in the northeast quadrant of the storms. melbourne, 35, cocoa beach, 43. now it is the northeast corner of the state that has the strongest lujan, steady at 46 miles an hour in same cost -- strongest jen, steady at 46 miles an hour in saint augustine. here is the eyewall right over there. 54 miles per hour brentwood, george augustine, over 35, savannah, 38. these will increase as the storm gets closer. 115 mile per hour wins, still category three. we have an update in the next hour. just east of jacksonville to very near charleston, south carolina, then starts to take a right turn south of wilmington

core of hurricane force wind touches the florida coast, southern georgia coast, than the south carolina coast to about myrtle beach and then as the storm turns east and starts to weaken, the hurricane force winds will we can as well. much more in a few minutes. ben and maria. maria: see you then, harvey. matthew continues to move up on matthew tonight. ben: parts of florida are beginning cleanup. other parts of the state getting ready for what is to come. reporter: hurricane's i brushing and battering florida's east coast. wind gusts surpassing 100 miles per hour, bringing down trees and power lines, leaving hundreds of thousands in the dark, but the major concern --

saying the worst is yet to come with possible storm surge as high as 11 feet in some places. pamresident obama: i want to evr size for everybody, this is a really serious hurricane. >> there is the potential for significant flooding. reporter: as officials urge caution, communities bracing f it's dangerous water. >> i am begging you to understand the seriousness of this storm. reporter: antoinette antonio, wcvb newscenter 5. ben: sera congi shows as the ripple effect of canceled flights at logan. sera: with thousands of flights canceled up and down the east coast, the ripple of thought --

sera: at least a that is her goal. she had to change her flight to delay some lights. and he have to switch over. it's really inconvenient and hard to cause some people cannot go. sera: hurricane matthew hitting airports hard, thousands of flights along the east coast canceled, more than a dozen to and from florida ts grateful that their flight is still scheduled. they are headed to atlanta with fingers crossed. >> we were nervous when we heard about the hurricane because we are going to georgia to see our son who is accepted into the army recently. >> we feel sorry for the people who live down there, you know. it's mother nature.

flights in advance of travelers would not in-depth stranded at airports. at logan airport, sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. ben: you can track the storm in real-time, no matter where you are. just download the wcvb at for your phone or tablet. maria: a murder that has rocked massachusetts. and a manhunt for the suspect still happening. juli mcdonald has the latest. juli: police are searching for that person and the vehicle that person may be driving. the 2003 toyota corolla was stolen from the scene following a deadly home invasion. the grain -- the grey station wagon looks similar to the one

99949. police were called here thursday morning to read neighbors are obviously stunned by what happened and they are pretty desperate to find out whether this was random or he had a motive. >> everybody knows everybody and nobody worries about anything and we will be looking for our backs now. >> i locked up tight when i left for a couple hours. it's definitely tragic and it defini juli: the 77-year-old is being treated for injuries and militants them are well determine what exactly caused the death of 95-year-old thomas hardy. at maria: more questions than answers right now as a woman sits in jail accused of murdering her husband. police say 36-year-old karen edwards stabbed the man with a

wensley street in roxbury. that is her right there, being arraigned this afternoon. more on the confrontation leading to the crime new tonight at 5:00. right now, boston police are searching for suspects after a man is shot and killed on a street in roxbury. a school bus with kids onboard just feet away. detectives with flashlights searched for clues late into the night on dearborn street. it all started when a man flagged down an officer around 5:30 last night. police say the deadly shooting appears to be the result of a fight between several people. all within feet of a school bus. the name of the victim has not been released. ben: state police have identified the person killed in this overnight crash in middleborough. 58-year-old robert keith of west bridgewater died after crashing off 495 south. state police say the jeep liberty he was driving left the road crashed into a tree and , burst into flames. a wild crash in arlington, as a van rolls down a hill without a driver in it. it happened on sunset road this morning. police say it appears the driver stepped out of the van and left it in drive. as the van rolled down the hill, the passenger tried to stop it

-- but could not. the driver also tried to jump back in but the van crashed into the front steps of a house. both driver and passenger were taken to mount auburn hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. the driver is facing numerous charges, including leaving a running vehicle unattended. maria: commitment 2016 --ahead of the second presidential debate, bernie sanders hits two new england states today as he campaigns for his former rival hillary clinton. he'll set to speak in maine and w donald trump held a town hall meeting in the granite state. that's the same format that will be used for the upcoming debate. but the gop nominee denied this was practice for sunday. that second presidential debate is in st. louis. you can watch the showdown right here starting at 9:00 p.m, emily riemer will be providing pre and post debate coverage right here on newscenter 5.

