sexual assault dating back to the 1980s. kavanagh denies the accusation. the senate judiciary committee is still set to vote on his nomination thursday. brazil s presidential candidate is blasting his opponents from his hospital bed. he addressed the public sunday for the first time since being stabbed during a campaign event earlier this month. he s now out of the icu and in a semi-intensive care unit. pope francis has expelled a chilean priest accused of sexually abusing children. he is among many clergy men under investigation in chile but has not yet been criminally charged. the de-frocking comes as the church faces the outcry for abuses dating back decades. river flooding is just beginning in parts of north and south carolina. the slow-moving remnants of hurricane florence are expected to dump even more rain through