targeted by a terrifying lie. to of: a caller claims kidnapped their child and the man's ransom come in one case threatening to put the victim on the phone. what it's all false and the archdiocese of washington is issuing a warning. jay korff has more. jay: two of those parents have children who attend schools that are catholic-affiliated. the person who makes the call's is that you need to wire us money, hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars. if you do, we will release the child, but it's a lie. the archdiocese of washington says somebody in the last day or so call the parent of a child who attends one of the archdiocese schools in the d.c. region, claiming they had kidnapped their child. a demanded a ransom. no money exchanged hands because the pa

was a fake. the archdiocese declined to name the school, but in 2015, the fbi reported an uptick in this terrifying scheme. this person sent an e-mail to parents explaining what happened and alerting them to look out for the scam. among 32 catholic schools in the area. it is believed that one of the parents of those schools were called by a virtual kidnapper. nothing happened and nobody was hard, but parents are concerned. >> it makes you apprehensive and nervous. we checked the fbi website about the issue. they said this is a growing problem. if somebody makes this kind of call to you, hold on to the line as long as possible so that you can reach out to the

person who is supposedly been kidnapped, then hang up the phone and contact federal agents. jay korff, abc 7 news. leon: breaking news from prince george's county, the police released an alert minutes ago about a missing baby. the infant and 16-year-old father when last seen at 7 p.m. tonight. if you see either of them, call the police right away. alison: a grand jury indicted two former special police officers on charges of involuntary manslaughter in the death of an elderly man. died from his injury sustained in a full admin star washington hospital center in september. clifton montgomerie and charles brown worked security and try to keep mcbride from leaving. the medical examiner said that mcbride died from blunt force trauma to his neck and spine. he says he was in the library a bathroom when he looked up and saw a camera. now all students at

asked to be on alert, days before graduation on campus. tom roussey has a look at the investigation happening right now. tom, what have you learned? tom: leon, this is a very busy library.ay killed in students leave a lot of things the mascot and they also spend time at the library. the police a yesterday, one man in the late afternoon tried to completely violate another man's privacy. mckeldinnals week, library is packed with students. that one man was not here to get ready for finals. marylandrsity of police say this happened late monday afternoon on the third floor. the male victim was using the bathroom when he suddenly noticed somebody holding a camera above him. he confronts the man holding it, but then let him go. the suspect has not been found since. >> i don't unders

an online record search shows five incidents this school year. in the fall, two women in separate dorms accused men of recording them in the shower in a week. there have been similar the reports involving fan e-mail and male victims and bathrooms. after the incidents, the students have received alerts from the police. >> they cannot watch everyone, so it might happen eventually. every so often, it's unfortunate. the police say the man who did this yesterday was about six feet tall, wearing a yellow hoodie and black adidas pants. incidents this year, there was an arrest made shortly after the incident happened. reporting live from the university of maryland in college park, tom roussey, abc 7 news. leon: an investigation that you will see only on 7,

i high school athlete charged with rape in sex assault any school stairwell. the teenage suspect told us that he is innocent and they willingly engaged in consensual sexual activity. the victim said that he forced himself on her. the teen is being charged as an adult and is facing 40 years in prison. -- a plan to stop deadly domestic violence in prince versus county. county ranked first in maryland in domestic violence deaths, to 2015 there have been 72 to mystic violence deaths. they are tried to teach officials about red flags, including mental health problems or excessive jealousy, it also report a for when a child is present. in fourfive shootings hours, two people killed in yesterday's violence spring in the district.

