Ninan good evening. Im reena ninan. At least nine candidates are in the running to replace james comey as head of the f. B. I. President trump said today his nomination could come within the week. His pick will have to be confirmed by the republicancontrolled u. S. Senate. The president spoke to reporters en route to Liberty University in lynchburg, virginia, where he delivered the commencement address. Heres Errol Barnett. And im thrilled to be back at Liberty University. Reporter before returning to the largest Christian College in the country for his first commencement speech as president today, mr. Trump said a new f. B. I. Director is imminent. I think the process is good, because almost all of them are very wellknown. You know, theyve been vetted over their lifetime. Reporter washington is still reeling from the president s decision to fire former f. B. I. Director james comey amid his investigation into russia. The president told nbc news comey was fired because of how he handled email investigation. What happened, he had a lot of pressure put on, and he exonerated her. He should have never exonerated her. Reporter on friday mr. Trump denied reports he asked comey for his loyalty the week after inauguration. Can you answer that question . No, no, i didnt, but i dont think it would be a bad question to ask. I think loyalty to the country, loyalty to the United States is important. Reporter and refused to discuss an earlier tweet warning comey that there may be tapes of their conversations. I cant talk about it. I wont talk about that. Reporter sources tell cbs news comey is not worried about possible tape recordings, but Top Democrats concerned the integrity of the f. B. I. s investigation into russia could be jeopardized sent this letter to white House Counsel requesting copies of all recordings regarding this matter. You cannot stop the men and women of the f. B. I. From doing the right thing. Reporter current acting direct Andrew Mccabe is among possible comey replacements. Those in consideration include of texas, alice fischer, a former assistant attorney general, judge Michael Garcia from new York State Court of appeals, and federal judge henry hudson from virginia. Four other toplevel counterintelligence officials have also been interviewed. Another name added to the mix today, michigan congressman mike rogers. Hes been endorsed by the f. B. I. Agents association and is head of the house intelligence committee. Attorney general Jeff Sessions and his deputy are still vetting candidates, but once they make their recommendation, President Trump will select a nominee who will then seek senate confirmation. Reena . Ninan Errol Barnett traveling with the president. Breaking news tonight from the korean peninsula. Cbs news confirms north korea launched a missile from its. Sanika test facility. Its unclear what type of missile was fired and whether the launch was successful. It comes just hours after the communist dictatorship would be open to talks after the united conditionings. Continued missile tests by the north would, of course, ruin any chances of diplomatic breakthrough. Adriana diaz has more from beijing. Reporter while traveling through beijing international airport, Senior North Korean diplomat choe son hui, said north korea is open to talks with the u. S. If conditions are right, she said, well speak to the trump administration. Her comments follow President Trumps overture to north korea earlier this month when he said he would be honored to meet with dictator kim jong un under the right circumstances. The ratcheting down of rhetoric comes after months of escalating exchanges between washington and pyongyang. North korea has continued to test banned ballistic missiles. While the u. S. Has beefed up its military presence in the region as a show of force, including the deployment of an Aircraft Carrier off the korean peninsula. The comments also come days te president this week who prefers engagement with the new york instead of isolation. Talks between the u. S. And north korea are still not likely to happen soon. North Korea Remains committed to its Nuclear Development program and american Officials Say theyre not willing to sit down with pyongyang unless they change course. Adriana diaz, cbs news, beijing. Ninan attorney general Jeff Sessions sent a letter to federal prosecutors calling for the toughest charges possible to be filing against most suspects taken into custody. He said hash,er sentences are needed. I am empowered our prosecutors to charge and pursue the most serious offense as i believe the law requires. Reporter this week attorney general Jeff Sessions ordered federal prosecutors to charge defendants with the crime that carries the highest possible sentence. If they can likely prove it, they must charge it. It means that were going to meet our responsibility to enforce the law with judgment and fairness. Reporter this reverses previous policies put in place by attorney general eric holder. His smart on crime policy aimed to reduce the number of people charged with offenses that carry stiff mandatory minimum sentences. On friday, holder released a statement criticizing sessions new policy as dumb on crime, but sexes defends his policy as a necessary tool to combat an uptick in crime. Were seeing an increase in Violent Crime in our cities particularly, in baltimore, chicago, memphis and milwaukee, st. Louis and many others. It takes us back to the bad old days of the 1980s when the politically popular thing to do was to say, lets get tough on crime, tough on drugs. Reporter marc mauer is the executive director of the sentencing project. We know that putting more people in prison is not the most effectivy problems. Reporter this approach is also criticized for having an adverse impact on minorities. The entire drug war from start to finish has been disproportionately affecting lowincome people of color. Reporter but the attorney general believes hes giving prosecutors discretion they need to gain leverage over criminals. They deserve to be unhandcuffed and not micromanaged from washington. Reporter reena, the most Immediate Impact of this policy will be people behind bars. The federal prison population has declined over the past several years, but with attorney general sessions, more aggressive enforcement of immigration laws and changes to sentencing policy, that trend is expected to be reversed. Ninan thank you. Many Computers Systems around the world are running again after they were froze anyone a massive cyberextortion attack. Tens of thousands compute