this is in melbourne, florida, a storm surge of 11 feet in some areas. a killer storm already, 339 people dead in haiti. >> it could be catastrophic for florida and state emergency declared in the sunshine state and south carolina and also georgia looking at the strong winds tapicking up there in melbourne. storm surge, that's in fact, is the most deadly part of the hurricane. >> winds at 130 miles per hour and gusts on top of that and you go t the storm surge and people ordered to evacuate in many part os s of florida and not everybody heated those warnings. when we'll return, we'll hear from our correspondence and we'll hear from rick. >> stay with us. my sweethearts gone sayonara. this scarf all thats left to remem... what! she washed this like a month ago the long lasting scent of gain flings very gently release the clutch. -okay that was too fast. so is managing your credit. get experian creditworks basic for free today and you can start getting better. you'll get access to your experian credit report and customer service experts to help answer your

live in melbourne, florida, wcvb newscenter 5. >> thank you. stay safe. 100 miles north of west palm beach. the storm continues to move northwest. it is getting closer but parallelling it. we got more to show you. you a can see the eye and the incredible rain band that went over freeport in the bahamas. a nasty situation there and passed very close to nassau earlier today. so you can see west palms on the western edge hitting the western the wind gust around the region as being reported now. west palm, that is 32 miles per hour steady. it doesn't include the gust. gust of 36 in fort lauderdale. miami, they are not under a hurricane warning, but look at that now, vero beach, gust of 49 miles per hour. 38 at fort pierce and 38 in melbourne. further up now in daytona beach, 37 miles per hour. two million people are being told get away from the coast. you can see cars clogging highways. mandatory evacuations are in place from florida to south carolina. thousands of people are already without power. utility crews are rushing there as we speak, it's

nbc's mariana atencio is live in melbourne, florida.e have heard from the weather service that in the aftermath of this storm in melbourne, you could be looking at areas that are uninhabitable for weeks or months to come. this is one of the most dire warnings we've received. tell us what you're seeing on the ground there. >> reporter: steve, we're seeing a reaction to exactly what you said. terrified folks that have come here to shelters just like the one where i am standing because of, you know, how severe the storm is expected to hit, especially in areas like melbourne here in the south of florida space coves. they asked us not to film inside the shelter for privacy reasons, but just the facts. there are 60 shelters like this one across the state of florida. right now there are 3,000 florida residents that have taken advantage of the shelters. governor rick scott is expecting to bump up the number of shelters to 120 by the end of the day. but, you know, many people who come here sometimes find themselves sharing rooms with 10 or 11 pe

been a very long night for ginger there in melbourne, florida and a long night for people up and down the coast in florida and georgia and as ginger is pointing out, it's not over yet. ginger, thank you. she will have the latest there from florida. on "good morning america." >>> and matthew is impacting air travel across the country with nearly 4,000 flights canceled through tomorrow. >> ft. lauderdale international airport completely shut down for katrina. it will re-open at 11:00 a.m. miami and palm beach international remain open but temporarily halted commercial flights. >>> in orlando, walt disney world is shut down and will stay closed throughout the day that includes theme park, golf courses and the espn cleblgs. this is only the fourth ever shutdown of the 4/7 mainstay. each time it's closed it's because of a hurricane. we should mention that disney is the parent company of abc news. >>> sll cover on matthew. we are just getting started. hurricane experts with what's expected next. >>> dramatic video from the bahamas. hurricane matthew ripping a roof right off a home. >>> plus

it's been a very long night for ginger there in melbourne, florida, and a long night for people all up and down the coast there in florida and georgia, and as ginger is pointing out, it's not over yet. ginger, thank you. she's going to have the latest there from florida on "good morning america." >>> and matthew, of course, is impacting as well air travel across the country with nearly 4,000 flights canceled through tomorrow. the first time since hurricane katrina. it will re-open at 11:00 a.m. this morning. miami and palm beach international remain open but temporarily halted commercial flights. >>> in orlando, walt disney world is shut down and will stay closed throughout the day. that includes theme parks, golf courses and the espn complex. this is only the fourth ever shutdown of the 24/7 mainstay. each time it's been closed, it's been because of a hurricane. is, of course, the parent company of abc news. >>> well, still ahead, much more to cover on matthew. we are just getting started. we have hurricane experts standing by with what's expected next. >>> dramatic video from the bah

