ntsb just releasing new information about the awful plane crash into the apartment building. nine people now confirmed dead and we're learning more about the people onboard. and tonight's a mild day, but temperatures the next couple of days going down and we'll talk about that and when we see the coldest air making its way our way. first at 4:00 today, a 10-year-old gltabbed at her doorstep. right now there is still confusion over who attacked her. good afternoon, everybody. i'm jim handly at the news desk. >> i'm pat lawson muse. the girl was stabbed after answering the door and there was no adult at home at the time west of the baltimore washington parkway. the family lives inside a gated community. initial reports say they were looking for two suspects who posed as delivery men and now the details are in question.

we'll keep working on the story and update you with more as we get it. this just in, news 4's now going through dramatic 911 calls from that deadly church van crash in hiyattsville maryland. callers reported an awful scene and witnesses see vehicles collide and then explode in flames. >> there are two vehicles across the street engulfed in flames. >> what's your name? >> my name is samantha. i'm just driving through and we've got the traffic blocked off. there's children on a van and another vehicle that's totally smashed. >> a 6-year-old girl, an elderly couple and an unborn child all killed in this crash. the driver of the pickup truck that hit the church van also died. witnesses helped pull several of the 13 people who were injured to safety. new information now, the driver who was shot in springdale, a story we brought

to you yesterday at 4:00, that driver, bernard parker died late last night. he crashed on ladova way. neighbors reported hearing gunshots, but after doctors realize he'd been shot before the crash. it's still not clear who shot him or why. > . ♪ ♪ ♪ president obama is asking the nation to keep veterans in mind even after the parades and ceremonies are over. at arlington cemetery the president thanked those who served. former senator bob dole was at that ceremony at the world war ii memorial today across the river. now at the age of 92 he spoke of

what veterans day means to him. >> a day to remember all of the sacrifices made in american history who stood up for their country. >> they were honored at veterans park. the guest speaker was navy third class roger langley who served in the korean war. his duties included writing press releases about the ship's combat operations. after his service he got a degree in journalism and he wrote for newspapers and magazines. langley and his wife have lived in rockville for more than 40 years. >> i'm mark segraves here at capitol hill where there are very famous people buried, and just up the hill, j. edgar hoof are. >> and the former mayor of d.c.

and this has become famous for the members of the lgbt community who are buried here. it began with an air force sergeant leonard matlovich who was buried here long after he came out publicly, after admitting he was gay and it got him on "time" magazine and also got him discharged from the air force. >> the man many believe was the father of the gay rights movement. frank caminy and he lived and died here in d.c. and he was fired from the federal government for being gay in the 1960s and led a movement for generations to bring gay rights to where they are today. his headstone was unveiled noting his service and another stone in the ground here with the phrase that he is credited with coining. gay is good.

>> we have a list of special deals offered to veterans today on our nbc washington facebook page. like our page to share the link with veterans in your life. the republican presidential candidates hit the ground running today. hours after their fourth debate concluded they were back on the campaign trail. steve handelsman is back from milwaukee with the latest. >> thanks, good evening. ben carson is still charging that he's being asked unfairly, he says about inconsistencies in his life story because carson says, because the fundamentalist christian, but that was not carson's big problem last night. specificity was or the lack of it. carson did not detail his exact economic plan in the debate hosted by fox business network. the more seasoned candidates like ted cruz seemed eager to detail theirs. donald trump, likewise was not specific and he claims he got the biggest applause of the night when he vowed to build a

wall to keep out undocumented immigrant, but jeb bush took on that, winning applause and marco rubio who has mostly dodged the immigration issue took on today, saying we cannot deport 11 million people. rubio got one of the biggest applauses of the night for taking on trump and rand paul over dim inning the roll of the u.s. military overseas. what any of this might do to the race to the polls is unanswered tonight. i'm steve handelsman, nbc news, washington. today marks the first day of secret service protection for donald trump and ben carson. the increased security was evident in lynchburg, virginia. thousands had to pass through security checkpoints it see him. turning to storm team 4, some clouds started to move in ahead of our weather system. chief meteorologist doug kammerer is live. what's on tap for tonight? a pretty good afternoon and

