southern haiti was hit especially hard.ential rain, 125-mile-an-hour winds, damaged homes, flooded entire villages and collapsed the main bridge connecting southern haiti to the rest of the country. the island nation is still recovering from the devastation earthquake in 20 so. there 2010. this is just devastating for haiti. >> the wind, waves and rain pounding florida right now. live reports are straight ahead. there is our michael holmes. >> michael holmes, i think. >> getting ready it looks like. we'll have that and more coming right up. . >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >>> welcome back to early start, i'm christine romans. >> and i'm miguel mar questioqu. it is 31 minutes past the hour. we welcome our guests around the united states and world. now hurricane matthew lashing the coastline of florida and may very soon slam ashore somewhere along florida's flick coast atl and maybe just as bad, it may skirt along it, feeding off the ocean's injury, before making landfall in the north, and 11 million people are und

it's getting stronger approaching southern haiti. right here. they're already getting very heavy rain. and the problem with this storm is that it's moving at a snail's pace. it's only moving at 7 miles per hour. it's 190 miles southwest of port-au-prince, and it will be skirting the western tip of southern haiti overnight. and almost threading the needle in the win ward passage, avoiding cuba and the mountains. the problem with that, it won't weaken. it will be a category four tomorrow night and heads into the bahamas as a category three by wednesday morning. and watch this track, it's shifted well to the west. it's very close to the eastern side of florida by thursday evening. by friday evening, off the coast of jacksonville. and then heading into the weekend the models show either a land fall or just kind of grazing eastern north carolina. the big question, where does it head from them? some of the models show it really heading inland. other ones had it out to sea. where it heads has big impact on our weather. we'll talk about that and the tim

. >>> right now we're talking about the devastation in southern haiti. communication systems are down. the destruction has many in the southeastern states in our country fearing what could be coming their way. brandon gunnoe joins us now in our newsroom. >> a church pastor in haiti called hurricane matthew's damage a total disasters. now those living in bahamas and the u.s. are either trying to brace for impact or get out as quickly as they can it? >> reporter: the devastation was at its worst in southern haiti wherein hour pummeled the nation. roads have been cut off from the rest of the country. 10 people total have died in thescreen, the youngest may have been a teenaged boy who was swept away in a landslide while cleaning a drain behind his home. hurricane matthew now taking aim at the bahamas and the u.s. coastline from florida to north carolina. >> with the storm going up our coast, a small deviation with this track could mean a catastrophic change along florida's east coast. we have to prepare for a direct hit. >> reporter: in florida the governor

my house is destroyed, everything gone. >> reporter: throughout haiti's southern peninsula, 80% of the homes have been damaged or destroyed. towns have yet to even be reached. anna konotchick works in haiti for the red cross. >> we expect them to have severe damage and that the major needs there will be shelter, clean water, sanitation, and other major health concerns. >> reporter: there is some good news. u.s. marines and other service members are on the ground. hundred more should arrive soon, along with a relief-filled ship called the u.s.s. "mesa for help. >> reporter: relief is a relative term. even more than hurricane matthew, haiti had more than 40,000 people in shelters, many of those there since the earthquake that hit port-au-prince in 2010. it's estimated this storm could double that number or even worse, reena. >> ninan: cholera has been such a huge problem since the earthquake. do we think it will get significantly worse with this hurricane? >> reporter: absolutely. it already has. it's an extremely deadly pathogen that thrives in water. >> ninan: and how does the continge

increase people in haiti can scarcely afford the director of the "department of agriculture" in southern haiti says-- at least 80 percent of crops have been lost across the southern peninsula. closer to home, in north carolina... families are still keeping a close eye on the river that flows through downtown greenville. the tar river is expected to crest some time today, following hurricane matthew. thousands of people have already been told to evacuate. police were called to monitor the evacuations.. and warning. good news coming from the site of the beulah hill fire in southern colorado. this morning it's 95 percent contained. now, crews are working to put out 16 interior hotspots. the fire has burned thousands of acres... and nearly two thousand people were told to pack up and leave as the fire quickly spread earlier this month. those people have since returned home. happening today... visitation for saint louis police officer blake snyder. officer snyder was killed in the line of duty last .. that suspect started shooting-- as soon as officers arrived to a call. officer snyder is the first

