of the storm just getting started. today we're bringing team coverage as we check out how people in the u.s. are bracing for the impact. it's the track of the storm everyone is worried about tonight.

overnight and we'll go 5-8 inches of rain fall. notice a category 4, it does not look like it's going to come on shore. this is going to be incredible. the eye looks to stay just offshore may not be land falling at all. this is catastrophic damage

category 3 by the time it reaches daytona. here around fort pete and pierce tonight. up around daytona between 4:00 and 5:00 a.m. and up towards savanna during tomorrow morning's rush hour is a category 2. that's 115-mile per hour winds and that's just not good, folks. storm serges, 5-10 feet. this is going to be a big deal. hopefully, folks, family and friends have gotten out of there let's go back to the desk. >> for a good reason people in florida have spent all week preparing for the worst and hoping for the best. >> 2 million people were urged to get out of town with major interstates turned into evacuation routes today. >> let's take a live look at the bahamas where matthew is wreaking havoc. mark said it's heading for florida.

this time for miami as the storm starts to move in. this is the most densely populated area in florida. unfortunately, the miami area is not expecting to see most of the fierce winds matthew is packing. those powerful gusts are expected instead to climb west palm beach and cape canaveral as the storm continues its way north. today we had a warning from first responders. everybody who chose not to >> there's a point in time we're going to have to cease services because it will be putting the first responders lives in danger just to get to the call. >> people living in coastal cities in georgia and south carolina are also being urged to get out of town. matthew has left 113 people dead. most of them in haiti. coming up at 5:15 tonight news

florida's east coast for a live report on conditions there as this storm rolls in. >> okay. all new at 5:00, some people say they're fed up and waiting for answers. they claim they've been getting the run around from the city and the local school board about the future of an open plot of land in the city. come anemic is live now from where an elementary school use to sit. they've been waiting years for an answer about what's happening with >> yes, they said they've been waiting years for an answer. concern over a possible zoning change. right now, this area here is a residential neighborhood. if that proposed zoning goes into effect, it could change into a commercial or multifamily property. >> this is where the school was. it set over there. a lot of these trees have been here the whole 60 years. >> beth lives nearby.

quiet community may soon be something much different. >> a 65 unit apartment building with 130 parking places. this is in the center, dead center of a neighborhood. >> that was the latest possibility. but the community came together . that was a few months ago and er neighbors won't the property donated or sold at a discounted rate. >> we proposed doing a senior tiny house project. >> this plot of land is owned by the board of education. the superintendent wouldn't grant us an on camera interview but did tell us the school district has to be responsible

>> they want revenues and everybody's hurting but i'm not sure selling this property at the expense of neighbors who have lived here nearly 60 years is a good way to do it. >> thanks. you can get excited about th the tribe ready to roll for the first time in three years. they are back here in cleveland. this time, the indians are al central champs. they have home field advantage against the red sox. news 5 is live for us on the field of progressive.

one more. >> brandon guyer is a really good guy. he's been a good addition in cleveland. he's also good at getting hit by a pi and the guy the indians traded for at the dead line has gotten hit by a pitch more than any guy in baseball season, 31 times. >> he hit guyer with a pitch in the first and hits him again. damage to the ball. >> when you combine those two things, i think they'll pitch me in a lot too. i guess the combination is

is one of the healthiest guys on the team. he's a big kale and quinoa kind of guy. >> i haven't tried it at all. >> he told me the bars help his joints and recovery time. the team that's hit him the most is the boston red sox this season. six times they hit brandon this

>> we'll send alina out to the crowds to find the best fields and i'm confident you've succeeded. reporter: of course, i did. this is a champion city. if you guys are planning to head downtown, we got what you need to know to make sure you don't strike out the lot. >> sometimes winners pay a price. >> talking prices downtown are high. >> parking is crazy. very expensive as well. >> even a few web sites too. they allow drivers to actually pay and reserve a parking spot ahead of time. >> that's actually nice. >> if you know you're headed

or any big event. >> yeah. >> so then you can book it. >> that's awesome. >> i called a few lot owners to see if prices ever hit these highs during nba finals. i didn't get an answer but 75 bucks to park is a lot. check out the apps or a web site, probably the best thing you can do. live in cleveland, news 5. >> wow, who knew there was an app for that? >> there's an app for everything. >> her kids. >> instead of helping she's accused of ripping off the pta for thousands. the woman students trusted and asked the tough questions. >> just days before the next debate, donald trump suffers another blow. the saving letter that has him seeing red. . >> breaking news out of florida where massive evacuations are under way right now as hurricane matthew barrels

. new at 5:00, a woman accused of stealing thousands from a local pta group. >> the student association looking at felony charges.

