we have team coverage, beginning with stormteam 5's harvey leonard. harv? harvey: the emphasis shifts northward. jacksonville, georgia, south carolina, eventually north carolina as well. the storm is used of jacksonville, south of savannah, moving to the north. -- the storm is east of jacksonville. it will move very, very 55 mile an hour. the eyewall is offshore. it could touch the north and south carolina coast tomorrow. we did not get a report from brunswick, georgia -- probably because the storms are harsh right now. if the storm has not weakened too much, hurricane force winds will just about make it to wanting, north carolina before turning eastward with the storm and the weakening trend. rainfall will be a big, big issue. rainfall amounts will be at least six to 10 inches, over a huge swath, possibly more. that will cause freshwater flooding as well. i will be back to talk about the storm surge and our holiday weekend forecast in a few new video out of saint augustine. this is the result of the storm surge. nichole berlie is tracking the damage. report

harvey leonard is here. harvey: just incredible. you have to check this out. we had 81 in boston today. that is the highest temperature we have ever had so late in the season since 1979. pretty impressive. it is still warm at 80 in boston. a little cooler to the north and west. yesterday, we couldn't warm up.o than 24 hours ago. there is cool air to the north and west, and it will start to move into night. big changes for the end of the week and the start of the weekend. we ben: talk about that in a little while. ben:ben: thank you. police identified the teenager struck and killed by an suv in brockton last night as this 14-year-old freshman at brockton high school. newscenter 5's juli mcdonald spoke to family and friends today about the teen's tremendous loss. filled with people and pain, as family and friends who loved the 14-year-old, mourn him when he was killed riding his bike. >> it is still a very active investigation. reporter: a small symbol of love sits on the street -- cnet main street, where an suv hit the boy before 7:00. today, mario's family is

ben: in many ways it's a shame harvey, leonard, what have we got going on? harvey: it's a great fall weekend. the color is coming on. even where you are, i am sure that there is nice color to be seen. this was an average day. the average high was 62. the average high was 47. so, so clear. and it will be just as clear tomorrow. it is still peeking up north. but extremely colorful and really in our neck of the woods where the color is increasing, once you get to the worcester hills, the mohawk valley, new hampshire, you are going to see beautiful color. look at that sky. darkness, the temperature will fall quickly. there is a gentle breeze off of the water. tonight -- the night is very young and the winds are very light with those clear skies and dry air. many places will be getting below the freezing mark. and a freeze warning. in the more rural areas, frost is possible tonight. surrounding boston. tomorrow, 60, full sunshine, like lujan. once the early-morning chill is gone, 9:00, 10:00, the rest of when instead of our air coming from the great lakes or canad

but we begin with harvey leonard, tracking where the hurricane is right now. warnings are, just north of miami along the florida coast. it will get converted to a hurricane warning over time. right now, wind of 125 miles per hour. there is room for it to intensify. the pressure has dropped. it could be a sign that it could be starting to intensify. it's category three or category four. major either way. it could touch the coast or move along the east coast of florida. all the way up to south carolina. it is going to weaken and will take a right turn. we will talk about the rain, the wind and what our holiday weekend will be like. ed: florida is bracing for comes their way. newscenter 5's shaun chaiyahbhat is live in vero beach, florida with the steps being taken. reporter: with the last couple of hours we seen some often on showers. behind me the sun is out. the calm before the storm. there are a vacuum weighed in orders in place. they should be ready to prepare. supplies are running low. store shelves for bread and milk. we have seen long lines for propane an

harvey leonard is tracking where the hurricane is. >> 85 miles from west palm beach. it won't hit them directly. it will go a little above them. they are getting heavy raian -- freeport. it's not good news for the florida coast at all. you can see that to the west in the last couple of hours. it will get to the florida coastline and then ride up along the coast. it's a category four storm. at that point it will be slightly weaker but still powerful. hits the georgia and south carolina coast line. then it will move eastward after that. it will go right on the coast of florida, around or pierce, up to daytona. that will fade away as storm weakens. look at the wind gusts right now. a much more on tco higher ground as florida 's governor orders in evacuation. >> florida's governor has been begging residence for days to get out. a lot of them waited until today. millions of people in florida, georgia and south carolina are evacuating. highways have been turned into one way routes. shortages. >> i went to costco, the line was all the way outside. >> isil two guys fighting.