court ruling that may put more guns on the streets. prevented thedge enforcement of a law that requires people to show a good or proper reason to carry a gun. it is sending a showdown in a higher court. no arrests have been made in yesterday shootings. scare on the a national mall today, a man drove his truck onto the mall and claimed he had been exposed to anthrax. he told the police he was looking for help. hazmat teams responded, but tests for the substance came back clear. the driver likely will not be charged, but could get a citation for driving a vehicle on to the mall. leon: we are on storm watch, the rain not over yet. steve rudin is here with a look at the timeline. a wet morning commute? steve: just a few sprinkles right now, not adding up to a lot overnight. widely scattered and t

tonight. however, a different story waking up tomorrow morning. 9:00 a.m., north and west of d.c., garrett county, allegheny county, washington county, the panhandle of west virginia, should hold off around the beltway. it looks a whole lot for the drivetime home tomorrow. the temperature still well below average for this time of year, only about 60 degrees. more rain for the weekend. i will give you the timing of that in just a few minutes. leon: no injuries after a scary scene in chevy chase. a car burst into flames on glenn dale road. nobody was in the car at the time. a fallen tree knocking down overhead wires onto the car. cleanup crews were called to the scene and there were no injuries. , a puppyew tonight stolen from her car in broad daylight, a family frantically searching for their little boston terrier and whoever

richard reeve is live with the effort to find maggie and the reward they are offering. rich? richard: alison, the story will break your heart. the car glasses where the dog was taken during the day. street we down k found posters looking for information looking for information about maggie. these owners just want their puppy back. >> all this glasses my shattered glass inside window. richard: it was here at 9th and k northwest. >> water back to the car and that's the last time i saw her. , onerd: tuesday afternoon of the busiest sections of the city. running and erin for about an hour, he came back with his car window smashed, is doggone. >> -- his dog was gone. maggie has not been seen since.

, affectionate with everyone. anything her, and -- anyone can do to help bring my baby back. put up posterss and the couple is putting up a 10,000 other reward. >> the darker it gets, the scarier it is. she is a sweet puppy. we just want her to come home. richard: they are holding onto hope. they love this puppy dearly, they have even set up an e-mail address to help find the dog. if you want to look at the e-mail, there is a link on our website, wjla.com. in northwest washington, richard reeve, abc 7 news. leon: breaks your heart, thank you, rich. good luck, folks. breaking news in the race for the white house -- the deadline has passed for democratic voters in oregon to mail in their ballots. counting will take time. across the country, the primary

in kentucky is still too close to call. jonathan elias has the results at this hour. jonathan: with the republican race over, tonight is all on the democratic side. in kentucky, hillary clinton is leading senator bernie sanders with 90% ballots counted, ahead by about 1900 votes. the kentuckyour, secretary of state is declaring clinton the winner, pending certification of the vote. there was a democratic primary votesgon, but the state entirely by mail and residents have until 11:00 our time to get the ballots postmarked. delegates, that is what the races for. they are awarded proportionately. the outcome of tonight's contest, clinton is expected to end the night with roughly the same delegate lead over sanders as she had at the beginning of the evening. jonathan elias. back to you. alison: a local political note -- a virginia congressional candidate

revealing post on his website. mike webb is running for congressional state -- congressional seat in the eighth district for the refund to expose an opponent when he posted a screenshot. the problem is he forgot to close two tabs that appeared to be from pornography websites. he said that he was browsing the pornography websites for cyber research purposes because he was told that you could get a virus on those websites. leon: all right. still ahead --allergic to pollen? it may not end there. food that you need to avoid. alison: and the first look at a cruiseship that is longer than

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confused as the train entered a curb going twice the speed limit. the accident could have been prevented by safety system called positive train control. it was not implemented on that section of track. alison: a new study shows how in theve it is to live district. you need to make nearly $120,000 per year to afford a two-bedroom apartment. washington, d.c., is the fifth most expensive city for real estate. san francisco ranked number one. leon: don't think that surprises many people. 7 on your side with health matters and new efforts to fight the zika virus. the senate advanced a bipartisan bill to provide more than in billion dollars to help, used for miskito control, education, and developing a vaccine. the measure still needs final approval. for a: an alert

