one of them is the andrew mccabe, one is alice fisher. she's very accomplished lawyer, there is some controversy from her time in the george bush administration from her connections to the prison at guantanamo and interallegations at guantanamo. another candidate is judge michael garcia. he's an appeals judge in new york state and a former federal prosecutors and ins commissioner from the george w. bush era. that's three. and then the fourth candidate who was reportedly being considered to run the fbi is senator john corneyn of texas.

i'm going to put their photos up on the screen, senator john cornyn, andrew mccabe, alice fisher, judge michael garcia, adam lee, judge hudson, frances townsend and former congressman mike rodgers. i want to ask you about senator cornyn he was quoted saying the idea he fired comey to squelch the russia probe is a "fake narrative." >> i'm not getting into specific names but i'd say this more generally, jake. first, the nominee should be not a partisan politician, not part of either party. this demands a serious down the middle investigation. second, it ought to be somebody who is experienced. you need a really good prosecutor here, somebody who knows how to do it and third, it should be someone with courage. if there is interference or attempted interference to shut down the investigation, to misdirect it, you need somebody who is going to stand up. so those are my three criteria. i'm not going to name any specific people, nor criticize or evaluate any people who have been named until they name somebody, by the criteria are pretty obvious. >> you just called for a special prosecutor to i

." >> the white house will interview candidates for directors,i including andrew mccabe, alice fisher, michael garcia, and senator john corrine -- john cornyn. today, senator -- general downs inannounced cut drug enforcement. this is 10 minutes. >> good morning, everyone. my name is ed mullins. i am the president of the sergeants benevolence association. attorney general sessions, it is a distinct privilege for us to be with you today. the sergeants benevolent association of new york city is one of the largest independent labor organizations in the nation. formed in 1899, the spa currently represents 13,000 active and retired sergeants in the country. we are the fifth largest bargaining unit for officers in the united states. the great men and women we represent are on the frontlines of the largest media support police departments. they make tough decisions on the streets, in real time and under circumstances that few in this room, at city hall or in the , general public can comprehend. they treat their oath to uphold the law and protect and serve as a sacred pledge. during national p

the candidates include the acting fbi director, andrew mccabe, senator john cornyn of texas, alice fisher who criminal division and judge michael garcia of the court of appeals. meanwhile, democrats want general rosenstein to resign if he does not appoint someone to investigate the trump ties and his connections to russia. james comey denied the chance to publicly appear before the senate intelligence committee next week. he does expect comey to brief the committee in private. >>> president trump is delivering his first commencement speech at liberty university today. the president is scheduled to arrive in lynchburg after 9:00 this morning for the ceremony to begin at 10:00. the christian school's president was among some of his biggest supporters. he'll speak at the coast guard academy graduation in new london, connecticut, next week. >>> and tomorrow on "meet the the firing of james comey and what it means for the future of the fbi and the russian investigation. and he'll also speak to senator lindsey graham and senator minority leader chuck schumer. >>> this story is unsettling, the u

senator john cornyn of texas and former texas attorney general, alice fisher and garcÍa and henry hudsonhorough judge for the eastern of virginia for striking down obamacare in 2010, adam lee in charge of fbi richmond office, town send, homeland adviser to george w. bush and former congressman who shared intelligence committee before coming to congress, he received endorsement from the fbi agent association. democrats are threatening to block the nomination. senate minority leader chuck schumer, no new fbi director without a special prosecutor on russia. we will see how that plays out. expect the list to grow with more people, guys, whoever it is the president has indicated he would like to make the pick before he leaves for a trip on friday. heather: quick work. >> that would be. heather: clapper is walking claims about possible collusion between russia and the trump administration. last week clapper testified that there was no evidence of parties working together in election, but now changing the tune. >> i did not have any evidence, i did not know about the investigation. more importa

, and we know there are four candidates being interviewed, senator john cornyn, andrew mccabe, alice fisher who is an attorney worked in the george w. bush administration, and judge michael garcia who works in the court of appeals in new york city. so a lot of work in the president to do before he heads out on a big overseas trip. >> thank you so much. so this whirlwind questions, contradictions, doubts and answers swirling around the white house this week starting with the dismissal of the fbi director james comey. and then ending with president trump publicly threatening comey in a tweet. jeff zeleny has the latest. >> reporter: president trump adding new fuel to the fire today in his escalating fight with the fbi. making a veiled threat on twitter to james comey. the president saying the fired fbi director better hope that there are no tapes of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press. stunning words from the commander in chief directed at the nation's former top law enforcement official. the man who was leading an investigation into potential collusion between the trump c

