by somebody not believed to be in the car with him. his car went out of control d sideswiped a pickup truck and crashing another a half a block up. at this point that is all police know. >> bernard jerome parker. recently retired from a government job and a long-time fixture in this neighborhood. >> i called him mr. parker. >> osborne, parker's neighbor for 20 years. >> he was a good person. >> i am saddened to know. >> parker was found in this crashed car yesterday afternoon. police believe that parker was driving up his own road in broad daylight when he was accosted by a gunman for some reason shot in the head. his car racing out of control.

slamming into a tree. >> the car was on fire. >> today detectives using a blood mound to crack the killer's escape route. keyed in on a piece of clothing found at the scene. the dog takes off. on a scent. suddenly the trail vanishes. sources tell us case is a mystery. that means a murderer is on the loose. are -- a victim. >> bad live. the prince george's county homicide detectives tell us they plan to be in the neighborhood this evening putting out the flyers and knocking on doors and looker for information. they hope to be here by 5:00.

this case is wide open. alison: what a mystery. thank you. meanwhile, they say there is not much parents wouldn't do for their children. today in kettering people helped pull a man from his car after it slipped on central avenue to watch him take off on foot. he was racing to get to the kids as the house caught fire. stephen tschida spoke to the father about what happened here. what a story! >> yeah. incredible. we have been working this all day to find out what happened at the burned out townhome. ten minutes ago, carlos pettigrew arrived here home from the hospital. he is behind us talking to his mily and his friends. he told me about the terror he felt when he got a phone that his home was inflamed. his three children and his niece were inside.

>> the s.u.v. spun out of control. >> stumble. >> they raced to help the driver trapped inside. after he got him out, he said he tried to keep the man calm. >> the s.u.v. spun out of control blocks from the burned-out townhome. he staggered to another vehicle and asked for a ride to his home. about a block from it, he bolted from the car and started to run. they were trying to get home. they wouldn't tell me. they brought me the back way. >> she says when she got to herhouse she had no idea whether her children or her husband were okay. she says her three children and her niece and the family

dog were inside the townhome when the fire broke out. >> it was in slow motion. >> carlos says he is okay. he was bloodied in the accident. but he says he is okay now. there is another bit of good news. the family dog was in the basement, trapped in the basement when the firefighters got here but they got if the home and opened the basement door. the dog got out and all are okay tonight. reporting live, stephen tschida, abc7 news. alison: thank goodness everyone is okay in the story. thank you. we have new information about a deadly crash this hyattsville. police identified the driver that caused the wreck as medardo flores. he died in sunday's crash with four other people. today the investigators released the frantic 911 calls from the night of the crash.

>> 911. >> there is a huge accident here. there is a car on fire. alison: police say first flores was involvedded in a separate crash on chillum road. after leaving the scene, his tires blew. that is when he hit the church van. coming up, more 911 calls and a look at flores' criminal history. leon: the second man speaks out about his encounter with what he believes are the same two women you see in the video that has been making headlines around the nation. the women are facing sexual abuse charges. one appeared in court in the last hour because of what they did to this man. sam ford is live outside with what happened at the hearing. whether we know there is another victim out there. what did you learn? >> the woman in court is 20-year-old knight who was

arrested yesterday who was charged with third-degree sexual abuse. this afternoon, denied bail in court. the video you saw was from a month ago. a man we met today told us he ran into those women over the weekend. >> when he saw the video of two women twerking and groping a man at the new york avenue shell station he recognized them as the same women who grobeed him last saturday outside another shell a block away. >> it was like, i was like please, leave me alone. i'm not into that. >> he said it wasn't just him. other men trying to gas up had to push them away too. >> none of the guys went for it. >> that park of new york avenue is known for streetwalkers and some women took off running as soon as they saw the cameras. police sat park watching a budget hotel lot. one mother said prostitutes are busy here.

