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hello, everyone, i'm keir simmons live at nbc international headquarters in london where officials are reeling from one of the largest cyber attacks in the world. an attack that really brought britain's service to a standstill. much more on the attack in just a moment. meanwhile, president trump says he's moving quickly to name a new fbi director with an announcement possibly coming less than a week if now. five attorney generals meeting. rosenstein facing part of those interviews as he faces scrutiny in his control in fbi comey's firing. even some democrats. and in london with officials grappling with a massive cyber attack that crippled the

country's health care system. the computer virus attacked software holding it for ransom, nearly 100 counts. fedde esex in the u.s. nbc's kelly cobiella has the report. >> keir, looks like the spread of the virus is slowing down, at least temporarily. t"the guardian" is reporting tht a 22-year-old cyberresearcher accidentally activated a quill switch. warning users to update their software and fast. after computers in the u.s. and more than 70 other countries who are affected by somewhat some are calling a cyberapocalypse. >> reporter: around the world, services like britain's health services are paralyzed. caught them to close, stop surgery.

doctors offices. >> we've got no access to the records, no access to electronic prescriptions. no access to investigations on patients. >> reporter: millions of computers in more than 70 countries have been infected including russia's interior ministry, chinese cyberagencies and u.s.' fed e. the virus called wannacry infects first through e-mail rapidly expanding across the country, hitting computers to gain $300 billion in bitcoin. first identified by the national security agency and then leaked by hackers. the goal, not patient files or data, just money. >> it makes the files on your system unreadable. really, the only way to unlock those files is by paying a sum of money. >> reporter: last year, a

hospital in l.a. paid $17,000 to unlock their files. in januarys, a hotel in austria was hit. the department of homeland security warned u.s. users to protect themselves with updating with the latest, and not download or clicking on e-mails and backing up data. microsoft says it's making updates and fixes free for everyone, including everyone on older systems. but euro poll along with british intelligence agencies are vesting. keir. >> all right. nbc's kelly cobiella. thank you for for more on this, i'm joined by cyber security expert lisa garver. how do you begin to figure out who's behind this? >> that's the difficult part. and that's going to be a very lengthy digital forensics investigation. and also in that investigation, whether the information was

attacked by hackers and that could be a larger issue, especially for britain for the hospitals because that means private health information would be covered. and if that falls into the hands of cyber attackers that's a major problem. >> and the ransom ware holds the system hostage. what happens if you don't pay? >> ransom ware, exactly, it holds the system hostage. it eclipsed all of your data, you're completely locked out. you can pay or if this kay, $300 bitcoin, it went up, it's now $600. hackers enjoy it because it remains anonymous. unfortunately, if you decide to pay, they might not actually provide you with a pass code but declick your files. many experts say don't pay because you don't know if you're getting your pass codes. and you're also kind of motivating these hackers to

continue this to protect this behavior. that's the tradeoff here. but there are companies that will help you kind of declick your data. on this scale, hospitals and universities, it would take a long amount of time to declip that amount of data. >> microsoft has software to prevent this kind of hack. are there many organizations across the u.s. that could face a similar kind of problem that haven't updated their system? >> unfortunately, the entirety of the u.s. could be in the same situation, very, very easily. the nature of this perfect storm was the fact that this vulnerability was detected by the nsa a long time ago. microsoft actually issues pass codes to the vulnerability back in march. at this point, you're looking at different organizations that have latest new technology. they're maybe not updating things as quickly as they should. if you have a windows based

computer at home you're likely accepting these daily updates as you should. it's called good impurity hygiene. if you just deleast e-mate e-ma this. but in this case, these systems weren't updated. >> thank you for joining us. turning to washington, d.c.ing where the search is on for james comey's replacement. new video show the former fbi director getting into his car outside of his home just a short time ago. in d.c., attorney general jeff sessions and attorney general rod rosenstein are interviewing a number of candidates today. it comes as president trump delivered a commencement address at liberty school. joining us now, nbc's kelly o'donnell at the white house. and let's start with you, kelly, is it possible that the