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: torrential rain from matthew caused raging flood waters to swallow up roads and a bridge in southern haiti tuesday. the storm's powerful 145 miles per hour wind shredded limbs from trees and blew out windows. officials say it was the strongest storm to hit haiti in almost a decade. don champion cbs news daytona beach, tracking hurricane matthew. you can find the latest information by downloading the weather app to your smart phone or tablet. >>> police are investigating this crash. a car slammed into an apartment building crashing through a bedroom and living room. no one inside was hurt. >>> a marine that lost all of his limbs in afghanistan gets the gift of a lifetime. john peck talked about this gift. >> your loved ones death will not be for nothing. every day i look down at our arm, i will drive on through the pain and i will never give up. >> reporter: that is marine sergeant peck today with two new arms from another young man who died last summer. >> i will remember his selflessness and his gift until the day i die. >> reporter: he lost both arms and legs while serving exploded. a fe

it also washed out a major bridge connecting southern haiti to the rest of the country. haiti is the poorest country in the western hemisphere and still recovering from the devastating earthquake six years ago that left more than 300,000 dead and in twice as many displaced. we will have more on haiti after headlines with edwidge danticat. hurricane matthew is now bearing down on the florida coast. the tropical storm's wind gusts of 107 miles per hour and torrential downpours have already knocked out power for 300,000 people. meteorologists are warning of devastating storm surges. one wave 17 feet high has already been spotted off the coast near cape canaveral. president obama has declared a state of emergency for florida, georgia and south carolina. , florida governor rick scott has activated the 3500 members of the national guard. scott also urged residents living in mandatory evacuation zones to flee, warning "this storm will kill you." more than 3 million people in florida, georgia, and south carolina are under evacuation orders. we'll go to florida for more on the lat

>> so far, southern haiti has been hit the hardest by the hurricane. take a look, it's been cut off from the rest of the country because a crucial bridge collapsed in the storm. people are not only dealing with destruction and flooding after the massive storm but they're trapped on both sides of haiti, some are unable to get home, some can't reach their families. hundreds of homes in haiti have flooded, more than 300,000 morning. haiti was supposed to hold elections on sunday, but officials have put the election on hold while they deal with the devastation. melinda, back to you. >> tim, thank you. >> new this morning, some help from wisconsin is on the way to those impacted by hurricane matthew. 18 red cross volunteers and staff members from the badger state are being deployed this week. some are already on their way south. others leave today and tomorrow. one of the team members is from madison. she says she'll be working at an >> this is kinda becoming my advocation. i was an emt for 20 years as a volunteer. i kinda aged myself out of that so i was l

southern haiti was hit especially hard with wind of 125 miles per hour destroying homes and flooded villages. later in our show, more on the north carolina missionary group on the ground in haiti, scrambling to get help to those who need it. >>> >>> many evacuated from myrtle inland and others were not as lucky and had to drive as far as raleigh to find hotel rooms. >> that's what i'm worried about because we're traveling and how fast can we get off before it hits us? >> if you're on the move and looking for a hotel this weekend, go to wncn.com for a link to the raleigh tourism board and where there are vacancies. of hurricane matthew in brunswick county. jonathan, we checked in with you this morning. what's it like as matthew gets closer and closer? >> still pretty much calm but now that they have shifted the track, we're getting ready for the live shot when the phones let us off to let us know about the hurricane warning. okay, this is what they have been planning for, nothing like haiti and this could see the biggest impacts from the storm. there's a mandatory evacuation for all visitors

