. >>> i'm john mcdevitt at philadelphia zoo and a big birthday celebration, right, guys. >> yeah. >>hat is coming up. >>> and at 6:00 how things from this new jersey dump could end up in your front yard, and what the momma allegedly has to do with it, ♪ >>> revelations tonight for pennsylvania's auditor general who says that tens of thousands of phone calls to the state's child abuse hot line, are not being answered. >>> "eyewitness news" continues now at 5:30, hi everyone i'm's jessica dean. >>> i'm ukee washington. child line is pennsylvania's hot line for reported suspected child abuse and neglect but new report reveals that the state suddenly cannot keep up with the volume of phone calls. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff joins us now on the new findings, alex. >> reporter: good evening. following the jerry sandusky convictions, pennsylvania passed a law mandate ago this pretty much everyone who works closely with children must report any suspicions of abuse directly to the state, they do so, using child line which we now know has yet to meet the demand. an interim repor

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