. >> reporter: pompeo helped mike pence with the debates and said edward snowden deserves the death penalties. >> he's hardworking, he understands the agency v >> reporter: with republicans running the senate, donald trump's aides believe these nominees will get confirmed because democrats won't be able to challenge a new president so early in the administration. lester? >> andrea, thank you. >>> as we head into the weekend, millions are watching the weather. a deadly blizzard sweeping across the upper midwest, a big winter blast in the middle of fall, and there's more trouble on the way that could impact holiday travelers. we have it all covered starting with nbc's blake mccoy. conditions sweeping across large swathes of the state, wind gusts over 70 miles per hour as many are getting their first dose of winter weather. >> we're not talking about the light fluffy stuff. we're talking about what they call the back-breaking snow. >> reporter: road conditions are treacherous. >> i'm expecting a two hour and fifteen minute drive to turn into a five-hour drive. >> reporter: already today, more th

. >> reporter: pompeo helped mike pence with the debates and said edward snowden deserves the death penalties. >> he's hardworking, he understands the agency v >> reporter: with republicans running the senate, donald trump's aides believe these nominees will get confirmed because democrats won't be able to challenge a new president so early in the administration. lester? >> andrea, thank you. >>> as we head into the weekend, millions are watching the weather. a deadly blizzard sweeping across the upper midwest, a big winter blast in the middle of fall, and there's more trouble on the way that could impact holiday travelers. we have it all covered starting with nbc's blake mccoy.

help. >> congressman mike pompeo who has been tapped by donald trump as a next cia director. >> we have traveledogether, but i've disagreed with his political take on the benghazi hearings. i'll have some tough questions for him going forward, but i found him to be very hardworking. but i'll be watching his work, as well. we've worked together, he's a smart man and has good intentions, but i will have some tough questions for him. >> do you think he's qualified to be cia director? >> well, you know, i think that mr. trump made his appointment and we'll see what happens from there. >> he's got to win senate confirmation. and presumably he'll win senate confirmation. >> i think so. >> i heard adam schiff, the ranking democrat on the house intelligence committee, i interviewed him earlier today. he was very praise worthy of him, saying he believes he is qualified to be cia director. >> he's very respected by myself along with ranking membership and those of us on the committee. i've traveled and worked with him. he's a proud dad like myself. so we'll see what happens. but i will be raising some que

helping to make america great again. the three picks are lieutenant general mike flynn for national security and mike pompeo for cia and jeff sessions for attorney general. while every other cabinet position may simply reflect the president's views, the attorney general is far more than that. it is the one position that must be non-partisan and requires the vow that its occupant will protect the rights of all americans. other members of the cabinet can talk about changing the laws. the attorney general enforces them. not just the ones he likes but all of them. and legal experts as well as civil rights activists say if sessions is confirmed he could face some very stark choices. take the voting rights act. when the supreme court invalidated part of that, sessions said it was good news. as attorney general, he would have to choose between that ideological position and his obligation to enforce other parts of the voting rights act. or take immigration, the political issue that first brought sessions and trump together. the trump administration has every right to ask congress to change immigration policy. as a politician, we kn

help of new energy behind her. >> you're on the intelligence committee, what do you think about the prospects for the cia chief. >> mike pompeo is a colleague of mine. i respect him a lot and i think he has to be a check on what donald trump wants to do by going back to the days of torture and on trump's bro embrace of putin. reporter: on the national front, a lot orphaning sleighty about immigration -- anxiety about immigration and the decision of sessions. >> i'm concerned about sessions because this is a man who couldn't be confirmed because of racial [inaudible] and they fear they may be deported. reporter: what kind of check can you put on that? >> what we can do is make sure we find republicans who share our views, who represent diverse communities and build a coalition to stand up against his, you know, wish to want to deport 10 to 12 million. reporter: has he said he's going to deport 10 or 12 million or is that over hyped. >> he is serving under a president who wants to build a wall and has said he would like to deport immigrants from this country and have them apply through a different means. that means a 12 million

mike pompeo is a name that many aren't familiar with. what do we know about him? >> he came in 2010 so that helps you see the return congressman from kansas. he's on the intelligence committee and sort of made a name for himself on the benghazi committee which, of course, ultimately ended up investigating discovering in the course of their investigation the fact that hillary clinton used a private e-mail server among other things. people who are supportive of pompeo's potential pick here already sending a list of information and was first in his class at west point, for example, a harvard law grad and somebody who initially, there does not seem to be unlike with mike flynn as katy was kind of running through, i think there's a relative comfort level with mike pompeo from the perspective that he has been in washington. he is on the intelligence committee, this is not something that feels particularly outside of the box but, you know, there has been some back and forth politically already on this. mike rogers, the former intelligence committee chairman, of course, close confidant, chris christie re