temperatures into the 60s and overnight tonight will be nice as we move into the evening hours and the clouds are beginning to increase and that's ahead of our next storm system. temperatures dropping, but not too much and 60 degrees by 7:00 and down to 64 degrees by ten and it will be on the cool side. what we're watching for the day tomorrow. it's not the rain right now. it is the storm system back to the west and this is a very potent storm system. severe thunderstorms, tornado watches and warnings, snow back toward the west and that system is moving our way and it will give us a chance for rain during the day tomorrow. nothing severe here, but we are tracking the showers associated with the rain behind that front and we get wind and we get cold and we're talking about one of the coldest days that we've seen so far this season coming up just in time for the weekend forecast. i've got it for you. a plane plummets out of the sky and slams into an apartment building and new information about who was onboard and stunned reaction from families. new fears on the university

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from that jet that crashed into an apartment building in akron is on the way to d.c. right now. this as crash rest gainvestigatk to oifr those in the crash. serve of their employees and two crew members died onboard that jet yesterday. take a look. witnesses say the plane just dropped out of the sky and burst into flames on impact.

the ten-seater left dayton and was trying to land at akron international and tonight the families are trying to come to grips with this tragedy. >> it's just not real yet. so, i'm just heart broken. >> you never think something like this is going to happen to your family. >> no one on the ground was hurt. the red cross is helping 12 families from that apartment building that was destroyed. the ntsb and faa are now in charge. the investigation into what went wrong is expected to take four to five days. >> in colorado, one moment it felt like spring. the next moment in a matter of hours. in fact, was there a snowstorm. the denver area is digging up now from under several inches of snow. it's not sticking to the highways likely because just yesterday the temperature was near 70. the snowstorm brought delays and cancellations for air travelers today. >> and if you're ready for lower

temperatures, boy, we've got it. yes, our temperatures will be dropping off with dry conditions to 55, 57 degrees and meanwhile, this upcoming weekend, part of the weekend we'll be lucky if we hit 57 during the afternoon. doug is back with more and how this will be our chilliest weekend of the season coming up next. a cloud of concern hangs over the university of missouri and now students at other colleges are revolting against administrations. twila park is a

here are some of the stories we're working on for you at 5:15. target facing backlash over new controversial christmas clothing. why some say the sweater mocks people with a mental illness. right now at the kennedy center, one of the most celebrated dancers and choreographers in american history shows off her greatest hits. right now new fears and concerns engulfing the university of missouri where student protests over racial issues led to the president stepping down this week, you'll recall. today police say they've arrested a man suspected of making online threats against african-american students and faculty. jay gray has the latest. >> reporter: overnight, more tension and turmoil on the university of missouri campus. >> there was a lot of fear and a

lot of people moving around and a lot of different threats going on on campus, people in shock. >> reporter: stunned after posts on the social media yikyak warning students to leave campus because, quote, i'm going to stand my ground tomorrow and shoot every black person i see. police have arrested 19-year-old hunter park. he's charged with making terroristic threats and taken into custody in a small town 90 miles south of the school. a cloud of concern continues to hang over missou right now and there have been reports of people shouting bomb threats and visits by the kkk. >> i can't believe this is even happening here. >> reporter: university officials say there's no active or immediate threat right now. still, there is a stepped up police presence and a fear that has pushed many students and even some teachers away from campus. >> i don't know if you've been on campus, but it's like a ghost town. the whole place is just empty. >> just a couple of days after

it was packed with protesters speaking out against what they call institutional racism on campus and calling for the resignation of university system president tim wolfe who stepped down monday. his departure to this point yet to ease the tension here. jay gray, nbc news. now student at other colleges are starting to revolt. about 90 minutes ago hundreds of students at ithica college in new york took part in a solidarity walkout. these images were posted on the student-run newspaper. students say there's growing racial tension on their campus, as well and they expressed no confidence in the school's president to address the issue. we'll have more on the next half hour during the wur talk around town segment. >> and now, your storm team 4 forecast. >> and that forecast, a pretty