>> they try to run up to the car and open the doors. do it all the time. >> it was a circus. edwards said initially he thought they were undercover cops trying to attract clients. surprise when he saw the video. never thought about reporting them. >> guys have egos. i was sexually by a female, could you come help me, please. i was definitely sexually assaulted. i was definitely sexually assaulted. >> the court paper released today said somebody saw the video yesterday. flagged the police down in northwest. told them that knight was working a ck away. they said they went to 11th and saw her trying to stop the cars. they made the arrest in that case. they are still looking for 23-year-old marjorie charles as the second woman in that video. reporting live, sam ford. leon: i can see how he would

think it was cops. what a story. what a day outside! it's beautiful out there. alison: owl good things much come to an end. we have more from chief meteorologist doug hill. doug: a look at the capitol wheel. few high clouds on the horizon. we have slow clouds later tonight. temperatures are cool. follow fortable for this time of the year -- comfortable for this time of the year. 63 in fort washington. 60 in anacostia. the temperatures are going to drop in the 40's far western suburbs toward valley and the mountains. low 40's in many locations. 46 in hagerstown. 46 in ashburn. low 50's in downtown washington. a big storm over the northwest.

tornado storms. advisory for heavy snow in nebraska. a cold front could bring showers or an isolated thunderstorm through midday tomorrow. we will check out the weekend in a few minutes. alison: thank you very much. on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1819 a cease-fire ended the war to end all wars. today around the world people pause to remember armistice day. in the u.s., president obama saluted those who made the ultimate sacrifice laying aureate at the tomb of the unknowns at arlington national cemetery. but he said veterans day doesn't just honor those we lost but also those who serve. president obama: what has always made great, what has always made us exceptional are the patriots who generation of generation dedicate themselves

to building a nation what is stronger, freer, a little more pertinent. on this day and every day, we thank you. alison: he went on to call on all americans to help hire veterans once they return from service. just south at the u.s. marine corps base quantico a memorial took to two wheels and 200 miles today. northern virginia bureau chief jeff goldberg is live at the base to explain. hi, jeff. jeff: this is an awesome story. it wrapped up after 4:00. this is at the afterparty. how are we doing? good? thumbs up. we have tired riders. men and women riding all day long. after the malcolm 200. despite the exhaustion, they wouldn't have it any other

way. 11 hours in a grueling 13-hour ride, the answer to the question, how are you feeling? >> i feel great. >> is just what you expect from a u.s. marine. >> going strong. no problems whatsoever. reporter: the major organized the ride in honor of a fellow marine and friend, lieutenant dan malcolm killed by enemy sniper fire on november 10, 2004, when the two were serving together in fallujah. >> a great man. true hero. the least we can do for guys like him with the sacrifice and give their lives in defense of the country. what better thing to do on veterans day. jeff: 11 times around a 17-mile loop inside marine corps base quantico at 18 miles per hour. the major himself suffered injury after taking gunfire in 2010 joined by two others. chief officer ii handsome.

>> i'm tired but ready to finish. >> you think of those paving the ulimate sacrifice. >> a finish line well worth the struggle. >> with this one done, matthew will start to look ahead to next year. >> yes, ido for the rest of my life. every november 10 or 11. >> how are we feeling? good? >> everybody made it through. exciting stuff. this is the second year of the malcolm 200. there are many plans for the future. he has raised $17,000 for the semper fi fund that raises money for the post-9/11 wounded veterans. a great cause and a great day at the u.s. marine corp base quantico. back to you. >> a way to remember his friend. all right. thank you so much.

still to come. we'll delve into a debate over a holiday sweater. >> plus -- >> it's early. happy to see it. >> hello, winter. the storm sweeping across the plains up next.

