good morning. i'm tamron hall. this is "newsnation." right now 6 million people are under a severe snowstorm warning. and it is expected to remain in place until tomorrow morning. snow has steadily been falling over night including in minneapolis where people are bracing for the worst up to a foot of snow expected to fall. the region normally sees about 9 inches in november. more than 100 flights have been cancelled as a result of this storm. by the end of tomorrow night, a stretch of the country from montana to michigan will be under a blanket of snow. for more let's get to meteorologist bill karins. for the rest of the country, apparently it's only the beginning as well. freezing temperatures on the way. >> it's a waiting game. enjoy the next couple of days. people have to hurry up and get leave thes cleaned up.

they don't the leaves there all winter long. the problems will percolate across the country. our friends at the weather channel are out. as far as the arctic invasion goes. it's next. right now 6 million people under the warnings. all the way from michigan to montana. we had reports of four six inches of know. we're watching some of the heavy snow bands. it's funny minneapolis set up on the edge of the heavy snow. south of town has hardly gotten anything. north already reporting 4 inches on the ground. there's a heavy band on the city upward about a foot of snow expected. this is the first snow of the season. imagine getting a foot with the first one. that's why everyone is worried about what the rest of winter will look like. here comes the cold plunge. it will make the next two weeks different. usually we get cold outbreaks. here it is shown by the blue and purple it. takes us through the week anded

weekend. look by the hudson bay. here comes round two the beginning of next week. this article looks to be even colder than the one we have now. that's why this is significant. that's why this arctic invasion. they aren't typical in november it's not typical to stick around for seven days and likely two weeks. that cold air makes it to the east coast by the upcoming thursday and friday period. as of now no snowstorms. president obama is in china right now. his first stop on a week long trip to asia. shortly after arriving this morning the president announced a major new deal on issuing visas designed to boost both countries travel and tourism industries. under the deal, though is as will be valid through up for ten years instead of one. the president also made his first extensive public comments on north korea's release this weekend of americans ken i.nethe and matthew todd mill per. >> we had an indication there

was a possibility of release of these two prisoners. it did not touch on some of the broader issues that have been the primary concern. >> do you get any better strot gi for dealing with the nations? no. chris jansing joins us live. this is interesting timing. the president back on the world stage. the headlines regarding north korea, and of course, trade development with china. it gives him a reprieve if but a few days to talk about other things. >> yeah. absolutely. this is going to be a trip that is going to be about foreign policy. you can't get too far away from

what happened on election night. i should also say that the white house says that would happen with the release of the two americans from north korea had nothing to do with where the president is now. which is at apex summit. you mention the student visa. this is the first big thing to come out of it now. one year now. it will go five years. up to ten years for business and tourist visas. it's going to work the same way for americans who are going to china. look, obviously, this is a huge market for the united states. right now alone chinese visitors to the united states add about $85 billion to the economy. >> some of the commentaries of the president will be walking a fine line as he needs china help in getting a nuclear deal with iran. doechblt extends. he's at the asia-pacific economic summit it extends to larger issues regarding iran. >> absolutely. iran, also the nuclear issue with north korea.

you heard what the president had to say about whether or not kim jong u.n. or any other broader issues were discussed here. they were not. james clapper did not see the reclusive north korean leader. but certainly in addition to the economy, let's be clear, it's number one at the summit. the president goes from here from to burma to australia. he'll meet with the australia prime minister today on larger iss issue. >> thank you, chris. and also president obama's trip to asia and pacific will test his standing as mentioned on the world stage. after the republican landslide in last week. in an interview over the weekend the president, once again, took the blame. >> it stops right here at my desk. whatever it doesn't do well. i have to take responsibility

