Boehner. Investigators say a former bartender who often served drinks to boehner is accused of making plans to mix the congressman a deadly cocktail. Abcs bazi kanani is live in washington with the details on his alleged assassination plot. Bazi, good morning. Reporter good morning, reena. Good morning, t. J. The suspect in this case has a history of mental illness. The fbi says the threat was very serious. They believe if given the opportunity, he intended to act on his dark fantasies. Investigators believe michael hoyt is deeply troubled and dangerous. The 44yearold bartender worked for more than five years at a country club near House Speaker John Boehners hometown in ohio. Hoyts intent to hurt him revealed only after he was fired from his job in october. According to Court Documents Police Responded to a 911 call from his home where hoyt admitted he had been thinking about poisoning the republican leader saying he did not have enough time to put something in John Boehners drink. He
Seriously injured. Several trucks and vehicles outside of the store the Alameda County Fire Department says the car traveled 50 feet inside of the building. This is video. Crews were taking one victim to a waiting ambulance. We do not know the and its not been well bring you latest developments on air and online. Good evening, im ama daets. A fire in north around 5 15 you can see how intense the fire was. Were told it may have started as a car fire that spreads to the building. And m in martinez a man charged with setting five homes on fire. These fires broke out in martinez. That is where abc7 news is live with more. Vic . You can see there is a lot of activity here. You know, the fire was controlled hours ago there was a lot of fire damage here at the apartments. Temperatures had a tough time trying to locate them the suspected arsonist was one step ahead of the firefighters, setting one fire after another. He is charged with arson the first call came in at 1 00 this afternoon. A tow
In my Council District, going through farmland in my Council District as well coming through downtown. Reporter the debate lasted late into the afternoon with some councilmembers say its the federal governments job, not the citys to make the call. We should also be asking is enough being done to make it safe but not to outright oppose it. Reporter but ultimately the Council Voted unanimously to oppose the Oil Transport through san jose and urge the San Luis Obispo Planning Commission to reject the proposal. Nobody is really concerneding in somebody happens. We have an opportunity before there is even a risk to do something about it. Reporter now san jose joins other cities including berkeley and richmond to publicly oppose similar plans. Phillips 66 did not return our calls, but officials have said before safety is their top priority, and they have decades of experience transporting cargo. Live in san jose robert handa nbc bay area news. Robert, thank you. This is a sensitive issue. As
People that do the job. They cannot tell you when they finish, like five or six days. I understand the holiday week came by. At the same time, we are suffering out here during the holidays, especially during a coldest part of the year. Reporter a man who identified himself as a property manager would not talk to us on camera to explain the delay. San joses Building Division says it understands how tenants are suffering but no one called for an inspection until close to closing time on friday. The city wasnt notified until friday late in the day about 4 30 p. M. That the incident had taken place. We offered to come out to the site right away but the repair was still under way, so until the repair was complete the city couldnt issue the paperwork necessary for pg e to turn the gas back on. Reporter the work crews continued to work over the weekend, finishing this morning. Once the city signed off, a pg e crew was on site to reconnect the gas meter. It also went to individual units to lig
Full. And starry morning. The Oscar Nominations are out. Wig stars like Bradley Cooper, Michael Keaton and Reese Witherspoon. Who else made the cut and who didnt . Today thursday, january 15, 2015. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today on a thursday morning. Its 7 00 a. M. And the nominations. A lot of big names. Well talk more about that in a second. A big name for our puppy to be named later. Puppy with a purpose. Well find out who you voted for in terms of his name. Lets begin with our top story. Young man from ohio in federal custody accused of plotting an attack on the u. S. Capitol. Nbcs justice correspondent Pete Williams has more on this. Pete, good morning to you. Reporter investigators say this 20yearold wanted to carry out his attack at a way of supporting the isis terror group. He talked about his plans to somebody he thought was like minded but who turned out to b