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where shopping is a pleasure. all new at 11, more than one and half million floridians under evacuation right now. more than 1000 flights canceled and forth forth lauderdale airport announcing it's closing at 10:00 a.m. good eveni join us. >> florida preparing for what could be the most devastating storms to it had the state in the decades. hurricane matthew. we're spread out across the state. where schools have already been canceled. plus, reporter ryan is in vino beach where businesses are already seeing the calm before the storm. but we begin with chief meteorologist dennis phillips. i'll tell you what. this will probably be looked at

east side of the state. every now and again, they get a storm like this. since the mid-1800s there has never been a storm this powerful to hit central florida around day toe in a, down to mel burn, over to the cape. and that is what we're looking at the right now. clearly getting better organized. still winds are 115 miles per hour. but this pressure beginning to drop. i have no doubt tomorrow morning these winds are going to be higher as this storm getting stronger. and there's a pretty good chance this will become a category 4 hurricane. now, locally, what are we looking senate exactly the same -- looking at? exactly the same as a few hours ago. if you ebb are the ewe peen i can't gps models have been saying that for a last couple day. so if you live in polk county,

you can expect powerful winds tomorrow night into friday. in my mind, you'll have some issues. there will be some trees coming down. 60-65. that's some serious winds. but the yellow color. that is a tropical storm watch. that means it might be an issue. if things start to change a little bit more. then winds could be a little bit cle. forecast. and we all know, the tropics can be kind of fickle. it can happen, so that's why a watch is in effect. but i still think most of the bay area from polk county west will see winds of about 35-45. maybe gusting a little bit higher. this is the updated track. pretty much exactly what the track was showing on eastern sections of the state earlier on today. it has not changed. meaning, winds of category 4

of the state. folks, if this happens, i believe it will, we are looking at a devastating hurricane on the east coast. this is one of our models and i think it's right on the money. right up the east side of the state. up near jacksonville, with winds easily over 100 miles an hour in those areas. the probability of tropical storm force winds this our area, at about 50-60%. but much higher on the east side of the state. so again, tropical storm warnings interior. tropical storm watches closer a major hurricane. may be the strongest every arriving later tomorrow into early friday. i'll time all of that out for you coming up. and one tampa woman. stuck in the bahamas with no way out. because she department get out. before the airports closed there. now show will have to stay in the shelter located in the resort. she's staying the until hurricane matthew passes. >> hopefully it passes by quickly. nobody is sure right now how

>> so far blamed for 11 deaths. >> and with mandatory evacuations in place for some parts of frustration many businesses already feeling the effect -- parts of florida, many businesses are were feeling the effects. >> reporter: i'm standing here right by vira beach where you can see the wind is starting to pick up. the waves, extra choppy. but nothing like is expected the next coming hour and things turn really ugly. closed wednesday and thursday, due to the hurricane. we'll reopen as soon as we have power. but for now, people are taking in this last bit of normalcy. >> just checking it out right before, you know, never know if you might not see it like this for a long time. >> reporter: you're taking this all in right now though. >> yeah.

can before everything really hits the fan. some sense of normalcy. >> reporter: that's a site and sown subpoenaed we have seen all -- sound we have seen all over. people not taking any chances with this one. right now it's a voluntary evacuation. that becomes mandatory as of 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. some people riding this one out. which is risky. others getting out of the town well ahead of the storm. reporting in vero beach, abc action news. closer to home, highland and poke county schools already canced abc action news reporter talking to participants and -- parents and students tonight about what the they are worried about. >> reporter: you know stores across highlands county have been packed. this one store, the manager said they're out of water, out of everything. parents are trying to get everything they can for their kids. if they can find anything. the shelves at the see bring wal-mart are empty. bread and water, gone. >> i was jumping in the air.

the typical reaction to two days off. >> i was happy. i didn't want to go to school. >> while he's playing video games? >> with all of the home work? no. >> she'll be taking time to catch up for studies. >> i chapter # -- 8, section 3 and 4 outlines. an english paper. >> i'm hoping hoping for an early turn. >> and he'll billion at work. he's for the emergency center in highland county. >> people aren't as prepared and their complacent. >> my niece she's 10 years old and my nephew is 3. so they always keep me entertained all of the time. >> you'll have to entertain them tomorrow. >> oh, yes. >> reporter: and they wanted to stress as soon as the winds are

all of the emergency responders cannot go out there. that's what they tell them it's too dangerous. so he's asking even here in the counties and surrounding areas to be put as soon as possible tomorrow. live here in highlands county, abc action news. >> thank you. >> and take look at this. traffic back up as people continue advocating the -- evacuating the florida coast. abc action news reporter, caught up with one family from mel burn bea the storm. >> food. take whatever we can. pack a cooler and then we have this any nifty little thing, and merge kid. >> preparation outweighed hesitation. >> leaving their home behind for these temporary digs in auburn dale. >> a little stressful. because you don't know what you're leaving behind. you don't know what you'll come back to. hard to pack everybody up.

