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abc's matt gutman joins me live now from nags head, north carolina. matt, the storm is coming ashore there on the outer banks. what are you seeing and feeling? >> reporter: terry, with each passing hour the storm is intensifying here. just over the past couple of hours a tornado spawned within the hurricane out at sea. you can basically just see a a g patch of white. you can't even see the atlantic. that's how roiled up the ocece is. 30-foot waves out there. it's'setting worse and worse by the hour here. and we haven't even seen the worst of it yet. now, it's gotten so bad that dare county officials here in the outer banks are telling people no longer to evacuate. now is the time, they say, to seek shelter. irene's winds are howling out here, and most people are now listening to the alarm bells. from ocean city, maryland to the w jersey shore there was a steady stream of evacuees fleeing coastal areas. tempers were short as cars lined up at gas stations. here in the outer banks nearly 200,000 people have fled, drilling a last few boards in before headi
abc's matt gutman joins me live now from nags head, north carolina. matt, the storm is coming ashore there on the outer banks. what are you seeing and feeling? >> reporter: terry, with each passing hour the storm is intensifying here. just over the past couple of hours a tornado spawned within the hurricane out at sea. you can basically just see a a g patch of white. you can't even see the atlantic. that's how roiled up the ocece is. 30-foot waves out there. it's'setting worse and worse...
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he stopped cooperating with police and matt gutman is on the case for us in aruba. good morning, matt. >> reporter: hey, good morning, george. 11 years ago gary giordano was so close to freedom, now he'll spend the next 16 days locked up here at aruba's prison and probably, george, about 60 days more than that, the most recognizable face among the 110 inmates awaiting trial here. a moment wrapped in shame for gary giordano who still claims he's innocent and one of momentary triumph for aruba's prosecutors securing that 16-day
he stopped cooperating with police and matt gutman is on the case for us in aruba. good morning, matt. >> reporter: hey, good morning, george. 11 years ago gary giordano was so close to freedom, now he'll spend the next 16 days locked up here at aruba's prison and probably, george, about 60 days more than that, the most recognizable face among the 110 inmates awaiting trial here. a moment wrapped in shame for gary giordano who still claims he's innocent and one of momentary triumph for...
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here's abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: even before her disappearance became the latest mystery to blemishruba's coast, robyn gardner's life was already shrouded in secrets and lies. the 35-year-old dental assistant left her home in maryland on sunday, july 31st. she told her live-in boyfriend, richard forrester, she need aid vacation. >> she told me she was going to orlando with her family on a short vacation tuesday to thursday to go to their timeshare. >> reporter: it was the first of a tangle of lies she told forester. he was stunned to learn on monday morning that robyn wasn't in florida at all but in aruba. >> she e-mailed me on monday morning, saying family surprised me, we're in aruba. it just seemed too random, too spontataous. so i was questioning her about it through e-mail. at 2:05 in the morning on tuesday on my facebook wall she wrotot "this sucks." anani didn't know what it meant. >> reporter: as it turns out, robyn wasn't with her family at all but with this man, 50-year-old gary giordano. giordano apparently met gardner online. they'd been dating and exchanging texts for a
here's abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: even before her disappearance became the latest mystery to blemishruba's coast, robyn gardner's life was already shrouded in secrets and lies. the 35-year-old dental assistant left her home in maryland on sunday, july 31st. she told her live-in boyfriend, richard forrester, she need aid vacation. >> she told me she was going to orlando with her family on a short vacation tuesday to thursday to go to their timeshare. >> reporter: it was...
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here's abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: it's a symphony of night. cease light up the nighttime sky. bolts crash. 40,000 of them. rapid fire. up to 300 nights a year. the greatest night shows on earth. people here called this rebaba, the river of fire in the sky. it was as reliable as yellowstone's old faithful. until it wasn't. last year, the lightning disappeared. and no one knew why. our journey to explore this mystery begins with a drive through scrub brush to lake maracaibo, the largest in south america. time enough to get to know eric. probably the world's most foremostst expert on the river fire. >> translator: i saw my first lightning when i was 8 years old. >> the lightning to them is like cars on the street in new york city. >> reporter: and then there's alan. he takes museum quality photographs of the storms and lives part-time on the lake with the villagers. >> i try to put it into their minds that's something special. unique in the world. >> reporter: but to get to alan's hut, you have to motor out to the tropical jungle. once on the lak
here's abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: it's a symphony of night. cease light up the nighttime sky. bolts crash. 40,000 of them. rapid fire. up to 300 nights a year. the greatest night shows on earth. people here called this rebaba, the river of fire in the sky. it was as reliable as yellowstone's old faithful. until it wasn't. last year, the lightning disappeared. and no one knew why. our journey to explore this mystery begins with a drive through scrub brush to lake maracaibo, the...
