good morning. good morning. i'm stephanie ramos in for diane macedo. >> and i'm kendis gibson. here are some of the top headlines we're following this monday morning on "world news now." new allegation. another woman accusing supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual misconduct. this time it's a former yale classmate, describing in graphic detail what kavanaugh allegedly did at an alcohol-fueled campus party. deputy attorney general rod rosenstein is hanging on to his job for now after denying a report that he suggested wearing a wire to secretly record president trump. sources say the president's aides convinced him to hold off on firing rosenstein. president trump is here in new york city for the annual united nations general assembly.

he's expected to sign a new u.s. trade deal with south korea's president today. trump's main address to the meeting is tomorrow and he will chair the u.n. security council on wednesday for the first time. traffic should be really great in new york this week. and tiger woods has received congratulations from celebrities and golf legends after winning the pga's tour championship. the two-stroke victory was his first win since august of 2013. >> wow. >> and it was the first time his young children have seen woods win a tournament. those are some of our top stories on this monday, september 24th. from abc news, this is "world news now." it's great. tiger woods wins a tournament finally and now the season's practically over. >> yeah. >> that's pretty much it. they do have the ryder cup that starts later this week, so -- >> but he's back. >> he is back. >> back with a victory. we're happy to see him back. we're going to begin this half hour, though, with bill cosby. today is a day many thought

wouldn't happen. >> the 81-year-old entertainer will be back at a courthouse just outside philadelphia as his two-day sentencing hearing gets under way. it could lead to cosby going to prison for molesting a woman 14 years ago. abc's linsey davis has covered cosby's story from the very start. >> reporter: the man once dubbed as america's dad is one step closer to becoming the first celebrity sentenced in the me too era. >> guilty, guilty, guilty. >> reporter: on monday, bill cosby will be back in a pennsylvania courtroom for the first day of his sentencing hearing. cosby was convicted in april for three felony accounts of drugging and sexually assaulting andrea constand in his home in 2004. cosby has insisted any sexual encounters with constand and other accusers were consensual. one of the 12 jurors who convicted him said there was one piece of evidence that led to his stunning fall from grace.

>> it was his deposition. cosby admitted giving quaaludes to women. >> reporter: cosby and constand may come face-to-face again as she takes the stand to deliver her victim impact statement. >> it's not unthinkable that the judge could sentence him to jail time and order he be turned over immediately to correctional officers at that hearing. reporter: now his defense team will be desperately fighting to stop the court from designating the comedian a sexually violent predator. linsey davis, abc news, philadelphia. we turn now to the breaking news on the supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh. he's facing new allegations of sexual misconduct just days before his first accuser is set to testify. >> a woman who went to yale with kavanaugh says he exposed himself to her at a dorm room party while playing a drinking game. democrats say they want to postpone the nomination and launch an fbi investigation. brad mielke has those details.

>> the hearing with christine blasey ford had just been set for 10:00 a.m. this thursday when all of a sudden these new allegations came out, this time from brett kavanaugh's college years. deborah ramirez was a classmate of brett kavanaugh's at yale. according to "the new yorker," she says she remembers a drunken party where kavanaugh invaded her personal space and exposed himself. trish turner walked me through these allegations. >> she describes a drunken dorm party one night. ramirez is part of a group that seems to be playing some kind of sexually charged drinking game. she's drinking quite heavily. she's losing in the game so she's having to drink more. suddenly she alleges that brett kavanaugh is thrusting his crotch in her face, his exposed crotch in her face. she says she pushes him away, inadvertently touches his exposed genitals. she says she's a devout catholic. this is really traumatizing for her. >> there is a lot of pushback to this. brett kavanaugh has denied it. "the new yorker" actually reached out to a couple of

students who ramirez recollected were in the room. they denied this ever happened. other students vouched for ramirez. she admits her memory was spotty that night because of drinking but clearly remembers kavanaugh. we will have more on "start here" later this morning. kendis? stephanie? >> i feel like i needed a tv m.a. rating before that. those were some details. >> yeah, it's tough. >> overnight, attorney michael avenatti says he's representing a different woman with credible information about kavanaugh as well. the republican chair of the senate judiciary committee says that they will attempt to evaluate these new claims. a new round of trump administration tariffs on chinese goods went into effect overnight. the 10% tax is on $200 billion worth of imports from china impact everything from food to

furniture. it says they could weaken the u.s. economy. georgetown, south carolina, is the next town that is bracing for massive flooding. >> last week's hurricane rainfall in north carolina is pushing south carolina rivers beyond capacity. the waccamaw has already flooded the city of convey and residents 40 miles down river in georgetown county have been told to evacuate. an evacuation has been ordered in a suburb north of los angeles where a wildfire is raging on. charlie fire has destroyed more than 3,000 acres and only 10% contained. >> accuweather's paul williams is here with the forecast. good morning, paul. >> good morning, stephanie, kendis. well, we have elevated fire dunlg r danger once again. low relative humidity and dry vegetation feeding the frenzy of these fires.