who struck down the obama mandate saying congress exceeded its authority town send as well as alice fisher who also served in the bush administration as a high ranking justice department official. you to have someone with a very strong background. deprice a former deputy said comey is not the first f director to face political can pressure. at 9/11, clashed on surveillance and then the scandal ridden clinton white house. you need to have someone when he or she takes action that people aren't going to attribute some political component to that. mike read completely disagrees with the idea that the attorney general should detach himself from the search. sessions will work closely with the new fbi director on a variety of cases beyond russia. they have weighed with nor gram because both men sit on the judiciary committee that will oversee the confirmation hearings. in new york, catherine her ridge fox news. >> coming up next, gwen is back with the seven day forecast. there's a big warmup on the way how big, we'll show you after this. i need the phone that's where i happen to be... to be the o

. >> attorney trn alice fisher was the first to arrive at the justice department saturday morning to interview for the job of fbi director. one by one, seven other candidates were paraded in full view of cameras before heading into interview with attorney general jeff sessions and his deputy rod rosenstein. while the interviews were under way president trump took a moment aboard air force one to praise the people his administration is considering to replace james comey. >> outstanding people that are very well-known. highest level. >> reporter: but most of the names are not well-known outside the beltway. adam lee funds the fbi's richmond field office. cbs new distributedder fran townsend was national security fiezer to president bush. senator cornyn and former representative mike rogers also interviewed. on "face the nation" representative adam schiff said he would like to see someone apolitical. >> absolute integrity and independence and for this reason i would strongly urge the administration to pick someone who is completely apolitical, who doesn't come out of the political proce

and two women fran townsend as well as alice fisher who also served in the bush administration as a high- ranking justice department official. >> you need to have someone with a strong background in law enforcement and someone of iron independent. >> reporter: dupree a former deputy assistant director says comey is not the first fbi director to face pressure. after 9/11, director muller clashed with the bush white house on surveillance. then fbi director louis is free had a strained relationship with the scandal-ridden clinton white house. >> if she or he takes action or makes a decision, people aren't going to attribute some political motive to that. >> reporter: in washington katherine harage fox news. >>> coming up, one of the largest cybersecurity attacks hit more than 150 countries. the latest of those affected will likely rise. >>> jerry brown putting in some serious cash to help fight deportation. the millions in the state budget now set aside to help defend illegal immigrants. >>> partly cloudy skies and a chance for a few showers tomorrow for tuesday and eventually warmer temper

they are acting fbi director andrew mccabe , republican senator john cornin, alice fisher and judge michael garcia of the new york court of appeals. tonight senate democrats are calling for rosenstein to resign if he won't appoint a special prosecutor. they worry any fbi or justice department investigation now will be tainted. the full senate next week. former fbi director james comey designed an invitation to testify before the senate intelligence committee next yeek but the committee chair says he does expect comey to brief the committee in private. >>> this was a wild week in washington since the firing of the fbi director on tuesday. we have heard different stories about why it happened. today a tweet from the president about possible audio recordings of a meeting and another tweet threatening to stop daily press briefings. in tonight in virginia some donald trump supporters were celebrating. jackie bensen has that story. >> reporter: many filling the private party area of the restaurant were small business owners, the event to mark the new presidential administration's first 100 days w

assistant attorney general alice fisher, the judge michael garcia, and the former texas attorney general senator john cornin. the trump administration is considering nearly a dozen candidates to replace james comey. tonight the president trump is taking the extraordinary step of threatening the fbi director he fired. veronica de la cruz shows us he is try -- is trying to intimidate comey with fear. this morning he tweeted james comey better hope there are no tapes before he starts leaking to the press. the president asked for his loyalty the night of the dinner. comey said he refused, but promised to be honest. the president told fox news that topic never came up. >> did you ask that question? >> no, i didn't, but i don't think it would be a bad question to ask. loyalty to the country and to the united states is important. i mean it depends on how you define loyalty. number two i don't know how it got there because i didn't ask that question. >> within hours a pair of top democrats sent a letter to the white house. they warn the actions this morning raised the spectra of possible intimid

judge garcia of new york, alice fisher, senior justice department official with the bush administration also had an interview. other potential nominees include adam lee, the special agent in charge in richmond, virginia, and andrew mccabe of the trump administration says it could pick a new director as soon as of the end of next week, and that person must then be confirmed by senate. >>> north korea has fired what maybe another ballistic missile. it flew more than 400 miles, landing in the sea of japan. on the other hands, north korean diplomats said that her government is open to holding talks under the right conditions. this comes about a week after president trump says he would be honored to meet with north korean leader kim jung un. >>> two deputies are dead after a fiery crash in mow dead toe. they were -- mow disease modesto. their car landed on top of a dumpster in a parking lot. investigators say surveillance video seems to indicate the deputies may have been speeding before the accident. >> i've seen the video. hopefully, the cal highway patrol's investigation will answer the q