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we want to first go to abc's matt gutman. he is the middle of all of this as fierce hurricane irene barrels into nags head, north carolina. matt, it looks ugly out there. >> reporter: hey, bianna. we are now entering the core of this hurricane. it is extremely windy. 70, 80-mile-per-hour winds here. obviously the rain is coming down pretty intensely. winds so powerful it's literally blown a foot of water out of the pool. shingles are coming off of buildings as are rooftops and you can't see this but there are two grown men holding down the camera right behind me so very intense storm still coming down herere the atlantic is now entering what used to be a beach, about 300 yards of beach was claimed. winds continue to be powerful. hundreds of thousands have evacuated from the area. a few die-hards have remained. officials say they have to hunker down. there's a no drinking water order. electricity is down for many and thousands without electricity and officials say don't go anywhere. stay put. do not try to get out in the storm.
we want to first go to abc's matt gutman. he is the middle of all of this as fierce hurricane irene barrels into nags head, north carolina. matt, it looks ugly out there. >> reporter: hey, bianna. we are now entering the core of this hurricane. it is extremely windy. 70, 80-mile-per-hour winds here. obviously the rain is coming down pretty intensely. winds so powerful it's literally blown a foot of water out of the pool. shingles are coming off of buildings as are rooftops and you can't...
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here's abc's matt gutman for our coverage of hurricane irene. >> reporter: hurricane irene rumbled over the bahamas today, bending palms like rubber, toppling trees and ripping boats right out of the water. mike tice caught the brunt of it in nassau this morning. >> wind gusts around 75 or 80 miles an hour and this wind and rainin combined is absolutely ferocious to stand outside in front of. >> reporter: and even before making landfall in the u.s., the storm was menacing enough for the second fleet to order ships to evacuate its norfolk base including the "uss enterprise," steaming out to sea to avoid damage from the piers. and the threat of what's being called a once in a generation storm has emptied out tourist havens in north carolina. tonight, irene is emptying the cozy beach towns of the outer banks, chasing away 145,000 tourists. we met these folks having breakfast in our hotel. by show of hands, who is planning to leave today? is that everybody? you guys are leaving? everybody here plans on leaving today? wow. all right. >> we were told to. >> reporter: you were told you had to?
here's abc's matt gutman for our coverage of hurricane irene. >> reporter: hurricane irene rumbled over the bahamas today, bending palms like rubber, toppling trees and ripping boats right out of the water. mike tice caught the brunt of it in nassau this morning. >> wind gusts around 75 or 80 miles an hour and this wind and rainin combined is absolutely ferocious to stand outside in front of. >> reporter: and even before making landfall in the u.s., the storm was menacing...
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time i ever seen a man reach down and hold him up by the tail. >> reporter: for "nightline" i'm matt gutmannoodling on the red river, oklahoma. >> good catch, man. good catch. >> and gutman got his fish. "hillbilly hand fishing" premieres sunday on animal planet. thank you for watching "nightline."
time i ever seen a man reach down and hold him up by the tail. >> reporter: for "nightline" i'm matt gutmannoodling on the red river, oklahoma. >> good catch, man. good catch. >> and gutman got his fish. "hillbilly hand fishing" premieres sunday on animal planet. thank you for watching "nightline."
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abc's matt gutman stopped by one of those tent cities before the storm. >> reporter: the u.n. and aid organizations know that these people can't afford to move out of here, so they're trying to alert them by putting up these flags to tell them floods may be coming. they're also publishing newsletters like this. this is the biggest newspaper, 500,000 copies alerting people in cartoons how to avoid the danger of storms and to try to get away. but for most of these people there is simply nowhere to go and all they're telling us is that they're going to wait out the storm and pray for the best. matt gutman, abc news, port-au-prince, haiti. >>> emily is on track to hit the tip of cuba and the bahamas, but it's no longer expected to make landfall here in the u.s. before eventually turning back out to sea. >>> the killer heat wave is getting even deadlier as temperatures soar again today from dallas to atlanta. more than a dozen states are trapped under that sweltering dome of hot, sticky air and for many cities it's not letting up any time soon. more from abc's steven portnoy. >> re
abc's matt gutman stopped by one of those tent cities before the storm. >> reporter: the u.n. and aid organizations know that these people can't afford to move out of here, so they're trying to alert them by putting up these flags to tell them floods may be coming. they're also publishing newsletters like this. this is the biggest newspaper, 500,000 copies alerting people in cartoons how to avoid the danger of storms and to try to get away. but for most of these people there is simply...
