kristen wright, news 4. >>> this weekend, the 36th annual hispanic festival in prince george's countyening. tomorrow is the start of hispanic this sunday's event will celebrate the rich heritage of our culture and our community. what can people expect? good morning and thank you for being with us. >> thank you for inviting me. >> there are thousands of people that flock to this event every year. this is the 36th annual. tell me -- talk to me, for people that have not attended, tell us about what happens at the festival. >> at the festival, it is a great celebration. we have food, ethic of the country. >> right. >> peru, colombia, you name it. all the different places you can experience in our countries. >> you can get it all in one place. >> all in one place. music, of course. >> i was about to say, so you can't just -- the things that people look for if they're going out, this is almost an all day festival. they'll look for the food, of course. try a little bit of everything. try a bit of all these different countries. but also the music. >> yes. >> which s tell me about some of the

kristen wright is live outside laura's home in olney with more on the investigation and the search fornswers. kristen? >> reporter: well, two of laura's students have left letters on her front door here. one of them saying that they are praying that laura and her unborn child are somewhere out there safe. so, yes, today we heard from laura's boyfriend for the first time and he says, like everyone else, he just wants her back now. >> i pray that she's safe, she missing and pregnant teacher laura wallen choked up, talking to us for the first time. >> if somebody has her, please understand that you've taken away a huge, a huge person in so many people's lives. >> reporter: tyler sat next to laura's parents at the press conference holding her mother's hand. laura's father hopeful that his daughter is out there. >> laura, if you're out there listening, pick up the phone. whoever might be helping in hiding her, please come forward. >> reporter: announced today, the family is putting up a $25,000 reward as police cast a wide net and wait for crime lab results from laura's suv found thursday a

news 4's kristen wright is in towson, maryland this evening where one of her former students attendslege. >> that student put an emotional tribute together in hopes that someone has seen her. >> reporter: yeah, well, laura wallen's disappearance has upset and worried people across our entire area, including here at towson where one of her former students felt that she had to do something to help find her. >> ms. wallen, if you're watching this, i want you to know how many people love you. myself included. >> reporter: raw emotion, hurt and hope. >> we are all missing you and looking for you and trying to spread the word so we can find you and bring you home. >> reporter: towson freshman lyndsay marie heartbroken over the disappearance of her favorite teacher laura wallen. she taught lyndsay at wild lake high school. we met up with lyndsay today to talk about her youtube tribute. >> she's one of those people who is really close to her students. she helped me through some personal family stuff. she was always there and she always knew when something was wrong so we developed a really c

news 4's kristen wright, she is outside laura's home in olney this evening right now on that family's plea for her safe return. kristen? >> reporter: well, laura's family misses her very much, and so do her students. they've been leaving notes on her front door here. one of the students saying that she is praying for ms. wallen every single day. so, yes, today we heard from laura's boyfriend for the first time and he made this plea. >> i just pray that -- i pray that she's safe, she comes back. that's all i care about right now. >> reporter: the boyfriend of missing teacher laura walle with these words to the mother of his unborn child. >> laura, if you're listening, it doesn't matter what's happened. it doesn't matter -- it doesn't matter what type of trouble. there's nothing we can't fix together. myself and your family. >> reporter: tyler sat next to laura's parents at the press conference holding her mother's hand. laura's father hopeful that his daughter is out there. >> i wanted to let laura know that we're out there looking for her and we're not giving up on her. she is still a

. >> news 4's kristen wright attended today's press c conference. she joins us in front of his home in olney. >> reporter: first a lot of first i questions. first i want to show you some of laura's students have left a couple of letters on her front door. one of them saying that they're putting as much positivity into the world as possible. for the first time as leon menti, laura's boyfriend today. police say he's also the father of the baby, laura's four months pregnant. her boyfriend said her disappearance is a complete shock. tyler sat next to her parents holding her mother's hand at the press conference. he says he and laura were so excited about the baby, going to doctor's appointments together, having son owe grams. one of those images hanging on laura's refrigerator just last week. so, i want you to listen here to laura's boyfriend today making this plea to her. >> laura, if you're listening, it doesn't matter what's it happened. it doesn't matter -- doesn't matter what type of trouble. there's nothing we can't fix together. myself and your f