there are names being floated interviews started over the week edge, former assistant attorney alice fisher current acting fbi director andrew mccain, senator john cordyn of texas, judge michael garcia from new york. >> also on the list judge henry hudson us district judge from virginia, frances townsend, served as advisor to george w. bush, forge err congressman from michigan mike rogers tops the list. i'll say it is interesting to know, we heard from group of f.b.i. agent over the weekends, who said think would actually endorse mike rogers, actually sent something to the president saying this is the guy that you should bring in they really like him. >> at one point required from congress couple of years ago, when you talk and file all goes back to what sarah huckabee sanders said, one of the reasons we heard so many reasons coming out the of the white house, he had -- rang and file lost confidence, then heard it wasn't true. then speculation when mccain said that, would that change his chances? >> getting to be very tough replacement process here. >> interesting thing here both republican

others on the short list include richmond fbi field office director adam lee, attorney alice fisher, former representative mike rogers, new york state judge michael garcia and federal judge henry e. hudson are also said to be on a list. >>> well, keir johnson's car has been found. tonight the 34-year-old virginia woman and her 8-year- old daughter chloe are missing. police in hampton, virginia issued an amber alert for the pair last week saying they believe the two have been abducted and they could be in danger. today police say they johnson's kia optima. at a press conference friday rhonda cruz pled for help bringing her daughter and granddaughter home safely. >> i would like to thank everybody for their help. i would appreciate it if y'all could bring my kids home. >> police are asking anyone with information about this case to give them a call. >>> a fatal shooting on busy interstate 95 in richmond leaves two women dead tonight. one is from our area. 26-year-old sherane holland of manassas and 23-year-old richmond woman died at the scene. a man was seriously wounded in this attack

so are alice fisher, formerly head of the justice department criminal division in the bush administration; and michael garcia, a new york state court of appeals judge, former federal prosecutor and former head of immigration and customs enforcement. in an interview to be broadcast tonight on fox news channel, the president denies published reports that at a january dinner, he had asked comey for his "loyalty." >> but i don't think it would be a bad question to ask. i think loyalty to the country, loyalty to the united states is important, you know. i mean, it depends how you define "loyalty," number one. number two, i don't know how it got there because i didn't ask that question. >> sreenivasan: mr. trump made no mention of the f.b.i. during his first commencement speech as president today in lynchburg, virginia. he addressed the graduates of the nation's largest christian university, liberty college, run by jerry falwell, jr. falwell was a crucial early evangelical supporter of trump's presidential candidacy. the president told the students they don't need lectures from washington on ho

alice fisher, a defence lawyer who previously led thejustice department's criminal division, is alsocircuit appeals. he has worked on a large number of high—profile terrorism organisations. the white house has said that the job will be filled as soon as the president finds a candidate. more than 800 children and teenagers, who'd lost a parent while serving in the armed forces, have attended a garden party at buckingham palace. they were welcomed by the duke and duchess of cambridge, and prince harry. among them, was the widow and son of the solider lee rigby, who was killed in a terror attack in london in 2013. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell has more. it's a very large garden, accustomed to formal events like garden parties. but it's the perfect place, too, for a children's party — which is exactly what was happening at buckingham palace this afternoon. freeze! don't move! 800 children have been invited to the palace by the duke and duchess of cambridge and prince harry for a very special reason. each of these children have lost the parent serving in the armed forces. one

new york appealsjudge michael garcia, a senior lawyer called alice fisher. couple of other major candidates as well. rather than talking candidates, tell me about the role. it's a political appointee? it is. supposed to be detached from politics, though. it is setup for a 10—year term, sun fbi director is supposed to extend beyond anyone. historically, when they are pointed fbi directors, they are looking for someone who is partisan. not a senator, but someone who comes up from law enforcement, in the pastjudges have been chosen. there are a fewjudges on this list. someone who has not been mired down in day—to—day politics and can try to strike an impartial, somewhat deferential tone when they take that fbi job, because often times, as we saw with coney, they are tasked with investigating politicians on both sides of the political divide. just before i let you go, we have talked about donald trump most days outside source. there is no letup, is there? no. there is really not. last week we thought it was going to be a run—up preparing for donald trump ‘s trip

