diplomacy in the wake of terror. we learned how washington will play the fight against isis. and we also have some weather on the way. we're talking about rain for your thursday morning. we'll time it out. let you know how cold we'll get for the weekend. and shut down. some busy roads closed all morning long, but we just learned when the inconvenience could subside. i'm barbara harrison, news4 midday starts now. we begin from the live desk with the latest out of paris. france announcing that president francois hollande will travel to washington next tuesday to meet with president obama. this word comes after secretary

of state john kerry met with hollande this morning in paris. you'll remember just yesterday president obama said in turkey there would be an intensification in the assault on isis in the middle east. next week's meeting is likely to focus heavily on what that might look like. meanwhile, french police say they arrested 16 people in paris since saturday in relation to the attacks on friday. german police have been acting on tips all over that country. they arrested five people there today. even as the government says they will not take part in air strikes in syria. belgium says they believe some of the attacks were partly organized there. they will deploy up to 300 extra soldiers to secure major cities in the country. >> france's ambassador is meeting with senators on capitol hill. mitch mcconnell and harry reid are presenting the ambassador with a signed condolence book for the citizens of france.

our top diplomat, secretary of state john kerry is paying respects in france right now. he's discussing how to deal with the new threats in the u.s., specifically against washington, d.c. kerry met with french president hollande this morning to discuss the fight against isis. this is what he said after they spoke. >> we talked about the significant steps that we believe we can take together in a number of different areas to increase our efforts and be more effective even again. >> kerry talked about a possible cease-fire in syria between rebels and the government there. our coverage on news4 midday is just getting started. we'll bring you updates throughout the hour including how the debate among refugees may be getting political. to get updates any time, we'll send them to the nbc washington app. in egypt, major new

developments about the metro jet flight that crashed last month. 224 people died. russian investigators say they found evidence of a bomb on that plane. they say terrorists planted a homemade bomb made up of the equivalent of two pounds of tnt. in egypt, two employees of the sharm el sheikh airport were detained. egypt's interior minister, however, said that is not true and no one has been arrested. developing at bwi, security officials are questioning three men and one woman pulled from a plane this morning. chopper 4 flew over the scene. we found out a passenger told a flight attendant that one of the people was doing something suspicious. the captain ordered all four passengers off the plane. spirit airlines scheduled the plane was scheduled to leave at chicago at 6:00 took off about an hour ago. i'm kristin wright live in

arlington. work crews are still working on a pretty stubborn water main break. we got an update a couple minutes ago. crews out here have run into another problem, a leaking valve. not only that, the system under ground is old and fragile and delicate. it's going to be a while. a big job. it's going to take all day to fix a broken water main in downtown arlington. the underground pipe is broken on north courthouse road. the street is closed from route 50 to 14th. it's business as usual at the courthouse. the biggest impact now is traffic. >> at this moment in time there are no water service impacts. we're trying to work our best to make sure that water is not impacted. >> reporter: it's complicated. the pipe is broke in two places. at this point it's going on an 11-hour job. >> we have to go through a vault and cut concrete to get to the pipe to make repairs.

>> reporter: so the latest is that repairs could certainly take into the afternoon rush and into the evening. we'll keep you updated on the nbc washington app. live in arlington, kristin wright, news 4. well, what a nice day out there today. though a little cooler than yesterday. i have your planner coming up, just in case you're headed outside later on this evening in terms of temperatures now, maybe you're headed outside for lunch. it would be a great day to do that. it is on the breezy side. temperatures in the mid to upper 50s now. we'll top out in the low, possibly 60s today. we have a dry day in store for you on tuesday. a little spotty drizzle tomorrow and then a weather alert day on thursday. we could see heavy rain across the region, but not tonight. it will be dry and cool. temperatures falling into the 50s. going for a walk or jog later on, it will be a great evening

do that clouds are pushing in, rain is coming. we'll time out that rain coming up in a few minutes. new details in a shooting that sent a 20-year-old man to the hospital overnight. fairfax county police tell us he has life-threatening injuries. officers also say they have a 47-year-old man in custody. identified as the person who pulled the trigger inside the home on forrest greens drive. they say there was some kind of party going on there. three women were at the home in addition to the suspect and the victim. no charges have been filed at this point. the fbi is now part of the search for a missing teen from dc. ava zechiel disappeared in tennessee's cherry national forrest. she got separated from a group during a hiking trip with her boarding school. they are looking from the sky and the ground for the missing 16-year-old. by now you have seen the headlines. actor charlie sheen's big

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m&$e to people.ñi >> i trusted them. they were -- they were deep in my inner circle and i thought t3 >> are we talking about ul. lawsuits çófiled here, charlie,r are we talking about shakedowns? >> we're talking about xdxd >> charlie sheençó says he want people. happening now a protest happening now a protest unfolds along8 the heart of our city. the impact it could have and what the people there are demanding. remember, you can watch new 4 midu7+h'o mattersn where you ar1 open the nbc washington app and tap watch live tv now, then on the go.when you're at work or

france is calling on european allies for help after last week's devastating terror attacks in paris. france called for financial aid as it fights isis, or for other countries in the european union to stage their own attacks. france held its second straight day of air strikes in syria. the country says fighter jets dropped another 16 bombs on the city of raqqah and destroyed an isis command center. the european union's foreign policy chief said france has been attacked, so the whole of europe has been attacked as well.

