moves across the atlantic coast. heavy rain and wind are causing . and prompting states of i know at noon, hurricane matthew is packing a powerful storm surge as it moves across the atlantic coast. heavy rain and wind are causing damage and prompting states of

emergency. good afternoon, i'm michelle griego. kenny is off today. marlie hall has the latest from orlando. >> reporter: hurricane matthew is still pummeling the florida coast with heavy winds and rain and so far, the state has been spared a direct hit. the florida governor is calling it a blessing. hurricane matthew with its 120- mile-an-hour winds is lashing florida's atlantic coast. the storm is bringing heavy rain and flooding tides to the northern half of the state. >> this is still a really dangerous hurricane that the potential for storm surge, flooding, loss of life, and severe property damage continues to exist. >> reporter: more than half a million people are without power after wind gusts approached 100 miles an hour overnight. >> it's really important that we get power restored quickly. >> reporter: matthew's eye is

just offshore and moving parallel to the coast. winds could impact hundreds of miles of shoreline while the flooding rains spread well inland. part of south carolina could have 12" of rain. >> there's nothing safe about what's happening. this is the last time you will hear my voice when i am asking you to evacuate. >> reporter: whoer in florida, damage assessments -- here in florida, damage assessments are under way. this may not be the last of state will see of matthew. >> it will transition to a cat- 2 around georgia, maybe a 1 as it pushes through south carolina and then does this big loop pushing back down toward the bahamas. is it possible that the same places could get hit twice? yes, but it would be weaker. >> reporter: florida's governor is warning all residents who have not evacuated to stay inside. airlines have canceled more than 3,000 flights between

yesterday and today. the orlando and florida airports are closed. live in orlando, florida, marlie hall, kpix 5. we have been tracking hurricane matthew in the kpix weather center for many days. when we first saw the development of the hurricane it was on september 28. here's the deal. this is our hurricane update. what a beautifully well defined hurricane even as it brushes up against the state of florida. that is usually when you start to see the deterioration. hurricane. it starts to lose strength. this hurricane continues to maintain its strength and energy. it's promised to keep on with its north-northwest jog at 12 miles per hour. and it is already causing flooding rains and damaging winds and a pretty strong storm surge all the way into georgia, now lifting into the carolinas. this is the situation that by the time this hurricane is said and done, it is going to go

down in the weather record books along with camille, sandy, andrew as one of the most powerful hurricanes to impact the contiguous 48 states. we'll continue to monitor this situation. it's having an effect at the local airports so we send you on over to maria medina at sfo. >> reporter: and we're talking more than 4,000 flights canceled across the country wednesday through saturday. many from sfo had their flights canceled to florida. today a different story. fernandez is all nerves as she prepares to fly to miami just hours after hurricane matthew threatened the florida coast. >> [ indiscernible [ heavy accent ] >> reporter: thousands of flights are canceled across the u.s. into tomorrow as the storm moves north with atlanta, charleston and savannah taking the largest hit.

but in southern california, airports that shut down ahead of the storm are slowly re- opening. >> i checked the reservations. everything is a go. so the plane doesn't get to miami until 5:00 our time. so it should be over by then. >> reporter: jose russo's layover is in miami. he says he kept checking hurricane matthew's path last night. >> i was worried that my flight would be canceled and, of course, worried about all the people that are affected. >> reporter: flights to florida will be back on track a relieve to the woman returning home to three children. many are keeping their "eye on the storm" and their minds on those affected. at last check just a few minutes ago, still hundreds of flights canceled and delayed into florida. so still a good idea for you to check your status. the good news is, if your flight was canceled, many of the airlines are offering waivers. live at sfo, maria medina, kpix 5. we'll continue to monitor hurricane matthew and how it's affecting travel around the country on air and online at

cbssf.com. new at noon, a family is suing the san francisco police department over a deadly officer-involved shooting. more now from kpix 5's lisa chan. >> reporter: about two dozen community advocates, family members and supporters gathered together in honor of luis gongora, a homeless man shot and killed by police 6 months ago. >> it's unjust that a family member, a cousin, was killed. he was only here to work and make a living for his family. >> reporter: gongora was shot and killed on shotwell between 18th and 19th streets by his tent in a homeless encampment. officers fired 7 shots. police say they fired in self- defense because gongora lunged at them with a 13" knife. >> we know based upon eyewitness statements, we know based upon video evidence, we know based upon the physical evidence, that mr. gongora did

not do those things. >> reporter: today the family filed a federal civil lawsuit against the san francisco police department. >> we're focused on making sure that this does not happen again in the streets of san francisco. >> that was lisa chan reporting. we just received a statement from the deputy city attorney in san francisco. he stated that several witnesses confirm gongora lunged at an officer with a knife. the statement went on to say the man was high on methamphetamine at the time of the shooting and had a long rap sheet. a 26-year-old man is behind bars following a hit-and-run that killed a bicyclist. san jose police say 26-year-old taylor hilldress was arrested for a dui shortly after the crash. it happened last night on drake street. police say hildreth drifted into a marked bike lane clipped a parked van and struck the bicyclist. on to the presidential race now, today republican nominee donald trump met with leaders of a union that represents border patrol agents.

