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sitting senator, john cornyn, former member of congress, some have bipartisan backgrounds like a fran townsend, served in the clinton and bush administration. anybody jump out as a favorite of yours you could foresee supporting? >> you know, i've generally made it a practice, chuck, of not commenting on nominees publicly. let's see who they nominate. as i said, certainly somebody not of a partisan background, certainly somebody of great experience, and certainly somebody of courage. >> what did you make of the merrick garland suggestion? >> not going to comment on any of them. i like him as a justice, though, he's very good on that d.c. circuit. i don't know if he'd want to leave. >> you think that was a little too cute at that point? >> no comment. i'm smiling. >> senator chuck schumer, i will leave it there.

we'll talk with fran townsend and michael morell and there will be coverage throughout the day on cbs. you're watching the "cbs morning news". ,,,, >>> good morning. time to rise and shine as we take a live look at the bay bridge. aren't you happy it's a tuesday. it's tuesday, may 23rd. not my favorite but one of our favorite days. your favorite day. >> that's right. how is everybody doing this morning? >> actually, not well after the disturbing news yesterday, not well at all especially when there's children involved and more terrorism. no good at all. >> no. >> we'll have more on that. let's get you out the door this morning low clouds, temperatures degrees in santa rosa. 61 in livermore. later today, right there, we'll see a little bit of partial clearing but it's going to take a while. temperatures will be affected today with the cooler air mass, only 50s at the beaches, 60s round the bay today and, yes, the cooling has begun down from 95 in livermore yesterday, to 87 degrees, which is still well above average. 88 approaching 90 towards the delta. the full forecast coming up. let'

type of explosive, they did that's key to understanding whether or not this was a terrorist. >> fran townsendways good have you here. >>> in full disclosure, fran is under active consideration to be the new fbi director. we wanted to note that as well. >>> to another big story this morning, president trump tried to enlist top intelligence officials to refute the fbi investigation into possible russian collusion. cbs news has learned that the president privately contacted the director of national intelligence, dan coats and the director of the national security agency admiral mike rogers. now this was first reported by "the washington post". both men reportedly refused to comply with the request, which they deemed to be inappropriate. nancy cordes is on capitol hill where intelligence officials are set to testify today. nancy, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is sure to come up repeatedly on capitol hil of the house intelligence committee you got the former cia director john brennan testifying. he was at the helm of the agency during the period in which russian election interferen

what they're looking for is the largest number of casualties. >> fran townsend, always good to have youe. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> and in full disclosure we should mention fran is under active consideration to be the new fbi director and has been interviewed by the trump administration. >>> and now, on to another big story this morning, president trump tried to enlist top intelligence officials to refute the fbi investigation into possible russian collusion. cbs news confirms the president separately contacted the director of national intelligence, dan coats, and then, the director of the national security agency, admiral mike rogers. this was first reported by "the washington post". both refused to comply with the request. nancy cordes is on capitol hill where officials are testifying right now. good morning. >> good morning. this development has already become a big focus on capitol hill because so many of the key players were already scheduled to testify today. you've got the former cia director, john brennan, testifying here before the house intelligence committee and the

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

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 process, someone who is a retired judge or an acting judge willing to step down from their judgeship. >> reporter: a few judges were interviewed saturday, michael garcia is a former federal prosecutor with extensive experience in immigration enforcement. a top priority for the administration. federal judge henry e hudson was the first judge to rule against obamacare. acting director andrew m unlakely to remain in the top job. in addition to contradicting the administration during his congressional testimony last week he's also under internal investigation over whether he should have recused himself in the clinton investigation. mckaib's wife

look, i think the person that stands out to me that could get the broadest bipartisan support is fran townsend. familiar face on television to some. clinton appointee, bush elected officer. that would be the first woman woman ever head the fbi. >> like a safe thing to do. >> it's one of those that would be the smart, safe pick. which means he won't do it. >> oh. >> that the point. right. >> we'll see. >> can't assume that. >> a shame you have nothing to talk about. >> i know. but i am one important thing i want to say because this is my grandmother's home station. >> oh. >> i'm going to use the point of prifling. >> grew up here? >> she just lives around here now. >> good. >> maep here mother's day, grandma. i know she's getting ready to watch "meet the press." >> a picture. >> happy mother's day to all the moms. thanks so much. >>> coming up in about ten minutes, meet the press starts at 10:30 right here after news 4 today. we'll s you in a second afteree next bidding startsdding is tat five thousand.uge." do i see six thousand dollars? thank you, madam. seven thousand? do i hear eight thousa

