dan wade, capital, water capital projects and programs director. today update on the hetchy capital improvement projects for the period from january 1st through march of 2018. but also like to emphasize some of the work that started in march and is ongoing, with respect to the moccasin emergency. as you know, march 22, 2018, hetch hetchy water and power at moccasin experienced excessive rainfall and subsequent flash flooding, floodwaters continuing volume debris, sendment, downed trees and logs. and this flash flooding has serious detrimental effect on the assets, including moccasin reservoir and adjacent areas, as well as priest reservoir. as you know, sfpuc declared emergency on march 23 and clean-up efforts and emergency repairs were immediately started to restore water delivery to the city. i would like to just show you a couple of photos, i know steve richie showed some photos right just after the event, but this is a photo that shows the floodwaters near their peak at about 1:40 in the afternoon of march 22, and what you are looking at there

dan wade, capital, water capital projects and programs director. today update on the hetchy capital improvement projects for the period from january 1st through march of 2018. but also like to emphasize some of the work that started in march and is ongoing, with respect to the moccasin emergency. as you know, march 22, 2018, hetch hetchy water and power at moccasin experienced excessive rainfall and subsequent flash flooding, floodwaters continuing volume debris, sendment, downed trees and

wade, it would be disruptive. dan, what do you think? >> i think that's right especially whereon roberts being chief justice, he's aware of the court's reputation, i think that part is overblown. make no mistake, the liberals are going to elevate this issue during the battle over abortion rights, women's rights, minority rights, health rights, they will try to make it a big political issue, problem is that could animate conservatives and republicans to turn out in november. i think the democrats are in a very, very tough spot with this nomination politically. paul: all right, thank you all, when we come back from free speech, a look at kennedy's legacy and how supreme court likely to change with his likely to change with his so, i needed legal advice, likely to change with his and i heard that my cousin's wife's sister's husband was a lawyer, so i called him. but he never called me back! if your cousin's wife's sister's husband isn't a lawyer, call legalzoom and we'll connect you with an attorney. legalzoom. where life meets legal. if yo

dan, how likely is this? >> reporter: it seems clear that roe versus wade is as vulnerable as it's been, but that doesn't necessarily mean that it's overturned. justices are differential toll cases they have already ruled on. the opinion could get gutted, which would mean, as a practical matter, it becomes nearly impossible for women in certain states to get abortions, but we'll have to see. >> certainly the most vulnerable it's been in many years. >> reporter: absolutely. >> i wanted to put this up on the screen, because we talked about how justice kennedy was a crucial swing vote. sided with conservatives and citizens united, on the second amendment, on voting rights. but then sided with liberals on gay rights, abortion and affirmative action, so, he was a key player in the court for decades. >> reporter: that's right, he was. now the question is, what happens with chief justice roberts? meaning, does he become a potential swing vote? he's not going to be kennedy. i don't think anybody expects that, but he's so respectful of the institution of the court, and as a result, the question is going to be, does he fight

dan abrams, but let's be clear. there's no question that roe v. wade could be in jeopardy. that doesn't mean it will get overturned. everyone is talking about overturned, overturned. as a practical matter, justices like to show deference to previous opinions meaning, it's unusual to say we're simply going to overturn a decision because we now disagree with it. it happens on occasion, but it's very rare. more likely what you see is an opinion effectively get gutted meaning, states that want to restrict abortion will increasingly make laws that are more restrictive and more restrictive and then have those laws challenged in the hope that those laws are able to move forward, and in effect it would mean it becomes nearly impossible for women in a number of states to get abortions. >> and you can be sure that whoever president trump nominates will do his or her best not to show their hande rule is when you are asked about a particular case, you say, this could come in front of me, and as a result, i would have to see whac of the caere, but you have to believe that the president

wade, the case that legalized abortion in this country. white house correspondent tara palmeri is in new jersey this morning. tara, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan. that's right. president trump said he'll be announcing his supreme court nominee in less than two weeks and he'll be working this weekend to narrow down his top picks. he said he's down to five, and two of them are women. this morning, the countdown is on. >> look, i like them all. but i've got it down to about five. >> reporter: aboard air force one for a weekend of golf with his family, president trump revealing to reporters he's narrowed down his supreme court short list to five. two of those candidates are women. he says he'll announce his pick on july 9th. despite campaign promises, president trump telling fox news the position of any of these prospective nominees on abortion is not a critical issue. >> are you going to ask your nominees beforehand how they might vote on roe versus wade? >> well, that's a big one and probably not. they're all saying don't do that. you don't do that. you shouldn't do that, but i'm putting conservative people on. >> reporter: it's been just three