liic jacksonville beach florida and hurricane matthew is still well south of this location. >> kim: it is a monster according to governor rick scott saying hurricane matthew has been pounding his state's east coast with strong winds of 120 miles per hour just offshore. it's now a category three hurricane at this point. we know this continues to be a top story for so many not just >> dana: is eye is just east of daytona beach and that is where we find jay gray. >> the conditions intensifying. i'll get out of the way and you can take a real time look at what we're dealing with. the wind is really picking up. the storm continues to turn just off the moving along the florida coast matthew is overwhelming. >> starting to see the impacts and it's a monster. >> violent wind, sheets of rain and growing surf brought the storm surge up to 11 feet. >> i'm begging you at this point to understand the seriousness of this storm. those types of storm surges is not something you want to get caught up in. >> electricity has become a luxury for many in the strike power and that number is expected to grow