alison: let's get to breaking news out of southwest washington. jennifer donelan arrived on the scene in mobile track 7. what is the latest? jen, can you hear us? jennifer: yes, i hear you. we are in the 100 block of m street southwest, right behind -- let me give you a shot from the roof. the police were just knocking on the door of the vehicle here. we are in mobile track 7. the first district station is home to d.c. homicide division. there is a shooting and the police were right here. i see crime scene tape and a number of police officers. we are waiting to get information now. as soon as we find out what happened we'll toss it back to

you. alison: okay. check back with us shortly. thank you. moving on, a major breakthrough. this is an airplane tracking. so today, the united nations agreed to set aside radio frequencies so airplanes can be tracked by satellite. not just from the ground. this change comes after malaysia airlines flight 370 vanished back in march 2014. the disappearance exposing weaknesses in air navigation systems. debris from the plane, though, was found in the indian ocean back in july. leon: a beautiful day here. but in other parts of the country they are dealing with snow. the snowstorms slamming part of the midwest and the planes including colorado, nebraska, kansas. between six and 12 inches of snow fell in colorado and wyoming. earlier in the week almost 10 inches of snow fell in reno, nevada. some of those places like having the snow because of the skiing. is there a lot of skiing in

reno? doug: not reno proper. 28 years ago today we had a veterans day snowstorm in the capital. a lot of snow. in the suburbs. kind of crazy. the day before that, i didn't work that day so my hands were clean. even on tv in washington the night before had it wrong. but my hands are clean. i didn't work. a whole lot prettier today. temperatures are around 60 degrees. this is a time lapse from great falls, virginia. blue sky and the sunshine gorgeous. breeze out there. going to have a bit of breeziness in the forecast here through the next several days. friday to saturday. right now 55 in great falls. a beautiful sun set. sun down 15 to 25 minutes ago. 57 degrees in leesburg. 53 in league league.

52 in fredericksburg. 60 in the capital. getting through the evening the skies are partly cloudy. fairly clear now. we pick up more cloudiness overnight. chilly, too, with a northwesterly breeze. 39 to 49 degrees by the morning. tomorrow the winds will turn south/southwest and get breezy from the system. not from the low pressure center pretty much is over omaha now where there are tornadoens on ground and outside of depoint. snow falling over east central nebraska. but from the cold front that extends south. that will rise in our direction quickly tomorrow. scattered showers and gusty winds. maybe a thunderstorm from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. move through the areas south and west of the region first. the sun will come back out. we have active warnings and heavy snow around the back side. really the first big storm that made it from the coast to

the plains. not unusual to see that system in november. here is a closeup and the line-up with the weather moving northeast with the tornado warnings active now in the areas of central and south central iowa especially at this moment. locally the future cast will bring clouds in tomorrow and the area of showers. maybe a thunderstorm in morning to midday. this is one computer remedy. others are keeping it an hour or two behindthe timeline. the front will roll through and skies clear back out. the winds will turn direction and will get gusty through the next couple of days. this is a timeline of the future cast. arrows from the south. the sustained winds at 13 to 14 miles per hour. we get in the day on friday. sustained winds 21, 23 miles per hour out of the west. a change in the air mass coming our way over the next few days 40. % chance of showers and storms tomorrow. windy with the sunshine on friday. cooler on saturday and sunday. tuesday and wednesday we warm

back to the mid-to-upper 60's. this saturday afternoon at 6:15 national evening at the national harbor. tee lighting. 65-foot tree. it's huge. 200,000 lights. something crazy. i'll be there. light it up. alison: first we see snow, then a christmas tree. this is all coming too quickly. i'm not ready. leon: we haven't had pumpkin pie yet. alison: exactly. we'll see you in a few minute. speaking of food, a fan favorite is copping to our area. we will tell you where -- is coming to our area. we'll te you where you can get a sandwich with frees on it. leon: on the eve of the big day, a local medal of honor recipient sits down to talk about what he did. >> we go to break. look at more of the veteran day photos sent in by viewers like you. we will be right back. wow. this place is spectacular.

