The hotel room, where he was trying to flee the country. Easier said than done, why doctors are telling pope francis to lay off the pasta, today, thursday, april 2nd, 2015. From nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza. Good morning, everyone, welcome to today. 7 00 on the west coast on a thursd this hour. That deadly terrorist attack at a university in kenya. It is still going on right now. Thats are new images in from the scene. Kelly, good morning. Whats the late . Reporter good morning. Were moving into the 12th hour now of this attack, terrorist attack in kenya. Kenyas president say inging there are ho s have been sent in to end the standoff. One student who escaped early this morning said that students were running for their lives as bullets wizzed by. He heard gunfire just after 5 00 a. M. Local time there. He heard them ask if there were muslims or christians and then gunshots. Ambulances rushed out with the injured. More than 60 so far, while Police Rushed in. There were gunshots all around us. And they started jumping up and down, running for their life. Reporter at least 50 students got out according to the kenyan red cross. But an unknown number are still there, caught in a gun battle between militants and police. Garissa university in the northeast, a hundred miles from the porous border with somalia, home to al shabab. African union and kenyan troops have made inroads against the terrorist group since the attack on a mall in nairobi two years ago. Across africa, the Terror Threat appears to be threat, militants fighting in the north, boka haram in the west swearing allegiance to isis. In somalia, the Al Qaedalinked al shabab. This morning garissa is in lockdown. Police say the militants are cornered. On twitter students say they were warned a few days ago what al shabab might be planning for an attack be on th also just in the past few minutes Kenyas Interior Ministry has put a bounty on the head of a man named mohammed mohammed, the man they believe is the mastermind of this attack. Savannah . A terrifying situation still unfolding, unfortuna thank you very much. In other news, recovering overnight what could be progress those ongoing talks of Irans Nuclear program. Leaders back at it this morning in switzerland after pulling an allnighter. Nbc chief correspondent andrea reporter they broke at 6 05 this morning the. He went out for a walk and the minister said he got about two hours of sleep, more than his colleagues but he felt there had been substantial pro by the way, a deadlock over lifting sanctions on iran. U. S. Officials are a lot less optimistic. The still photographers got sight of john kerry looking glum on the patio and now theyre consulting their lead ersers. The presiden told kerry, keep on talking, but if youre not going to get a deal come on home. Let them know youre prepared to walk away. Let me ask about that. Theres still a lot of gro what happens if they are forced to walk away without a deal . What are the repercussions of that . Reporter technically what happens they could decide to announce today what theyve accomplished, whats yet to be negotiated before a final agreement that they would hope for a be concrete agreement with everything settled in june. But they could walk away and said its not good enough. The white house has said its considering other options, the economic sanctions, the military option which they neve the table. Its not a he realistic option. Or trying, again, to start another round of t today, matt, marks one full week theyve been at it here in switzerland. A lot longer than they thought it would take. Andrea mitchell covering the talks for us. Thanks so much. Following a big story in water restrictions in the wake of the historic drought. Lake orville from july 2011 and now three years later. Here is our National Correspondent. Reporter in the sierra moun 30 of its water, the governor used a snowpack measuring station that should be buried under five feet of snow to do what no other california governor has ever done. Were in a historic drought and that demands unprecedented action. For that reason im issuing an executive order mandating substantial the water reduction across our state. Reporter the order for all californians to cut water use by 25 25 . The city is even installing new water meters to monitor consumption. If people dont step up and do their part, californi reporter nasa Scientists Say were moving to the driest period in the last 19 years. I should be 30 feet under water and the rain season here is all but over. Reservoirs across the state are running on empty and the hottest, drest months are still ahead. We cant overstate what theyre going through out there. And will continue. This is not a shortterm situation. Show you what the big problem is is. We wer sn and it is really rough. You look back on 2005 when they had 137 of their snowpack. Look at the next four years dropping. 53 in 12. 