how all this happened. the suspect turned herself in today. reporter: frank, she turned herself here to the police department on charges of theft and also forgery. investigators are saying that the former ptsa mom has confessed to stealing more than 6,000 dollars. >> a front yard sign displays support for the fire stone falcons at stacey walker's home. the 42-year-old mother stole while she served as treasurer. walker was booked and released this morning. no answer when we went knocking. >> unfortunately, i think people made bad decisions and bad choices. >> former president told me walker has confessed with stealing more than $6,600, money that often comes from fundraisers and is suppose to be used to support things like academic scholarships and after

supporting first and foremost the students and the families and the teachers here. >> walker found a way to funnel thousands of dollars to herself. >> she was forging checks to the organization and names on it and depositing those into a personal account for personal use. >> this is something that is going to hurt the children and the >> principal johnson stressed money from the volunteer group is separate. still the theft case struck a nerve with many. >> i like to see her take a full responsibility and the money returned to the ptsa. >> that group caught the missing money through an audit. now extra safe guards are in place including background checks with anyone who handles

the deposits. >> hurricane matthew threatening millions along the east coast. >> mass evacuations forced from florida today. we continue with abc's marcie. it is early but are you seeing signs of matthew's arrival? reporter: >> we're seeing the outer bands start making their way to the east coast. >> there are folks out there refusing to lead. have you talked to any of them? reporter: absolutely. well, there are mandatory evacuations for some areas including the beaches and there are always those people who decide to ride out the storm. if they're going to change their mind they're running out of time.

bridges connecting the beaches to the mainland are shutting down. they want to make sure everyone's in place and not on the roads and bridges and obvious, a major concern. if the people decide to stay behind end up having an emergency whether it's related to the storm or not, they may not be able to get the help they need. there's a huge push right now to tell everyone now is the time to evacuate going to. on the mainland side we seen a lot of them boarding up the windows and they're taking the warnings very seriously. we're told the major roadways are empty and people are starting to get into their home and wait for the storm to hit late tonight. >> all right. marcy live from florida, thanks a lot. stay safe out there. >> >> people have try chose to ride out tropical storms.

>> i got this letter. by the way, i got a live feed of the hurricane on my laptop and feeding it through face book. if you go to mark johnson weather on facebook, you can track the hurricane live on facebook, okay. i got this poignant dm on facebook from a concerned mom from here, northern ohio who has kids down in florida. now, the daughter and the grand kids evacuated. >> that is ground zero for the storm. 120-130-mile an hour wind gusts or greater. this person is putting his life in danger. this touches northern ohio in a big way. >> think of the people evacuating and they do what

but then they have to abandon them to the forces. >> absolutely. 140-mile an hour wind not much you can do. let take a look. let's come back home and enjoy this beautiful sun set that's going to be happening over greater cleveland in the next few minutes. all in all, it's going to be a terrific night in baseball. notice cleveland, we've had 80 degrees the last hour. we've cooled down downtown to 74. if you're coming in, comfortable 70s all the off ball game tonight. try taking on the red sox. 79akron. i want to show you winter verses summer. snow in montana and right butting up against it we have a tornado watch and severe thunderstorm watch. here is summer and winter and they're meeting now.

that one's just expired. that's a new one. tornado warning here and here. right next to a freeze warning. this is what we're going toward. this is october. we love it. 74 at 8 p.m. 72 at 9 p.m. 67 at 11 p.m. let's celebrate a victory. here is matthew. is when it makes it closest approach. for us, we have a frontal boundary that will move in saturday morning. we get one more day to enjoy summer. mainly clear tomorrow. 79-81. somewhere in that range. incredible weather.

78 tomorrow. cooler and low 60s for saturday and sunday. back with more of news 5 at

. right now, the president of palestine is recovering after a health scare. he was suffering from chest pains and exhaustion. it happened this he had to undergo a procedure where a tube is inserted in the blood vessel leading to the heart. doctors say he is doing fine tonight and results were normal but health scare is drawing renewed attention to the leadership situation out there in palestine. he's 81-years-old and there's no succession plan in place. adding to that sense in the

west bank >> they're calling into question the country's relationship with the u. s. >> it would effectively link a string of outpost that could divide the west bank and it would make the possibility of viable palestinian state all the more remote. >> a new settlement would be deep in the west bank, a plan the white house says goes against isreal's promise not build new settlements. this is expansion of an existing settlement. >> column bee i can't is where thousands march through the streets calling for peace allowing the national vote. a current cease fire ends at the end of the month and no one knows what will happen after that. these protesters say they're

not month lit sized. >> it was the perfect hiding space he thought. police in italy captured a man that's been running for years. he was hiding in a secret room in his home behind the kitchen cupboards. cameras were rolling when he climbed out. chilling letters tonigh what sheen reveals in two different letters to news 5. >> clinton campaign facing major backlash tonight over an add. why some saying she's being

. breaking news. a potentially catastrophic hurricane barreling towards florida. the governor has urged 1.5 million people to get out of harm's way.