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matt gutman in north carolina. we move up to maryland where the center of the storm is many hours away but they are already seeing powerful winds. abc's jim sciutto in ocean city, maryland, good evening to you. >> reporter: david, the hurricane still several hours away from landfall here but already feeling the strength of the storm, the winds gusting a >> bre: 50 miles an hour. times when you have to hold on here. ed rain is horizontal and pouring already for serving hours. expecting 17 inches of rain over the next 24 hours but what we've been watching i ihis surf, watching waves grow from a couple of feet to several feet. the seas churning and what is happening now they're coming up along these dunes here which are the last line of defense for the hotels, the homes, the businesses of ocean city. ocean city, david, nowow bracin for a storm surge above eight feet in the next 24 hours. >> jim sciutto with maryland before irene even arrives. thank you. >> this is the track sam champion told us irene would follow. let
matt gutman in north carolina. we move up to maryland where the center of the storm is many hours away but they are already seeing powerful winds. abc's jim sciutto in ocean city, maryland, good evening to you. >> reporter: david, the hurricane still several hours away from landfall here but already feeling the strength of the storm, the winds gusting a >> bre: 50 miles an hour. times when you have to hold on here. ed rain is horizontal and pouring already for serving hours....
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and abc's matt gutman is in nags head, north carolina, at this moment. matt? >> reporter: diane, this storm is beginning to envelope us right now. we're being pelted by this rain, lashed by wind. hundreds of thousands have already left this vacation area. you can feel the force of these waves pushing in and the current pushing out. out there, waves right now at 20 feet and in just a couple of hours, diane, look at this pier. those waves will be crashing right over the top of it. irene is whipping up waves, giant, and dangerous. >> somebody just -- >> reporter: watch again as the onlookers, perched on the end of a pier, take in the view, when suddenly this massive lone wave explodes out of the water, dragging them in. eight people tossed into the florida surf yesterday. one had to be hospitalized. these monster waves are caused when one large wave catches up with another and virtually doubles in size. over the past day, dozens of people had to be plucked out of treacherous water from florida to the carolinas. what's it like when it comes at you? >> oh [ bleep ]
and abc's matt gutman is in nags head, north carolina, at this moment. matt? >> reporter: diane, this storm is beginning to envelope us right now. we're being pelted by this rain, lashed by wind. hundreds of thousands have already left this vacation area. you can feel the force of these waves pushing in and the current pushing out. out there, waves right now at 20 feet and in just a couple of hours, diane, look at this pier. those waves will be crashing right over the top of it. irene is...
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matt gutman weathered the winds in nags head, north h carolina,e joins me now. matt, welcome, i hope you've recovered since then. you were out with the storm chasers yesterday. who are these guys and what did you experience? >> jake, these guys are kind of the indiana jones of meteorology, could you say. they spend 200 days a year bombing around the country, chasing tornados and hurricanes, going inside their eye walls to figure out how they are formed and feed information to the weather service and residents to try to protect them. i think it's a disservice to say a big part whatever they do is >> the eye is just far. >> we are just to the west -- not quite like this.y earlier. >> the wind is so intense, you can't even stand up straight. that is the eye of hurricane irene. it's coming this way. right over this bridge. you can actually see the eye wall right over there. dark, gray clouds, and you can feel -- you know it's coming, because this wind is so intense, the rain coming down so very hard -- to get there, we had to ride in what reed calls the dominator, a
matt gutman weathered the winds in nags head, north h carolina,e joins me now. matt, welcome, i hope you've recovered since then. you were out with the storm chasers yesterday. who are these guys and what did you experience? >> jake, these guys are kind of the indiana jones of meteorology, could you say. they spend 200 days a year bombing around the country, chasing tornados and hurricanes, going inside their eye walls to figure out how they are formed and feed information to the weather...
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and in fr north carolina, matt gutman, holding up against the rain. look how strong that wind is. a very different situation. >> beautiful weather here today. hopefully you get that up here there in new york. this is incredible. going out with the storm chasers, we went with them to follow the eyewall of eye ryan and it was pretty incredible stufuf >> we're trying to walk towards the wind and it's so powerful. we had gusts at 100 miles an hour coming towards us. just a caveat. this is a pretty controlled environment. we are on a bridge, there is no debris flying to us. bus the rain feels like you are stung by needles in the face. you can't look straight into the wind. some guys were standing at a 45-degree angle, letting the wind pick them up. and there is science behind this as well. the guys travel around the country 200 days a year to get real information to the locals here, about how dangerous the storms are and the best ways to avoid them. but there was a lot of adrenaline there as well. >> a very dangerous job. ththanks v vy much. and we wanant to shothe pictures from o oan
and in fr north carolina, matt gutman, holding up against the rain. look how strong that wind is. a very different situation. >> beautiful weather here today. hopefully you get that up here there in new york. this is incredible. going out with the storm chasers, we went with them to follow the eyewall of eye ryan and it was pretty incredible stufuf >> we're trying to walk towards the wind and it's so powerful. we had gusts at 100 miles an hour coming towards us. just a caveat. this...