>> the best, a near miss. the worst, they're not trying to think about just yet. their eyes will be glued to the every changing hurricane model. >> we plan on staying here two nights at least. possibly three. friday it's supposed to hill meblurn beach. >> eis this says her husband, two kids, and grandma get out early to avoid scenes like this. many others have rooms here are sold out. so are many others. with most hotels offering discounts to those fleeing the storm. the storm that's offered us a glimpse into the destructive power in jamaica and haiti. now heading this direction. and the risk of staying put, just too great for this family. >> stay here and ride it out. >> reporter: in poke county, abc action news. and for full coverage as itic mas its way to ol' if, you

and on the go, check out our. a for all of the latest forecast and radar. and the shocking thing a weather caster said right here during hurricane matthew coverage that has thousands calling for her to be fired. >> and parents with baby, the one thing you should not be giving your teething infant. >> and forcing everyone to -- forcin and why it has officials

many pun dents giving mike pence the win from last night's debate. his running mate, donald trump taking credit for the win. tweeting "the constant interruptions should not have been aloud.

just last week, they said trump interrupted clinton 51 times during the debate. >> also weighing in on the debate. she told a crowd earlier today, vice presidential candidate "bobbed and waved. clinton said her running mate did a great job. ton clinton is in dcf a fundraiser. making it the lowest rated show down since 2000. comparison, 48 million watched last week's presidential debate. >> and tram and clinton will face off again sunday night at 9 and we will carry it live here. new tonight, yet another person saying his brand new replacement sam sung galaxy note 7 phone has caught on fire. and this time, forcing the evacuation of a plane. it all happened at louisville

off, started smoking up the cabben. this. cost after -- cabin. this comes after they recalled many phones. sam sung telling abc news they are sending official there is to investigate. and right now the fda says parents should not use teething tablets or jells because it could maybe your bake by sick. the sure and even breathing problems. no recall has been issued yet but some storms have taken them off shelves. and people who use prepared visa or master cards now have fraud protection. require clear disclosure, limit fees and interest rates and better fraud protection. also more protection if you lose your card. the new rules go into effect a year from now. >> the mall of america going

listen to this, the mall just announcing it will close november 24th. but it's 520 plus stores will have the option to stay open. >> online petitions with thousands of signatures now calling with the weather channel to fire one of their on air personalities. this after she made what people call a con feint. >> they take all of the trees down even the kids there, they're seahog rethey actually -- they're so hungry, they actual eat the trees. >> she said the children of haiti eat the trees. of course many people upset. saying this is false and offensive. she has since apologized. but did not explain how or why she made such a statement. >> well, everyone talking about hurricane matthew and the

one of the more devastating hurricanes we have seen since andrew. think about that. i mean, this is the real deal. and it's going to cover a huge area of the east coast. you look outside local he right now, we a few showers, a couple storms this evening. otherwise quiet. a beautiful sunset there. thank you, you look out to the west tomorrow, you're going to see some very pleasant weather. you look out to the east, it is anhe major hurricane. and probably a category 4 hurricane. there's a look at tye tan doppler radar right now. you look out to the southeast, you're beginning to see some of the bans from hurricane matthew coming in. they will not impact us tonight. we'll not get anything tomorrow. until late tomorrow evening, overnight, and first thing on friday. the first half of the day on friday, that's when we're going to see our heaviest winds across the area.

same thing today, this moisture had nothing to do with matthew and overnight tonight, with part my cloudy to clear skies. you'll be waking up to dry conditions. most of thursday will be dry. late afternoon storms, again, may be some of the outer moisture. not even the bans. but maybe the outer moisture. late tomorrow afternoon and right on through the evening. but then, obviously, friday morning, this is what we're concerned about. overnight thursday, into friday morning, rpm run. that's the forecast model we're using. with the center pretty much straddling the coast. moving right up the eastern side of the state. and truthfully, i think it's going to. we are going to be looking at 120-130-mile an hour winds. maybe around west palm or maybe west palm. straight up from jacksonville. since the mid-1800s.

