harford country republican senator nancy jacobs is shepherding a bill that makes it a misdemeanor crime for a person to knowingly fail to report suspected child abuse or neglect, punishable by a $1,000 fine and a year in jail. >> we want to be able to save a child who was been a victim of abuse. because many times it goes unreported. >> child advocates support the legislation. >> so people will be on notice. and they will realize that they have a duty, not just an ethical duty to report, but also a legal obligation. >> maryland law says a person shall -- not must -- contact social services or the local police if child abuse or neglect is suspected. the current law also exempts attorneys or clergy from reporting if they become aware of it through privileged communications. the legislation does not strengthen the language. deborah baldwin's daughter, a cheerleader, was assaulted by a referee, and her coach, when told about it, declined to do anything. >> we are required by law to send our children into schools where we expect them to be safe. there should be a law that requires the teache

state law does not provide prosecutors -- nancy jacobs is shepherding a bill that makes it a misdemeanor crime for a person to knowingly fail to report child abuse. >> we want to be able to save a child who was been a victim of abuse. many times it goes unreported. >> this legislation does nothing to strengthen the language that exempts attorneys from reporting if they become aware after privilege's communication. a state delegate presented his bill in maryland to a house committee. the maker of the chemical stop selling voluntarily. some farmers still use it. it is often put in chicken feed. supporters say it contaminates chicken meat. flowers and notes are seen near a dumpster work an officer discovered the body of a baby wrapped in a plastic bag. there was a tip from the baby's mother who admitted to putting the baby in the dumpster. social workers are hoping this tragedy will encourage maryland's safe haven law which says a parent can turn a baby to a responsible adult without facing prosecution. it is heart for many parents to find out about that law. >> we do not have any sign age

maryland's second congressional district may also be a race to watch with nancy jacobs challenging incumbent robert berger -- carper serveruppersbe. >> back to that roscoe bartlett race, a prime opportunities to pick up the seat in the house of representatives. he has been put on a short list and net protecting incumbents. -- aimed at protecting the incumbent. >> city taxpayers foot the bill for the mayor's police security detail to travel with her on out-of-town trips. according to estimates, almost $4,000 was spent on officers accompanying the mayor on recent trips. >> jury deliberation will continue tomorrow in the trial of an inmate accused of killing a corrections officer at the state prison in jessup. they are seeking the death penalty for early stevens. kim dacey has the latest on this case. >> the jury left for the day just after 5:00 today. have only been deliberating since about noon when they got the case. they did ask for another look at that jail cell door that was entered as evidence in the case. if they do fine stevens guilty, and have to go back in a deliberate on whether or

2012" coverage, legislation for child abuse at maryland the hartford county republican senator nancy jacobs is pushing a bill that makes it a misdemeanor crime for a person to knowingly fail to report suspected child abuse or neglect. >> we want to be able to save a child who has been a victim of abuse. many times it goes unreported. >> under the bill, a person could face a year in jail and a $1,000 fine. the decision to enforce religious affiliated groups to cover contraceptives in their health care plan has the aba administration under fire. the catholic church says it is a violation of conscience and republicans are calling it an attack on religious freedom. gop lawmakers on capitol hill are gearing up for a fight with the white house. >> congressional republicans are vowing to pull back all of administration's controversial policy forcing religious groups with insurance plans to cover birth control. >> this attack on religious freedom must not stand and will not stand. >> this is not a women's rights issue but this is a religious liberty issue. >> the catholic church had hoped to get aw

. >> reporter: nancy jacobs wants to make not reporting suspected child abus a crime. she introduced the bill after the penn state child sex abuse scandal involving jerry sandusky, a grand jury report found that members of the staff failed to report alleged incidents of child abuse. if the bill is passed here penalties for not reporting child abuse would include a thousand dollar fine and one year in jail. back to you. >> thank you. maryland is one of only three states that doesn't currently have a criminal penalty to failing for report cases of suspected child abuse or negotiate. >> going through security at 28 airport is is about to get easier, that is including bwi thoroughgood marshall. the tsa says passengers who volunteer more personal information will be vetted before they arrive pat the airport and go through a dedicated checkpoint. the program is expected to go into effect by the end of this year. >> our ongoing mild winter could mean more money in our pockets, bge says its customers will see a drop in their energy bills this season. some people could save up