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matt gutman, abc news, north carolina. >> all the horror stories are coming in now. we're hearing some reports saying at least two dozen people are stranded by rising floodwaters in a hotel in the catskills. that's scary. >> bridges to the area are washed out, they can't escape, so they're sending in authorities to get those people out. the rising floodwaters aren't going to stop here. there are reports some rivers may not crest in new jersey until tuesday afternoon, so the worst flooding may be ahead a day or two after the storm finally passes. this is just a category 1, barely, tropical storm in some cases. get your head, all those pictures, keep in mind what a cat 2, 3, 4 would look live. >> devastating. absolutely devastating. >> you see what a tropical storm does. it's amazing. irene, as we said, was a tropical storm until late last night. it was downgraded as it crossed the canadian border. >> let's check in with alex rabb following the storm at accuweather. good morning. >> good morning, rob and tanya. the heaviest bands and showers and thunderstorms of irene
matt gutman, abc news, north carolina. >> all the horror stories are coming in now. we're hearing some reports saying at least two dozen people are stranded by rising floodwaters in a hotel in the catskills. that's scary. >> bridges to the area are washed out, they can't escape, so they're sending in authorities to get those people out. the rising floodwaters aren't going to stop here. there are reports some rivers may not crest in new jersey until tuesday afternoon, so the worst...
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here's abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: arubans again find their tiny sun swept island the setting another possible murder mystery. with gary giordano, at first blush a bereaved boyfriend who claimed his travel companion had gone missing while snorkeling, now led out of a police station in disgrace. the only suspect in the disappearance of 35-year-old robyn gardner. this evening prosecutors ordered giordano held for another 16 days, here in aruba's kia prison. that's nearly twice as long as they'd originally pushed for. >> it was a good day, yes, but it's not yet the moment to declare a victory, of course. >> reporter: investigators suspect foul play in robyn's disappearance. friends say the 35-year-old frfr maryland just wanted to get away after having recently lost her job. >> when she came to me and said, hey, i'm going to aruba, i was like cool, i'm so happy, get out of town, why wouldn't you. and then she said she was going with gary, and it just became a -- you know, a why. like why? you know, are you sure? >> reporter: christina jones said she was wary of who her friend was leaving
here's abc's matt gutman. >> reporter: arubans again find their tiny sun swept island the setting another possible murder mystery. with gary giordano, at first blush a bereaved boyfriend who claimed his travel companion had gone missing while snorkeling, now led out of a police station in disgrace. the only suspect in the disappearance of 35-year-old robyn gardner. this evening prosecutors ordered giordano held for another 16 days, here in aruba's kia prison. that's nearly twice as long...
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for "good morning america," matt gutman, abc news, miami. >> lots of new details there.esponse from robyn gardner's maryland boyfriend, richard forester and our legal analyst dan abrams. richard, let me begin with you. there's a lot of detail hear and corroborates what we heard from several other witnesses that robyn had been drinking that day and according to our source robyn was also taking pills that day. does that sound believable to you? >> no, it doesn't. i've never known robyn to take any sleeping pills in the middle of the day, nor do i know why anybody would take sleeping pills during the middle of the day. but, you know, let's go with his word for just a second here. so you say she was taking sleeping pills and then you give her vodka and then you take her snorkeling. really? why would anybody do anything like that? you know, obviously i don't believe what he's saying nor do i think anybody in the world believes it so the important thing right now is to find robyn, find the truth and get justice. you know, let me just say, you know, i loved robyn with every fib
for "good morning america," matt gutman, abc news, miami. >> lots of new details there.esponse from robyn gardner's maryland boyfriend, richard forester and our legal analyst dan abrams. richard, let me begin with you. there's a lot of detail hear and corroborates what we heard from several other witnesses that robyn had been drinking that day and according to our source robyn was also taking pills that day. does that sound believable to you? >> no, it doesn't. i've never...
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and abc's matt gutman, who has been out in the elements for five days, following hurricane irene, is in duck, n nth carolina, tonight. reporter: hurricane irene landed here hard. >> we're in the strongest part of the eye wall of hurricane irene. >> reporter: storm chaser reed timmer took us to ground zero for irene. it's almost impossible to comprehend the force of this wind right now. we're on top of a bridge about 90 feet up. 1 00-mile-per-hour gusts, and the vain intensifying as the eye wall approaches us. we're probably in the eye wall right now. and we're going to see a little bit more calm soon as we're inside the eye. so powerful, we had to seek shelter behind the door of his armored car. >> strongest winds i've ever experienced. >> reporter: so strong, falling trees and branches killed at least seven people. in newport news, virginia, a tree toppled into an apartment, killing a boy, just 11 years old. his mother survived. but it took an hour for rescuers to cut through power lines to recover him. downed trees also cut electricity. more than half a million people lost power in
and abc's matt gutman, who has been out in the elements for five days, following hurricane irene, is in duck, n nth carolina, tonight. reporter: hurricane irene landed here hard. >> we're in the strongest part of the eye wall of hurricane irene. >> reporter: storm chaser reed timmer took us to ground zero for irene. it's almost impossible to comprehend the force of this wind right now. we're on top of a bridge about 90 feet up. 1 00-mile-per-hour gusts, and the vain intensifying as...
