that is a 5:00. you will see us back here at 6:00 for a full hour. cbs news coming. we will see you back here 6:00. >> quijano: ready to talk. christine blasey ford reaches a tentative agreement to testify gr thursday. she'll tell a senate panel about her sexual assault allegation against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. we'll hear from the accuser's sister-in-law. .> she's a serious person. and she has a very full life. she didn't need to bring this into her life. >> quijano: also tonight, bill cosby faces sentencing this week for drugging and assaulting a woman in his home. >> mr. cosby, do you have any reaction? uijanourrine waters continue to rise in the carolinas, a flock moves its church to higher ground. tiger woods scores his first victory in more than five years. and, it's the end of the road

for paul simon. last stop for the "homeward bound" legend: queens, new york. york. >> quijano: good evening, i'm elaine quijano. with a crucial seat on the t preme court at stake, all eyes sena be on a senate committee hearing set for thursday. university professor christine blasey ford will testify that supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a high school party in 1982. kavanaugh will again deny the accusation. weijia jiang begins our coverage. >> reporter: in a new statement dr. christine blasey ford's lawyer said, "we made important progress on our call this morning with senate judiciary committee staff members. they agreed to an open hearing on thursday at 10 a.m., and to huntinue to negotiate the conditions." sources tell cbs news it will run in 45 minute increments to allow for breaks. it's unclear whether senators or

outside lawyers will ask questions on behalf of bpublicans. but ford's legal team said the committee rejected their request to call other witnesses. wi if they really want to be heard, they can be heard in a small room with a lot of security, limited press availability. she'll be treated fairly. >> reporter: south carolina republican lindsey graham said there was little ford could say to change his "yes" vote on judge brett kavanaugh. >> unless there's something otre, no, i'm not going to ruin judge kavanaugh's life over dgis. >> reporter: ford has accused kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when they were both in high school, 36 years ago. >> i think it's very important that accuser-- that accusers are heard and that their story is heard. but also i think the accused hieds to be heard. h i think it really speaks to her credibility at this moment. what in the hell did she have to gain by doing this? >> reporter: ford identified four people she says were at the house party where the attack happened. but in a statement released last

night, the white house said, "all four of these individuals have provided statements to the senate judiciary committee denying any knowledge of the incident, or even having detended such a party." ford's attorney fired back, enying, her client "did not share her story with anyone for years," adding, "ford, of ururse, will never forget this gathering, because of what heppened to her there." >> quijano: so weijia, is there a chance that the two sides oon't reach an agreement on the hearings conditions? >> reporter: that seems really unlikely at this point. so, this afternoon, the hearing was added to the official senate judiciary schedule. and ford's attorney made a point s say, "yeah, there are logistics that have to be hashed out, but that will not impede this hearing from taking place." ea quijano: so much interest this in this. weijia jiang, thank you. the accuser's sister-in-law is cueaking out, saying that "facts matter" to christine blasey ford, and that dr. ford is hoping to be treated fairly by the senate committee. bre's meg oliver. >> i believe her completely. and there's just no doubt in my

mind. >> reporter: sandra mendler is dr. christine blasey ford's sister-in-law. ford says a drunken kavanaugh yeut his hand over her mouth" at a high school party and "groped" her. an accusation he denies. 51-year-old blasey ford is a sether of two, a professor in research psychologist, who has spent most of her career studying the effects of trauma. e> she's a serious person. and she has a very full life. she didn't need to bring this into her life. >> i revere the constitution. if confirmed to the supreme court, i will keep an open mind in every case. >> reporter: republicans are carmly supporting the u.s. circuit judge, husband, and e,ther of two. >> brett kavanaugh is one of the finest human beings you will ever have the privilege of knowing or meeting. >> judge kavanaugh has been through six f.b.i. investigations in the course of his lengthy public career.

>> reporter: but mendler says it bs been difficult for blasey ford, too, enduring death threats and forcing her family into hiding. >> she decided to come forward and tell the story and own it as her story. >> reporter: with a lifetime appointment to the supreme court in the balance, this is shaping up not only as a political showdown, but a battle of reputations. elaine. >> quijano: meg oliver, thank ou. iran is blaming the u.s. and saudi arabia for provoking a ngadly attack this weekend on a military parade. more than two dozen people were killed, including a child. an arab-separatist group claims responsibility for the attack. the u.s. ambassador to the united nations, nikki haley, rejected iran's accusation. tensions between the u.s. and iran will take center stage this week at the u.n. general assembly in new york. asesident trump will preside over the security counsel meeting. in the 12 months since his last

tosit to the u.n., president trump has jolted the status quo by pulling out of the iran nuclear deal. john dickerson discussed that soth british prime minister theresa may. >> reporter: has iran been holding up its end of the rgrgain, of the 2015 deal? >> well, this is-- the question of that deal, of course, is an area where i do have a difference of opinion with president trump. because we believe the j.c.p.o.a. should stay in place, and others involved in putting ttin deal together believe that it should stay in place. we do agree with the united states that there were other aspects of iran's behavior that we need to be dealing with, too. th, looking at the issue of isllistic missiles, looking at the way in which iran is acting s the region, to destabilize the region. we need to address those issues, too, but we also want to ensure that we have a nuclear deal in place that prevents them from getting a nuclear weapon. >> reporter: but, by your assessment, iran is keeping up nts ends of the bargain?

