she fell asleep on a metro train and will come to a horrifying attack. a woman raped that knifepoint while riding the train. was the only station in court today as the suspect faced a judge, and so many are asking how this could have happened. leon: jay korff has the developments. the suspect has a long rap sheet? jay: indeed, according to court testimony, the suspect has multiple sex related convictions dating back to 1995. he is accused of raping a woman on an outbound red line train in april. the public did not hear about this case until today. on news of a suspected rape a moving metro train has riders shaken. >> she will be traumatized the rest of her life. the victim, a woman in her 30's, w

12. before 10 a.m. to find her self alone in a car with a man she identified as 39-year-old john hicks. prosecutors say that he tried to rape the woman at knifepoint while the train was traveling. he then forced her to the back of the train where he sexually assaulted her. the attack last it multiple stops. youvictim said she did what was told, believing the suspect would kill her if she did not comply. when the train stopped at glenmont, the man left, swiping his smartrip card. that is how the police tracked them down. we are asked why we were not told of the threat. because it had been contained because of the quick arrest. riders did not follow that logic. they have him in

let us know so we can be more aware. jay: we are told the suspect lived at home with his mother, has four children 10 and under, worked full time, but has been denied bond, so he remains in jail. jay korff, abc 7 news. breaking news on metro, in incident on a green line train. a person was robbed at the soup and station. victim had minor injuries. no arrests have been made. -- the person was robbed at the suitland station. say they forced entry into an apartment on jorgensen drive and found two victims dead. there is no threat to the public, the police say, and this does not appear to be random. stay with us for breaking news updates. leon: a victim rush to the

this was near shady grove road. hit with so much force that it separated the engine from the car. no word of the calls or the victim's condition. serious accusation being made against a school resource officer in montgomery county. past,eady has a checkered but now there is an investigation into a use of force against a female student at the prom. roz plater has the story. roz: we just got the information about an hour ago. they were concerned this officer was still on duty at the school. late tonight we learn he will be reassigned pending the outcome of the investigation. montgomery county police confirm seenf its officers vega, in this video, is being

after the department received multiple complaints about the inappropriate use of force following the school prom. he is a school resource officer who had been assigned to sherwood high school. may 14, they held prom at the bethesda marriott. upicers had to round students had been drinking and officer vega had to restrain one of them. the student was a female, she had not been trekking, but was involved in a verbal altercation with another student. put say that officer vega her in a headlock, took her to the ground, pin her arms behind her, and held her for a wall before releasing her. another police officer watched what was going on, but did not intervene. we are told the incident was captured on hotel surveillance tape. investigators are reviewing that as well as questioning witnesses. we rea

and are still waiting to hear from them. roz plater, abc 7 news. alison: roz, thank you. virginia's top leader is under investigation by the feds. governor terry mcauliffe is facing legal and ethical questions over campaign contributions, this is former governor bob mcdonnell is set to appeal a federal conviction for corruption. tom roussey reports. cnn reports the fbi and justice department prosecutors are investigating virginia's governor. it involves whether a certain donation to his 2013 campaign broke the law. mcauliffe is a close friend of bill and hillary clinton. the fbi is looking into his time globale clinton's initiative, set up by the former president. they are also looking at $120,000 in

to his campaign made by a chinese businessman. in a statement, mcauliffe's attorney said, "we cannot confirm the cnn report. neither the governor nor his former campaign have knowledge of the matter, but as reported contributions were completely lawful. cooperate withll the government if he is contacted about it." settling said, "it is in concerning to hear that -- unsettling and concerning to hear that governor mcauliffe has received campaign contributions from chinese nationals. governor mcauliffe should return the money immediately." tom roussey, abc 7 news. a baltimore police officer cleared in connection with the death of freddie gray. the officer's father is talking about what his son has been through in the past year. jonathan elias has that. jonathan: he is not too happy. the judge a

edward nero. he had opted for a bench verdict rather than a jury. next up is the administrative review which will determine whether nero should be punished and what the punishment might be. with the court case over, officer nero's father is lashing attorney carolyn mosby's handling of the case. a higherre held to standard, which is fair, but they also have the right to be treated fairly. mosby did not do that. she rushed to judgment. protests erupted last year after gray died from injuries he sustained after dying in the back of the police van. the next trial of officers caesar goodson is in june, he faces second-degree depraved-heart murder charges. jonathan elias, abc 7 news. steve: a few scattered showers right now.