president could find a new fbi director in a week? >> well, that is an accelerated time line, keir, and the president gave us some window into his thinking when he answered questions with reporters on air force one earlier today on the way to his commencement address. he did talk about some of the qualities that he's looking for. wanting to resolve this quickly but how quickly, he said, it is possible in the coming weeks, but he would not nail that down. now, what we can report now, there are as many as seven individuals interviewed for a job as fbi director today. the list of those that is being considered goes probably to about a dozen. for today's national wave of interviews, a smaller group, we know that's been happening today at the department of justice. those interviews being conducted by the attorney general jeff sessions and his dispute rod rosenstein. and, so, these are people who have had background in criminal

justice, law enforcement. some of those are well-known to those in washington. have a public record. the president talked about that as well. saying many of these candidates that he's considering have been publicly vetted over the course of their careers. that would make it potentially easier for confirmation. just to give you a sense of how the president is thinking about this, here's what he said to senator-r reports on air force one today. >> almost all of them are very well-known. even though they've been vetd ov vetted over their lifetime essentially but very well-known. highly respected. really talented people. and that's what we want for the fbi. >> and in addition to the first we have been talking about earlier today, we've also been told by sources that judge henry hudson, he is a federal judge, one of those being interviewed. also andrew lee who is -- adam lee, rather, who is currently the special agent in charge of the fbi in richmond, virginia. so that gives you the sense of

the kind of political and law enforcement experience, government experience, that these sort of candidates would bring to the job. of course, the firing of james comey at least from the public side of things appeared very abrupt this week. events have been moving quickly. his first phase of interviews is being done at the justice department. ultimately, we would expect that the president would be getting involved as well. will it be this week before he leaves for saudi arabia on friday? well, we'll have to see. but he said that is within the range of possible. keir. >> and dahlia, the president used his commencement speech to hit back at washington. >> so, what he said here today is not your typical kind of commencement speech, although it's the first one that trump has given as president. what you see is what the

president was giving in advice. it was very trumpy. don't be afraid to buck the stability. don't about afraid to be an outsider. that is, of course, something that the president as a candidate campaigned as. take a listen to what he had to say about being an outsider and why it's important. >> i know each of you will do what is right. not what is the easy way. and that you will be true to yourself and your country and your beliefs. in my short time in washington, i've seen first hand how the system is broken. more than a broken system tells you that you're wrong, the more certain you should be that you must keep pushing ahead. >> and so that actually gives us really good insight into how the president has acted both as a candidate and now as president. when the system tells you you're wrong, you have to keep pushing back that you're right.

he's someone who has consistently doubled down in the face of controversy. we have no reason to believe that the firing is going to bevy different. you can look at how the white house handled it on friday. sean spicer said in response to many questions about the quote/unquote tapes about trump tweeted about, sean spicer said, well, the president has nothing further to add on that. that's something that the president has done throughout his time in politics. he's always doubled down. never felt he needed to comment on questions. it's going ton an unapologetic search for a new fbi director. and really a dismissal of questions still remaining, although they're very valid, as to what led to the firing in the first place. >> president showing no signs of backing off. nbc's kelly o'donnell at the white house. ali vitaly in lynchburg, virginia. thank you, both. the investigation lee mains a hot topic.

senator dick durbin calling for rod rosenstein's resignation if a special sprer not appointed. saying, quote, to preserve his reputation as a credible prosecutor. dispute attorney general rod rosenstein must appoint an independent special prosecutor to pursue charges or he must resign. richard blumenthal giving his thoughts on what the american people deserve in this issue. >> the american people can assure there is full credibility if there is no prosecution, as well as if there is one. >> latest coming in a letter to rod rosenstein from more than 200 former u.s. attorneys and u.s. assistant owners. joining us is federal prosecutor michael zelden. what's the likelihood of a federal prosecutor being appointed here? >> well, i think the pressure is

growing on rosenstein to appoint somebody. had rod rosenstein not written that letter which gave the original explanation for comey's firing then people may have trusted him to run that investigation. he's a career guy. he's got a good reputation. he's honest. he's got a lot of integrity. but when he stuck himself in the middle of it with that -- i call it fake letter -- for the reasons of comey's firing, i think he's put himself in a position where he has no choice but to openly appoint a special prosecutor. >> and what does a special prosecutor do that isn't being done now? >> nothing, essentially, except that the special prosecutor brings to the investigation a sense of integrity and independence from political interference. when you look at the history of the appointment of special prosecutors, they always were appointed when there's a sense of either the president or one of his high ranking officials