vice president bill weld, former governor of massachusetts, says he is committed to his party's ticket. he made the assurance last night at a campaign stop in worcester. and it comes after weld took criticism for saying his main priority was actually defeating donald trump. weld says the attacks on his loyalty were planted by other campaigns. former new york mayor rudy giuliani is one of donald trump's biggest supporters, but not so his daughter. she says she's voting for hillary clinton. 27-year-old caroline giuliani's facebook cover photo is the clinton slogan hastag i'm with -- clinton slogan, #i'mwithher. and she posted a photo of herself with the democratic nominee. she says her dad is fully comfortable with her choice. maria: tonight a bill aimed at preventing deadly fires is a step closer to reality. the plan would create a special state commission to study welding regulation. the measure was just passed by the state senate. it comes more than two years

fire in the back bay. the fire on beacon street started by welding work. the commission would determine if current fire codes are enough to protect the public and first responders. a tuberculosis case at a local high school under the microscope. ben: the questions tonight involving the case. disney world working right now to re-open after hurricane matthew shut it down. the timeline for things to get back to normal at the theme park. maria: new fallout from the kim kardashian armed robbery. the impact the million dollar jewelry heist is having on the family's reality show. harvey: the emphasis right now, northeast florida and georgia, but eventually southeast

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>> you are watching newscenter 5 at 4:30. ben: all right, traffic stacked up leaving town. if you are leaving, the -- leaving town on the right-hand side, you're good to go. 25 minutes from 93 to newton corner, 128, stacked in both directions as you oppose the work zone in wellesley. along the pike, 38 minute drive

split in cl that is going. a long drive, 32 minutes, mass avenue. headed north, you are looking at 28 minutes, upper deck to 28. a slow go this afternoon. maria: disney will reopen tomorrow -- they are planning on at least. all theme parks were closed yesterday as matthew moved through orlando. all theme parks will open at 8 a.m. let's florida, and yes, the wind continues to roar and it continues to be rainy out there. harve, what is the situation now? harvey: the visibility was worse than it is right now. you get these bands that are incredibly torrential and then you get in between and is not as deadly and usually the strongest winds come with those as well. you can see the radar showing all of the heavy rain.

lifting northward. the rain, if anything, is getting more intense. i'm concerned about georgia, softer, eastern north carolina, where they could have prolific rainfall totals. matthew has peaked in intensity, but it is going to be an incredibly slow process. it will still remain a powerful hurricane. oranges. tropical rain. within this red box, that is a tornado watch because very often with these tropical systems in the northeast quadrant, you do get some of the small spin ups. that could complicate situations even more. the wind gusts, we have gusts up 43 a cocoa beach. as we showed you, jacksonville,

there are starting to be some issues with the measurements when the winds get that strong. we will have this for you without :00 and have the very latest on the tracks and the intensity. still category three as it gets towards savannah. maybe near wilmington -- then it will start moving eastward. hurricane warnings all along the coast. right up to nort look how it starts to drift southeast. maybe not that far from south florida, it will be so degraded by then it will not be much of a situation. it's not like they will get in its way twice. here is the hurricane force wind . with hurricane for the gusts

considered a hit. you see that go up to savannah, georgia, up to charleston, myrtle beach, south carolina, then just about to wilmington. then it gets weaker, so hurricane force winds may not exist. and it's moving more to the east before moving to be southeast. we will have much more on this but i wanted to show you -- this is savannah, georgia by midnight. so you see all of this tremendous to 10 inch-plus rainfall amount. there will be flooding right along the coastline with this. all right, early this morning, temperatures in the 30's again and look how it turned out. 65 in boston. 70's and lend. this has been a spectacular day. tomorrow, a few degrees under because we will have more in the way of cloudiness. as that front approaches, a tiny

give us rain. sunday morning, especially, could have rain and you will see gradual clearing in the afternoon. if you're headed up north, it will clear out earlier and we will see the beautiful fall foliage. there is your next seven days. lots of nice weather. the winds down slightly to 110 miles per hour. it is now downgraded to we all know tom brady returns to the patriots this sunday. ed harding will be in cleveland as number 12 makes his big return. watch for his reports on sunday's eyeopener and live after the game on newscenter 5 and sportscenter 5 ot. politics and sports taken very seriously in massachusetts. on this week's on the record

