Ifill those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the federal government today lowered expectations for the number of people to sign up for coverage under the president S Health Care law. The report came just ahead of the Enrollment Period that begins this saturday. Enrollment estimates the department of health and Human Services forecast nine to 9. 9 million americans signing up for private health plans, in 2015. Thats well below the Congressional Budget Office forecast of 13 million. New numbers h. H. S. Also reported 7. 1 Million People enrolled this year, 200,000 fewer than the previous estimate. Ifill the u. S. Postal service says its been hacked the latest Government Agency to come under cyberattack. Ifill the Washington Post reported today that Chinese Government hackers are the main suspects in the midseptember attack. The Postal Service said they may have gotten Social Security numbers, addresses and dates of birth. Its unclear how many of the agencys 800thousand workers were affected. Woodruff winter arrived, in force, in the upper midwest today with heavy snow and temperatures 40 degrees below average. A major storm moved in last night from the dakotas across minnesota and wisconsin. Up to a foot of snow was possible in northern wisconsin and minnesotas midsection. The frigid air is expected to freeze much of the midwest and eastern u. S. As the week progresses. Ifill in nigeria, a suicide bomber killed at least 48 students at a High School Assembly in the countrys northeast. The Islamist Group boko haram was believed responsible. Survivors said the killer dressed in a student uniform and hid the bomb in a backpack. Woodruff two fatal stabbing attacks in the middle east turned up arabisraeli tensions today. In the first, a palestinian man killed an israeli soldier at a train station in jerusalem. The attacker was arrested. Later, in the west bank, another palestinian stabbed a woman to death near a jewish settlement before being shot and seized. They followed other recent attacks, and prompted a warning from israeli Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu. translated we will fight against the incitement from the Palestinian Authority with agents from extremist islam. Those who protest against the state of israel and in favor of the palestinian state, i say to them, simply, move there, to the Palestinian Authority or gaza. I promise you that the state of israel will not make it difficult for you, but for those who stay here, we will make it difficult if you are a rioter or a terrorist. Woodruff the Palestinian Authority, which rules in the west bank, had no immediate comment, but in gaza, the militant group hamas praised the attacks. Ifill the fate of the Islamic State groups leader, abu bakr albaghdadi, remained unclear today. The pentagon said it cant confirm reports that he was killed or wounded in weekend air strikes over northern iraq. Separately, iraqi state tv reported an aide to baghdadi died in an air strike near fallujah. An american doctor who caught ebola in west africa will be released from a hospital in new york city tomorrow. P New York Times reported dr. Craig spencer recovered. Word of his infection last month caused fears in the city where it came out he has been out in public before he tested positive. Ifill in economic news, Oil Prices Fell again, below 78 dollars a barrel in new york trading. The latest lundberg survey also found gas prices have fallen another 13 cents in the last two weeks. And on wall street stocks edged higher, posting new records along the way. The Dow Jones Industrial average gained 39 points to close at 17,613, its best ever; the s p 500 also hit a new record, adding six points, to finish at 2,038; and the nasdaq rose 19 points, to 4,651. Woodruff still to come on the newshour. The president s push to expand trade with asia. The fight for a fair and free internet. Emails show General Motors knew of faulty ignitions months earlier than reported. A look at how money shaped this years election. Mexico citys water woes, how common street criminals in milwaukee stole a five Million Dollar violin. And, the life of Nelson Rockefeller, the politician with a democratic heart and a republican head. Ifill during president obamas first term as commander in chief his administration signaled a new priority in americas Foreign Policy the so called asia pivot. But three years of multiple crises on other continents, and at home, have distracted the administration from that goal. Starting in china, the president hopes to change that this week. Chief Foreign Affairs correspondent Margaret Warner explains. Warner the president arrived in the heart of the worlds fastest rising power this morning fresh from a drubbing in last weeks elections. His stop in beijing begins a weeklong trip that will include myanmar and australia. As he seeks to boost u. S. Influence in a region where china enjoys growing clout. His focus today was on commercial ties at the Asia Pacific Economic cooperation summit or apec. Over the next five years, nearly half of all Economic Growth outside the United States is pcted to come from right here in asia. That makes this region an Incredible Opportunity for creating jobs and Economic Growth in the United States and any serious leader in america, whether in politics or in commerce, recognizes that fact. Yet earlier at the u. S. Embassy, he hosted leaders of 11 countries working to