for it. the message that i took from this election, and we've seen this in a number of elections. people want to see the city work. they know one person in washington and that's the president of the united states. i have to make this city work better for them. >> and joining me live now senior washington correspondent for politico. anna, thank you so much for joining. there was a health doze of skepticism over the sunday morning programs about the meeting of the minds. a lot of skepticism on whether or not republicans can work with the president or if the president can work with republicans here. >> i think we've seen it over and over again. they've come together and had a spumt. they've had beer, coffee. there's this kind of joining of hands right away but once you get into the details of any of these policy argument whether

it's immigration reform, the budget, whether it's a spending bill, you know, to keep the government running. there's automatically disagreements that start to appear. >> and let me play a little bit of what dnc chairman howard dean what he said on meet the press and how it might tie into how democrats might choose to move forward. let's play that. >> the republican message was we're not obama. no census whatsoever. what was the democrat's message? we're really not either. you cannot win. where the hell is the democratic party. you have to stand for something. >> there you have it. saying so you to stand for something if you want to win. that's not saying at least in his view that what republicans offered up was a winning formula or even policy. so does that lend itself to democrats saying we have messaging problem. we don't have an ideological

problem or a policy problem. which would make them stand their ground. >> i think it's a little bit of both. you had issues of obamacare which democrats have run from since they passed it originally. you kind of have not only the drag of the president. such low approval numbers across the country. and then you had some of the policies they did enact. whether it's banking reform or obamacare. they don't want to talk about. but at the same time then you have things like minimum wage. the issues were pretty winning. you have the autopsy that the democrat goes through. just like republicans did after the 2012 presidential election. you'll see what kind of pro messages they'll be able to put forward in a 2016 election. >> and beyond the autopsy. let's move forward to the president returning after this three-nation tour. what do you see on the horizon as the first -- if we're going to get an immediate glimpse of how they will work together or will not. what do you see as the tea leaf there?

>> absolutely. i think you'll see congress come back this week. they'll look at the spending bill trying to get away from the cliff on the republican side of things. whether or not you already start to see the tension on things like immigration reform. it's very unlikely you'll see any major kind of legislative push happen before the holiday season. i think people want to kind of come in, get what they have to on the republican side. and then turn to the next congress. >> all right. anna, thank you so much for your time. we appreciate you joining us. we're following developing news out of nigeria. another deadly attack targeting children. the details are just in. but a suicide bomber killed at least 48 people. most of them students and injured dozens more in a school in the northwestern -- northeastern part of the country. now the blast happened as children apparently gathered for an assembly in a main hall at their school. the bomber was reportedly dressed as a student and carried

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nicholson, legislative director of iraq and afghanistan veteran's of america. thank you for joining us. we've had a lengthy investigation here. are you at all impressed or optimistic about the things we've heard on the service which includes a disciplinary action against about a thousand people. >> bob mcdonald has been a breath of fresh air. he's taking aggressive action. but, you know, we haven't seen significant movement yet when it comes to accountability. he's trying to go through the process he's bound by to hold folks accountable. he started identifying them. he started the process with some of them. but, you know, at the end of the day what we're waiting on is to see the people who are responsible for the crisis of the va actually be held responsible for it and let go. we don't want to see them retired or just pushed out the door on administrative leave. we want to see them fired and

held accountable. >> if you're looking at when you look at the number over 1,000 potentially disciplined. it's a lot of people which would speak to how was and maybe still is a huge problem when you have 1,000 people who may be disciplined here. >> it is. but keep in mind the va is the second biggest bureaucracy in the government. only behind the department of defense. they have over 300,000 employees. the overwhelming majority. more than 99% of the va employees are outstanding servants of vets. many are vets themselves. a thousand is a lot. that's why we want to see them move faster to show some real progress, real accountability and get the people who hurting vets out there. we want to see people held accountable. >> let's look at the changes adding more health care providers. we talk to vets on the show once