good one as we move through the next 12 hours or so, but then tomorrow morning you'll need to grab the umbrella once again and we needed it yesterday, right now, look at that, a very pretty shot as we make our way out and about. wins out of the north at 10 miles per hour and a very nice afternoon and we saw winds gusting to 30 miles per hour earlier and those winds begin to calm and 55 degrees in martinsburg and winchester still 65 down towards the fredericksburg area. no rain right now. we're not going to see any rain tonight and tomorrow, however, we're looking out towards the west. we have a few clouds around the area now, but this is the storm system that we're watching. this is an incredibly strong storm and snow back toward denver and they have them on the ground right now and then that storm system is moving our way and the bulk of the energy will move way to the north of us and that means we're not going to see severe weather in our region and we will see the tail end of that cold front and that will bring some showers and tomorrow

morning at 6:00 a.m. and the roads will be dry at 7:00 and it's right around 7:00, 8:00 and we'll start to see the showers moving on in and here's 8:30 and this is something we're going to watch very closely over the next few hours to see exactly when this rain moves in. 9:30 in and around the d.c. metro wear and around the 10:00, 10:30 hour and that's when it gets in on the action and if you live south of d.c., you might not see any rain at all and here ate best news and this is all out of here by noon and behind it we see another very warm day. i think tomorrow will be a very nice afternoon and probably even better than today's afternoon, but then we see some more changes and temperatures really start to cool as we head into friday and the weekend. not just cool, but windy. temperatures tomorrow up to 64 degrees with the rain in the morning and 57 on friday and 53 on saturday with wind and that is the coldest weekend day we've seen since the end of april. get ready to get those coats out.

v.j. has more in a minute. first at 4:00, twila thought is one of the greatest choreographers in the history of american dance. she brings her 50th anniversary tour to the kennedy center premiering her works. when you see the wild costumes and way-out moves you may not be too sure what it's all about, but when it's clear that twyla tharp is involved, and it's all about dance. the program in her 50th anniversary tour is an interesting mix of movements, prelude, fuges and something twyla calls yazi and it has something of a comic twist. she says she's always been drawn to cartoons. >> cartoon thought is swift and very fast and something happens, boom, there's a consequence. it's not something happens and then do this and do this, no, something happens -- boom.

that happens next. what comes first? the moves or the music? >> i did five years of dancing concerts in absolute silence, no music, okay? and that was done for the purpose of learning how audiences look because i know that if you take the same piece of movement and put it on a happy piece of music the audience will think that dancing is happy and you take that same piece and put it on sad music they'll think that's the saddest dance they've ever seen. >> reporter: how about showing the audience that on stage? >> i thought of an even better idea, but i've never done it, is that you'd have a piece on stage, but a headset where people could flip channels for themselves and they could put on their own music. >> twyla tharp is an innovator and taking dance in a new direction based on classical ballet. >> we're using it to work with. that's the difference. obviously, when i make ballets for ballet companies it's a

different deal. >> and is her work today meant to appeal to a younger audience? >> i don't differentiate between audience and i learned there's always an audience and i don't make this for this age group or this demographic. i make for the audience. >> and so what's next? >> we'll see when we get there. i never talk about what's next because it's going to take a million times and that would make me a liar. i can't do that. >> she's such a genius and you feel it when you talk to her. she had so much more to say when we talked and you can see more on our nbc washington app, just 29 twyla tharp in the search far. >> thank you, barbara. new disturbing details emerge about the two marshals involved in the shooting death of the 6-year-old boy in louisiana. plus a major retailer now wrapped in a christmas sweater controversy.