torrential rain from matthew caused the raging floodwaters to swallow up roads and a bridge in southern haiti mile-per-hour winds -- the storm's power. 145-mile-per-hour winds shredded trees. it was the strongest storm to hit haiti in almost a decade. daytona beach, florida. >> amazing pictures. and some of the grocery stores we have seen that have no food on the shelves. it is crazy. >> one of the concerns for places like miami is they haven't had a powerful hurricane in a ill while. hopefully you don't have residents who have it is heading that way. you can see it just kind of coasting along that is cuba to the south. it is going to push to the north and the east or northwest and then to the north and the east. so it is going to go between cuba and the bahamas and already we have a lot of hurricane warnings up. everything you see in pink. that is a hurricane warn challenge is pretty much the highest level of alertness when it comes to hurricanes. is fort lauderdale, west palm the orange is a tropical storm warning, but, boy, if you have friends and family and they don't really pay attention

reporter: torrential rain from matthew caused rage flood waters to swallow up roads and a bridge in southern haiti tuesday. the storm's powerful 145 miles per hour winds shredded limbs officials say it was the strongest storm to hit haiti in almost a decade. >> tia: at least 11 deaths are being blamed on matthew. >> brian: well, some teachers and parents are taking a stand, they say, against standardized testing and school funding. they are planning a walk-in at over 2000 public schools in 200 cities across the nation including here in northeast ohio. tomorrow at 6:00 a.m., we will be getting answers on are calling the alliance to reclaim our schools. important stuff. that's tomorrow at 6:00 a.m. >> tia: all right. get that phone ready. right now we are giving away a $50 gift certificate to kosar's wood-fired grill. call 1-866-464-woio. that's 866-464-9646. the 19th caller gets it all. and, if you don't win, don't worry. you can just pay half. now. >> tia: welcome back. if you are having a baby, you might want to ask about charges before you hold your new bundle of joy. >> brian: this is something

torrential rain from matthew caused raging floodwaters to swallow up roads and a bridge in southern haiti tuesday. the storm's powerful 1il hour winds shredded limbs from trees and blew out windows. officials say it was the strongest storm to hit haiti in almost a decade.don champion, cbs news, daytona beach, floria. today: mix of sun and clouds. a few showers and an isolated into the afternoon. highs in the middle 70s. wind: sw 5-15 mph.tonight: more rain 60s. wind: s 2-5 mph.week ahead: more rain and storms likely for thursday lingering into friday morning. staying warm thursday with highs in the lower to middle 70s before returning to the lower half of the 60s for friday. 40s and even a few 30s for lows possible friday and saturday nights with saturday itself struggling to pass 600 for the first time since may. today: mix of sun and clouds. a few showers and an isolated into the afternoon. highs in the middle 70s. w tonight: more rain possible returning by morning. patchy fog. lows in the lower 60s. wind: s 2-5 mph.week ahead: more rain and storms likely for thursday lingering into fri

many of the dead are being buried in mass graves through that storm devastated much of southern haiti, with many areas still unreachable to rescuers. our correspondent reports. relief as the first batch of food aid lands in haiti. felt the the country full force of her hurricane matthew, leaving a wilderness in its wake. as many as 80% of the houses here were damaged. emergency workers have come to the rescue to pick up the pieces. of --re are already a lot we have been sent to the capital to help as backup. >> haitian authorities are unsure the extent of the disaster. some communities have been completely cut off. , homes wereports virtually flattened by the category 4 storm. >> we have lost everything. we have nothing. the houses were not built right, though that is why they came down herd have nothing, nowhere to go. >> with no power and no fresh water, locals have taken to bathing in the sea. >> we should not really use the water because it is so polluted. >> there are growing concerns that cholera, a disease has become more prevalent in the poverty-stricken country in recent year

higher ground rivers wiping out bridges like andrivers wiping out bridges like this one connecting southern haiti with the capital of port-au-prince. with the storm now moving north, ' and fueling up in florida. residents told to stockpile supplies for three days. as the carolinas, georgia and florida now all declare states of emergency. south carolina governor nikki haley says mandatory evacuations will begin in that state wednesday. >> wherever you are on the coast we want you to get 100 miles away from that. ben president obama has canceled : campaign appearances tomorrow in florida. instead, he will go to fema maria growing concern in : brockton tonight which is home to a lot of haitian families anxiously waiting for word from loved ones. they gathered on main street today to share news and comfort one another. the u.n. says hurricane matthew has caused the biggest humanitarian crisis in haiti since the devastating earthquake ed right now, : one person is under arrest after a deadly shooting in lawrence. the victim was shot in the basement of a home on boxford street around three this afterno