among them former assistant attorney general, alice fisher, acting fbi director andrew mccabe, senator john cornyn of texas, judge michael garcia from new york, henry hudson, a district judge from virginia, frances townsend who served as homeland security advisor to george w. bush, and former congressman from michigan, mike rogers. >> we need a director that's apolitical, no political aspirations that will come in and stand up for the fbi. if there's one danger that the fbi faces it's political interference. >> meanwhile lawmakers remain divided over the firing. with some coming to president trump's defense while others call for a special prosecutor to investigate alleged russian ties to the president's 2016 election campaign. it took place just one day before the russian foreign minister was hosted at the white house. he addressed the press aboard air force one saturday morning, shifting focus from the controversy to the candidates being considered to replace comey. >> i think process is going to go quickly. almost all of them are very well known. they've been vetted over their lifeti

to include andrea mccabe, alice fisher, michael garcia, and john cornyn in texas. >>> the university of san francisco science professor said that the search for new fbi chief could change the conversation. >> i think a few days ago i said donald trump will flip the script. he will do that again next wednesday. it will wipe all of this conversation out. that's what seems like.>> he suggests that the focus will return to the fbi investigation into russia's meddling in the 2016 election and any collusion with each pump team. >>> we had pretty cool numbers out there today. temperatures in the 60s and low 70s brought to you by this weather system. here we are moving into the middle of may with the system that is dropping snow in the cascades. we will drop a little bit of snow in the lake tahoe area and maybe a few sprinkles as far south as ukiah. temperatures will trend down. we had brisk onshore wind. it is gusting to 28 miles an hour. it is really windy onshore. tomorrow it will be a lot like today. it's going to be a lot like today and temperatures will be in the 60s and maybe low 70s.

former assistant attorney general alice fisher.director andrew mccabe, john core non of texas michael garcia from new york, henry houston a district judge from virginia. francis townson who played as homeland security advisor of george w bush and congressman from michigan mike rogers >> we need a director that is apolitical, no political ambitions, aspirations that will come in and if there's one thing that the fbi thinks is political interference >> some coming to president trump's defense while others call for a investigate alleged russian ties to the 2016 election campaign. the firing took place one day before the russian foreign minister was host to do the white house. president trump addressed the press saturday morning shifting focus from the controversy to the candidates being considered to replace comey >> i think the process is going quickly. all all of them are very well noticeable they've been vetted over their lifetime essentially but well-known, highly respected, talented people and that's what we want for the fbi. >>

among the candidates, alice fisher, andrew mccabe, and a judge michael garcia, a judge on new york'sighest state court. the candidate would replace james comey, fired earlier this month. new scrutiny this morning for official.ump campaign paul manafort is under investigation. looking into his real estate dealings. alsoarate investigation is underway by the manhattan district attorney. he oversaw the trunk campaign for five months last summer. is districts 2017 of columbia. d.c., doublinga: up, for the second year in a row has been dubbed the new miss usa . sam sweeney is covering or she said last night that had people fuming on twitter. sam: this is the moment it happened, you can see a lot of shock on her face, but she answered a question about health care and that gave people shock to their face. "theperson quotes it here, new miss usa is a scientist at the reagan commission and she knows a thing about dropping a bomb. asked about health care, she says it is a privilege and she related jobs to health care, saying that we need to create job so that people have health care. creating

alice fisher. judge michael garcia, lower left also another federal judge from virginia henry hudson. adam lee the head of the f.b.i. office in richmond, virginia. mike rogers supported by an association of f.b.i. agents. and former george w. bush security advisor townsend. the president is heading for saudi arabia by friday. >> highest level. >> even that's possible but we don't know how likely. democrats are having problems with picking a new f.b.i. director. one problem that jeff sessions who recused himself from the russia investigation is leading the search. here is senator mark warner yesterday on fox news sunday. >> i think it's inappropriate that the attorney general who was supposed to recuse himself for anything dealing with the russia investigation. i don't believe he should be part of this review process if he will have a true recusal. >> some said democrats are insisting before they'll consider the nomination of an appointee for f.b.i. they want a special prosecutor to look into the ru

strong down the obamacare individual mandate saying congress exceeded its authority as well as alice fisher who also served in the bush administration as a high ranking justice department official. you need to have on one with a very strong background in law enforcement. depriest a former deputy official said comey is not the first director to. and then fbi director louie free had a strange relationship with a scandal. you need to have someone who when he or she takes an action or makes a decision that people aren't immediately going to attribute some political motive to that. republican senator mike lee told fox news sunday he disagrees with the idea the attorney general will detach himself from the search because sessions will work with the fbi on a variety of cases beyond russia. both men sit on the judiciary committee that oversee the confirmation hearings. in washington, catherine her age, fox news. >> a historic inauguration in france. newly elected president emanuel macron sworn in. his message to the attack that started on friday could get even worse. ralph northam: being a pediatri