rejuvenating them once again. a high pressure system will bring in dryer weather, cooler conditions. because there is no moisture there, that brings a problem. that lends to hot weather tuesday. the southeast, more spotty downpours where we don't need it. major flooding throughout south carolina and north carolina with road closures, water contamination. problems there. scattered showers and thunderstorms bumping its way into the ohio valley region and the mid-atlantic region. all the way through wednesday staying persistently wet. kendis? stephanie? >> that's the same area that had quite a few downpours over the weekend. paul, thank you. now to some football and a sunday night shocker in detroit. >> the patriots had just closed -- were close to within three points of the lions when detroit's matthew stafford found marvin jones jr. for a long touchdown. there he is. very happy. new england's tom brady tried his own bomb in the fourth quarter but that was intercepted. >> is that bad? >> i think so.

the lions stunned the patriots 26-10 and it's the first time new england has lost two of its first three games since 2012. not looking so good. >> but tom looked great as he was annoyed by it. as for ex-pat jimmy garoppolo, the 49ers are expecting the worst for their quarterback. you see here why. he went down hard in san francisco's loss to kansas city. the fear is that garoppolo may have suffered a season-ending knee injury. we should know about garoppolo's status later on today. he signed a five-year contract extension in february worth more than $137 million. that may have only lasted only three games here ithis season. >> wow. do you want to start playing football? >> i feel bad for the kid. >> yeah. all right. now to a birthday surprise that takes the cake and replaces it with chicken. lots of chicken. this is an adorable senior citizen story alert. a florida chick-fil-a wanted to honor a special customer for his 100th birthday.

stephen has been a regular for about 20 years. for a time he went there every single day. >> the restaurant threw him a surprise party and they added one very special surprise. >> we want to give you chick-fil-a for the rest of your life, so no more 50% off. you're getting free. >> that is the best gift i could ever receive. instead of coming once a week, now i'm coming every day. >> i love it. oh, he's so happy. footage of the birthday celebration has gone viral with more than 243,000 views on facebook. >> that's awesome. happy for him. it's a good bet by chick-fil-a. all right. coming up, what could have been a really bad day for a man at a zoo when he jumped into the elephant enclosure, but wait until you see what happened next. and later, fearless cliff divers compete for the world championships. this happened. it's coming up in this half hour. you're watching "world news now." you're watching "world news

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sure enough, under the top layer of fruit was a white powder. cocaine. altogether, the street value was nearly $18 million. eeks. also in texas, the controversial owner of a company who makes 3-d printed guns is back in the u.s. after he was in taiwan. >> cody wilson was placed under arrest as he was accused of paying for sex with an underage girl. here is abc's marci gonzalez. >> reporter: the 3-d gunmaker that some call the most dangerous man on the internet charged for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl he first met online. according to allegations in court documents, cody wilson paid the teen $500 for sex in an austin hotel room after connecting on sugardaddymeet.com. >> i don't know that my detectives sat down with a predator that said i knew the

victim was underage. >> reporter: wilson sparked controversy in 2013 when he uploaded blueprints online for 3-d printed guns. critics concern that the unregulated, untraceable guns made at home by plastic could fall into the hands of criminals. >> they are untraceable. there is no registry of who bought them. >> reporter: a judge temporarily barred wilson from sharing the blueprints online. the so-called cryptoanarchist said he would sell and mail the plans directly to customers. >> i'm giving people a means to create a power for themselves. >> reporter: wilson is being held on $150,000 bail on that sexual assault charge. he has not yet entered a plea and could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted. marci gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. now to a bizarre standoff at a zoo in denmark. a family of elephants showing an unwelcome guest the door. >> yeah, so the man was confronted by the elephants after climbing into their

enclosure. the elephants surrounded their baby, banged their trunks on the ground and stomped their feet until the man actually finally got the message and left. he was immediately detained by security. no word on what prompted him to try to risk his life in there. >> the elephants knew he didn't belong there. like, get out. >> yeah, he's lucky that he was able to escape. coming up, looking back at the last time the senate saw explosive sexual misconduct testimony. >> we are opening up the abc news vault, next.

a look at capitol hill there. as the senate gears up for what's expected to be contentious testimony by the accuser brett kavanaugh, we're looking back at the last time all of this happened over a nominee. >> this morning we're opening up the abc news vault to october 11th, 1991 and the anita hill hearings. >> two remarkably composed witnesses giving diametrically opposed versions of their

relationship ten years ago. professor hill said she was embarrassed by remarks made by her boss clarence thomas. why did she not come forward before? she said, because i did not want to let the behavior control my choices. judge thomas denying anything out of line. he denounced the whole process and said no job is worth what i've been through. we begin a long report with abc's jim wooten. >> reporter: through hallways reverberating with the cheers and chants of his supporters, judge thomas headed into the hearing to present himself to the committee and the country as a victim who would be a victim no more. >> i have never in all of my life felt such hurt, such pain, such agony. >> reporter: his indignation was riveting, eloquent. >> from the very beginning, charges were leveled against me

from the shadows, charges of drug abuse, anti-semitism, wife beating, drug use by family members, that i was a quota appointment, confirmation conversion and much, much more. and now this. this is not american. this is kafkaesque. it has got to stop. it must stop for the benefit of future nominees and our country. enough is enough. >> reporter: then when democratic chairman biden began questioning thomas, he announced that professor hill's original affidavit to the committee, her sworn statement of charges against the judge, would not be used by him or anyone else at her request. republican hatch strenuously objected. >> and he has a right to face the accuser and everything that accuser says, and if he doesn't, then i'm going to resign from this committee today. >> reporter: ironically, that