did one of those louisiana marshalls charged with killing a 6-year-old boy have a history with the boy's father in that's what investigators are now looking into today. marshals derrick stafford and

norris greenhouse, jr., facing second-degree murder and attempted murder charges. last week they alleg shot jeremy mardis and wounded his father chris few after a pursuit. a source close to few told nbc 4 that he and dixon argued outside a pool hall before shooting. the justice department is assisting the investigation. state's new york stock exchange ordered draftkings and fan duel to shut down yesterday calnghem illegal gambling sites that play on chance and not skill. a spokesman for draft kings says the attorney general never met with them and asked them questions before the order. both have large offices of in new york city this is also home to fan duel's headquarters. the site is facing dozens of lawsuits from consumers and congress is planning a hearing. comcast and nbc sports are invested in fan duel. have you seen this one? target's under fire today for

some of its christmas-themed sweaters. the sweater is red, green and reads, ocd, obsessive christmas disorder. some say it trivializes mental illness obsessive compulsive scored. some customers are offended and has no plans to remove the sweater from shelves. more than half of all fire deaths in homes happen at night. new research shows you can do one simple thing to increase your chances of survival and most people don't even know about it. >> are you ready for this? the royal prediction using aging technology to guess what prince george will look like when he grows up and the photos, they're pretty darn cool.

developing right now after weeks of criticism, a controversial political action committee supporting d.c. mayor muriel bowser willhut down. tom sherwood is working the story right now. the independent committee freshpac was formed by bowser's closest allies to oppose her political opponents. critics say the pac amounted to pay to play politics because so much of the money came from groups with the city. mayor bowser is on a trip and her office declined to comment

today. first at 4:30, we're looking at how the nation is reflecting and thanking those who have fought for our freedom. why the president says these gestures need to go beyond today's ceremonies. >> reporter: on this veterans day communities across the nation saluted our military veterans. parades from montgomery, alabama, to fresno, california and oregon. in pennsylvania, and big cities like indianapolis where young people who might one day serve carried photos of world war ii vets couldn't be there to march. flags flying from denver. >> i'm just trying to show my support for the country, man. >> to the white house where the stars and stripes were joined by the p.o.w. m.i.a. flag honoring those who never returned from war. president obama laid a wreath at arlington national semitocemete

those who lost their lives and he called for improved health care, education and job opportunities. >> our veterans will tell you themselves they may have put away their uniforms, but they're not finished serving their country. >> for the greatest generation there was a tribute at the world war ii memorial and a much smaller gathering in davenport, iowa where locals gave their thanks to john massic who is celebrating his 100th birthday appropriately enough on veterans day. >> i'm very proud of this man. >> brian moore, nbc news. it is one of the most watched stories on our website. adorable video of bei bei taking his first steps. the national zoo panda cam captured the special moment late yesterday afternoon. the little guy wobbled on all four paws under the watchful eye of his mom who then scooped him up. bei bei is 2 1/2 months old. walking is an important milestone in a cub's life.

before long they'll be able to leave the den and explore the indoor enclosure on his own. we always like to tell you exactly when we're going to see the change take place. one weather system to the next, whether it's moving in or out and we do have another one that will be moving in the early part of the day tomorrow so let's talk about that change for the morning rush and the fact that you'll need to pull the umbrellas right back out. 5k clo, 7:00, 9:00 a.m. and take a look at the temperatures in the mid-50 as, but your change occurs here before 8:00 and 9:00 a.m. and the rain will start and it shouldn't be too heavy and the impact on area roads and rain intensity should be just between light and moderate and it's just a few drops for the afternoon and doug's back with more on just how much we could get out of this weather system and that brisk weekend we've got coming up. >> v.j., thanks. compelling new information could save your life in a house fire.

it offers dramatic proof that one simple, but critical step can buy your family extra time to survive. scott friedman explains why it's as easy as closing your bedroom door. >> reporter: imagine your loved ones drap trapped inside this raging fire. you'd give anything to give them a fighting chance to get out. the answer could be as simple as this. close your door. >> if you can't get out of your house the best thing you could possibly do is get a closed door between where you and the fire is. >> reporter: take a look at this test. ul research light a fire in the room and upstairs, one with the door open and the other closed. now fast forward, at three minus issue the open-door room is f smoke and look at the other room with the closed door. the air stays clear longer. at five minutes, there's still some visibility. firefighters have long known a closed door helps keep smoke