list of candidates the white house is interviewing including acting fbi director, andrew mccabe, alice fisher and judge michael garcia. cbs news, new york. >>> mr. trump says he may choose someone to run the fbi by friday of next week. the nominee has to be confirmed by the senate. >> boeing has been fined millions for faulty repairs on two airplanes used to transport president trump. no one was hurt because of the mishap, but the cost of addressing it later was more than $4 million boeing covered that entire amount. >>> pope francis says he won't -- the pope says he wants to find common ground and work for peace. today in portugal, francis bestowed the honor of sainthood on two shepherd children. back in 1917, a brother and sister reported seeing the virgin mary several times. she foretold visions of war and communism. the children died two years later. now they're the youngest saints who did not die as martyrs. >>> guilty until proven innocent? >> once you're caught in this, it's up to you to fight your way out. >> some california taxpayers claim the state is raiding their refunds to pay fi

how about alice fisher, a woman to run the fbi? >> she's to be the assistant attorney general. she's a good person and suitable. my own favorable would be a breakup and a cop and that is ray. >> justice jeanine: based on the tweet of president trump saying jim comey and this offense, you better make she say the truth. would it be illegal if there would be a wiretap or something. >> absolutely not. the district of columbia and there's federal law to permit the president to tape his phone calls if he wants to in his meetings. >> justice jeanine: doesn't make sense? everyone who calls will be a recording going. >> if there's a meeting there's going to be a recording. >> justice jeanine: finally, with respect to the president and the decision that he makes regarding this fbi director, wendy think that will happen? >> probably within a week. >> this is the real deal. donald trump on his late brother and family life inside whoa! you're not taking these. hey, hey, hey! you're not taking those. whoa, whoa! you're not taking that. come with me. you're not taking that. you're not taking

being considered for the job of fbi director, including the acting fbi director, andrew mccabe, alice fishere michael garcia, who serves on the appeals court of new york, and republican senator john cornyn of texas, a member of the judiciary committee and a former texas attorney general. commencement address at liberty university with president trump will re-air 8 p.m. eastern. each year, cabinet secretaries and others deliver commencement speeches across the country. c-span's coverage of commencement speeches officially gets underway next saturday at 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. eastern with betsy devos, elizabeth moran, and others. -- elizabeth warren, and others. the senate judiciary committee held confirmations on knoll francisco for solicitor general. dianne feinstein c

interestingly enough, today also we learned that alice fisher could be the first dfemale and the first woman to lead the fbi. she was interviewed earlier this morning for about an hour, she had history with the government and worked at the department of justice and led the criminal division and had national security background. all of the people that have been named have some history and some knowledge of how the department of justice works. we also heard mike garcia, he ran the southern district in new york of the u.s. attorney office. one of the biggest case. >> he's here in new york and one of the biggest cases he over saw was the eliot spitzer where he got tied up with prostitutes. we heard of the name adam lee. he was there today. he had connections today who was the acting attorney general, deputy attorney general, and he's now running the national security division over at the department of justice which is overseeing the russian investigation. adam lee has a history and a personal relationship with dana fuent fuentes. that's another interesting person. these are all people prob

and alice fisher served under the bush administration who worked closely with the bureau >> the fbi is so complex. it literally takes years for a new director to learn >> kessler who wrote of the fbi said it will be more important >> you need someone ideally who is a current fbi executive or certainly someone who deals with the fbi every day from main justice and therefore is current on how the fbi operates >> other candidates uncleared agent in charge of richmond virginia office, the acting fbi director and michael j garcia on new york's highest court. senate majority john corning a former texas attorney general was interviewed. also on the short list, bush appointee henry r ree hudson >> in a statement, he asked not to be could. gouty said he spoke twice any attorney general sessions stressing the next fbi will confidence confidence. >>> he spoke at the 36th annual national peace officers' memorial sheriff's sale in dc. o'connell did he meaned the recent uptick in violence and voweled to look at ways to reduce the crimes. trump and the vice president also agreed that protecting the a

alice fisher also served in the bush administration and worked closely with the fbi.lee is a special agent in charge of the fbi's richmond, virginia office and acting fbi director andrew mccabe is also under consideration for the job. two lawmakers have withdrawn from consideration to be the next direct o texas senator john cordon says he plans to stay in the senate and jack gout ticketed event backed out yesterday. fox5 in the district street officers out remaining pedestrians, drivers about d.c. traffic laws. it is important. today police were out there handing out tickets to several people. even a roadside assistance driver got a ticket. this is an intersection we've had a uber driver s stanchion number of turning vehicles over the years our data a shows that. we have officers watching cars and the way they're turning through the crosswalk trying to make sure pedestrian are safe here. they just pulled over a pedestrian just a second ago who ran out here on the red. i everybody needs to remember when you are using an intersection, whether a pedestrian or a driver, f