centers about 100 countries were affected. Experts say the socalled ransomware is no longer latest from london. Reporter the massive hack cal ripken med Computer Systems around the world from taiwan to turkey. Spains telephone system was among the first targeted. Russias largest mobile phone company was hit. Americanbased fedex announced they were also infected. In the u. K. , the virtual attacks at the National Health service into emergency mode. Ambulances and patients were turned away from hospitals across the country. They said, im really sorry, but the Computer System is down. Im going to have to go away. They cant have any appointments. We cant access any of the files. Reporter hackers encrypted the files, rendering them unreadable. To encode them, they demanded 300 in ransom. The amount would double in three days, if ignored the files would disappear. The hack exploited a problem with Microsoft Windows identified and later leaked in a series o british politicians immediately fired back, including Labour Party Leader jeremy corbyn. What weve now got is a bunch of 21st century highway robbers who have hacked into our nhs and basically offering protection money to get the information back on the other io treat Cancer Patients or anybody else. Its unbelievably disgusting. Reporter hackers tricked victims into opening corrupt links disguised as invoicings and security warnings. Its a primitive technique that cyber exterts say can be guarded against by regularly backing up data and updating software. Here in the u. K. , government Officials SayComputer Systems are almost fully back up and running, but its stull unclear who is behind the attack. But rwandaback analysts say the hack appears to be the work of cyber criminals and not state sponsored. Ninan thank you, jon. The u. S. Patrol say they have chosen a finalist to build the border wall between u. S. And mexico. Meanwhile, carter evans reports on a controversial plan to punish businesses that build the wall. We need the wall, and we will build the wall as sure as you are standing there tonight. Reporter as President Trump continues to push his plan, some politicians in california are trying to put pressure on companies that bid on the job. Were saying for businesses is to really think twice before you invest. Reporter state senator ricardo lara is proposing a law the blacklist Companies Participating in the massive construction project. If you want to be part of trumps wall, youre going against californias values, and we dont want to do business with you. Reporter in los angeles. City councilman gil cedillo is proposing a local ordinance requiring all companies doing business with the city to the wall. Transparency is based on the right of every angelino to know how public money is being sent. Reporter in a statement, a california Contractors Association says legislation that penalizes contractors for working on a job thats politically unpopular is discriminatory and unfair. Felipe fuentes is an advocate for the group. Dont punish us for the type of work we do. Reporter in the end it may come down to jobs, says california Business Owner rick aguilar. If the contract is 300 million, hes got to take 58 of that and give it out to small businesses. Reporter the department of Homeland Security is planning to pick several contractors to build prototypes of the wall along the san diego border. Reena, those winners expected to be announced by june 14th. Ninan carter evans in los angeles, thanks. Its a rainy and windy mothers day and weekend in the northeast. The town of avalon, new jersey, is one of the coastal today. Pamela gardener is tracking the storm at wbz in boston. Reporter unfortunately a soggy mothers day for the northeast as this mininoreaster tracks northeast across boston and maine. That means wind gusts up to 45mph sunday afternoon and evening. A total of half an inch up to an inch and a half of rain accumulation, perhaps up to two inches of rain across the cape, poor drainage, urban flooding. We know the drill. Weve had this several times this season, and in your hourbyhour forecast, new york city could see a burst of sunshine as you take mom out to brunch to celebrate mothers day. Then showers redevelop throughout the afternoon. And sunday evening, well have just a downpour from boston to bangor. The system slowly pushes out once we get toward monday. Temperatures stuck in the 40s, though, and well be under the center of low pressure in the northeast. 60 degrees in hartford. If we can get enough sun, 66 degrees in new york city, 71 in philly and midwest moms are going to be nice and happy. Plenty of sunshine across the midsection of thent 70s and 80s. Reena, next week, were track major warmup for the northeast. Ninan pam lark thats great news. Thank you so much. Today was moving day at Los Angeles International airport. 15 airlines are changing locations to make way for deltas 2 billion plan to renovate three terminals. Guides in brightly colored vests are helping travelers find their gates. Well, Oprah Winfrey gave the commencement address today at Agnes Scott College in decatur, georgia. She told graduates to focus on living a life of substance and she addressed her decision to end the Oprah Winfrey. This past year and now more than ever i miss it, because i miss the opportunity for the spirit of constructive engagement that that platform offered. Ninan oprah will join 60 minutes as a special contributor this fall. In portugal today, 500,000 people watched as pope francis made saints of two children. 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Starting over in a new world comes with challenges, like learning english and finding a place to live. It often takes weeks before refugees receive government benefits. With a con stand stream of new Refugee Families arriving here in Southern California each month, volunteers are scrambling to get them muchneeded resources. These are our family. Reporter miry whitehll launched a web site called mirys list. Families say what they need and people can donate. It started eight months ago. I stopped being able to keep one the messages from volunteers and reporter today shes working with 1400 families. Albawi was one of the first refugees she helped. He now works for mirys list. You can help people. Reporter and spends his days checking on other new arrivals to america. Danielle nottingham, cbs news, california. Ninan still ahead, murder in the mansion, 48 hours investigates one of the most notorious cases in texas history. 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