was implicated an an investigation. watergate, as an example. or that the justice department was somehow compromised in running the investigation independently. they hire somebody to step in and do what they would have otherwise have done. when a special prosecutor is appointed, the special prosecutor has access to the fbi, all of those agents working in the case fall into that special prosecutor's jurisdiction. the justice department's mechanisms of solicitor general and others who might provide legal advice to special counsel are all available to him. but it gives a person a position of independence from the attorney general, so they can conduct the investigation, sand the sense that the integrity of the investigation is compromised. >> and in your view, that independence is what is needed here? >> exactly. i think that we have reached a point where the people is concerned about the integrity of the independence of the -- the integrity and the independence

of this investigation. and that as one of the reporters just said early, or senator blumenthal said earlier that whether it is an indictment or nonindictment, a decision to proceed or not to proceed, you need a person who when he says that the public is creditthat's what's missing. >> michael zelden thank you for joining. you much more an james comey's firing after the break. democrats calling for an investigation into the investigation. and the exclusive interview with princess beatrice and the cause that she's raising awareness about. and her thoughts on her cousins's prince harry and prince william's decisions to open up about mental health. the at&t network is helping first responders

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president trump and his team moving fast to pick a new fbi director as they deal with the fallout from firing james comey. but that is not the only change the white house may be looking to make. "the wall street journal" reports that the president is considering broad changes to communications team and strategy which he blames for failing to contain the controversy surrounding comey's firing. one of the moves could be replacing sean spicer. joining me now national political reporter at bloomberg, congressional reporter for politico. when it comes to the futures of the communications team. president trump had this to say. >> are you moving so quickly that your communications department cannot keep up with it? >> yes, that's true. >> so, what do we do about that? >> we don't have press conferences. >> you don't mean that? >> well, we just don't have

that. unless i have them every two weeks and i do them myself. we don't have them. i think it's a good idea. >> the briefings held by the president the best way to get accurate information from this administration? >> keir, i think that's an excellent question, because we saw the white house showing signs of a credibility problem this week when the president contradicted his own vice president and his own communications staff within 48 hours as for the circumstances surrounding the firing of director comey. but you saw president trump sort of admit that he's moving too fast. his way of making decisions is making things difficult for his communications team. and there certainly seems to be merit to the argument. the firing of director comey came about pretty quickly, it seems, with some memos drafted by the justice department to justify it, what the president said he now asked them to do. this is a big question, whether he had asked them to do it or

whether they recommended themselves. it's going to be an ongoing question for the president, as to how he approaches things, what the strategy is and whether it will make it harder for his communications team, regardless of who is running it. >> every president on the communications team facing the challenges of trying to be accurate with what the plresidet is thinking because the agenda did-s always so busy. is it is the answer to circumvent the whole thing? >> i think with senators, even on capitol hill have said we look for those briefings for answers, too. it's interesting senator chuck grassley, a republican from iowa, actually tweeted following president trump's comments about maybe we'll stop these white house briefings, that, look, those briefings are important to the press. even senators watch these, too. i don't see these briefings

stopping anytime. we would welcome more press conferences from the president. but the bottom line is the facts being districted to the public has to be correct. >> and another bottom line is you're not getting many answers often in those briefings, right? >> i think -- i'm not a white house reporter, but if you've been watching you've been seeing kind of the contradictory answers and confusing answers. obviously at yesterday's white house briefing, the press second sean spicer got a lot of questions about president tweet's trumps earlier this morning about an alleged tape involving his conversations with the former fbi director. when he was questioned about it mr. spicer said the tweets speak for themselves. those are the kind of clarifications we need. and we saw we weren't getting