the national border patrol council endorsed trump. one union leader said, agents had told him they have been ordered to speed up the process of screening immigrant so the immigrants can vote. >> to do that -- >> that's huge. >> you're letting people pour into the country so they can go and vote. >> trump went on to repeat his pledge that if he is elected, the u.s. will get, quote, real borders. democratic nominee hillary clinton has no public events planned today. she is spending the day at home preparing for the next debate with trump. and that debate will be sunday night at washington university in st. louis. we'll have live coverage right here on kpix 5 starting at 6:00. back in the bay area, fleet week is under way. events are running throughout the weekend. today the parade of ships took over the waters. chopper 5 is overhead as naval vessels passed under the golden gate bridge. and today's airshow is getting under way. the blue angels will take to

the skies around 3 p.m. marking their 70th anniversary. the blue angels fly again tomorrow and sunday afternoon and you can watch the entire parade of ships on our facebook page. the san francisco giants and chicago cubs are set to begin their national league division series this evening at historic wrigley field. the giants got into the series by beating the mets wednesday in new york. the cubs finished the regular season with the best record in major league baseball. chicago's hoping to win the world series for the first time since 1908. here's preparations for the upcoming play-off games in san francisco. the giants will host games 3 and 4 monday and tuesday. still ahead, a website ceo is under fire. the allegations of sex trafficking online. >> plus, a new city is just named to host ncaa tournament championships after the bathroom law controversy prompted a move.

>> from the kpix weather center, we continue to monitor hurricane matthew. we also are monitoring the blue skies for the blue angels. they will be performing at 3:00 and we have everything you need to know about fleet week, the weekend forecast is coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

flor ringing fierce winds and heavy rain. take a look at this video -- 100 we're keeping an eye on hurricane matthew. the storm is whipping through florida bringing winds and rain. take a look at this video. 100-mile-per-hour winds were reported at cape canaveral. hundreds of thousands are without power in the state. florida's governor is warning

all residents who have not evacuated to stay inside. the ceo of backpage.com is under arrest as part of a sex trafficking investigation. carl ferrer was taken into custody in houston yesterday as part of a joint investigation involving authorities in california and back page's home state of texas. investigators say they have evidence that adults and child victims listed on the website were being forced into prostitution. >> backpage.com seems to have knowingly and willingly allowed women and children to be exploited in return for its own financial gain. >> the texas attorney general says back page is considered the largest advertiser of adult escort services in the u.s. the ncaa championships were moved out of north carolina because of the "bathroom bill" but have all been relocated. the basketball games will be held in greenville, south carolina, on march 17th and 19th. they have been scheduled for greensboro, north carolina. but fans who bought tickets to

those games will get the first chance to buy tickets for greenville. the final four is scheduled for phoenix in early april and was not affected. the labor department says the u.s. economy added 156,000 jobs in september. that's fewer than expected. but still considered solid. the unemployment rate ticked up slightly from 4.9 to 5% which means more americans are out of work. checking in on wall street now, the dow is down 7 points. investors are trying to figure out how the jobs numbers will affect the federal reserve as it decides whether the economy is strong enough to raise interest rates by the end of the year. let's check in with roberta and our forecast. >> i have been getting oodles of poodles all day long about this forecast as if i had something to do with it actually. we just forecast it. nonetheless, wow, everybody is talking about it. it's the talk of the town. the blue skies for the blue angels and the summery temperatures on this autumn

day. take a look at the numbers across the board. 69 in redwood city. it's 79 in santa rosa after bottoming out early this morning at 45. we are in the mid-70s in livermore. 73 in san francisco. our average high is 70. notice the north and northeast winds. that is the indication that we are experiencing an offshore flow north-northeast winds at 10 in fairfield. the thing with the offshore flow is dry air and the potential for fire danger. hello, robert sullivan. go giants, our weather watcher says the temperature in richmond in the low 70s. satellite-radar clouds to the south and north with some precipitation and we are smack in between with a few high, thin clouds but overall it's an offshore flow, sunny skies from the coast to the bay into our inland areas. light fog returns by sunday. so that area of low pressure ejecting to the east high

pressure is nestled into the bay area. each day we'll have some gradually warmer temperatures before fog returns sunday. 80s in the central valley. it's 60 going up to 67 in the high sierra. and for the mountains to the beaches, 74 in monterey bay back through carmel into pebble beach. our numbers, you feel the difference. 70s at the beaches. 70s and 80s bayside. 85 san jose and the rose garden district. mid- and high 80s east bay. sunset at 6:43. today's temperatures around the bay area, talking about the warmest day coming up tomorrow and light fog returns on sunday partly cloudy for the holiday. yes, for fleet week, conditions around the bay tomorrow especially in the 80s. you need the sunblock heading out. >> yes. so much fun to watch, too. >> and the italian heritage parade. that's in north beach on sunday. >> right. >> a lot going on.