jason lamb joins us live from melbourne, florida. matthew right now, because some models show it could actually make landfall here late tonight and into tomorrow. right now matthew is forecast to move very close to the east coast of the florida peninsula tonight, but any slight move further west could land a direct hit here.with that, folks here potentially hurricane force winds all along the area tonight and into tomorrow... and tropical storm force winds will be arriving here later today.power outages along the florida coast are almost a guarantee as the storm is at its strongest.another major concern along the coast here is the storm surges -- expected to be anywhere from 1 to 8 feet.many people aren't comes to matthew... they're evacuating inland.but we've already seen several gas stations are running out of fuel... and a lot of stores are out of things like bottled water. we're told this could be the biggest evacuation in florida state history.we're live in melbourne florida, i'm jason lamb... now back to you. tatiana and brian

a little relief i can tell you for people here and around the melbourne, florida area. it doesn't feel like relief but if it jogs to the east it will reduce the wind speed and that will save a lot of grief for a lot of people. as you point out, if it jogs to the west it could be more catastrophic. we are expecting a lot of damage here, john, in the -- in fact, we got a bulletin out from the national weather service in melbourne. they were using some frightening language saying that they are expecting devastation. they were saying some areas could be uninhabitable for weeks and months in the wake of the storm if it continues the way it has been going. we are getting gusts at the moment, 60 miles an hour, 100 or so kilometers per hour, i suppose and it has been ramping up and up and up. it's going to be at its worst in probably two, three hours from now. we're not even at the worst of it. a possibility the storm surge may coincide with high tide. >> yeah, high tide was an hour ago here in florida. midnight local time. now 1:00 a.m. high tide has come, but that storm surge

. >> watch as it gets closer to melbourne florida. that's the soerntcenter of the . if it makes direct land fall, it is not going to impact florida any difference than it stays right there. we are going to continue to see the e if he cans of this category four hurricane. so here is the break down of what we are going to see as we go through the roastest of this afternoon. we'll see rainfalls continuing to make sheer way on shore. that could produce seven to 10 inches of rain along the coast. we are looking at seven to 11 foot storm surge. >> as that water is getting pushed add shore. >> same goes the same to south carolina, here is the break down for our storm search. only about one to three foot storm surge and seven to 11 feet of water on top of your average high tide for this area and for the airline na coastline. we could see it. rainfall could be up to seven or 10 inches of rain. our kens are regular flooding, and the wind is on top of that. >> it could blow roofs off buildings and we measure power outages in weeks and months. >> lets check in with nbc mariana, s

we're in melbourne, florida, just north a couple of miles of enter national airport and about four miles from the coast. as you can imagine, the wind is getting stronger. the sustained wind is getting stronger. some of the gusts that we've seen in this area have reached the 50, 55, possibly 60-mile-an-hour range. i know this was a reported 71-mile-an-hour gust to the south. just heard you talking about ft. pierce not being able to go and get people with emergency services. they decided it was just too dangerous. we've had numerous transformers pop, and they decided not to be out on the road right now. the barrier islands just to the east of melbourne, they were told to evacuate two days ago. we're hoping that everyone just took heed to that order and decided tay were going to get out of dodge. other folks are hunkering down here in our area right now. hope any they're staying safe as these powerful gusts come in. we've known that 1:00, 2:00 here tonight was going to be the time that we were going to start to see this increase. it sounds like of the course of the next hour, we're going to

thanks, from melbourne, florida. ne where my co-anchor for the hour, craig melvin, is standing by. give us an update. >> stephanie, good to see you. let's talk about one of the big stories right 240u. i'm going to step out of the way so you can see the debris that is now starting to fill the streets of melbourne, florida. tree limbs coming down as a result of the winds that are continuing. i mean, the winds right now, i don't -- i'm not a meteorologist so i'm not going to guess where we are, but if i had to, i would say around 40. two hours ago, two and a half hours ago, wind gusts north of 100 miles per hour. so no surprise that one of the major stories here has been the power outages along with the debris. those power outages, about 100,000 households in brevard county alone, we're hearing from officials that state-wide, somewhere between 350,000 and 400,000 homes at last check. two hours north of where i stand right now, my friend and league ron mott is standing by in daytona beach, in daytona, at last check, ron w