strengthening. the storm is blamed for the deaths of more than 100 people in haiti. >> a former treasurer facing felony charges accused of stealing thousands from the volunteer organization that support akron high school. 42-year-old stacey walker turned herself in an thursday. she's accused of forging more than 6,000 dollars of checks from the association. >> cleveland indians open the 2016 american league series tonight against the boston red sox. the home game marks the first time since 2013 that the indians have returned from the play offs. progressive field is expected to be on. plan to arrive early. now to a news 5 exclusive. he's a confessed serial killer linking to the deaths of five women. >> why did he do it?

jailhouse letters, he explains only to news 5's megan hickey. >> they were already dead he wrote to me. written in careful cursive on ruled loose leaf paper apologizing for sloppiness because he had to write with a small pencil. in the first letter he talks about facing himself in the mirror and promises to share exactly why he did it. that's exactly what he did in the second letter which i found folded original signed copy of hisindictment. the same document that lists his aggravated murder charges. the charges came after a third woman who escaped led police to their bodies in this ashland home last month. they were already dead. their bodies were flopping wherever they could flop but their minds were dead he quoted blaming government assistance

with what he calls a horrible act of violent behavior. he says this story began five years ago when he first reached out for government assistance. he said he couldn't get enough writing that he received $197 a month on a food card though many bodies receive 700 he wrote. great uses the words bodies, victims and people interchangeably and the letter is scattered with bible verses we're sharing these letters because we believe what he says is news. he admits in his roll of the death of five women and even more these letters share light on what he blames to be his motive. he acknowledges the families have the right to know why he did it. he also confesses his fears. he'll become dead minded like them stuck in a cell the rest of his life posing a final

what is on my mind eating me alive or has ate me. >> megan, this is just a chilling report. you tried to turn these letters over to the ashland county prosecutor. they could play a roll in the leading proceedings of sheen and they turned you down. >> well, the support staff at the ashland county prosecutors office told me they weren't interested in the letters and then i was told i could submit them if i spoke to a legal expert about whether the letters could be used in court. i'll have that story coming up next. >> all right. a stunning look inside the mind of this confessed killer out of ashland. thank you. >> we did reach out to family members to give them notice of this report. >> the weather world is busy, busy today. >> busy, busy.

west, tornadoes is nebraska and hurricanes in florida, we got this. 80 in aleria and cleveland. 76 and bottle it up because in about 36 hours or so, this is gone. we got showers here but they're going to stay north for now. they're moving that way. they're going to move this way. so we're dry. that's all a part of the front that will drop in over the course of or so and bring a cool down. 60s at 7:00. you're evening should be a nice

need your sweaters for the weekend coming up. >> getting ready for sunday's presidential debate. >> this comes as we monitor the latest on hurricane math you. john, the storm forced the clinton campaign to do a turn around. >> yes, somebody from the clinton campaign thought it would be a good idea to the campaign announced they were rescheduling the buy. hillery hill -- in any event please be careful.

debate tells us there's no plans to change the date or time. both running mates were in pennsylvania today. mike pence says he no longer has to speak about trump's call to ban all muslims. >> because it's not donald trump's position. he's made it clear our position is we're going to suspend immigration from countries compromised by terrorist. >> they'll be campaigning here in north east ohio. live in the >> with days left until the sunday night debate, another blow to donald trump. a group of 30 republicans. they released a public letter saying they cannot bring themselves to vote for trump in november. according to the number, the republican nominee makes a mockery of conservative principals and says trump lacks the knowledge, empathy, judgment and temperament necessary for the oval office making him unqualified to be president.

to try and help out the situation. house speaker paul ryan, a man who once endorsed donald trump taking a break to help fellow house republicans to stump for trump. the two appear together in public for the first time since the rnc right here no cleveland and a fall festival in his district in wisconsin. still ahead, all new at 5:00, did donald trump really save more nations? do th weapons? more fact checking from the vice presidential debate. >> blessing or curse? one high school football team is having a hard time finding a good competitor. why their latest rival forfeited the game. right now, take a look at these, your winning lottery

. all right. in my world of weather, let's talk hurricane. we have a live picture coming in from hollywood and florida. the beach a lot of wind coming on shore. good waves but so far, so good. hey, hey. what are those folks doing? this is the problem. this is the problem. you're going to have a cat 4 hurricane within about four hours near hollywood florida and you got folks riding on the beach. doesn't make more sense. we're more here's the eye. here is freeport, bahamas. 140-mile an hour winds in freeport, bahamas. west palm beach, fort pierce here. we have hurricane warnings here and storm reports coming in generally, a tropical storm force winds. hurricane force winds generally

looks like it will stay offshore. it may graze cape canaveral here. melbourn up toward daytona looks like where it will be tonight.

