coming up on "early today," home grown terror in america. a plot to blow up the capital and much more. stopped dead in their tracks. former president bill clinton speaks out on muslims. and president obama teams up with britain's cameron to send a message to the world. incredible welcome to pope francis as he arrives in the philippines. one of the most amazing free climbs ever achieved by any human being. it's thursday january 15th. "early today" starts right now. good morning. nice to be with you. i'm francis rivera. terror plot stopped. the feds foil an ohio man's plot.

arrested for wanting to unleash an all-out assault on the capital. nbc's correspondent pete williams reports. the fbi says 20-year-old christopher lee cornell of green township, ohio wanted to set off pipe bombs at the u.s. capital and shoot people as they fled. investigators say he came to their attention last august when he posted pro isis messages on twitter using an alias. court documents say he discussed his plans with the man he thought was sympathetic but who turned out to be working undercover for the fbi. according to investigators, cornell said that former al qaeda figurer anwar al awlaki and others expressed the view this kind of jihad was the right thing to do. he was arrested after he bought assault rifles like this and 600 rounds of ammunition. >> spent at least enough time with these particular officers to know i was in good hands. they knew what they were doing and exude add lot of confidence. >> that was nbc's justice

correspondent pete williams reporting. >> the fbi says there was never any danger because cornell was being watched. he also never built any pipe bombs. this morning, here is what cornell's father is saying. >> he never showed any signs of any kind of violence or anything. quiet, shy, good kid. >> there have been no comments from his public defender. his first court appearance is tomorrow. now to the latest in paris. secretary of state john kerry will arrive in the city this evening. he'll also take part in talks on countering extremist violence. his arrival comes amid mixed reaction to controversial edition of the "charlie hebdo" magazine. it sold out 3 million copies within the first two hours yesterday. a copy on the ebay sold for $1700,000 u.s. dollars. now the city is bracing for backlash because of the publication's depiction of prophet muhammad on the cover. police arrested 54 people for

making comments advocating terrorism and anti-semitic threats. some are worried tensions could get worst. >> provocation. more more more provocation. >> why are you talking about my prophet? why are you talkinging about this god? >> i think they will bring a civil war. a civil war is coming. >> in turkey this protester burned a copy of a turkish magazine that published "charlie hebdo" cartoons. former president clinton weighed in on views that fueled the latest terror attacks. he and on "late night with seth meyers." >> i agree muslim leaders have to do more to combat the extremists but i don't think you can blame their religion. i think the fact that the palestinian president, mr. abbas came and marched in that parade was a big deal and was willing

to do it with the israeli prime minister with all their deep political differences. now in an effort to combat extremists overseas france is sending this aircraft carrier to the middle east to fight isis. also new this morning op-ed written by david cameron and president obama in the "times" titled we won't let the voice of freedom be muzzled. safeguarding our way of life depends on economic strength and standing up to terrorism and international aggression. nbc's ron allen is in paris. ron, is there a sense the city is on the verge of seeing heightened tension because of "charlie hebdo's" publication? >> some 2 million new copies of the magazine are now in circulation but it's impossible to fined them in paris. people still wan this magazine. it's become such a phenomenon. there's also reports of donations coming in a magazine ott brink of bankruptcy before all this.

now survival is sure solidarity freedom of express, freedom of expression. also today funerals first funerals of the several victims of the massacre last week. at the same time a crackdown on hate speech and inciting terrorism. some 50 people arrested. also tension in the schools. as many as 200 incidents reported. fights between students insults going back and forth. also people have been arrested for saying things on the internet inciting terrorism or showing support forth gunmen last week. also the investigation continues. in particular authorities are trying to check out this claim by al qaeda in the arabian peninsula that is responsible for the attacks at "charlie hebdo." there seems to be some doubt about that. authorities still trying to trace financing, where the weaponry came from and where kouachi brothers and coulibaly who carried out the attack on the grocery store, have more accomplices out there authorities want to round up. still an active investigation going on more than a week after

the deadly attacks as france remains on its highest state of alert. now back to you. >> nbc's ron allen reporting from paris. the cliffhanger is over in every sense. a pair of americans have climbed their way into history. had image says it all, reaching the top of the el capitan on wednesday. they are the first to ever free climb it using their only hands and feet. a 3,000 foot wall in yosemite is one of the hardest rock climbs in the world. their climb took 19 days. this morning pope francis is in the philippines. what a welcome there. it is the first visit to the philippines by a pontiff in 20 years. the stop is part of his trip to asia. outside the airport, crowds lined the streets to catch a glimpse of him. security for his visit is tight, as you can imagine. nearly 40,000 police and soldiers are being used. some have even been ordered to wear diapers during their long

shift wearing crowd control. the concern, no time for bathroom breaks. sunday 16,000 people expected to attend a mass led by the pope. linked to a man inspired by character in the movie "wolf of wall street". and they were reportedly removing boxes of files. no official word yet on why but they are accused in a pending lawsuit having to do with medicare fraud. the company's executive vice president is danny porsche portrayed by jonah hill in the movie "the wolf of wall street." in texas, mangled wreckage here is all that's left. two corrections officers and eight prisoners are dead. their bus slipped off an icy pass and veered off an over pass and collided with a moving train. another officer and four prisoners injured. officials say that prisoners did not have seat belts and were handcuffed together in pairs. and take a look at this storm here. it stretches from the united states there on the left as you can see all the way to

