monster storm barrels toward the us. hurricane matthew packet winds not seen in more than a decade. millions of people told to get out or risk death. >> i am begging you at this point to understand the seriousness of the storm. >> evacuate, evacuate, evacuate. unfortunately this is going to kill people. >> as they braces for impact this follow- up has become apparent in the caribbean. here is what we know about hurricane matthew right now. it is hours away from making landfall somewhere along florida's east coast. >> right now more than 1.5 million people in our nation have been told to evacuate. states of emergency are in effect in georgia and florida. flight have been canceled. we have team coverage.

coming up in moments. >> right now loren lester is in smyrna beach florida and she will be there for hours. >> reporter: we are already feeling the impact of hurricane matthew expected to read through here overnight. the winds up to 130 miles per hour with this category four hurricane. he can see some of the vegetation starting to get with the is a gusts. the people are hunkering down trying to weather matthew is heading straight for florida. the brutal wind and pounding rain growing as the hurricane charges toward the coast. the national weather service saying matthew will be devastating. potentially unlike any hurricane in the modern era. the florida governor calling it a monster. >> unfortunately this is going to kill people. >> reporter: already it has. matthew took the lives of more

through haiti. the death toll there skyrocketed as the floodwaters recede. in the bahamas the shore is battered by damaging waves. rain and wind whipping through the vegetation and the vacations of 3000 tourists unable to escape. with the hurricane heading for florida residents on thursday filling up their final sandbags. stores are boarded up and their shelves are bare and a fight to get fuel. >> i saw tw gas station yesterday. they were actually throwing punches. >> reporter: 1.5 million people ordered to evacuate jamming the roads but not flying. time lapse radar showing the normally busy florida skies clearing out. nearly 4000 flights are canceled over the next two days. a major concern here now is this storm surge. where i am along the coast of florida is expected to be 6 to 10 feet or more meaning

a big fear. loren lester abc news. chief meteorologist mark johnson you are at the desk with the storm's path. >> first of all since 6 pm the storm has weekend a little bit. maximum sustained winds are 130 miles per hour. it is still a category four hurricane. also let's do a little science now. the i hear bottom part has decayed and weakened a little bit. it is cold and i will replacement cycle. watch this band here beginning to come in and move closer to the eye. this will be the replacement eye will. we have seen the wind speeds in these bands here have increased. the winds are fanning out a little bit temporarily weakening the eye but we will have a new eye will move in and replace it. let's get rid of this and we

we expect matthew to be during the overnight. i'm thinking about 2:00 to 6:00 a.m. matthew will make its closest approach. here is the thing. the latest track keeps the center out to see meaning this will not make landfall. it will be close enough for jacksonville -- one more time. jacksonville folks will likely see impact daytona beach, all the way down toward fort pierce. this zone will bear the brunt of the hurricane between 2 am tonight and about 8 am tomorrow morning with hurricane force winds well above 100 miles per hour. the important thing is the actual eye of the storm -- eye of the storm looks to stay out to see. the winds on shore will be 100 to 110.

major cat for making landfall. in the last few hours the death toll in haiti spiked almost 300 people and is expected to rise. that is because rescue crews are reaching remote areas of the island. we want you to take a look at images of devastation in the area. aid workers say at least 350,000 people need some kind of help. both food and water are scarce. many parts of haiti never fully recovered from an earthquake and use -- as you can imagine a higher resonance with loved ones in the caribbean are on edge tonight. coming up you will meet one man so worried about his wife he is hopping on a plane to haiti. and 20 minutes we will go live to daytona beach to see what conditions are like their. for coverage all the time you can download our news five app go --. you can see live video and

letters of a confessed killer. we rebuild them as closely for the first time last night at 11:00. written by shawn grate from his jail cell in ashland county and sent to megan hickey. are those letters evidence in this case? we spent today digging into that question. truck support staff at the prosecutor's office originally told me they did not care about the letters. we wanted to know a ignoring evidence? in court shawn grate has said very little. in his letters to me he admitted to a horrible act of violent behavior and spoke about his five victims. even though he is only charged in the deaths of two. >> he's explaining are acknowledging that he did it it is certainly relevant. >> reporter: legal expert jonathan rich more read these

the prosecutors already have that these are evidence and was puzzled by the prosecutors response to submit them if i want to. >> there's a difference between a per -- a reporter that wants to speak to a prosecutor and one that has received letters from the case. that kind of thing the prosecutor should at least look at. >> reporter: they set of voluntary letter like this can be used differently in court. >> it's a voluntary statement it's not coerced by la for that reason. >> reporter: as for the motive that government assistance stole the minds of his victims is about as valuable as well. >> i would think that is something that they would want to share with a psychological evaluation and try to figure out what is going on with this guy. >> reporter: in court he pleaded not guilty to all 23 felony counts against him including aggravated murder, kidnapping, and rape.