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he is set to receive the medal of honor tomorrow. kellye: august 8, 2012. afghanistan. army captain is part of a security detail escorting a brigadier general to a meeting. ra suspicious looking man approaches. growburg senses danger. >> the blank there. look on the guy's face. that man was out here to have a mission to kill us. you never forget the face. kellye: the face of a suicide bomber. two of them approached that day. trapping growburg and his team to spring into action. >> hit them with my rifle. grab him by the suicide vest. throw him to the ground. detonated. eight seconds. you don't have time to think. you react. >> this portion went to the bone. the flesh was gone. blown to the bone. >> when the explosive detonated, arrest jent mahoney

suffered a an injury to his arm. growburg left with a damaged leg. the brave i have earned him a silver star and thursday will deliver a medal of honor at the white house. growburg is only the tenth living person to receive it that served in afghanistan. but the resident says the award isn't about him. >> this gives me an opportunity to represent the true heroes that didn't make back that day. >> they are the true heroes. they ar that made the ultimate sacrifice. >> in arlington, kellye lynn, abc7 news. alison: so deserving of that honor. meanwhile a k-9 with d.c. fire and e.m.s. we have learned will be off the job for several weeks. the dog is named rue and a fire spokesman tells us the handler noticed that the dog was sluggish this week and he took him to the vet. raph a scan, surgery required to remove blockage from the intesteins. he will -- intestines.

he will be away from work for a few weeks. they'll miss him a lot. leon: touchy situation. find out why target is defending a holiday sweater tonight. alison: but first, how much for the tires? you have complained that tire shops are taking advantage of your lack of car knowledge. so we go under cover to find out if you really are being sold services you do not need. leon: take a look now at some of the photos you have been sending us for veterans day. if you like you can add to the collection at wjla.com by e-mailing them to pics@wjla.com.

leon: let's get an update on the breaking news. a shooting in southwest washington. jennifer donelan new on the scene of mobile track 7. what are you seeing? what have you heard so far? jennifer: we have an update for you, leon. we will take it to the rooftop camera on mobile track 7. my photographer jim johnson is going to pan back. the building that you see on the right side of the screen is the first district station. 100 block of m street uthwest andh to the d.c. homicide division. you see the flashes blue lights. that is where the shooting occurred behind the buildings. we understand the man that was shot in conscious and breathing. at the hospital. so that is the latest we have for you. if we get anything else we will be back in touch. back to you. alison: okay.

thank you. see you then. you want fries with that? that upsell is common with a lot of businesses but it gets complicated and expensive with our cars. consumer investigator kimberly suiters report that some local customers of a chain tire store are cautioning others to tread carefully. >> my concern is your calipers is blocked. >> we didn't plan to investigate mr. tire. >> i understand -- kimberly: that is my car. the manager gave me a good deal on high of end tires beating an internet price. >> tow it out. >> tow it out? >> unless we do the works on the brakes. kimberly: he suggested we spend another $739 to make it road worthy. >> i just had this car at the dealer and they said something about my brakes being bad.

>> i'll leave that up to you. i am looking at it right now. you have no brakes. >> we took a risk and went to a business up the road. what did you find wrong with the car? >> absolutely nothing. >> they had the mechanics do a thorough inspection. >> we worried about that as a safety issue. we took the tires off and took the brakes off. pressurized it. nice and smooth. nothing wrong with the brakes. >> when we showed th video to justin he couldn't help but laugh. >> how are you supposed to know? how are you supposed to know? >> he didn't know when he took his car to mr. tire for a basic alignment. his wife also took her car there for new tires. she got good ones. but they both were given suggestive repair list thousands of dollars long. >> they tried to scare me into having the work done by saying your car is horribly unsafe. we don't recommend you doing this.