they are great for salads and savory dishes, too. our fresh grocer tony tantillo has our tip of the day. >> reporter: well, today's tip of the day is going to be is going to be with pomegranites. they are in the market, reminds me of the holidays. besides that, they are used in so many restaurants now. the seeds of the pomegranate, in salad and on salmon and chicken mixed with other beautiful product. you know why? because they are flavorful, delicious and they are a superfood. loaded with nutritional value. let's talk about selection and storage. when you buy them, nice and red like this all the way around. sometimes, some little cracking to them. that's okay. that's the seeds inside there just bursting with flavor. and it breaks through the skin. that's good. when you bring them home, store them in a cool, dry place. best to enjoy them, open them up, core it and all the seeds will flow to the top and the peel will go to the bottom in the colander and scoop it up.

still a little bit of a mess. 'm tony tantillo, your fresh groc er. nd always remember to eat fresh and stay healthy. pomegranites are in the market. coming up, we check with our pet expert for tips on animal health and she is here along with "christmas." ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

expert, dr. jill chase. today we're tackling a topic that many pet owners face... and it could start as a silent

it is friday. time to check in with our pet expert dr. jill chase. we are tackling a topic that pet owners face that could start as a silent problem. first, i want to introduce "christmas." >> she has been on many times before and she is so comfortable. [ laughter ] >> i know. she is great. she lost it here. we should put her on the payroll. [ laughter ] >> let's talk about the problem that can start up silent. >> right. we are hearing the part of urinary bladder crystals in cats and i want to tell the story about bruno who was adopted about a client of mine from the humane society, seemed fine, everything was good, and then one day she peed on the floor about a year after they had her and it was brown and it was brown because there was blood in the urine. when we checked, she had tons of urinary bladder crystals. so what that means is that the wall of the urinary bladder becomes very thick, it's very painful, inflamed, uncomfortable. it's completely treatable and now she feels great. the reason we talk about this

is i would say in my experience about 30% of dogs and cats have this problem. and often times as you were mentioning it's silent so they seem fine, right? but they might be peeing maybe more than they should beer straining to me and the owners think they are marking but they are just feeling like they need to pee all the time. it's almost like having sandpaper along the lining your bladder wall. so i wanted to bring it up because it's not something that owners often find necessarily until their cat or dog starts urinating inappropriately and then we find it at that point. >> so that's something to definitely look for. thank you so much. you might see blood in the urine, too. >> yes. sometimes that's the first time. sometimes more drinking more to pee more. >> thank you, dr. jill. >> you're welcome. >> thank you, "christmas." if you have a question about your pet's health and well-being, just email pets@kpix.com, and we'll have our pet expert give you an answer every friday right here at noon.

new technology could help give pet owners a better overall picture of their animal's health including pet trackers which help monitor your dog or cat's exercise. san francisco-based whistle makes one of the market's most popular devices. it attaches to an animal's collar and sends information to an owner's smartphone like stats on the pet's weight. the information can then be shared with the vet. >> dog and cat owners are taking their pets to the vet less frequently. the goal is to bring that day- to-day awareness about your pet's health and safety to the forefront. >> other brands include paw tracker, pet paste and nuzzle. research shows the pet tracker industry is expected to top more than $2 billion over the next 5 years. we'll be right back. ,, ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,

tobacco companies knew that smoking kills. and they lied about it for decades.

now they're lying about prop 56. if you don't use tobacco, you don't pay. smokers pay - their fair share of the 3 billion in health care costs all taxpayers are paying now. and there's one more thing: our kids. every state that's significantly raised tobacco taxes has reduced youth smoking. please. vote yes on 56. if we can save even a few lives, it's worth it. oakland. what's behind the recent eyesore coming up hundreds and hundreds of empty shipping containers are stacking up at the port of oakland. what's behind the recent eyesore coming up later today on kpix 5 news at 5:00. and we do continue to track hurricane matthew. reuters is now reporting the death toll in haiti 840. a huge difference from earlier reported. >> it's completely catastrophic. this is a beast of a hurricane. it's name again is hurricane matthew. there you have it right there.

the eye wall scurries in across jacksonville and we take you to that area right now. these are the hurricane conditions 77 degrees, some heavy rain. the winds are up to 30 miles per hour at that location. we are going to feel the effects from that hurricane on the atlantic seaboard for at least the next 48 hours. >> of course we'll be covering that later on at 5:00. the latest news and weather, always on cbssf.com.

>> liam: you're going back to wyatt? >> steffy: yeah. so 'm all packed and i'm moving in today. >> liam: uh, okay. wait. are you -- [ laughs ] i don't even -- are you -- are you sure you want to rush this? i-i -- trust me. i'm thrilled. i am thrilled that quinn is out of your grandfather's house, but you think that makes her any less of a threat? i mean, she's still your mother-in-law, steffy. >> steffy: i'm -- i'm doing everything i can to keep quinn out of my life. you don't -- you don't have to worry, okay? >> liam: oh, i don't -- i don't have to worry. oh -- oh, that's good. you're the most important thing in my life. and further, i know what it means to be on quinn's bad side. this is crazy. it's crazy for you to go back to him, for you to even risk having anything to do with her when you and i k