how strong the wind is coming through, without a doubt. >> phil keating, thanks very much, in melbourne, florida. we'll be back with you. a long night for everybody. and thank you so much. >> you've done a great job for us down there. will, hurricane matthew coming ashore in florida and emergency officials doing their best to keep everyone safe. joining us now is joanne magly. thank you so much for taking the time to join us. >> the latest in valousha county, what do you want residents to snow? >> caller: right now the most important thing is for people to stay safe. and stay sheltered. this is going to be a long, long duration that we're going through. we're not even at the hurricane strength force winds that we'll get, you know, at an earlier morning hours. so it's very important for people to be able to stay safe, keep themselves safe and stay sheltered. >> tell us, specifically, for people who don't live in florida or aren't familiar with the terrain or the state, where's volusia county located? >> caller: so most people will recognize daytona beach. we're just broadcasting from brevard. vol

and craig melvin has joined us again from melbourne florida. importantly from the safety of a vehicle. craig, we are looking at the radar loop, vis-a-vis where you are. you are kind of in a dent in the yellow area of storms, and it's -- in a very short time, you are going to get all of this storm you can handle there. >> i just hurt bonnie mention the wind, briean, and we are in downtown melbourne, we are coming up on some evidence, rather, of the wind here. this is something that we haven't seen so far tonight. get a little closer. this is a stoplight at the corner of, oh, downtown melbourne, you can see the stoplight came crashing down to the ground. the winds have picked up consider blably considerably. let's get to the overpass. we have seen the palm trees whipping in the wind, and that's been the case for the past hour or so. the rains, believe it or not, haven't intensified dramatically. still no one out on the streets by and large. you also notice that the power for the most part, if you look around, these places all have power. all arou

we have live coverage right now from melbourne florida. let's talk about what the weather situation is there right now. >> reporter: we have seen very strong wind now that the sun is of rain and very strong wind just came through. we will probably see -- more frequently as the day goes on. people are taking hurricane matthew very seriously here in florida. right now matthew is forecast to move very close to the east coast of the florida peninsula tonight. any slight movement further west could land a direct hit right here. with that folks here are gearing up for hurricane force wind all along the area tonight and into tomorrow and the tropical storm force wind arriving later today. power outages along the florida coast are almost a guarantee as the storm is at its strongest. another major concern along the coast are the storm surges expected to be anywhere from 1- 8 beach. many people are not taking chances and evacuating inland. we have already seen several gas stations running out of fuel things like bottled water were told this could be

right now, the center is 55 miles east-southeast of melbourne, florida. it's still a category three, which is a major hurricane, nothing to not take seriously. let's take a look at the track. riding the periphery of florida, as john was talking about, it's that west side that is going to impact areas near the space coast in the next few hours. it could be worse. if the storm came on shore, we would see the eastern side, which would be much worse. as of 11:00 p.m. last night, this red line in the center of the cone has shifted to the east. it's not completely clear, not by any means, because the cone is still covering daytona beach, jacksonville, savannah and charleston. at 5:00 a.m., we'll get a full update. this is what we're looking at right now. so we're not in the clear yet. one of the biggest threats with this particular storm is the storm surge. melbourne to savannah, going to georgia, this is really high storm surge. up to 11 feet. so in areas where you ride along the beach where it's perfectly dry, we're likely to see it covered by water, especiall

i want to turn to craig melvin who is in melbourne, florida, where things are a little more severe. let's take a listen to craig's report. >> reporter: good morning from downtown melbourne. you can see that the rain has picked up a little bit. it's certainly not what we're expecting in the next few hours. the winds have picked up considerably. and if you look closely, to the left here, you can probably see it. that downed stop light. there's a downed stop light in the street here. that's the first one we've seen. also debris starting to accumulate in some of the streets here, as well. one of the problems that we have not seen materialize just yet, power outages. you'll notice that most of these businesses, yes, they're boarded up. sandbags in front of a number of them. but the lights are on. right now, as last check at least, governor rick scott saying more than 100,000 households around the state don't have power. not so in downtown melbourne. you'll also notice -- again, this is main street. this is a major thoroughfare in a city of about 75,000. the streets are empty. most of the

