>>> i'm aaron gilchrest. terror in paris. the fallout beginning as president obama goes on the offensive to fight isis. >> i'm eun yang, the attacks spark international reaction. huge raids in the search for answers. the unprecedented move to find who's behind the attacks and what we're learning behind the man that some call the mastermind of it all. >> and how our city just became a part of the story three days after those tragic events in paris. news4 midday starts right now. >> president obama just wrapping up an extensive news conference from the g-20 economic summit in turkey. obviously questioned at length about the terror attack in paris on friday and the strategy to take out isis which took attacks. a big point of note here said the u.s. intel over the last several weeks presented no specific mentions of the attacks in paris that needed to be passed on to french authorities. he also said these attacks will lead to an intensification of the assault on isis targets and what he described as not conventional warfare. >> t

i'm aaron gilchrest with a huge problem for thousands. what we know about a crash that has such a big impact for so long. >> i'm eun yang, hundreds of kids back in the classroom this morning for the first time since fire forced them out last week. several students still yn rickes a beautiful day out there but all good things must come to an end. we have a weekend that could have rain. >>> and feeling the earth move under your feet. developing this morning, where some of you may have felt an earthquake this morning. i'm barbara harrison, news4 midday starts now. >> we begin with things finally moving again through bethesda right by nih and the medical center metro station. 355 finally back open. you can still see a lot of traffic trying to get through on the road here after a big accident earlier this morning. we can tell you what we know, it was a little after 6:00 this morning when a motorcycle and a ride-on bus collided at the intersection on rockville pike and cedar lane and jonesville road. the road was closed in both directions at on

whatok police are saying abo >>> i'm aaron gilchrest, here are some stories lighting up social media.ut this next story. according to buzzfeed a woman named katie brown posted this video on facebook with a caption, this is what happened when you don't shut up. the post seems to be linked to florida and connecticut, so where is this mystery woman? police are taking this photo seriously. police in the city of south dayton that, florida, are asking people to stop calling about the photo as they're tying up emergency tip lines. >>> facebook employees will get four months of parental leave. it's a big sign that silicon valley companies are family friendly. this announcement was made on facebook, as you might expect. last week mark zuckerberg said he will take two monthses of parental leave when his wife gives birth. >>> rain in seoul, south korea lighting up the streets there with art. when it's not raining, you can't see the murals, but when the monsoons hit they come to life. it's a special paint formula that stays invisible to the naked eye until it gets wet. pretty cool. more gray days

. >>> i'm aaron gilchrest we're watching the storiestçi=vtxx$x clicking on. and vista. it says it will stop in april. >>> dunkin' donuts is fighting back in the christmas cup battle. we spotted this story on new yo yorkpost.com. the company released a line of holiday cups featuring the word joy, surrounded by images of wreaths and holly. a festive rivalry for starbucks after their less festive design. >>> a nationals bat boy is speaking out about being gay in a big league clubhouse. according to "washington post," spencer clark is a nationals bat boy, aspiring general manager and is gay. he says a reaction from a friend people. he said i was finally able to be myself while working in the greatest sport in the world. >>> we have a story coming up x standoff with a surprise ending.a >> what if took to get a suspect to come mean and it's like nothing you have ever heard >>> she is arguably one of the greatesti greatest artists and choreographers, this week she brings her 50th anniversary tour to the kennedy center. this program is an interesting mix of ballet to

. >> aaron gilchrest at the live desk, following a developing story out of prince george's county.ured 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

we want to send it back to the news room and our live desk where aaron gilchrest and melissa mollet brokeis morning. >> we have been following all the details since day one. we have julie carey on the phone. are you still there? >> yes, i am. >> let me ask you about this sentencing phase. we are already talked about the fact this will not be a death penalty trial. what do you know about what the sentencing possibilities are looking at these two capital murder convictions and a first degree murder conviction? what are we likely to see from sentencing? >> an all three charges, the first degree murder and capital murder charges, it would be -- my expectation is that the prosecutor is looking for life in prison on that. the maximum penalty. again, given how strong a verdict this is, they will have a strong case to make to jurors in this case. the impact on these victims families has been immense. this is someone now convicted as a serial killer. prosecutors will say to jurors it would never be safe to put charles severance back on the street. add to that, this was not an insanity case. his de