numbers we have been giving you pretty much are the same. if you live in polk county or highlands county were sumter county you can expect winds of 55 to 65 miles per hour. that is the kind thing later tomorrow night into friday morning that you could see some damage. some trees could come down. nothing close to what will happen in the east coast but it is a possibility but those are warnings, the reason this watch was issued for the entire area is because the hurricane center notched the track along the coast of florida. that should come as no surprise that is what the models have been saying and what the forecast has been showing, so that should not make any change. this is let's say it goes more to the west than the bay area. that is not the forecast i don't believe it will be the forecast but it is better safe than story in case matthew decides to misbehave and go

now we have got a lot to talk about. this is a look at what is going on with the storm, clearly it is trained to get better organized backup to winds of 120 miles per hour, this is what you want to see, this is the forecast track. winds of 130 through the bahamas, this is a close-up version this track goes over the cape which is exactly what the models have this track is going to bring significant damage to the east coast of florida, probably damage on like they have seen in a long time and maybe ever from jacksonville to saint augustine. this is the real deal. if you have anyone in the path of this storm from melbourne to jacksonville, northern florida,

it is going to be an ugly situation. in 30 years of doing whether i have never suggested this, this is a storm a lot of folks across northern florida are t a should. for us, no changes, it will be windy, gusty winds, polk county a little nasty late tomorrow into friday, in terms of this track this is one model talking about a hurricane where the center will likely go right over the cape over marat island rolboue,daytona, flagler, saint augustine, jacksonville. areas that have never seen hurricanes like this before, this is unprecedented in terms of weather history with the state of florida, probability of tropical storm force winds obviously on the low side, this

coast, that boutht, those numbers k unty are closer to 60 or 70 or 80. again, if you live in polk county or highlands county, and if you live in sumter county this track will have a bigger impact on you than it would to the west, a lot of talk about a loop we have bigger fish to fry which is the current track of a major hurricane hitting florida late tonight into friday morning, rain a major issue on the east coast it will not be a major issue for our area. one last time tropical storm watches in effect this will be filled in by the weather service, tropical storm warnings from polk county, highlands county and sumter county meaning winds in the area between 55 and 65 miles per hour on friday morning even late tomorrow night and the possibility of higher winds

are to the beach the less the chances you will have an issue. we have reporters all over the field and we go live to vero beach. it is about to get nasty really quick where you are. >> i am standing in an office suite building on the balcony one block from the beach where if you're wondering how serious people are taking this look around these guys are working hard on so cover their windows and doors, we have seen this all over town people boarding up windows and doors it is kind of a ghost town people were doing it all afternoon, as we speak where i am standing there is a voluntary evacuation in effect but that will change at 8:00 and tomorrow when it becomes mandatory. a lot of people are listening to the voluntary order, the gas station coming to town they are

before they leave town others topping off gas cans. a major storm has not hit this 12 years and you can see people are taking the threat seriously. >> my girlfriend is panicking at home as i do this. she is a little i am not home. >> reports are coming in of shelves being cleared out at stores had a hard time tracking down water, td hey aree out which stores had some water t ftwe speak and throughout the night we will see people and we will hear the tools going people boarding up their homes and businesses to be safe. right now, as we speak schools are being turned into shelters for those listening to the evacuation orders, as i said it

become mandatory at 8:00 aam tomorrow morning.? back to you guys. hurricane matthew causing evactions s south cleared offlida. affecting indian river county, anyone on the barrr las and mobile homes will if you know anyone in that area tell them to seek shelter elsewhere. the governor also for the second straight day drivers lined up at gas stations up and down the east co fill up their tanks. look at the lines incksonv depu social media to remind everyone to fill up now, if the power goes out the pumps won't work. because of those threats people in the bay area are leaving to help people in the northeast deal with problems.

packed up and left for nassau county that area on the florida georgia border requested extra help as they prepared for the huge storm. polk and highlands counties have canceled school tomorrow and friday, sumter county schools will dismiss early tomorrow and cancel class friday, many of you may be thinking of donating victims but before you do a warning of scams popping up. we go live where there is one group who does not want to see your money or items get into the wrong hands. >> reporter: all of these items and ba will be shipped to haiti, the organization behind this will show proved to everyone of where the items will end up on the island. as the attorney general warns not every charity is forthcoming. >> these are ll of clothes,

donations. >> we have toys. >> he has had to move filledp us two car garage s with stuff. >> we have furniture. we have received a lot of blankets. >> he will go to haiti to offer help after hurricane matthew. >> i saw the smile on their face. there is something special. >> he is the head of haiti organization. >> you bring them toys to some people who never had christmas. >> expect to see more sites asking for help after matthew enough for the florida attorney general to offer a warning against charity scams, her office will team up with the online crowdfunding site. they are trying to assure that your money is going where they

>> we are looking out for scams all the time. >> the consumer protection division director says if you're going to give, give someone to familiar. his donors prove where their items and money end up. >> we put online the picture. >> in the end, helping is the ultimate goal. >> if i can do something about it i will.>> offers a direct link to their site which offers information like where their finances go, how much they spend and this is the advice the research that you should do before giving your money because once you pay up it is nearly impossible to get money back. reporting life back abc action news. follow track with the push of a button, our storm

radar alerts. available for android and iphone. take one more look at hurricane matthew expected to grow stronger as it moves toward florida. these are the watch is in effect.

