Takes the stand, saying she was drugged and assaulted. But acknowledging she stayed in touch with the comedian. Cosby taking it in stride. Hey, hey, hey. Were live at the courthouse this morning. And a terrifying tipover at the americas cup. Okay here, guys. The clooneys famous pals react to the arrival of their twins. And another special delivery making the world smile today, wednesday, june 7th, 2017. 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 on this wednesday morning. Thank you for joining us. Theres not been a terror attack in dtehran for more thana deca decade. 2 security guards killed, 30 wounded in tehran. At the shrine of the Ayatollah Khomeini. Assailants stormed into the building. One of the attackers blew himself up inside. Another set of attackers, including a second suicide bomber, struck the shrine in tehran or outside tehran. As we said, isis has reportedly claimed responsibility. Nbcs National Security analyst, jeremy bash, has overnight. Jeremy, good morning t ro yoe t have a terror attack inside iran. What kind of send if isis is, in fact,hisoul attack by isis inside iran, no first instance of isis g iranias in the region. In syria, in conducting most of its attack. And broader regionalf isis and the shia ofa pointed out. Shrine outside n the heart of isis or elements of isis see . The concern was iran w again that could ignite have to keep their eye. De on s and its happening one dl morro. There is a report thenfbi director james comey as sessions, to keep him from ever being alone theres a new report this morningred to leave tension, now, wit president. Morning. Nal correspondent peter peter, a lot to catch savannah. Insiders are casting tomorrows comey testimony as the political e kquivalent as the super bowl. And today, officials will take their turn testifying before the senate intel committy, about the new lengths that the president went to shut down the investigation. And new reports that his attorney general offered to resign. 24 hours ahead of james comeys senate testimony, director of international intelligence, dan coats, takes his turn in the spotlight. The washington post, saying that coats said in march, had intervened for him to get to back off of russia and former security adviser michael flynn. Near the end of a briefing at the white house, the post reports the president asked everyone to leave the room except for coats and mike pam peyo. Overnight, a spokesperson for coats said he never felt pressured by the president or anyone else in the administration, to influence any Intelligence Matters or ongoing investigations. Also this morning, the New York Times reports, the day after President Trump asked comey to end his investigation into flynn, comey told attorney general Jeff Sessions he did not want to be left alone again with the president. While comey believed the attorney general should protect the fbi from white house influence, qualithe times rep that sessions couldnt guarantee. The president said this. I wish him luck. Reporter sources close to comey says, when he testifies thursday, hes likely to detail a pattern of what he believed were inappropriate conversations with the president about the russia investigation. But hes not expected to accuse President Trump of on obstruction of justice. White house allies are looking to contain any damage. One protrump group attacking comeys credibility. James comey, another d. C. Insider in it for himself. Reporter tuesday, the president s son, eric, lashing out at those who oppose his fathers administration. To me, theyre not even people. Its so, so sad. Morality has gone. Morals out of the window. Reporter aeroturmond detail turmoil between the president and his attorney general. His frustration with sessions. Not just in his eyes, unnecessarily recusing himself from the russia inquiry. But monday morning quarterbacking other decisions, including the travel ban. Sean spicer refusing to say whether the president has lost confidence in sessions. I have not had a discussion with him about that. Reporter no update from the white house if they had that discussion yet. This morning, as we noted, theres multiple results that Jeff Sessions offered to resign after this relationship with the president grew increasingly tense. The New York Times reports that sessions told the president he needed freedom to do his job. The Justice Department is declining to comment. The white house is referring all questions related to the russia inquiry to the president s outside lawyer. Matt and savannah . All right. Peter alexander at the white house the thank you as always. Lets bring in chuck todd, moderator of meet the press. Good morning to you. We have another report of trump allegedly saying to an official in the government, in this case, the director of national intelligence, to lay off the russia investigation. Something the director doesnt exactly acknowledged happened. He never felt pressured to do that. What does it add up to when you add in the pressure to the attorney general . The russia investigation has consumed the president on every level. The report about the director of national intelligence, dan coats, he wanted him to go to comey and lay off of mike flynn and the russia investigation. In talking to people very close and supportive of dan coats, hes been concerned all along by the atmosphere of the relationship between his interactions with the white house. Now, he testifies today. You know, theres two days of these hearings. Comeys tomorrow. Thats the big one. He testifies today. And thats going to be a big part of this conversation, as well. And hes going to add to this obvious nature where