europe on the right. winds have been so strong some recent flights new york to london arrived an hour earlier than usual. now a look at the weather, nbc meteorologist bill karins is here with us. you hear about the delays but nice when the lift helps you along. >> of course if you're going the other way, you're an hour late. fascinating storms in the atlantic. nothing like that in the west. pretty quiet across the country. where we are in this winter we're about halfway through my winter. i consider december january, february. we're in the middle of january. 48% of the country covered with snow. we haven't had a lot of snow this winter in the mid-atlantic north, southern portions of new england and a lot of snow unfortunately throughout the cascades sierra mountains. rockies okay northern rockies. areas we need it a lot, especially california we got some in december. every since then it's been relatively dry. this latest storm is going to bring rain and snow up to the cascades. we will see northern rockies getting hit again first with rain and eventually snow in the

interior. so rain today coming in for areas of all coastal oregon and the pacific northwest up there in washington state. as far as snow goes not a plokz snow event the next 48 hours, but we will see some outside of boise and in portions of northern idaho. today be prepared for rain from portland to seattle. cuts off anywhere southth oregon border. it's looking dry and sunny. i like saying we're halfway through winter. it makes me feel good. >> i know. not that i wasn't listening to your entire forecast but that kind of stood out to me we're halfway there. bill thank you very much. now to a shake-up at the u.s. secret service to tell you about. agency removing for high level as assistant directors and reassigning them.

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lawyers. some two dozen women came forward with allegations cosby sexually assaulted them some while drugged. cosby has never been charged with a crime and through his attorneys has denied all allegations. in philadelphia firefighters work into the night to put out an aggressive fire at this 140-year-old prison. but in the end, the prison was a total loss. officials were forced to evacuate 200 inmates and staff and now they are being transferred to nearby prison. officials are looking into the cause. there were no reported injuries. heroin epidemic isn't going away. deaths linked to heroin jumped 39% since 2012. the world health organization has been pushing a drug that could reverse overdoses and save lives. it could be the diet breakthrough. scientists are working on a new diet pill that will trick your body into thinking you've already eaten. not only that the pill will burn excess fat from the food you do eat. let's get down to business now with cnbc.

good morning. >> francis, good morning to you. president obama will call on congress today to pass a measure requiring companies to offer employees up to seven days paid sick leave a year. he'll also take executive action to ensure federal government workers get six weeks paid leave after the birth or adoption of a child. the markets of try to break a losing strength after stocks fell on disappointing report on retail sales last month. now down 329 month. oil prices rally posting their best day since 2012. look for earnings today from bank of america and citigroup. the future of sports stadiums is here and now. the atlanta falcons are showing off an animated video of what the teams new $1.2 billion stadium will look like when it opens in 2017. it will have a retractible roof and 360 video board. back to you. >> all right. thank you very much. sports is next. the biggest purse in boxing history. stay with us. gisil odor block wash stops odor from happening for all

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the refs didn't bite. no call on the play. should a fine follow? the spurs go on to win 98-93. in london preparing for the game at the arena. anthony with prince harry at a charity. he presents shoes. colts linebacker attacking a woman back in december charged with rape criminal confinement with bodily injury and battery resulting in bodily injury. a new nfl head coach of the 49ers promoted long time defensive line coach and raiders jeff del rio. broncos and bears still searching for head coaches. heisman trophy winning quarterback marcus mariota entering nfl draft days after falling to ohio state in the championship game. brewers announce add new promotion called timeless

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. leading the news from nbc los angeles, docile 8 foot alligator seized from l.a. yard. animal control officers fountain the gator in the backyard along with two dead cats. the owners say they have only ever fed the gator hot dogs and chicken and officials are asking neighbors if anyone has lost any small pets over the years. and from reuters, nor weekan fined for false promise on contract killing. agreeing to kill a teenager without actually carrying out the plot. police couldn't prove any intent to go through with it. he could only be charged with defrauding his client. also making news casino

giant caesar's entertainment corporation filed for bankruptcy protection overnight. caesar's is more than $18 billion in debt. cleanup is under way at macy's department store in california after a car crashed through the entrance. the car went 50 feet into the store injuring six people. it was a windy arrival for pope francis as he landed in the philippines. there it goes. he lost his papal skullcap to a gust of wind. he kept on smiling, though he descended the steps there. a huge group was there to greet him. philippines is the most populous catholic nation. ellen degeneres responded to the fact she's using her show to push gay agenda. >> i don't know what it means to celebrate my lesbianism. i guess i do. it's like that. larry, the only way i'm trying to influence people is to be

more kind and compassionate to each other. that is the message i'm sending out. i don't have an agenda. i'm not here to brainwash anyone but i want you to live your lives being exactly who you are. >> if someone doesn't have a bad bone in her body it's ellen. i can't picture her saying bad about anyone not positive. >> that show is pure happiness. we're going to bring in the viral kids the apparently kid. >> you watch it. you're a fan. >> sophia and grace. it's happy. an hour of happy right there. now for a look ahead, oscar nominations come out this morning. announcement by chris pine j.j. abrams and alfo. happy birthday to pit bull celebrating his birthday. drew brees. keep it here for news weather

and sports. i'm frances rivera. thanks for watching.

shoppers run for their lives as a car plows into macy's. the trouble that may have started even before the moment of impact. a one-two combination from both bay area pro football teams, new head coaches. early reaction from faithful fans. outrage in the south bay over a landfall and it's not just the smell that has folks upset. >> a fresh look outside for this thursday morning, january 15th. this is "today in the bay." >> we hope you're starting off your day feeling fresh. good morning, it's 4:30. i'm sam brock. >> and