mr tom francis. welcome. >> thank you president and commissioners. my name is tom francis. i am the water resources manager to begin with, bosco represents the interests of 26 water agencies that purchased two thirds for the water produced by san francisco regional water system. i serve as a water resources manager but i want to mention that there's 20 different elected officials here today or a water management reps along with two of my staff. we are filling the back of the room. we support the alternative river management plan developed by the s.f. p.u.c. and irrigation districts. we also support the recent decision to delay action on the plan. it is our belief that the delay will give time for parties to start discussion of a voluntary negotiated settlement. i spent a lot of time between -- there's not a lot of time between now and november but we need to take advantage of it. we believe we can do that. we will take advantage. the plan would seriously reduce water supply during the drought for our 1.8 million residents, 40,000 businesses and community agencies and in ala

the man mueller would report to is solicitor general, noel francis francisco. tomon the job has taught me anything, it's to expect the unexpected. >> reporter: noel francisco is an experienced lawyer, a staunch conservative, and may be the answer to president trump's endless frustration with the russia probe. >> i would call it the rigged witch hunt. phony witch hunt. it's a which hunt hoax. >> reporter: some legal watchers firmly believe if francisco is given oversight of special counsel robert mueller, he could severely tighten the reins. >> he's wary of the power of an independent prosecutor like that, and believes in a strong executive with a capability to fire any executive employee of which mueller is certainly one of them. >> the department of justice's goal is not just to win, but to ensure that justice is served. >> reporter: francisco's legal pedigree is long. he clerked for the late conservative justice antonin scalia, he was on george w. bush's legal team during the hanging chad recount vote in florida, then served in bush's justice department. arguing

tom? >> marcus, thank you. >>> and from the vatican, some pointed words from pope francis, now facing a scandal that has some calling for his resignation for allegedly covering up the sexual misconduct of an american cardinal. the pope used gospel passages about jesus' life to say the only way to deal with people who seek scandal and division is to remaybe humble and, quote, silent. >>> there's still much more ahead. police asking for the public's help in tracking down a driver that slammed into two children on their bicycles. that car then backing up and driving off. >>> plus, what we're now learning about the wife accused of poisoning her husband to death with eye drops. >>> and the staggering losses when flames tear through a massive museum. irreplaceable artifacts gone up in smoke. stay with us. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats differently. for psoriasis, 75% clearer skin is achievable, with reduced redness, thickness, and scaliness of plaques. and for psoriatic arthritis, otezla is proven to reduce joint swelling, tenderness, and pain. and the ote

francis. the archbishop. provided it to the national catholic register. it's all been critical of the pope. joining us now. fr. tom reese. and former religion reporter mollie hemingway. why would the pope tell reporters to check out the document full of accusations, knowing full well that would be seen as not denying the allegations. >> i think the pope made a mistake. he was correct saying look at the document and analyze and fact check it. if that document had been written by a journalist and given to their editor it wouldn't have been published because it was full of allegations without evidence. the mistake was, he said he met with the pope and told him about the sanctions and told him about the abuse. all the pope needed to do was verify that that yes it did happen or no, it did not happen. that's what he need to do. howie: there is a cultural war going on in the church with the pope seen as taking a less conservative' view. >> i was going to mention that headline because i was so inappropriate. what reporter's need to do is look into the allegations that have been made. they are happy to work with anonymous