>> today we could see the number of governors refusing to accept syrian refugees grow. 19 governors so far now say they have actively opposed or will ask the federal government not to send refugees to their states. no real movement here in the washington area, despite calls from virginia republicans, terry mcauliffe has not made changes to his policy. in maryland, governor hogan said he will make a careful decision. and d.c. mayor muriel bowser said the district doesn't have a refugee office so the city wasn't accepting refugees in the first place. president obama called refusing refugees shameful. former secretary of state condoleezza rice says the united states needs to be welcoming runnito those running from tyranny. a new poll shows some virgin virginians oppose president obama's plan allowing refugees into the united states. 40% oppose the plan strongly.

16% are somewhat opposed. an update on the effort to prevent abuse within the secret service. director joseph clancy testified under a joint homeland security hearing. house and senate hearing members asked him to explain what they call a pattern of mismanagement and lapses of judgments, a lack of leadership and accountability from the top down. this conduct is not supportive of the agency's unique position of public trust. on behalf of the menv and women of the secret service i would like to publicly renew my apology for this breach of trust and reaffirm my commitment to restoring it. >> house and senate lawmakers made it clear the pattern of scandal did not start under director clancy. they said part of the reason for today's hearing was to boost morale within the agency. > we have blue skies out there now. it's a gorgeous day.

fairly mild. temperatures in the 50s. we're headed into the 60s today. it is on the breezy side out there. low 60s. we'll take it. that's still above normal. we should be in the upper 50s. clouds will increase as we continue into the afternoon. we'll cool this evening if you want to head out for an evening jog. that's the way joggers like it, on the cool side. you can see some clouds trying to dissipate as they're moving to the north and to the east. but more clouds heading in. we have some rain in southern west virginia. that's dissipating, though, as it moves into the area. a lot more rain to move our way. and that's the rain that we will see on thursday. that's why we have a weather alert day. temperatures, though, will warm. then we are cool for friday. temperatures only in the upper 50s. plenty of sun. the rest of the weekend forecast coming up. >> aaron gilchrest at the live desk, following a developing story out of prince george's county. a man seriously injured at a fall at a work site. this is on farmington road.

this was a water treatment plant where someone was working, we believe below ground. photos coming in here from prince george's county fire of the res tu effort. t rescue effort. the man apparently fell 24 feet below ground the they had to rig ropes and pulleys to put the man on the bed and lift him out of that pit. we understand he was flown to the hospital. maryland state police say he's in serious condition. investigators still on the scene looking at what led to this fall. we don't know the extent of the man's injuries, we'll keep an eye on this story for you throughout the day. i'm molette green live in dupont circle park where protesters are gathering at this moment. about 50 or so. and growing. getting ready to take their message through the city streets. their anti-treaty message, visiting various embassies,

vietnamese, australian and ending at the japanese embassy. behind me you can see the protesters gathered here. some wearing black t-shirts that read terrible for the people and the planet referring to the trade agreement that the president is working on right now with 12 asian nations. dupont circle already one of the most congested areas in the city. it doesn't take much to jam up the streets and sidewalks. they will be speaking out against this international trade deal, some of them, that they say involves big corporate lawyers and leaves workers at risk. >> we will be visiting some of the embassies and reading statements from politicians and activists from those countries. we have to stand together in solidarity, protect workers and communities all around the world if we want to raise the standard of living for everyone. >> their timing coincides with the president's trip to the philippines. that's where he is now. he wants to move forward on an economic and security

partnership with those 12 asian nations, a deal that could still face resistance in congress, not just from these protesters. they are getting revved up now. they'll march through city streets. we'll stay on top of the developments throughout the day on new 4. molette green live in dupont circle park. pat, back to you. >> thanks. new today, triple a will release its annual thanksgiving holiday travel forecast. 'tis the season to travel. we will find out roughly how many of you plan to travel for thanksgiving. the forecast will also provide a breakdown on gas, hotel and airline ticket prices. support for paris causing divides on social media. why the one thing that so many of you have already done is a subject of so much debate that story in 60 seconds.

