school, to thoroughly launder those and to launder their uniforms. so again the school will be scrubbed down from top to bottom here tomorrow. as you can see, there are school activities going on. there is a game going on behind us. the school superintendent says they're also working with the local health board and following cdc guidelines to make sure this doesn't spread anymore. kelli o'hara, 7news. >> at least 11 peopl hurricane. >> now threatening the u.s. >> our goal is to be prepared. >> and forcing people to scramble. >> you never know, we may have to evacuate. >> reporter: tonight we're tracking handwritten matthew. >> a huge storm is expected to be near florida's cost by tomorrow evening. it's packing powerful 120 mile-per-hour winds and there's potential it could strengthen. jeremy reiner is tracking matthew. >> here he is right here moving over the eastern tip of cuba last night, weaken the a little

reloading in intensity overnight tonight and through the day tomorrow, hurricane warnings in affect for the bahamas as well as much of the east coast of florida, miami north, up through daytona beach and the north of there, it's a hurricane watch. on the other side of florida, it's a tropical storm watch, many that conditions are possible, tropical-storm force conditions are possible tampa and fort myers, but again the brunt of the storm will be in the east coast of florida. here's the latest track from the hurricane center. it does move through the bahamas late tonight through the day here, the 3s and 94s indicating the cat -- 3s and 4s, category strength. up to a 4 late tomorrow night and early friday morning as it does approach the east coast of florida, perhaps coming in near titusville, vero beach. right there will be the brunt of the storm along the 95 corridor just north of miami up toward daytona beach and jacksonville. from there it moves northeast, along the georgia and south carolina coastline, weakening somewhat, but still

south carolina, and this right here, again, if this is your first newscast in a few days, this is a looping back south. so it's never moving north of north carolina, it takes new england off the table in terms of bothering us this weekend. we will talk more about your holiday weekend forecast in a few minutes. >> well, people in florida are stocking up on supplies, their governor told them to have at least three days of food and water on hand. matthew, a very deadly storm already that could blow ashore here in the next couple of days. brandon gunnoe has more on that and a look at the damage the the caribbean. >> hate me has been pummeled, more than 10,000 people have been forced from their homes, and the number of those killed in this monster storm continues to rise. >> reporter: it's been called a total disaster in southern haiti. homes destroyed, at least five dead, 11 total in the caribbean. roads cut off from the rest of the country. and as bad as this is, matthew isn't done yet. the bahamas are next in the monster storm's path, florida's governor says there are less than 24 hours to prepare for a direct hit.

florida, there will be massive destruction that we haven't seen in years. >> reporter: the entire state is under state of emergency. people are stocking up water, piling up sandbags and filling up gas tanks. >> i'm just waiting for my time because i know it will be worse tomorrow. >> reporter: the governor has ordered people to evacuate low-lying areas and in south carolina bumper to bump we're traffic lines the interstate out of charleston with a rush on supplies and gas. >> a quarter million is what we're looking at in terms of evacuation. >> reporter: president obama canceled a florida trip wednesday because of the >> you can always rebuild, you can always repair property, you cannot restore a life. >> now, as you heard, south carolina's looking to evacuate a quarter million people. north carolina says the models look better for, it but warns models move. in the newsroom, brandon gunnoe, 7 news. and stay with us as we track matthew. belle have the updates online and all of our mobile apps. we do have more news today. two men called to court after that police shoot-out in

sought a gonzalez dorchester are the ones that tried to sell guns to undercover officers. police say when they showed the men the badges, cologne is the one they say started shooting. rasato took off, leading to a massive manhunt throughout roslindale yesterday. but police caught up with him last night. an officer had to be taken to the hospital after the shoot-out. minor injuries there, and now both of those men face several charges. a car apartment early this morning. it happened on the north -- on northshore road, just before 1:30. the driver and four people in the building had to go to the hospital with the cause of the crash under investigation. now to the patriots. tom brady's back on the practice field for the first time since the end ofs had deflate-gate suspension and the team is ready to put all that behind them. >> getting ready to take on the cleveland browns this weekend. we have team 7 coverage of the patriots. let's get started with 7sports

absolutely, a welcome sight here in foxboro with brady back in business. he is not technically on the 53-man roster just yet, though. he's technically on the exempt list, meaning he does not have to take care of any of his media responsibilities this week, doesn't have to available like you would during a normal week. so the deal now patriots would have to activate him by 4:00 on saturday doing their best to downplay tom brady's return stressing it is business as usual here in foxboro but it's very much evident that they are thrilled to have their leader back in the mix. jimmy garoppolo still nursing that injured shoulder and jacolby bursett proving to be

