worked at a hammond day care center he at west springfield elementary.is work also included summer programs and time at other schools in the county, ravens worth elementary and rolling va he's been with the program since 2008. >> he's been in a position of trust for over a decade. if anyone has any contact that's inappropriate, possibly illegal, they need to contact us. >> reporter: at this point a investigatorn't saying whether the two juveniles that camewa f were where he worked. >> if you pick up on a sign or signal that they have shared something that may be inappropriate, may be isillegal

rolly hammond facing sexual morning.charges this he worked at west springfield elementary in fairfax county. derrick ward is live for us at the school witheaction from parents and police. derrick? >> reporter: i can tell you that rents are indeed troubled and angered by what we've learned at this a point, these are some troubling allegations. and police sayhey don't bri allegations like this, they don't bring charges like this, unless they have credible witnesses and accounts, they seem to have two in this case and they're wondering inar ther more. the allegations are serious against 38-year-olly r hammond of burk, virginia. three counts of aggravated sexual battery, so -- >> we lked at the story line, we've talked to as many people as we can. >> reporter: he wasth arrested sday evening two minors came forward to say he had inappropate contact with him, one alleges it carried on over the course of years. police aren't saying whether or not they came in contact with them thrgh his wor as a day care teacher but it's a place t trust for over a decade. if anyone has had contact that's in

. >> hammond was most recently working at west springfield elementary school and previously worked at rolling valley. police are not confirming if hie accusers children at these schools. hotline' been set up with fairfax county to report incidents. we have that number now on our anything washington a. just search "daycare". >>> maryland is one step closer nv a new law because of a news 4 i-teamtigation. the state senate unanimously passed a bill aimed at better protecting school children from predators. rerting from scott macfarlane and the news 4 i-team has been cited during the debate. scott has an importantnopdate >> erika, good evening. the legislation would require school districts inaryland to perform better, deeper background checks when they hire teachers, checking with all prior employers, not simply he calling most recent prior employer when they background a job applicant. a 2018 i-team report revealed a teaching sending sexually inappropriate text messages to a student when heorked in florida evaded detection and he later landed two jobs in two different maryland school di

worked at a hammond day care center he at west springfield elementary. his work also included summer programs and time at other schools in the county, ravens worth elementary and rolling va he's been with the program since 2008. >> he's been in a position of trust for over a decade. if anyone has any contact that's inappropriate, possibly illegal, they need to contact us. >> reporter: at this point a investigatorn't saying whether the two juveniles that camewa f were where he worked. >> if you pick up on a sign or signal that they have shared something that may be inappropriate, may be isillegal concerning to you, there might be a great time to pause, contact us, the fairfax county police department, and we can assist in extracting the story, the occurrence, the information. >> reporter: now as you can understand, the reaction here amon parents at this school ranges from shock toer a and just about everything in between. though very few of them want to ergo on c with us. they tend to talk to their kids about this and try to ellicit ay information theyca

hammond works in the child care program at west springfield elementary school. he's facing multiple counts ofa avated sexual battery. >>> developing this morning, following scandal after scandal. pope francis is officially taking action with a new vatican city law aimed at stopping sexual abuse. this is the first time that the vatican had implemented such a law. it requires vatican church officials to report possible sex crimes right away. take a look at this. the new l consists of three documents, together they're meant to protect minors and vulnerable adults from abuse. f sexual abuse claims are n immediately reported to police, thereould be prosecution and sanctions involved. the new law follows a february conference at the vatican and it's supposed to be a model for the catholic church worldwide. >>> we're standing by for possible confirmation about who will be washington's next archbishop. the vatican has selected wilten gregory whom you see there. ice v has not confirmed this report. gregory is a longtime leader in the church. he was president of the u.s.

springfield. here's what he says, lincoln and i met accidentally about 9:00 on railroadning at a flag station 20 miles west of springfield. i was on my return from the meeting held at petersburg. he that is lincoln had been driven to the station on a buggy and left there all alone. i was already there. the train we intended to take due.bout after we had waited for half an hour for its arrival, a thunderstorm compelled us to take refuge in an empty freight car. we fell to talking about all kinds of subjects. it was there he told me that when he was clerking in a country store in sale of his highest political ambition was to be a member of the state legislature. since then he said, laughingly, i've grown some but my friends got me into this business -- the senatorial race -- i did not consider myself qualified, and it took me a long time to persuade myself i was. , i am convinced i'm good enough for it. i am sayingit all, to myself it is too big of a thing for you, you will never get it. that i will insists be senator and president of the united states. talk continued until half past 10 when the belated trai

if they want to do that in west plains missouri or springfield missouri, they should have the right tohartzler says extra security wouldn't cost the schools any money because it would be solely volunteers. and she says the retired or off duty officers would also have to complete the same gun training as active duty officers.in washington, i'm anna wiernicki. ( james ) happening today. president trump's push for money to pay for his border wall may hit a snag. the senate is set to vote on a house backed resolution that disapproves of president trump's national emergency declaration. and it appears the president doesn't have total support from his he will veto it. lawmakers will most likely not get enough votes to over-ride a veto. ( darya ) for your money... the f-d-a has set limits on retail sales of e-cigarettes and california housing may slow down into next year. jane king is live at the nasdaq with those stories and m ore ( jane )good morning california's housing market is seen cooling further going into 2020.while job growth and the california economy remain strong, weakness is app

west is not the way to go if they want to have greater economic growth. >> watch "afterwords" sunday night on c-span2. >> next, an american history tv exclusive. our cities tour visits springfield, illinois. to learn more about its unique history and literary life. for eight years now, we've traveled to u.s. cities bringing the literary scene and historic sites to our viewers. you can watch more of our visits at c-span.org/citiestour. >> the purpose of this building was to show that illinois had it made. when they built this building, they knew they were going to build a new capitol they wanted something that --

west is not the way to go if they want to have greater economic growth. >> watch "afterwords" sunday night on c-span2. >> next, an american history tv exclusive. our cities tour visits springfield, illinois. to learn more about its unique history and literary life. for eight years now, we've traveled to u.s. cities bringing the literary scene and historic sites to our viewers. you can watch more of our visits at c-span.org/citiestour. >> the purpose of this building was to show that illinois had it made. when they built this building, they knew they were going to build a new capitol they wanted something that -- i say shock and awe. they wanted to show that illinois, man, we are it. that's what this building is and to some extent what it reps. >> welcome to springfield, illinois. located in the center of the state it became the capital with the help of a young pollation named abraham lincoln. he moved to springfield and began a political career that would launch him into the national spotlight. for the next two hours we'll learn about the city's history and life and legacy of america's 16th president. we begin our special feature with a visit to his presidential ibrary and muse