justice after hurt when brother was shot and crashed his car. toson: the twin sister wants know why her brother died and who pulled the trigger, this as the police go door to door searching for answers. richard reeve joins us live with what the police are saying so far. rich? bernadetteison, parker says she just wants to know what happened. her brother was shot down there, but his car cap going, slamming into this poll, then this tree. now this family is looking for answers. >> that was my only brother. i don't have another one. bernadettegrieving parker is trying to understand why somebody would kill her brother, bernard. >> they killed him. he is such a part of me. richard: just before 1:00

tuesday afternoon, he was driving from his home. a gunman approached and opened fire through the window, wounding parker in the head and neck. the car still running ripped through a street sign and crashed into a tree. sitting in the yard. i was thinking it was an accident. foundd: arriving officers the car empty. somebody took parker to the hospital, where he died from his wounds. >> it's a terrible thing to happen. wednesday night, detectives canvassed the area. a bloodhound lost the senate. many said that parker was going to the drug store to pick up medicine for his mother-in-law. now bernadette parker is praying for closure. >> i hope they catch that asked her to, i really, truly do. i just want to know why. sign a stark

reminder of what happened. parker says several months ago, her brother said he had just retired. now the authorities are trying to find motive or suspects in this case. richard reeve, abc 7 news. leon: breaking news from baltimore, where police officer -- a police officer is in the hospital after being shot. officers returned fire after being shot and the suspect was killed. the officer was shot in the leg and is expected to be ok. alison: an unfolding murder mystery and takoma park, a 34-year-old woman trained as a paralegal found stabbed to death near a dumpster at an office park. she has been identified as elena. the police do not have a suspect or motive at this time. information about a man behind the truck and caught a horrible accident in hyattsville, killed along with four others, including an unborn

child. ac 7 has learned that he had prayer rest for arson and destruction of property. the also been cited for drunk driving, unsafe lane changing, and tricking and driving. officers have not determined if medardo flores was under the influence and cause the crash sunday. pettigrew learned that his home was on fire and his children inside. >> i tried to call the house and the phone was dead. i did not know if they were still in the house. scene, he rushed to the but he rolled his vehicle in kettering trying to get there. after getting out, he took off on foot. >> then somebody said, are you injured? i said that's my house. two children had gotten out of the house by the

time he arrived. doctors later treated him for minor injuries from the crash. okn: they are altogether in now. a new lawsuit against metro after he was wounded in a shooting back in august on board a metro bus in southeast. his lawsuit says that somebody intentionally stop the bus using a shutoff switch before shots were fired. the suit says that metro officials were negligent because they knew those witches could be used to disable a bus. he is seeking $8 million in damages. alison: a perfect fall day today, but rain is coming back tomorrow. let's get a timeline with meteorologist steve rudin. steve: you better put the umbrella close to the door before you head to bed, and also grab a sweater. you will not needed it all day long, but may be a mid-day raincoat. it will be dry around the capital beltway for the

rush-hour commute. 9:00, the closer to showers begin to move in from the north and west. northern montgomery county, frederick county, but the district still drive. a different story through the late morning and early afternoon. we have the cold front moving across the mid-atlantic stop showers, maybe even a run the love thunderstorms will continue at least through the early morning hours before this finally moves out. the belfort furniture weather center day planner, highs tomorrow when the lower 60's, midday showers, maybe a few thunderstorms. more on a cooldown for the upcoming weekend and a big, big warm up next week. more on that coming up in a few minutes. the: this just into newsroom, new video of the deadly plane crash in akron, ohio, shedding light on what happened moments before the airplane went down, killing nine people. >> the airplane just dropped out of the sky, veering skied ways

-- veering sideways. leon: the small jet crashed into an apartment building and slammed into an embankment. the jet took off from dayton tuesday and was on approach to land and karen when it clipped a telephone line. includinge on board two crewmembers and seven passengers died in the crash. the jet is operated by ecu-flight.ed exc the pilots were well seasoned. >> they liked to fly together. we monitored the flight and it was typical for them to have the doors closed message. leon: a relative of one of the victims fear the worst when she heard the news break. >> she was in a small jet traveling with her company on business. i texted her after the news report. she did not reply. we started siblings,

doing some detective work and made some calls and checked the flight plans and kind of put it together that it was her. stepping red cross is into help the apartment residents who lost everything. the flight recorders have been recovered and have been sent to a lab to be analyzed. ine than 100 people indicted connection with a deadly biker brought in texas. nine bikers were killed in the shootout at the sports bar in waco, 20 were injured. of suspects are accused engaging in organized criminal activity tied with murder. day, andt is veterans we honor men and women who served our country. tributes all over the nation, including in the district. localay that one african-american world war ii vet never received the honor he deserved, and tonight the growing campaign to change that. tom roussey has the story. >> his story is amazing.

this author spoke at american university about her new book about black soldiers' d-day heroism for stop in the audience, the family of a west philly native, waverly woodson. >> he did not wait to be drafted, he went right in. tom: he passed away in 2005. >> he saw an awful lot. tom: he was a paramedic in an all-black battalion that sent up balloons to keep german bombers from attacking. d-day, he worked 30 hours straight, treating soldiers and saving lives, at one point resuscitating four drowned men. >> he worked until he collapsed. tom: he did not talk about it much until the 50-year anniversary. that is when he did interviews like this one. >> you are just there to do what

you can. world war ii black soldier receive the medal of honor until president clinton awarded seven, but woodson did not get one because his army records were destroyed by fire. was plenty of proof he was a relic. tom: his heroism was well-known at the time and they say it's high time that he received the honor he is due. >> we know he deserved to get that medal of honor for what he did. tom: this week, maryland congressman chris van hollen wrote a letter to the army. he cited the new information in the book that we just talked about. he asked the army to take a new look at his record and consider that he finally get the medal of honor. live at the world war ii memorial, tom roussey, abc 7 news. alison: thank you, tom.