. >> our national security contributors fran townsend and michael morel will join us, plus in israel with president trump, he just spoke be prime minister may this morning. and we'll see how u.s. authorities are responding to the attack. >> this has been a cbs news special report, i'm charlie rose with gayle king and nora o'donnell, cbs news, new york. >> for news 24 hours a h ,,,,,. this is the new front line for iraqi soldiers, a warring of connected apartments where isis fighters have knocked through walls, allowing them to move unseen from building to building. this is about as far as iraqi forces have been able to advance. and as they try to push into the old city, this is what they have to contend with, these narrow alley ways, armored vehicles are of no use, they have to get out on foot and that puts isis at the advantage. they string blankets and bed sheets across alley ways to block the view of isis gunmen, using a household mirror to watch for gunmen sneaking around corners. plans are now in place to retake the old city. our goal is not just to liberate the area, he said. o

sheer white house correspondent for "the new york times" and tim murphy former fbi director and fran townsend who served a served as counterterrorism adviser to george w. bush. michae michae michael shear, what has been added to the story today? >> one is we discovered today that just days before his firing, jim comey the director of the fbi requested additional resources to conduct the sprawling investigation into russia meddling in the u.s. election and possible contacts with trump advisors. that generated additional intensity behind the democratic calls for an independent prosecutor. them raising the question among democrats and other critics as to whether or not it provided one more motivation or one more reason for president trump to fire the fbi director. suggesting perhaps he was trying to stall or delay or hamper the investigation. that's where we are today. we know what happened, the director got fired. we really don't know is why. we have the white house explanation, he wasn't doing a good job and it was about the hilary e-mails but there's not a lot people in washington who fully b

a lot of good people, including women like fran townsend. what matter is will they be impartial?ion hearing by the senate. thank you. the republicans blocked thejudge didn't thank you. the republicans blocked the judge didn't they when he was the judge didn't they when he was the pick for president obama for the supreme court. you have been speaking to white house people over the weekend, do you think they understand where this went wrong last week? yes, i was surprised at how candid they are about how this has been a rough week for them and how they handled it badly. at one point the white house official i was talking to said there is a review of the staff and the president will look at who is performing and who is not. that suggests we could be in for a shake—up. but the striking thing was how they said, we can't use the execution the —— excuse the decision was made fast to say we couldn't have handled it better. there should have been better co—ordination and the official said, if north korea attacks, they will attack fast as well. they're not blaming the communications, they'

big names include fran townsend, mike rogers, himself a former fbi agent and he has also been endorsed by a group of former and current fbi agents. for his part, the president spent his saturday delivering his very first commencement address at liberty university. he said this shouldn't take a great deal of time to whittle down. >> before you leave before saturday's departure. >> these are outstanding people who are very well known. >> before the trip next week? >> even that is possible. >> sources tell fox news it's unlikely the president will look for someone who comes from a specific or strictly political background. likely he will draw on someone who has experience from the intelligence community specifically and maybe someone who can say they've done a bit of both. laura: some from capitol hill are floating their own ideas about who they think might be a good person to lead the fbi. what are you hearing. >> you want someone who is not just highly qualified. lawmakers will tell you you want someone who is not just qualified, but passable and that means apolitical as best you can ma

big names include fran townsend, mike rogers, himself a former fbi agent and he has also been endorsed by a group of former and current fbi agents. for his part, the president spent his saturday delivering his very first commencement address at liberty university. he said this shouldn't take a great deal of time to whittle down. >> before you leave before saturday's departure. >> these are outstanding people who are very well known. >> before the trip next week? >> even that is possible. >> sources tell fox news it's unlikely the president will look for someone who comes from a specific or strictly political background. likely he will draw on someone who has experience from the intelligence community specifically and maybe someone who can say they've done a bit of both. laura: some from capitol hill are floating their own ideas about who they think might be a good person to lead the fbi. what are you hearing. >> you want someone who is not just highly qualified. lawmakers will tell you you want someone who is not just qualified, but passable and that means apolitical as best you can ma