for us, thursday night into friday, interior, poke county, highlands county. winds, sustained winds of 40-60 miles aen hour. higher gusts than that. because of that, we could see some damage. i think there is going to be some damage closer to that center. probably some trees down. if you live in poke county, even -- polk county, even eastern hillsborough county p you might want to bring in your lawn furniture, secure stuff down. because it is go rather gusty. but severe damage along the atlantic coast. i hesitate to use the word catastrophic, but that might be a word we'll be looking back at the. because we are so hopeful. and a lot of people have evacuated. but you know there will be a lot that won't. tropical storm warnings in orange. tropical storm watches for the rest of bay area. there it is. getting better organized. you can see the eye becoming more clear. the pressure will be dropping overnight. i think you'll be waking up to

1:25 or maybe 1:30 to make it a category 4 hurricane. and that's what the hurricane center predicting as well. long range, eventually track back to the south. there's been a lot of hype about that. so many days we have to look at that. and i seriously doubt it's going to pose any problem whatsoever after we get there this. this is the story. right here. category 4. moving up the coast. wis even up around jacksonville. down that jacksonville has never been hit by a major hurricane? that will probably change by friday evening. it moves up the coast, for us, we're on the backside,s on the dry side. we're not looking for a ton of rain. but some gusty winds. if you live closer to the center, you're going to get more wind. waves and surge will be an issue. waves as high as 30-35 feet

burn, merritt island, right on up to daytona. in terms of wind, hurricane force winds extend about 40 miles out from the center. but the heaviest wind, the winds that will cause most of the damage only extend about 15 miles. so this is not necessarily going to be a catastrophic area of 50-07-mile the. there will be an area about 10- 15 miles. that w and as you see, the tropical storm force winds. certainly right on the fringe of it. if you live along the coast. unless there's a big track change, you don't have the much to worry about. gusting a little higher and then again, as it pulls away by friday evening. it takes the wind along with it. these are some numbers that are going to frighten some folks. through friday morning, winds maybe gusts. gusts. to maybe 45 miles an hour.

close to 100 miles aen hour. for us -- an hour, for us us stained about 20-30. maybe some gusts up to 50 and higher in eastern polk county and things begin to wind down later friday into saturday. one more look of hurricane protection in terms of where the wind will be heaviest. right along the immediate coastline. notice at this point in time the threat of hurricane force winds in at area, near 0. a look at florida's most accurate seven day forecast. the in rolls through by friday. and then by saturday morning, it actually exits. and believe it or not, the session half of the weekend will be beautiful. morning lows upper 60s. be sure to check out ivan first thing tomorrow morning with the latest on matthew. all right. thank you. is there a silver lining to the bucs defense? t. k. thinks so. and that story is next in

hello, we're not expecting good news tomorrow when the buccaneers injury report comes out. we know the defensive line has been torn apart by injury. but after further review, i see

football. >> reporter: after looking like the keystone cops on defense, the first three weeks, i saw glimmer of hope. i saw pressure up front. i saw a couple rookie lineman basically hold their own. >> i feel like those guys can step in. like lambert. he stepped in the last two weeks and done a great job. turn, her comes inside and helps us as well. >> just got to step up and take that i mean, been preparing for this. but at the same time, you know, you hate seeing players go down. >> don't kid yourself. i'm well aware how the defensive line is. you know, the old saying, next man up. >> clinton mcdonald. had his best game of the year. and i also felt like will had his best game of the year. somebody needs to rise up and i thought those two guys did that. the. >> reporter: the secondary

the -- certainly had the receivers to get that done. and there continues to be inconsistent i at safety position. >> those guys, we have high expectations for everybody and, you know, bradley probably played a little bit bern he has been playing. >> we'll see what happens on monday. instead of making their way down to sun rise for a game with the panthers tomorrow. light i think in will be headed home. hurricane leaves the boys with only one more presan game left saturday at high noon against the predators. this is an emotional week for the miami football team. they play host to fsu and try to keep their focus with hurricane matthew approaching. will it have an effect? we'll see. so far the game is still on as scheduled 8:00 p.m.

noon kick off. weather shouldn't be a problem for this game. but the pirates will be headed backing to north carolina hours before hurricane matthew is expected to approach their area. >> and up in gainesville, the florida lsu kick off still scheduled for high noon on saturday. but a final decision on a start team will be made by 1:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon. the game will not be moved out of gainesville, it will be played in this one.

one last look at watches and warnings. good morning polk, hardy, and highland. those are the areas we're concerned about in terms terms of possible damage. trees coming down. but obviously, the east coast,

this will probably end up f this track verifies. and i think it will. thought and prayers to everybody and you have friends and family that can get out, get them out. >> continuing on our website. >> have a good night. we'll see you back here

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