. all new at 5:00, the presidential candidates mixing it up. donald trump wants to privatize social security while pence wants to set the record

putting it all through this week's meter. >> donald trump wrote a book and he said social security is a ponzi scheme and privatization would be good for all of us. >> the debate keeping the fact checkers busy this week including that claim from hillery clinton's running mate kim kaine. six years ago entitled america you deserve. lit facts started digging to see if trump's stance was still the same today. tim kaine is leaving out a lot of extra information. >> trump once did support privatization and called social security a ponzi scheme and now 16 years later trump said he supports keeping the structure of the social security program as it is rating tim kaine's claim as mostly false.

nuclear weapons. >> he never said that. >> mike pence spending a good part of the evening defending donald trump's past remarks including one where trump said more countries should have nuclear weapons. mike pence saying his running mate never said that. >there's an element of truth in what mike pence says that donald trump is opposed to nuclear prolive case. tim kaine pointed out he's made a lot of japan should be able to defend themselves. >> it's now on to st. louis where trump and clinton are getting set for their second debate sunday night. see you back here next week for another fact check. >> here's some football. we've learned one team is so powerful its opponents are

field. archbishop murphy high school out scored their opponents 170 points to none in just three games this season. now other teams are refusing to play them. they say it would compromise the best interest and safety of the players and defeat would be dememorializing. >> can't put our 5' 8, 120- pound quash up against their nose tackle who happens to be 6' 5 and weighs over 130 >> they're loaded with big division one college recruits so far this season. no t has scored a single point against them. maybe there is such a thing as too successful. >> r.j. was in the back field. >> yeah, we all know i was the little peon. >> don't jump on me. >> look at that. that was me. all right. so a good night for thursday night football and maybe for play offs baseball. >> 8:00 tonight.

>> it is looking dry and mild and. >> talking about when? >> i'm talking about a win too. i'm smelling victory. let's go now to a live look at downtown akron. sunrise or sunset going down behind the buildings there. a clear sky right now. just a phenomenal weather day. it's been our wide shot showing the rain showers, thunderstorms back to our west. not going to be really effecting us until probably late tomorrow. now, could there be reaching your friday night football game? yes, the answer is. it's only a small threat. dry weather now, beautiful weather and 80 cleveland. 76 and 79 currently in akron. here we go with your future

this is 2:00 in the morning. after midnight we'll deal with rain showers and the front makes it in. scattered rain showers are possible. should clear out quickly saturday morning and the temperatures are chilling you down. try again. 74 degrees at 8:00 p.m. and you're in the 60s by 11:00. look at that. a lot of starshine becoming moonshine as well. your hour by hour taking you between 55-60 degrees for the overnight lows you get up to go and start your friday. a few clouds out here may drift by. i'm thinking what a beautiful night it's going to be. we get one more day of this. this area of low pressure here in nebraska, that as it moves north and east is finally going to drag this cold front through and push this high out of the way. we've enjoyed a string all week long.

today we hit 80. 60 tonight, mainly clear and dry i'm thinking tomorrow, let's do 80. cooler saturday and sunday. akron mainly clear. 78 and sunshine and summer- like. love saying th an early shower saturday. 62. we'll try and get you up close to 62 again sunday. should be dry for the brown's game. may need to sweater. notice overnight lows in the 40s quiet a bit. tuesday, wednesday back to the lower and middle 70s. >> thanks so much. late breaking news tonight in a tragic story that involves a baby that drowned in a backyard swimming pool. >> that pool belongs to an unlicensed -- what we've

>> letters from a killer. the man who says he killed five women makes startling admissions in two different letters to news five. >> first, how cleveland is rewriting history with a banner

. good times are not truly realized until >> 2016 has been a year for the record books with the indians writing the latest chapter. >> you may not know it now but you will first and foremost we ended our championship drought

everyone counted us out. three days later they rolled through the streets. here's another refresher how we performed under pressure. a gathering of thousands who focused on the city's revival, its success and survival. we welcomed new land marks and altered our skyline and rewrote the story of cleveland shared in the biline. it would set a franchise record with not a boring fashion. other teams would take the standard nine innings, the indians did it in 19 and truly

>> new at 6:00, child safety called into question after two children found floating in a pool. >> one child dead and another fighting for their life. where those kids were found is a cause for concern for anyone who relies on day care services. >> plus they are the chilling letters of a serial killer. confessing to the deaths of five women that a local prosecutor has told us he doesn't want. why one legal expert says the

. the pool where these kids were found is raising a major red flag. chris at that live from the sheriff's department. kristin, one child is dead? reporter: that's right. one child dead and she has been identified as anny anyone of wellington. the sheriff's department is investigating the case and where this all happened is also a day care. >> how long were they in the pool? >> i'm not sure. >> both of them are not breathing? >> both of them are not breathing. >> are they out of the water?