set the stage for an immediate rebuttal of the judge's impassioned denials. biden dismissed thomas and called for mrs. hill. her testimony was not usually the sort heard in the halls of the senate. judge thomas she said repeatedly asked her out despite her consistent refusals and turned their business conversations into vivid discussions of sexual matters. >> on several occasions, thomas told me graphically of his own sexual prowess. because i was extremely uncomfortable talking about sex with him at all, and particularly in such a graphic way, i told him that i did not want to talk about these subjects. >> reporter: she recalled an episode involving a soft drink in his office at the equal employment opportunity commission. >> he got up from the table at which we were working, went over to his desk to get the coke,

looked at the can and asked, who has put pubic hair on my coke? >> reporter: and she said on other occasions -- >> he referred to the size of his own penis as being larger than normal and he also spoke on some occasions on the pleasures he had given to women with oral sex. >> how could you allow this kind of reprehensible conduct to go on right in the headquarters without doing something about it? >> i may have shirked a duty, a responsibility that i had. >> do you think that he -- he got some pleasure out of seeing you ill at ease and vulnerable? >> i think so, yes. he wanted to see me vulnerable and that if i were vulnerable then he could extract from me whatever he wanted, whether it was sexual or otherwise. that i would be at his -- under his control.

>> fascinating to look back at that and to realize not a lot might have changed in those 27 years. >> yeah, absolutely. proof that these hearings changed times even back then. a year later, harassment complaints went up.

it is time for "this happened." >> mmm-hmm. >> the sports edition. >> yeah, we have a special theme. >> yes. so a pair of cliff divers won a championship in italy. pretty impressive. look at that. >> well, not just any cliff divers. wow. >> no. they won the 2018 cliff diving world series championship. the final leg. they are talented. this happened in italy. and gary hunt, he said of his win that it felt kind of strange because he had told himself to not even imagine that moment after what happened last year. last year, he came in second place but obviously he kept trying and practicing, went back and won it. >> how do you practice for that? just, like, jumping off a boat

and then just, you know, making it up -- i love where the judges are. do you see them with their 9s? 0? >> it's a very comfortable judging panel. we continue our look at extreme sports with the pole climbing championship that took place over the weekend in england. look at them go. this is actually the slow-mo version of this. >> they're so fast. >> we've slowed this video down and this is still them. so the winner of this was actually douglas furr who climbed a pole that is 82 feet tall in less than ten seconds. it's all fun and games going up, but how do they get down? that's where i would get into a problem. >> right. maybe they can slide down somehow with the -- maybe they have some sort of a gadget. >> those would leave some marks. >> got to be careful on that one. >> uh-huh. it's held once every two years. the competition this year, as it was, promising something special, which is was.

whoa, they come down quickly. >> that looks like fun. we should try it one day. another competition -- you first. another competition taking place in the french alps, this is the paragliding competition where you're dressed like in this case a buckingham palace guard and the queen, i guess. you're supposed to all dress up here. 150 pilots from france and beyond flew delta planes there and paraglided for a very special carnival that took place there in the alps. the costumes, i would say, were among the winners overall. >> very neat. all overseas, by the way. believe it or not there is a sport called extreme ironing. extreme ironing. it combines the danger and excitement of an extreme sport with the satisfaction of a well-pressed shirt. it involves taking an iron and a board, if you can, like these guys did to remote locations and iron a few items of laundry. i've got a couple of piles for them.

can they volunteer? >> how do they apply the starch to that shirt?

breaking this morning on "world news now," another accuser emerges. >> just as a new hearing date was set for judge brett kavanaugh, another woman goes public with accusations of sexual misconduct. we have new reaction from the senate and from the white house. also this morning, the extreme conditions on both coasts. a fire racing through dry brush near los angeles as rivers in parts of the carolinas continue to rise. flooding from home to home. tiger woods with the epic comeback this weekend. his first win in five years surrounded by throngs of fans on the course during that final hole. we're going to hear from tiger about this big win. and from singapore to dubai,

kendis, he's travelled the world to show us the finest, most exclusive hotels on earth. >> yeah, and this morning, we're not doing that. we're totally not. we're heading to the land of heart-shaped pools, big round beds, champagne glass tubs. a place where all you have to bring is your love of everything. it is monday, september 24th. from abc news, this is "world news now." this place, if you grew up in the northeast you will remember this particular place that we're heading to because it is -- the commercial was very, very famous. if you did not, you might fall in love with it all of a sudden. >> you might put it on your list of vacation spots. you don't want to miss it. this is good. >> or not. but we are going to start this half hour with the breaking news in the confirmation fight for the supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh, now facing new allegations. >> a former yale classmate,

deborah ramirez, told "the new yorker" that kavanaugh exposed himself at a dorm room party and thrust his penis in her face when they were freshmen in the '80s. some of their classmates say they remember hearing about the alleged incident days later but kavanaugh and several others who were said to be in the room have denied the account. >> then the attorney michael avenatti says he represents another woman claiming to have credible information regarding kavanaugh. these latest claims surfaced within hours of kavanaugh's first accuser, professor christine blasey ford, agreeing on the terms of her capitol hill testimony. here is david wright. >> reporter: the senate judiciary committee's me too moment is now scheduled for thursday at 10:00 a.m. dr. christine blasey ford set to testify first in open session. speaking publicly for the first time about her bombshell accusation that kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a high school party back in 1982. allegations kavanaugh categorically denies. ford is believed to have named at least three others who she says were at the party.