help you invest to protect it for the future. . >>> this sunday, president-elect trump's administration begins to take shape. general mike flynn, senator jeff sessions, congressman mike pompeo. loyalists all as donald trump turns his campaign rhetoric into a governing reality. i will talk to his incoming chief of staff reince priebus. do democrats in congress work with >> on issues where our values are at stake, where he goes in a divisive direction, we will go against him. >> my interview with chuck schumer and senator bernie sanders. plus the middle class voters who went for obama and then trump. >> i believe hillary clinton was a criminal. >> i talk to voters who turned blue states red about what they expect now from the president joining me for insight and analysis are tom friedman, kathleen parker, neera tanden and robert costa. welcome to sunday, it's "meet the press." >> from nbc news in washington, this is "meet the press" with chuck todd. >> good sunday morning. president-elect trump spent the weekend at his bedminister, new possible members of his administration including one-time rival and critic mitt romney who is reportedly being considered for secretary of sta

helped destroy extremist networks in afghanistan wo#and iraq. and is known as a skilled intelligence officer. intelligence agency. reportedly over his combative management style. kansas representative mike pompeo. elected to congress in 2010, pompeo was a tea party favorite and one lead republicans investigating the 2012 benghazi attack. then there is steve bannon. trump's chief strategist. v%k he spent seven years in the u.s. navy. was an investment banker for goldman sachs. and a hollywood investor. most recently he has made it republican party establishment. alabama senator jeff sessions is nominated for u.s. attorney general. the former prosecutor has opposed immigration reform as well as bipartisan proposalsc t cut mandatory minimum prison sentences. sessions has been accused of calling civil rights groups. un-american. and criticized the voting rights act. and finally the chairman of the republican national committee reince priebus who will 5+nbe president-elect's chief of staff. while priebus is a mainstream pick that many republicans find encouraging, some tea party leaders fear priebus is too much of a washington insider. >> wisconsin election officials are expected to meet to discus

helped destroy extremist networks in afghanistan and iraq, and is known as a skilled intelligence officer, even though he was forced out as head of the defense intelligence agency, reor style. kansas representative mike pompeo has been tapped to be the next cia director. elected to congress in 2010, pompeo was a tea party favorite, and one of the lead republicans investigating the 2012 benghazi attack. then there's steve bannon, trump's chief strategist. he spent seven years in the u-s navy, was an investment banker for goldman sachs, and a hollywood investor. most recently he's made it his mission to take down the republican party establishment. alabama senator jeff sessions is nominated for u-s attorney general, the former prosecutor has opposed immigration reform as well as bipartisan proposals to cut mandatory minimum prison calling civil rights groups "un-american" and criticizing the voting rights act. and finally the chairman of the republican national committee, reince priebus, who will be the president- elect's chief of staff. while he's a mainstream pick that many republicans find encouraging, some tea party leaders fear preibus is too much of a washington insider. donald trump -- is claiming mill

help you keep rolling with confidence. go long™. ♪ >>> all right. we told you earlier that donald trump's pick for director of the central intelligence agency, the cia, is congressman mike pompeot issued a statement saying he is honored and humbled to accept the president-elect's nomination to lead the central intelligence agency. so there you have it. mike pompeo very happy. we will see what happens. and if he really is appointed because of course it has to go through congress. >>> let's face it. balancing reality versus fact this election has been exhausting and at times disturbing. fake news headlines skyrocketed this campaign season, blitzing social media as donald trump and his team fielded deep distrust in mainstream media. did the blatantly false stories really matter when it came to electing mr. trump? self-proclaimed post writer and founder of a facebook fake news empire, paul horner, is now speaking out. he talked with "the washington post" and here's some of what he said. he said quote, i think trump is in the white house because of me. his campaign manager posted my story about a protester getting paid $3500 as fact like i made that up. horner went on to say quote,

help me think our panel. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen we will be back momentarily. >> president-elect donald trump has filled a couple key positions in his administration. he picked alabama senator jeff sessions. mike pompeo is cia director and michael flynn will be national security advisor. the top democrat on the senate judiciary committee which will review, dianne feinstein said senator sessions has served on the senate judiciary committee for many years so he is well aware of the thorough vetting he is about to receive, and while many of us have worked with senator sessions closely and know him to be a staunch advocate for his belief, the process process will remain the same, a fair and complete review of the nominee. while senator sessions and i differ on a great number of issues, i am committed to a full and fair process. early next year you will be able to watch live on uninterrupted coverage of confirmation hearings on c-span and cspan.org. you also be able to listen on the free c-span radio app. meanwhile, meetings continue in trump tower in new york. you can see the elevator can live on our website c-span.org. earlier today mike pence stopped by the camera. >> it was great working with the pres