out. new research is showing how it also changes the flow of heat and toxic gasses in a fire. >> this goes over the back of your head. >> reporter: to show you we soug suited up with the texas fire department. firefighters light a fire in a hallway outside a bedroom. i'm inside that bedroom with lieutenant kyle faulkner. >> what's the temperature on the other side of this door right now? >> on the other side of the door the temperature is approximately 600 degrees. >> reporter: but the door is such an effective barrier that inside our room the temperature is only about 100 degrees. hot, but still survivable. open that door and the room quickly heats up to more than 150 degrees, too hot to survive. >> reporter: so it's not just the smoke that that door is blocking. it's the heat, too. >> exactly. >> reporter: across the country, not every fire safety group is sharing that message. fema's u.s. fire administration has created all kinds of safety guides for adults and kids.

in most of them there's nothing like sleeping with a closed door. we saw only one mention of it. the agency tested the closed door message in focus groups and found some people didn't like it. so fema decided not to include it. a spokeswoman told us we have learned that we can't tell our customers everything that we know is important. lexy king survived a nighttime fire 11 years ago, but her parents and her brother did not make it out. her brother always slept with his door open, lexy kept hers closed. >> so what would you say to a safety group that's not putting this message near the top of the list? >> um, look at where i am right now. like -- and look at what is not next to me which is my family members. >> reporter: in bedford, texas, scott friedman. fire safety expert don't like to close their doors because they

want to hear the children. they can use baby monitors and this does not replace the need for smoke detectors or practicing an escape plan with your family. but closing your door can add critical seconds and minutes to the time you have to survive a fire. a 24-year-old father of three gunned down in cold blood. outrage from officers and shock from neighbors. and the face of the future king. why scientists say they know what prince george will look

a new exhibit will honor the life and style of civil rights pioneer dothy height. some of the elaborate, colorful hats will beonated to the smithsonian. they'll be on display over the nextyear. thisng o morninews 4 midday barbara harrison got an exclusive look at some of the hats you'll see. >> did you have a favorite among the hats that you brought? >> i would say there were two that were her favorite. this purple one and of course, purple was her favorite color and this was one of her favorite ones and very elaborate with the rhinestones and she would wear this to a special occasion, but this is one of our favorites. this is a hat she wore with dr. bethune and eleanor roosevelt when she met with them in 1938. so this is a very historic and precious hat to us.

is this white mink? >> yes. yes. >> organizers say dr. height wore hats because her mother taught her that the way you dress is a sign of respect for yourself and for others. height passed away five years ago at the age of 98. >> i always remember those hats. beautiful there. we don't know when or if prince george will ever become the king of england, but now we know what he'll look like if he does take over the reins. the toddler is just a few months past his second birthday and this is what he'll look like when he's 7. this change progression imagery was created by scientists at the university of bradford in england. here's what the prince will look like at the age o 20 and here's what the prince will look like when he gets to be six decades old, 60. the university also did princess charlotte. take a look here. she just celebrated her first birthday two months ago. here's what the princess will look like at age 7 and here's what she'll look like at age 20

and here's what she'll look like when she turns 40. creators say the technology is 80% accurate and they want to use it to find missing children because they say it's much more accurate than cuent technology. >> pretty cool. a covert operation in the basement of a local church and it's all in the name of finding homes for local veterans. leaves will be coming down tomorrow and leaves will be wet. look at the wind speeds. by tomorrow afternoon 15 to 20 miles per hour and we'll talk about how much rain and when that rain will be moving out of here as well as your weekend forecast next. tension and turmoil in missouri. why students'

right now at 4:45. a man is in custody accused of making online threats against black students and faculty at the university of missouri. it follows days of protest over day racial tension at the school. whur's troy johnson describes how it is making waves in washington. police say he was doing all of the right things. a father of three executed on the street. a high-profile chief explains what makes this crime especially heartbreaking. a special effort this veterans day to end homelessness among those who have given so much in service to our country. news 4's derrick ward on why an army of volunteers is making