two had already denied any memory of the incident. this weekend, the third, leland keyser told the committee she does not know kavanaugh and has no recollection of being at a party, but keyser also told "the washington post" she believes ford. >> what am i supposed to do, go and ruin this guy's life based on an accusation, i don't know when it happened, i don't know where it happened. everybody named said it didn't happen. i'm just being honest. >> reporter: ford's lawyers say they believe republican senators who have been dismissive of her story should shoulder the responsibility to ask her question, not rely on an outside down is sell. but the committee member, all of them male, are clearly uncomfortable with that.

some of them have been there long enough to remember anita hill's accusations of sexual harassment against judge clarence thomas. >> senator, i think this whole affair is sick. >> i think it's sick, too. >> reporter: in a radio interview with abc affiliate wtam, the president insisted he's keeping an open mind. >> i want her to have her voice. let her have her voice. let her say whatever she has to say. let him say what he has to say. and at the end the senators will make a choice. >> reporter: at this point, the senate judiciary committee has pushed back the vote that they had threatened to hold if the two sides were unable to come to terms. presumably that will take place after the committee has heard from both sides, but this hearing is shaping up to be the biggest blockbuster on capitol hill in a generation. the senators are concerned not just about the vote on this confirmation but also the vote in the midterms, november 6th. david wright, abc news, new york.

>> as for those new accusations, kavanaugh's ex-classmate says she was reluctant to come forward because there were gaps in her memory and she was inebriated at the time. democratic senator dianne feinstein is calling on republicans to postpone kavanaugh's nomination and launch an fbi investigation. republican chair chuck grassley said they just learned of the accusation but are attempting to evaluate the claims. as for kavanaugh, he is in new york city for a big speech at the united nations. it appears he's holding off on firing the deputy attorney general rod rosenstein, at least for now. sources tell abc news the president grew irate over "the new york times" story suggesting that rosenstein has suggested wearing a wire and trying to remove him from office. bill cosby's two-day sentencing hearing gets under way today in a courtroom outside philadelphia.

the 81-year-old entertainer was found guilty in april of druggging and molesting andrea constand in his home in 2004. cosby could be sentenced anything from probation to 30 years in prison. prosecutors and cosby's defense team are also expected to argue over whether cosby should be deemed a sexually violent predator. that designation could then be used in defamation lawsuits by cosby's accusers. florence continues to take its toll on the carolinas. another 8,000 houses in georgetown county, south carolina, have been ordered to evacuate. evacuations ordered in southern california because of a rapidly spreading wildfire. here is rob marciano with more. >> reporter: flames darting through the smokey skies over california. the charlie fire raging out of control north of los angeles, devouring 3,000 acres in a matter of hours and still growing.

the fire sparked just 24 hours ago. it's a race against the clock. firefighters dousing the flames from above and cutting fire lines. >> the firefighters on scene, they made an aggressive attack and they're doing pretty well. >> reporter: aerials revealing the sheer veracity of the blaze as it engulfs the hillside. residents told to get out as the flames close in on homes. >> one flare over here and another place will flare up. >> reporter: in the east florence still being felt across the carolinas with water as far as the eye can see. drone footage showing the swollen waccamaw river drowning myrtle beach. the river at record levels and still rising for at least another two days. in kentucky, torrential rains triggering flash flooding, what looks like river rapids rushing through this neighborhood. >> it's been a very, very rough start to fall, no doubt.

our thanks to rob. now let's get the latest forecast from accuweather's paul williams. paul? >> good morning, kendis, stephanie. fire danger back to being elevated again for us in nevada, utah, wyoming, going into idaho. gusty winds. low relative humidity and dry vegetation will contribute to that problem because this high pressure system is going to keep it cooler but still keeping it dry. too much wet stuff is the problem in the southeast, as well as a very humid pumping in of moisture coming out of the south. major flooding will continue in south carolina with water contamination, road closures and some record river crests. kendis? stephanie? >> thank you very much, paul. a massachusetts woman is being treated after being attacked by a shark in the bahamas. she was flown back to the united states just hours ago and is being treated by a trauma surgeon in florida. authorities say it was a severe bite to her left hand and the 32-year-old lost a lot of blood. no word yet on her condition. well, tiger woods says he couldn't believe he pulled off another tournament victory.

his walk to the 18th here reminiscent of moses leading his people out of egypt. fans just all around him parading behind him down the fairway. >> he did it! woods won the tournament by two strokes. it was his first victory since 2013. it was woods' 80th career win, which is just two off the record. >> 80's a big number, and i, you know, have been sitting on 79 for about five years now and i'm thinking 80 is a pretty damn good feeling. >> tiger sounded really pumped. >> yeah. he expected this. >> tiger flew to france overnight with his american ryder cup teammates. he said they would be celebrating his win during the flight. hopefully not too much. of course the ryder cup gets under way i believe friday. through the weekend. big tournament. >> it is huge. he took home $1.62 million for

winning the tour championship. >> not a bad payday for tiger. >> no. all right. well, coming up, the new video that cost a school bus driver her job. it shows a child behind the wheel of a school bus driving. plus, if you're looking for a romantic fall getaway complete with '70s and '80s quiche, our tom kelly might have found the right place for you. you do not want to miss this. you're watching "world news now." right place for you. you do not want to miss this. you're watching "world news now."