"the washington post," michael shear, correspondent for "the new york times," and in new york, fran townsend who served as homeland security and counterterrorism adviser to president george w. bush. i am pleased to have all of them on this program. michael she are, what has been added to this story today? michael: a couple of things have been added. one is that we discovered today that just days before his firing, jim comey, the director of the fbi, requested additional conduct the sprawling investigation into in the u.s.ing election and possible contacts with trump advisors. that generated additional intensity behind the democratic calls for an independent prosecutor. obviously, then raising the question among democrats and other critics as to whether or not that provides one more motivation or reason for president trump to fire the fbi director, suggesting that perhaps he was trying to stall or delay or hamper the investigation. that is ultimately where we are today. we know what happened. the director got fired. what we don't know is why. we have the white house explanation. he wasn't doi

mentioned are all people that people like myself and jeremy, i'm sure, respect like senator lieberman, fran townsenders. they can all do the job, but can they do the job in a way that leaves the congress and american public absolutely sure it is absolu insulated from any political pressure. >> and our producer there about the readout, the assessment of that north korean missile launch. they did manage the reentry which is a critical step for delopingn icbm that could reach e u.s. >> when you're developing a missile like this, there are crucial things they have to learn to do. they have to get it off of the launch pad, and they have to ignite a second stage at a tie tuesday, get it to ignite, and ultimately ignite a third stage. the important part is getting one to separate, go off, and reenter in the atmosphere. the last time i know they that, in 1998, a missile test. they put two satellites in space, but that doesn't require a reentry. that just means getting it up there and into orbit. >> and jeremy, the trip. you have been talking to white house officials and other people about this big trip that

fran townsend, she belittled the fbi. referred to agents with contempt and said they were incompetent. that's widely known in the bureau and it still is today. we need someone who is going to protect us. >> heather: you're looking for someone with experience that doesn't have to learn the job from the very beginning, but when you're talking about the acting general, mccain, he has close ties to terry mcauliffe. do you need to go outside to find someone who not politicize or possibly politicize the position? >> that connection is way overblown. it was a contribution to his wife before he was named deputy director. wives and husbands can have different views, political views and it doesn't influence the other person. let's be grown-up about this. mccabe came off beautifully in the hearings. he did stand up for comey. donald trump doesn't seem to care about criticism. for example, he is deploying some of the candid and chill presidential candidates. i think you will go with mccabe. >> heather: when you spoke about jim comey

. >> when you find someone that is not one sided as a good thing, rudy giuliani, fran townsend, how important it with the job of fbi director, there have been terrible cases in history with bad choices at the fbi, but you had for nine years, the second longest stenure was william webster. >> they need someone, in this job particularly, that is above the fray or politics. this in part because it was designed as a tenure to sprat it from politics, that is a signature aspect of being fbi corrector or cia. so judge webster really stands as the arch-typical. they need that type of person. >> in the white house briefing room right now is peter alexand alexander, do you think they are close to making a decision on fbi director? they don't want anything to create a stumble at confirmation hearings? >> i think it was most striking when the announcement came. it was word of mouth as opposed to sending out an e-mail about it. in a time you if you an idea of how happen as argue it was. i think they want to do it carefully and dlib ratively. you have the acting abi director, if they appoint an fbi directo

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 interviewed saturday. michael garcia is a former federal prosecutor with extensive experience in immigration enforcement, a top priority for the administration. federal judge henry e. hudson was the first judge to rule against obamacare. acting director andrew mccabe is being considered but is unlikely to remain in the top job. in addition to contradict being the administration during his congressional testimony last week, he's also under internal investigation over whether he should have recused himself in the clinton investigation. mccabe's wife

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

obviously a political figure and fran townsend a familiar face from television, the homeland securitydviser to president george w. bush. the president said over the weekend that he hopes to have this selection made very quickly. they have been vetted before, because their entire public lives are out there for all to see. we might see a selection before he leaves for the big foreign trip on friday. we'll watch for that and anything else that happens today, guys. >> eamon. we do have the treasury secretary on thursday in front of senate banking. got house ways and means on some stuff on tax reform, thursday as well. is this the week we start to see the shovels really work on taxes? >> well, the question is how much of this drama around comey, the alleged taping system, the apparent threat of comey, all of that weighs on this white house's ability to sort of corral people up on capitol hill around its vision on tax reform. remember, we haven't seen a whole lot of the details on taxes. so we'll wait for those. but politically, what this white house learned during the health care effort is