. >> 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.

cross a raging river, this woman almost swept away by the water after a key bridge collapsed in southern haiti. this bridge is a life line for south west ones off from each other as well as food and supplies they desperately need. >>man: we're concerned people are dying because they can't get to us. >>reporter: hurricane matthew now has his sights set on the southern east coast of the u.s. >>woman: it's a little scary. >>reporter: inland, it's a race to hunker down. this family leaving central florida. >>man: our concern isn't so after effects of the storm. is there going to be power? is there going to be a house? >>reporter: florida could be facing its biggest evacuation ever. >>man: no mar gas anywhere around here this morning. >>man: there will be massive destruction that we haven't seen in years. >>reporter: in south carolina, more than a quarter million people have been moving inland while the president has been watching this storm with fema. >>man: you can always you cannot restore life. >>reporter: south carolina has brought in hundreds of buses to help evacuate residents. the governor

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this is video from southern haiti. you can see a boat in the middle of the street. watch for some of the tampa bay area with connections to the island nation. candace mccowan joins us live. you spoke with folks who are desperate to help. >> reporter: yeah, jen, good evening. haiti is one of the poorest nations in the western hemisphere. i talked to two women who volunteer there. they tell me they feel helpless watching at a distance. >> it is like my heart is there. >> reporter: this woman visited the earthquake in 2010. she was there just last week. >> i wish i could be in two places at the same time. >> reporter: biera's heart is broken as she awaits updates from haiti. she is watching, depending on the news an hoping for updates from the orphanage where she volunteers. >> normally, you don't have a good connection in the internet over there. it comes and goes. so, every minute you keep your phone next to you. >> reporter: she has gotten a few messages learning that kids like samuel who she sponsors tammy is sals trying to wrap her head around the destruction she

the st boniface haiti foundation has been helping the people of southern haiti for 30 years. what started as a one room clinic it's now an 80 plus bed hospital with specialized care that serves over 2.3 million people, surgical and neonatal care, even a spinal injury but tonight, st. boniface hospital, located in fond-des-blancs, sits in matthew's direct path. >> we're kick -- externally concern about rain. the amount of rain they're talking about, 20 to 40 inches. we anticipate massive flooding. mary: conor shapiro is the president and ceo of the foundation, which is based here in newton. contact with hospital staffers in haiti, the hopital itself should withstand the force of the storm, but its' the people living in the surroundign -- surrounding committees most at risk. torrential rains, combined with 130 mph winds and devastating storm surge, could take an enormous human toll. the hospital's 275 staffers are standing by as our rapid response teams which will hit the ground as soon as the storm passes. >> we anticipate there will be his family. wife elisabeth and their 3 c

it's been helping the people of southern haiti for 30 years. workers have boarded up windows and dug trenches. the care needed, after the storm. >> we're very worried about people's homes, injuries. >> we're concerned about rain. we erika: ceo conor shapiro is worried about their family. elizabeth and his three kids are in massachusetts but his in-laws are in haiti. he'll travel to the country after the storm passes. to track matthew, download the wcvb app or log on to wcvb.com for the latest updates. randy: we want to get a check of the morning commute. overnight work crews in the process of clearing out on the zakim bridge heading southbound. you can see they have the left lane shut down overnight. they also have all traffic detoured 93 south inside the o'neill tunnel at exit 20. sounds like that has reopened. all lanes open 93 southbound and in the process of opening from somerville down towards that deck. we have one incident downtown. it's over at the ted williams tunnel. overnight closure here. full westbound. everybody being diverted by

runs an 80 bed hospital and treatment center in southern haiti. they are working to get resources to their staffers on the ground as soon as possible. >> there's just total devastation. no aid really getting to a lot of these communities a lot of them have been completely isolated. >> their hospital only had minor damage but because the roads are not clear people who live in the area are not able to gain access. for more information on how you can help visit our website fox25boston.com. our coverage of hurricane matthew continues throughout the newscast and also >> the indians have shut out the red sox. >> red sox are now two games to none cannot afford to lose again. everything went wrong for the sox today in cleveland. >> tom leyden is here. there's no other way to put it the team has to win on sunday it. >> has come down to that point. three straight wins or 4.50 months of regret. the sox are better than what we have seen in the pudding. and the sox bats were silenced today not to mention the $217 million man couldn't get it done in the postsea

. >>> right now we're talking about the devastation in southern haiti.

