 sports with gerry sandusky. >> you wonder what is going on down in college park. >> the expected quarterback is still uncertain about what to do as far as the program in maryland and whether he is going to stick around and be part of that program after a report surfaced saying he planned to leave maryland. he put on his twitter count, contrary to rumor, i am still a terp. maryland officials were equally vague about of bryant's future plan. he shared playing time last

season with brown before o'brien broke his arm and ended his season in mid november. college lacrosse season gets underway next weekend. a different motivation, coaches from area colleges gathered today to talk about the upcoming season. coach don zimmerman has reinforced with his players. >> i like the team, their attitude and work ethic. i think we have some talent. we play a very tough schedule. in one of the publications, we are ranked below everyone of our opponents. this has added some incentive. >> towson starts the new year in this program under a former all- american at johns hopkins. he will make his debut against the blue jays next friday night.

he has no issues of loyalty or uniform confusion, but he will go through conspicuous job adjustment period. >> just the balance between understanding what my role was and preparing my team both on and off the field. >> after shaking and the nation's longest losing streak, he wants more than anything to avoid another street. tough to do when you run into a team that advanced to the final four last season. the tigers on the road in richmond. good body control, 19 points for the tigers denied. burgess on fire tonight. the outside shots kept coming for the rams. it looks like another matt --

march madness ready tournament team ready to go. kelson is now 1 and 25. a short trip to north carolina for the terps. carolina led by double-digit most of the second half. it came down to the final seconds. three for the win and stunning the home crowd at carolina and duke knocked off no. 5 north carolina 85-84. stick around for a look at the seven-day forecast. seven-day forecast. ve

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>> this note event was not really a snow event. -- the snow event. >> i guess it was satisfying. sunny skies tomorrow, partly cloudy skies on friday and a chance for some snow coming in on saturday. the arctic front will keep temperatures a little below normal on the weekend. by tuesday and wednesday of next week, temperatures will warm up with the chance for rain. >> that is all for 11 news tonight. >>

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