sure homeless veterans in the district get off the streets. >> reporter: we're here in froggy bottom and just down the block at that church on the corner there was an underground operation. we don't mean underground in terms of being covert or secret, we mean in a basement. what they do today, veterans day, takes the highest priority. the staff and volunteers at miriam's kitchen were up before the sun, setting the tables and preparing the food here in the basement of the western presbyterian church in foggy bottom, we can forget the old adage of too many cooks spoiling the dish. they're cooking for more than 100 and on this veterans day they're about who is in that hundred and who's not? a quarter of our guests are veterans and today 6% are veterans and about 1200 vets have gotten into housing and we're about 80% of the way toward the goal. >> the goal is ending homelessne

homelessness, and the folks at miriam's kitchen credit the last few city administrations with stepping up to the table, but as long as there are homeless vets seated at these tables, there is a commitment to serve those who served. >> this is another way that we are continuing to give back abroad and the u.s. >> that's him bringing certain depth of understanding to service like this. >> because we've shared something. we've shared that a commitment to our country and serving. >> whether the guests are served or not, this kitchen and facility have been a place that puts a spectrum of service and then dignity on the menu. >> and where i'm from it's not like that. it's a very different story, but here it blows my mind. >> this kitchen is as busy as any downtown restaurants and it's do you wantful that most eateries want to go down. that's what they want here. >> all people that are homeless don't deserve to be on the

street, period. >> they'll keep doing what they do in a basement in foggy bottom. >> reporter: the folks here at miriam's kitchen say if the trends continue this may be the last veterans day where they have to focus feeding homeless veterans. in northwest, derrick ward, news 4. and now your storm team 4 forecast. i know it seems like we just had wet weather move through our area and here we go again. wet rain showers and not for your evening, but for tomorrow morning and take a look at your evening forecast and this is for thursday, early 6:00 a.m. and the temperature 52 degrees and rain come into the area starting at 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. for areas of western virginia and it moves on through and i'll have a time line on that in just a moment and your temperature at 56 degrees by the time we get into mid-morning. here's a look at the road impacts and 9:00 a.m. to noon and that's the best chance and nothing too heavy and still moderate conditions for your early morning rush and you'll

certainly want to get an early start and the chance of rain will be ending and with some of the leaves coming down with the wind and come cautionary by the afternoon and just a drop or two. so if you have a green light for the afternoon and the locations that will be impacted and the greatest with rain coming through will be these areas up here in dark green and leesburg down toward warrenton and win chester and hagerstown and northeast of d.c. there we are at 9:00 a.m. and by lunchtime it's gone and we're left with maybe a sprinkle or two and limited sunshine in terms of how hard it's going to rain and just a small umbrella and you'll be able to get by with mostly light rain coming through and for sure the kids at the bus stop tomorrow morning and when they leave out they'll leave the umbrella and rain boots by the afternoon and the temperatures rise into the low and mid-60s and the weather tomorrow will have a low to moderate impact on our area and the big story, though, is the wind for the afternoon and that will make for a chilly evening

for anyone going to junior varsity football and 60 degrees by 10:00 p.m. tomorrow and temperatures drop into the 30s and there's a look at the weekend sunshine and a cool one for tomorrow morning and be sure to tune in tomorrow at 6:00 a.m. and amelia siegel will be reporting with roker-thon as he's reporting the weather through all 50 states and he's more than half way through. amelia segal will be onboard with him early tomorrow morning. hope you'll tune in. tensions boiled over this week on the university of missouri campus where students and faculty joined forces to protest racially motivated incidents on campus. some students are standing in solidarity with them. whur's troy johnson is here with "talk about town." the missouri protest and tom wolfe's resignation have led to deal with diversity as well as today's arrests and social media backlash. >> that's right. >> what are listeners saying

about this? >> they're happy because on that campus there will be a new diversity officer and the faculty and staff will undergo diversity training and they're happy about that and they're happy about the stand that these students have taken. this has been going on mizzou's campus for months. they wanted to engage with the president and they wanted to have a real dialogue. when they got roadblocked they went to other means. applauding the young man who took on the hunger strike. he stepped out and raised awareness and found a story that now we're all talking about. >> and do listeners think that it would have come to a head if it had not been for the stand taken by the football team? >> that's a really interesting point. the football team and the stand that they took, they were proud to hear that these students who are also going to the school, understand what the situation was with the young man who was

