Ninan good evening. Im reena ninan. This is a western edition. 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 ene 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, no going to go quickly, because almost all of them are very well known. 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 thvestigation into russia. The president told nbc news fomey was fired because of how he handled the Hillary Clinton 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. Did you ask 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 teportant. An reporter and refused to discuss an earlier tweet warning comey that there may be tapes of their conversations. That i cant talk about. I wont talk about that. Reporter sources tell cbs news comey is not worried about legs, t 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 ottter. Wo 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 republican senator john cornyn 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, former 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. There is breaking news tonight from the korean peninsula. Cbs news confirms north korea launched a missile sunday morning, local time. From its test facility. As unclear what type of missile was fired and whether the launch was successful. It comes just hours after a Senior North Korean diplomat said the communist dictatorship would be open to talks with the United States, under the right uenditions. Continued missile tests by the north would, of course, ruin any chances of diplomatic breakthrough. Adriana diaz has more from beijing. Reporter while traveling irough 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 s umps overture to north korea airlier this month when he said he would be honored to meet with dictator kim jongun 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 ta a show of force, including the deployment of an aircraft farrier off the korean peninsula. The comments also come days after south korea elected a new president this week who prefers engagement with the north 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. A ninan attorney general jeff hassions sent a memo to federal prosecutors calling for the toughest charges possible to be filed against most suspects taken into custody. Sessions says harsher penalties are needed to curb the rising murder rate and opioid epidemic. Heres justice reporter paula reid. I have 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. Ow they can likely prove it, now 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 sessions 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 nld 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 c ecutive director of the sentencing project. I we know that putting more people in prison is not the most effective way to deal with crime problems. Reporter this approach is also criticized for having an adverse impact on minorities. Ir 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 more people behind bars. Pe federal prison population has declined over the past yeveral years, but with attorney general sessions, more aggressive enforcement of immigration laws and changes to sentencing policy, that trend is expected to be reversed. Delete. Ma ninan paula reid in washington, thank you. Many Computers Systems around the world are running again after they were frozen in a massive cyberextortion attack. Tens of thousands of computers in about 100 countries were affected. Experts say the socalled ransomware is no longer spreading. Jonathan vigliotti has the latest from london. Reporter the massive hack crippled 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 sent 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. Youre going to have to go away. We cant have any appointments. It would be dangerous to do so because we cant access any files. Reporter hackers encrypted those files, rendering them treadable. To encode them, they demanded 300 in ransom. The amount would double after three days. If ignored, they warned the data would disappear. The hack appeared to exploit a vulnerability in microsoft windows, first identified by the Us National Security agency and later leaked in a series of iolen documents. British politicians immediately fired back, including Labour Party Leader jeremy corbyn. What weve now got is a bunch of 21st century highway robbers that have hacked into our n. H. S. And basically offering protection money to get the information back in order to treat Cancer Patients or anybody else. Its unbelievably disgusting. Reporter hackers tricked victims into opening corrupt links in emails disguised as ngvoices and security warnings. Its a primitive technique that cyber experts 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 still unclear who is behind the attack. But, reena, analysts say the attack appears to be the work of cyber criminals and not state sponsored. Ninan thank you, john. The u. S. Customs and Border Patrol say they have chosen a finalist to build the border wall with 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 orying to put pressure on companies that bid on the job. B what were saying for businesses is to really think twice before you invest. S reporter state senator ricardo lara is proposing a law the would essentially blacklist Companies Participating in the massive construction project. If you want to be part of trumps wall, then youre going against californias values, and we dont want to do business with you. The border wall is a threat ng our values, our vision. Reporter in los angeles. City councilman gil cedillo is proposing a local ordinance that would require all companies doing business with the city to also disclose if they are working on the wall. Transparency is based on the right of every angeleno to know how public money is being spent. Reporter in a statement, a california Contractors Association says legislation that penalizes contractors for working on a project thats politically unpopular is simply 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. He has bid on the wall. 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 wild prototypes of the wall along the san diego border. Tena, those winners are expected to be announced by june 14. Ninan carter evans in los angeles, thanks. Rs a rainy and windy mothers day and weekend in the northeast. The town of avalon, new jersey, is among the coastal communities that got flooded today. Pamela gardner is tracking the storm at wbz in boston. Lymela. Reporter unfortunately, its going to be a soggy mothers day for the northeast as this mininoreaster tracks northeast scross boston and maine. Eaat means wind gusts up to 45 Miles Per Hour 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. But then showers redevelop throughout the afternoon. And sunday evening, well have just a downpour from boston to yangor. One system slowly pushes out once we get toward monday. Temperatures stuck in the 40s, though, since well be under the center of low pressure in the northeast. 60 degrees perhaps 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 the country. 70s and 80s. And, reena, next week, were tracking a major warmup for the nrtheast. Ninan all right, pamela. 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. 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Years, california has taken in more than 100,000 refugees with violence and poverty in their home countries. As Danielle Nottingham reports, nonprofits across the state are trying the meet refugees needs as they begin new lives in the u. S. Reporter iraqi native rafid albawi drove 50 minutes through the region known as the triangle of death to get to work each day. It was very difficult. Ea was very difficult. You cannot imagine it. Reporter now rafid and his family live in the san diego suburb. Where are most of these people from . Syria, iraq, afghanistan. Reporter california resettled nearly 8,000 refugees last year, the most in the country. The state also received more. Yrian refugees than any other. 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 constant stream of new Refugee Families arriving here in Southern California