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 be working for the fbi. The plan federal prosecutors say was to set off pipe bombs at the u. S. Capitol, then shoot people as they fled. Fbi investigators say Christopher Lee cornell, age 20 from you bursuburban cincinnati, first came to their attention last august when he began posting messages on twitter calling himself raheel and expressing support for the isis terror group. He soon met someone in the cincinnati area he thought was sympathetic, but who was actually an undercover operative for the fbi. On wednesday cornell took a further step in his plot, going to the shooting range and buying who rifles like this along with 600 rounds of ammunition and the fbi and manager watched closely. As soon as the purchase was over and he left the door, several agents came out and tackled him here in the parking lot and took him down. Reporter according to court documents, cornell said he drew inspiration from Anwar Al Awlaki and videos from isis and he says the brothers over there, isis, quote, gave a thumbs up for acts of violent jihad. This new battleground in the terrorist war against us, and thats social media being used to communicate with people who are willing to carry out desperate maniacal acts to kill americans. Reporter family members believe the fbi pushed him to do something he would not have done on his own. I think a lot of it was coercion. He got coerced. He didnt have the kind of money to carry out any terrorist act. Reporter no comment from his public defender. Federal Officials Say there was never any danger to the public because he was under close watch for months and he never bought components to make bombs. Thanks, pete. The u. S. Fight against isis is getting additional help from france. Secretary of state john kerry is making his way to that city four days after the massive unity rally. Bill neely is in paris. Reporter good morning. Secretary of state kerry said he came to share a hug with paris. He came to talk about the aftermath of a massacre paris just cant forget this morning. Again, the fun lerals of the cartoonists from Charlie Hebdo. Hebdo. New images emerged of the supermarket killer in a bulletproof vest. His jewish hostages huddled together, a stroller abandoned. He ordered one hostage to destroy the cttv cameras. Four jews died here. The massacre at the magazine has been claimed by al qaeda. In a video praising the gunmen as heroes. They boasted as they reloaded and shot at police, they killed the Charlie Hebdo magazine. They did not kill it. 5 million copies are being printed. The first run sold out in hours. Many buying to support free speech. The staff nicknaming it the survivors edition. This famous muslim comedian is on the front pages today charged by police with defending terrorism. After he identified himself as one of the killers. More than 50 other muslims have been arrested on similar charges. Muslims have also been the victims of a backlash. More than 50 attacks against them. Many muslims say the latest charlie front cover depicting the Prophet Muhammad is provocative. It will bring a civil war. Reporter frances president is trying to calm fears. He will meet john kerry to discuss the massacre and what can be done to prevent any more. And in washington tonight president obama will meet david cameron. They they said we will defeat these killers. Matt . Savannah . Thank you very much. Lets turn now to this incredible feat. After 19 grueling days two climbers became the first to free climb the dawn wall of el capitan. Considered the hardest rock climb in the entire world. Reporter good morning. Today the two climbers woke up in a real bed with the chance for a real shower for the first time in 19 days rejoining their families back on solid ground hours after making history. At the summit, a celebration like never before because this hasnt happened before. Tommy caldwell pulling himself over the dawn wall followed by Kevin Jorgeson. Hugs with their feet finally planted on top of el capitan, cameras rolling on history. This is the moment that has been so many years in the making. We were here live. Reporter our nbc teams 8 mile hike to the top, a cake walk compared to the grueling 2 1 2 weeks climbers spent suspended on the side of this cliff. Some of the most precarious climbing ive ever done. Reporter inup 3,000 feet of smooth granite, sometimes falling down, never giving up on a climb once thought impossible until now. From the meadow below, family members watching the final few seconds of the climb. Its done. Its done. You were shaking like a leaf. Are you cold or are you emotional . Im emotional. Hes worked so hard for this. Reporter after years of planning, high profile stumble, and 19 days of pushing themselves to their limits, the finish happened fast. They both stayed totally positive, totally committed. Im standing on top right now. Reporter a climb watched by the world, even the white house which posted on instragram you remind us that anything is possible. For millions, inspiration from two friends who earned every inch of this incredible view. A moment they will remember forever. A feeling they will never forget. Both men are already planning their next adventure. Caldwell takes off next month for a chime in patagonia and jorgeson plans to head to france for another ascent. We have to take the stairs every morning. Tommy and kevin had will join us in our next hour. Another big event, the Academy Awards. Joe fryar is live. Reporter eight best picture nominees, none of them blockbusters. They are loved by academy voters. Smile. Here we go. Reporter for boyhood it will be like a graduation after 12 years of hard work, scoring six nominations and is a frontrunner for best picture. You have nothing to fear. Reporter but the grand Budapest Hotel in can birdman tied for the most with nine each. Keaton is up for best actor. Thank you. Reporter his competition another globe winner for the theory of everything. Steve carrel and american sniper. I just want to get the bad guy. Reporter Julianne Moore has never won an Academy Award but be contenders Reese Witherspoon has. Rosa pike from gone girl also nominated. No curse for meryl streep, her 19th nomination. The other supporting actress nominees emma stone, kiera knightly and Patricia Arquette who already won the golden globe. Supporting actor with boy hoods ethan hawke and Robert Duvall. This isnt fair. Reporter and the oldest male actor ever nominated. The biggest acting snubs, jennifer aniston, selma david, all 20 acting nominee ss this year are white. Clint eastwoods american sniper did surprisingly well with six nomination ss. The winners will be revealed february 22. Savannah and matt . Thank you so much. Natalie is here. She has big news out of washington. The Obama Administration has announced new regulations today that could ease cold war era restrictions on cuba. They could go pr 30 for family visits without a special license. Airlines will be able to offer service for those who qualify. Eligible travelers will be able to bring back souvenirs including cuban cigars. Several security lapses. The former direct aror was ousted