5 right now. 5 of what they would normally get. This is a look from are 2013. Look at it today. It is markedly different and will continue this way. The latest Drought Monitor just coming out, and you can see how much of the state of california is in exceptional drought. Last months precipitation only 10 of normal. Thats the big problem, and the heat is going to continue. And there is really no real weather patterns that are going to break had this foreseeable future. Our thoughts with the folks in cal al, thank you very much. Theres big news out of indiana, tied to the uproar over the states controversial religious freedom law. Nbcs Gabe Gutierrez is at the state house for us in indianapolis. Lawmakers just unvei changes. Gabe, what can you tell us . Reporter matt, good morning. State republican lawmakers have called to clarify the language of that freedom law making it clear that businesses cannot deny services to gays and lesbians citing religious beliefs. Now with arkansas governor refusing to sign that states version of a bill unless changes are made, this is quickly becoming as we head into 2016. This morning, the battle between religious liberty and gay rights is already shaping up. The 2016 president ial race. Wednesday, just before Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson decided not to sign his states current version of the religious freedom bill. Former first lady of arkansas and likely white house hopeful Hillary Clinton encouraged him to veto, pleading it would be unfair discrimination against americans. In 1993, it was her husband, president bill clinton who signed a federal version of the state law currently under fire. But as hutchinson noted, times have changed. And there is clearly a generational debt on this issue. My son, seth, signed the petition asking me, dad, the governor, to veto this bill. Reporter the issue now putting two wings of the gop at odds. Social conservatives versus business leaders. Senator ted cruz as of now the only official candidate to announce saying, today we are facing a concerted assault on the first amendment. Other potential contenders weighing in, carefully. This is simply allowing people of faith space to be able to express their beliefs. I dont think americans want to discriminate against anyone. I understand the laws, no unlike the one that presid obama voted for. Many republican candidates have been trying to find a way to not sound like theyre antigay rights without alienating conservative christians. Reporter a recent is wallwall stre of americans now support gay marriage up from 30 in 2004, but a pugh poll last year fo americans slid on business denying services to same sex couples. If there is any good news for republicans on this issue right now is that its happening in 2015 and not 2016. Reporter ipd ipd lawmakers announce a deal has been reached to clarify the bill. A vote is expected today. They say the votes are there. Lawmakers want this cleared up before this weekend here, matt. Gabe gutierrez in indianapolis, gabe, thanks so much. Anothe influential democrats in washington is gearing up for a fate after being indicted on federal corruption charges. New jersey senator Robert Menendez says he is outraged. Reporter good morning, savannah, new jersey senator bob menendez will be in fede court today. Hes at a rare kind of trouble when you think that only 12 times in our countrys long history has a u. S. Senator been indicted. Menendez faces 14 counts. Hes preparing a friendship defense. Calling himself angry and ready to fight. This is not how my career is going to end. Reporter new jersey senator Robert Menendez denied federal corruption charges. His take no questions statement invokes english and spanish. He was off camera dressing, a c had horus of shout supporters. The 61yearold democrat says federal prosecutors got it wrong. Im angry because prosecutors at the Justice Department dont know the difference between friendship and corruption. Reporter menendez may call it friendship but say the senator crossed the line doing political favors in return for gifts from his longtime friends, wealthy florida eye doctor melgen. They say he sought and accepted from melgen lavish travel, flights and nights in a luxury paris home, use of the caribbean villa, expensive meals and golf outings. But melgen donated hundreds of thousands to campa funds. In exchange the indictment claims he went to bat for melgen, intervening in a dispute over how much he was paid by medicare, pressuring the state department over his multimillion dollar cargo contract in the Dominican Republic and influences immigration officials to grant visas to melgens quote foreign girlfriends. They have to prove whatever the senator did, he did because of the money. Not because of the friendship. Reporter dr. Melgen was charged in the same indictment and has denied any wrong dong. Menendez says he will not resign his seat but he ha given up his high prof on the s committee. Kelly odonnell, thank you natalie has breaking news on the investigation into the plane crash in the alps. A big find. Good morni we do have breakin ge prosecutors say the second black box of that doomed Germanwings Flight has now been found. Katy tur has more. Good morning. Reporter more breaking news from here in germany. Prosecutors have just come o and theyve confirmed that they were able to get a computer and a tablet from lubitzs home and have gone through them. The Search History they believe lubitz searched for rae veld he was searching for a medical treatments. They wouldnt say suicide methods, how one could commit suicide, and on one day specifically for quite a whi the cockpit door security, how the cockpit doors locked. Still, they have not confirmed they have a motive for this yet. But certainly some big breaking news. Also, they have been able to talk