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florida. randy: shaun chaiyabhat is in melbourne with the conditions there. shaun? >> this morning the national weather service saying that hurricane matthew is 50 miles off the shore of where we are in melbourne, florida. the winds are really starting to pick up. now we're of 90 to 100 miles per hour as the eye walls come in through this area. you can see the wind is just blowing these tree limbs horizontally. the rain is going horizontally, as well, and the big question is what this is going to look like when daylight breaks. in melbourne, florida, i'm shaun chaiyabhat. >> hurricane matthew causing problems at airports up and down the east coast. have had to change their plans. >> and the hurricane really messed up the flight, and delayed some flights, and like you have to switch over. so it's really inconvenient, and it's hard because now the flights, some can't go. >> the airlines have canceled up to 4,000 flights, mostly in and out of fort lauderdale, miami, and orlando. dozens of vac wheeze caught last-minute flights into boston yesterday. now this morning her

floridas. in melbourne where you've got folks walking around, surveying the damage here in melbourne. nwhile, a lot of folks in other parts of florida that are bracing for the damage. gadi schwartz is in titusville, georgia, 40 miles north of where we are. one of the hardest hit areas. gadi? >> reporter: that's right. this community saying they dodged a bullet also. a category 3 bullet but a bullet nonetheless. you see homes that took the precautions and boarded up. the worse of the damage is that home over there, a bit of roof damage that a neighbor pointed out, but for the most part, it's pretty superficial. you could see an emergency crew just ahead there. they're working on clearing some debris from the roads. we have a little bit of standing water here, but for the most part, the homes have been somewhat protected. most of the trees we've seen have fallen away from homes. so far, we've surveyed about a few hundred homes and neighborhoods through here. we haven't seen any significant damage. craig? >> gadi schwartz there in t titusville. and jay johnson who runs homeland security.

. >> we're going to talk to craig melvin in melbourne, florida. and as we do, can you give limb -- him a personalized forecast? >> you're setting me up perfectly here. here we are now. there's the eye of the storm. there's ft. pierce. this is 1:00 a.m. in the morning. this is when the eye would be the closest and the strongest winds closest to the ft. pierce to sebastian area. here's melbourne area. this would be almost in the eye at 5:00 a.m. so if we back the clock up to say, about 1:00 a.m., to about 4:00 a.m. is when the peak winds and wind damage would be occurring in the cocoa beach, palm bay, melbourne area of florida. craig melvin, i don't know whether that hurts or helps, but you may actually see that rare event and be in the eye of a hurricane. but it sounds like you've got high, high winds to live through between now and then. >> reporter: winds have already picked up here a bit, brian, just, we've been here three or four hours. the winds have picked up consider bring. the rain has started to pick up. we are roughly an hour south of orl

team 7 coverage continues in melbourne beach florida. nickel inslada is there looking at conditions. nicole. >> reporter: melbourne is south of cape canav rel. meteorologists here seem to be thinking the land fall will be in this vicinity perhaps north. since we've been here couple hours or so things have gotten a bit worse. you see the wind here that is blowing these trees. on the surface it doesn't look that bad. it has gotten worse over the last few hours. we are expecting it to deteriorate more in the evening we've been speaking to boat owners. this is an area that normally has a high water level. they've come out here. many of them have tried to secure their boats for storm conditions. they worry because the water level here is fairly high that a storm surge could make things worse in terms of their boats. many folks say they are pessimistic about what matthew will bring. they say that they water level might get so high. the wind levels might get high enough that these boats might be fairly damaged at the end of all of this. hard to