trying to belittle me nd make me scared enough to pay $2,500 to get the work done. >> the only reason he didn't authorize the work he had just come from a trusted mechanic that records show had done extensive work on the car. mr. tire says thousands of people across the shop report back a positive experience on the customer survey. "7 on your side" found at least 20 similar complaints about two stores in arlington. filed with the better business bureau and written on yelp. customers believing they were sold unnecessary repairs, saying employees tried to scare them to costly jobs. and warn them without the repairs they could end up on the side of the highway. another customer cautioning forgive the pun but you should tread carefully in this tire dealership. when we went back to the mr. tire manager who handles my car, he stands by his words and all repairs are recommended. not required. "7 on your side" had several telephone conversations with the divisional vice president of mr. tire. and while he declined to go on

camera he did give this statement. "if we find someone trying to oversell customers or sell unnecessary repairs, we don't retrain that employee. we terminate them." he also urges any customers who are not satisfied with their mr. tire experience to contact him directly. we have put his full statement, plus his permission, his e-mail address and office phone number on wjla.com. reporting in arlington, kimberly suiters, abc7 news. alison: okay. thank you very much. let us know how 7 can be on your side. call 866-236-3401 or e-mail the team. tips@wjla.com. leon: i have a tip now. trending now a pittsburgh institution coming to hagerstown. if you haven't heard of them they are face now to add french fries to every one of their sandwiches. the shop in hagerstown will open up on friday.

the first 100 customers wiive ak for a year. good luck. vomen tiers clearing up the mural. this summer vandals fired paint ball at the mural and it features the past 11 presidents. it took the artist three years to create that. police have not made arrests. alison: well, you can call her the welcome third wheel. amy downs of frederick maryland helped push a man in a wheelchair to the finish line of the new york city marathon. it all happened after the left rear wheel disintegrated on the wheelchair. they found it hard to make turns.

leon: coming p at 5:00 -- >> hello. i am raising money for others with sickle cell. leon: that is a hero. a spirited young girl turns birthday celebration to walk and a cause for others. >> nontraditional holiday treats are something of a tradition in silver springs. the meaning behind this year tree. alison: new at 6:00 the mystery is solved. we find the daughter of theveter ii memorabilia was found. how it got there. what she is looking forward to the most at 6:00. leon: hundredso f viewers sending photos of your beloved veterans to pics@wjla.com. we wish we could show them all to you here are a few of those sent in. check out the entire gallery at wjla.com.

steve: i'm steve rudin. it's wednesday but never too early to talk about the upcoming weekend. saturday looks good. chilly at times. temperatures around 53 degrees. good deal of sunshine to enjoy. by sunday we are talking temperatures that will be in the upper 50's. mostly sunny skies. a bit brisk at times. but the good news is the rain not the forecast for the weekend but a chilly start for the early morning with the wake-up temperatures that will be in the upper 30's and the lower 40's. stay with us. you are watching "abc7 news at 5:00

leon: as many as 100,000 americans live with sickle cell disease. a genetic blood disorder. for the vast majority there is no cure. we met a determined young girl living with the disease. she is on a mission to change that one step at a time. that makes them this week's harris tose hero. >> make a wish. [applause] >> london nichols is celebrating her 8th birthday. but is not the typical children party. >> what she said, she wants a circle cell -- sickle cell

walk and raise money to bring about awareness of the sickle cell disease. leon: it's a hereditary blood disorder. london was diagnosed just after she was born. they marked the walk starting point, thus the name london bridge walk. by the end her birthday walk raised more than 2800. >> thank you. >> which she presented to the head of the howard university department of pediatrics which was underfunded. >> every penny counts when it comes to fighting a chronic disease. >> you have to be making people away. without that, it is no success. >> for london it seems natural. to have children sharing the same thing she has. her birthday wish --

>> london bridge! >> more about sickle cell. >> oh yeah? leon: they participated in the walk and she wants to make the walk an an annual event to mark her birthday. alison: wow! what a great spirit. leon: love that. don't you? alison: i love it. thank you, leon. still to come here at 5:00 -- >> i couldn't deal with it. >> the side of a legend we rarely see. that is coming up in sports. >> after three years of waiting, three young children finally back with their families here in the u.s. i'm brianne carter with their stair coming up. >> now a look at your veteran

day photos. you can see the gallery from viewers like you at wjla.com.