: torrential rain from matthew caused raging flood waters to swallow up roads and a bridge in southern haitiuesday. the storm's powerful 145 miles per how about wind shredded limbs from trees and blew out windows. officials say it was the strongest storm to hit haiti in almost a decade. don champion for cbs3 "eyewitness news". >>> there's been a shift in matthew's track that encouraging news for us. meteorologist justin drabick is tracking matthew right now. what's the latest. >> jim, great news for us with this current shift in the track but horrible news for florida and the southeast coast. here's the latest stats as of 11:00 o'clock this morning. the storm now back out over the open waters of the atlantic ocean here and about 55 miles north of cuba able to intensify again we're back up to 120 strong category three storm now moving northwest at 12. we expect that track so that's still on schedule as it heads towards the florida coast over the next 48 hours but it may intensify back up to a category four storm early friday morning projected winds at 130 miles an hour. it's just offshore of

the country and a bridge that connects port-au-prince to southern haiti broke apart and official say this is the worst disaster in haiti since earthquake six years ago. >> gene: right now deaths or serious injuries have not been reported. country national emergency agency telling people to stay indoors while they asset the destruction. we will continue to track the path of hurricane matthew throughout the morning and coming up at 8:15, ten minutes, go live to jacksonville, florida, waiting for matthew to arrive. you could stay up-to-date and storm traffic -- storm track i should say throughout the morning here on fox25 and downloading news app and check the website at fox25boston.com. >> sara: we continue to follow massachusetts. town of orange fox25 jessica reyes live at the scene where investigators spent hours gathering evidence late last night. >> jessica: very disturbing inside this house but figure out exactly what happened in here. east river street in orange hours killed and his wife badly hurt. >> something bad happened. that's it. >>> we learned the man in 90s and wife bound

and there is expected to be 15 to 25 inches of rain, widespread, across southern parts of haiti but localized spots, you could see up to 40 inches of rain. that is tremendous, the mudslide potential here, and then it's going to work up towards cuba as we get into tomorrow afternoon. and bahamas, and by wednesday, so this kind of is the time line, so as we get towards the end of the week, here it is, sitting somewhere off the coast, and from this point, computer models are really struggling to see how close this is going to be to the eastern seaboard as it lifts. whether or not it curves out to the sea or comes close enough to give impacts but any impacts would be next week, and you want to check back often as we'll have updates throughout the and it's going to spin in energy this afternoon, so although the clouds are trying to break apart, you can see that here, as we look live over boston right now, and i think that the clouds will fill back in, and you have got fog right now up on the north shore is, reducing the visibility, and that will be burning off, and we'll see breaks in the clouds,

. >> so far, southern haiti has been hit the hardest by the hurricane. take a look, it's been cut off from the rest of the country because a crucial bridge collapsed in the storm. people are not only dealing with destruction and flooding after the massive storm but they're trapped on both sides of haiti, some are unable to get home, some can't reach their families. hundreds of homes in haiti have flooded, more than 300,000 people are in shelters this morning. haiti was supposed to hold elections on sunday, but officials have put the election on hold while they deal with the devastation. >> tim, thank you. >> new this morning, some help from wisconsin is on the way to those impacted by hurricane matthew. mike anderson is live downtown now with the latest. mike. >> good morning melinda. the folks in the south will need a lot of help and 18 red cross volunteers and staff members from the badger state are being deployed this week. some are already on their way others leave today and tomorrow. one of the team members is from madison. she says she'll be workin