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 shakeup coming. any thoughts on that? >> you could make the case, right? this has been as rocky a start as you can have with by far the lowest approval rating. the paradox if you sweep clean the white house you only add to the sense of disarray which is part of

mike rogers, is a very strong candidate as is fran townsend. someone who was critical iof comey. ones that will enrage people and also really raise the fire in term of the belief that trump did this, as he has now claimed, to essentially thwart the investigation or at least to slow a town he believes that there is nothing there. names like john cornyn. that makes a lot of people very nervous. he is a political person. the fbi rank in file really do not see themselves as a political agency. and i will say just stepping back. this sort of bachelorette or bachelor way of getting the next fbi director when obama did it and when bush did it it was much more quiet is actually you're hearing online and on facebook from fbi agents, they don't like it. they really don't view themselves as part of the political process and if trump likes doing that for political appointees this who gets the flower is not getting good play, at least online with some agents. >> kelly jane, there are questions about the president and the attorney general jeff sessions being the ones to make this decision. a l

and two women, fran townsend, former homeland security adviser for president george w. bush and alice fisher who served as a high-ranking justice department official. >> you need someone with a strong law enforcement background. >> reporter: comey is not the first fbi director to face political pressure. after 9/11, director muller clashed with the bush white house on surveillance, and then fbi director louis freeh had a strained relationship with the scandal-laden clinton white house. >> you need someone when he or she takes an action or makes a decision that people aren't going to attribute political motive to that. >> reporter: mike lee said he disagrees with the idea that the attorney general should detach himself from the search because sessions will work closely with the new fbi director on a fighter of cases beyond russia. lee's opinion has weighed along with senator graham because both men sit on the judiciary committee that will oversee the confirmation hearings, bret. bret: let's get analysis from ron hoslo, former assistant director of the fbi and works with

i think the fran townsend idea is the most intriguing. she is a clinton -- former clinton official, former bush official, has been on television as a security analyst. we know the president likes people that can handle the media spotlight. i think of the folks on that list she's the one that strikes me as the one that could get the broadest bipartisan support. >> do you think he's going to go for a loyalist, chuck? all they're reporting this week that he asked james comey to pledge his loyalty to the president of the united states, a charge the president denies. can he afford to do that at this point? >> look, on paper, no. i mean, it seems like of course not, but that doesn't mean he might not do it. you know, pledge ti of people told him firing comey last week, you may want to get rid of him but get your ducks in a row, take your time, have somebody lined up. he didn't listen to that advice either. so, look, i don't think he can. i think the safest thing to do is to find somebody that democrats would feel comfortable with. but clearly,

alice fisher, fran townsend. they would be the first women to lead the agency. senator john cornyn. he's the former attorney general of texas. he serves currently as the majority whip. that's the number two position in the senate. dan and paula? >> filling the position is of the utmost urgency. thank you, david. from the white house. >>> we want to bring in our chief anchor, george stephanopoulos. he'll host "this week" later on. let's get to the fbi director. we just saw a list of names from david wright. the firing of comey seemed to galvanize both parties that the timing was not good. can he make a pick that quiets the storm? >> oh, no. pick. but it's not even close to sufficient. the confirmation hearings for this new fbi director are going to be brutal. they're going to be asking questions about how can you assure us that you'll be ready to run an independent investigation into the trump campaign and russia? would you take a loyalty oath? which the president appears to have asked of james comey, though the president denies it. this is just the beginning. we haven't heard james

mike rogers, former house intelligence chairman, as well as fran townsend a homeland security adviser to president george w. bush. a lot of names folks might be familiar with. what are some of the key components doj and white house officials will be thinking about as they make the decision. one, of course, has to do with credentials. the other part of this, is this politically is a thorny choice. so the president likely going to choose someone who won't necessarily be seen as a long time ally, because there was so much controversy surrounding the decision to fire fbi director james comey and then someone not too political that put someones like a senator john cornyn, potentially on the if category, if you will, stef, because the thinking is they want to choose someone who's going to be widely respected by law enforcement and someone who will be confirmed quite esly. this is a big, big choice. the question is will the president actually make it before he leaves on his big foreign trip on friday. that remains to be seen. >> we have to talk about the shake ja shakeup. more and more repor

