[inaudible conversations] hello. i am samantha ravich, chair of the center on cyber and technology innovation here at the foundation for defense of democracies. thank you so much for joining us. for more than a decade report after report has documented the growing number of unfilled cyber positions both in the u.s. government and nationwide, offering strategies and recommendations to address the shortfall that often goes north. the secretary of defense stated that the pentagon is in desperate need, desperately short of people with cyber skills in all services, and we have to address it. that was in 2010 and that was the secretary of defense robert gates. and that was one year after cybercom was created and that s when amazon at a work force totaling 34,000 of last year amazon had at workforce of 1.6 million people. people. so the need hasonon gone up ande difficulties and attracting people and talent has gone up as well. the congressionally mandated commission, what we call
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
list? i think somewhere around 600 weeks. not long now. . reporter: now her baby is having a baby. ahead on sunday morning, what to expect when you re about to be a grandmother? osgood: aaron neville is a singer with an unmistakable voice and a long career of his to go with it. he also has had his share of trouble with anthony mason we ll give his songs and story a listen. reporter: aaron neville s voice is one of the most distinctive sounds in american music. do you remember when you started singing? my mother said i used to stand up in the crib and go aaaa. reporter: raised in new orleans, he left the city after katrina. i felt violated. reporter: ahead on sunday morning, we go back to the biggiesy with aaron neville. osgood: mo rocca walks us through an innovative math museum. steve hartman watches a unique high school basketball player in action. we ll also remember the celebrated american pianist van cliburn but first here are the headlines for this morni
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