the scandal broke. it was one of the top things. feeling there were not enough. to your point when you look at the number of people be, the largest bureaucracy we have, but there are not enough million personnel especially to treat the vets. >> that's right. bob said yesterday on 60 minute he think he's going to need over 28,000 health care providers. that's a tall order. we have to make the va an attractive place for them to come settle down and have a career. it's going to be a long-term thing. it's not a short term solution. we have the bill passed earlier in the fall and late summer to allow the va to go outside, you know, its own walls and use private community partners. get private sector solutions more involved. that's a short term solution. that will help them ease the crisis in the short term. in the long-term they have to manage the place more attractive to doctors to settle down. >> you have some vets. paul was on with morning joe today saying he feels the

president needs to push harder for reform and support of vets and he would like to see more support from congress as well here. do you have that same feeling? >> you know, we definitely all elements of government involved as well as the general public. there's definitely been an upsell in support for the focus on the va and the crisis in the past couple of months. we need to make sure that the focus and the support doesn't go away. congress is coming back this week to start their lame duck session. we need to make sure they're continuing to hold the oversight hearings and the leadership accountable. they're continuing to push legislation to reform the va like the suicide prevention bill we've been working on. it was going to be introduced this week by senator mccain they to keep their eye on the ball and keep the ball moving forward. they've done a good job so far of getting started. we have to make sure we don't lose crisis or focus.

we need to keep focussed on it so we don't lose sight of making sure we get the job done. thank you very much, alex. a pleasure having you on. seeing the necessary changes that are needed for our vets. thank you. >> thank you for continuing to focus on it. still ahead new questions today about general motors. we're staying focussed on this. the time line of the massive ignition switch recall. gm ordered replacement switches months before telling investigators there was even a problem. plus, the latest on republicans saying about barack obama's pick for attorney general. it's the first read. we'll have more on that. and this is interesting video to take a look at from astronaut reid wieszman from the international space station. he's back on earth but before he left -- i don't think that was him. i have no idea what we showed you. i apologize.

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welcome back. there can be a looming political fight to replace eric holder. if confirmed loretta lynch would be the first african-american woman to lead the justice department. chairman pat leahy said lynch should get bipartisasupport. >> this nominee is extremely well qualified. there may be some who feel they have to vote no because it's a nominee by president obama, but the vast majority of republicans and democrats will vote for her. >> but some republicans senators want to put the brakes on lynch's conformation. they say hearings should not start until the next congress conve conve convenes. that, of course, would be in january. >> we will give the president's nominee a reconsideration. we would like to consider that next year when the new congress is seated.

>> it could be a mistake to jam her through in this session? >> i do. if we're going to have an era of good faith. we nd to begin with the conformation of the attorney general. >> joining me now is kari dan. good to see you. >> good morning. >> there you have it. some of a snippet of what we've heard over the weekend here. what -- what do you s as strategy here. do you believe she'll get bipartisan support? >> well, it looks like this fight now is more about timing than the substance of the nomination. republicans, as you said, were animated over the weekend saying that this nomination or the conformation process shouldn't begin until the next congress. democrats haven't made a decision about what the time line is going to look like. a senior democrat told me this morning it looks like may put in january. that would take away the republican argument that democrats are trying to jam through a nominee. on the substance itself loretta

lynch was not a flashy prosecutor. he's not as controversial as potential nominees that the obama administration was looking at. and as you mentioned she would be the first african-american woman to hold the position. i think will make it a little bit harder for republicans to oppose her without latching on to something specific and policy related than they would oppose her on. >> ted cruz and mike lee released a statement on miss lynch and immigration executive action. interesting strategy there >>well, an obviously when the conformation hearings begin whether soon aer or later. immigration will be front and center. so there will be a big spotlight

on lynch once the hearings begin. obviously republicans who oppose the president's potential action is going to make it a focus of the hearings whenever they start. >> great pleasure having you on. thank you very much. new report this morning suggests general motors may not have been as forthcoming about the ignition switches. according to the "wall street journal" the company ordered a half million replacement switches about two months before alerting federal safety regulators to the problem. e-mails viewed by the journal include exchanges between the gm contract worker and the switch supplying indicating urgent order of switches. while a recall was discussed in the meeting no action was taken. gm is not denying the report saying in a statement, quote, these e-mails are further conformation that our system needed reform. we've done so. we have reorganized our entire