the president is just consumed. We dont know what james comey is going to say until the words come out of his mouth. But theres words that he will stop short of accusing the president of trying to obstruction justice. Might we fall into a situation where we might have the Legal Definition of obstruction versus the emotional definition of obstruction . Yes. Thats why obstruction of Justice Charges are hard to make hold on this point. All of the circumstantial evidence here says the president is trying to do everything he could to stop this investigation, for one reason or the other. We dont have the motivation behind it just yet. But for one and hes asked people to step in multiple times. Yes, james comey will have to explain why, if he was so concerned to write a memo, he didnt take it to his superior, in this case, the attorney general or the Deputy Attorney general. Im sorry. Were in a crisis here as a country with our institutions. If the reasoning is, what the fbi of director is supposedly say, he didnt know who to trust at the Justice Department, if were in a situation where the director of the fbi cant trust his superiors, that superior offering his resignation to the president , where are we here . Were not in a very good place. And big picturewise, folks on capitol hill, this is another gutcheck moment for them. A role for congress to play. We have three branches of government. And the executive branch is not functioning right now. Chuck, thank you very much. Ill be in washington tomorrow, along with lester holt, for james comeys testimony. The broadcast network will carry it live. We get things started. And live coverage on these nbc stations, beginning at 10 00 eastern time. Dramatic video to show you this morning of a brazen attack on police, outside the famed Notre Dame Cathedral in paris. The suspect, armed with a hammer and knives, shouting, this is for syria, before he was eventually shot and wounded. Keir simmons is in paris. He has more on this. Keir, good morning. Reporter matt, good morning. The Police Standing guard outside of this iconic cathedral this morning. The attacker eer emerging from groups. The attack, terrifying and sudden. The assailant, launches at a police officer. The crowd panics, as another officer opens fire. Tourists left fleeing. The assailant shot in the leg, sur rounded. Ashley, on vacation from north carolina, took this picture of the attacker on the ground. Lying over there. I wasnt sure if he was alive, if he was dead. Reporter thats the assailant, surrounded by armed police. This morning, a show of force at the worldfamous Notre Dame Cathedral. The man was armed with just a hammer and knives. Nbc confirming his first name, farid, a ph. D. Student in journalism. Who left a video in his apartment, pledging allegiance to isis. Unlike the jihadists in london last weekends, this man was not on the radar. France under a state of emergency, after a string of attacks. Some near terrorist spots like the louvre, on the champselysees. Last july, a truck in nis, killing 86. And the 130 dead, more than 350 injured. During this latest attack, hundreds of people sought sanctuary in the cathedral, ordered to put their hands in the air. Outside, once again, fear in the heart of paris. And the attack on that Security Camera footage, happening in the square just over there. The man was in his 40s. No group so far this morning, guys, have claimed responsibility. Matt and savannah, as you can see, the tourists here are already back. Keir simmons in paris this morning. Keir, thanks so much. New fallout about the explosive leak of a topsecret nsa document that detailed russian attempts to hack into u. S. Election systems right before the election in november. A u. S. Senator is warning this is just the tip of the iceberg. Were hearing from the parents of reality winner, the woman who has been charged with leaking that document. Nbcs Gabe Gutierrez has the story. Gabe, good morning. Reporter savannah, good morning. Since february, reality winner had been a National SecurityAgency Contractor at this military base. Now, shes in jail. The first person arrested in an intelligence leak case under the trump administration. To some, 25yearold Reality Leigh Winner is a traitor. To others, a patriot. This morning, the topsecret government document shes accused of leaking is setting off a firestorm. I have difficulty believing she actually did this. What theyre saying she did. Reporter her mother and stepfather say she is not highly political. She called donald trump an orange fascist on twitter. Expressing ones political beliefs doesnt mean that theyre a bad person. Reporter prosecutors say winner admits leaking the explosive documents to the online news site, the intercept. Any disclosure of classified or Sensitive Information can threaten our National Security. Reporter the topsecret document revealing russian intelligence targeted local Election Officials in a company that provided software for the 2016 election. The top democrat on the Senate Intelligence committee tells usa today he does not think votes were affected. But the extent of the attacks is broader than reported so far. Reporter realitys name was known worldwide. A week ago, she was a yoga instructor, studying to be a massage therapist. She worked for a nsa contractor at ft. Gordon in georgia. Federal agents arrested her at her home on saturday. Her words to me were, she was scared she was going to be they were going to make her disappear. Reporter are you scared of where this goes . I am so scared. I fear that theyre going to make an example out of her. I fear that theres anger from the top toward her. And