in the next half hour, walked the dog a last time, take your raincoat. we have some showers lingering the next few hours. not adding up to a lot. they should be it through tonight and tomorrow. are you ready for a change? sunshine and warmer temperatures, talking date, lies in the upper 70's, near 80 degrees. big changes later in the week into the weekend. what to expect for memorial day and a lot more coming up. steve, thank you. the ntsb is investigating a small plane crash that killed five people in hawaii. the pilot two skydiving instructors, and two tandem jumpers were killed when the single-engine cessna went down and caught fire. no word on what may have caused the crash. terrifyings and a scam we told you about last week -- fairfax county public schools are now issuing a warning to parents

scam. the caller claims two f kidnapped your child and demands money for their safe return. the school system says several parents have been targeted now. last week one of them took to abc 7. hear crying, intense barking at me, ma'am, i have your daughter. alison: fairfax police and the archdiocese of washington issued warnings last week. leon: a majority of those polled say they do not want to change the name of jeb stuart high school in falls church. a committee meeting focused on the results of the survey. named after confederate civil war general, many students and alumni say they want the name gone. in the wake of the charleston massacre last year, we started learning, in my case for the first time, the history of the name and where it came from and how the

confederate flag as a mascot. i started feeling like the name needs to be changed. leon: the ultimate decision on changing the name rests with the school board. they are estimating that updating everything from uniforms to signage could cost nearly $700,000. alison: you can put your name on a national landmark. servicee national park says it is looking to revise policies of donors. the proposed policy would allow park could be renamed to think a donor for donations. this could be all around the country. alison: still ahead --7 on your side investigates the so-called pink tax. why are women paying more than men on virtually identical products?

discriminatory? >> i think it is. they are paying more for the stuff they need.

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alison: tonight, 7 on your side is sitting a light on the pink women are fact that paying more than men four nearly identical products. consumer investigator kimberly suiters found dozens of examples of this, and maryland, d c, in virginia do not have gender pricing loss. from razors to rollerskates, dry cleaning to duct tape, 7 on your side went in search of the pink tax -- price differences seemingly based on gender. >> it makes me angry. kimberly: a recent study in new york city looked at 800 consumer items and found women, even baby girl's products cost more 40% of the time. >> is this a discriminatory practice? >> i think it is. twice, theytting it get

paying more for the things they need. kimberly: maryland's attorney general says there is no local law keeping manufacturer from charging more for products marketed to females, and 7 on your side found plenty. the pink charger one dollar more. >> blue would be cheaper. morerly: do girls pay the boys? >> basically. kimberly: are these really two dollars better? is there something to your knowledge that is special about the color pink? >> my daughters like it better than blue. kimberly: this shirt was three dollars more. smaller jeans, $17 difference. we found price differences favoring men for face cream, deodorant, body wash, and razors. >> they look the same, only a different color. costs twothis shirt dollars to dry cle.

dollars. why do they do it? >> just because. kimberly: should maryland have a gender pricing law? >> i would like to see one. kimberly: use the power of the purse. >> i will have to do comparison shopping. kimberly: were you can, by blue. the blue has five yards more. >> why not, plus it's cheaper. kimberly: and beware the cost of being a female consumer. >> i detest pink or purple. kimberly: these pink scissors cost two dollars more than the red ones. if you see discrepancies like that, said this a picture on twitter #pinktax, #genderpricing. also reported to the attorney general.