safety of investigation and decision process and have more investigators. so far the issue has been linked to 30 deaths and lead to a recall of 2.5 million vehicles. joining me now auto reporter. thank you so much for joining us. from gm's statement it seems at least from the kpaeft company's perspective they have recognized the problem and fixed it. is the general consensus from reporters like yourself who cover the industry? >> yeah, thank you for having me on. the e-mails are fairley troubling. i've looked at them this morning. they raise new questions about what gm knew and when they knew it. gm is trying to emphasize in the reaction this morning it has gone to great lengths since the recalls came to light in february, march, and april about the recall. they have put a lot of steps in place to improve their process and the way they handle recalls. and i think that is true.

and i believe that the process they have now is a much more rigorous and better process than before. >> when you look at the landscape of recalls in general, in the past year we were talking about the air bags at the beginning of the week. it's extraordinary. when you see these e-mails and how the serious problems, which may have resulted in fatality when you talk about the ignition are not dealt with or at least in the past not effectively. it makes you wonder what other automakers are doing. >> exactly. and the flip side of this is nitsa. there's a lot of pressure on them looking into whether or not the regulatory agency is able to effectively regulate the auto industry. these e-mails that were disclosed today, i believe, will raise new questions about the effectiveness and as you

mentioned, another huge story this year in the auto industry related to recall is the fact that ten manufacturers, you know, including honda, tow ya draft, and many others have recalled about 8 million vehicles because of the potentially faulty air bags made by one supplier. and the house energy committee is looking into that and asking them to answer questions about how they handled that situation. we could see hearing on the air bag recalls shortly. >> do you expect a larger or more in-depth response from general motors to your point? while it is clear regarding changes made the new i e mails raise questions about who and when. >> i do. it's going to be interesting to see where the story goes, but i think the statement we have this morning from gm is, you know, an

initial response. i believe the story has enough legs it's going to force and compel gm to answer questions in some way more in depth about the e-mail as they go forward. gm will be constrained in what they can say. these e-mails were -- are part of wrongful death loft lawsuits that are being pursued. they may be constrained legally about how much they can say and disclose. >> thank you so much for your time. we appreciate it today. we continue to follow our top story. which is that massive arctic blast from much of the country. with 6 million people under storm warnings from montana to michigan. we're live with how long it's expected to stick around. a new report exposes the dangers of the popular laundry detergent pods. some doctors saying the number of children harmed by the pacts has caught them by surprise.

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the airport has freezing rain and 30. it was a sharp edge. hardly any snow south of the city. we could see double digit snowfall totals. roadways are snow packed and covered. you can see some asphalt out here courtesy of the salt treatment. and a little bit of radiation. but the bottom line the snow is going nowhere. it's going to get cold and stay cold. by friday and saturday morning, tamron, we could be looking a the first sub zero lows in the month of november in 13 years. heist probably won't crack freezing for another two weeks. it's pretty chilly for november. average high today is 45. we'll get nowhere near that. the windchill is 15. we have whind chills in montana and north dakota already 10 below zero. here we go. everybody is wondering for it's going to be like last winter.

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you can join the "newsnation" on twitter. there is a lot going on this morning. here is some things we thought you should know. the revamp healthcare.gov website is now up and running. americans can browse the insurance plans ahead of the new enrollment period that begins

saturday. official the sate updated site will be easier to use. and will jeb bush run for.in 2016? this morning on the "today" show savannah asked his brother, the former president, that question. >> i hope hruns. he'll make up his own mind. knows he's going to make up his behind based on what he thinks is right for his family. i have no idea. i really don't. and new york city's reportedly about to change how the nypd deals with marijuana possessions. police will stop arresting people on low level marijuana charges and issue tickets instead. the city's mayor and police commissioner are expected to announce the change at the news conference this afternoon. those are the things we thought you should know. time for the "newsnation" gut check. one small town near boston may be the center at the battle against the tobacco industry.