put together a Transpacific Trade Partnership or. T. P. P that pointedly excludes china. At apec, he had sought to reassure beijing that the u. S. Wasnt trying to hem china in. We welcome the rise of a prosperous, peaceful and stable china. Not only because its in chinas best interest, but because its in americas best interest, and the worlds best interest. We want china to do well. Obama will have extended talks with chinese president xi jinping tomorrow and wednesday. And today the two countries announced theyd grant each others citizens visas valid for 10 years. But other concerns shadow the trip, including chinas territorial assertiveness against its neighbors in the east and south china seas. President xi and japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe did meet today in what was billed as a first step to ease tensions. But their public handshake was noticeably tense. Also of concern to washington, cybersecurity attacks on u. S. Companies and Government Agencies chinas crackdown on human rights, and how it will ultimately respond to pro democracy protests in hong kong. Wednesday, mr. Obama arrives in myanmar formerly known as burma. Hell meet with president thein sein whom he initially applauded for moving toward democratic reforms. But washington is now concerned that reforms are backsliding, and minority muslims, journalists and opposition activists are being repressed. The president also will meet with Opposition Leader aung san suu kyi, who initially encouraged the warming of u. S. Myanmar relations, but is now urging caution. The president ends his trip in australia at a g20 summit. Ifill and margaret joins me now. Other than getting away from bad electoral news here, what is the president hoping to accomplish on this trip, margaret . Last week when secretary kerry said that the u. S. China relationship was the most consequential one in the world and would do a lot to shape this century, that to me summed up the opportunities and dilemma for the president. To the idea of china an arising power, challenging u. S. Dominance in that part of the world for a half century, and aggressiveness and assertiveness territorial is new, but washington cant approach this like a 20th century grand rivalry because the u. S. Kneads china, on issues click china change and other issues the u. S. Cant solve without china. The dilemma is, you know, how to incorporate concerns that the u. S. Has about chinas performance on human rights, on cybertheft and many issues without totally alienating the chinese. You saw that today when you listened to the president s comments about the hong kong protest. He said, please, you need to exercise restraint. He was very restrained himself and acknowledged there was a complicated relationship. Ifill is that because he has a more or less complicated relationship with beijing than last time in the meeting in california. California. Its certainly different than 2009 where right after the bat in the financial crisis the chinese kept lecturing him because of the state of the american economiened you caused it, were wet weathering it well, now its the u. S. Is doing better and the chinese are having problems. The white house took note of the elections, went to demonstrate this is no lame duck president and the white house has been telling counterparts in china his hand will be strengthened in asiapacific that republicans will be in charge in the gnat, more willing to spend on the Security Side in asia and more open to the t. P. P. Which china doesnt like. Ifill to this day we hear of chinese hacking of Postal Service and regular reports. We saw the tension there, but are there between u. S. And its partners . Huge especially in cybersecurity. The u. S. Argument is, look, we know each spy on one another as governments but you all also spy to steal secrets and designs for American Companies to give to chinese rivals. We dont do that. They agree to disagree on that, i think. Ifill yeah, well, as the president was arriving in beijing or was on his way, two american detainees held in north korea were released. Is that a coincidence . Its unclear because you can never know whats in the mind of kim jongun or any north korean leader. I wouldnt say directly. Chinas always been a buffer and protector of north korea. That said the new chinese leadership regards to the new north korean leadership is a little bit, one person said to me, wacko. Their relationship with and influence with north korea is not as great as it was and it is possible that this new human rights report that documented some systematic or gross violations they called it in the north korea prison system may have met the kim jongun were nervous, referring to the criminal court, and maybe decided it would be easier for china to protect them on that but we really dont owe. Ifill timing is everything. Yes. Ifill nice to see you, Margaret Warner. As always. Woodruff the president s focus may be on asia, but earlier today he surprised many by weighing in on the future of the web. The subject, Net Neutrality, or the idea that all traffic on the web should be treated equally. Its been the focus of a major debate and battle for years as the federal Communications Commission must decide how to treat broadband providers. Some of the biggest ones have argued theres a place and a need to offer Premium Service at a different price, while still maintaining vital access for all. The white