three weeks but not last week, a loss to the buffalo bills. for more on braid east' highly anticipated return, 7's byron barnett picks up our coverage. >> you can definitely feel the excitement here at gillette well tom brady back in the house. but not surprisingly bill belichick and trying to tamp down all the fuss as the team gets ready for cleveland. >> reporter: a sight for soar eyes, number 12 back on the practice f w deflate-gate nightmare behind him. >> it's always exciting. he's our leader of our offense. he's a great player, and it's exciting to get tb back, man. >> reporter: but head coach bill belichick made it clear he's keeping focus on the team's one and only priority. >> coach, how are you feeling about getting tom back. do you feel like he can finally exhale? i feel like they tbheed go out to cleveland and win. >> reporter: several patriots

>> doesn't really change anything for us, great to have him back but he can't do our job for us. >> but other teammates couldn't hide their emotions. >> it was cool, man. i gave him a big hug. >> they say tb-12 is ready to go. >> good hair, good physique, you know, stylish, per usual. >> he looks great, tan... happy, pumped. >> tom's back at quarterback, baby. >> but all joking aside, mew slater said that this is the ultimate team sport and that if you don't prepare or play well, it doesn't matter who's on a team. that's the story live from foxboro, i'm baron barnett, 7news. for the red sox, their focus on the play-offs, taking on the cleveland team tomorrow. it's extra special because it's big papi's final postseason. >> ryan, what a difference a year can make. life both professionally and

bring in a new team president in dave dombrowski. there was a lot of pressure on ferrel to deliver here this year and that's exactly what he did in 2016. >> you know, i think johnny's first question is, hey, you gonna get fired? well, here we are. >> reporter: john ferrel and the red sox have come a long way since a snowy opening day in cleveland, a fact not lost on the skipper on the eve of the american league divisional series. >> i think we've come together with an offense that we felt good about in spring training but the point of maybe being a unique one. i love the fact that the way our rotation is has answered some of the potential questions about them and the way they perform. >> reporter: nobody on the sox staff perform better than the guy getting the ball in game 1, rick porcello. >> definitely very excited for game 1. you know, having the three days off and a little bit of that lull there, we're gonna be chomping at the bit to get back out there and start playing again. >> reporter: putting together a

him a cry young award but in october, he knows it's a whole new ball game. >> the biggest difference obviously is now you're playing against the best competition. if you don't win the three games in the first series, you're going home. it's not like you can look forward to another road trip or another home stand to get things rolling. you gotta play your best baseball now. >> and we're back here live on the field at progressive field for looking at cleveland tea these red sox pitchers. john ferrel reporting today, edwardo rodriguez, buchholz will be the two pitcher force game 33 and 4, going to be clay in game number 3, he says if it gets to a 5 back here in cleveland it will either be rick porcello or game 2 starter david price. trey daerr, 7news. and trey will be in cleveland as

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of. it's a medical miracle for a war hero. thanks to science and technology, this retired marine sergeant is getting a new start. 31 years old, his name is john peck, he lost his arms and his legs in 2010.

was ever possible. is. >> i would never think six years ago that i would be here in front of everyone and up here on the podium talking about this. >> reporter: former marine sergeant john peck can hardly believe how things have changed since his first encounter with an improvised explosive device 9 years ago in iraq. he suffered a traumatic brain injury but recovered from that and returned to service. in 2010 in afghanistan, he stepped on another ied, that explosion ultimately cost him all four l. now he's got two of those limbs back. >> in august an anonymous donor 's arms were surgically, the bilateral transplant has given john a new life.

use of the new arms will tampa bay time. at a press conference john had a chance to thank the doctors and a special message for the family of the donor. >> your loved one's death will not be for nothing. every day that i look down at our new arms, i will draw a bond through the pain and i will never give up. i will remember his selflessness and his gift till the day i die. >> reporter: and he's newly engaged. three weeks ago john proposed to his girlfriend jessica here at boston at the new england aquarium. penguins are so he surprised had her and popped the question right in the middle of the penguin exhibit. jessica says one of the things she loves most about john is his attitude. >> he's always positive. he makes it very easy. a lot of people may think it's hard but he makes it very easy to be around and to go through this with. >> reporter: john says he's enjoying the discovery of new sensation such as holding jessica's hand. at first he didn't feel anything, but it's improving. >> now i can feel deep pressure, so she kind of has to squeeze a little bit harder, like you're