to his parents and bild is reporting that the leading neartheory is the loss of his eyesight and of his pilots license. German official ss are reviewing all of this theres also a new task force being set up to review cockpit security measures to find out if they went a little too far with the security after 9 11. Also theyre going to look into the medical histor psychological history, and decide whether or not they have the best practices in place to review that. Guys . All right, katy tur, following those developments out of germany. Closer to ho news out of dallas this morning. Several people were reportedly trapped when an indoor practice facility collapsed a school. One person has reportedly been killed. The conditions are not known at this point. Firefighters say an indoor Practice Center facility collapsed just before the day started there. A group of form earp educators convicted in the nations largest cheating scanneddal are behind bars awaiting senten on wednesday 11 former teachers and administrators were found guilt inflating test scores and grades grad in some cases they received bonuses and additional funding for those falsified scores. And you just never know when you might need to make a send is a text or perhaps take a selfie. Always good to have it handy, right . In the middle of a boxing match, though . Take a look. This is what happened. The cell phone falls out of marvin jones shorts. The referee had to stop the fight. He picked ut the phone up and hand it had t jones went on to lose by a knockout. A moment he probably didnt want to put out on instagram, im guessi the slomo instant replay. That phone dropping out. Thank you. Mr. Roker . Thats whats going on. Well get to your local forecast oh, i dont know, in the next and do you take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband . To have and to hold. For better or worse, in sickness and in health. I cant what . Lisa wait ahh god taxes are your year, only much simpler. You can handle simpler. Intuit turbotax. Its amazing what youre capable of. 7 17 good thursday morning to you. Im meteorologist Christina Loren. This is a live look at San Francisco, this is from our castro cam, temps are chilly out there this morning, were at 45 degrees in livermore, 43 in concord, and 39 degrees in san martin. Grab a jacket. Were going to see a nice finish to today, warm temperatures later on. In fact about five to eight degrees warmer than where we ended up yesterday. 70s on the way for the peninsula and the east bay, more of the same for tomorrow then cooler with rain on the way this weekend, more on that in just moments. Weather. Thank you, al. New fallout tied to the video we showed you on wednesday of a new York City Police officer berating an uber driver. Willie has been following this story for us. It sounds like the troubles may be just beginning for that officer. Yes, savannah, new yorks Police Commissioner is calling the actions of that officer unacceptable. He is now losing his position in one of the departments most elite units. Do you understand me . I dont know what [ bleep ] planet you think you are on right now. Honked his car horn at detective patrick cherry because the officer was trying to park without using any blinkers or hazard lights. You going to let me [ bleep ] finish . Stop interrupting me reporter the detective tells the driver he has committed three traffic and law vitals and then becomes ee right using expletives. Commissioner William Bratton on wednesday said the detective was on duty at the time and issued an apology to the driver and passengers. No good cop can watch that without a wince. Because all good cops know that the officer just made their jobs a little bit harder. And that kind of encounter, anger like that is unacceptable. That officers behavior reflected poorly on everyone who wears our uniform. Reporter the president of the Detectives Union issued a statement saying cherry should not be judged by one isolated incident. Im not trying to minimize the significance of what occurred. Cops are just like everyone else. They have families friends and other things going on in their lives, too, that may affect their behavior at times. We reached out to the officer in the video and to the driver. They both declined to comment. Uber issued a statement saying the behavior in the video was wrong and unacceptable and we appreciate the nypd investigating the incident. We are in touch with our driverpartner who was subjected to this terrible experience and will continue to provide any support he needs. Guys another case where social media and an iphone shine a light on something. Has this officer apologized to the driver in any way yet . Not that weve heard of on a personal level, he has not. Thank you very much. Coming up robert durst heads back to court today where theyre live with an exclusive look inside the hotel room where he spent the final days leading up to his arrest. And if your kid isnt getting enough playing time would you sue the Sports League . 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Thousands of people are expected to attend the Service Today and that funeral procession leaves los gatos at 10 00 this morning, and winds its way to the s. A. P. Center, where fellow officers and members of the community will come out and honor officer Michael Johnson. Short time ago we saw police from a number of bay area