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matt gutman is there in the water. matt. >> reporter: hey, george. good morning. we're already starting to feel the awesome power of hurricane irene. the waves have been coming in higher and faster all morning. you can feel the power of them sucking you back out to sea. now, by late tonight we could expect to see 20-foot to 30-foot waves. they could scratch over the top of the pier. you can only imagine how dangerous it's going to be for thrill seekers trying to catch just a glimpse of hurricane irene. >> oh, my god. >> somebody just fell off. >> reporter: irene is already bringing violent rip currents and monster waves. watch as this wave left eight people injured as it rolled to shore off a south florida pier thursday. meanwhile, in the carolinas, others had to be pulled out of the water by jet skis. despite warnings to stay out of the water, surfers catching huge waves. most here are heeding the warnings, clogging the roads out of these beach towns. >> we're out of here. >> reporter: there are now mandatory evacuation orders from ocean city, maryland, to norfol
matt gutman is there in the water. matt. >> reporter: hey, george. good morning. we're already starting to feel the awesome power of hurricane irene. the waves have been coming in higher and faster all morning. you can feel the power of them sucking you back out to sea. now, by late tonight we could expect to see 20-foot to 30-foot waves. they could scratch over the top of the pier. you can only imagine how dangerous it's going to be for thrill seekers trying to catch just a glimpse of...
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abc's matt gutman is in aruba with details. >> reporter: abc news has new, exclusive details on whatordano claims happened that fateful day. an abc news source tells us after a day of eating and a lot of drinking, the two went into the water twice. on their second swim, robyn never came out. the two started at this beach side restaurant. the source claims. in these exclusive abc news photos, we see robyn and giordano leaving after lunch, the last known photos of robyn. and the only published pictures of the two of them together. abc news has also learned that giordano claims, after the lovers paid the bill they headed towards the e water. the first time in, robyn cut her toe and left the water because she was bleeding. investigators later found a spot of blood near where the couple's rental car had been parked. they're still working on the forensics. according to the abc news source, robyn went back into the water a second time with giordano. it was then, that giordano believes she was pulled under by treacherous currents and drowned. plus, the source also says, helicopters flying ov
abc's matt gutman is in aruba with details. >> reporter: abc news has new, exclusive details on whatordano claims happened that fateful day. an abc news source tells us after a day of eating and a lot of drinking, the two went into the water twice. on their second swim, robyn never came out. the two started at this beach side restaurant. the source claims. in these exclusive abc news photos, we see robyn and giordano leaving after lunch, the last known photos of robyn. and the only...
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matt gutman, abc news, port-au-prince, haiti. >> that's so heart-breaking. >> you think things can't living in those tent cities from that earthquake in haiti. that devastating earthquake 18 months ago, back in january 2010. still more than 500,000 people in temporary housing. >> those people don't even have to be near the coastline to be in danger because the threat of mudslides is so great. >> they're saying that the storm could strengthen again as it moves over the caribbean. our thoughts and prayers with those folks. a rough couple of days ahead for them. >> absolutely. >>> meanwhile, the southeastern half of the country is still sweating it out today as temperatures spiked paststhe 100 degree mark from dallas to atlanta. 14 states remain under heat advisories and the death toll now is climbing. more now from abc's steven portnoy. >> reporter: the heat has been brutal. emergency rooms are swamped. heat-related calls are pouring in. more than 100 people have died. just this week, two football players from georgia died from excessive heat exposure. 16-year-old forrest jones. >> he
matt gutman, abc news, port-au-prince, haiti. >> that's so heart-breaking. >> you think things can't living in those tent cities from that earthquake in haiti. that devastating earthquake 18 months ago, back in january 2010. still more than 500,000 people in temporary housing. >> those people don't even have to be near the coastline to be in danger because the threat of mudslides is so great. >> they're saying that the storm could strengthen again as it moves over the...
