What the biggest stars are talking about. Stromboli. Come on. Lots of cheetos and oreos. Today, wednesday, april 22nd 2015. Announcer from nbc news this is today 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 our top story this morning thats just breaking out of paris. Theres been a major terror arrest there. Were now just learning more about what led to it. Thats right. A man described as an extremist apparently set to attack churches this past sunday before he was taken into custody. Kelly cobiella has the latest on this. Good morning to you. Reporter good morning. French Officials Say theyve arrested a 24yearold man an i. T. Student who was arrested on sunday. They also seized a car, what they described as war weapons, handguns ammunition bulletproof vests, and Information Technology type equipment. They say that this man was known to authorities. He was on their radar for expressing a desire for wanting to travel to syria. Had been checked up on a couple of times. Then arrested sunday. Much more to come on this story as we see more develop. All right. Obviously a scary situation for the people over in france. Kelly, thank you very much. Planning a News Conference a bit later. At home the big story is the weather. Tens of millions are in the path of major storms from new england to new mexico. Exactly. And this is going to be a multiday threat. And overnight threat as well. So this is a real dangerous situation. So heres what weve got going on right now. Theres an upper level low coming out of california. Weve also got a lot of low level moisture and a jet stream thats going to be pushing in on top of all of this. Combine the three and we are talking about the risk of very Severe Weather. Were talking about anywhere from 18 to 21 Million People in the enhanced to the severe risk. Dallas abilene, wichita falls, thats for today. Alexandria houston, looking at strong storms. Thursday it spreads into much of louisiana, corpus christi. Damaging winds and tornadoes possible. And we move into friday. Weve got an enhanced risk up into parts of missouri all the way to corpus christi, new orleans. Everybody, all these folks under the gun for more Severe Weather, more tornadoes. And this is going to last right on into friday into saturday morning. So weve got a lot people will have to stay tuned for especially because of the overnight risk. Thank you very much. Meanwhile, protests are growing larger in 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. Nbcs tom costello is live for us this morning. Whats the latest . Reporter hi matt. As you know the department of justice announced just yesterday it comes as the Baltimore Police are conducting their own investigation. The trouble is many people here simply dont trust the police to investigate themselves. So last night they again took to the streets. About a thousand or so people marching from the exact spot where this arrest occurred down to the police station. It was a peaceful protest. A lot of families a lot of parents holding their childrens hands telling me they dont want this kind of a 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 and accountability. And last night the police chief said he understand. I think theyre sharing their thoughts their concerns and i hear them. And i understand. If i was a parent and that was my child that i lost i would be concerned and i want to know and want to react. But our job is also to have balance and not to rush to a conclusion. The Police Commissioner my apologies. Not the chi. They are promising a transparent investigation. They should have it wrapped by the end of next week and then will hand over the results to the prosecuting attorney here. Six officers now on paid administrative leave. They include a lieutenant and a sergeant and three bicycle officers. Some are veterans some are new officers. But right now the tension remains high in baltimore. Tom costello on the story for us. Thank you very much. To boston now. Another day of emotional testimony expected at the penalty phase of the boston bombing trial. And we should warn you, some troubling, even offensive images out of the courtroom. Pete williams is in boston for us this morning. Hi, pete. Reporter savannah 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 that shows a complete lack of rem. Prosecutors said Dzhokhar Tsarnaevs bombs killed people on the streets of boston who had no time to say food bye. He was determined to become americas Worst Nightmare. The jury was shown a photo of tsarnaev making an offensive gesture taken in the courthouse. The prosecutor said it showed he was unconcerned, unrepentant, and uncaring. Some of the most emotional testimony came from Bill Campbell whose 29yearold daughter crystal was one of three People Killed in the bombings. As his wife sobbed he said he passed out in the hospital when he found out the woman in surgery was not his daughter. She was dead. He said i miss my hug every day. She never left the house without giving me a hug. Defense lawyers havent spoken yet. They decided to give their Opening Statement next week when they begin presenting their case arguing why Dzhokhar Tsarnaev should not be put to death. Thank you. The sentencing phase of this case has a lot of similarities to the trial of the 9 11 coconspirator that received a life in prison. Its good to see you. Good morning. You have certainly been there before. You have an unsympathetic defendant, frankly. You have a heart wrenching crime and terrible stories. And then this picture of the defendant where hes literally giving the middle finger to the security camera. What is the defenses argument . Its not helpful with that gesture. You have to embrace everything thats happening as the lawyer and maintain your credibility. If the familys story makes you cry, then go ahead and cry. Just be authentic. Give your final argument to save his life. One of the striking arguments in the musawi case is he wanted to die. You said dont give him what he wants. All terrorists like this gentleman, they want to die. Thats what they want to do. You can see from the pictures of him bringing the bombs to the scene and the way they reacted, 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. Dzhokhar tsarnaev has the option. Its his choice whether to testify and plead for his life. If youre his lawyer do you suggest he do so . Do you think he could help himself . I dont think he could. If he testified and acted like he wanted to live and tried to look repentant, the jury wouldnt give him what he wants. Zachariah musawi is in maximum security prison. Explain that life. We had a prison expert who testified its 23 hours a day in solitary confinement. Its a cell that doesnt even have Natural Light into it. The judge told him hed never hear a bird sing again. And he gets one hour a day outside of his cell in a different solitary cell. Its awful. Just awful. And we may hear more about it during this penalty phase. Good to see you. Thanks very much. Now a major shakeup in washington in the wake of mounting pressure the chief of the Drug Enforcement