westminster, massachusetts is considering a ban on all tobacco sales inside town lines. the board of health there saying they're sick of trying to monitor the tobacco industry's effort monitor the effort to help children, but one local convenience storeowner said it won't stop anyone from smoking. 25% of customers come in for cigarettes and pick up milk and chipwhile they are there. they have 800 signatures to block the ban. joining me now is the ceo and president of the american legacy foundation against tobacco use. thank you very much for joining us, robin. >> my pleasure, thank you. >> let's talk about the storeowner quoted as saying listen, 25% of his customers who come for cigarettes buy milk and chips and that has to impact the community's economy. what do you say to his concerns? >> i think what the town is trying to do is with those of us

in public health and my organization with the truth campaign are trying to do for so long. that is to denormalize the use of tobacco and protect kids. people in the town will continue to buy milk and bread and all the things they come to his convenience store to buy, but they will have to go further and be inconvenienced and hopefully think twice about it when they want to buy a pack of cigarettes and hopefully keep kids from starting. >> the argument is why punish cigarette smokers if it is legal? you are forcing someone who wants to pick up as an adult if they are over 18, they want to buy a pack of cigarettes, they have to drive five minutes extra or whatever the distance when someone who drinks won't to to drive to pick up a bottle of vodka or beer or whatever they want. >> it's a disincentive. it's like putting taxes on cigarettes and creating clean

air laws. all this is going to say to a smoker is think about it. maybe you have to drive a little bit further, but isn't that worth it to protect the many, many kids, the 1200 people the tobacco industry has to recruit as replacement smokers for the folk who is die from smoking. >> i will tell you the things we read online. enforce the law. make sure kids cannot buy cigarettes and don't punish adult who is have the legal right to purchase. >> of course the law should be enforced. i think the people of westminster will make their choice. if this is a law they choose to have to protect their children and prevent young people from picking up a habit that unfortunately is addictive and hard to quit. then it's a local choice. the smokers will have their choice as well. >> the west minister board of

health had the proposed regulation. we consider it this wednesday, but the board is frustrated by tobacco industry's efforts in targeting children. do you see an improvement at all in children being targeted if that's the right word with e cigarettes or e vapor products? >> we know the rates of youth smoking have decline and we are happy about that when the legacy truth campaign started. it was 23% nationally. for 8th through 12th graders it's below 10%. that's great progress. we see youth continuing to be targeted. we know that initiation of young people aged up a little bit. there all sorts of tactics they cln to use including being present in stores where the first thing you will see is a big marlboro sign.

that has to leave an impression on young people. >> do you believe once massachusetts decides and if they decide to factor this city-wide ban that other towns and municipalities will follow. >> they may, but we see choices being made by retailers. cvs made a decision, target, wegman's are all tobacco-free. these are choices being made not only by local municipalities, but colleges and universities and retailers. it's all about i think what people are saying they want. >> it's a fascinating debate. we will see what comes out of it. thank you for your time. >> what does your gut tell you. do you think the proposal to ban all tobacco sales in that town go too far? go online to cast the vote and for an update on our top story, this arctic blast affecting millions of people. we will go to domenica davis.

it was really coming down there. >> 12 inches is expected over the next 48 hours. this is the first snowstorm of the year and of the season. not only are we looking at the snow, but also the cold weather to move in. it's the polar plunge. the winter storm warnings are from billings to green bay. it's six million people affected by the winter storm warnings. two elements. not only the snow, but the cold as well. here's a look at the snowfall over the next 48 hours. you can see the jackpot goes right to minneapolis with 12 inches. two inches in fargo and rapid city around 5. bismarck around 4. the main part of thenow is really going to be from minneapolis. that's what we have been seeing the snow coming down. there is a live look and you can see they are dealing with that,

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