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matt gutman, abc news, kitty hawk, north carolina. >> some people don't heed the warnings. stay out of the water. good advice for the next few days. >>> let's get the latest on irene's storm track. >>>>eteorologist jim dickey is in the accuweather forecast center. good morning, jim. >> good morning, rob and tanya. hurricane irene remains a very large and powerful hurricane this morning. look at the satellite imagery. the magnitude of the system. the size of the state of texas. we watched it make its turn to the north, as it pulls away from the bahamas. that means not a direct landfall for florida, south carolina but north carolina here as we head into our saturday, are expected to make landfall around the moorehead city area, as a category 3 hurricane. bringing wind gusts up to 115 miles per hour, 120 miles per hour. and in the northeast, new england, many spot in new england will see hurricane-force wind gusts up to $ 80 miles per hour. could see 100 mile per hour gusts as far south as atlantic city. rob and tanya, back to you. >> after i moved from new orleans, i thought
matt gutman, abc news, kitty hawk, north carolina. >> some people don't heed the warnings. stay out of the water. good advice for the next few days. >>> let's get the latest on irene's storm track. >>>>eteorologist jim dickey is in the accuweather forecast center. good morning, jim. >> good morning, rob and tanya. hurricane irene remains a very large and powerful hurricane this morning. look at the satellite imagery. the magnitude of the system. the size of the...
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i'm matt gutman in venezuela. >> incredible. it's like a fireworks display.> like something out of a movie. that's incredible footage. i'd love to hear the full weather reason why that happens. january of 2010, for a few months it didn't do it at all. the show kind of stopped. then a few months later it kicked back up again. >> apparently when it stopped it was a big blow to the indigenous people because this lightning has a symbolic resonance for them. >> their claim to fame, it's a tourist attraction. what a cool show. mother nature in all her glory, right? whoo. >> absolutely, that would be something to see. >>> coming up, children's toys that are secret military weapons. >> the remote-controlled trucks being sent from toy shops to the danger zone. you're watching "world news now." abababababababababababababb ♪ we know how to do it ♪ we know how to do it that wililget you going.. >> that will get you up. >>> for the men and women serving overseas a gift from home can make a soldier's day. it can also save a soldier's life. >> this is a really cool story. a
i'm matt gutman in venezuela. >> incredible. it's like a fireworks display.> like something out of a movie. that's incredible footage. i'd love to hear the full weather reason why that happens. january of 2010, for a few months it didn't do it at all. the show kind of stopped. then a few months later it kicked back up again. >> apparently when it stopped it was a big blow to the indigenous people because this lightning has a symbolic resonance for them. >> their claim to...
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abc's matt gutman is in port-au-prince with the very latest. tt, good morning. >> reporter: josh, about 25,000 and in just a couple of hours there are going to be 6 to 12 inches of rain. the entire place will look like this, with mud so thick it sticks to absolutely everything. aid organizations have been building these canals to try to channel the water out of here. they've also been raising red flags to alert people that there is significant danger here. but most people don't have anywhere to go and can't go anywhere. josh? >> matt gutman in haiti. thank you. >>> and so, the question, will emily make landfall here? let's check in with sam. >> hey, josh. we're going to use this color-enhanced satellite picture to show you what's going on with the storm. the bright red are the colder, higher cloud tops where the heavy rain is involved here. there is an area of high pressure sitting in the atlantic right there. it forms a fence, basically, that has not allowed emily to join the hurricane center's path. so, it is sitting down here and will sit in
abc's matt gutman is in port-au-prince with the very latest. tt, good morning. >> reporter: josh, about 25,000 and in just a couple of hours there are going to be 6 to 12 inches of rain. the entire place will look like this, with mud so thick it sticks to absolutely everything. aid organizations have been building these canals to try to channel the water out of here. they've also been raising red flags to alert people that there is significant danger here. but most people don't have...
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we'll go to matt gutman with the latest on the cleanup down there. >> hey, george, there's a lot of work to do. this was a driveway filled with a foot of muck and rain. this is cautioned by the devastating storm surge everybody is so afraid of, and rightly so. there's 5 to 7 foot storm surge that brought this field of muck and debris almost to the highway. these wave runners were 100 miles that way. a football field away as well as the hobycat. >> hurricane irene trumped up the east coast. the wind and gushing waters unleashed a series of tornados that tore dozens of homes like this one in delaware to pieces. irene already claimed multiple lives including an 11-year-old boy in virginia, killed after a tree fell on his home. a philadelphia man was killed after live electrical wires crushed his car. it crashed into his apartment in new port news, virginia. hurricane irene is still a officials warned the power might be out for two weeks. flooding is so bad, the national guard may be called in to assist in rescues. they'll be picking up the piece here's for months. >> the gas station here lo
we'll go to matt gutman with the latest on the cleanup down there. >> hey, george, there's a lot of work to do. this was a driveway filled with a foot of muck and rain. this is cautioned by the devastating storm surge everybody is so afraid of, and rightly so. there's 5 to 7 foot storm surge that brought this field of muck and debris almost to the highway. these wave runners were 100 miles that way. a football field away as well as the hobycat. >> hurricane irene trumped up the east...