i'm eun yang, here are some stories lighting up social

media. many of you have taken to social media to show your sympathy after the attacks in paris. according to telegraph.com the mass mourning on social media has its own set of politics. hundreds of thousands of people have had their photos go through france's tri-colored flag. but for those who don't join, there has been some bullying. charlotte said she was blasted on facebook for saying she would not change her photo. she said if i did this for every attack on the world i would have to change my profile every day, several times a day. nearly 95,000 of you have shared this post. new photos showing up on social media showing a revenge message written on a u.s. bomb. the photograph appears to show the message from paris with love over a hellfire missile.

we spotted this story on dailymail.co.uk. nearly 50,000

well, not much of an impact today. all you will need is a light jacket. mainly because those temperatures are in the low 60s. all in all not bad. we have some winds out there. they're coming out of the east at about 10 miles per hour. it will be in the 10, 15 miles per hour range. temperatures in the low 60s overnight falling into the low 50s. it will be a great evening to get out and do what you want to do clouds will increase. we'll have rain chances increase for thursday. all this rain that's in the midwest that's marching to the east. so we will start to see some drizzle tomorrow, heavier rain on thursday. we'll time it out for you coming up in just a few minutes. >> all right, thank you. there's a lot of cleanup happening in texas now. tornadoes swept through several southern states and caused a lot

of damage. however no one was hurt. take a look. this is video out of halliburton gas and oil plant where a tornado caused a chemical leak. it's been deemed safe now. the national weather service says five tornadoes touched down in texas along with others in a dozen other states, kansas, oklahoma and nebraska. right now, nasa is on mars. curiosity, the rover, is collecting samples from active dunes on the planet. the dunes are considered active because they move about one meter every year. it's the first time they've explored those dunes. nasa is trying to learn more about water on mars and how the planet's environment has changed over billions of years. >> adding taxes to something you use all the time. the part of our region considering adding plastic bag taxes to your trip to the store. plus terror in paris. the investigation unfolds. what will be america's role in what will be america's role in

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just in to our newsroom, france says it is seeking a second fugitive involved in last week's terror attacks in paris. there's a manhunt underway for one suspect and they're investigating the man believed to be the mastermind who planned it all. police are doing. >> reporter: this is the man france believes was behind the massacres. abdelhamid abaaoud, he was close to at least two of the attackers. french police carried out another 120 raids overnight on

suspected isis supporters. french warplanes launched more attack observe isis positions in syria. the president vowing to destroy isis. secretary of state john kerry meeting him today. isis the common target. >> they're feeling it today. they felt it yesterday. they felt it in the past weeks. >> reporter: france's muslim leaders condemned the killings, they honored the dead and sent a message to isis. >> whatever you do no matter how long it takes, we will beat you. >> reporter: this is a city of high emotion and many tears. still mourning the dead of 19 countries including the u.s. most of them young and murdered in what france calls an act of war. and there is still no trace of that man on the run. police across europe are hunting for him. intelligence agencies across the world hunting for the wider network behind the massacres.

back to you. in the wake of an isis video threatening 'pywashington, secy concerns are high. carroll county public schools says it is suspending all field trips to the district as a precaution. you will see more l enforcement in and around the district. extra security officers are patrolling inside union station. capital police are on the highest alert andzbu while you e metro and amtrak you're reminded if you see something, you should say something. >> good news is we have a dry day out there today. temperatures not as warm as yesterday. still in the low 60s. spot spotty drizzle tomorrow. more rain fills in late tomorrow, tomorrow night and thursday morning. if you're headed out this evening, an afternoon or evening walk, looking good to the late evening. so we're expecting rain to fill in late. with the exception of spotty drizzle throughout the day. on wednesday, thursday a weather

alert day. we will have rain showers through the morning with clearing in the afternoon. friday looking good. but cooler, look at the weekend. definitely cooler. temperatures right around 50 degrees. so chilly for us here this weekend. >> chilly but no snow yet. snow is coating colorado right now, lauryn. there are blizzard warnings across half that state. more than 16 inches already fell there and there's more coming down. nearly 90 flights were canceled out of denver. in texas, they're cleaning up from tornadoes right now five touched down in that state, more than a dozen tornadoes swept through the south. mike sidal and leann gregg are following both storms with team coverage. >> reporter: severe thunderstorms rolled through dallas/ft. worth early this morning. before sunrise a squall line, winds gusting to nearly 50 miles per hour. we did have some sporadic wind damage and rainfall totals almost an inch. the temperatures plummeted as that front moved through from above 70 to mid 70s down to the low 50s.