investigation, maryland's attorney general says he plans to talk to legislators who may draft virginia pricing laws next session. the virginia assembly is looking to it as well. >> we will get back to the consumer protection section and look at the loss and see what we can do. meantime, i wouldn't enco urage manufactures not to engage in gender pricing. it's wrong. alison: we will keep you posted on what happens next. atorrow night on abc 7 news 11:00, drinking alcohol when pregnant. the cdc recommends that no amount is safe for a growing baby, but is it illegal to serve a pregnant woman alcohol? new york city is r

turned away. we sent an actress pretending to be pregnant into four local bars. see how bartenders react and other patrons. the social experiment, pregnant and drinking, tomorrow night at 11:00. steve: we have temperatures right now 61 degrees at reagan national, the wind out of the west at three. drop another five degrees or so, upper 50's culpeper, manassas, 61 leesburg, 59 andrews and annapolis. the satellite and radar, a few showers and thunderstorms, some severe with the heavier downpours and gusty wind. other than that, widely scattered showers with less shower activity, moving to the south and west from baltimore to d.c. if you are inside the capital beltway and have anything to do in the next hour or

you are probably going to need the umbrella and raincoat to get through it. front royal looking at moderate rain at this time. all of this moves off to the south and west. the low pressure off the coast, the culprit for all of this, that finally moves out as we move into the overnight hours and into tomorrow. the district right now, scattered showers upper northwest d.c., anacostia, southeast, and national harbor. is the nighttime low, lingering showers, clearing early tomorrow morning. sunshine early on it even more sunshine through the day and afternoon. sunshine sticks around wednesday, and then we really crank up the heat and humidity. highs talking daytime well in the middle to upper 80's. the heat

feel even hotter. 70's, near 80, a good deal of sunshine come especially late afternoon into the early evening. you have barbecue plans, go for it. the high pressure moves off the coast for the weekend. wind out of the south and southwest, lower 80's wednesday. thursday and friday, the hottest temperatures we have seen for the month of may, talking upper 80's, with heat index values closer to 90 degrees. memorial day for the delmarva beaches, lower 70's saturday and sunday. maybe a shower monday. we will keep you updated right here on abc 7 and wjla.com, and don't forget to download the stormwatch 8 weather app. 84 tomorrow and wednesday. the upcoming weekend, the best pick of the week and will be saturday with temperatures about 85 degrees. i have a friend getting mar

saturday and she is very happy. alison: thank goodness it was not last saturday. leon: she picks the right weekend. alison: thank you. leon: what's the word? erin: will there be a suspension kick.reen's ♪ it's time to get out and explore. look beyond the expected. hidden among the trees. there's a special place.

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>> and now the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers. after a rain delay, the nationals-mets got underway at nationals park. gio gonzales on the bump for the nats. lead in the a 1-0 third, but that is when the wheels fell off for gio gonza lez. new york would score five in the third. in the fifth, 5-1 new york. cespedes with a moonshot. gio's line, five innings, 10 hits, seven runs allowed, the mets beat the nationals. scary side in pittsburgh today, hit by a pitch in the head. he went to the ground. the pirates said he h

as been taken the hospital with a right eye injury. very scary. thefinals, it appears toronto raptors making their first ever postseason appearance may have gotten under the cleveland cavaliers' skin. second quarter, kyle lowry, 15 points in the quarter. he finished the game with 35. fourth quarter, the raors trying to hold on. mark derosa misses the jumper, drives, tough shot. 105-99,on to win it evening the series at 2-2. the nba has fined but not suspended draymond green for adams inkc's steven the groin.

he will be on the court tomorrow. if green gets another flagrant foul, by rule he will have to serve that. you may see less than usual mets fans tomorrow. a mets fan club with 400 fans are coming to show support for the struggling matt harvey. [higher pitch] he should have gotten $25,000 for each. erin: everyman agrees. day is alwayson special for parents.

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alison: final look at the weather? steve:

wednesday,orrow, 84 a few showers and thunderstorms thursday and friday. the holiday weekend looks the best.

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