>> from what we see, we believe that it is doing that. >> quijano: you can see john dickerson's full interview with british prime minister theresa may tomorrow on "cbs this morning." a texas man, who stirred up controversy with his instructions on how to make an untraceable 3d printed gun, was booked at a houston jail sunday morning. cody wilson was arrested in taiwan last week on charges of sexually assaulting a child in austin. the 16-year-old girl told olvestigators wilson paid her for sex. a federal court last month barred wilson from posting his designs for 3d printed guns online, free of charge. bill cosby faces sentencing this week for drugging and sexually alsaulting a woman in his home back in 2004. jericka duncan covered the trial and will be in the court room when cosby is sentenced. >> reporter: 81-year-old bill cosby is set to return to the montgomery county courthouse in norristown, pennsylvania tomorrow. >> mr. cosby, do you have any reaction?

>> reporter: the man once known es "america's dad" was convicted in april of drugging and molesting andrea constand at his philadelphia home in 2004. constand is a former temple niversity administrator. cosby's sentencing hearing is dapected to last two days, with constand likely to give a victim impact statement. judge steven o'neill could sentence cosby to as many as ten years in prison for each of the three counts he was convicted. but cosby's lawyers are expected to plea to keep the entertainer at home, because of his age and usalth problems. cosby's criminal case began learly three years ago at the ly tof 2015. the county's district attorney's office reopened the sexual assault case against cosby just days before the statute of limitations ran out. prosecutors charged cosby with aggravated indecent assault for avugging and sexually assaulting constand. at the first trial in june of 2017, dozens of cosby's alleged victims from across the country attended in support of constand. hat after more than 50 hours of

deliberations, the first jury could not reach a verdict, resulting in a mistrial. but nearly one year later, the second trial ended with a conviction. ti reporter: over the last several years, more than 60 women have accused bill cosby of sexual misconduct, but cosby insists he is innocent of all allegations. jericka duncan, cbs news, norristown, pennsylvania. nn quijano: on this first full fuy of autumn, firefighters are battling a new wildfire in southern california. the so-called "charlie fire" broke out this weekend about 40 miles north of los angeles. it quickly burned nearly 3,500 s res and forced the evacuation of about 20 homes. flood waters from hurricane atorence are still rising in the carolinas. new drone video shows a neighborhood underwater, between the hard hit towns of longs and conway, south carolina. as manuel bojorquez reports, many in the area have lost everything. but not their faith.n try united

methodist church started to flood tuesday, pastor kim strong ont out a call. de expected maybe a handful of people to help move the pews to higher ground. dozens showed up. w what we have seen from our congregation this week goes beyond brick and mortar. we got the bad news it is going to get worse. >> reporter: he has been pastor only ten weeks. on wednesday, he met the sdesident as he surveyed damage to conway, south carolina. but since then, the waccamaw river, captured in this timelapse video, has continued ins record-breaking rise, and not just around the church. >> we have families from our church and other churches in the tommunity, they had to pack up a u-haul truck or move everything out and they don't believe they're ever going to get to come back in. >> reporter: what strong won't readily tell you is he's lost something, too. it's the second time a hurricane timinflicted damage on their home. but today is sunday. in a way, this is a temporary home.

>> this is our temporary home until we can get back in. >> reporter: and worship they did... >> god is good! all the time! >> reporter: ...even if it is in another congregations building. >> when i saw my people come out to help our church, not knowing what condition their homes were in, that says more about your faith in jesus christ than anything you could ever say in a worship service, any check you could ever write, anything you could ever do. >> reporter: this is the neighborhood where many in that congregation live, the church is no longer accessible by foot. and even if the waccamaw river crests on tuesday, as predicted, the flood waters may not recede for days, even weeks. elaine. >> quijano: manuel, thank you. aiger woods today scored his first p.g.a. victory in more than five years. woods won the tour championship in atlanta. h was his 80th tour win, putting him two short of sam

