winds... driving rain... hurricane matthew ... is hitting florida right now. this is a live earthcam picture from fort lauderdale. the storm weakened to a category three storm overnight... but the danger for millions of people along florida's coast remains. the rain was falling sideways... in vero beach, florida... street signs were shaking... and trees were whipping around. this morning... the national hurricane center is warning the eye of the extremely dangerous storm is getting closer to land. they call themselves hurricane hunters. they take flights through matthew... to measure the strength of the storm. this video just in to the newsroom... the national weather service says the storm surge from matthew could be much stronger than the rush of water that took out parts of the

sandy. we're keeping an eye on the latest track of hurricane matthew... and will check in live with the nbc team in daytona beach in just a minute. right now... let's check in with meteorologist marty coniglio ... marty -- it's our first freeze of the season.

breaking news this morning-- after a crash and a search for a man running from police in denver. it is effecting rtd just ahead of the morning rush. 9news reporter vida urbonas is at 50th and washington now. .. vida... that intersection is closed - and police are looking for the driver. hurricane matthew

the storm weakened to a cateogory three overnight... but its still considered very dangerous. it's been almost 11 years since a category 3 hit the would produce deadly storm surges up to 11 feet deep. n-b-c's jay gray is in daytona beach... jay... the rain and wind is already there... now florida is bracing for the brunt of the storm. moving along the florida coast.. matthew is .. in many areas .. overwhelming.. florida :05 - :08 "we are already starting to see the impacts and its a monster." violent winds.. sheets of rain.. and a growing surf.. with the potential in some areas of a storm surge up to 11- feet.. south carolina :16 - :19 "i am begging you to understand. .... these kind of storm surges not something you want to get caught up in." electricity has become a luxury in the strike zone .. tens-of-thousands have lost power and that number is expected to grow.. more than 11- million along the east coast are

closed.. businesses boarded up.. and shelters are filling-up.. "i've been in florida all my life so i know how bad it can get." and it will likely get.. even worse.. emergency officials say.. the storm is an extreme threat to life and property.. and warn its' impact will be devastating to catastrophic in some areas.. with as many as 10- million possibly losing power for weeks.. the extreme conditions in florida .. a warning now for those in georgia.. north.. and south carolina.. as matthew continues to move along the east

forced walt disney world to close... for only the fourth time in it's history . all theme parks and water parks closed thursday... and will stay closed today. the three other times disney world closed... were all in anticipation of hurricanes. universal theme parks are also closed. in haiti...it is difficult to put

people died in hurricane matthew and that number could go up. united nations peacekeepers are there... helping the thousands of people who have lost their homes. what is most critical is figuring out a way to get all those people clean water and food. it is a dire situation. that number is only going to get bigger as rescuers reach the remote areas cut off from emergency help. hillary clinton and

getting ready for their second face- off this weekend. trump spoke at a new hampshire

insisted it was not practice for sunday's town hall debate. the debate commission says the debatee is still on despite hurricane matthew. meanwhile-- hillary clinton was spotted at a hotel near her home in new york. she's been behind closed doors getting ready for sunday -- while tim kaine looks ahead to the final debate in nevada. governor rick scott says he's not extending voter hurricane matthew. tuesday is the deadline. lines of people gathered in the hospital hallway their cheers spoke for the community as a dective who nearly died in the line of duty..finally gets to go home what's in store next ...when we come back then-- authorities are confirming this morning a piece of missing malaysia airlines flight has been found. how analysts say they were able to link it to the boeing

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on cu's campus had any ties to the school. police say-- brandon simmons was in the champions center parking lot wednesday threatning people with a sword like weapon. after he wen officers confronted him in a stairwell. that's when officers say he refused to drop weapon and the opened fire. a boulder county deputy who shot and killed a man last month, has not only been cleared of any wrong doing, but will soon be honored for it. this as the district attorney ruled she was fully justified in the shooting last month. deputy teri javes shot adrian shaffer. investigators say he fired at her as she approached him in her vehicle - along highway 287

the sheriff's office says her quick reaction saved her life-- and possibly lives of other people nearby. deputy javes will soon be will be awarded the medal of valor for her courage and skills while under fire. 5 weeks in the hospital and many feared a detective would never make it home. that tells you why the goodbye at the hospital was so emotional - so incredible. detective dan brite is fighting his way back to the force -- lined the hallways and they cheered as he headed for the door. finally. he nearly died when he was shot in the line of duty in parker, on september 2nd. brite was released from adventist hospital thursday. the next stop for detective brite is rehab at craig hospital. many schools in parker have been doing fundraisers to help support the brite family. new today-- authorities are confirming a piece of air craft wing found on an african island belongs to

the piece of wing flap was found on muritius back in may. aircraft experts with the australian transport safety bureau say they used a part number to link it to the missing boeing 777. 239 people were on board the flight when it went missing in 20-14. since then-- pieces of wreckage have washed ashore on coastlines around the indian ocean. just into our news room-- the winner of the nobel peace prize has been announced. colombian president juan manuel santos has won the nobel peace prize. the nobel committee praised his quote "resolute efforts to bring the country's more than 50-year-long

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is describing hurricane matthew. huge wind gusts, trees coming down, so much water. a lot of people without power. next in line, daytona beach. jacksonville, georgia and the carolinas. >> and victims of the fiery crash remembered at a candlelight vigil. the crash killed five teenagers and left families and friends heart overnight. it's time to start thinking of bundling up and your yards too, protecting your home from frost. >> i'm corey rose with gary shapiro. meteorologist marty coniglio joins us. you had an umbrella yesterday. >> yes, this morning close to freezing in a lot of places. a freeze warning until 9:00 this morning. not a hard freeze but we're going to get into that 29 to 32-