To a woman while at a College Party in the 1980s. But late sunday, the times iraqed a clarification. The female student declined to be interviewed, and friends say she does not recall the incident. Today democratic senator chris coons said he was aware of the allegations during the confirmation hearings and wrote the fbi asking it to investigate. I think it was too narrow, too brief and too constrained around the American People deserve to know why. I brett m. Reporter kavanaugh was narrowly confirmed after a gut wrenching day of testimony from him and Christine Blasey ford who accused him of assaulting her at a High School Party. Speaking publicly for the first time or the to thetimes reporters, fores close friend Leland Kaiser who said she didnt believe fords account and it just didnt make any sense. She said she told the fbi that fords allies pressured her to say otherwise. Now all four people that ford identified as being at that High School Party in the summer of 191982 have now said no such party occurred. And today both the senate chair of the Republican Committee and the democratic chair of the House DemocraticCommittee Said they would not support impeaching kavanaugh. Norah . Jan crawford with that news, thank you. And there is breaking news in americas worst Measles Outbreak in 27 years. For the first time in 11 month, the cdc is reporting no new cases, and since the outbreak started, more than 1200 cases have been confirmed in 31 states. Most of these patients were not vaccinated. If there are no new infections, the outbreak could be declared over at the end of this month. And that is very good news. Tonight there is a new cbs news poll that finds nearly twothirds of americans say Climate Change is a crisis or serious problem. The United Nations is holding a summit on the crisis next week, and cbs news is the only broadcast twn the coveringte ect, along with hundreds of International Media outlets. The u. N. Says Climate Change is the defining issue oour time, and we are at a defining moment. So how does Climate Change happen . Once sunlight hits earth, some of it is reflected back, while the rest of that heat is trapped in the atmosphere. And thats where the Human Element comes in. Burning fossil fuels in our factories and our cars releases extra heattrapping green gases likes carbon dioxide. And when we do that, even more heat is trapped and comes back down to earth, warming our oceans and our planet as a whole. And that is how the climate is changing, and our earth is warming. As we mentioned, the worlds oceans are ground zero for Climate Change. Oceans cover more than 70 of the earths surface and contain 97 of the planets water. Toe on vigliotti shows us how a weather phenomenon known as the blob is impacting the Worlds Largest ocean, the pacific. San diego re getting a Second Chance at life. Westburg eects torelease these sea lions early next yadi happen next. The animals that are the most heartwrenching for us to rescue are the animals that the only reason were rescuing them is because of something c causededy human impact. Reporter they could soon be victims of the blob, a Science Fiction sounding term for ocean heatwaves made worse by Climate Change and responsible for toxic algae blooms that kill plankton, a key food source for marine life. Theyre a vital habitat. Exactly. Were seeing more warming and its becoming more frequent. Reporter oceanographer Melissa Carter measures water temperatures and algae levels. She is concerned that the massive blob that formed in the pacific in 2015 is now reforming. You see this, again, this persistent warm water. Reporter a side by side comparison of pacific temperatures then and now show striking similarities. Some areas 12 degrees above normal. And another blob could decimate the shellfish industry as it did in 2015. Lab is conducting tests by blending them and measuring for toxins. The risk is elevated. The conditions are more favorable for toxic events to happen. There is an increased risk. The ocean is critical. Its the most critical piece of giving us a moderate climate on earth. Reporter but once again in the pacific, what was moderate is now extreme, leaving these animals an uncertain future. It must be frustrating you. Do all this work to restore her health, but then she is returning to an ocean whose health you have no control over. It is. Theyre really letting us know whats going on with the oceans health. Whats impacting them is eventually going impact us. Reporter jonathan vigliotti, cbs news, san diego. Really fascinating. And there is still much more ahead. Why one saturday night lives newest cast members was fired just days after he was introduced. Tents are being used as courtrooms to tackle the backlog of immigration cases. More news im Tony Dokoupil with cbs news. More original reporting. Did the punishm liz, you nerd, cough if youre in here shhhh. I took mucinex dm for my phlegmy cough. What about robs dry cough . Works on that too. And lasts 12 hours. 