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

the state senator nancy jacobs said it would impose criminal penalties and fines and up to a year inr people that don't report abuse. maryland has a law on the books requiring anyone who suspects abuse to basically report it. this comes on the heels of a penn state sex abuse scandal. jacobs wants to toughen the laws. she gathered with people who reported allegations and the system let them down. >> who is watching them? who is protecting them? at any point in time anything could happen. nobody's taking care of them. nobody's reporting it when they find something that is going on. >> we'll keep you up to date on what happens and the status of that bill. >>> a new policy from president obama requiring that religious employers in schools as well as hospitals provide access to birth control and other preventive health services to a woman. the now republican speaker john boehner is saying congress will overturn the policy. catholics in dc are responding to the policy today. students will discuss the new rules. it's set for 9:30 later this morning. at the national press club. >>> good morn

nancy jacobs has picked up an endorsement in her bid. andy harris is supporting jacobs in the district to a breeze. he says she has what it takes to reduce the deficit, kickstart the economy, and create jobs. >> the united states has broken another record, not in a good way. >> gas prices are higher than they had ever been this time of year. analysts say there is more cause for concern. >> i will be fine if i can get some sleep. >> this 29-year-old athlete was close to death. university >> live, local, latebreaking -- this is wbal-tv 11 news at 5:00. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> an anne arundel county man has a new outlook on life after an illness forced his lungs to shut down. he and his family were told they had one hour to live. >> medical professionals went into action. what happened next is a life- saving story. >> this started as he was heading back home from a trip overseas. he had been traveling for 30 hours with no sleep. he was feel

republican senator nancy jacobs is shepherding a bill that makes it a misdemeanor crime, punishable by a $1,000 fine and a year in jail. >> we want to be able to save a child who has been a victim of abuse, as many times as it goes unreported. >> by enforcing the existing law that is in place today, we will begin to make the changes that people will be on notice and they will realize they have a legal obligation to report it. >> many lawmakers consider this only a bill of good intentions. there is already competing legislation. we will have more on that new at 6:00. >> a very somber day in annapolis as friends and colleagues remember former annapolis mayor dennis callahan. he died this morning after suffering a heart attack in his home. he was elected mayor back in 1995 and served one term. john leopold called him a trusted friend and adviser. >> it has been almost six months since that deadly stage collapsed at the indiana state fair that left seven people dead and dozens injured. >> tonight the state department commissioner is saying those in charge did not do enough to protect the p

yesterday state senator nancy jacobs introduced a bill to make it a crime to not report child abuse. supporters say they want to tough in laws after officials failed to report the abuse there. >> these kids suffer the consequences of their abuse for the rest of their lives, and it is extremely important. we have teachers who did their jobs, and the system failed them. >> the penalties would include a thousand dollar fine and a year in jail. >>> in washington state new questions this morning about the response to the 911 call for help just before josh powell killed himself and his two young sons. here is kai jackson with the story. >> reporter: a social worker was the first person to alert police that something was wrong. >> i am on a supervised visitation for a court ordered visit and something really weird has happened. >> reporter: elizabeth griffin hall tells the 911 operator that charlie and braden were one step ahead of her when he slammed the door in her face. >> i can hear one of the kids crying but he still would not let me in. >> she grows frustrated. >> okay. how long will

state senator nancy jacobs is introducing a bill to make not reporting abuse a crime. now, late penn state coach joe paterno was highly criticized for not doing more after jerry sandusky's alleged behavior was brought to his attention. sandusky is awaiting trial on 52 child sex abuse charges. hear more at 6:00. >>> rick santorum is back. the conservative candidate won all three gop nom -- nominations last night. >> reporter: rick santorum is taking his conservative message to texas, riding a wave of momentum. >> i'm the candidate who understands how america works. >> wow. >> reporter: santorum sent a jolt through the gop with a stunning three-state sweep. >> conservativism is alive and well in missouri and minnesota. >> the former pennsylvania senator also won in colorado, where mitt romney was favored. santorum's hat trick exposes romney's problem winning over voters. but the former massachusetts governor remains confident. he still has the most money and a big lead in delegates already awarded. >> i want to congratulate senator santorrum, wish him the very best. we'l

state deals with cases of sex abuse, shifting the focus to those who fail to report the crime nancy jacobsbill that would make it a misdemeanor for someone to knowingly failed to report child abuse punishable by up to $1,000 fine and a year in jail. time for a look at the commute with sarah caldwell. >> plenty of problems to talk about this morning. we are dealing with an earlier vehicle fire near brokenland parkway. it is gone but there are delays around big area. washington boulevard but sulphur spring, accident at halethorpe. have the west side delays. backing up traffic on southbound 795 coming down from franklin boulevard. madison street and broadway in the city, a crash. another one at franklin square and hospital drive. brookside delays developing as well. sunshine is playing a role. coming towards us, outer loop traffic. looking at it back up, as i mentioned, all the way down the west side. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. >> you can see the sunshine out there on the traffic cameras. nice quiet start after the little storm yesterday. it is below freezing in the northwest sub