jim malone wants to make using a cell phone behind the wheel is a primary offense in the state. the ntsb said sending, receiving a text takes drivers off the road for nearly five seconds. >>> the smell is coming back to the inner harbor. spark will open its first retail location in the light street pavilion. the store will open just in time for the summer. >>> the state comptroller has broken ranks with democrats and the governor now opposing the governor's gas tax hike. >> every time a consumer comes in to fill up and the prices go up a couple cents a gallon. how am i suppose to pay for this, the consumer wants to know? can you imagine putting 18 cents or 20 cents all the sudden? the consumer across the state are absolutely opposed to this type of an increase. >> he said that his office has no indication how the gas tax would be collect and depending how it's collected, it would be a double blow to retailers and consumers. >>> roman november he willist nora gave a second grant to westminster. it will sort and on line creative writing course. and the american romance collection

. >> that's a reason baltimore county delegate jim malone wants at that make using your cell phone behind a wheel a pri pair offense in maryland. for malone this is personal. >> i look at aggressive driving and distracked driving, in my opinion is overtaking drunk drivingment i can say that as somebody that lost a brother 25 years ago by a drunk driver. >> nine states including dc have cell phone use a primary offense. la loan thinks ma think maryland should be ten. >> looking down and looking up just those couple of second. >> backs that up, they say that sending or receiving a text takes a driver's eyes off the road for 4.6 seconds. at 55 miles per hour, that covers the length of a football field. >> you know we are creatures of habit. it is hard to break. >> will sower is talks about people used to holding the phone to talk, there's so much new technology now it is not worth getting a fine over. >> the unit to actually speak text messages to you, you can interact with it, you know say call bill's cell phone and it will call bill's cell phone. if you don't want to spend the make to make