george lettis has a look at the local impact of the impending sequester. i understand there is a new report out. >> that is correct. let's begin with education. maryland will lose $14.4 million in education funding. about $350 million in lost income. army bases would see about $95 million in cuts. the air force would be cut by $10 million. it details cuts to public health and environmental programs. >> right at the beginning you will not see much of an effect. the departments have a lot of money sloshing around. they will make do for a while. >> i think the psychological impact to push the economy back into slow or negative growth. >> congressman harris told us if congress can cut some sort of a deal by the end of march, we may be able to avoid some of these cuts and furloughs. e're live in a federal hill, george lettis, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you, george. this week in maryland law will be spotted -- spotlighted by the supreme court. samples have led to 43 convictions. jayne miller will follow the case live from d.c. starting to mark right here on tv 11

george lettis, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think congress should be able to break for holidays before major problems are resolved? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. >> watch did try to come up with a new way to do with immigration. somebody leaked the white house plan. tracie potts has more from washington. >> i am happy with the president. i'm optimistic we can get something done. >> other lawmakers are asking president obama to back off. somebody leaked the white house proposal. it would allow them to become citizens within eight years. it does not guarantee border security. >> he is looking for a partisan advantage. and not a bipartisan solution. >> this is the president torpedoing his own plan. >> the white house says it is a backup plan. >> if those don't work out, we will have an option we can put out there. >> republicans insist this leak was no accident. >> does the president wan

george lettis , wbal-tv 11 news. that brings us to our water cooler question of the day. do you think, or should be able to break for holidays before a major problems are resolved? you can share your response on wbaltv.com, on our facebook page, or send us an e-mail to watercooler@wbaltv.com. there is a bump in the road on immigration. >> someone leaked the white house plan and it is differed from what some lawmakers want. tracie potts has more. >> i am happy with the president. i'm optimistic we can get something done. >> other lawmakers are asking president obama to back off. allow them to become citizens within eight years. it does not guarantee border security. >> he is looking for a partisan advantage. >> this is the president torpedoing his own plan. >> the white house says it is backup plan. out, weose don't work will have an option we can put out there. >> does the president want date results or another cudgel to be up on republicans so we can get political advantage in the next election? >> congress will be back and later this month. tracie potts, wbal-tv 11 news

george lettis is live at a federal hill this morning. george?> the white house report says maryland could be among the hardest-hit states. maryland could lose $14.4 million in education funding. that would be about 200 jobs for teachers and aides. $350 million in lost income. army bases would see about $95 million in cuts. that is just part of the list. many republicans believe march 1 will not mean the sky will fall. >> right at the beginning you will not see much of an effect. the departments have a lot of money sloshing around. they will make do for a while. >> the biggest impact will not be seen until september with the start of the new federal budget. economic uncertainty of any kind is dangers. >> this could push the economy back into a slow-growth scenario. >> compress been harris believes if congress can cut a deal by the end of march, we can avoid all lot of these cuts and furloughs. george lettis, wbal-tv 11 news. >> police pulled over todd huff around 3:00 saturday morning when he was seen driving without headlights. he was in his cou

george lettis tells us why. >> the centers for disease control reports the flu has finally begun to loosen its grip on the nation after one of the worst seasons in years. maryland is one of 16 states experiencing a minimal flu activity. the greater of a baltimore medical physician assistant says she saw eight to 10 flu patients per weekend and now it is down to one. >> a lot of people were going to work down trying to push through the english when they should have been staying home, coughing without covering their mouth, greeting people. we think we developed a more heightened cognizance of what the flu looks like. >> usually, this time of year the flu is already headed out for the season. >> the cdc report 11 states and new york city are still experiencing high activity. do not let your guard down yet. >> is one thing to have an occasional sneeze or cough, but when you're feeling right, it's in your best interest and of those around you to stay home for a day. >> george lettis, wbal-tv 11 news. >> sunny skies and cool temperatures across the area today, close to normal for this time of ye

george lettis, wbal-tv 11 news. >> now to other big news happening in annapolis. >> too hot button issues take up the night. the death penalty reveal legislation clears a major hurdle, but gun control is still being debated in the senate committee. kai reed joins us with a late breaking developments. >> committee members are still deep in the gun control debate. they knew it would be a long night with up to 45 minutes to get -- 45 amendments to get through. the first item was appealing the death penalty. the emotional death penalty debate has long been a polarizing discussion in the state of maryland but tonight they moved one step closer to repealing capital punishment. six amendments of the bill, most of them failed, including one that allow capital punishment in cases with dna evidence. >> it make sure they are never able to touch society again and are put on death row. think they ever get closure. >> the center from of marchetti was the swing vote and he opposed repealing the death penalty in the past, but now says the system is broken. >> the emotion for me is different than in a leg

. >> that was george lettis. ad that once-in-a-lifetime experience on monday evening. >> he looked pretty happy. >> he was surprised it only weighed about 7 pounds. >> no wonder george could lift it. >> oh! >> a team official brought that out to reporters so they could look at it. >> fans can get their own glimpse of the trophy. sarah sampson is live at the stadium. >> good morning. the ravens returned about 5:00 p.m. yesterday as world champions. there was a police escort around the beltway and back to owings mills. most of the players slapped on home.aywrneride ride they were passing around the trophy. >> everybody got a picture of the trophy. we brought the trophy out. a wonderful experience. glorious day. glorious day for the ravens. >> we are starting to see some fans arrive here. they are expecting a large crowd. sarah sampson, wbal-tv 11 news. >> all the festivities today are free. every turn of the parade can be seen right here on tv 11 as we bring you the celebration live from city hall all the way to the

george lettis has details. >> home instead senior care understands the value of volunteers, especiallyse 65 and older, who often have the time to assist the elderly across maryland get the care they needed home. >> they don't expect anybody to say thank you to them, and we want to make a concerted effort to recognize these people. >> the company started a salute to senior service program where anyone can name someone over 65 to win the award for outstanding volunteer. the winner would receive $500 to give to their favorite non- profit and then gone to compete at the national level to compete for $5,000 for that same organization. marty was the winner last year. >> when god tapped me on the shoulder and said do something about people moving into motels, i did not even know there were homeless people in the motels. it turns out there were 300 or more. >> nominations must be registered on line by march 31. the person nominated does not have to work in the senior care or health care in -- industry. defined and how to nominate someone go to our website, wbaltv.com. >> that is all for us at

george lettis has more from where those interviews are expected to begin in about an hour. >> sourcesme the county council is leaning heavily in the direction of one candidate. i am not being told who that is. tonight's vote could be ack

here's 11 news reporter george lettis with more on what happened. chaos in west baltimore... this morning, 49-year-old broderick bennett of baltimore county has being charged with armed robbery, 1st and 2nd degree assault and other charges related to the pursuit. the stabbing victim is expected to be okay. federal investigators are now calling the alleged prostitution ring-- run by a baltimore city firefighter-- a conspiracy. and investigators say it stretched far beyond the city limits. 11 news told you back in july when the charges were first filed... the f-b- i--raided a baltimore city warehouse and uncovered an underground prostitution ring--allegedly run by 30 year old jamar simmons. now: we're learning it went far beyond the warehouse. federal investigators are calling it a conspiracy--they say simmons and another man would transport women to at least seven other states--as far as south dakota--for sex. some of them... younger than18 years old. simmons has been indicted by a federal grand jury, he remains suspended from the department, without pay. three men are behind