david muir in jacksonville and ginger in the thick of the storm in melbourne, florida. good morning, ginger. >> reporter: i think you're tossing to me, george. the last couple of hours have been wild here in parts of florida. i am, of course, in melbourne. we're in a protected area and have seen gusts up to 80 miles per hour. i wanted to give you an idea of what's happening. cape canaveral had 107-mile-an-hour gusts and waves up to 30 feet. waves have been reported up to 30 feet. the wind, the waves, that's what we're concerned about. each mile makes a huge difference. i have to tell you that we're less than 15 miles from dangerous or even deadly winds and as that approaches areas like daytona beach and eventually jacksonville is what so many folks on those high wind or hurricane warnings up around the coast, and check this out. still a tropical storm watch in effect for tampa. look at the coast to savannah, charleston, that's all in the warning at this hour. let me also take you through the timing. jacksonville gets it tonight at 5:00 p.m. i wanted to leave with this, g

too, here, around melbourne, too, about what damage may be caused to infrastructure, those causeway bridges, the sort of thing you are talking about. rosa floors in jacksonville, florida north of where we are in the melbourne area. john it's getting worse and worse. i've got to kell you. >> michael, it may be getting worse there but the latest word we are getting from the national hurricane center is matthew is now a cot gather 3 sustained winds detrooes creasing from 145 miles per hour to 120 miles per hour which fits in with that new track we have been talking about moving 20 miles east of the coast. right of the map as it continues to head north. it does not mean the danger is over. clearly this storm is still packing quite a punch. we'll take a break. when we come back, more of our continuing coverage, including a report from a man who calls himself the weather paparazzi. upgrade your phone system and learn how you could save at vonage.com/business our mission at clover is to highest quality dairy products. clover has relationships with 27 different family farms. the environment is who clover is. without it, we're nothing. pg&e's been a great partner. they're the

my partner, craig melvin, down in melbourne, florida. craig. >> stephanie, the mayor of melbourne told me just a few moments ago, they feel like they dodged a bullet here. no loss of life. so far, the damage does not seem to be widespread. all eyes, though, on the bodies of water in and around this city. keeping a very close eye on what could be some major flooding over the next few hours. i'll see you back here at 10:00 a.m. i'll send it back to you for now. >> thank you, my partner, craig melvin. >> i'm going to keep you here because we're focused on this breaking news. hurricane matthew has been pounding the east coast of florida. you can see images happening now. the storm now a category-3, packing winds of 120 miles per hour. >> right now, these conditions, as you can see, are getting much more hairy. >> and the storm surge could be bigger than superstorm sandy's. the eye of the storm is just about 50 miles away from daytona beach, as we speak, set to pummel the coast until saturday night. the president signing emergency declarations

so i'm in melbourne, florida. and i just want you to look at what the atlantic ocean is doing right now. we are still hours away from this storm and when you look at the ocean, you can get a sense of why governor rick scott was so concerned in that press conference this morning when he talked about 5 to 9 feet of storm surge. this beach town, this fishing town i'm located stands in matthew's direct path. it's expected to make landfall here tonight into tomorrow morning. this stretch of shoreline, it stands right in its path and i want you to look at businesses like the one behind me, steph. it is not protected. this is not what we've seen in the rest of melbourne but the owners here saying they did not have the resources to board up. this is a local hangout and i want you to talk to one of the locals here. this is jimmy cobac. you haven't decided whether to leave or not. >> no. i need to make that decision real quick and you guys and governor scott, i think, have convinced me it's time to go. i think i'm going to

the storm, again, just off the coast of melbourne, florida. there's cape canaveral. this could take a direct hit from the storm, which would be historic. let's look at wind gusts. a major hurricane and the core of the wind right there. it looks like it comes very close in the next couple hours. will it make land fall? that's not the story. it's the strongest core of winds whether or not they come on shore or not. that is the potential for obviously destruction and the rain threat and the storm surge. with lots of life when it comes to hurricanes, storm surge and the flooding is what kills most people, not the winds. we are concerned with the storm surge and the flooding. then, ladies, we are going to watch this as it makes its offshore and per happen as beeline toward florida again this weekend. back to you. >> sounds like it could be days. thank you so much. we'll check back with you. >> you got it. >> intense winds, stren shl rain reeking havoc in melbourne, florida. we have been in the brunt of it all night long. what are you experiencing now? i know you could bar