meanwhile, the washington redskins posted a special event for families and military personnel who died in service to our country. dinner, played golf with top players. family member said it was a great way to cap off the day of remembrance. >> it's so exciting. it's a great feeling to have them be part of the day. alison: it was organized by the redskins charitable foundation called redskins salute and the tragedy assistance program for survivors. leon: love that. 7 on your side with health matters about the flu shot. the flumist nasal spray is in short supply and the nationwide haveage may mean that kids to face the injection this year. the shortages because of production challenges according to the company. thing isn't a black

secret box in terms of the public. -- is in a black secret box in terms of the public. alison: tomorrow, the 7 on your side i-team looks at local doctors dealing with addiction on the job. doctors allowed to continue practicing after some extreme behavior. and they don't have to say a word to you about this. watch the full 7 on your side report on doctors under e influence tomorrow night at 11:00. just still ahead -- imagine not having to do math after your meal. a big restaurant chain wants to eliminate tipping. alison: and target facing backlash today over a christmas sweater. what triggered the controversy and how the company is responding. day, wed on veterans want to highlight some of our brave men and women. andeen showing love

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new york state. joe's crab shack is testing a no-tip model at several restaurants, eliminating the gratuity and 18 locations. they may go nationwide with policy. workers now are an hourly wages between $12 and $14. alison: target is not hacking ialy from a controvers sweater. the shirth ocd say makes light of a serious mental illness, demanding it be pulled. target says it is sorry but does not have plans to stop selling it. some people would not care if they have a sweater as long as they have one. blizzard conditions, a powerful storm system dumped a foot of snow in the colorado mountains. into thestem moved plains, tornadoes touched down. the biggest threat to mark him strong winds over the central

u.s. with gusts of up to 60 miles per hour from the rockies to the great lakes. alison: we had nothing like that but we had the breeze. steve: it felt so much better because yesterday was such a crummy day. on thew, a cold front way during the late morning and early afternoon. we may even have a thunderstorm. nothing severe, but be forewarned if you hear the rumble's. 64 degrees was the high earlier today, above average this time of year. the record, 78. no record-breaking warmth this week. now at reaganht national, just a few clouds. those class will increase as we move through the overnight hours . with the clouds, the cold front, maybe some showers and thunderstorms, the temperatures across the board a lot cooler off to the weather north and west. ashburn at 44. closer to the bay, upper 40's,

lower 50's. the push of cooler air stillwell to the west. now looking at lower 50's indianapolis, 60 louisville. the push of mild air tomorrow morning. the cold front moves are way overnight into early tomorrow morning. stays dry in the early morning rush-hour commute, no problems on the capital beltway. may want to leave some extra time if you're heading out after 10:00 because the rain will be overhead. tonight, it will be cool in the suburbs, am near 40 degrees. inside the beltway, upper 40's, lower 50's. partly cloudy skies, eventually mostly cloudy early tomorrow morning. wake up temperature, 49 degrees in the district, largo 47. about 44. the futurecast, the timing, stays dry most of the overnight. :30 tomorrow morning,

hagerstown, northern montgomery county, showers begin to move in. by lunchtime, kids who have outdoor recess, it may be indo o ors with showers over the district. ath the showers, possibly thunderstorm. as quickly as they arrive, they are out of here by about 4:00 in the afternoon, the capital beltway looks drive for the rush-hour commute tomorrow. skies clear, but in cooler air friday along with windy conditions. friday of about 30 miles per hour. tomorrow, a cool start, upper 40's, middle to upper 50's by noon time. the cold front moves out, showers and thunderstorms, lower 60's by 5:00. the next seven days, cooler for the we can come in the 50's, but look at the middle of next week. upper 60's, near 70 degrees. november keeps giving. alison: we know it's going to

change, so we will enjoy it. thank you. leon: we saw something today we do not think we would ever see. erin: basketball legend john thompson showed a side of him we rarely ever see. we will hit the hardwood. and

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left on the clock. touch, the 18-footer, at the buzzer. orlando wins 101-99. what's better than a buzzer beater? how about two. knicks-hornets, less than a second to play. , and heookie sensation will nail the three as the knicks win. but does he get it off in time? hmm, close. on the replay, it shows he did not get it off in time. no go, hornets win. former georgetown hall of fame coach john thompson was honored last night, the first recipient of the dean smith award named for the late north carolina coach, and also john thompson's close friend. thompson recalled how difficult it was to visit smith during his final days.

i would passn: this highway at least five times. i looked over there and said, i cannot do it. and i did that selfishly because it would have bothered me so much. and i asked mrs. smith to forgive me for that. -- -- i i just couldn't deal with that. pain and can hear the regret in his voice, thinking about that for such a long time. alison: a real moment. leon: for those of us to see john thompson for so long. erin: he is emotional, but usually not that vulnerable. alison: but you can understand it., such a good friend leon: tells you about that relationship. alison: on a lighter note, we

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