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a few isolated showers possible saturday evening. hurricane matthew no threat to new england, but a serious threat to the bawmentz later on tonight through the day tomorrow, and then florida tomorrow night, here's the forecast track from the hurricane center, likely to intensify late tonight through the day tomorrow. back to a category iv storm. 130 mile-an-hour winds. looks like perhaps very close to vero beach, titusville, basically along the 95 corridor, late tomorrow night through tomorrow night, will be a tough devastation with this tra right here. then as it moves north through georgia and south carolina, still a category ii storm through charles, south carolina and bends back south away perhaps it goes all the way around and comes through florida a second time. certainly we do know that the bahamas tonight and florida tomorrow night and through the day on friday. for us here in new england high pressure setting up a good chunk of weather here the next few

worcester at 60 degrees with partly cloudy skies. still a lot of lingering clouds down in the cape and islands but they will break apart and we have dry air to sweep into the rest of new england and out on the cape and southshore tonight. temps in the upper 30s to upper 40s for your morning commute, and also like today, tomorrow we are back into the sunshine. it is a pleasant day. temps 66 to 72. the southshore, city of boston, mid- and upper 60s, north of town, upper 60s, mid-60s on cape ann, upper 60s to the low 70s worcester hills, lower 70s. fitchburg at 74. out on to the cape, you'll have more sun tomorrow. mashby at 65. a pleasant day, a little warmer on friday. temps on friday in the low 70s, and out on the holiday weekend, high pressure we're going to start saturday morning with sunshine. clouds take over saturday night and only a few showers saturday night with this cool front. and some of this moisture along the cool front actually being dragged out of the hurricane. >> here's the hurricane right here, again, southeast of wilmington, north carolina.

the front doesn't allow it too but the front may grab some moisture before moving offshore sunday morning. we may pick up a couple of showers but most of us less than a half an inch of rain, probably less than even a .10 of an inch of rain. red sox and indians for the sunday afternoon game will feature lots of sunshine. cool, though. temps in the upper 50s, great for fall foliage and apple picking this evening. more on matthew at 7:00. we coming to you live once again from gillette stadium. where you know who got back out on to the field here today. tom brady, this was a day a patriots fans had circled on their calendars and the rest of the nfl had been dreading. tom brady back from his deflate-gate suspension and getting ready to take out his frustration on the 0 and 4 cleveland browns this sunday. brady rejoining his teammates on the practice field, apparently will let his actions speak for him.

at all this week. he is not on the active roster yet, just a form meat, really. he'll be activated -- just a formality, he'll be activated over the weekend. he does not have to hold his usual media availabilities. his team really thrilled to have him backing obviously, and set to welcome back this hall-of-famer back to football. >> we're excited to have him back, he's a great football player. obviously everyone is psyched for >> the -- it hasn't been the same. we gotta prepare every single week to the max. just like any other week. tom's back as quarterback, baby. >> that change is quite a bit there, gronk. all right, the patriots not the only ones with cleveland on their minds. the red sox out in cleveland right now getting ready for game 1 of the american league division series with the indians tomorrow night.

season began, that season that started on opening day in cleveland back in april. for more on their first trip to the postseason in three years, 7's trey daerr reporting live in cleveland. trey. >> let's get to the play of the day right now, apparently we've got a problem with trey out there in cleveland. want roll the play of the day, let's roll the open. >> all right, there it is. edwin carnosion starts the poaghts season with a bang.

ending things with a walk-off. sends his team on to texas with one swing of the bat and gets our play of the day. reporting live at gillette stadium, i'm joe amorosino,

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tonight, catastrophic course, as hurricane matthew takes aim at the u.s. new emergency evacuations from florida to the carolinas. millions bracing for a potentially devastating blow. spy secrets stolen. another alarming breach. a man from the sam employed edward snowden accused of taking off with a stash. fire danger, concerns about the replacement phones from samsung after another smoky scare on board a plane. tail of the tape. what donald trump's running made denied on the debate stage. versus what trump actually said. and the price you pay for prescription drugs, a big fight over some of the most popular medicines from everything from arthritis to cancer. customers could be forced to pay