it is probably not related to the toxic sinkhole >> a couple of miles from the toxic sinkhole, jim pierce and his family live on pins and needles. >> health is wanting death is another. >> the test results showing normal readings. for now. this week the company tested hundreds of wells reporting seven came back with high levels of radioactivity. they feel confident it is not related to the 215 million gallons of that spilled into the aquifer but still unsettling news. >> whenever going to have to my well i'm hauling water out on the trailer. >> it is perfectly normal for groundwater to contain low levels of radioactivity due to natural geology, in other words water underground flows through rocks and radioactive material, depending on the depth some may get more than others. drinking it over time can be

>> a couple of miles from the toxic sinkhole, jim pierce and his family live on pins and needles. >> health is wanting death is another. >> the test results showing normal readings. for now. this week the company tested hundreds of wells reporting seven came back with high levels of radioactivity. they feel confident it is not related to the 215 million gallons of that spilled into the aquifer but still unsettling news. >> whenever going to have to my well i'm hauling water out on the trailer. >> it is perfectly normal for groundwater to contain low levels of radioactivity due to natural geology, in other words water underground flows through rocks and radioactive material, depending on the depth some may get more than others. drinking it over time can be you may never get a health risk or you may get some form of canterbury >> this dr. says there are systems that filter most of it out but they come at a price. he hopes it is a wake-up call for everyone drinking from private wells. testing periodically is a good idea. >> you should know what you're drinking, you can't assume it is na

let's go to weather channel meteorologist jim cantore in ft. pierce. jim, what can you tell us? warnings. that's a lot of potential power loss. it will take 24 hours to clear the florida coast. i'm not just talking about a little wind here. hurricane force gusts of category 3 or stronger. 115 miles an hour. that is what will buzz saw the coast. tomorrow it's jacksonville, savannah, charleston late in the day. addition to the wind we're talking about tremendous amounts of storm surge and rainfall. over a foot in some cases. that may be a huge flood issue the storm loops back around and 200 miles offshore by the time tuesday morning rolls around. wow, what a ride. >> jim, thanks for the update. that is going to do for us on this thursday night from the florida coast, where it will be a very long night. but the hash tag, pray for florida, has been trending number one on twitter today, a reminder that people here are not facing this alone. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for watching and i'm lester holt. goodnight. >>> right now on news 3 live at 6:00 -- how did two children en

let's go to weather channel meteorologist jim cantore in ft. pierce. jim, what can you tell us? that's a lot of potential power loss. it will take 24 hours to clear the florida coast. i'm not just talking about a little wind here. hurricane force gusts of category 3 or stronger. 115 miles an hour. that is what will buzz saw the coast. tomorrow it's jacksonville, savannah, charleston late in the day. addition to the wind we're talking about tremendous amounts of storm surge and rainfall. over a foot in some right now on 12 23450u news at 6:00, hurricane matthew now hitting the coast of florida. this is a live look from miami beach. thousands of people are without power as the storm brings heavy rain and winds. >> florida's governor activating the national guard troops, more than the state has, and evacuation orders for a million people. >>> and with gusts even higher. team 12's jay gray is going to show us the scene from daytona beach. >> i want to give you an idea of what is going on. it gives you a good idea. if you can show him. we have the camera under a tunnel here to protec

jim can tori. he's down the coast in ft. pierce, florida. jim, what's it looking like right now? >> lester, it will take 24 hours for a major hurricane to clear the florida coastline. obviously talking about millions that could louz power. tomorrow, savannah. water will be a problem all the way up to charleston. they could get over a foot of rain in addition to the storm surge. as in mother nature was not playing a cruel joke, this loops around by tuesday and is no less than 200 miles to my east as a tropical storm and a potential second landfall. lester? >> jim, thanks for the update. that is going to do for us on this thursday night from the florida coast, where it will be a very long night. but the hash tag, pray for florida, has been reminder here that people are not facing this alone. i'm lester holt. for all of us at nbc news, thank you for >> "hollywood today live", joins the doctors, and we have a game of play or nay. >> announcer: the human ken doll is back with a procedure no one's seen before. >> dr. travis: this is too much for me. >> announcer: actor ben stiller open

jim cantori. he's down the coast in ft. pierce, florida. jim, what's it looking major hurricane to clear the florida coastline. we're talking about winds 115 to 140 miles per hour. obviously talking about millions that could lose power. tomorrow, daytona, jacksonville, savannah. water will be a problem the goldeniles all the way up to charleston. they could get over a foot of rain in addition to the storm surge. as if mother nature was not playing a cruel joke, this loops around by tuesday and is no less than 200 miles to my east as a landfall. lester? >> jim, thanks for the update. that is going to do for us on this thursday night from the florida coast, where it will be a very long night. but the hash tag, pray for florida, has been >>> we won't repeat what you just heard about hurricane matthew on the nightly news. but if you're catching up today, here's an update on the storm with danielle grant. >> just keeping a close eye on the national hurricane center as they're coming up with a new update in a few minutes. you can see the satellite

. >> jim: be careful tonight the family of a man killed in a hit and run on saturday are pleading with the driver who took off to come forward. >> maria: bobby pierce was killed. his wife is in the hospital >> jim: surgeiois live where she is recovering. surgeio, how is that second victim doing now. >> jim, we are told her wrist, hip and leg all broken in that hit and run crash. her husband bobby pierce of 20 years leaving two children without a father as well. and troopers saying it was either a tan or a brown van that saturday. pierce and his wife were in that car. they were crashing in the center median. pierce was killed on the scene and his wife remains at umc. the couple has two teen children. bobby's sister in law has this message for the person responsible. >> i understand you may be scared. you are worried. do the right thing, and yourself in and go to the police station. and go talk to them because you have taken a husband, you have taken a father and brother in law and uncle from his family. my niece does not know why they don't know who. please, do the right thing. >> and again nhp asking you if you have information regarding a color, i

pierce, retired. he also served as aide to governor jim hunt back in the day. he will talk to us about north carolina politics coming up. governor of the current incumbent was at a recent debate and asked about support for donald trump, even asked her really -- even after "accessof that hollywood" tape. you can see it all on c-span, but here is the portion of debate that dealt with support for donald trump featuring patrick rory and his challenger, blake cooper. [video clip] we have character issues between the candidates but i'm voting for the one that best represents my viewpoints, even though i disagree with their character traits on issues like immigration and obamacare. it's a total disaster. something that the attorney general continues to praise is obamacare. it's a disaster if you are a middle-class individual. >> is hard to believe that governor mccrory continues to support a presidential candidate who condones sexual assault. who has admitted that he has done that. that has continued to demean women. is the first time i have ever heard you speak up at