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we're back with a train derailment near alton, iowa. 38 cars derailed and 20 fell into the floyd river. no injuries were reported. the train was heading to nebraska from minnesota caring sand and soy bean oil. some of the sand spilled into the river. authorities say flooding may have contributed to that accident. officials say that it wasn't weather but stupidity that risked students' lives in northern indiana. >> it happened about 40 miles from chicago. a school bus driver allegedly gave some of her passengers the wrong kind of education. >> it's all good. it's all good. i'm letting her stop at michael's stop.

>> it's the alarming video that cost this bus driver her job. >> don't tell anybody about it. don't tell anybody about this. >> a child behind the wheel of a school bus. the other students on board capturing the wild ride. police say this 27-year-old woman allowed three students, ages 11, 13 and 17 to take turns driving her bus for short stretches in rural indiana on the way home from school. >> first what you've got to do is put your foot on the brake. >> reporter: authorities say a parent contacted the school resource officer, triggering an investigation. she was arrested when she showed up to the porter township school bus barn to pick up her check. police charging her with a felony, the neglect of a dependent. the school says in a statement, the porter township school corporation is angered and disappointed in the actions of this driver. the safety of our students is a top priority. the bus company adding, behavior like this is completely unacceptable and totally at odds with what we stand for as a

company. the driver has been terminated. >> police say none of the students were injured and that driver could now be facing some jail time. >> yeah, it sounded like a good idea. what could possibly go wrong with that? >> i mean, an 11-year-old behind the wheel. she probably thought -- >> that doesn't happen on every school bus? >> you would think. >> the kids are like, wow, this is a dream come true. coming up, we go to the mountain town where love is in the air. a couple's retreat with our own tom kelly, next. retreat with our own tom kelly, next. show me minivans with no reported accidents. s retreat with our own tom kelly, next. show me the carfax. start your used car search at the all-new carfax.com. around here, nobody evreally? it i didn't do it so when i heard they added ultra oxi to the cleaning power of tide, i knew it was just what we needed so now we can undo all the tough stains that nobody did dad? i didn't do it

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>> there is nothing more uncomfortable than performing for a room full of happily married couples. >> there is no better honeymoon than going on vacation with 50 other couples on the brink of divorce. >> they are known for their romantic themed rooms. wow. look at this room. champagne tub over there, heart-shaped pool over here, circular bed up top and a sauna upstairs. this room was built for making love. here double entendre abounds. look at this, the swimming pool shaped like a heart. plus, they have big name entertainment with comedians like howie mandel and much less famous people like me.

>> good. how many people are here to make a baby? you know what, the guys -- weird. >> cove haven is built for romance and i'm here by myself. ♪ all by myself ♪ don't want to be all by myself ♪ >> as a single man i can't enjoy the paddle boats because i'll just keep going in circles. >> if you're looking to put the spark back into your relationship or maybe you're looking for one last fling before you get divorced. maybe you're looking for something to cross off your bucket list. maybe you're looking for the beginning of a tradition that you and your significant other can share together, cove haven could be the resort for you. >> i remember those commercials growing up in the '80s. just thinking, gosh, one day. one day i can go to the poconos. >> is your love of everything.

>> that place is a casino now and it's one of the leftovers of that time. >> it reminds me of all the luxury lifestyle places i've covered on the luxury of the rich and kendis. >> it looked like it was the '80s. >> it still is. the place is kitschy, which is my word for meaning needs a new rug. the place is very much 1980s, very much a throwback. probably needs a new coat of paint. >> i hear couples resort and i think swingers. is it? >> when you get there, you think they're swingers, but when you go looking, it's actually a really sweet place. it's a lot of couples of all different ages and orientations. it embodies diversity. >> and not too pricey. >> not too pricey. the cheapest room you can get is $200, $300. the champagne tub is generally in the $400 range. they might be mad if i say this, get a groupon. >> if you're part of a throuple, go somewhere else.

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>> wow. it's real life, too. it's not out of a movie. >> very cool. >> incredible. okay. so check this out. a little raccoon. >> oh, yeah. >> he's so brave. he really tried. so he climbs up a building. there he is. then he just flails to the ground. he is okay. he survived that. he scaled nine stories and appears to change his mind midway and said, i'm out of here, i'm going back down to the ground. >> first up, why? i guess this was in ocean city on the coast in new jersey. why would he climb up nine stories of the side of a building? >> there was something up there i guess that caught his attention or maybe he just saw it as a thrill. i'm going to try this. >> how did it survive? >> it did. >> if you're going to go for 9 on something like that, you've got to go for 10. what are you waiting for? >> what are you waiting for? >> but he made it down safely. that, indeed, incredible. now to this horse-drawn suv.