we have details about another investigation the backlog of rape kits waiting to be tested. three years ago our exclusive investigation revealed thousands of tests that just sat on shelves for decades. that prompted the attorney general task force to solve the problem. it announced today that nearly 14,000 kids from across the state were submitted for testing. and that testing had been carried out on may be 12,000. agents got a hit from nearly 4200 at them. students at a local university respond to a homecoming horror. on saturday kent state university spanish and latina student association said its members were heckled while walking in the homecoming parade. the group says somebody yelled build that will in reference to donald trump's promise to strengthen the border. tonight students gathered to build a different kind of all

spoke with were happy to see how many people turned out. >> it's good that people day attention and they care. the fact that they came here show that they care and they know that this is a real problem in the world. >> university leaders including the president tweeted their support for salsa and the university has promised an investigation. tonight a popular ice cream maker going viral for taking a stand on another controversial topic. >> we're talking about an and jerry's ice cream and they sent out these tweets. it reads like lives matter. -- black lives matter. that link to their webpage where they posted a -- an essay. it back a trade. the ceo of the controversial website has been arrested and the office has been rated.

it has been notorious as a website for adult interactions. adult and child sex trafficking victims have been forced into prostitution through escort ads posted on that site. we have learned that a man has been charged with the disappearance of it missing willowick girl. he faces an eight count indictment that includes is -- charges of kidnapping and rape at the time of the disappearance officers were asking -- looking into whether they had met on a social media app. columbus police officers will be allowed to review body camera footage before they file reports or make statements. the changes, under new rules that were agreed to by the police union. they are looking for contractors to buy the cameras.

year. in jackson township the public is invited to meet the police new k-9. the german shepherd will be sworn in on sunday at 1:30. the ceremony will take place at the administration office. still ahead on news channel 5. the reality of the heroine crisis hitting home as we learned that 52 people died in just one month and one local county. coming up at 11:00 a recovering addict told and what it takes to turn away. family first. the growing number of businesses turning away customers on thanksgiving day. an ohio family waiting for word about a loved one who rode out hurricane matthew in cuba. her husband is taking drastic steps to find her. we continue to bring you latebreaking details as the killer storm moves closer to

once again the latest news on hurricane matthew. it will stay offshore overnight tonight and was squirt -- skirt vacate canaveral daytona beach jacksonville but it's close enough to short cause major impact. we have 11 million people under hurricane warning turnout just in florida.

this eye is slightly weaker so it is spreading out some of the intense winds further into this rain bands. we already have hurricane force winds coming into fort pierce and west palm beach. this may still some of that energy back right now it is slightly weaker here. 130 miles per hour maximum sustained winds. still a category four storm will likely be a category three by tomorrow morning. a personal story to go along with in haiti the next few hours to begin his desperate search for his wife. >> that woman is on a remote mission trip and part of the country. he has not heard from her since wednesday morning. her last text messages are the storm is powerful and i did not expect the stories. >> that is the hardest part is wondering and praying and

island when an earthquake hit. act than it took four days for her to make contact with her family. we have learned that president obama has shortened the senses for more than 100 federal inmates. almost all of them were serving long jail sentences or even life in prison for drug-related offenses. they report that two ohio residents were granted clemency. so far he has committed 590 sentences. many people sent to children a war on was going on back in the 90s. and that time police were fighting drugs like cocaine. now it is a war of a different kind against tara lynn. -- heroin. frank wiley give us some perspective. >> reporter: last month cuyahoga county saw 52 overdoses. one man wishes he could've grabbed all of them before it was too late. every day who live to squeeze death into his arms.