. >> reporter: before -- the four be other candidates who are reportedly interviewing are alice fisherdrew mccabe, michael garcia, a judge from new york, and sitting texas senator john cornyn who seemed to downplay this interview saying in a statement, quote: >> reporter: alice fisher arrived early this morning, a little bit before 7:45 a.m. one reporter asked her as she drove in she had any comment before the meeting. she shook her head and said, no, thank you. sources are telling fox news this entire list has about 12 people on it. again, five people are expected to be interviewing here today. after adam lee, we expect acting fbi director andrew mccabe to appear. whoever they pick has to then be confirmed by the senate before they can start what is typically a 10-year term. elizabeth? elizabeth: thank you so much, allison. and for more insight on director comey's firing and the search for a new head of the bureau, let's bring in former fbi assistant director steve pomerantz. you have very special insight, so we're excited that you're joining us. >> you're welcome. elizabeth: you had

commissioner ray kelly, former deputy attorney general ray thompson, former assistant attorney general alice fisherho served under george w. bush and paula bates, he is the career fbi agent in the mix, currently assistant director for cybersecurity divisions at the bureau. if there's a second bucket of potential nominees, we'll call them congressional picks. in this case, mike rogers former house intelligence committee chairman, a former fbi agent and republican. congressman trey gaudi a former prosecutor who led the probe into the 2012 benghazi care terrorist attacks, also a key member of the russia probe and senate majority whip john cornyn of texas. there's others were keeping our eye on as well. john pistol retired as a deputy director before serving as tsa administrator, fred townsend respected here in washington who served as the homeland security advisor for president bush as well as former senator and a state attorney general from new hampshire kelly ayotte. we've also got the acting fbi director andrew mccabe, he's in the mix as well. there's two congressional committees looking at him, on

on the short list acting fbi director andrew plk cake, senator john cornyn, alice fisher, former u.s. attorney and new york state judge michael garcia. all candidates will meet with top officials this afternoon. fbi directors are appointed, by the way, for ten-year terms although they can, as comey was, be removed by the president. in order to get the job, they must be confirmed by the senate. >>> now to many countries around the world still scrambling this morning from a worldwide cyber attack that is still causing mayhem. antivirus experts say a crippling malware infected 75,000 computers. some of the targets, hospitals in england, spain's largest telecom come and fedex. the hackers blocked access to the computers in exchange for a ransom. security experts say the most worrisome factor of this hack is the global reach. >> it's not just i downloaded on my computer and my computer is vulnerable. it's i download it on my computer and my computer is now part of a network that is now going to find other computers that are vulnerable. it spreads prolifically. >> national home land securit

alice fisher arrived early this morning, a little before 7:45 a.m. on her way in the reporter asked if she had any comment before the meeting and she shook her head and said, no thank you. sources are telling fox news that the ministration has the short list of about 12 candidates. whoever they pick has to be confirmed by the senate. kelly. kelly: who are some of the other contenders present were. reporter: to big names that you may recognize. former nypd commissioner ray kellyanne also congressman trey gowdy. he is very well known for leading a host of congressional investigations into been godly. one other interesting name has come from a few different senators, particularly republican senator merrick garland. he said he would like to see the white house consider looking at merrick garland for this role. he, of course, the judge that president obama wanted to appoint the supreme court. kelly: thank you for your reporting from the state department and will continue to watch the development. will continue to watch the romans as they move forward. sho