former federal judges, former prosecutor, many very well regarded, fran townsend, george w. bush's security adviser. what is different about this list is partisan politicians is on. that that is raising a lot of concerns among current and former fbi officials and also criticize bid lindsey graham over the weekend who said, look this picture comes from within the rank and file. now mike rogers as kristen mentioned, was endorsed by the fbi agent association over the weekend. he may be different because although he is a former house member, he's also former fbi agent. and while he was running donald trump's national security transition, he was ousted from that job. and he has a reputation for independence. senator john cornyn of tex stectexas, he is a big trump supporter. i think picking him would raise a the love questions on the hill and in the fbi community. and, of course, democrats are saying they're not going to vote for any fbi director unless someone is named to oversea the russian investigation. they would need new help to block the fbi nominee. >> all good points. ken

andrew mccabe, acting director, alice fisher, judge michael garcia, adam lee, judge henry hudson, fran townsend and former congressman mike rogers. i want to ask you about one of the individuals, senator john cornyn, a republican from texas. he was quoted by "the texas tribune" saying the idea trump fired comey to squelch the russia probe is a "phony narrative." in your mind, does that taint his ability to serve as director of the fbi? >> look, i'm not going to get 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's 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 nam

you remember fran townsend on a list the doj, department of justice, put out that they were looking at. she was the homeland security adviser during george w. bush's term in office. just spoke to some aides here a short time ago trying to get her sense if we would find that out today. sean spicer told us, we have nothing for you on that. >> peter, thank you so much. >>> you know, there is a sense within this white house that that this is an opportunity for reset. right. he's going out on the country. he is going to be focusing on something different. they hope the press will be fosing on something different, as well. and by, think anybody's measure, the last two weeks have been horrible, terrible, very bad weeks. shelby, what do you think the chances are that he kicks off this trip by appointing a new fbi director, turns the page, starts a new conversation? >> i wouldn't be surprised if he does because it does sort of reset the narrative and then he can leave and have this behind him. he doesn't have to come back to this tough decision. us sitting here talking about bob mueller really

brian: fran townsend. >> fran townsend and alice fisher they are two tremendous intellects.i have known for over 20 years. she is incredible asset and would be a great leader of the fbi. brian: before i let you go, tell us about the chances of a staff shakeup. axials put out yesterday considering getting rid of priebus, bannon, spicer. these your friends. i know it puts you at odd position. what do you think? >> well, everybody, as i said a moment ago, related to the fbi i serves at the pleasure of the president. the president gets to decide his staff. and no one else does. these folks are doing an incredibly hard and difficult job. 24 hours a day. seven days a week for the american people. and trying to get the president's agenda through. steve: right. >> with that said, if the president want to make changes, it's up to him. i think these people are incredibly smart. and very good at their jobs. if they could get the democrats to stop this permanent campaign against them, they might be able to have a little success. brian: you don't think there will be a change? >> i think,

republican congressman mike rogers, republican senator john cornyn and cbs news contributor that's fran townsend. she was president george w. bush's homeland security adviser. jeff pegues is outside fbi headquarters right now and spoke to former national intelligence director james clapper about james comey's firing. jeff, good morning. >> good morning. in our interview director clapper was pretty blunt in his assessment of comey's firing. the bottom line is he didn't like how it was done and he made those comments with the white house parade of candidates to replace comey on full display at the justice department. >> reporter: ousted fbi director james comey is keeping a low pro financial at his virginia -- profile at his have va home while a steady stream of candidates to replace him filed in and out of the department of justice for interviews all weekend. president trump suggested the search for a new fbi director won't take long. >> i think the process is going to move quickly. they've been vetted over their lifetime. >> reporter: top contenders include former congressman mike rogers an fbi

the list has grown to seven, moments ago sources are telling us there has been another addition, fran townsend homeland security advisor. the attorney general and deputy attorney general have interviewed six candidates at the department of justice. they are, acting fbi director, andrew mccabe and michael garcia a judge from new york. sitting texas john cornyn, and special agent adam lee. and judge henry hudson. there say no, and as they walkway from the building or walk inside. they tell fox news the administration is considering a dozen candidates to replace the fired fbi director, james comey. president trump said they could decide as early as next week. one. >> almost all of them are well-rounded. they have been vetted over their lifetime. they are very well-known, highly respected. >> the fbi agents association which represents many active and retired members of the fbi endorsed representative mike rogers, he was previously the chairman of the house intelligence committee. they say he is the right guy for this job. in part, they say because he was in the fbi before he served office. he ser

