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. Hes 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 thats 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 20yearold wanted to carry out an attack as a way to support an isis terror group. They say he talked to somebody who thought he was likeminded but who turned out to be working for the fbi. The plan prosecutors say, was to set off pipe bombs at the u. S. Capitol and shoot people as they fled. Fbi investigators say chris fer kornell age 20 from cincinnati first came to their attention last august when he called himself raheel beta and showed support for the terror group. He met someone in the cincinnati area who he thought was sympathetic but was an under cover operative for the fbi. He went into a shooting range and bought two assault rifles like this along with 600 rounds of ammunition. 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 Document kornell said he drew inspiration from Anwar Al Awlaki and video from isis. He says isis gave a thumbs up for acts of violent jihad. There is a new battleground in the terror against war on us that is social media used to communicate with people willing to carry out desperate maniational acts. Reporter he says the fbi pushed him to do something on his own. I think a lot is coercion. No way he had the money to carry out any kind of terrorist attack. Reporter no comment from his offender. They say there was no danger to the public because he was under close watch for months and he never built any bombs, matt. Thanks, pete. The u. S. Led fight against isis is getting additional help from france in paris. Secretary of state john kerry is making his way to paris four days after that massive unity rally. Chief global correspondent bill neely is in the french capital with all the latest. Good morning. Reporter good morning, secretary of state kerry arrives in paris later today. He speaks french of course no word whether he will utter words, sorry, for the fact that no high ranking official marched here with millions of World Leaders on sunday. He is here for talks tonight and with the president tomorrow on the aftermath of a massacre france simply cannot forget. Today the surviving staff gathered again for the funerals of three of their colleagues two cartoonists. New images emerged of the supermarket killer in a bullet proof vest. His jewish hostages huddled together, a stroller abandoned. He orders one to destroy the cct cameras. 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. But they have avengeed the Prophet Muhammad and killed the Charlie Hebdo magazine. They didnt kill it. 5 million copies are being printed. The first sold out in hour, many buying it to support free speech. The staff nicknameing it the survivors edition. This favorite comedienne is on the front pages today, charged by police with defending terrorism. After he identified himself with 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 cover predicting the Prophet Muhammad is provocative. Why are they talking about my prophet. Reporter frances president is trying to calm fears, he will meet john kerry to discuss the massacre and what can be done to prevent anymore. Also separately president Obama Meeting at the white house tonight with british Prime Minister david cameron. They have penned a joint newspaper article saying we will not be cowed. We will defeat these barbaric killers. Savannah. Bill neely in paris, thank you. Lets turn to this incredible and historic feat by two American Climbers after 19 grueling days the duo became the first to free climb the don wall of el capitan, considered the hardest climb in the world him we have been following their journey for more than two weeks. Halle jackson is at yosemite with more. Good morning. Reporter good morning, matt. Today, the two climbers woke up in a real bed with the chance of a shower for the first time in 19 days with their family back on solid ground hours after making history. At the summit a celebration like never before because this hasnt happened before tommy called caldwell pulling himself over the wall, followed later by tim jorgenson. Feet planted on el capitan, cameras rolling on history. This has been the moment that has been so many years in the making. We were here live. Reporter our nbc teams 8mile hike to thep to, a cakewalk compared to the grueling twoandahalf weeks the climbers were suspended on the side of the cliff. Its some of the most precarious climbing i have always done. Reporter sometimes falling down never giving up on a climb felt impossible until now. From below, family members watching the final few seconds of the climb. Its done its done boy you are shaking beyond relief. Are you cold or emotional . Im emotional. Hes worked so hard for this. Reporter after years of planning high profile stumbles 19 days of pushing themselves to their limit. The finish happened fast. They both stayed totally positive. They both stayed committed. Oh my god, im standing on top right now. Reporter a watch by the white house on instagram, you remind us anything is possible. Millions who earned this incredible view, a moment theyll remember forever. A feeling theyll never forget. Both men are already planning their next adventure, jorgenson hopes to expose people to the cliel and teach them about it. Caldwell is planning a trip to patagonia next month for another ascent. We should talk to tommy and kevin later in the show. We are looking forward to that. Another major shakeup at the secret service. The agency is forcing out four senior officials following several security lapses and reviews. The former director was ougsed last year after a man scaled the white house fence and made it well into the executive mansion before executives dont resign or retire they will be reassigned. A tragic accident wednesday in west texas, a prison bus collided with a moving train. Two Corrections Officers eight prisoners were killed in the crash just west of odessa texas. The ntsb is investigating. Tens of thousands of people lined the streets of manila today to welcome pope francis on his first visit to the phillipine asias largest catholic nation. Nbcs a Anne Thompson is in manila. Good morning report. Good morning natalie. Even though this country is 80 catholic there are great concernsent pope francis safety t. Pope admitted he has fears about his safety as he travels, too, but added, quote, i have a good dose of unconsciousness. The motorcade from the airport to the Vatican Embassy in manila is the first big test of a massive security effort in the philipines to protect the pope. Francis comes here after an unexpectedly enthusiastic welcome in predominantly buddhist sri lanka. They want to see a man who cares more about the crowds than who does his own security. How do you protect a man who doesnt seem to want to be protected. Well its really a challenge. Reporter for days now, swat teams, the army and 25,000 National Police have drilled in manila streets trying to avoid a repeat of 1995 when there was a plot to assassinate john paul ii an out of control crowd swarmed his pope mobile. The president was urging calm, saying an incidentfree visit a matter of national honor. One major reason we are doing a quadruple security measure because the phillipine reputation is at stake. Reporter a country determined to bask in the flow of a papal visit. And on the plane, the pope revealed he will make an american saint when he visits the u. S. In september cannonizing father uno parra cerro of california. Under surveillance captured the frightening moments when a california man barrelled out of control through a car wash. Can you see the white carrolling through the entrance with an employee running alongside. One of the attendants signaling for the 94yearold man to stop. The car quickly reached speeds you saw there at 40 Miles Per Hour crashed through the equipment. Le eventually went to a stop at a fence on the other side. It turns out he got the gas pedal fixed up with the brake. Amazingly, no one was injured there. So scary. Natalie, thank you. The middle of january, you have reminders on your map up there . Yeah i got a little snowfall around the boston area. Roads kind of slick. Nothing all that horrible. Just enough to make the roads a little slippery. We have advisories from the early to late morning hours. On the Pacific Northwest coast, a big storm system coming in. That will bring heavy rain and mountain snows over the next 24 hours. Snowfall amounts anywhere from one to twofeet in the cascades. Good morning. Im meteorologist bill henley. A cold and cloudy start. Breaks in the clouds and temperatures climb into the 30s this afternoon. Gets cold tonight. Well see temperatures drop down into the 20s tomorrow morning and a gusty wind blowing. 38 degrees friday afternoon. Its going to feel colder. The wind will blow temperatures down on saturday. 19 in the morning. 31 the high temperature. Rain arrives sunday with a high of 48. Then cold returns for monday, tuesday and wednesday. Latter the latest weather. Savannah. New help for people struggling with obesity. The fda is gifgs the green light to a person no feels full even though theyve eaten a little amount. Its called the appetite pacemaker. Good morning. Its interesting. Reporter its interesting since the fda hasnt approved a device since 1997. Its a pace maker for your stomach. It doesnt require a big alter 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. 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. 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