Behind the scenes at the time 100 gala to find out what stars are talking about. Thats a really good question fear, excitement, joy, happ beautiful. Right. Stromboli. Come on. Ooh. Peanut butter and banana sandwich. Is that what Bradley Cooper sa today wednesday, april 22nd, 2015. Announcer with matt lauer and Savannah Guthrie live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. And good morning. Welcome to today on a wednesday morning. And we have a tough story just breaking out of paris. A major terror arrest. Were learning more. A man described as extremist apparently set to attack churches this past sunday before he was taken into custody. Nbcs Kelly Cobiella has the late good morning to you. Reporter matt, good morning. The man is a 24yearold i. T. Student and algerian national, his alleged targets two churches, sunday services. Officials say he had a large stockpile of weapons and the attacks were imminent. The man reportedly staked out this church according to a french newspaper along with a Second Church in his neighborhood. The French Interior minister they found handguns, bullet proof vests and detailed documents showing he planned to attack the churches on sunday. The man in custody is also suspected in the death of 32yearold, a dancer and mother of a 5yearold girl. The french woman was shot possibly during a botched carjacking terror experts say it fits the pattern of jihadists telling followers to wage war at home. Look, you are in france, you are in britain, in australia, do not come to syria. Attack the homeland. Attack our enemies within our cities reporter france has been on high alert since january when islamist 34i8 i at that particular times aing taed the french magazine and a jewish store killing 17. The interior minister said this man talked about going to syria and police even checked up on him in 2014 and again at some point this year. Police were able to stop this plot because the suspect allegedly called an ambulance sunday after mistakenly shooting himself in the leg. Lucky about that. Kelly, thanks very much. In the meantime, protests are growing larger in baltimore over the death of freddie gray who died after suffering a spinal injury while in Police Custody. Now the u. S. Justice department is opening its own investigation. Tom costello is at Baltimore Police headquarters again this morning. Tom, whats the latest . Reporter as you know the department o investigation announced yesterday it comes as the Baltimore Police are conducting their own investigation, the trouble is many, many people here simply dont trust the police to investigate themselves. So, last night they again entered the streets, about 1,000 people marching from the exact spot the intersection where the arrest occurred down to the Police Station in west baltimore. It was a peaceful protest, a lot of families, parents holding childrens hands telling me they dont want this thing to happen to their child. The question they have is how is it possible that freddie gray had his spinal cord nearly severed while in Police Custody . They want answers, accountability, last night the chief says he understands those concerns i think again they are sharing their thoughts, their concerns and i hear them and i understa and if i was a parent and that was my child i lost i would be concerned and i want to know and our job is also to have balance and not to rush to a conclusion. Reporter the Police Commissioner my apology not the chief t commissioner and the chief both promising a transparent investigation, they should have it wrapped up the end of next week and hand the results over to the attorney t prosecuting attorney to determine whether charges will be filed. Six officers now on paid leave, they include a lieutenant and a sergeant and three bicycle officers, some veterans, some rather new officers. The tension remains high. Tom costello, thank you. Sava to boston a day of emotional testimony expected at the penalty phase of the Boston Marathon bombing trial, this opened about gut wrenching accounts from survivors and families of the victims. We should warn you some troubling, even offensive im Pete Williams is in boston for us this morning. Good morning to you. Reporter prosecutors say the jury should impose the death sentence in part because the bombings were planned in advance to cause a maximum of death, pain and suffering, and they showed a picture of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev they say reveals a complete lack of remorse. Prosecutors said Dzhokhar Tsarnaevs bombs killed three people on the streets who had time to feel pain but no time to say goodbye. He was determined they said to become americas Worst Nightmare. The jury was shown a photo of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev showing an offensive gesture taken in a holding cell at the court house as he awaited a Court Hearing three months after the bombing. A prosecutor said it showed he was unconcerned, unrepentant, uncaring and untouched by the grief and loss he caused. Some jurors wept as victims told stories of suffering caused by the marathon bomb. Some of the testimony from bill campbell, whose daughter crystal was one of three People Killed in the bombing. As his wife sobbed in the courtroom, he said he passed out in the hospital when he realized that the woman in surgery was not his daughter. Crystal, the doctors told him, was dead. Asked what he missed the most he said, i miss my hug every day. She never left the house without giving me a hug. Defense lawyers havent spoken they decided to give their Opening Statement next week when they begin presenting their case, arguing why Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should not be put to deat thank you. The sentencing phase of this case has a lot of similarity in the trial of zacarias moussaoui, the 9 11 coconspirator who was tried for the Death Penalty but received a life in prison. Good to see you. Good morning. You have certainly been there before, you have an unsympathetic defendant, frankly, a heart wrenching crime, you have these terrible stories from victims and then this picture of the defendant that came out in court where hes literally giving the middle finger to a security camera. What is the defenses argue snumt that certainly isnt helpful when he decided to make that ge you have to embrace everything thats happening as the lawyer and maintain your credibility. If the family story makes you cry, cry and be authentic and get ready to make your final argument to save his life. One of the most arguments in the moussaoui case he wanted to be a martyr. You argued he wants to die. Thats his plan. Dont give him what he wants. Could a similar argument work in this c absolutely. All of the terrorists like this gentleman all want to die, thats what they really want to do. You can see just from the pictures of him bringing the bombs to the scene, and the way they reacted that everybody in the jury box is going to know he wants to die. So you have to figure out a subtle way to make that message. In moussaouis case it wasnt his choice whether to testify, go before jurors and plead for his life. If you are his lawyer would you suggest he do so . You think he could help himself . I dont think he could. If he testified and he acted like he wanted to live and he was tried to look repentant for what he did it would be everybody would see through it and undercut the defense that he wants to die which i think is his best chance that the jury wont give him what he wants. They havent yet in a terrorism case in america. Last thing Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is in Supermax Prison in colorado, expla in what that life is like because thats the alternative in this case for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. We had a prison expert who testified, 23 hours a day in solitary confinement, its a cell that doesnt even have Natural Light into it. As the judge told moussaoui he would never hear a bird sing again. He has one hour a day in a different solitary cell, its just awful. We may hear more about it. Governor to see you. Thank you. Thank you very much. Now a major shakeup in washington the wake of mounting pressure that the chief of the Drug Enforcement administration stepping down. Over her handling of a sex scandal involving dea agents. Nbcs Kristen Welker at the white house has more on this. Reporter good morning. Mi michellee leonhart has bee the agency 35 years but resigning amid the cloud of controversy involving some of the very agents she led. She was a rising star in federal law enforcement, but now Michele Leonhart is stepping down after revelations at least ten dea agents had sex parties in colombia involving prostitutes some hired by drug cartels. This is all a National Security issue when criminal cartels get that close to agents. The attorney general announced her resignation ones to, calling her a trail blazer for being the first woman named special agent in charge, and said she has devoted her life and her professional career to the defense of our nation. This comes after an Inspector General report last month which detailed those parties allegedly occurring between 2005 and 2008. Law enforcement is not above the law and this Sexual Misconduct cannot be accepted. Reporter last week she was grilled by lawmakers who demanded to know why the agents were suspended. Not fired. Can you revoke their security cl i cant revoke their security what power do you have . What i can do is build on and improve mechanisms. Reporter all this as the secret service has been reeling from scandals one of them dating back to 2012 when more than a dozen agents were linked to prostitutes in colombia during an unrelated trip. What were trying to do is get rid of that culture of complacency and that allowed these types of activities to ha reporter leonhart is expected to leave in midway. We tried to reach her. Lawmakers say one of their biggest concerns is that Sensitive Information may have been compromised as a result of these sex parties. Their investigation into the misconduct continues. Kristen welker, thank you very much. A big story out of washington, this is a potential new showdown with iran. Natalie is here with that. Right. Good were mooing. President obama has delivered a blunt warning to iran, amid reports that iranian ships may be on the way to provide arms to shiite rebels in yemen. Jim miklaszewski has the latest. Good morning. Reporter natalie, were still at a standoff this morning off the coast of yemen. U. S. War ships and combat aircraft continue to track that iranian convoy which includes gun war ships and cargo ships believed carrying heavy weapons intended for the iranian backed so far that convoy made no attempt to run a naval blockade there in the gulf of aiden. All of this created a dilemma for the white house and president obama. Because after all, if iran is willing to violate a u. N. Arms embargo in yemen how can they be trusted to hold up their end of a Nuclear Arms Agreement that president obama is still trying to sell here at home . Officials here at the pentagon and at the white house hope eventually this convoy turns around and heads back to iran. Well be watching this story. Jim miklaszewski, thanks so much. A tragic crash in sacramento. Four people were killed when a car going the wrong way on a highway slammed into a pickup truck head on. Police say the driver of the toyota traveled several miles in the wrong direction before cras a woman and three men in the truck were killed. The nfl one them closer to returning to the los angeles area. The Carson City Council approved the proposed 1. 