this afternoon the sun will come back out. it will bounce back into the 60s. rainfall adding up in dallas. the wet ef year to date on record, nearly 51 inches of rain. they only need 2 1/2 more inches of rain to make it the wettest on record. i'm meteorologist mike sidal, mesquite, texas. let's head west to cassel rock, colorado. in the snowstorm and even a blizzard and parts of colorado. here is leann gregg. >> reporter: in cassel rock this blowing snow has caused traffic problems all morning long. i 25 behind me has been shut done to the south of here. both directions because of two jackknifed semis and 100 to 150 vehicles being stranded because of that accident. that's one indication of how difficult travel has been. the biggest problem is to the south of the denver metro area and in the eastern part of the state heading into the plains. the storm system should move on at some point today heading to the east but not before also causing several delays and

cancellations at denver international airport. from cassel rock, i'm leanne gregg for nbc news. crews are working to fix a broken water main in downtown arlington. the 8-inch pipe burst around 1:00 this morning and it is broken in two places. an arlington county spokes person says it may take up to ten hours or longer to fix. north courthouse road is closed between north 14th street and arlington boulevard. go to the nbc washington app to get a list of road closures in that area. >> they're just fundamentally shifting the power towards corporations and taking it away from people. >> protesters today are speaking about international environmental policies against trade deals negotiated by the obama administration. you may see them walking between dupont circle and embassy row this afternoon. this just in from the national zoo. you will be able to see giant

panda cub bei bei for the first time on january 16th. here's a live look at the zoo's panda cam. he's taking a nap. he'll make his public debut and be almost five months old at the time. right now bei bei is starting to walk and weighs 12 1/2 pounds. when the zoo reopens the panda area, the panda house, it will open from 9:00 to 4:00 daily. you'll get in there and see him for the first time. among the best which part of our area just landed near the top of a new list of best cities for young people. that's coming up in 60 seconds.

i'm eun yang, here are more of the stories you're clicking on and sharing this morning. what happens when you give your dad a new piece of technology and no instructions? take a look. this happens. this video posted on facebook is going viral. a son gave his dad a gopro

camera to record his vacation in lag vegas. he didn't explain which way to hold the camera. video of dad walking. more dad again. a lot of dad. looks like he had fun. so which is the best city for millennials? look at this new list. niche.com released the top 25 cities as thousands of graduates get new jobs and homes. cambridge, massachusetts tops the list. manhattan comes in at number two. third on the list of 25 cities? alexandria, virginia. right in our area. just over 6% of graduates will head to alexandria. all right. moms and dads, listen up. if you ever stepped on a piece of lego, there's now a pair of slippers just for you. you know how badly this hurts. if you want to snag a pair, you have to be quick. brant station, the makers of the slippers with lego proof padding

will only make about 1500 pairs. they'll be given to people who fill out a christmas wish list on the lego france website. they look comfortable. >> i still remember stepping on legos. why you shouldn't be alarmed to hear loud noises in the skies above washington. and why this year's word of the year is not a word at all. we're back in 60 seconds.

new numbers out this morning. aaa says nearly 47 million americans will travel 50 miles more from home during the thanksgiving holiday. that's a slight increase from last year and making the holiday happier for many, the lowest gas prices in seven years. airfares were also down about 10%. don't panic if you hear fighter jets flying over your house later tonight.

norad is conducting an exercise with f-16s. a series of flights will happen between midnight and tuesday morning. oxford dictionary released its word of the year. >> we can't print the word, because there are no letters in this word. it's an emoji. specifically the tears of joy emoji. the word or emoji is determined how often it is used with predictive text data. last year's word was vape. selfie is the word of the year from 2013. it's still one of the most used words every day. >> certainly is. around here. what's going on with the weather, lauryn? >> i don't know if people want to cry about this weather because it's not as warm as yesterday or what. i think people will be crying about it by thursday. especially during the morning commute. we'll have some pretty nice rain

moving into the area in time for the morning commute. low 60s as we continue into the evening. we'll drop into the 50s. we have some more clouds increasing. here is that rain that is headed for us. wednesday night into thursday could be heavy at times. timing it out for you, dodging some drizzle tomorrow. rain will fill in late going into thursday morning. watch for that thursday morning commute. again, some of that could be heavy through the midday on thursday. we expect it to be clear by the afternoon. then that temperature is going to drop. so low 60s today. as well as tomorrow. weather alert day on thursday. we're in the mid to upper 60s. by friday, we get sunshine. we're back around 50 degrees for the weekend. upper 40s on sunday and monday. >> all right. thanks. that's it for new 4 midday. thanks for joining us. chris lawrence and i will be back at 4:00 this afternoon. >> get your news and weather any time with the nbc washington app. we look forward to having you

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