we have team coverage, beginning with stormteam 5's harvey leonard. harv? harvey: the emphasis shifts northward. jacksonville, georgia, south carolina, eventually north carolina as well. the storm is used of jacksonville, south of savannah, moving to the north. -- the storm is east of jacksonville. it will move very, very

nyu celebrated harvey leonard's accomplishments in meteorology. faculty gathered at wcvb yesterday to salute harvey. he received h in meteorology from nyu where he also served as an instructor. well-deserved. >> proud. absolutely. weatherwise we've got rain on the way and we need it. the drought has been going on. we had a good dose of rain in october. over 4 inches in boston. we're running a little bit above average for the month, but notice for the year our deficit commute. nothing more than a shower or patch of drizzle through midday. toward the ride home this afternoon, and especially tonight, that's when the rain chances really are going up. the potential is there for about an inch of rainfall. this is one of our computer models indicating either side of an inch widespread across the area. there's going to be snow. a few flakes possible, but accumulating snow a couple of inches in the berkshires and across new england. snow across new york state. it's running into high pressure. so much of the morning hours are dry. the system will come in wit

i'm meteorologist harvey leonard. >> now here is mike lynch with sports center 5 powered by xfinity. >> hi, everybody. welcome to van ness outside fenway park. the red sox are in the top half of the first inning where there are a couple runners on and clay buchholz on the hill starting for the red sox. his last seven starts are meanwhile, the red sox are looking for more october magic from the bat of big papi. david ortiz took batting practice around 3:45 and he spent a good deal of time talking to his teammates from the cleveland indians. yes indeed papi has had great moments and the sox should use one or two to extend the series. >> you can look at it as if there is a little tomorrow. let it all hang out. remember who we are as individual players and as a team and play with that freedom and aggression. >> any team is looking forward to getting into the ballpark. being energized by the home fans and how this team has played in fenway and the way our offense has been able to tonight. this is his seventh post season appearance as a manager and he has 30 playoff wins in his career. of

maria: we begin tonight with harvey leonard. what do you see now? significant action in the northeast corner of florida but it will continue to shift northward towards the van, georgia and charleston. bands of heavy rain, very powerful winds and significant storm surge all along that track. these of the hurricane warnings from south of jacksonville all the way up to the north carolina coast line. so the hurricane force winds or costs rushing the coast line up through georgia and south carolina, possibly just about and shifting eastward and weakening later in the weekend. 110 mile per hour category two storm. there will be slow weakening but very slow. then the rainfall. it looks like 10 ages plus and parts of the same area that got significant storm surge and damaging winds. a triple whammy. we will let you know more about this and our weekend weather coming up. ben: while matthew continues working up the u.s. coast. two deaths and florida being blamed on the hurricane tonight. nichole berlie is live in the newsroom with a look at more of the damage

i'm harvey leonard. >> now here is mike lynch with sports center 5, powered by xfinity. >> the pittsburgh steelers' ben roethlisberger will not play sunday against th roethlisberger had arthroscopic surgery for a torn meniscus. that's pretty routine. anybody who had their knee scoped knows what happens. it happened in the second quarter of the loss to the dolphins in miami. you can see him limping here. he missed one series and came back and played the rest of the game. an mri confirmed it is a torn meniscus and he is out. landry jones is your starting quarterback for the steelers. time. the pittsburgh steelers are on the right. meanwhile, the patriots' defense is playing well and only giving up 92 points. that's the fourth best in the national football league. they are giving up 15 points a game which is second best in the league. they also have a shutout and they made several key plays including the big goal line stand where they stuffed the cincinnati bengals down at the goal line on pour tries -- four t. touchdown on every play of the game. reality is it is not going to happen. they w