12 hours . who studies that long . only mucinex dm relieves wet and dry coughs for 12 hours with 2 medicines in 1 pill. 60 of women wear the wrong size pad, and can experience leaks. You dont have to with always my fit try the next size up and get up to 20 better coverage day or night because better coverage means better protection always. Today we got our first look at one of the Trump Administrations plans for dealing with that huge backlog of immigrants seeking asylum in the u. S. Mireya villarreal is at the southern border where tents are now being used as courthouses. Reporter the Trump Administration could spend up to 155 million on this tent facility and one in laredo, hoping it will ease the immigration backlog that is close to hitting one billion cases. There are aft56 mini courtrooms connected across the country via videoconferencing. Thousands of those people are now waiting for their cases to be called across the Rio Grande River in matamoros, mexico. Immigration attorneys are now traveling into mexico to helare representation of the denial of due process, and not only in the sense that its, you know, a court system that is in secret and hidden and away from the view of the public or the press. Reporter just one judge in san antonio had 52 cases on her docket today. She saw half of those in less than 30 minutes. So in terms of speed, this is working. Things are expected to wrap up here in brownsville and in laredo over the next week. Norah . All right, mireya, thank you so much. 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The bulldogs clobbered Arkansas State 550. But it is the sportsmanship in the stands that was truly remarkable. Here is jim axelrod. Reporter forget black and red. The university of georgias school colors. Saturday when georgia hosted Arkansas State, the stadium was awash in pink. As fans followed instructions and wore pink for wendy, which meant the world to the coach of the visiting team, blake anderson. You see people step it up and kind of putting the rivalry lines to the side and just compassion. Reporter wendy anderson, the coachs wife, died last month from Breast Cancer at 49. Its overwhelming. It truly, truly thankful and appreciative of the show of support, but it doesnt come without emotion. Reporter this week the scene when coach returned to his players last week. But that was nothing compared to his feelings when the other team honored the memory of his wife. Its good to see especially todays age when there are so many things to be negative about, its good to see people step up in support of folks they dont know and have never met, just because its the right thing to do. As one Arkansas State player put it, ill be a georgia fan for the rest of my life. Jim axelrod, cbs news, new york. And thats the overnight news for this tuesday. From the cbs Broadcast Center in new york city, im norah odonnell. This is the ccbs overnight news. Welcome to the overnight news. Im nikki battiste. 50,000 General Motors workers will be back on the picket lines today, shutting down Assembly Lines across the midwest and south. Despite a falling demand for vehicles, gm reported record profits last year. Union workers want a bigger piece of that pie, and theyre also demanding the carmaker reopen some of its shuttered plants. Dean reynolds reports. We are the union. Reporter striking auto workers hit the picket lines today wondering who to trust. Their employer, General Motors, which made over 8 billion in profits last year. Do you feel youre not getting a fair share in those profits . Well, i know were not because if we was, we wouldnt be standing here right now. Reporter but should they put their faith in the union leadership, currently under a federal investigation involving misuse of union dues for personal benefit . One of their negotiators was arrested last week. That has cast a cloud over the negotiations. I think the biggest impact of that is does the rank and file really trust its uaw leadership . Reporter gm took the unusual step this weekend of publishing its offer to the union. In effect, going over the heads of the uaw negotiators. More than 7 billion in investments creating more than e pay, lump sum boand improved benefits. S ok str less than what they made on the job. How long have you worked for gm . I have 34 years at gm. Reporter and its come to this . Its come to this. Reporter kind of disappointing, isnt it . It sure is. Reporter now while gm may hold the upper hand in this, strikes are not painless. Various estimates peg gms losses at 50 to 100 million per day for as long as the strike lasts. The United States could soon be drawn into another war in the middle east, this one between iran and saudi arabia. Th saudiare blaming iran for this weekends drone strike on its oil facilities. President trump, who has close ties to the saudi royal family said the United States is locke quote, certainly like to avoid war with iran. Weijia jiang reports from the white house. Im not looking to get into new