house released a video in which the president made his most direct comments yet about how he thought the f. C. C. Should proceed. They should make it clear that whether you use a computer, phone or tablet, internet providers have a legal obligation not to block or limit your access to a web site. Cable companies cant decide which Online Stores you can shop at or which streaming services you can use, and they cant let any company pay for priority over its competitors. To put these protections in place, im having the fcc to reclassify Internet Service under title 2 of a law known as the telecommunications ac. In plane english, im asking them to recognize that for most americans the internet has become an essential part of everyday communication and everyday life. Woodruff we get a deeper explanation of the president s move and reaction to it with meg megan smith, chief u. S. Technology officer at the white house. Well come to the newshour. I think the first question is why is the president making what i think some are saying an unprecedentedly strong statement of his own views about how the internet should operate . Thanks, judy. Yes, its important to note the sec received 3. 7 million comments from the americans and today the president is adding his voice to that. Net neutrality is such an important principle for the web and the internet. Its how the internets operated for all this time. We want to make sure that stays clear as we advance into the future. Woodruff let me read you some of the comments that have been pouring in today from some folks who are concerned about this. The former chairman of the f. C. C. , now president of the National Cable and telecommunications association, michael powell, he issued a statement saying we are stunned the president would abandon the longstanding bipartisan policy of widely regulating internet and call for extreme regulation. Well, its interesting some of the reactions ive seen as well. This principal of Net Neutrality has been operating since the beginning and, so, the f. C. C. Has an opportunity here to put that into practice so theres not some kind of extreme regulation added here. We really want to make sure the American People are able to get to any web site theyd like to get to. Lets say for example you want to reach video providers, you dont want one provider to pay extra so they can get to you faster and others are slower. You want the internet to operate just as it operates equally across. Also can you imagine if youre making a brandnew startup and theres one or two of you in the garage, you want to make sure that web site can get to you just as fast as a web site from a powerful company. So the most important principle is Net Neutrality and it has been operating from the beginning. Woodruff were also seeing comments from verizon. Its call it a radical reversal of course that would in and of itself threatened great harm to the internet. We have the leading mobile phone association c. T. I. A. Imsaying imposing antiquated commentary or regulation on the mobile wireless ecosystem is a gross reaction. Its not playing out in how the internet works. You see an extraordinary amount of comments on the other side of that so its an International American conversation. People who surf are supporting of continuing the web to have the same kind of regulation its had the whole time. Net neutrality is very important. For example, if you were on the phone, you wouldnt want your phone provider to, say, stop you from calling hertz if you wanted avis or vice versa. We want to make sure that the internet operates the same as the phone service. Thats what title two in the come regulations make available. So we can do this lightweight, flexible law for the Internet Service providers to have them be covered under this law and then it allows for something called forbearance, so theres a long history of these folks not investigate have the regular sense where they have price control. Woodruff but its having the president at least saying to the independent f. C. C. That this is how he wants it to issue regulations. Whats that say about the president s view of the independence of the f. C. C. . The f. C. C. Is an independent regulator and organization and they will make a decision. They call for input from across the country and so the dresident is weighing in today with a voice and hes been in support of Net Neutrality from the beginning since he was candidate obama before president. Again, there were 3. 7 million comments that came into the f. C. C. They will be mixing all the comments together and looking at the opportunity and deciding this themselves are an independent regulator. Its just such an important principle for our economy and for our future and innovation and for the American People to be able to have access to whatever web sites they would like to go to and for the independence of the established entrepreneurs who have been able to make the incredible web sites that have grown our economy and we want to make sure that stays strong into the future and theyre not able to create unfair advantages for web sites and have people pay different amounts. Woodruff you say 3. 7 Million People weighed, in but you would agree the president expressing his view is a heavier, shall we say, finger on the scale than anyone elses, isnt it . Its very important. The f. C. C. Is an independent organization and they will look at all the Differ