alison: right now two families are back in the u.s. after three years of waiting to be complete. they were fighting to get exit visas for their adopted children from the congo. brianne carter at dulles international airport now where the families cleared customs about an hour and a half ago. brianne: this is the moment that the family has been waiting for, for more than three years. >> we have been training every day, every day. every day. to come home soon. >> for the first time since they adopted him in 2012, their son isaac is finally home in the u.s. >> exuberance. i am so excited. we have been waiting for so long. >> in 2013, authorities in congo put a hold on exit visas for international adoptions. but just last week, the government cleared the way for more than 70 adoptions. today at dulles international airport three of the children arrived in the u.s. including isaac and the boys glute and andre.

however, there are still hundreds of families waiting. >> it's not our daughter today. but we're prayerful and hopeful it will be. >> she is still waiting to have her 8-year-old daughter at home in the u.s. she is rejoicing today with these parents. >> i knew i had to be here. to see the children come off the plane. brianne: what an emotional reunion it was for the family. for the family who lives in illinois they won't head back right away. they are taking advantage of being in the nation's capital and they plan to show isaac the halls of congress and other sight-seeing options including museums and other places downtown before heading back home. reporting live, brianne carter, abc7 news. leon: all right. that's great. thank you. well, see if isaac is going to learn how bad traffic can be while he is in washington. jamie: i think so. look at a lot of lights behind

me. if he is traveling from the stretch in virginia on 66, closer to the capital beltway this is what you expect. two of the right lanes are blocked off. i think now they have blocked off a third. everyone is squeezing by in the left lane and the left shoulder. this is 66 eastbound before the beltway. that is eastbound. so anyone heading in from fairfax or centreville trying to get to the beltway. move to the map. so the slowing behind this, of course, you have it and it is quickly building in. move no the map. you see the solid green line? this is heading westbound outbound on 66. it looks great. we are not seeing major issues right now. really anywhere. a little slowing on 395. that is it. the top of the beltway. i usually mention it takes 37 minutes. seven minutes right now to get from tyson to bethesda.

so because of this veterans day that is why we are seeing light traffic. 66, is a different story heading in. back to you. alison: okay. thank you. trending now, target is coming under fire again this time for a sweater that the critics say trivializes mental illness. a red, green, white sweater that says o.c.d., obsess i christmas disord -- obsessive christmas disorder and critics say it mights light of of obsessive compulsive disorder. bloomingdale is apologizing for its latest holiday ad. the critics say advocates date rape. you can see that the ad says, "spike your best friend's eggnog when they are not looking." it sparked immediate outrage online. the high-end retailer tweeted an apology and acknowledged it's in poor taste. but it's in a print catalog so

it can't be pulled. leon: oops. we'll see if we need sweaters or eggnog or whatever. alison: what is the latest? it's still warm. doug: 60 or so. friday or saturday and windy and chillier. it will feel like november. start with a word on the storm we have been following. heavy snow over eastern nebraska. violent weather over iowa. numerous tornado warnings in the afternoon. we show you storm chasers from kcti in des moines. the air traffic control tower in des moines spotted a tornado. we will stick with this for a couple of seconds to show you the action and the violent storms that are rotated in the area over south central and central iowa this afternoon. now the map shows a line of heavy storms over eastern iowa. clip northwestern illinois, southwestern wisconsin. we are on the extreme southern fringe of the system. cold front that is attached will come through midday tomorrow and showers or thunderstorms. mid-to-upper 50's across the area. partly cloudy skies.

by tomorrow morning the metro area temperatures upper 40's. 47 in largo. 46 in aspen hill. 49 in dale city tomorrow morning. the next seven days we will be cloudy tomorrow. and breezy. low 60's. showers and isolatedded thunderstorms possible with gusty winds. clearing late in the day. friday, breezy and 60 degrees. sunny, breezy and chilly. saturday and sunday 68. it will settle down monday, tuesday, wednesday with a warmup to the mid-to-the upper 80's. let's find out what happened in sports. erin? erin: thank you, doug. a former georgetown hall of fame coach jonathanson was honored last night -- john thompson honored dean smith award who was thompson's close friend. >> it's very difficult to express my real feelings. >> he held court. his emotions front and center.

