bijan ghaisar is iranian american. the national iranian american council has released a statement offering condolences to his family. it says based on reporting, it 5i7s that ghaisar was unarmed and in his car when he was shot three times in the head which strongly suggests that the police shooting was not justified or proportionate. we hope that the fbi will provide a full and fair accounting that takes all angles into account. and we still know very little about what precipitated this shooting, what action, what threat was perceived by the officer to cause him to use deadly force. bensen, news 4. >>> jackie, thank you. >>> developing now, north korea says it successfully tested a new nuclear capable intercontinental ballistic missile that could target the entire u.s. mainland. the u.n. security council scheduled an emergency meeting to discuss this latest launch. the missile fired today went higher than past launches. north korea's last test was a medium range missile in september. today's launch is considered far mo

. >>> a mcclain family is grieving tonight after bijan ghaisar was shot by police last night. he was unarmed. it happened on slater's lane after a chase on the george washington parkway. peggy fox talked to the vick tell's father today. >> i spoke to bijan ghaisar's family today. he was an accountant working for his father. waere was no allegation that he him. the fbi is investigating, and they won't say either way. all they will say is that two u.s. park police were involved. >> gw parkway, coming up on bell haven road. we have a black jeep. >> reporter: on the friday before thanksgiving, bijan ghaisar got into a minor accident. the chase reached speeds of only about 59 miles per hour, according to these police radio calls. then we hear the driver being pursued has been shot. >> park police just called and advised us the driver has a gunshot wound. >> he was chased down? he was stopped? and he was shot before they stopped. >> reporter: charles is a family friend and attorney for the ghaisar family. he says bijan was shot three times in the head at close >> when i heard he was

ghaisar crashed. the family sa shot their son three times in the head at close range while he was still in the car. the family says he was not armed. >> when i heard that he was shot three times in the head, the first thing that came to my mind, this is like an execution style killing. and which made it even more mind boggling. >> by the way, a quick correction there. that crash and shooting happened last week on slater's lane in fairfax county. but because park police officers were involved, the fbi is investigating. an fbi spokesperson would not answer any questions about the shooting. >>> metro has been slapped with a lawsuit over an ad you're looking at right here. this is a perfect gift initiative from the archdiocese from washington. the advertising campaign encourages people to attend christmas mass. but ramada has refused to display that saying it violates their rules over advocacy advertising. the archdiocese counters, that's a violation of free speech. >>> weather is going to turn more like

park police officers involved in a deadly shooting of 25-year-old bijan ghaisar.usa9 has learned the officers were placed on administrative leave the night of that shooting off gw parkway. guyghaisar died of his wound on monday. his family said he was nonviolent, not armed and not a threat to anyone. >> i don't know. i wasn't there, but i know that he would cause no harm of any sort. >> the officers' names have not been released and there's been no explanation why the officers opened fire in the first place. the fbi is in charge of the investigation. >>> here's a story that's new tonight. a virginia grandmother who makes $6 an hour was fired while fighting for higher pay. tonight she's got her job back. pete muntean spoke to her in july and again tonight after her this woman has her eye on a wheelchair for her job as a wheelchair attendant here at dulles international airport. an important job? >> yeah. it's very nice. >> reporter: even though it pays only $6.15 an hour plus the occasional tip, but the money stopped coming last december. her employer, huntley corp

police say bijan ghaisar (ray-sar) led them on a chase down g-w parkway...ventually forcing them to open fire. but that's all they've said about the incident... and now - the victim's family wants to know more. john gonzalez is live in fairfax county. serious charges this morning against a man who athletic trainer at a prince george's county high school. suzanne kennedy is live in brandywine with more.. a congressional briefing is set for a new holiday hot spot in the district. the "made in dc" holiday bazaar opents today at the wilson building in northwest. the pop-up store will be stocked exclusively with dc-based brands. mayor muriel bowser will be there this afternoon to kick things off. a reminder this morning about how you can give back to kids in need this holiday season. we'll hold our big toys for tots' drive at national harbor this weekend. join us this saturday from 11 to 3 -- and donate a toy to brighten the holiday for a child in need. it's also everyone's favorite ti now on sale! each month features a differnt player cuddling up with a cute pup

the attorney representing the family of bijan ghaisar describe the death surrounding the 25-year-old accountant, a graduate of virginia commonwealth university. >> i don't think there are words to describe how heavy the shock was because of the circumstances. like i said, it's one thing somebody goes out and is riding in a car and somebody had been drinking too much and you have an accident. okay, this was not an accident. >> reporter: this is how the suv looked the night of november 17th. officers from that agency pursued the vehicle after a hit and run crash on the george washington parkway near reagan national airport. the pursuit ended deep in a residential area of mt. vernon after park police officers fired shots. fairfax county police confirm officers participated in the pursuit, but were not involved in the shooting itself. fairfax county police chief ed rossler has promised investigators the use of any police camera video from t >> three days after the shooting we learned that the fbi would be the lead investigative agency at the request of u.s. park police chief rod mclean.

the attorney representing the family of bijan ghaisar describe the death surrounding the 25-year-old accountant, a graduate of virginia commonwealth university. >> i don't think there are words to describe how heavy the shock was because of the circumstances. like i said, it's one thing somebody goes out and is riding in a car and somebody had been drinking too much and you have an accident. okay, this was not an accident. >> reporter: this is how the suv looked the night of november 17th. officers from that agency pursued the vehicle after a hit and run crash on the george washington parkway near reagan national airport. the pursuit ended deep in a residential area of mt. vernon after park police officers fired shots. fairfax county police confirm officers participated in the pursuit, but were not involved in the shooting itself. fairfax county police chief ed rossler has promised investigators the use of any police camera video from t