>> oh, jeez. what? come on. >> the suv appears to have had its engine and doors removed and it's lifted there on this wheeled platform there. >> that is not central park. >> no. it's surprised a lot of residents. this is in ireland. a lot of people were turning heads going, we've seen some weird modes of transportation here in ireland, but this one might take the cake. many saying it was funny and unexpected for them to kind of watch it. interesting. >> yeah. all right. so this next story involves a dog who has a very, very important skill. >> okay. >> he cuts open coconuts. >> oh, wow. >> yeah. most dogs love to chew things but happy pooch marley loves to tear open coconuts. marley's owner filmed this clip of marley helping his owner open up those fresh coconuts. >> what's in it?

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majesty and the royal family. plus, the unguarded moment in which prince harry reveals what he really thinks of his grandmother. we've seen plenty of shocking moments on "the bachelor" here in the u.s. but nothing like this. see what just went down on "the bachelor" in vietnam that left the bachelor stunned. that's in "the skinny" on this monday, september 24th. from abc news, this is "world news now." you can kind of see it on their faces, can't you? >> and then the music. >> and then the music. the dramatic -- we thought we've seen some dramatic moments on our version of "the bachelor." just wait until you hear about that one. >> absolutely. >> a lot of drama coming up this week in washington, d.c. something else kind of broke overnight. the new sexual misconduct allegations rocking the nomination of brett kavanaugh. >> a former classmate from yale is accusing kavanaugh of exposing himself to her during a drinking game at a campus party,

according to "the new yorker" magazine. some former classmates defended kavanaugh, while others recalled hearing about the incident and said he was often incoherently drunk. >> attorney michael avenatti says he's representing a different woman who has credible information on kavanaugh. the first woman who said kavanaugh sexually assaulted her has agreed to testify this thursday. daria albinger gets us caught up. >> reporter: sunday evening, "the new yorker" publishing a story in which deborah ramirez, a yale classmate of brett kavanaugh, describes a drunken dorm party where kavanaugh allegedly exposed herself to her. an incident "the new yorker" is reporting ramirez wants the fbi to investigate. this accusation coming after testimony by dr. christine blasey ford before the senate judiciary committee has finally been set for thursday at 10:00 a.m.

ford has accused kavanaugh of sexual assault back in 1982. judge kavanaugh denying both accusations, calling this latest one, quote, a smear, plain and simple. >> when someone steps forward and accuses someone of sexual assault, it needs to be taken seriously. >> reporter: ford has asked for ten conditions of her testimony. the judiciary committee agreeing to six. ford wanted kavanaugh to testify first and requested the committee question other witnesses as well. republican senator lindsey graham on fox news sunday -- >> what am i supposed to do, go ahead and ruin this guy's life based on an accusation i don't know when it happened, i don't know where it happened and everybody named in regard to being there said it didn't happen. >> reporter: saying the hearing will not be turned over to ford's lawyers. during a radio interview with abc affiliate wtam, president trump saying he is keeping an open mind. >> i want her to have her voice. let her have her voice. let her say whatever she has to say. let him say what he has to say.

and at the end the senators will make a choice. >> reporter: in light of this latest accusation, the white house has released a statement saying it stands firmly behind judge kavanaugh. daria albinger, abc news, new york. >> so in light of all of this, democrats are asking that the nomination be immediately postponed and they're renewing calls for an fbi investigation. republicans say they will try to evaluate the new claims but are accusing democrats of withholding the information and then timing the release for political gain. president trump is back home here in new york for the annual united nations general assembly. during his four-day visit, aides say the president will try to advance his america first agenda while meeting with leaders from around the world. trump's main address to the meeting comes tomorrow. it was during last year's general assembly speech, you may remember, that president trump referred to north korea's kim jong-un as "rocket man." and the nation's midterm elections is just about six weeks away.

the texas senate race is getting a lot of attention and so is a house race in arizona because of a tv ad that exposed a big family rift. abc's kenneth moton has more. >> reporter: as the nation speeds toward the hotly-anticipated midterm elections, one of the hottest races is in deep-red texas. democrat beto o'rourke sparring at a debate with senator ted cruz. >> this is why people don't like washington, d.c. you just said something i did not say and attributed it to me. >> what did you not say? >> reporter: in arizona, bad blood in one family has spilled into the fight for the fourth congressional district. >> paul is absolutely not working for his district. >> reporter: a blistering attack ad against paul gosar paid for by his democratic opponent david brill. >> if they care about health care, their children's health care, they would hold them to account. >> reporter: by the end of the ad, the stunning reveal. >> my name is tim gosar. >> paul gosar is my brother. >> six of gosar's own brothers and sisters attacking the popular republican who is under fire for last year claiming the deadly unrest at the white supremacist rally in charlottesville was organized by

democrats. gosar firing back saying, none of my siblings live in arizona. he called them disgruntled hillary supporters. you can't pick your family, he tweeted. to the six angry gosars, see you at mom's house. gosar responded, i guess i really am mom's favorite. kenneth moton, abc news, washington. >> just awkward. thanksgiving is going to be fun at that family. >> it's a reality show in the making. >> yeah, it is. all right. in neighboring las vegas, nevada, michelle obama held a campaign-style rally urging voters to get to the polls on election day. the former first lady said she didn't care who people voted for as long as they took part in the election process and she tried to emphasize why voting matters. >> so, really, when you think about it, not voting is like letting your grandma pick your clothes out.