those answers from the white house. >> i want to turn to the search for the fbi director. we understand that doj is meeting with six candidates that should be on the short list for an independent fair and independent russia investigation. is that the way you understand is it? >> my understanding is they're interviewing candidates to be the next fbi director. and whoever the next fbi director obviously will have important decisions to make in terms of where this investigation goes. this is why democrats are sort of raising the alarm here and calls this in their words a constitutional crisis. because there's an ongoing crisis going on in the fbi and elsewhere that has implicated some of president trump's close associates. no indication that he's implicated yet. i think this is going to be a long and tough confirmation process. these questions will certainly be raised by democrats. and republicans have tried to at

least -- republican leaders including senate majority leader mitch mcconnell have tried to lower the temperature on the calls for an independent investigation. the intelligence committee is looking at it and he wants them to don't to do its job. is this going to be a sort of conflict. democrats are no longer satisfied that a senate committee run by them. i spoke to bill nelson of florida, he said he wants an independent investigation completed before any is confirmed. >> politics, thank you both. we'll go live after the break to iran. to preview iran's upcoming election. and how it may have an impact in other elections around the world, including in syria. marie starts her fettucini with chicken and broccoli with

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president trump at his address at liberty university, earlier the president told reporters he expects to hire a new fbi director will move quickly, as the white house interviews at least six candidates today. britain's health systems are on the mend following a global cyber attack that hit nearly 100 countries. the interior minister said 90% of the country is working as normal. iranians cast their ballots in their presidential election. incumbent hassan rouhani wants another four years. some in the electorate don't believe he deserves it. rouhani is running against five opponents. but that number may dwindle as some drop out to improve the chances for the most prominent

candidate. nbc is in tehran with more of the upcoming election. we want the viewers to know, elliott, we have a slight audio delay. we'll deal with that. how does it look from the u.s. president, from iranian's delegate? >> reporter: well, the regime here likely sees the american political system in disarray. they think that anything discredits america and the process here is that if the united states is in -- in its own domestic problems then the -- away from iran. there's also massive propaganda on here.

full of energy, trying to turn -- >> elliott, i'm going to interrupt you there, my friend. i'm sorry, we're having techniq technical problems there. we're going to try to get back there. next, new details about president trump's infamous dinner with james comey. who requested that dinner? and was the president that national security adviser michael flynn had been compromised when they sat down?

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a one-on-one meeting the president had with former director comey is under scrutiny. that dinner taking place one day after the white house was warned about general flynn's ties to russia. joining me now is nbc's ken delanie. ken, as i understand, you have news on who the fbi agents might want to replace him? >> that's right, keir, the fbi association has just now issued an endorsement of mike rogers,

the former house intelligence committee agent. he retired in 2015. and he's been mentioned as being consideration. however, i don't think he's one of the people being interviewed today. now, he's a republican, as i said, a former fbi agent, a former army officer, with a reputation for independence here. >> he would be seen as someone independent, rather than more than political than some of the other candidates appear to be? >> well, he did have a role with the trump campaign. a low profile role. and then placed in trump's transition until he was ousted by chris christie people. so it's complicated. he's not seen as a trump partisan, per se. >> okay. let's get back to that infamous dinner. president trump characterized the circumstances of that dinner meeting with comey in one way. what are you learning about the timing and circumstances of that

dinner? >> well, president trump suggests that james comey sought the dinner. and that during the dinner james comey asked to be retained as fbi director. people close to james comey said that is not true. the other thing about that dinner, it happened the day after sally yates came to the white house raising concerns about mike flynn potentially being blackmailable by the russians, leading to the conversation with the russian ambassador. a few days before that, mike flynn had been interviewed in the white house by fbi agents. so donald trump would have been briefed about that matter so he would have gone into that dinner knowing this. comey would have been involved in it. it just sets an vesting picture. >> nbc's ken delanie, thank you. today, attorney general jeff sessions and rod rosenstein are

enti interviewing for that job. now calling for a special examiner for the russian ties. joining me democrat from kentuc kentucky, you're calling for a special prosecutor. why is one needed to lead the russia investigation? >> right now, the investigations being done in congress are being done by committees that are controlled by republican. while i have a lot of faith in mike conway and richard burr, the problem is no matter what they come up with, it's a question of credibility in the findings since everything is done in secret and very classified. so, i think we have to have an independent either committee or individual looking into this, preferably in public, so there's no doubt about the credibility of the finding. >> can we talk about who leads

the fbi? any of the names that you're hearing attractive to you? and do any of the maybe more political names worry you? >> well, actually, i know mike rogers, i served with him. i think he's a very, very honor abou able person. i wouldn't have a problem with him. trey gowdy is a friend of mine. he's not being interviewed today but he's, i guess, one of the dozen or so who have been mentioned by one of the few members of the congress. i would be very happy if trey was named. many of the others i don't know. other than mike rogers and trey gowdy would be an excellent head. >> and john delanie said last hour about meeting the strong candidates with postponement. >> to me, there should be criteria for this person.