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nt oentration camps, and visited a museum dedicated to the edrrors of the soviet occupation. .his weekend, the vatican announced a historic agreement between the catholic church and china, on the appointment of bishops. the diplomatic breakthrough could open the door for a papal visit to china. seth doane has more from rome. >> reporter: the vatican sees china's 1.4 billion people as a land rich for evangelization. the country's estimated 12 million catholics have historically been split: one branch in churches recognized and controlled by the officially atheist chinese government, the others in "underground," or secret churches, loyal to the pope. previously, each side had appointed their own bishops. for the first time now, they've announced they appoint those church leaders together. how that would work and how much power the pope would have is not yet clear. it has been reported the pope may have veto power. ahead of this weekend's

ennouncement, father bernardo cervellera expressed concerns about allowing china to control the candidates for bishops, ndtentially putting politics above faith. >> so, they could-- they could choose the candidates who are weak, candidates who are easily manipulated. sometimes it can be also candidates who are corrupt. >> reporter: the holy see agreed to one of the main points pushed by beijing, recognizing eight tishops, one of them deceased, who had been appointed by the communist party, but who had been, until now, ex-communicated by the church. vatican secretary of state said the church is pushing for unity. >> today, for the first time, all the bishops in china are in aommunion with the bishop of rome. sh reporter: but the status of other bishops, who had been in "underground" churches and critical of china's government, is not clear. te vatican and china have not had official diplomatic relations since 1951.

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face. >> glor: their little girl, ivy, was diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. her heart wouldn't be able to pump oxygen to her body. she also had a condition called intact atrial septum, worsening her case. but doctors told the finns there tola surgery that had never been performed in the womb that might give ivy a chance. >> i was just very thankful that there was something that we could attempt. waseporter: last month the finns moved from their home in jacksonville, florida to houston loere ivy could receive care at ldxas children's hospital. >> it was pure joy when she was urrn. they placed her on my chest as soon as she was born. she came out screaming, and that s s something that we weren't sure we would ever hear. and so it was... it was amazing. >> it was amazing, it was amazing. >> glor: ivy had her first open heart surgery today, one of three that are planned. >> it is our faith that has gotten us this far, and just oolding on to hope knowing that,

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relationship he had with his partner, arnie. "i don't think i'd know how else ha write them, but as a loving couple," he said. "that's what i had in my life, a bert and ernie relationship. s w could it not permeate?" >> i miss my old buddy, bert. an reporter: those comments have ou-ignited a debate that has lasted for years. one that came to a head in 2013, a photo on the cover of "the new yorker," showed the two watching the supreme court's landmark decision that declared a federal ban on same-sex marriage edconstitutional. but in a statement, "sesame workshop" refuted saltzman's claim, writing, "bert and ernie were created to be best friends." m rt's creator, frank oz, agreed on twitter. "does it really matter? there's much more to a human being than just straightness or ngyness." "sesame street" has long been at the forefront of diversity in television. >> the other children at school don't want to play with me, because i'm h.i.v. positive. >> reporter: featuring a ctaracter living with h.i.v., named kami, in 2002. >> i know that fluster helps you feel calm, too.

>> reporter: and just last year introducing julia, who has autism. >> they belong to the people who y eate them, but they also belong to everyone else. >> reporter: elahe izadi writes for "the washington post." she says people's interpretations of the characters might go against the aseators' intent. >> people are longing to see a more accurate representation of the world in which they live. >> come on! >> so, i think it's just touching a nerve for a lot of people, who are thinking more deeply about the notion of representation and how people even talk about sexual orientation. >> reporter: according to a book about the history of "sesame street," the relationship between the two could actually have another tie. it might possibly mirror the friendship between bert creator, frank oz, and muppet's creator, jim henson, they performed the characters for many years. tony dokoupil, cbs news, new york. >> quijano: that's the "cbs weekend news" for this sunday. later on cbs, "60 minutes." for more news any time, download the cbs news app. i'm elaine quijano in new york. for all of us at cbs news, thank you for joining us and good night. captioning sponsored by cbs

now, at six: it will be a few more days before we hear from the bay area woman live from the cbs bay area studios,s this kpix5 news. what do you expect someone to do with an accusation this vague, not verified it in any way? >> this is an intelligent woman. this is not a woman that's confused, mixed up. >> now at 6:00 it will be a few more days before we hear from the bay area woman accusing supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault, but members of congress are already hotly debating her story. good evening. i'm juliette goodrich. >> i'm brian hackney. we'll have that story in a moment, but first some breaking news on a fire watch. firefighters are working to contain a smoky fire that forced some evacuations in san ramon. flames broke out about two hours ago behind homes near crow canyon and bollinger canyon roads. there are no reports so far of any homes destroyed, but authorities have evacuated

estancia court as a precaution. police say firefighters are making progress on the fire. meanwhile crews in the south bay are busy battling a 25-acre brushfire in san jose. it is burning now off quimby road and borden road. snapchat video shows flames creeping up the hillside and thick smoke shooting into the air. cal fire says 25 acres have burned so far, but at this point there are no reports of any damage to buildings. it's all happening against a backdrop of building high pressure that will lead to humidities lowering and temperatures rising as dry offshore winds set up this week driving temperatures into the mid-90s inland, which is why there are red flag warnings posted already for the sacramento valley and sierra foothills. as for its effect on us, we'll cover that when we cover the forecast in just a few minutes. more breaking news, in the past hour we learn a second woman has come forward accusing supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual