term of four years imprisonment. >> reporter: the 58-year-old cardiologist got a stern reprimand in court when the judge spoke for about 24 minutes laying out why he believes murray should get the max. >> he has absolutely no sense of remorse, absolutely no sense of fault and is and remains dangerous. >> reporter: during the hearing a jackson family attorney addressed the court. >> we are not here to seek revenge. there is nothing you can do today that will bring michael back. >> reporter: murray himself did not speak at his sentencing but his attorney, ed chernoff, asked for leniency. >> i do wonder, though, to what extent the court considers the entirety of a man's book of life as opposed to just one chapter.

>> reporter: a plea that had no impact on the judge who threw the book at murray. afterwards members of the jackson family were glad it's over. >> my son's gone. i'll never see him again. but that's the maximum, the judge was fair. >> reporter: murray remains in a los angeles jail but it's unclear how much time he serve due to prison overcrowding in california. the prosecution is also asking for $100 million in restitution and $1.8 million for funeral expenses. those issues will be addressed in a separate hearing january 23rd. in downtown los angeles, stephanie stanton, nbc news. >> traffic is back to normal after a three-car crash at the intersection of wisconsin and western avenues. it ended with a taxi driver running up the steps of the chevy chase pavilion mall. police say an mercedes-benz and an suv were also injured in this crash.

>> montgomery county council members are hoping to catch drivers who pass by stopped school busses. this morning the council introduced a bill that would allow cameras to be installed on the outside of busses. they are similar to red light cameras and they'd be triggered by the speed of passing cars. drivers caught blowing by stopped school busses would be fined as much as $250. a state survey shows that more than 7,000 drivers passed a stopped school bus in a single day earlier this year, more than 1,500 of those violations happened in montgomery county. >> herman cain is considering his option. late yesterday the republican presidential candidate found himself enmeshed in another scandal. >> reporter: facing his worst crisis yet, herman cain told senior staffers according to one that he is reassessing his campaign. many supporters and critics

already calculate cain's finished. >> if thing himself gone different without these five women coming forward he would have been the black male republican version of sarah palin media star. >> reporter: four harassment charges drove down cain's numbers. then came ginger white on fox 5 atlanta. >> i was involved in a very inappropriate situation, relationship. >> reporter: white claims a 13-year affair with cain, travel, hotels, give, late-night calls and texts. on cnn cain denied an affair. >> i didn't do anything wrong. >> reporter: the new gop front-runner implied cain might quit. >> he has to do what he thinks is best. >> reporter: newt gingrich admits he had an extra marital affair with the woman who became his third wife but in conservative south carolina today the former speaker insisted he's the one who can beat barack obama. >> because i am a student of history and unlike the president

i've studied american history. >> thank you, thank you. >> reporter: mitt romney was in florida praised by cuban american leaders and his son craig, who speaks spanish. long before the florida primary, january 31st, the political fate of herman cain could be clear. but if the current polls are accurate, cain is now not on track to win any the early contests. in iowa, new hampshire or south carolina. i'm steve handelsman, news 4. >> in case you haven't noticed or looked out your window, we are in the midst of a dramatic change in our weather. what a change from yesterday, veronica. >> what a change from this morning, guys. maybe you stepped outside early this morning, went back in the house and haven't been out yet. you think the temperature is going to go up, right?

no. 9 a.m. the high temperature of the day was reached. look at the numbers across the area. today 66 the mercury in d.c., washington, d.c. 63, the high in mount airy, that was this morning and 68 degrees the high in annapolis, maryland at 9:00 a.m. this morning. with the weather front coming through the temperature has been going down. we're at 52 degrees now with a south wind at 9 miles per hour. it's cooler out there with some very breezy conditions. the rain off to the east now but boy, oh, boy, we got some moderate rain, heavy rain early today, the visibility was low, hard driving on area roadways. off to the west we've got snow in indiana and ohio. coming up i'll show you images of that snow on the ground down in tennessee. we're in the 50s right now so your good night it can heading right on down into the upper 40s, mid 40s in the northern and western suburbs by late tonight. so rain is over.