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abc's matt gutman is in the outer banks this morning with more on the recovery. and the winds sure whipped through there, matt. >> reporter: it sure did, george. we're getting a better sense of the damage here, $400 million. check out this boat. also, this is a channel marker. right now it looks more like a street sign. it's the road to nowhere. irene tore apart what was once highway 12, in hatteras island. breaching it in five places. even carving out this canal. only way in by now is by boat. these scenes were made famous by the movie "nights in rodanthe." just a few streets away, a million-dodoar home reduced to cinder. baseball fields are now ponds. >> people have built their lifetime drain used it. good news is, they're alive and they'll be able to regroup and go forward. >> reporter: the storm ripped through raleigh. >> i was hoping it would be like some of the others where it was a lot of bark and no bite. but this one had a lot of bite. >> reporter: this morning, more than 100,000 remain many shelters. nearly 400,000 without power. irene is being blamed fo
abc's matt gutman is in the outer banks this morning with more on the recovery. and the winds sure whipped through there, matt. >> reporter: it sure did, george. we're getting a better sense of the damage here, $400 million. check out this boat. also, this is a channel marker. right now it looks more like a street sign. it's the road to nowhere. irene tore apart what was once highway 12, in hatteras island. breaching it in five places. even carving out this canal. only way in by now is by...
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abc's matt gutman has been covering the story from the very start in aruba. ins us from aruba this morning with the very latest. matt, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. well, araruban authorities are trying to piece together the mystery of why robyn gardner was flying here with a man she thought might be dangerous. what happened to her in those last few hours and whether she knew she was in danger. what is becoming more clear is a portrait of a man who likely has all of those answers. this man, investigators now confirm, is 50-year-old gary giordano. it is a mug shot of a man they increasingly suspect is responsible for robyn gardner's disappearance and possible death. what kind of indication was there might be something wrong? >> indications about problems with women before. >> reporter: the arubans have rereested fbi assistance in gathering evidence from women in his past. "gma" has found at least four women who claim he was alarmingly aggressive. carrieienderson says giordano tried to contact her daughter, who was a model, claimed t
abc's matt gutman has been covering the story from the very start in aruba. ins us from aruba this morning with the very latest. matt, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, elizabeth. well, araruban authorities are trying to piece together the mystery of why robyn gardner was flying here with a man she thought might be dangerous. what happened to her in those last few hours and whether she knew she was in danger. what is becoming more clear is a portrait of a man who likely has...
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he stopped cooperating with police and matt gutman is on the case for us in aruba. matt. >> reporter: hey, good morning, george. 11 years ago gary giordano was so close to freedom, now he'll spend the next 16 days locked up here at aruba's prison and probably, george, about 60 days more than that, the most recognizable face among the 110 inmates awaiting trial here. a moment wrapped in shame for gary giordano who still claims he's innocent and one of momentary triumph for aruba's prosecutors securing that 16-day detention nearly twice as long as they had originally requested as they continue to investigate the disappearance of 35-year-old robyn gardner. >> it was a good day, yes, one can say that, but it's not the moment to declare victory, of course. we have to do our job. >> reporter: in the hearing held at this police station, prosecutors relied mostly on circumstantial evidence. what they call "giordano's past troubles with women" and arrest for the theft of playstations and the latest to pile on, his ex-wife telling us that it was a very short marriage that end
he stopped cooperating with police and matt gutman is on the case for us in aruba. matt. >> reporter: hey, good morning, george. 11 years ago gary giordano was so close to freedom, now he'll spend the next 16 days locked up here at aruba's prison and probably, george, about 60 days more than that, the most recognizable face among the 110 inmates awaiting trial here. a moment wrapped in shame for gary giordano who still claims he's innocent and one of momentary triumph for aruba's...
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matt gutman has the latest from aruba. >> reporter: hey, good morning, george.anished three weeks ago today and we've been working to try to piece together those last few hours. last night criticaca new information from the last people to see her alive and probably photograph her. they said robyn seemed drunk. she and gary giordano were in no condition to go snorkeling and even before robyn vanished they tell us giordano was acting erratically. these never before seen pictures obtained exclusively by abc news are the last known pictures taken of robyn gardner. they're also the first pictures we've seen of robyn gardner and gary giordano together here leaving the beachside restaurant where they were last seen together. according to officials, he is now the only suspect in her disappearance and possible murder. they had lunch here and it was at this idyllic bar where republic told the server she was waiting for her husband to order. those who saw them tell abc news the two were clearly in a romantic relationship. multiple sources say she was heavily intoxicated wh
matt gutman has the latest from aruba. >> reporter: hey, good morning, george.anished three weeks ago today and we've been working to try to piece together those last few hours. last night criticaca new information from the last people to see her alive and probably photograph her. they said robyn seemed drunk. she and gary giordano were in no condition to go snorkeling and even before robyn vanished they tell us giordano was acting erratically. these never before seen pictures obtained...