administration stepping down over her handling of a sex scandal involving dea agents. Kristen welker has more on this. Reporter good morning to you. Michelle leadhar has been with the agency for 35 years. Now shes resigning amidst a cloud of controversy involving some of the agents she led. She was a rising star in federal Law Enforcement, but now michelle lendhart is stepping down. This is all National Security issue when criminal cartels can get that close to agents. Reporter the attorney general announced her resignation on tuesday calling her a trail blazer for being the first woman named special agent in charge and says she has devoted her life and 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 a Law Enforcement is not above the law. And this Sexual Misconduct cannot be accepted. Reporter last week lenhart was grilled by lawmakers who demanded to know why they were suspended and not fired. Can you revoke their se clearance . I cant. Honestly 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 a string of scandals. One of them dating back to 2012 when more than a dozen agents were linked in an unrelated trip. Were trying to get rid of that culture that has allowed these types of activitie. Reporter lenhart is expected to leave in midmay. We tried to reach her but got no response. Lawmakers say one of their biggest concerns is that Sensitive Information may have been compromised as a result of these parties. Their investigation into this misconduct continues. Back to you. All right. Kristen welker at the white house. Not the headlines theyre looking for this morning. Another headline natalie is looking at another showdown with iran. President obama has delivered a blunt warning to iran amid reports iranian ships may be on their way to provide assistance to shiite rebels in yemen. Jim miklaszewski has the latest. Reporter good morning. Were still at a standoff this morning off the coast of yemen. U. S. Warships still tracking that iranian convoy. Five guided missiles and two cargo ships believed to be carrying heavy weapons for the rebels outside yemen. So far that convoy has not made any attempt to run a naval blockade. But all of this has created quite a dilemma for the white house and president obama. After all, if iran appears willing to violate a u. N. Weapons embargo in yemen, how are they expected to hold up their end of a Nuclear Arms Agreement that president obama is still trying to sell back here at home . Officials here and certainly over at the white house are hoping that this convoy eventually turns around and heads back to iran. All right. Jim miklaszewski at the pentagon thank you. A security scare in japan this morning when a small train with traces of radiation landed on the roof of the prime ministers office. Shinzo abe was in indonesia at the time. The drone was carrying a small camera and something that looked like a flare. It waso decorat with a symbol that warns of radioactive material. In tulsa, the Sheriffs Office released three new videos that show eric harris selling drugs to an undercover deputy just days before he was fatally shot by reserve Deputy Bob Bates who says he mistook his gun for his taser. In response an attorney for Harris Family told nbc news they dont have the Death Penalty for drug dealing in am the judge also agreed to allow him to travel to a preplanned vacation in the baha the nfl is one step closer today to returning to the los angeles area. The Carson City Council unanimously approved to 1. 7 billion stadium. The two teams that could possibly move there, the Oakland Raiders and san diego chargers. Another stadium proposal has also been given the green light in engelwood. Subway riders in washington, d. C. Jumped into action on tuesday when a man in a motorized wheelchair drove off of a platform and fell right onto the tracks in front of them. The 54yearold man landed face down. Fortunately bystanders jumped down and lifted that man and his chair to s the man was taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. Thank goodness for those people who jumped to action. That theyre willing to do that and put their lives on the line is amazing. Thank you very much. Mr. Roker, busy morning. Whats going on . Rest of the country will be starting off with a fairly nice day in the northeast. But rain will move in later along the front. Were looking at wet weather stretching into the ohio river valley. Some showers into much of nevada and parts of Central California as well. Look for showers and thunderstorms extending down into central and southern florida also. Were going to g sunshine this afternoon with storms on the way. Dabbling winds and hail potentially moving through the area with gusty winds of 35 miles an hour. Temperatures in the upper 60s to 70 degrees. After the storms clear, here comes the cold for thursday and friday morning. Temperatures in the 30s. Highs only in the 50s. Then warmer this weekend. Partly sunny saturday. Sunshine sunday. Have a great day. And thats your latest weather. Weve got Stephanie Gosk here covering the growing controversy around dr. Mehmet oz. He pushed back hard on the group of doctors accusing him of providinge inginge inging quack treatments. Reporter this controversy started last week when a group of ten physicians sent a letter to Columbia University objecting to dr. Ozs position at the school. Now oz is answering those critics early on. I dont think a doctor should fight their battles in public. But now i believe i must. Reporter dr. Oz now striking back at a group of doctors who are questioning his ethics. They are accusing me in the interest of personal financial gain. Something i tell you every day on this program i neve reporter the response to air in full thursday is aimed at a group of ten doctors who sent a letter last week 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 for financial gain. About genetically modified organisms like corn and soybeans. Some companies have treated them with transfer dna to make them more resistant to pests and weather. The letter alleges he has a relentless opposition to the genetic engineering of food crops. Reporter dr. Oz has addressed it repeatedly on his program. The reality is youre probably eating it today. Should it be labeled . Thats the big question we have to answer this year. Reporter while supporters say gmos 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 . Reporter even called in front of a Senate Committee about a supplement on his show. I use flowery language. I used language that was passionate but ended up not being helpful. Reporter but 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. Reporter because the doc that authored the letter are not associated with Columbia University several have ties to the gmo industry. And columbia is committed to the principle of Academic Freedom and freedom of expression for statements they make in public discussions. Thanks. The people want to see the full statement on dr. Oz it airs tomorrow. Thanks. Coming up an apology from ben affleck. 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