>> so during her speech, someone in the crowd suggested that she should run for president. obama answered with two words, stop this. >> oh, stop. don't make me run. >> stop this. keep it coming. all right. well, the flooding from hurricane florence's heavy rain is rolling through south carolina. the national guard has set up barriers and a floating bridge in rural georgetown county, south of myrtle beach. 8,000 households have been told to evacuate. the floodwaters reached conway, about 40 miles up river. it's taken more than a week for the water to make its way from north carolina. floodwaters swept away a herd of cattle in southern oklahoma after nearly 12 1/2 inches fell in just half a day. that was nearly double that area's record. no word on what happened to those cows, but, gosh, look at them. to the south, dallas got the

most rain in a day since 1932, that's 86 years ago and this is the wettest september on record there, obviously causing some major issues. >> it's not over yet. several days left in the month. now to a delivery man who gave the ultimate wedding gift. it all started with a pre-wedding disaster in camden, ohio, at the rehearsal dinner for cameron and kelsi's wedding. the officiant slipped. >> and they shared the desperate situation with the food delivery guy pulling up in his car with the night's dinner. his name is manny morales. he told the couple he was an officiant. >> he told me he was an officiant. i did not believe him at first. i thought he was joking. he's like, no, really, i am an officiant. i asked him if he were available tomorrow at 4:00. if it weren't for manny, i don't know what would have happened on our wedding. >> before the ceremony, manny joked that one day he was just a mild-mannered caterer and now

he's an officiant. this was just his third wedding ceremony, still pretty new at it. good thing that she shared with him. >> yeah, what was going on. and that they got the food delivery as well. a win-win-win. coming up, the close call caught on police dash cam in texas. what this quick-thinking officer did that saved a life. >> wow. and later in "the skinny," how jennifer lopez ended up on the floor. she's okay, though. and the front row fan who came to her rescue. you don't want to miss it. you're watching "world news now." u're watching "world news now." ♪ cleaning floors with a mop and bucket is a hassle, meaning you probably don't clean as often as you'd like. for a quick and convenient clean, try swiffer wetjet. there's no heavy bucket, or mop to wring out, because the absorb and lock technology traps dirt and liquid inside the pad. it's safe to use on all finished surfaces tile, laminate and hardwood.

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we're back with dash cam we're back with dash cam video of a close call after one car accident north of dallas. watch it play out. that pickup truck appearing to lose control in the heavy rain and skidding there, nearly hitting a woman and a police officer. the cop grabbed the woman, pulled her out of the way just in the nick of time. his quick thinking probably saved both of their lives. >> quick reflexes. the man accusing actress asia argento of sexual assault when he was 17 is speaking out. >> jimmy bennett appearing on an

italian talk show. argento accused harvey weinstein, you may recall, of sexual misconduct and is one of the founders of the me too movement. bennett says argento offered him champagne, kissed him several times and then sexually assaulted him. she was 37 at the time. her attorney denies that she offered bennett champagne or assaulted him. we're getting our first look this morning of a new documentary set to air in britain and next week on hbo. >> "queen of the world" focuses on britain's 92-year-old monarch as a global figurehead. the head of the commonwealth as well. 53 independent countries at once belonged to the british empire. it offers a rare behind the scenes look at her majesty. >> a town or city? >> because there are some bird noises outside, is it possible just to redo it from the top?

>> from the top of the second page? >> from the very start. >> from the very start. >> you want the whole thing again? >> if possible. i know it's -- >> do you know who you're speaking to? the documentary also features special appearances from meghan markle as well as her new hubs, prince harry, who makes at least one surprising revelation. >> you guys spend way more time in buckingham palace than i ever have. you've only been here for two weeks. i can assure you. have you bumped into the queen yet? >> no. >> not yet? >> not yet. >> if you suddenly bump into her in the corridor, don't panic. i know you will. we all do. >> i love how down to earth he is, just joking around. >> it's awesome. >> also appearing in "queen of the world," prince charles, prince william and kate middleton. the documentary airs on hbo next monday. >> i can't wait for it.

it turns out the queen is just like us. she has to take direction from advisers and doesn't like sitting with her legs crossed for too long. >> i like that you get to see them regular just like us. >> i almost think that they are. all right. when we come back, what the queen's great grandchildren were up to this weekend. and "the bachelor" shocker that stunned vietnam. "the skinny" is coming up next. "the bachelor" shocker that stunned vietnam. "the skinny" is coming up next. let you sleep, try new nyquil severe with vicks vapocool. (acapella) whoa! (avo) and vaporize it. (acapella) ahhhh! (acapella) shhhh! (avo) new nyquil severe with vicks vapocool. the vaporizing, nighttime, coughing, aching, stuffy head, best sleep with a cold, medicine.