leading up to a deputy killing a man. clifton french tells us how his dad and young children are doing one day after the man was

isaiah was going through the neighborhood trying to get into a couple of other houses when he came up on this home with a father and his two kids inside. >> it wasn't a knock. and was a loud bang and then he hit the security door a couple of times. the cops were in the yard at this point this is where he goes and throws the brick. >> security video showing the final moments of a man's life and the rr living on the other side of th stor steve was tching cartoons with his children, within a matter of seconds a man was dead. >> i cae m running back, i enedthe door i saw the tussle and then the gunshots. and i told the kids to get in the bedroom. >> steve watched as this 31- year-old charged the deputy, he

a second time. only moments earlier he was in a car accident. deputy say he tried to carjack three people. his criminal history a long list of violent crimes. he died next to steve's mailbox, a sign liens against it asking children to slow down for the children. >> the kids never saw anything. they heard it. a little shaken up. when daughter was sad that someone had to die. >> it was his son who kept the man from getting inside. he is the one who locked the front door. >> he locked the door when he came in. >> one day later steve can't stop thinking about how the incident could have been worse. hoping one day to shake the hand of the deputy who pulled up at the right time. thank you so much. >> sve has lived here for 15 years, he has never had an issue

the event yesterday shows why that is important. reporting in riverview, clifton ch aiobc anews. now, the most accurate weather team in florida, abc action whether. good afternoon, looking outside along the gulf coast beautiful sunny skies a lot of sunshine today and tomorrow by late tomorrow night into friday all eyes turn to the east coast across the rest of the area, isolated showers popping up eastern polk counthrough hardy county moving west to afternoon into the evening, another hot today early october in the low 90s, 91land, 90 degrees tempo. tempo checking in mostly sunny skies 90 degrees, clearwater 90, saint pete 88 degrees with

about for the tropics but this evening and tomorrow for local weather we will be just fine, we will see a good deal of sunshine in the afternoon nothing more than scattered afternoon stormsorms as we have another warm on tomorrow in the 80s near 90 degrees. this evening look for partly cloudy skies, isolated showers by wake-up time tomorrow it will be dry, no worries whatsoever, a lot of folks dealing with the east coast through tomorrow morning the entire eastern side of the us should be okay, by the afternoon that will change. but not for us, thursday afternoon still looking at scattered storms across the afternoon building to the west, it could get breezy tomorrow afternoon, by tomorrow night and in through friday morning that is when we look at t storm vieastern seaboard. for us directly we are on the dry side of the storm, so

will have bands coming through this is not a steady rain event, there will be heavy bands rotating through, winds gusting 30, 40 may be 60 miles per hour on the east side of the viewing area, polk county highlands county and then it pulls to the northern sections of the state by friday, let's look at the tropics in terms of what is going on in our neck of the woods and on the east coast wh extremely bad for tomorrow and again friday. they are bumping this up to category four right now it is category three, winds of 120 miles per hour, this is the track notice i believe this is where it will end up, the hurricane center slowly but surely has it moving west both models along the east coast of florida. i believe this will be the

west and it is tth we are in the tropical storm watch in the area in case it goes more west, the forecast for the area has not changed. nothing has changed. polk county will get nasty friday morning 40, 50 may be 60 miles per hour, down the road there is ultimately the talk of a loop and i could happen. days, we get through saturday and then worry about everything else. this is a closer view of the track the center based on the current track goes over the cape right over merritt island melbourne, northward through daytona into saint augustine and essentially curving southeast of jacksonville. you are talking 10 miles in either direction, at this point in time if the track goes more

of florida, if you have friends or family make sure they are taking this seriously. the problem there has never been a storm like this up the east coast of florida. ever. south florida has kind of been through this a lot of times, if you have family or friends or kids who go to school on the east coast you want them to get home. if that happens it has to otherwise it is too late. in terms of hurricane probability, notice the hurricane force winds right along the coast. that is the way it will play out, orlando or under hurricane warning winds of 80 to 90 miles per hour on friday, saturday it will pull away taking the weather with it, this is the probability of tropical storm force winds, this is the

and match it up with the percentage of a probability you will have tropical storm force winds in your neighborhood. let's pick tampa, a 40% chance that you will have winds of 40 to 55 miles per hour in your area. it is less than a 50-50 chance. if you live to the east obviously much higher there will be tropical storm force winds in polk. things could happen is tropics maybe it will weaken a little bit maybe it turns it is possible. this track in my opinion seems likely to play out along the east coast give or take 30 miles in either direction and again if the eye makes it to i- 95, these consequences will be devastating.

coast of florida. for our viewing area warnings and watches in effect, not tonight, not tomorrow by late tomorrow night into friday morning it will arrive. we have some windy weather friday, by saturday it is gone in terms of thlocal weather. we will see how things play out we have got some dryer and cooler weather arriving sunday

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live from the station taking action for you, this is abc action news. >> thousands of people on the florida east coast are boarding up and feeling up as hurricane

state about one hour ago a shift in the track. i'm laura harris. >> and i'm paul lagrone, people trying to get out of the way of matthew. denis phillips has the updated information that is impacting coastal bay area residents. >> wherever tropical storm watch in effect for most of the area. again, this is what we have been saying for the past couple of days, we figured they would take the track closer to the coast now that is where it the east coast of florida. in terms of the forecast things have not changed for the immediate bay area, winds in the highlands and polk county 55 to 65, if you live in highlands or polk or sumter you will have strong winds friday morning they be some downed trees. the rest of us on the fringe only because if the storm goes more to the west all of a sudden we might be having more