conflict. Reporter President Trump stopped short of blaming iran for the attacks on two saudi oil plants, but indicated it was likely iran, and a u. S. Intelligence official tells cbs news that tehran did indeed launch the attack. Well, its looking that way. Well have some pretty good well have some very strong studies done. But its certainly looking that way at this moment. Reporter the administration released satellite images of the saudi facilities where 17 structures were hit 19 times. The strikes at the Worlds LargestProduction Facility caused the biggest Oil Disruption in history, reducing global output by 5 . Iranianbacked Houthi Rebels engaged in a civil war in yemen have struck inside saudi arabia before, and today claimed responsibility. The saudi government said the weapons used in the attack were iranian made, but did not specify where they were launched from. Im very confident that we know exactly what was what was used to attack us, and we know exactly where it came from. Reporter last night the president hinted at taking retaliatory miliry action when he tweeted the u. S. Is locked and loaded. Mr. Trump used similar laguage in june, cocked and loaded after iran shot down a u. S. Drone but eventually backed down. Today the presdent was asked i would say yes. Reporter connecticut democrat chris murphy cautioned against u. S. Military intervention. That would set the region on fire, and it would cause more problems than it would ever hope to solve. The cbs news has learned these targeted plans were on the u. S. Intelligence communitys radar as being vulnerable to attacks, but they were not as heavily guarded as military bases in the region, which have several layers of missile defense. And President Trump says a team from the u. S. Led by secretary pompeo is going to saudi arabia to get some answers. A building explosion in farmington, maine left one firefighter dead and a half dozen other people injured. Don dahler reports. There is nothing left of it. Reporter cell phone footage taken right after the explosion in farmington, maine shows debris falling like snow. Franklin county sheriff Scott Nichols was one of the first on the scene. You know, i spent a year in iraq is as close as i can explain it. It was just total devastation. Reporter from the air, the extent of the blast zone is visible. The entire building that housed an organization for people with disabilities flattened by the suspected gas explosion. This is what the facility looked like before the incident. Around 8 00 this morning, it was evacuated when a worker smelled gas. The blast occurred moments later. Lisa marsden had just been urged to leave by a maintenance man. I kind of went around behind the shed and just tucked because things were flying everywhere, and yeah, it was crazy. Reporter this afternoon the town held a procession for captain michael bell, the fireman who was killed. Eight other people are being treated for injury, including four in intensive care, but the Climate Change is causing havoc with the ecosystem off the coast of san diego. Jonathan vigliotti spent the day with some of the people working to save animals at risk. Reporter the creatures at this san Diego Rescue Center are getting a Second Chance at life. She has had severe pneumonia. Reporter seaworlds Jody Westburg expects to release these sea lions early next year and is dreading what could happen next. The animals that are the most heartwrenching for us to rescue are the animals that the only reason were rescuing them is because of something caused by human impact. Reporter they could soon be victims of the blob, a Science Fiction sounding term for ocean heatwaves made worse by Climate Change and responsible for toxic algae blooms that kill plankton, a key food source for marine life. Theyre a vital habitat. Exactly. Were seeing more warming and its becoming more frequent. Reporter oceanographer Melissa Carter measures water temperatures and algae levels. She is concerned that the massive blob that formed in the pacific in 2015 is now reforming. You see this, again, this persistent warm water. Reporter a side by side comparison of pacific temperatures then and now show striking similarities. Some areas 12 degrees above normal. And another blob could decimate the shellfish industry as it did in 2015. While the fish at seattles Pike Place Market are considered safe for now, this Washington State lab is conducting regular tests by blending them and measuring for toxins. The risk is elevated. The conditions are more favorable for toxic events to happen. There is an increased risk. The ocean is critical. Gia te oeaiece reporter but once again in the pacific, what was moderate is now extreme, leaving these animals an uncertain future. Liz, you nerd, cough if youre in here shhhh. I took mucinex dm for my phlegmy cough. What about robs dry cough . Works on that too. And lasts 12 hours. 12 hours . who studies that long . only mucinex dm relieves wet and dry coughs for 12 hours with 2 medicines in