last year after a man armed with a knife scaled the white house fence and got into the executive mansion. If the four executives dont resign or retire, they will be reassigned. Today pope francis is in the philippines, asias biggest catholic nation. Tens of thousands lined the streets of manila. The pope says the visit will focus on the poor, the exploited and victims of injustice. Earlier he spoke about recent shootings in france saying religion should never be used to justify violence. Surveillance video captured the moment a man barreled through a car wash. You can see the white car rolling to the entrance. An employee running alongside. Another angle shows one of the attendants signaling for the 94yearold man to stop. The are car reached speeds up to 40 miles an hour and crashed its way through. Eventually it did come to a stop when had it hit a fans. Apparently the man got the gas pedal mixed up with the brake. Fortunately given all of that no one was injured. Scary, though. Mr. Roeker . Thats whats going on around good morning. Im christina loren. Showing you a live look of beautiful san jose a spare the air day, well see better air quality tomorrow. Little bit of shower activity in the bay area. Temperatures mostly in the 40s. What a lovely day coming your way temperature wise. 66 degrees, gorgeous conditions later on today. In the south bay if you want to get outdoors a better chance to do so saturday than tom re. Light showers on the way. Heres the thing, temperatures will be nice comfortable for your outdoor plans. Only a small amount. Its called the appetite pacemaker. Good morning. Its interesting. Reporter its interesting since the fda hasnt approved a device since 2007. Its a pace maker for your stomach. It the brain tells your stomach that its full. It doesnt require a big alteration to the body. The system works by plugging into the biggest nerve that regulates the digestive system. In electrical pulses sent from a pacemaker device essentially tricks the brain into thinking the stomach is full. It doesnt require any change in the pattern of your eating. You just naturally feel like eating less food. Reporter obesity researcher consulted with the company about the device during the fda approval process. She says vbloc therapy can be a life changing experience for some patients. The person who tried diet and exercise known to mankind, this finally gives them the ability to eat less food and feel full. Changing experience for some patients. The person who tried diet and exercise known to mankind, this finally gives them the ability to eat less food and feel full. Reporter in Clinical Trials patients lost an average of 8. 5 using vbloc therapy. More than a third of americans are considered obese. Experts say the disease is still not properly understood. The evidence is that something physical happens once you gain weight that makes it very difficult to lose weight. I honestly believe in eating healthy, eating healthy, getting your vitamins you know exercise. It will be good for me i love food. I love to eat. If it is something that will control my appetite to eat, i would jump into it. Reporter some researchers say devices like there, combined with medication to regulate the appetite represent the future in weight loss therapy and the future may be starting now. Its exciting nancy, but who would actually be eligible for it . Its really for people who are obese and Everything Else failed the bmi between 30 and 40. You tried other kind of procedures other kind of weight loss management and it hasnt worked. A very select group. How expensive will it be . Well the interesting thing is it hasnt been priced yet. I think you are looking at somewhere between 10 and 40. Its a big range. Will insurance pay for it . I dont think we really know the answer to that yet. Nancy, thank you. We appreciate it. We have carson with more images from the historic climb at yosemite. Thank you matt. The world was watchs as they completed their climb on el capitan. These guys were able with the help of their team to post some of these images. Lets look at the time stamp, a busy morning in the e. R. Our puppy will get a name. This image came in. You showed them making progress the vantage point, just stunning. Here they are in the middle of the night. This is cool. This is one of the best shots. They would sleep on this vertical portoledge they actually would get some sleep at night. There they are at the summit. They popped champagne with friend and family. We will talk to these guys coming up in our next half hour. Amazing stuff. I cant believe how they sleep on the side of the mountain where do you sleep walk . Not to mention who you do on the slings on the side of the mountain. You would go there. Thank you. Coming up wow, a bizarre claim from champion kurt busch. He testified in court his exgirlfriend is a trained assassin. We will tell you how she is responding to that. Plus rossen on a report when you click on internet ads, why you may not like what arrives at your door. Jeff rossen. There is today on nbc. 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Authorities believe the 63yearold driver may have suffered a medical university before she went through the front door. People are looking for somewhere to stay after a fire last night at a san jose complex. It started in the carport and damaged two cars. Two units were also damaged. Luckily no one was hurt. No word on a cause. Also happening today, San Francisco 49ers scheduled to introduce their new head coach jim tomsula. Hes been with the team for eight years, serving as defensive line coach under three head coaches. That includes the man he replaces, jim harbaugh. The raiders also have a new head coach, east bay native jack del rio. For the past two years he has been defensive coordinator for the denver broncos. Before that he was the head coach in jacksonville. So our teams are going to have a whole new look next fall. Christina . Im looking forward to it. Raiders, with he need all the help we can get after all. Fog right now, you might need to give yourself a little extra time that will be helpful this morning, especially if youre waking up with us and traveling through the trivalley, also some thick fog developing right at the immediate coast. Its not going to last for long. As a matter of fact well see fog make way to a lot of sunshine today its a spare the air day but better air quality as of tomorrow. As we get a little bit of shower activity in the bay area temps in the mid60s in the south bay for today. 64 on the peninsula and 65 degrees on the east shore. Showers move in for friday very shortlived event. Were going to see a clean shot of air as we head throughout your weekend. Look at the temperatures up to 69 degrees in san jose saturday 64 in San Francisco. That is inspiring. Lets check your drive, heres anthony. Its not inspiring, this right here all that fog you were telling us about and its continuing to remain very dense and keeping things slow through this area. Also, what we want to show you on the maps we have several accidents stacking up we have one at the 84 680 connector and also 680 abarea riddled