harvey leonard joins us. how will this impact us, and more importantly, the weekend? ey the damp side. looking at boston and northward, a lot cooler than yesterday. still at 71 in hartford, that means it's not all that cold. the first strip of rain has gone to the north and west. we won't get a lot of rain. the evening commute is pretty dry. some elements of rain or drizzle could break out tonight. the air is getting more moist if we were to get heavier rain before tomorrow is over, it is likely to come from the south and effect southeastern massachusetts. we will talk i'm a trained to expect for the weekend coming up in a little bit. ben: methuen police searching for an armed bank robbery suspect, holding up the corporate meddling bank on broadway. sten schools were on lockdown. police say the suspect took off in a small blue car by a woman. you can see he is carrying a gun . anyone with information should call police. jc: new pictures from inside the chelsea home where a teenager was hit by a bullet. 13-year-old was in his room at the time it. the search continues f

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harvey leonard. meteorologist: yeah. i cont think we'll see snow in boston or real close to boston. maria: it is rig here. meteorologist: right. bee ind us. check it out. you can see it showing up on parts of the radar. yes. let's get over there to show you what is going on. are below freezing in many areas. worcester included. springfield, orange orange, these are all the areas that may start out as period of snow when it moves in tomorrow afternoon. here along the coast, by he this time the precipitation gets here later tomorrow. the wind coming out of the east. look at the ocean water temperature. much of a chance. for now it is chilly. frost advisory along the coast. freeze warning a little bit mland. here in eastern mass, southeastern mass, the cape, it will be straight rain once it gets here. there is a freeze warning in effect in southeastern mass. frost advisory near the coast. that is going to depend on the wind direction because the wind is slightly north-northeast. the ocean clouds will come in. also, notice the leading edge of the clouds that are showing up in western mo

maria: we begin tonight with harvey leonard. what do you see now?

harvey leonard is here with new details on the storm's track. harv? jackie: all right. north of miami, you have the hurricane warning. warning, the entire east coast of florida which is going to bear the brunt. there is the storm now 125 miles north of nassau. 325 then moving to the northwest. as we talk out in time with 115 miles per hour winds. there is evidence of some strengthening about to take place. it may even get back up a cat go are ry four, but either way, it is a powerful major hurricane. once it gets west palle beach go along the coastline of f carolina before it makes a november the east. now the other thing i want to show yous the rain been as are starting to show approaching the eastern florida castline. now i will back it fau minutes and talk about how much rain. the storm surge and the damaging winds coming up in a few minutes. maria? maria: thank you. this is new video in from the bahamas tonight. listen. watch. the woman who took the video says the house was shaking from the fierce winds. being warned: get out before matthew moves in. ed: newscenter

let's get right over to stormteam 5's harvey leonard. meteorologist: here is a wired look. everything keepses coming from the south. therance keep developing. you cannot expect it to be wet most of the time tonight and tomorrow. sometimes just drizzle. sometimes a steady light rain and heavier downpours as well now the other thing i want to this is just in. it is breaking that it is new category five. that is the top of the list. the winds have now picked up to 160 miles per hour. jamaica could be in line for a tough hit are the storm over the weekend probably around sunday. then over a little part of cube pa, where it may weak and little. it hook like it will be formidable five days from now wednesday evening to the vicinity of a portion of the bahamas. we talk about what it could do from there when we ha maria, ed? maria: thank you. it is a weekend to celebrate the legend of big papi. red sox nation offering a collective thank you to the one-of-a-kind david ortiz. gloomy weather at fenway tonight, but so many warm wishes for number-34. ed: this is the last regular season

but we begin with harvey leonard, tracking where the hurricane is right now.

let's get right over to stormteam 5's harvey leonard. meteorologist: here is a wired look. everything keepses coming from the south. therance keep developing. you cannot expect it to be wet most of the time tonight and tomorrow. sometimes just drizzle. sometimes a steady light rain and heavier downpours as well now the other thing i want to