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abc's matt gutman is there for us. the calm before the storm, matt, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, robin. that's right. that hurricaneneatch has been issued for most of north carolina, officials are telling us to take it very, very seriously. so much so that in about 55 minutes from now they've issued a mandatory evacuation order for all of the outer banks meaning that 145,000 people could try to get out of here clogging very few escape routes. by car a a boat, the exodus is under way and much of that flood ofumanity will squeeze through the outer banks' route 12 and bottleneck. this is almost totally deserted. most everybody is headed back north. this road floods almost immediately with any storm and irene is expected to bring a ten-foot storm surge. >> we must all prepare for the worst. >> reporter: how are you doing, captain al? how bad we joined captain al foreman running a charter boat for 40 years. are you more nervous about this than previous one. >> yes, because it's blowing 135 miles an hour. they're
abc's matt gutman is there for us. the calm before the storm, matt, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, robin. that's right. that hurricaneneatch has been issued for most of north carolina, officials are telling us to take it very, very seriously. so much so that in about 55 minutes from now they've issued a mandatory evacuation order for all of the outer banks meaning that 145,000 people could try to get out of here clogging very few escape routes. by car a a boat, the exodus is...
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first abc's matt gutman catches us up on everything live from aruba. rning to you, matt. >> reporter: and good morning to you, elizabeth. there are now two blond american women missing, disappeared from here. both of them apparently into the thezure waters. family and investigators have been trying to piece together the last few days she spent here. equal parts love, betrayal and increasingly foul play. investigative noose is tightening around the mysterious man aruban authorities are holding in connection with robyn gardner's disappearance. gary giordano seen here on the beach with investigators claims that on august 2nd, he and the 35-yeaeaold maryland woman were snorkeling here, a place known as baby beach. so-called for its tranquil waters when suddenly she was swept out to sea. >> at first it was a simple case of possible drowning so he was heard as a witness but the things he told the police during those interviews raised some questions and at that time -- >> reporter:r:he two met on match.com and have known each other for a year. according to chr
first abc's matt gutman catches us up on everything live from aruba. rning to you, matt. >> reporter: and good morning to you, elizabeth. there are now two blond american women missing, disappeared from here. both of them apparently into the thezure waters. family and investigators have been trying to piece together the last few days she spent here. equal parts love, betrayal and increasingly foul play. investigative noose is tightening around the mysterious man aruban authorities are...
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matt gutman is live at the scene with the exclusive information you'll only hear here on "gma." good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, robin. finally, a possible motive. multiple law enforcement officials have confirmed to abc news that gary giordano took out an insurance policy before robyn gardner disappeared that could have been worth up to $1.5 million and that her disappearance and possible murder may have been linked to an elaborate plot to collect insurance money. this morning authorities here are investigating an insurance policy taken out by gary giordano as a possible motive in the disappearance of robyn gardner, the aruban solicitor general confirms exclusively to abc news. the 35-year-old maryland woman has been missing for two weeks, reportedly after snorkeling with giordano o o this isolated beach on august 2nd. abc news learned the policy could be worth up to $1.5 million. the fbi is also investigating the policy and is here on the island to question giordano, a shadowy man trailed by domestic violence allegations. he remains the only suspect in the case. >
matt gutman is live at the scene with the exclusive information you'll only hear here on "gma." good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, robin. finally, a possible motive. multiple law enforcement officials have confirmed to abc news that gary giordano took out an insurance policy before robyn gardner disappeared that could have been worth up to $1.5 million and that her disappearance and possible murder may have been linked to an elaborate plot to collect insurance money....
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matt gutman takes us to the lightning zone and shows us what's behind this phenomenon. >> reporter: it'sne speaks the same language. ♪ ♪ in here forklifts drive themselves. no, he doesn't have it. yeah, we'll look on that. [ male announcer ] in here, friends leave you messages written in the air. that's it right there. [ male announcer ] it's the at&t network. and what's possible in here is almost impossible to say. well-being. we're all striving for it. purina cat chow helps you nurture it in your cat with a full family of excellent nutrition and helpful resources. purina cat chow. share a better life. [ female announcer ] think all bodywashes moisturize the same? challenge that thinking with olay. ♪ ♪ there's more than a jar of olay moisturizers in every bottle of olay bodywash to leave your skin feeling soft and smooth. with olay. hello parents, it's going to be a big school year. your kids are going totolimb rope. they're going to have a year long tug war with the ceiling. and by the time they get out of 8th grade, they're going to do it with sweat on their brow and achievement in th
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