. 30,000 people are in shelters across the country and bridge that connects port-au-prince to southern haiti broke apart cutting off islands in the rest of the controversy and worst disaster in haiti since earthquake six years ago. the powerful hurricane passed over the bahamas yesterday afternoon. you can see large trees were knocked down. a lot of damage but right now no reports of death and serious injuries. the country's national emergency agency telling people destruction. we will continue to track hurricane matthew path throughout the morning. stay up-to-date. >> daniel: someone murdered invasion. >> jessica: we know at this point investigators were inside the home here on east river street well into last night. they say it was a very disturbing scene inside and at this point they are still processing evidence, still trying to figure out exactly what happened in here. police carry evidence out of home on east river street in orange thursday hours after they say an elderly man was killed and his wife badly hurt. neighb around the home. >> one of them told me that something bad happened.

the storm collapsed a bridge cutting off southern haiti from the rest of the country. throughout the country, high waters swallowed bridges, flooding neighborhoods with debris. downed power lines knocked out electricity, and trees littered roads making them impassable. people used axes and machetes to try and clear the way. in the capital of port-au-prince bulldozers were brought in to try and clear debris. at least 10,000 people are still in shelters. matthew made a second landfall on the eastern tip of cuba tuesday night. a cuba civil defense official says the failure of a fiber optic cable has cut off communication in that area. it will have to wait until after the storm passes to evaluate the damage. here in the bahamas people in nassau boarded up windows and stocked up on supplies tuesday. >> my son tells me that this one might be bad. but we live in hope. and we trust that everything works out for us. >> the u.s. dispatched approximately 100 military personnel, and multiple helicopters to grand cayman island. rear admiral cedric pringle says they are standing by

ripped through haiti...leaving destruction in its path and killing at least two people. the southern coast of haiti was hit especially hard..they're dealing with massive flooding there... the south eastern u-s is preparing right now for this extremely dangerous storm. it's expected to make it's way north this week. there are mandatory evacuation orders in florida...south carolina and north carolina. those three states plus georgia are under a state of emergency. people got stuck in major

sean: hurricane matthew started pounding southern haiti. the center of the storm is expected to pass near the tip within the next couple of hours with 145 mile per hour winds and torrential rains as well. the powerful category 4 storm is already blamed for three deaths in the caribbean. the worst is yet to come with rainfall could top three feet in some areas of haiti where more than 1,000 shelters are open. there were concerns about massive mud slides and a second landfall is expected later this morning in eastern coup da, not far from guantanamo bay. now florida and north carolina are under a state of emergency with the forecast showing potential impacts along the east coast. you could track hurricane matthew on our -- on the home page of our web site at wmur.com page as well. learn more about hurricanes and the history of this storm. erin: the drug crisis seems to be getting worse in nashua with the gate city reporting its deadliest month for overdoses this year. seven people died in september and three more have already died in the firs

matthew slamming into southern haiti. and drenching parts of jamaica. triggering life threatening flash floods. the coast of colombia and aruba seeing monster surges. winds at 160 miles an hour. this morning, matthew was a violent category 4, washing away home, roads and bridges. eastern cuba also bracing for a direct hit. more than half a million people in matthew's path at the u.s. naval base at guantanamo bay, nonessential employees have been evacua evacuated. it is impoverished haiti struggling to rebuild after the massive earthquake six years ago facing the most devastation. rain could spawn deadly mudslides. >> back here at the desk now. typically, when these things happen, it's the shore areas that seem to get the brunt of the effects of hurricane like this. >> that's right. we're watch iing that hurricane because of the fact that way down the line, it may affect us. let's look at the different model projections. this is going to track through the next week here, so you see thursday, friday, nearing parts of florida, then by saturday nearing the

one area of southern haiti where nearly every home was leveled by the storm. >> wow. >> 1% of homes in this one particular area were still standing. it will be a while before we get a sense how destructive it was. >> i saw aerial pictures that show you the magnitude of the devastation. >> especially like countries like haiti where the infrastructure is not like it is in the u.s. it will take a long time to get in there and help people. >> thank you, alex. >>> we need to go to steve paulson. the skies in florida already getting dark. >> the feeder bands are moving on shore. the eye over nassau. it is feeding off warm water. about 86 degrees. the pressure is just dropping incredibly fast. if it's not a category 4 yet, it will be soon. that would put it at 131 to 155 miles per hour. one of the forecast models just coming out put it in around jupiter beach where we had a report of an hour or so ago that looks to be one of the areas where it will come in. between west palm to fort pearson, cape canaveral, cocoa, and remember orlando, disney world, up into daytona beach. this is the track ca