♪ skinny ♪ skinny ♪ just give me the skinny hey! >> you forgot "the skinny" song in the week you've been gone. it is time for "the skinny" and we're going to start with justin timberlake really making good on his promise to bring sexy back. ♪ bringing sexy back >> it happened saturday night at the iheartradio music festival in las vegas. in a move that stunned just about the entire world, right? the entire world. the "cry me a river" singer welcomed shawn mendes to the

stage and the two of them sang a duet of "what goes around comes around" ♪ now tell me is this fair ♪ is this the way it's really going down ♪ ♪ is this how we say good-bye ♪ i should have known better when you came around ♪ ♪ should have known better that you were going to make me cry ♪ >> not bad. timberlake said he's a huge fan of shawn and went as far as calling him one of the coolest cats i've ever met. i can dig it. this iheart music festival was pretty good. mariah carey performing as well. >> they have similar sounds. >> the prepubescent high octave thing to them. next, celebrities just like us.

>> including, believe it or not, j. lo. that's what i like to hear. just like us. she was performing saturday -- >> ooh. >> oh, my goodness. she just fell. she was performing at her las vegas residency show when this happened. this video from tmz shows she took a tumble right there on stage. >> but a very helpful fan, as you can see in the front row helped her right back up. jenny didn't miss a beat at all during that. >> she's just fine, we should add. in fact, she got a ton of support after the show from her besties. look at that group. we've got jessica alba there on the left. becky g., sophia vergara and, of course, her man, alex rodriguez behind her to support her. >> this is her last vegas show and why so many people were out to see her. she is calling it quits there. >> doing it big. turning now to a stunning

development overseas that has all but scandalized fans of "the bachelor" in vietnam. >> dished up some major drama during a shocking rose ceremony in which one of the female contestants proclaimed her love for one of the other female contestants. >> she left her spot in the lineup and made a beeline for her where the two shared a long hug. there they are. she repeatedly asked her to come home with her. they just -- they want to be with each other. forget the guy. >> okay. at this point, "the bachelor" himself didn't want her to go but she returned his rose and then this -- >> the two women walked off together, but apparently not for keeps. according to reports, she came back, reportedly saying, quote, i've changed my mind. i want to accept this rose and

continue on this journey. >> what? >> yeah. so a lot of drama playing out there in about two minutes. this happened. she walks away. >> so, jack, you make what of tu and nu? >> first of all, my understanding is no matter what this is the most dramatic, emotional season of "the bachelor vietnam" ever. that's first of all. >> absolutely. >> second, if this is some of the hijinx that we can get used to here in the u.s. let's bring that stuff on. >> yeah. i'm surprised it hasn't -- >> it makes me want to watch. >> i love it. all right, jack, thanks. let's move on to the youngest members of the royal family who managed to steal a show at a family friend's wedding. >> the antics of prince george and princess charlotte wearing matching blue and white outfits caught more than just a few eyes. >> that's a 5-year-old prince, of course, marching around with a smirk while charlotte gives big brother an amused look.

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♪ ♪ three gongs. last time it was four. what happens when it gets down to one? >> nothing good. that's for certain. >> don't worry, it was all good at the box office for "the house with a clock in its walls." taking the top spot in its opening weekend at just under $27 million. >> that's a movie i'll watch during the day. during the day. >> you can watch "the nun" at any point. >> rounding out the top three were "a simple favor" and "the nun." >> we're getting into that hollywood mode. from kids taking the wheel of a school bus to a final farewell to a music legend, here

now is our "weekend rewind." >> we begin with that breakthrough and tense negotiations. a week after she came forward to reveal herself, dr. christine blasey ford has agreed to testify in public before the senate judiciary committee about her claim. >> flames darting through the smokey fires over california, the charlie fire raging out of control north of los angeles. devours 3,000 acres in a matter of hours. residents told to get out as they evacuate homes. >> the national news -- the tennessee girl who disappeared with her teacher. she was found and she's talking to our eva pilgrim. >> he said if he couldn't have me, he'd kill himself. anytime he threatened himself, he threatened my family. >> did you feel trapped? >> i did. there are also new developments in the alleged serial rape of the popular surgeon who once appeared on reality tv. >> grant robicheaux and cerissa riley charged with sexually assaulting two women.

officials say they know of allegations going as far back as two decades. that is a child behind the wheel of a school bus. the viral video allegedly shows the actual bus driver coaching the kid with other students on board. authorities in indiana say the 27-year-old driver allowed three students, ages 11, 13 and 17 to drive her bus in a rural area as they dropped kids off after school. the major victory for tiger woods back here at home. his first win since 2013. >> it was just a grind out there. i loved every bit of it. paul simon wrapping up his homeward bound farewell tour overnight in the place where it all started, his hometown of queens, new york. ♪ ♪ >> the 76-year-old singer says

it's the last show he will ever play. so "sound of silence," indeed.

have a great day. monday morning. >> stay with us for "good morning america." have a great day. making news in america this morning, the new bombshell rocking the nomination of brett kavanaugh to the supreme court. a new accuser coming forward overnight claiming sexual misconduct. this time when kavanaugh was in college. the response from the white house this morning and what it could mean for this week's high stakes hearing on capitol hill. sibling rivalry to a new extreme. >> paul's absolutely not working for his district. >> a republican congressman running for re-election faces a blistering attack ad from his own brothers and sisters. how he is fighting back. bill cosby prepares to learn his fatehi