they should be commpolitical. and they should commission their acceptance of the job in assuring the reversources that needs. particularly james comey wants more resources and the answer to that is you're fired. >> i think the question of resources is one that needs to be resolved. i totally agree with john delanie on that. again, he has to be free of political influence. i'm not sure that you can ever take the politics out of the office. so, i'm not sure i agree with john on that. everybody has some political instincts. i think somebody who has a track record of integrity and following the law and respect for law and the constitution, those are the main criteria. again, mike rogers and trey gowdy would fit the bill.

>> you heard president trump say he'd like to get his pick out there within a week, is that true and do you think they can get somebody that quickly? >> i don't think you have to rush and get it done in a week. the evidence is not going to change the situation. the facts are not going to change. you need to take your time and do the proper vetting which is something that this administration has been woefully negligent about. so, i'd rather they take their time, do the proper vetting and be able to make a very solid case for whomever they pick. the problem we have right now, the president himself has no credibility. nothing he says is being believed by the american people. most of the american people, so, the nominee, whoever he or she may be has to be rock solid and have to have an unassailable

resume. >> you were in the white house during the watergate scandal. any similarities? >> well, sure, the main similarity is you have a president who has no understanding of the constitutional checks and balances that we all should live by. and a disrespect for everybody but himself. that's the main similarity. the facts are a little bit different. but the disregard for the constitution is very, very similar. >> all right, congressman john yarmouth, thank you for joining us. >> okay. we seem to have got ali back in tehran. we missed him a few minutes ago. ali, you can hear us now? and can you just take us through again, i asked you how is domestic troubles for the president looking from iran, how does the iranian government view it? >> reporter: well, the regime

certainly likes to see the american political system in disagree. anything that discredits america or bad for america is seen as good for iran here. part of that is if the united states is entrenched in domestic problems then the focus may shift away from iran for a period of time, anyway. there's also massive propaganda here, spending a tremendous amount of early trying to them them against america. and now is a more important time than ever to do so in light of the nuclear deal being shifted in france. iranians are doing their best to paint america as untrustworthy, as unreliable in order to create a wedge between the americans and europeans so they can preserve their part of the deal. but let me tell you, keir, they're very wary of pushing president trump too hard. and he's rekindled relas vegati.

i can tell you that they don't see that as a deterrence whatsoever. keir. >> and the elections coming this week, are we likely to see a shift towards the more liberal stance? what's your prediction? >> well, it's hard to predict. i mean, generally, it's going to depend on voter turnout. if there's voter apathy, it's not going to be good. general, when voters come out they vote for a reformist or moderate candidate. the hard-liners really don't want rouhani to get back in. if one of this two rivals do tip him to the post, then iran will certainly see a shift for a much more conservative hard line approach which would make

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sweeping changes are coming to drug policy in the u.s. after the attorney general announced a tough crackdown. jeff sessions ordered federal prosecutors to charge drug offenders with the most serious as they can. a push for nonleniency for nonviolent offenders. nbc's hallie jackson has details. >> reporter: when norman brown was 22, he received a mandatory

life sentence for distributing crack cocaine. >> i do deserve to have served some time, but that much? i think that was overkill. >> reporter: after 24 hours his sentence was commuted by then president obama in 2015. as part of his push to roll back what he described as excessive penalties for nonviolent lower-level offenders. >> their punishments didn't fit the crime. >> reporter: today, a significant shift back to guidelines. >> this is a key part of president trump's promise to keep america safe, if you are a drug trafficker, we will not look the other way. >> reporter: attorney general jeff sessions is ordering prosecutors to go after the toughest possible sentences including those with mandatory minimums, allowing for certain exceptions if approved by a u.s. attorney or assistant attorney general. it reverses obama era policies that gave more leeway to federal prosecutors. >> what we'll see is probably increasing prison populations.