it's expected to reach jamaica, and southern haiti tomorrow night and monday. the tropical storm became a major hurricane with winds of up to 140 miles an hour. the skies darkened and high waves battered the shore as matthew passed along the coast of venezuela. >>> colombia was drenched as matthew gathered strength. heavy seas kept fishermen in port. jetties were covered to protect them from the storm. a tropical storm warning remains in effect along the colombian and venezuelan coastlines. >>> here's a bird's-eye view of hurricane matthew. it strengthened to a category 5 storm yesterday, making it the strongest hurricane in the atlantic since felix back in 2007. the hurricane center says florida could be threatened next week, so it is advising residents to get in supplies and be prepared. the latest on matthew's path from abc 7 news meteorologist drew tuma. >> yeah, eric, matthew continues to be a very dangerous and major hurricane. take a look at satellite behind me. notice the strong storm, as we loop it over the path. the last 24 hours, you can see the cate

and to make matters even worse, southern haiti is now all but cut off from humanitarian aidor because a busy bridge collapsed. >> stay with fox 8 for continuing coverage of hurricane matthew. a little later this hour we will go live to joel waldmanhett in savanna, georgiao see how the storm is affecting people there into can always check our live hurricane tracker on fox8.com. while matthew soaks much of the east coast,ks picture-perfect fall afternoon on the north coast. >> but we may have seen the last of the summer heat we enjoyed over the last few days. jenn harcher live in the front yard with our first look at the weekend forecast. >> the latest asa of the 5:00 advisory from the national hurricane center has another category onene hurricane again. it is remained at a category one and expected to weaken to a tropical storm over the next 24 hours, but right now we have windwi gusts. the threat for north carolina is just how much raingu they are getting on top of the storm surge. they're expecting anywhere but the3-5-foot rangeto rain itself we are looking at an average ofth 8-12 in

. >> we've seen a lot of devastation in the area of southern haiti, it was cut off and it was only earliero land there. we saw barely a free was standing and if it was still standing, they didn't have any leaves. they were basically snapped in two like pencils. even the residents that we spoke to, they were like this is too much. it was pure devastation and they don't know how the government will even begin to try to help them or even rebuild. >> what is it that accounts for the death toll there. is it just how hard the hurricane hit a direct path or does it also have to do with the infrastructure in the areas affected? >> well, have i to tell you the haitian government is disputing that number. various officials have been calling into radio facts and giving numbers but those numbers have not been verified for co confirmed but the government knows those numbers are going to rise because of areas they haven't been able to get to or can't with. people left the coastal areas because of the storm surge and went into the mountains but then the mountains also got hit. the breeze was so powerful

the women almost swept away by the water after a key bridge collapsed in southern haiti. the bridge about two hours east of port-a-prince is a lifeline cutting loved one off from each other as well as food and supplies. >> we're concern that people will die because they can't get to it. >>> in the two dozen have died. now has sight set on the united states. inland it's a race to hunker down. on freeways, ferries and flights it's a rush to evacuate. this family leaving central florida. >> our concern isn't so much the storm as it will be the after effects of the storm is there going to be power? is there a house? florida could face biggest evacuation ever. store shelves have been >> no more gas anywhere around here this morning. >> if matthew directly impacts florida there's massive destruction that we haven't seen in year. in south carolina more than quarter million have been moving inland while the president is watching the massive storm with fema. >>president obama: if you get an evacuation order remember you can rebuild but you can't restore a life. >>> south carolina

it's been helping the people of southern haiti for 30 years now. in anticipation of matthew, the employees there boarded up windows, dug trenches to deal with the flooding, but the big concern, the care needed after the storm. people's homes. we're very worried about injuries. we're extremely concerned about rain. we anticipate massive flooding. randy: the ceo conor shapiro is also worried about his family. is in-laws are riding out the storm in haiti. shapiro will be traveling to the country after the storm passes. you can tram hurricane matthew anytime on the wcvb mobile news app. if you don't have the app, you and for android. erika: a wage water main break causing a mess in charlestown overnight. water just flowing right down the street. the eye's sera congi is on the scene right now. sera? sera: the water has receded but you can see the mess left behind. you can see the road there, a hole in the ground all broken up. the damage that's been done to the road by this water main break. it happened at around 1:15 this a lot of water flooded onto th

sean: hurricane matthew started pounding southern haiti overnight. the center of the storm is expected to pass near the tip within the next couple of hours with torrential rains. the powerful category 4 storm is already blamed for at least three deaths in the caribbean and the worst is yet to come with forecasters say rainfall could top three feet in some areas of haiti where more than 1,000 shelters are now open. there are also concerns about massive mud slides with a second landfall expected later this morning in eastern cuba not far from guantanamo state of emergency with the forecast showing potential impacts along the east coast there. you could track hurricane matthew on the home page of the web site at wmur.com or by using our mobile app. and on the weather page you can learn more about hurricanes and the history of this storm. erin: the drug crisis seems to be getting worse in nashua with the gate city reporting its deadliest month for overdose this is year. seven people died in september and three more have already died in the first three da

a bridge that connects port-au-prince from southern haiti broke apart cutting off the island. officials say the worst disaster in haiti since its sxwaibing six years ago. >>> we will continue to track hurricane matthew's path through the morning. we go live in jacksonville, florida where conditions are going downhill quickly. meteorologist sarah wroblewski is con taptly updating the forecast and the national hurricane center updated the path of the storm and the newest update will come in at 8:00. if you were away from your tv stay weather and news app and check things out on our web site at fox25boston.com. >>> and now we want an uptaught on the roads. julie grauert is checking traffic. how do things look jules. >> julie: nice and quiet out there. still early. want to give you a head up. expecting the heaviest time when people get a look at their long weekend, columbus te holiday. expressway wide open route 1, 93 south moving along fine. 24 minutes on the pike 20 minutes on 93 south from 495 to the leverett connector. back to you. >>> the search continues this morning for the

storm also knocked out most communicationsns across haititid flooded a major bridge connecting southern haiti to the rest of the country. the united nations has warned the hurricane poses the greatest humanitarian threat to haiti since the earthquake six years ago. haiti's presidential election scheduled for sunday has been postponed indefinitely. nermeen: many meteorologists are saying climate change has helped -- intensified hurricane matthew because warmer ocean waters help create stronger hurricanes. matthew is already the longest lived category 4 or 5 hurricane in the eastern caribbean on record. amy: to talk m more about hurricicane matthew and climate change, we are joined by two guests. in philadelphia, michael mann is a distinguished professor of atmospheric science at penn state e university. his latest book co-authored with cartoonist tom toles is titled, "the madhouse effect: how climate change denial is threatening our planet, destroying our politics, and driving us crazy." michael mann is also author of "the hockey stick and the climate wars: dispatches from the front lines." an

storm also knocked out most communicatations across haititid flooded d a major bridge connecting southern haiti to the rest of the country. the united nationsns has warned the hurricane poses the greatest humanitarian threat to haiti since the earthquake six years ago. the hurricane has also hit the bahamas and cuba, u.s. military evacuated 700 employees, and some familily pets, , from the v base at guantanamo bayalthough it did not evacuate the 61 prisoners held there. the storm is now hurtling toward the u.s. coast. in anticipation, multiple governors have declared states of emergency and south carolina gogovernor nikikki haley has ord the evacuationf f coastal regionons inhabiteted by more ta million people. meanwhile, in south korea, typhoon chaba has killed at least five people after it made landfall wednesday, flooding out south korea's main port and major cities. the typhoon is now hurtling toward japan. scientists have linked the increasing intensity of hurricanes and typhoons to climate change. in election news vice-presidential candidates , virginia senator tim kaine and indiana gover