>> it's an honor and appreciated that you think anyway that my name can be mentioned with this man. >> he was honored as the first recipient of the dean smith award named for the legendary north carolina coach. thompson and smith were contemporaries, colleagues and competitors. in 1982, smith unc team topped thompson's georgetown squad for the national title. but only after georgetown's fred brown infamously threw the ball to unc's james worthy in the final seconds. >> the game was over. he ran to me and hugged me. i wonder if i would have done that. erin: the award embodies the spirit of the late north carolina coach. deep smith passed away in february after a lengthy illness. during the ceremony thompson

reveal and regretted he couldn't so his friend in the final days. i couldn't deal with it. maybe other things will got me out of the cry baby mood i'm in. erin: you can hear how difficult it was how to deal with dean smith as he was about to pass away. >> the two of them will be bonded together. through the award. well, find out why this is out there up next.

alison: but today we continue to mark veterans day. this is a look at the photos e-mailed to us of the local veterans. the gallery is o

alison: new information on a small plane that crashed in the home in akron, ohio. investigators are confirming all nine people on the aircraft died. federal officials now are reviewing security videos and interviewing witnesses trying to determine what caused the crash. abc's elizabeth hur has the latest. elizabeth: the investigation could be lengthy but officials vow their work will be thorough as they begin the task of recovering and examining evidence from the fiery crash site that left nine people dead. >> the left wing hit the ground first and left a mark. then the aircraft hit half on apartment building. destroying it before running up an embankment. behind the billing and coming to -- building and coming to

rest. >> police confirm the pilot, copilot and seven employees from a florida real estate company were killed when the charter flight from dayton to akron smashed into an apartment building. less than two miles from the destination. >> i'm in shock and disbelief. we just want to know what happened. we want answers. that's all. >> devastated and desperate for answers the victim families and the plane's owner. >> we are shocked. the planes generally don't fall out of the sky. >> i can tell you there were very well seasoned pilots, both of them. >> according to officials, no one on the ground was injured but about a dozen families have been destroyed with the homes damaged and destroyed. >> it's not scattered. it is heavily burned. that is what lie the problem with the recovery at this point. >> officials say they have recovered cockpit voice recorders which will be

analyzed for clues to help them determine what went wrong. in new york, i'm elizabeth hur for abc7 news. alison: that is it for "abc7 news at 5:00". but right now at 6:00 -- the driving record of the man accused of causing a deadly crash that left a community in mourning. >> i got a phone call from my daughter. my 13-year-old. alison: then the phone went dead. the extraordinary measure that the father took to get hem to his family even after his car crashed. >> a mystery solved. the moment a woman is reunited with her father's missing memories from world warii. "abc7 news at 6:00" starts now. announcer: now "abc7 news at 6:00". on your side. maureen: firt at 6:00, we now know who was behind the wheel

of a pickup truck that caused a horrific wreck in hyattsville. the crash killed three people in the church van and the driver of the pickup. we have learned that the man had a history of dangerous living. kevin lewis is live with what he found out. kevin? kevin: police tell us 30-year-old flores was fleeing from another accident scene when he lost control of his pickup truck and he hit that church van. why was florida fleeing -- why was flores fleeing? if it was because of alcohol, police say it would not have been the first time. >> prince george's county 911. what is the address of the emergency? >> there are two vehicles across the street engulfed in flames. children on a van. kevin: 911 calls describe the carnage that police say medardo flores caused. two wrecks in two minutes leaving five dead. >> hit a car in front of a shopping center.