Effects. Floodwaters are still rising. More bridges like this one are shut down, and the threat to others is growing. Police making an arrest now in the murder of a former Iowa State University golfing star. We have charged colin richerds with murder in the s rst degree. Julie chen is walking away from the talk and standing by righusband as he faces a flurry of sexual abuse allegations. Right now i need to spend more time at home with my husband and our young son. She was evil and twisted. Danlizabeth smart believes she s ll be in danger when one of her kidnappers is released from prison tomorrow. Mcdonalds workers are on strike in 10 u. S. Cities to protest Sexual Harassment on the job. Spacex founder elon musk announces the first private passenger to fly on a trip around the moon. Its japanese billionaire yusaku maezawa. I choose to go to the moon glor good evening, im jeff glor. And this is our western edition. We are going to begin with the latest on the possibility of a muchdiscussed capitol hill hearing between Supreme Court neminee Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser. For now, that hearing is up in the air. Christine blasey ford, who says kavanaugh sexually assaulted her coen they were teenagers, has not yet accepted an invitation to appear before the Senate Judiciary committee next monday in public or in private. President trump indicated today the opes she will. Hopefully, the woman will s ca forward, state her case. He will state his case before representatives of the United States senate, and then they will vote. Glor the Judiciary Committees vote on kavanaughs nomination scheduled for this thursday is on hold for now. Nancy cordes is on capitol hill. Reporter President Trump expressed sympathy for his Supreme Court nominee today, but said theres no need to rush his e nfirmation. So we have time available. We will delay the process until its finished out. Reporter as he spoke, the entire senate was in a state of suspense, waiting to see if dr. Christine blasey ford would aree to appear next week. These are emotional, tough teings. Im not going to make her come and testify. Reporter democrats want the f. B. I. To examine blaseys allegations before she is hailled by the senate. And what the republicans are doing to her today is exactly why so many survivors do not come forward. Reporter republicans argue hemocrats are just trying to tall the nomination because the balance of the Supreme Court is at stake. Judge kavanaugh has been through six f. B. I. Investigations in the course of his lengthy public career. Reporter but theres been no investigation into this. Should there be one . Shes going to have an opportunity to be heard monday. H reporter as kavanaugh huddled again today with white house aides, senators also clashed over who should testify. Democrats want to hear from the therapist who blasey confided in six years ago, and from mark judge, kavanaughs High School Classmate who blasey says was in the room that night. Judge sent a letter to the Judiciary Committee today to say, i never saw brett act in the manner dr. Ford describes, and do not wish to speak tolicly. Republicans said theyll try to talk to him and others behind closed doors. We dont want this to be a threering circus. Reporter some senators wondered whether dignity is even possible in a hearing this fraught. 21 senators questioning the accuser and the accused about an alleged attempted rape 36 years ago. Hawaii democrat mazie hirono. Youre one of just four women on the committee. How does that impact the proceedings, if at all . Of course, it helps that there are women on that thmmittee. But, really, guess whos perpetuating all these kind of actions . Its the men in this country. And i just want to say to the men in this country, just shut up and step up. Do the right thing, for a change. Reporter Committee ChairmanChuck Grassley says he has reached out to blaseys attorney more than once about the monday sparing and has gotten no response. G. O. P. Aides tell cbs news, even if blasey decides not to s stify, judge kavanaugh still wants an opportunity to defend himself before congress and the nation. Jeff . Glor nancy cordes leading us off tonight. Nancy, thank you. In an oped, anita hill suggests me committee hire neutral investigators with experience in Sexual Misconduct cases to look into blaseys accusations, and then report back to the panel. It was 27 years ago that hill accused Clarence Thomas of maxual harassment at his confirmation hearings. Heres jan crawford. Mr. Chairman. Orteeporter the parallels are rie a Supreme Court nominee. Judge, do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you god . I do. Reporter . And lastminute bombshell allegations of Sexual Misconduct from a female professor. He spoke about acts that he had seen in pornographic films. I would like to start by saying unequivocally, uncategorically, that i deny odch and every single allegation against me today. Reporter now, 27 years after the hearings with Clarence Thomas and anita hill, new allegations against another republican nominee. There are key differences. In 1991, democrats controlled the senate when hill alleged verbal Sexual Harassment by thomas when they were together at a federal agency. And hill had a witness who testified that hill told her of the Sexual Harassment at the time. So far, there are no contemporaneous witnesses to bolster the allegations made by Christine Blasey ford against w vanaugh. Writing in the New York Times today, hill said there are ways he do better than in 1991. The weight of the government should not be used to destroy the lives of witnesses who are called to testify. Trth hill and thomas believe the hearings were more focused on politics than the truth. Especially my grandparents, who are. Reporter thomas told me in 2007, he was naive when president bush nominated him and said fighting the allegations meant more than a seat on the Supreme Court. Did you ever think about withdrawing . Oh, absolutely not. Just go in and kill me and get it over with. Glor jan, what, are some of the other Lessons Learned from the hearings involving Clarence Thomas and anita hill . Reporter well, jeff, i think tth in 1991 and today, you have really the same issue how do you assess whether this is true . Here, its a serious allegation 36 years later. What if she remembered it wrong . What if its mistaken identity. How does the process deal with that . So at the end of the day, you could have a situation where she says something her supporters find credible, and he says something his supporters find credible, and thats not unlike 1991. Jeff . Glor okay, jan crawford, thank you. The National Weather service said today florence dumped more than eight trillion gallons of water on north carolina. Odere are 1,100 road closures in north carolina. The death toll overall is at e ast 35 after florence. 