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. we ve 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 jay-z 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 that s 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
after a chilly night on the town they re 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, they re going their separate ways, will and kate. no, because they re off to do separate things. they re going to see lebron james play at the barclay center and sitting next to jay-z and beyonce. shall we call him king james? and queen bee. it s like willy wonka s golden ticket everywhere they go. first to today s top story. that s right, that s 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 nbc s chief foreign correspondent. good morning to you. good morning, matt. embassies and mi