sufferers, your pollen or tree allergy may cause a reaction to certain fruits. reaction to fruit is secondary and can stem from an allergy to tree pollen. it can include everything from citrus to bananas to apples. what can you do? just to seenother how certain fruits correspond with your specific allergy. you can also thoroughly cook them, which makes them safely edible. leon: the rainy and cool weather makes it hard to believe that summer is around the corner for cap tonight, a warning about sunscreen. our u.s. protected as you think you are? consumer reports says nearly half the brands they tested did not meet the claims of the bottles. of the 65 lotions tested, only 3% tested below the advertised spf level. chemical-based sunscreens tested better than mineral-based sunscreens, and they say to look foan

responding, banana boat and cvs responding saying the testing was flawed. world's largest cruise ship has arrived in the u.k. ahead of its maiden voyage. the royal caribbean harmony of the sea is larger than her sister ships, and when full she can hold nearly 9000 passengers and crew. board, 23 swimming pools, 20 restaurants. on its maidens voyage to the netherlands sometime next week. that's like seven neighborhoods. leon: 9000 people, 20 swimming pulls? alison: and just 20 restaurants. steve: waterslide on the back? alison: pretty cool. steve: we want to think sunshine, not getting it here. leon: where should we go? steve:

we are improving towards the end of the week, for one day. leon: come on. steve: sorry. right now it is cool. lower to middle 50's across the board. keep in mind the averagehis time of year is about 75 degrees. not the case today. the satellite and radar, showers around the mid-atlantic. not going to amount to a whole lot overnight. theing in closer, around capital beltway, wet roadways right now, but things are drying up just a bit. northern montgomery county, southern frederick county, the temperatures are about -- i should say showers beginning to ease a bit. further to the south, old town alexandria, very light showers, national harbor. all of this off to the east, just a few sprinkles. tonight, middle 40's, lower 50's, cloudy and cool. the wind will be light. showers for the day tomorrow. waking up, grabbed the

at least early on. it will be dry around the capital beltway, but the further north and west, hagerstown, extreme western maryland, that is where we expect the heaviest rain, upwards of an inch or so by the time the system fizzles out. midday, outdoor recess is looking better tomorrow afternoon. the clouds begin to thin out just a bit. may see a glimmer of sunshine, but don't expect a whole lot. as we move through late tomorrow night into early thursday, a few scattered showers remain. finally this moves out. the skies begin to clear for the end of the work and school week friday. but just one day because we have it heavy rain on the way saturday. grabbed the umbrella tomorrow, grabbed the sweater, upper 50's, low 60's. the wind will change direction end of the northwest to the southeast at five to 10. the next seven days, mp

so saturday. , 65 degrees. sunday is the better of the two days. a mixture of sun and clouds, may be a stray shower, upper 60's, near 70. next week, showers early monday, then tuesday we begin to clear out a bit. the unsettled weather pattern continues. still not a single 80 degree day for the month of may. still waiting patiently. not even going to talk about 90. leon: last year how many days in a row of that mess. steve: exactly. erin: i will take that any day. leon: the nets were on the road. erin: that's right. noahcherzer and sondergaard were nearly unhittable tonight.

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leading hitter, batting .400, but was not too much a factor on this one. max scherzer's first page of the game, oh, boy, it's gone. curtis granderson with a leadoff homer. not the start he wanted. this was the other hit given up by max scherzer, michael conforto with another solo shot, 2-0 new york. that is all noah syndergaard need it, handling the nationals with ease, allowing only five hits during seven innings of work. murphy and the nats lose, 2-0. >> we played well tonight, i thought noah threw well tonight. you could feel the intensity of the stadium and it was a lot of fun. going excited about gio tomorrow and hopefully we can even the season. erin: orioles hosting the mariners.

ri ckard. scales the wall, leaps, takes away asked her bases. the orioles lose, though, 10-0. the raptors were trying not to lose game one in cleveland tonight, the first time they appeared in the eastern conference finals. it was ugly. second quarter, lebron james, he is pretty good. so good that they raptors may want to cover him. this is what happens. james with a vicious one-handed jam. that got cleveland rocking. james with 23. his partner in crime, kyrie irving, a little razzle-dazzle. cavs take game one and remain perfect in the postseason, 115-84. that's embarrassing.

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