fran townsend a former homeland security advisor and alice fisher who served in the bush administrationking justice department official. >> you need to have someone when he or she takes an action or makes a decision that people aren't going to attribute some political motive to that. >> justice department had no comment on a second round of interviews this week. >> shannon: thank you. >> bill: you're welcome. >> my question for mr. perez is this? if we find nothing we'll present that. it's funny. they don't want us to see the problem. nothing to see here, move along. we'll look at it and dig deep. >> bill: that man is our next guest asking why tom perez is announced the election integrity commission to look into voter fraud. he is a key advisor for the border wall plan, good day for, kris kobach. a lot of people remember the president's 3 to 5 million votes illegal in this country. can you back that claim up on the verge of what this committee is about to do? >> well, the committee's charge is not to back that came up to prove it or disprove it. we'll look at the 2016 election and at ot

fran townsend, former homeland security adviser to george w.ush and former representative mike rogers who is a former fbi agent and endorsed by the fbi agents association. as for the man who held this position less than a week ago, he and his wife went to see the musical here in d.c. it's really his first outing since the firing. back to you. abby: one of the hardest working women in television. i was watching her last night as well. clayton: resolve the last 24 hours the media melting down about the firing of james comey. it's unconstitutional. pete: this is unprecedented. never seen this before amnesty go back go back to the clinton era. dan rather, the father of fake news lefty cbs job as a result of that, wrote the spirit future generations where today's one of the truly dark days in american history that may soon take an even more ominous turn. abby: was he referring directly to james comey or in general? >> media is absolutely out of control. whether you had comey on top of russia or everything else. is he the guy was fired because he was

candidates also include two active fbi executives and two women who are former federal prosecutors, fran townsendas george w. bush's homeland security adviser and alice fisher was an attorney in the criminal division of the justice department. >> are these all the candidates? are there more? >> we're expecting more to be interviewed. they include former deputy attorney general larry thompson, former new york city police commissioner ray kelly and sitting south carolina congressman trey gowdy. >> pierre, thanks so much. >>> we'll talk about it more with dan abrams and jon karl and let's begin, dan, with this firing of james comey, the implicit threat from president trump there saying he might have tapes on comey. you've got top law professors like laurence tribe saying this is an impeachable offense. possible objection of justice. >> first for obstruction of justice you have to demonstrate the person had the intent to obstruct justice and to determine that, you need an investigation, and ultimately, people willing to prosecute. people forget impeachment is a political act. it's not a legal act. yo

that being fran townsend end alice fisher. both had profile roles in the george w.bush administration. if townsend or fisher were selected that would be first time a woman would lead the federal bureau of investigation. neil: blake, how soon do they want to decide this, do you know? >> i asked white house press secretary sean spicer talking about the timeline. you would think they want this out before the foreign trip before the president leaves on friday. spicer would not commit to anytime line. things sped up over the weekend. eight interviews, three/four days until the president leaves. possible something could happen before he heads out. neil: blake, thank you very much. draw your attention halfway around the globe where emanuel macron the new french president is formally meeting with his counterpart america -- angela merkel. remember it was merkel who she preferredded and macron thinks he will be instrumental in keeping the european union together. the two have hit it off i'm told. the only difference here is that macron as former investment banker indicated he

mike rogers, a former congressman, house intelligence committee chairman and fran townsend, homeland security adviser to george w. bush. all being interviewed there. but the president squeaki ispea briefly an air force one saying he wants to make this process as quick as possible. >> i think the process is going to be quick because almost all of them are very well-known. they've been vetted over their lifetime essentially. but very well-known. highly respected really talented people. and that's what we want for the fbi. i'll see you over at the school. have a good time. >> the president is leaving at the end of the week for an extensive foreign trip. it's possible that we might know his pick for the director of the fbi before then. democrats for their part in the senate are threatening to vote against anybody until there's a special compromise made for the votes. they don't have the vote to make that happen. they can simply cast rejection on the floor of the senate. they can vote over a majority vote anybody that the president nominates. >> thank you, eamon. >> can we go back to eamo