7 billion stadium tuesday night. The vote puts the ball now in the hands of the nfl and the two teams that could possibly move there, the Oakland Raiders and san diego chargers. East proposal has been give at any green light in englewood. A cruise ship docked today after a harrowing time at sea. High winds kept the carnival spirit from docking until now. Passengers took this incredible video as the cruise ship was battered with 60mileanhour winds and 42foot waves. Makes you nauseous looking at another example of heroic bystanders. Subway riders jump into action when a man in a motorized wheelchair drove off of a platform and fell on the tracks, the 54yearold man landed face down. Bystanders quickly jumped down from the platform and lifted the man and his chair to safety. The man was taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. Lets get a check of the weather from mr. Roker. Natalie, thank you so much. Well, as we look at out west a big upper level low you can see the circulation around this. But other than interior showers a fairly foggy day right now in San Francisco. The fog will burn off, youll have the sunshine. Temperatures will be in the mid60s. The rest of the west looking pretty good, maybe hit or miss thunderstorms in denver, a high of 71, tucson sunshine, 85 degrees, 81 in vegas, showers in reno, look for the beautiful sunshine in san jose and 72 degrees, we are watching this risk of strong storms throughout much of texas on into louisiana, well be watching that all night long we are going to get to your 7 16. Good wednesday morning, im christina loren. Like al roker said we do have some fog in San Francisco. Temperatures right now widespread. Were on our way to the 70s, 72 for south bay. 77 degrees out in the trivalley trivalley. Enough instability out there for us to potential see some misdemeanor thunderstorms getting into this evening. Were going to watch out for that for you thursday into friday temperatures stay steady. We will see that unsettled weather continue into the weekend. And thats your latest weather. Thanks so much. Stephanie gosk covering the sfloo sfloo on a taping he pushed back hard against a group of doctors accusing him of promoting quack treatments and nbc has a clip of that. Good morning to you. Good morning. This controversy started last week when a group of ten physicians sent a letter objecting to his faculty position at the school. Oz is answering critics and their allegations head on. I long believed that doctors should never fight their battles or each other in public. But now i believe i must. Dr. Oz now striking back at a group of doctors who question his ethics and abilities. These doctors are criticizing me for promoting treatment and cures in interest of personal financial gain. Something i tell you every day on this program i never do. The response to air in full thursday is aimed at a group of 10 doctors who sent a letter to Columbia University where dr. Oz is the vice chairman of the surgery department. Those physicians claim dr. Oz has exhibited an egregious lack of integrity promoting quack treatments and cures in the interest of personal financial gain. The Group Singles out opposition to gmo os. Some treated them to make them more resistant. The letter alleges he possesses a baseless and relentless opposition to the genetic engineering of food crops. Dr. Oz addressed the topic repeatedly on his program. Reality is my friend us are probably eating it today. Should it be labeled, thats the question we have to answer this year. While supporters say gmo could help alleviate world hunger opponents question the safety behind the science. But the letter directly questions dr. Ozs ethics and its not the first time hes come under fire. Why would you cheapen your show by saying things like that . Even called in front of a Senate Subcommittee last summer for claims about a diet sup emt made on his show. Is it an intent to engage viewers i use flowery language, i use language that was passionate but ended up not being help if it. On this issue dr. Oz is showing no signs of backing down. I vow to you right here right now we will not be silenced, we will not give in. The group of doctors that authored the letter are not affiliated with Columbia University which has been misreported by a number of outlets. Several have ties to the gmo industry anda and Columbia University responded in a statement saying columbia is committed to the principle of Academic Freedom and up holding freedom of expression for statements they make in public discussion. People want to see the full statement from dr. Oz i think it airs tomorrow. It does. Thanks. Coming up apology from ben aflaek, what he is saying about asking the makers of aing due you wanttry to hide his familys slave owning past. And jacobs journey. A rare look inside the life of a child who is transgender, a story that will get people talking. Plus, the cover of peoples beautiful issue in 2004. 14 i should say. Who will it be this year . We reveal the choice and share your guesses with our orangeroom. My vote this most beautiful. This is today on nbc. Bc. Say hi. Good morning, coming up can you spare 90 seconds on trending the quick trick to energize you for the entire day. 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