Kate middleton arrive in new york city. After a chilly night on the town they are going their separate ways today monday, december 8, 2014. 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. 7 00 a. M. On the west coast on monday. Weve got a lot of royal action going on. The royals arrived. William is going to washington, d. C. Today. Kate will be here in new york city and then they convene tonight at a basketball game where they see king james. Lebron james, cavaliers playing the nets. They are going to sit next to jayz and beyonce. Will lord be the singing royals. All comes together. First we want to get to our top story. An intense fire in los angeles thats created huge problems for commuters. The flames so intense they could be seen for miles away. Look at the live scene now where the debris is smoldering. Hallie jackson is there, good morning to you. Reporter good morning, matt. T
And families enjoying the front steps. We did this in manner without militarizing neighborhoods or polarizing the community. We established culture from very early on that relationship that we bind us with our people was one based upon Building Community first and enforcing the law second. Schieffer did you get rid of any police that were on the force because basically what youve done you made the city and county in to one police unit as it were, did that mean discharging some of the people you had in the original force there . Well, every member of the organization is a new member of the organization including myself. Essentially we 155 were hired, we suffered through some significant attrition prior to that. But the transformation that we were able to do enabled us to connect with our people. And to establish the fact that cops are going to perform as guardians not as warriors the results weve seen, we have cut shootings and murders in half in less than 24 months. Schieffer if you ha
After a chilly night on the town theyre going their separate ways today, monday, december 8th, 2014. 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 monday morning. Hi, gang. Hi. How are you doing . Hi. You make it sound so ominous, theyre going their separate ways, will and kate. No, because theyre off to do separate things. Theyre going to see lebron james play at the Barclay Center and sitting next to jayz and beyonce. Shall we call him king james . And queen bee. Its like willy wonkas Golden Ticket everywhere they go. First to todays top story. Thats right, thats the imminent release of a damning report in the wake of 9 11. One official warning it will lead to violence and death in troubled spots around the world. Andrea mitchell is nbcs chief foreign correspondent. Good morning to you. Good morning, matt. Embassies and military posts around the world are, indeed, on high a
Ive just been to visit the queen. I am proud to lead the First Coalition government in years, and i would like to thank all those who work to make it a success, and in particular, nick like. Elections can be clashes of ideas and arguments, and a lot of people who believe profoundly in Public Service have seen the service cut short. Ed miliband me this morning to wish me luck with the new government. It was a generous gesture from someone who is clearly in Public Service for all the right reasons. The government i lead did important work. It laid the foundations for a Better Future, and now we must build on it. I truly believe we are on the brink of Something Special in our country. We could make britain a place where a good life is in place for everybody willing to work and do the right thing. Our manifesto is a manifesto for working people. As a majority government, we will be able to deliver all of this. It is the reason i think the majority government is more accountable. 3 million
Terrorists. The British Elections were held on thursday. Prime minister David Camerons conservative party won a majority, eliminating the need for a coalition government. The Prime Minister spoke to the media on friday following a meeting with the queen. Prime minister cameron i have just been to see her majesty the queen and i will now form a majority conservative government. Ive been proud to lead the First Coalition government in 70 years and i want to thank those who work so hard to make it a success and in particular on this day, nick clegg. Elections can be bruising clashes of ideas and arguments and a lot of people who believe profoundly in Public Service have seen that service cut short. Ed miliband rang me this morning to wish me luck with the new government. It was a typically generous gesture from someone who is clearly in Public Service for all the right reasons. The government i led did important work. It laid the foundations for a Better Future. And now we must build on t