. >> reporter: attorney alice fisher was the first to arrive at the justice department saturday morning to interview for the job of fbi director. one by one, seven other candidates were paraded in full view of cameras, before heading in to interview with attorney general jeff sessions and his deputy, rod senstein. while the interviews were under way, president trump took a moment aboard air force one to praise the people that his administration is considering to replace james comey. but most of the names are not well-known outside the beltway. adam lee runs the richmond field office, fran townsend was a national security adviser to george w. bush. john cornyn and mike rogers also interviewed. on "face the nation," adam schiff said he would like to see someone apolitical. >> absolute integrity and independence, and for this reason, i would strongly urge the administration to pick someone who is completely aplitd cal, who doesn't come out of the political process, someone who is a retired judge or active judge willing to step down from their judgeship. >> reporter: two judges were intervi

alice fisher, a lawyer, a partner at a law firm here and judge michael garcia. so this is sort of the first round of candidates that the president will be meeting with to consider for this job. like i said, don, you can bet that this is going to be a very controversial decision whenever the president does make it and certainly something democrats are going to have a lot of consternation about. >> thank you, sara, i appreciate it. >> i want to bring in fareed zakaria. the president is tweeting about possibly cancelling briefings. what do you think? >> he's not going to cancel briefings. he in some ways the president i think almost the metric by which he judges himself is is he dominating the airwaves. there is this constant search to dominate the airwaves. i think it was doug brinkley said on reality tv the person who wins, it is the guy or girl who has the camera on them all the time. the metric should be are you getting anything done? i would point out to all his supporters, how has this week been for you? got any jobs back in rural michigan, rural pennsylvania

they included fran townsend and alice fisher that served under the bush administration as a senior justice department official overseeing the criminal division. the significance of nominating the first woman as the fbi director is not lost on the decision team. >> shepard: some of the other candidates are former fbiers, themselves, veterans. >> other candidates are adam lee. the special agent in charge of the richmond virginia office, andrew mccabe, the acting director and michael j. garcia, former prosecutor and associate judge on new york's highest court. john cornyn, a former texas attorney general was interviewed against long with mike rogers and also on the short list, a bush appointee, henry e. hudson. over the weekend, republicans and democrats urged the president to avoid a partisan choice. >> whoever the future director should be is a future law enforcement professional. i hope the president won't choose a political nominee. >> it's time to pick somebody within the ranks or such a reputation that has no political background at all that can go into the job on day one. >> today brad

. >> and alice fisher, the former attorney general has taken her name out of the running.ng parts here. president trump said he would announce a replacement before the time he leaves on his first foreign trip. the interviews continue with one full day left before the president leaves about a week there. >> very important trip there. thanks, kristen. we told you about stocks plunging and the world going to hell in a hand basket. now the markets run up stops and reverses itself. says who? after this. ♪ we asked people to write down the things they love to do most on these balloons. travel with my daughter. roller derby. ♪ now give up half of 'em. do i have to? this is a tough financial choice we could face when we retire. but, if we start saving even just 1% more of our annual income... we could keep doing all the things we love. prudential. bring your challenges. >> neil: all right. we had our own markets tanking today. this is a worldwide phenomenon for the most part. began in asia with uncertainty on what will happen to president trump and the agenda. this guy is a legend

alice fisher who has been a prominent republican voice. she's currently a criminal defense attorney but has also worked in the area of department of justice running that criminal division. so he's got a lot of experience in government as well. today, those interviews are underway. we're told they're likely to go into the evening. some of them under way at this point. so, they've got hours to go with additional meetings. and we made yet even more names beyond the five today, i'm told, in case there is sufficient time for additional meetings. it's an expanding list and they expect thele interviews will go beyond today, of course. but it's a start and the president was asked about this when he was on air force one heading to liberty university. it's a smaller version of air force one if it looks different to you. he was asked what he was looking for as an fbi director and how quickly he will make up his mind. >> very quickly, because almost all of them are very well-known. they've been vetted over their lifetime, essentially. very well-known,

attorney general alice fisher. new york appeals court judge, michael garcia, district judge henry hudson and francis townsend and counter-terrorism adviser. >>> the housing crisis in the bay area has forced people to rent homes with toxic mold, no heat, bad plumbing. landlords are supposed to fix issues in 30 days but many of them don't. it isn't just bad business, this is about public safety. our investigative team reviewed thousands of housing records and found landlords escaping punishment and we learned about a new push to protect your home. >> this is hanging all over the place. >> growing up in the foster system, benecia spent many of her childhood living in group homes. so when the nurse assistant found this one bedroom apartment in oakland last sum. >> she rejoiced. >> it was a blessing for me. just such a relief for me. we're getting some stability going right now. >> reporter: but that was short-lived. from the gaping hole under her door -- >> a rodent could squeeze its body through it. >> and to the lock

