very well known. highly respected. talented people. and that's what we want for the fbi. >> reporter: there were interviews. the list the president is considering probably millenniums up to a dozen names. the interviews today being conducted by jeff sessions, the attorney general and his deputy, and i also had a chance among the group of reporters who were on the south lawn for the president's return, marine one lands, he walked into the residence and i shout add couple of times a question to the president asking him, mr. president, are you recording any of your meetings? and it's hard to say if he could hear me or not. he gestured to us but did not respond. obviously everyone is interested to know after his tweet saying there could be tapes and that james comey should tell the truth. we have been trying to figure out if the president uses any kind of recording to chronicle meetings he's having or things