i fear that something bad is going to happen. Reporter their daughter is due in court on thursday. Shes not yet entered a plea. Matt and savannah, edward snowden, is nsa whistleblower, has come out in support of winner, writing she should be freed on bail. Gabe gutierrez, thank you. Lets turn to dramatic new testimony at bill cosbys trial. The woman at the center of the case, telling her story publicly for the first time. Claiming the comedian drugged and sexually assaulted her at his home. Stephanie gosk at the courthouse in norristown, pennsylvania. Steph, good morning. Reporter good morning, matt. Andrea constand is on the stand today. Her story will be picked apart by a defense team determined to undermine her credibility. Constand says she saw cosby as a friend, as a mentor. And he nodded yes when she asked him if the pills were about to give her were herbal. Andrea constands testimony, the most Pivotal Moment of the trial. The memories are a decade old. The details constand shared in court, vivid. Outside of the courthouse, we caught up with her attorney. I thought that she exhibited composure and bravery. Its hard to talk about intimate details like that in a room full of people. Reporter she told the jury, after cosby gave her three blue pills, i began to slur my words. Constand said he moved her to a couch. Telling the court in a shaky voice, i was trying to get my hands to move and my legs to move, but i was frozen. Unable to fight back, she says, cosby molested her. Adding, i wanted h eed it to st. The defense team will focus a lot of attention on what happened next. Constand maintained contact with cosby. At least 72 phone calls. How are you feeling today . Reporter accepting tickets for her family to attend one of his shows. Constand told the jury, i did not have time to tell my family. I went along with it. After a year, she shared her story with her mother. The defense team wanted to know why she looked into civil attorneys before telling the police. I wasnt familiar with who i needed to call, constand said. I just reached out to them for guidance and to get advice. Dozens of women have accused cosby of inappropriate sexual contact. The comedian denies all of the allegations. After court, he left seemingly in good spirits. Hey, hey, hey. Reporter slipping into an old role that almost everyone remembers. Constand was unrattled by questions about inconsistencies in her statements to police or any suggestion that she was just out to sue cosby for omoney. But its not over. On her way out, one of the Defense Attorneys for cosby says, we are just getting started. Matt . Stephanie, thank you. We have more news to tell you about this morning, including this one out of atlanta. Police searching for a suspect after a bizarre incident there. It was caught by a dashboard camera. A woman was leaving a Grocery Store parking lot, where out of nowhere, a man rushes towards her car. He jumps on the hood and smashes the windshield with his foot. The woman drove off and turned that video over to police. Hoping that somebody will recognize the man and turn him in. Lets two back to the dramatic video of the americas cup race we showed you at the top of the show. Team new zealands catamaran capsized moments after the race against britain. The vessel hurled three crewmen into the water. Others were left clipging to it. All team members were okay. The kiwis hold a lead over their british rivals in the bestofnine series. The team making sure that catamaran is repaired and ready to go before the next race. Wow. Who has to turn it back over . Thats tough to do. Everybody outal once. Dylan in for al. Whats shaking with the weather . Rain down south. Look at what we saw on camera yesterday, in forest county, mississippi. This camper swept up by floodwaters. Rushing down what was a street there, as it goes under the overpass. And the top of the camper gets stuck on that bridge there. Heavy rain can lead to flash flooding like that. Today, our best chance of seeing the flooding will be across northern florida and down near southern florida, where the rain has been coming down hard for several days. We have moisture coming in off of the gulf of mexico, thats going to produce more rounds of downpours. Weve seen areas like miami, picking up more than half of what they see for the month of june. Were only in the beginning of june here. Were going to see more rain, up near good morning. Im first alert meteorologist krystal klei. The forecast highs for today, still cooler than average. 66 in center city, 68 in summerton. 65 for lansdale. Kutztown up to 67. Notice the icons mostly cloudy. I think there will be breaks of sunshine from time to time. Then those clouds will close back up. Were looking at 68 in trenton. Low 60s along the jersey shore. And in delaware, wilmington, youre up to 67 degrees today. We do stay mostly dry. And thats your latest forecast. Dylan, thankdylan, thank you. Coming up, did a massachusetts teenager encourage her boyfriend to take his own life . The disturbing Text Messages at the center of a controversial trial. And the mounting controversies that have uber cleaning house this morning. First, this is today on nbc. Health, is having the freedom to do what you want to do with your life, every single day. So at aetna, we promise to keep finding new ways to join you so nothing gets in your way. Because no matter where it is youre going, or whatever stage of life youre in. We believe that when it comes to health. You dont join us. We join you. Just ahead, swimmer ryan lochtes surprising admission in a candid, new interview. 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