also alice fisher who is a forger lawyer, worked in the george w. bush administration, she's a lawyer in private practice right now. and the final candidate is judge michael garcia who serves on the court of appeals in new york city. now, we should point out that democrats have basically said that whatever nominee donald trump puts forward is dead on arrival in their minds because they are so upset with the way that the firing of james comey went down, but republicans only need 51 votes to confirm this next fbi director. there are some republicans that have been concerned as to how the white house has conducted itself throughout the process. but they still remain confident that they will be able to push through this next director and as you heard the president, this name could come as soon as next week. >> and when you say mccabe may have hurt himself during that testimony, is because he was complimentary of james comey? >> reporter: yeah, that is certainly possible. he rejikted a ljected a lot of g points coming out of white house, the talking poin

the acting director of the fbi, andrew mccabe, republican senator john cornyn of texas, attorney alice fisher, who formally served as assistant attorney general for the justice department's criminal dion new york court of appeals. meanwhile, senate democrats want deputy attorney general rosenstein to resign if he doesn't appoint a special prosecutor to investigate the possible trump ties to russia. rosenstein agreed to brief the full senate next week. >>> meantime, james comey has declined an invitation to publicly testify before the senate intelligence committee next week. but the committee chair says he does expect comey to brief the committee in private. >>> president donald trump is delivering the first commencement speech at liberty university today. the president is scheduled to arrive in lynchburg around now because the ceremony begins at 10:00. graduates and families have been pouring into the stadium as we take a look here. the christian school's president was among trump's earliest and strongest supporters. next week the president will speak at the united states coast guard academy

alice fisher and michael garcia, andy mccabe are interviewing at the justice department down the street from the studio. who knows. that's just the list put out. never know how this stuff will go. >> keep up the great work. we really appreciate you being here. thank you. >> thank you. >> what are your thoughts at home. tweet me at smerconish or go to my facebook page. hit me, katherine, what have you got? how long will it take until we see actual proof on trump colluding with the russians to effect the election. nicholas, a long, long time if some get their wishes and shut this down. that's the short answer. one more if you can quickly. smerconish, comey tapes are a ruse to deflect from the real story. potus does not want to be president and is looking for an out daily. i don't know. i get the impression all of this is something he thrives on. end of the day sees himself as having a productive week. >>> with the fbi directoroused, they're calling for a special prosecutor on the russia question, including michigan's gary peters who is here. >>> and matt drudge warned president trump leak

one of them is andrew mccabe, one is alice fisher. she's a very accomplished lawyer, there is some controversy from her time in the george bush administration from her connections to the prison at guantanamo and interrogations at guantanamo. another candidate is judge michael garcia. he's an appeals judge in new york state and a former federal prosecutors and ins commissioner from the george w. bush era. that's three. and then the fourth candidate who was reportedly being considered to run the fbi is senator john cornyn of texas. i say it's hilarious because the white house now admits and the president now admits that the president fired james comey because of the russia investigation. this so far has been john cornyn's public stance on why he believes james comey was fired by the president. quote, i've heard what i think is a phony narrative that he did this somehow to squelch the investigation into russia, which i don't believe there's any evidence of. it would be funny. it would be a laugh out loud moment if they tried to install h

alice fisher, who worked in the justice department during 9/11, and is a lawyer now at latham and watkins, is very politically active. she's very active in the republican party, and so that could be a popular choice from that point of view. mike rodgers, strong. fran townsend worked in the bush white house interesting and judge michael garcia has strong bipartisan support, so it's a very serious list there that he's working off, and if it's to be believed, it suggests that what trump will not do is put in some kind of crony, which he realizes would be very difficult. >> i think one of the tasks might be what these people have said on russia. john cornyn said this say valid line of inquiry. mccabe in his testimony, doesn't seem like he'd be on the top of the list after what he said last week. i think just some of these folks haven't talked about the russia investigation but i think that's going to be something that is worth looking at as we go through this process. >> ron, quickly, you know, there are reports out axios for one, not seeing it entirely matching yet there's a big white house

from ray kellie, former deputy attorney general larry thompson, former assistant attorney general alice fisher who served under bush and the career fbi agent in the mix. assistant director for the criminal andwhh cyber divisionsn the bureau. a second bucket of potential nominees. congressional picks in this case mike rogers former house intelligence chairman, former fbi agent and republican. congressman tray who led the probe into the benghazi attack and the senate minority whip from texas. and john pistol 27 years at the retired as a deputy director before serving as tsa administrator. fred townsend widely respected here in washington who served homeland security adviser from new hampshire. and the acting fbi director andrew mccabe is in the mix as well. but there are two congressional committees that are looking at mccabe. one is looking at political donations to his wife in 2015 and whether any ethical lines were crossed with that and the other is his correction to the russia probe and this anti-trump dossier and p the payments to te british intelligence officer who was responsible for that