a syringe filled with melted morsels filters feigns. already drunk off of beer he pump heroin and and misery blossoms. >> i immediately overdosed and went into being and responses. >> reporter: years past daily he negotiated with himself know more or maybe just wants more. he started taking up residence in trap passes were added some dealers coexisted. >> my whole my spirit was dead. i felt like a holland man -- hollow men. i need to be in the field of helping others. >> reporter: a street asher through heroin help who leads users from dope. a clear mind given the idea of posting he stumbles across northeast ohio in bathrooms. >> that's where they should up. it's safe. they can lock themselves in

bother them. >> reporter: cases the first number. in two months already more than 100 people have called for help. he never thought a trip to the streets could be prosperous. this year alone cuyahoga county has seen 385 deadly overdoses. live in cleveland frank wiley news five. we have new information about the horrific train crash in new jersey. a woman died in the crash and more than 100 people were injured. the train was traveling at more than twice the speed limit. will speed looks to be a factor they are not ready to roll on an exact cause. the justice department is being asked to open a criminal investigation of executives after revelations that bank employees open millions of fake bank and credit card accounts. they say that is no different than a bank teller stealing

meteorologist mark johnson. what is happening with the power of five? >> we're getting the latest models coming in for hurricane matthew. right now i want to show you a live picture from mentor. every go across northern ohio we are not experiencing any type of inclement weather. off to our west we have tornadoes and off to the east we've been watching matthew. the nearest rainfall right here the direction of movement. you are going to stay dry tonight and he will stay dry tomorrow. we get one more warm day. i'm thinking we could hit 80 degrees. i think we will tomorrow afternoon. it is 67 in cleveland and 60 in akron. outside the bid -- big city lights we have a high 50s.

there is matthew and there are the severe thunderstorms that spawned tornadoes earlier tonight in nebraska. once this part reaches us it will have much less energy available to it. timing is everything you will come through in the wee hours of saturday morning. the big weather story will be the cool down for the weekend. the browns game should be drive but cooler. you will have to where the with you if you're going to the browns game on sunday. tomorrow's game should be great. it should be comfortable and quiet. kids getting on the bus tomorrow generally 50s to near 60 degrees. tomorrow's 70s to near 80 degrees we have sunshine with just a couple clouds. 80 degrees tomorrow mainly sunny the last of the warm weather days at least for a little while. akron tonight was mid-fifties

tomorrow i will go with about 78. your tribe a game game number two just a couple of clouds and i'm thinking based on the start time 80 degrees is doable downtown with temperatures slowly falling during the ballgame. it should be warm with a light southerly breeze. here is your seven day. 80 on friday and then we're done. saturday and early rain shower. the front comes through early we will be back into the lower 70s by tuesday and wednesday of next week. a little hint to fall for the weekend. >> not bad. >> seasonable. >> a little bit of fall is not bad. >> we continue to bring you more breaking news coverage as i will -- as well. hurricane matthew is inching closer to florida.

breaking news we've been following all day long. here is new video from west palm beach. the timeline showing the effects of hurricane matthew as it moves closer to the florida city. further along the coast in being with us. if i remember correctly the daytona beach police chief is a no-nonsense kind of guy. earlier i heard him warn people that there would come a time when they could not be rescued. any word on how many people stayed behind? >> reporter: good evening. there are no official numbers but when you go around here the flow of traffic that we saw earlier this afternoon was all away from the coast inland.

people are moving away from the areas that could be worst hit and toward the areas which are safer toward the area where they have more shelters. the reason they gave those warnings that they may not be able to help people is simply because there is only a finite amount of resources. after this storm hits they are expecting such catastrophic damage that this -- they may not be able to reach people who have stayed behind and have stayed in these evacuation zones. ro could be flooded. because of that they are saying it's not just a threat they might not be able to get to those people that might need help. that is why they said to them you have to evacuate. >> he talked about the evacuation zones and also the safe areas for people who are going somewhere. where do they go to get out of the way. >> reporter: rule number one is inland away from the coast. most importantly they have open 130 shelters.

them. that has been the big emphasis getting people away from the coast inland to higher ground and further away from her the devastation could be. >> thank you very much for being with us tonight. stay safe and we will talk to tomorrow. thank you so much. with the dangerous hurricane approaching the coastline officials at walt disney world, sea world, and universal studios say they will be shutting their doors until the they have only close their doors three times only because of hurricanes. high on sugar light on kale. pepsi screen juice has the company in hot water. >> a consumer advocacy group said naked crews -- juice has more sugar than pet they -- pepsi. the new facebook marketplace has quickly turned

hours of its monday launch. facebook users started selling drugs, animals, weapons, and even adult services. tonight facebook is apologizing and says a technical issue caused the problem. for the past several years americans have gathered around the table on thanksgiving to give thanks only to act out here later in the day. now it appears the number of retailers are trying to buck the trend. popular stories like t.j. maxx, marshalls, burlington coat factory, costco, and sam's have announced they will be closed. are you looking forward to black friday? what is on your shopping list. i want you to tweet me right now. tell me what the must-have items are this year.

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