15 rivers are at major flood stage, and some are expected to rise even more. Heres demarco morgan. Reporter the cape fear rivers slow and steady rise continues. Its expected to crest near 62 noet. Before officials closed the person street bridge this evening, onlookers to watch the nearby railroad bridge which might not hold under pressure. All that debris backing up on ose bridge is going to be a strain on those trestles. Reporter but some of the states infrastructure is holding. Lsght here behind me, you have r e brand new hope mills dam that controls the water coming from the lake. Had it failed, it would have sent water rushing downstream, flooding homes and businesses, but it appears its done its job. James gray today removed plywood from the local Optometrist Office right next to the dam. And being this close to a body of water. Yes, very close. T reporter it could have been worse. It could have been terrible. The creek right here behind us comes up into our parking lot. Reporter five days after florence made landfall, parts of more than a dozen rivers in the state have reached a stage of major flooding with three more expected to peak in the next two days. Ch thank you very much. Ma reporter in wilmington, many residents remain displaced and took advantage of relief tstribution centers for supplies in the city that for days had been largely isolated. Wahers are adjusting to the isfth day of floodwaters, where this row boat is still the only way for this nurse to get to work. Ill be glad when i can drive home, drive to the door. Reporter you can see behind me the bridge is closed. But believe it or not, the city ho trying to get back to normal. The night life curfew has ended. But the hope again is the rivers crest will come and go so, again, they can get back to this daunting task of recovery. Jeff. Glor demarco, thanks. Ome effects from florence far from over tonight. Researchers this month are beginning the final phase of a study of a radical treatment for p. T. S. D. , post Traumatic Stress disorder. It is showing some promising results, especially with veterans, and the food and Drug Administration is fasttracking o. Yem axelrod has more on this radical approach in tonights eye on america. laughter reporter its the Little Things that jon lubecky epreciates now. Words ending in ly. Gnarly. Reporter like a board game at the Kitchen Table with his family. O do i get bonus points . Te no. Reporter but it wasnt omways that way for this former army sniper who came home in 2006 after nearly a year in iraq with a traumatic brain injury from a mortar attack and a nasty case of p. T. S. D. Traditional therapies, antidepressants like zoloft, were useless. So i went home, loaded a puretta. 9 millimeter, put it to my temple and pulled the trigger. Wo reporter fully hoping that you would kill yourself. The greatest peace i ever felt was that microsecond the hammer fell. Reporter why peace . I knew it was over. Re reporter no more pain. No more pain. Reporter that gun malfunctioned, but he would try again, and again. His desperation led him here to this therapy room. R reporter for three sessions, 68 hours apiece under the influence of m. D. M. A. , the active ingredient in ecstasy. laughter reporter finally, jon lubecky was able to talk about his trauma. Ak reporter . And make progress dealing with it. I i spent eight years planning my own suicide every day. Reporter and thats gone haw . Thats completely gone. Reporter thats because of beis therapy . It is. Absolutely. No other therapy worked. Reporter rick doblin runs maps, a nonprofit advocating for m. D. M. A. Assisted psychotherapy. What does m. D. M. A. Do . It starts by reducing activity in the amygdala, which io the fearprocessing part of the brain, so that peoples fearful emotions linked to trauma can be more easily thcalled and processed. Reporter while one in three vets found pills like zoloft and paxil effective in treating their p. T. S. D. , the study, which included 24 veterans, showed p. T. S. D. Was eliminated in 68 . A vets treated with m. D. M. A. Assisted therapy, and significantly reduced in the other 32 . It is not just the m. D. M. A. It is not just the psychotherapy. It is a synergistic people between the two. laughter ve reporter lubecys last Suicide Attempt was november 23,. D16. 16 months later, his m. D. M. A. Assisted therapy regimen was completed. And since then . Good to go. Things you eat with a spoon. Chocolate ice cream. Youeporter so dont talk to jon lubecky if you think m. D. M. A. s classification as a controlled substance renders it inappropriate for treating p. T. S. D. When people say, its illegal, y at do you say to that . If i told you i have a treatment that eliminates tumors in 68 of Cancer Patients, theyd pass a bill tomorrow orgalizing it and allowing nople to take it. Reporter m. D. M. A. Assisted therapy is now about to begin ins phase three f. D. A. Testing. D at will involve three more years and 200 to 300 more subjects. But if all goes well, m. D. M. A. Will be available by prescription as early as 2021. S reporter jim axelrod, cbs news, charleston, south carolina. Glor coming up next here on the cbs evening news, a star golfer is murdered as she plays a practice round near her school. School. I think we can do better. Change is hard. Try to keep an open mind. Come on, dad. This is for me, son . Principal. We can help you plan for that. Our mission is to provide complete, balanced nutrition. For strength and energy whoohoo greattasting ensure. With nine grams of protein and twentysix vitamins and minerals. Ensure. 