undergoing the strike and it shows the power that athletes have in social change. some people are reflecting back to the '60s when bill russell, jim brown and muhammad ali stood with martin luther king for social change. they were proud of that mirroring that they're seeing with this generation. >> and all of this is resonating with students here on howard university's campus. >> right. howard's campus. there was a protest today. students dressed in black in solidarity and they were saying that no student on any campus in america should be terrorized, attacked or threatened or made to feel inferior because of their race. they say they have an obligation to support students at mizzou and they're happy to do that and there are students on the campus that are from missouri. they have friends and family that are ashes tending that school so they're proud to be able to support them in their, you know, move for change on their campus. >> all right. troy johnson. thank you, troy. >> jim? >> thank you, both. now to erika gonzalez on the

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caught red-handed, helping himself to collection pony and the man this church surveillance video -- in this church surveillance video is an usher at this florida church. leaders became suspicious after the collection plate came up short. police say they caught the 60-year-old usher grabbing fifties full of cash and stuffing the money into his pockets. he says he was on the way to the altar to donate the $350 they found on him. the usher is now charged with felony theft. disgusting. that's how police in baltimore describe the death of a community leader and a father of three. gunned down outside of his own

home, it marks the 295th homicide this year in baltimore and this particular case is more than just that number. kim daisy of wbal reports. >> it takes a special, cowardly, insecure little punk to do what happened here last evening. >> reporter: strong words from baltimore's police commissioner about the murder of 24-year-old kendall fenwick gunned down outside his park heights home. neighbors called him a family guy raising his three children by himself. >> he was always with his children. his family, they are a tight-knit family. >> reporter: friends and neighbors are in shock. they describe fenwick as one of the good guys working to eliminate the drug problem in the area and building a fence in his yard to keep the criminals out. >> this victim is not in the game and not involved in any criminal activity. he's an innocent, vulnerable person working for his community

and this city needs more people like him and we certainly need to be outraged when someone like him is killed in this manner. >> reporter: police say as the killer shot, fenwick ran away from his home, they believe to keep his kids safe inside. friends have no idea who would do this to him. >> he was a family-oriented guy. you know, like, i've never seen nobody try to run him down and hurt him. that's what i'm saying so when i get the phone call that he was killed, i'm hoping it was a mistake. >> reporter: police spent tuesday morning canvassing for clues and they promise to track down whoever pulled the trigger. >> there is nothing that this police department won't do to solve this case. th there is nothing that our federal partners won't do to solve this case. we need the community and we always need the community. we need to find this person. >> reporter: news 4 at 5:00 starts now with jim and wendy.

officers use a taser on a student who threatened to hurt himself at school, but the parents said they weren't told the whole story. good evening. i'm wendy rieger. >> critics of d.c.'s mayor cried foul in what they call a pay to play politics scheme. now at 5:00, a controversial political action committee is shutting down. it's one thing to be arrogant. it's another thing to be stupid, but to be arrogant and stupid is unforgivable. i'm pat collins in springdale. so what happened here? was it robbery? was it road rage or was it something else? the murder of bernard parker has created a great sense of sorrow here. we're going to begin our story with his best friend. >> we'd talked about the redskins and we'd talk about our

family. we talked about -- we were kindred spirits and we'd like to go to the junkyards to look at the cars. he and bernard parker were best of friends. he can't believe what happened here. >> i would have never imagined something like this. >> reporter: good friend? >> yes. he's a wonderful friend. we worked in the yards together and planted -- >> christmas time. he's the first guy that has christmas lights up. >> reporter: at first it looked like a terrible accident, but when they took a closer look, it was ruled a case of murder. the victim, 59-year-old bernard parker. he'd just retired to the federal government. he'd lived in the woodmore crossing neighborhood for 20 years. >> reporter: it happened three blocks from his home. three blocks. police say mr. parker was shot inside his car. the car went out of control, jumped the curb, hit a street sign and over the lawn and then crashed into this tree over here. mr. parker rushed to the