>> you have brady at 1:00. the red sox at 4:30 p.m., and the presidential debate at 9:00. rate of them 1, 2, 3. >> well, i've got to go with the sox because it's playoffs. ed: good choice. that's a great choice. >> the pats should win. i expected them to win. but if they lose one more, they can get into the playoffs -- politics is third on your radar screen? >> the answer is possibly. maria: possibly. make sure you watch on the record sunday morning at 11:00. good stuff. ben: some health concerns in medford where a person at medford high has been diagnosed with tuberculosis. the superintendent of schools will not say whether the person is a student or staff member. tb requires long periods of direct contact with an infected person in order to spread. medford high was open today. we all want to stay healthy but there are days when you just

i know maria has, too. well tonight, newscenter 5's heather unruh has a list of alternatives that can get your heart rate up and give you a bunch of other health benefits. heather: you can do them every day. and researchers say they keep health problems at bay. there are some activities that are not only fun, but are beneficial as well. volunteering, it's more than just the good feeling you get from helping others. according to an american journal of public health study, people who volunteer are better protected against stress. and researchers found those who 30% higher risk of dying after a stressful life event. also cooking. studies show, for the most part, a home-cooked meal is healthier than one from a restaurant. meals out might contain lots of salt, butter and oil. a 2014 study in the journal public health nutrition found people who regularly eat at home consume about 130 calories fewer than those who don't. and, playing with your pet,

caring for an animal has been shown to decrease blood pressure and cholesterol levels and decrease feelings of loneliness. and that's on top of all the calories you burn taking your pet for a walk. ben: that was heather unruh reporting. another simple way to improve your health? give your fridge a makeover. ditch unhealthy foods and put fruits and veggies inside clear containers on a shelf at eye level. that way, when you open the door, those are the first foods you'll see. maria: chocolate. the president of colombia wins the nobel peace prize. ahead at 4:30, why his efforts are in vain. ben: all new at 5:00: that's a car inside the public library in bellingham. the damage done, and the lucky break. maria: big papi, he's a hero, not just for hitting homeruns. but for helping kids like this needham boy get through heart surgery. this boy's message of thanks tonight. ben: and we are tracking matthew. humans aren't the only ones trying to escape the storm. where this guy was trying to

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maria: your economy at 4:30: some disappointing news from the september jobs report. only 156,000 jobs were added last month to the u.s. economy, and that is significantly less than the 229,000 jobs added last september. the labor department says unemployment climbed slightly from 4.9% to 5% explaining that , is the result of more people feeling confident to start lookin 91, because more were counted as unemployed. ben: the nobel prize goes to colombian president juan manuel santos. the committee praised santos for his efforts to end the country's more than 50-year civil war. a referendum on that peace deal failed earlier this week. you would think if one of the biggest names in hip hop showed up on campus, it would be big news. maria: of course it would be. but why no one knew drake was hanging around one iowa

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ben: production shutdown. what you going to do? halted on "keeping up with the kardashians" days after kim kardashian was held at gunpoint in a paris hotel. the e network says no decision has been made as to when production will resume. kardashian was tied up and locked in her hotel bathroom as armed robbers made away with $10 million in jewelry. including that ring. maria: and what if you missed your favorite celebrity, right at your own front door? rapper drake showed up at drake university in des moines, iowa the other night. ben: oh, that is cool. maria: he walked around campus and even knocked on the door of

student on the entire campus saw him. one. ben: one? maria: one. he probably thought, this is a great idea. ben: made the news anyway, right? maria: mission accomplished. ben: newscenter 5 at 5:00 starts now. the deadly effects being felt from hurricane matthew and new matthew could make it appear. i will let you know where and when. -- a little moisture from matthew could make it up here. ben: david ortiz's impact beyond the baseball field. a little boy's surgery getting a boost from big papi. >> live, from boston's news

from brevard county and up the coast were georgia. people in florida are checking out the destruction, making its way up the florida east coast, leaving one million people without power. ben: this is a look at the storm surge in saint augustine. you see water covering the roads there. matthew battering the coast there. causing m the coast. the storm is also turned deadly. alleys to two people -- at least two people killed by hurricane matthew. good evening. i'm ben simmoneau. maria: i maria stefanos. things have changed, harvey? harvey: yes, the storm as we can just a little bit, it is just under category three to category