on top of hollywood s world nominations are in. birdman leading the pack. reese witherspoon, bradley cooper, michael keaton all in the running. and good morning, america. they are up early in hollywood this morning. everyone ready for those oscar nominations coming up in just a little bit. you know how we feel about the oscars. we re not the only ones. take a look at our studio crew. and also our studio. we are ready. they are ready, as well. look, dressed to the nines. oh, yeah. because the countdown is on to hollywood s biggest night. elegant. indeed, they are. and then host neil patrick harris getting geared up already, tweeting last night, i really need to finish counting all those ballots. so we have so much to discuss. that s ahead. but first, we re going to get started with the news and that homegrown terrorist. a young man in ohio inspired by isis and planning a major attack on our nation s capital. arrested by the fbi. abc s pierre thomas is in wash
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 didn t? 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. it s 7:00 a.m. and the nominations. a lot of big names. we ll talk more about that in a second. a big name for our puppy to be named later. puppy with a purpose. we ll find out who you voted for in terms of his name. let s begin with our top story. young man from ohio in federal custody accused of plotting an attack on the u.s. capitol. nbc s justice correspondent pete williams has more on this. pete, good morning to you. reporter: investigators say this 20-year-old 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
years, how it tricks your brain into thinking you full. hollywood is up early as oscar nominations are evealed. we will tell you who made the cut today, 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, everyone welcome to requested today on a thursday morning, a lot of butterflies, oscar nominations later. also by the way, filling out his oscar pool is our little puppy in the orange room. he s chilling. we will tell you which name made the cut and what we will be calling him over the next 16 to 18 months. he is cute by any name that s for sure. we start with our top story, you heard about this a young plan in ohio in federal custody accused of plotting an attack on the u.s. capitol. pete what can you tell us? reporter: matt good morning, verdicts say the 20-year-old wanted to carry out an attack as a way to support an isis terror group. they say he talked to so
hollywood s world. we re about to find out who is in the running for oscar, the big battle for it. will jennifer aniston, julianne moore be golden girls. is this michael keaton s and good morning, america. they are up early in hollywood this morning. everyone ready for those oscar nominations coming up in just a little bit. you know how we feel about the oscars. we re not the only ones. take a look at our studio crew. we are ready. they are ready, as well. look dressed to the nines. oh yeah. because the countdown is on to hollywood s biggest night. elegant. indeed they are. then host neil patrick harris getting geared up tweeting last night, i really need to finish counting all those ballots. so we have so much to discuss. that s ahead. first we get started with the news and that homegrown terrorist. a young man in ohio inspired by isis and planning a major attack on our nation s capital. arrested by the fbi. abc s pierre thomas is in washington with the lat
hollywood s world. we re about to find out who is in the running for oscar, the big battle for it. will jennifer aniston, julianne moore be golden girls. is this michael keaton s and good morning, america. they are up early in hollywood this morning. everyone ready for those oscar nominations coming up in just a little bit. you know how we feel about the oscars. we re not the only ones. take a look at our studio crew. we are ready. they are ready, as well. look dressed to the nines. oh yeah. because the countdown is on to hollywood s biggest night. elegant. indeed they are. then host neil patrick harris getting geared up tweeting last night, i really need to finish counting all those ballots. so we have so much to discuss. that s ahead. first we get started with the news and that homegrown terrorist. a young man in ohio inspired by isis and planning a major attack on our nation s capital. arrested by the fbi. abc s pierre thomas is in washington with the lat