>> reporter: civil litigants argue, with ag holder who implemented the old policies calling the new one not tough on crime, but dumb on crime. a cookie-cutter approach. as for norman brown, he hopes the new attorney general will change his mind. >> there are more people like me dying in prison that need to get out and get back. >> reporter: hallie jackson, nbc news, the white house. next, part of my exclusive interview with princess beatrice. the cause she's fighting for. and what she's accomplished that no other royal has done. ♪ ♪ i'm dr. kelsey mcneely and some day you might be

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now to our exclusive interview with princess beatrice. six years ago my mom died from what's known as the silent killer. encouraging women to pay attention for symptoms. she calls it the gynecological

cancer fund and lady garden campaign. at a fund raising run today was the queen's granddaughter princess beatrice. i spoke to the princess and my sister at the event. princess beatrice, you just finished the run. how was it? >> i thought it was really good to do an interview after doing a 5k because you're not looking like a hot mess. but, you know, i think it's so amazing when you get a community like this together, i think mass participation sports events just put people in a whole different framework. it's so much fun to see all these incredible women and men of course taking the time to support this incredible campaign. and getting something out of it such running this amazing race. >> this is women supporting other women to deal with cancers that effect women. is that the kind of thing that you really feel like you get behind? >> i think women supporting women is one of the most important things we have to focus on these days.

i think that we spend a lot of time looking at women in the workplace and what we can do to support especially young women feeling like they can really reach their full potential. and the generation before us they really broke the glass ceiling when it came to having children and living your life. and i think that we need to continue that momentum. >> what you're saying really is there's this big push for women to have everything, to go for it, to go for it in the workplace as mothers, but also you're saying look at your health, think about your body. >> that's the most important thing. without health then everything we want to achieve in the world is -- doesn't work. and i think especially womens illnesses i think we've got a lot of research that still needs to be done. >> mika, you have princess beatrice supporting this, her mothered duchess of york, how come all of these really famous

females are getting behind a campaign you started? >> well, firstly, thank you, beatrice, for running. she's an amazing runner. i don't know. people have asked me that a lot. the truth is i don't know but i think the timing, as i said earlier when beatrice mentioned our mothers before us really changed the way that people talked about breast cancer. and we're trying to do that with gynecological cancers. and i think people started to realize those specific cancers are still really underfunded. there's not enough knowledge about them. people don't know what the symptoms are. they're scared to go to the doctor still and say to the doctor i've got a problem with my gynecological area. they're too shy to say it. all about having fun and give a that's really fun and then makes them think about what it is, look underneath and find out all the symptoms are and feel encouraged to go to the doctor. >> yeah, full disclosure, you are the amazing person who started this charity. you're also an actress. and you're my sister.

and the reason why you started this was because we lost our mom to ovarian cancer many years ago. >> i think that's one of the most inspiration -- the things that inspired me to do it was our mom was incredibly healthy and really into therapy ate well, she didn't drink. she was a pretty incredible woman. and one of the women that led the feminist movement. she was amazing. and she still didn't know what the symptoms were. and actually, you know, we lost our mom 16 years ago, but 15 years on i was still hearing stories about my friends' moms who also didn't know what the symptoms were. and i just thought i don't know why that's happening. i don't know why women don't know about this. you know, so if mom was around, she'd definitely be behind this today. >> if she was around she'd be so proud of you. a cause that means a lot to me and to our family. in the next hour we'll hear from princess beatrice about her cousins, william and harry, about her grandmother, the queen's example of how to be a

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♪ welcome back. i'm keir simmons live at msnbc's international headquarters. we're following breaking news. a massive cyber attack has hit hospitals, schools and governments in nearly 100 countries infecting computers with crippling malware and demanding ransom payments. the fallout continues after the unexpected firing of fbi director james comey this week. the trump communications team could be on the verge of a major shakeup. today, a very active search for comey's replacement is already underway. and later, more of my exclusive sit-down interview with princess beatrice of york, what she had to say about the royal family and how the new generations of