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Shes really special to me and i really love her a lot and her family. Its really hard to believe. Reporter all that promise came to a violent end on monday when police say her body was found about 11 00 a. M. In a water hazard near the ninth tee of the coldwater golf course. He had been stabbed repeatedly in broad daylight. Her golf bag rested on the fairway. Police dogs soon focused their attention on a wooded area nearby and a tent camp of drifters amid the trees. Officers were in the area of the camp when they encountered colin daniel richardson. Richards had several fresh clratches on his face consistent lso a fight. Reporter bloody clothes and arknife were also found at the ant site. Richards, who was in court today, has a history of Violent Crime and drug use. Essentially homeless at the time of his arrest, he now lives in jail. Investigators say the suspect, who just got out of prison in june, told an acquaintance he lld an urge to rape and kill a woman. 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In an exclusive interview, smart, now 30 years old, talked to gayle king. Reporter you said she has shown no remorse to you at all . Part of her plea deal, back e en her case came up, it was required for her to write an riefogy to me, but it was just a very brief im sorry for what ive done, the end, kind of thing. Reporter and you felt nothing from that. No. I dont think you can just kidnap a 14yearold girl and, piu know, not only sit by her while shes being raped, but encourage the rapist to continue, and do that for nine months, with other countless atrocities, and then just at the hed of it say, im sorry, and really mean it. You know, just hearing you say that, as a woman, as a mother youre a woman and a mother, too to think that a woman and shes a mother of six can encourage a man her husband to rape you. I cant even wrap my brain around what that was like or what that did to you. From everything they learned through the trial and everything rvat i learned being around her, sdont think she deserves that mark of respect, to have the title of mother. So she may have birthed six children, but she certainly was no mother. Glor get more of gayle kings interview with Elizabeth Smart. Irzee will be monitored following her release tomorrow. Tesla confirmed today the Justice Department has begun a criminal investigation of the electric car maker after c. E. O. Elon musk tweeted last month he had secured funding to take the company private. That plan was abandoned weeks e ter. The word of this came one day after musk announced his other company, spacex, plans to send a japanese billionaire on a flight to the moon and back in 2023. Up next here, he won an emmy and the love of his life. Life. You see so many people Walking Around here in their hundreds. So how do you stay financially well for all those extra years . Well, you have to start planning as early as possible. 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R reporter it began the way most acceptance speeches do paying tribute to those held dear. The person most proud at this moment would be my mom, and she passed away just two weeks ago. S, reporter but then glenn weiss, who won his award for directing the oscars, went off script. Oredom always believed in finding the sunshine in thgs, and she adored my girlfriend, jan. Jan, you wonder why i dont like us call you my girlfriend. Because i want to call you my wife. Ad reporter it was hard to tell who was most shocked, but as jan svendson made her way on stage, weiss took out his mothers wedding ring. And in front of my mom and your parents watching from above, will you marry me . He cheers and applause everybody was on their feet and yelling and screaming, which was great. Li i didnt see any of that. I didnt realize people were standing and clapping, because i literally just saw you. Mi reporter moments after the tog moment, glenn admitted the stars had to align for his primetime proposal. Now, glenn, real quick, if you didnt win, what was the backup plan . Was there a plan b . There is no plan b. Ir life is a plan a. Reporter it makes this fairy tale ending that much sweeter. Kevin frazier, cbs news, los angeles. Glor that is the cbs evening news for tonight. Im jeff glor. Tll see you tomorrow. Ha instal now at 6 00 we are the first to tell you about used parts installed in crucial sections of the bart line to san jose. Now kpix has learned it is also happened on another high profile bart project. Good evening i am elizabeth cook. The used parts will delay the opening of bards san jose extension for months. Now we have discovered the same contractor installed used parts again. Juliette goodrich live in antioch with our original report. Reporter we are talking about barts antioch train, the extension train that leads to and from antioch. There was a huge opening and we covered it. It was prior to the grand opening that bart protected the subcontractor was putting in used parts. It is definitely a violation. There is an investigation, you cant use, used parts on the system. Reporter it was right before the bart to antioch line opened that bart discovered the contractor out of hayward was using used parts. Parts actually put into the line and it was discovered they were used parts. While we went to register them and do our due dilligence we saw they were registered previously. That was the red flag. Reporter bart says it was able to swap out the equipment for brandnew equipment within one month of making the discovery. Bart said it did not impact the opening date or impact public safety