now we've got the cooler air and the breezy conditions to deal with. more details on what you can expect for the rest of the week in just a couple of minutes. >> thanks, veronica. >> the d.c. taxi commission held a meeting to talk about raising and revising current rates. rye now the rate is $1.50 per mile but some drivers want that rate to double to $2.75 per mile. the chairman of the taxi cab commission says rates should be raised but by how much and when is far from decided yet. >> a d.c. council committee is trying to decide if and when police should be allowed to tow vehicles that have expired registration and tags. after a lot of complaints, the city recently stopped arresting such drivers. more than 2,000 drivers were arrested last year. police say they want the discretion to tow cars that go unregistered for more than 30 days, in addition to issuing fines of more than $100 to those owners. triple a says drivers should be

fined but it wants no other jurisdiction to routinely tow vehicles that have expired registrations. >> there's turbulence in the air for american airline, the nation's third largest carrier filed for chapter 1 bankruptcy protection today. what does that mean for passengers? michelle franzen has our story. >> reporter: strapped by debt, soaring fuel costs and increasing competition, american airlines filed for bankruptcy protection tuesday. >> the path ahead will be hard but it's a well-worn path. >> reporter: it is the same path other u.s. carriers, including united, delta, continental have taken since struggling to do business in a post-9/11 world. >> the last decade has been extraordinarily hard in the airline industry. >> reporter: the plan to restructure will include cuts in flights asked uls but the company says it will not affect

the nearly half a million travelers it serves. >> our flights will operate, our 80,000 employees will be out there doing the very best job they can to take great care of our customers. >> reporter: contract negotiations for workers and pilots will be the biggest challenge. americans spend some $600 million more each year than other airlines due to labor contract rules. union workers say they are not only worried about losing jobs but pensions but labor experts say bankruptcy opens up negotiations. >> well, they couldn't work out a deal outside of bankruptcy, they'll work out a deal inside of bankruptcy and it's likely going to a deal that neither side is crazy about. >> reporter: the dallas-based company says there could be job cuts down the line but for now it's focused on cutting costs and rebuilding a stronger aline. michelle franzen, nbc news, new york. >> the metro this weekend is about to get extra planning.

six stations will be closed on the red line. 10:00 on friday night they'll close and won't reopen until monday morning. crews will be installing new rails and making safety improvements. the fort totten state will be open for green and yellow line trans. busses will run between all of the closed station. on the orange line busses will replace train whn the shefrly and deanwood stays stations but the stations will stay open. >> and what went wrong between the marriage of kim kardashian and kris humphries? >> plus how about taking a class in clubbing? one university is offering a class in night life hot spots. >> also ash veteran who once could barely walk becomes a dancing phenom.

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fake engagements? that's the accusation against some twi-hards, fans of the

twilight show and the movie. it's because a replica of bella's wedding dress is being sold in alfred angelo bridal you boutiques everywhere. fans are faking engagements so they can try the dress on. the dress costs $799. shop employees say the pose making it difficult to do real business. nice dress. >> after winning "dancing with the stars," j.r. martinez has kept a really busy schedule. >> he's on fire. today he stopped by the access live studios to talk about his win. he is so pop already. martinez, who is also an actor, says he misses dancing every week. >> his presence on the show was of seen as an inspiration, especially to foal owe service members. in 2003 he suffered severe burns when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb. he can barely walk, much less dance. but now he says people expect him to bust a move. >> when you walk into somebody's house, everybody wants to play

that song and do the free style, do the flip or do the cha cha or they want to show you their cha cha. they want to show you how their cha cha is better than yours or they're the king of cha cha. >> he's become the king of cha cha. one of his future stops could be here in our area. a second deleighon panetta called martinez to arrange a potential meeting at the pentagon. >> he's a real life hero. he had my vote, too. i knew he was going to go the distance. all right. we are still hot talking, folks, neighborhood yoga with the kardashians? a class that literally taechz students about night life and a company isn't hiring people important under certain zodiac signs. >> those are some of the top ibs of discussions with cruise here from hot 95.5. let's start with the kardashians. last night was the season

premiere of the "kim and kourtney take new york" show. kris humphries walks in on a precarious moment. >> do either one of you do yoga? >> i have done yoga, not the hot yoga. >> have you ever done naked yoga? i didn't know this was a thing. people say i should do yoga because i'm a little high strung and it might calm me. he walked in and kim had friends over and they were doing naked yoga and the instructor was totally nude and kris humphries was not okay with that and he stormed out and was very upset. i can't say i blame him. the positions you do in yoga, i don't think it's meant to be done au-natural. >> only at home. >> they were home. they brought the instructor into the house, not kim kardashian.

>> they were scantily clad. >> there's a company that refuses to hire certain zodiac signs. >> i'm personally offended. i'm a scorpio. they don't want to hire me because i'd be moody, create problems with the other co-workers and create arguments and i wouldn't last very long at my job. i then the want veirgios and don't want scorpios. >> we have to work on your personality there. >> i'm very disagreeable. >> most parents know when their kids go off to college there's a good chance they'll go out and about and get into things but now one ivy league school is offering student as hands-on introduction to what? >> to clubbing. this is at yale by the way. >> oh no. >> ivy league school that offer

as class in clubbing. you can learn about the rise of night clubs. they were very specific. they will not accept people who come here their to party. you on get one unexcused absence. if you go over that, you need to get a note from the dean or something like that. >> but they'll teach you to party? >> they'll teach you all about the party life and night life and how to club at yale. >> mom and dad were paying for this. >> did you have to take any weird classes like that? >> i wish! >> i had to take moral philosophy. >> there's also a new study about female aggression. cruz, these are some strong reactions to women who wear shirt that show too much cleavage the study finds or short skirts. what are these exact findings as we go to the video? >> thank good there's video for this. this came from the university of ottawa. maybe they didn't have anything else going on but they found out

that if you're a female and you go to work and you show a little bit too much cleavage or your skirt is a little bit too short, you could lose friends and your co-workers will talked about you behind your back. your girl friends won't want to you meet their boyfriend. >> there's some logic there. >> what's coming up on the show tonight? >> we're going to give away money, $1,000 to pay off some of those holiday bills, maybe get a chance to get your bills paid for a year. and guys who take too long to get ready. >> as you perhaps did today. there was some debate on twitter about your shoes being selected. >> there was. cane is sick on a couch in his zebra snuggy watching. they're green shoes. someone said you can't wear that

shirt and wear green shoes at the same time. >> they can't see your watch. >> you have to accessorize, right? >> great to see you. >> a montgomery county teacher was in for quite a surprise this morning when she learned she won a $25,000 reward. madeline hanington received the national milken educator award of the year at gaithersburg middle school. >> it has been described as an oscar in education. tracee wilkins was there for the big surprise. >> when the students arrived here to the gym, they didn't know what to expect. they were told it was just another assembly. but for some reason the lieutenant governor was there. and then the big check came out. >> the milken educator we'd goes to madeline hanington. >> reporter: english teacher madeline hanington received the 25d,000 milken education award for her work at the middle

school. >> she's my favorite teacher i have to say being honest. she's just so nice and i knew something was going to happen because when she said one teacher was chosen out of the school, i knew it would be miss hanington. >> if i could clone her -- >> reporter: the principal says both students and staff are fans what she does in the classroom. >> there's never a bad day. she's always upbeat, she loves the kids, they love her. >> you are a role model for other teamers not only in this school, not only in this county but throughout the state of maryland. >> reporter: mrs. hanington says she doesn't know what she's going to do with her check, the shock of it all is still settling in but it's clear to everyone here how she's earned it. >> i just always keep them in mind and every child learns differently and every child can learn.

so to me it's always making sure that i'm with them and i understand them. >> reporter: tracee wilkins, news 4. >> i love a real surprise like that. the students weren't in on it, they were surprised, too. congratulations to her. >> great job. >> when we come right back, three men who came forward to claim a record powerball jackpot are facing claims that they were not in fact the real winners. >> a wintry wake-up for folks living just to the west of us.

got a long drink today. >> and it was intense for a period of time, too. it was coming down pretty good where visibility has dropped on area roads but we didn't have any snow. >> that's the bright side. >> i was talking to some of my friends this morning down south, they were complaining about the snow and the cold. let me show you western tennessee, guys. western tennessee during the overnight early this morning, yeah, they woke up to a blanket of snow there. looking through the windshield coming down those big flakes, freshly fallen snow near

memphis, tennessee during the overnight. three to four inches is what they received there. the average snowfall for the season in memphis, tennessee, western part of the state is around four inches. that's what they got with the one storm. now all that snow is going to melt. but really unusual for them. around here we got the chilly rain, 52 degrees with the rain pretty much out of here, breezy and cool, still some wind around out of the south at 9 miles per hour now. dew point at 48 degrees. it's going to take a while to dry out so i think during the overnight we're still kind of da damp, still on the chilly side, same thing for tomorrow morning. 52 in d. krfrmts, 50 in gaitersberg. 11 p.m. is will be 48 degrees. the cloud cover will move out of here slowly tomorrow morning. one thing is for sure, it's definitely going to be chilly

and not in the 60s like it was this morning. around 20 mile-per-hour wind gusts between the north and west. the rain, what's left of it, a little heavier in eastern maryland. all the white in indiana and ohio is snow. here's where that snow was in tennessee, around jackson, tennessee. four inches. there's been some spotty snow, too, right over the line around northeastern georgia. rain ending. there's your weather system moving on out of here, much cooler air for tomorrow, a partly sunny type sky and then more sunshine coming our way for the day on thursday. seasonable sunshine finally november is here. late november, early december i should say. let's go ahead and take a look at your four-day forecast. we'll put it on up for you. we'll call it nice because it's

supposed to be chilly around this time of year. 57 the high on friday. the weekend right now the first part it have is dry with highs and 50 degrees. >> all right. thank you. >> well, still to come on "news 4 at 4:00", the man being held in aruba in the disappearance of a maryland woman may be freed from jail. >> and a guilty conscience finall

welcome back to "news 4 at 4:00." >> here's what's making news at 4:30. four years in prison and an estimated $100 million in restitution to be paid to the children of michael jackson. that's the sentence handed down for dr. conrad murray for the death of the pop star. under california state law, murray is only required to serve half his sentence. the l.a. county sheriff's office says he'll likely spend it behind bar and he's not eligible for home detention. >> herman cain told his senior staff today he's reassessing his campaign. the news comes a day after a georgia woman came forward and said she'd had a 13-year affair

with cain that ended just before he entered the presidential race. cain says he and the woman were simply friends. >> american airlines passengers aren't expected to notice any big changes after the chapter filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy today. it's bad news for invesors, though. american's stock fell more than 80% to 26 cents a share today. >> on wall street stocksnded the trading day on a mixed know. the dow jones industrial average picked up 32 points. . >> the gaithersburg man at the center of the disappearance of a come in a -- aruba is set to go

free in just hours. >> reporter: gary giordano's beachside accommodations, the prison about to lose its high profile inmate. after 115 days behind bars, he'll walk in just hours. his lawyer, jose baez, who famously defended casey anthony, has arrived in aruba. >> there is no case, there is no evidence of a crime and the facts just don't support it. we're happy to see gary is finally going to be able to walk out and go home. >> reporter: giordano says the victim died in a snorkeling accident. prosecutors say he's lying. but after four months of investigating, they don't have enough evidence to charge him. the the judge ordered his release. >> do you have any idea what happened to robyn? >> we have theories. >> what kind of theories?

>> maybe that she was murdered and brought to another place and either thrown in the sea or buried. >> reporter: we should also mention even when gary gets back to the u.s., he's not fully in the clear. prosecutors are appealing. they could also charge him with a crime down the line. if so, prosecutors here in aruba say they'll file a new arrest warrant and try to get u.s. authorities to send him back to aruba. >> the man convicted of assassinating senator robert kennedy in 1968 is filing a new appeal. according to the "washington post" lawyers for sirhan sirhan argue a bullet was switched before his trial to match his gun and he was programmed through hypnosis to fire shots as a diversion for the real killer. lawyers also say 13 shots were fired that night, five more than sirhan could have fired. sirhan, now 67 years old, was denied parole in march and claims no memory of the shooting. >> a man who got sticky fingers

more than 60 years ago is coming clean about his crime now. he walked into a seattle sears store yesterday and handed over an envelope addressed to a sears manager. it con it and a handwritten note confessing to stealing between $20 and $30 from a cash register in the late 40s. the unidentified man decided to pay it back with interest. he included a $100 bill. the folks the sears are paying it forward, using that money to help disadvantaged families during the holidays. >> there was some question about who would get a $245 million lottery jackpot in connecticut. but it appears the rich have just gotten richer. that's because three wealthy bankers had their lawyers speak for them accepting the prize yesterday. the connecticut lottery rules will allow the money to go to their estates. the three fat cats will take home an after taxes lump sum of about $104 million in cash.

that's the 12th biggest jackpot in powerball history and the largest in the state of connecticut. the quick pick ticket bought at a stanford gas station cost only a buck. the bankers said through their laura significant amount of the money will go to connecticut charities. >> that's a good thing to hear for a lot of people who are sour graping it today. >> coming up, a sure sign the holidays are upon us. we'll take a look through some of the most famous windows of the season. >> plus some really

. it's time to check out today's daily deals. on groupon there's a good deal for those looking to relax. >> oh, yeah. for $20 you can great 30-minute infrared massage paired with u acupressure at solar planet. it claims to cleanse your body and increase your metabolism. >> could use that after a long weekend. >> on living social there's a deal for a restaurant that markets itself as the adult versions of your favorite kid foods. it's ketchup at the national harbor. for 20 bucks can you get $40 for food and drinks, more than 1,300 people have nabbed this one already. >> and when we continue, before you make thatline purchase, check the calendar. your best

and welcome back. take a look at this shot. this is the live picture behind pat, me and veronica today. they are bringing the boxes out. >> are they decorating? >> the party's coming later. see them unloading the boxes out there, the tree's up out front, they've got the garland going. >> they're doing it right now. and we know they have the tree

on the inside. >> it's a good thing they're not putting up lights on the outside. it's been a little breezy today for sure. we've had nine straight days where temperatures were above average. so here at the end of november, back down. >> we're going to take the plunge. >> we're going to take the plunge. it is going to be a little cooler tomorrow, folks. get ready. you're going to need that warm coat tomorrow. 52 is where our temperature is right now. that's about what it's going to feel like tomorrow, too. breezy, cool conditions sticking and for a while. let's look at your good night-wake-up forecast. saving us will be the wind that's hanging on. chilly conditions, in up upper 30s to low 40s for tomorrow morning with some cloud cover still left and the area. the rest of the storm system left spinning still to our west.

temperatures will be dropping down to 35 in gaithersburg. here's 6 a.m. tomorrow morning. still some clouds around the area. out west on the western ridges of the mountains, snow will be falling. one to two inches of snow could fall there. extreme western maryland, high spots of west virginia. for wednesday, we're breezy. 50 degrees for tomorrow, gaitersberg, 51 right in d.c. and eye temperature in fredericksburg around stafford, 53. sunshine is back on thursday. very nice conditions to round out the week and for the first part of december, 50 with sunshine on saturday and take a look at those overnight low temperatures, starting out around freezing, perhaps even below freezing early saturday morning. so very cold to start the weekend. oops, you know what? we can go back. let's take a look at -- for the

next couple of days, next week the chill will be sticking around again with highs coming up in the low 50s. >> we can handle it. >> it's the end of november. >> when it comes to shopping, the best deals are not just to be had on black friday or cyber monday. can you find good bargains online almost any day. >> but did you know that certain products are cheaper on certain days? if you note trends, you can save even more. >> i love sales. it's like retail therapy. >> reporter: what woman doesn't love a good sale. 25, 40 and 50 off at stars in your favorite mall. >> especially having three kids under 5, you've got to shop for sales. >> reporter: but if you're an online shopper, tracking days of the week could help you land deeper discount. so thas charlie graham, who we spoke to via skype. >> we've found some really interesting trend as as to which

type of items did better on which sales of the week. >> reporter: the search engine analyzed over 343,000 women's items newly marked down for 30 days straight. they found on sunday skirts on average were 77% off versus 52 percent online on other days. sunday jeans on average were 50% off versus 42% online the rest of the week. monday is dress day with 54% off versus 45% on other days. >> i found i've gravitating a lot more towards dresses now. >> reporter: kia is a bigline shopper. she scored sales on all sorts of ladies clothes and accessory, including her favorite hunter boots see got for $140 on sale. thursday in fact is prime shoe day with 39% off versus 37% off on other days. traditional retailers have set the mark when it comes to sales, offering them on thursdays right on through the weekend and that's where online retailers have created a niche offering

special sales during the week. >> i'm always on a budget so have i to make sure the things that i'm getting are within my price range. >> reporter: justine has racked up hundreds of dollars in online sales. >> i think this was probably originally around 200 and i think i got it for $69. >> reporter: these hot pink suede platforms. >> i think they were around 350 originally and i got this many for 120. >> reporter: members input their size, the designers they want, the maximum me-the-want to spend and the amount they're looking to save. >> i like to see it, especially when it comes to clothes. >> reporter: surfing prime dress days may become another tool in

a shopper'sline arsenal as search engines look to lure customers from interest digsal store fronts and into the world of online. >> that's good to know. santa's arrive at the end of the macy's thanksgiving day parade is one sign the christmas season is upon us. here's another sign. the windows are detective rated in new york city. the theme this year is snowflake and bubble spectacular. it include as 3-d snowflake show projected on the front of the building. that's quite a scene during the holidays. and tradition. >> yup. >> coming up on news 4, would you believe there's a porcupine that can talk? >> and if you believe that, would you believe what it says? . >> and coming up tonight on "news 4 at 5:00," the local man

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are you share your corn with me? can i have it? no? let me have it. oh really? >> did you understand that? this video is gaining a whole lot of attention on the internet because this north american porcupine sounds like it's talking. his name is teddy bear. the staff at the mobile teaching zoo said he was being very grumpy so they gave him an ear of corn. after he got it and zoo keepers tried to take the corn from him, teddy bear seemingly told the woman to back off. zoo keepers say whether he can actually talk or it's a series of bizarre noises coming out of this animal's mouth, corn always bringing him out of his crabby mood. >> i'm not buying it. there is a wind-up doll somewhere. >> i'm with you. >> there is new evidence today an undersea kol veiny is erupting off the coast of spain. volcano experts found large

amounts of volcanic rock floating near the canary islands. the rocks may have blown from vents in the kvolcano. there have also been self small earthquakes in the area since july. experts say the volcano's eruptions will eventually create a brand new island. >> still ahead, the chief suspect in the missi

there is a bomshell development in the case of a missing florida mother. michelle parker vanished following an appearance on a reality tv show. after saying for days her ex-fiancee was not a suspect, police are now saying he's the only suspect. we have details from orlando. >> reporter: missing mom michelle parker in happier types with dale smith, the father of her 3-year-old twins, now the chief suspect in her disappearance. >> after numerous tips and ve investigative leads, we are officially naming dale smith as the primary suspect in the disappearance of michelle parker. >> you could have avoided this, dale, if you had cooperated with the police and took a polygraph and you could have eliminated a

lot of stress. unfortunately you brought this on yourself. >> reporter: a youtube video and postings on facebook offer an inside look as to the life of the man believed to be the last person to see michelle when she dropped off their twins at his house. >> he's suing for $5,000, the value of the ring. >> reporter: hours after the two were seen on tv arguing over a ring. >> he's a mean person, especially when she's been drinking. >> reporter: while michelle told her mom, she was humiliated by the experience. and on facebook he's dressed up as some of his favorite characters. >> i'm south carolina i'm fascinated. a grown man dressing up. >> reporter: but at 11:08, a darker post on his wall. oh, man, oh, man, michelle, the mother of my kids is missing.

her mother called me, said she never showed up to work after dropping the kids off with me. the police just came by and searched my whole house. this isn't good. my kids need their mother. and that was not the last time police searched smith. on saturday a swat team raided his father's home. >> nothing of significant importance was found at that location hp. >> reporter: in the days following michelle's disappearance, smith posted on facebook he prays for hi shell's return. he tried to clear his name saying i'm not that time of person, if you know me, you know the truth. >> we're not going to stop until we find out who did this. we lf our michelle so much. >> we also learned late this afternoon that dale smith has hired a criminal attorney who represented casey anthony's parents for a time, as well as tiger woods after his scandal start.

news 4 at 5:00 starts right now. >> tonight at 5:00, the man suspected in the disappearance of a woman in aruba is getting out of jail and leaving the small island nation. is he coming back here? >> michael jackson's doctor convicted of involuntary manslaughter gets the maximum sentence. but he may not be spending much time behind bars. >> and time is running out for a lost dog. how officials are trying to reunite this injured dog found running in traffic with its owner. good evening, everybody. >> it was a violent collision, two luxury cars allegedly drag racing along the b.c. parkway when one of them slammed into a third car killing a 72-year-old man. that suspect left the scene. police are on the lookout. dancy spencer joins us live with more on this investigation and reaction from the victim's family. darcy? >> reporter: i spoke to the

victim's son this afternoon. he tells me he hopes the person responsible for killing his father in his hit-and-run crash will turn himself in. police are continuing to look for those two luxury cars, a mercedes-benz with front end damage and a silver lexus. 72-year-old lewis poteat was retired. poteat died from his injuries. the driver didn't stop. police believe the striking car, a mercedes, may have been street racing. >> police would like to hear from anyone who may have witnessed this crash or anybody who knows a mercedes will front end damage. >> it happened in the northbound lanes south of the powder