zone, begins right now. >> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt, reporting tonight from melbourne, florida. >>> good evening from the central florida coast, where we are just hours away from a direct hit by what officials are calling an unprecedented, even historic hurricane. already killed over a hundred people in haiti, regained strength, as expected, earlier today, and is forecast to come ashore here overnight as a category 4 storm, the second highest strength, with sustained winds of 140 miles per hour near its core. 2 million people have heeded the warnings to evacuate. 19 million people will be impacted by this storm. its slow march means the southeast coast 60 hours or more. our team is in place up and down the storm zone, plus al roker with the latest tracking, but first to miguel almaguer in palm beach. you're south of me and i understand you're feeling the leading edge. >> yeah, lester, good evening. the weather conditions here are really deteriorating. when we first got here this morning, there was a light breeze. now the wind is hammering us and the rain has been coming down in

the time the cold front exits on friday tonight, lester holt will anchor nbc nightly news from melbourne florida as hurricane matthew bears down on the state.that newscast airs right after "live at 5" on today's tmj4. n investigating a bomb threat at a walmart.the incident happened around nine this morning, near 41st and greenfield.police say someone made a bomb threat and caused walmart to evacuate.no word yet on who made the threat. waukesha county authorities are looking for a suspect who was accidentally released from jail.take a look - dustin palubicki -- was jailed on a paternity matter. he was released today -- but is currently wanted in forest county for nonpayment of child his neck.if you have any information, you are asked to call the waukehsa county sheriff's department racine officials have taken these two women into custody -- for trying to rob a b-p gas station with a knife.it happened last week in the town of norway.deputies say melina duemling and summer swain tried to steal money from the cash register ... but took off empty handed.nobody was hurt in the robbery attempt.the wome

jennifer grays is in melbourne, florida. what's the latest?: yeah, it is supposed to be hit very hard, wolf. and we're going to move inland when conditions start to deteriorate even more, once the sun goes down. but you look behind me, it's these subtle changes that speak volumes. it's the water now coming over the wall, where a couple of hours ago, that wasn't happening at all. so we're expecting an incredible amount of storm surge. we could see record storm surge across portions of the space coast. we could see 6 to 11 feet of storm surge, well above my head. one of the reasons we'll push inland. scare for forecasters over the last decade, complacency, because we haven't had a major storm in more than ten years. so getting that, and getting people to heed those warnings, to get to safety is the biggest challenge, because they don't -- these people say oh, i rode out wilma or andrew, i'll be okay. you can see devastating damage up and down the east coast of n. >> jennifer, thank you. be careful over there. jennifer gray reporting. i want to g

everybody is happy about >> a powerful hurricane coming on shore in florida, a live report from melbourne florida back to our top story tonight. a >>> back to our top story tonight. a potentially catastrophic hurricane hitting the eastern coast of florida tonight, and millions of people are in its path. remember, this has already been deadly, nearly 380 people in haiti alone killed. these are live pictures tonight from daytona beach florida, and you can see the down pretty hard, the palm trees, hard to see in this picture, they are swaying and is tipping and flipping around. >>> this hurricane is expected to dump more than a foot of rain in parts of florida and bring a nine-foot storm surge. holly bristow is not too far from daytona in melbourne florida tonight with a look at the current conditions there. >> well, good evening, we are along the indian river in brevard county. we are in melbourne where the sideways, really big gusts of wind at times keeping me on my toes. as the night goes on, the rain is coming down harder, but not quite unbearable at this point. the only thing that can blow at u

cnn meteorologist jennifer gray is live from melbourne, florida.an area that's going to be really hard hit. what's the latest there, jennifer? >> reporter: well, wolf, the winds are going to continue to increase, conditions will continue to deteriorate as we go through the next couple of hours. this storm is not gooding to weaken before it makes landfall. in fact, it could strengthen a little bit more. look out there. this is indian riverment y. you can see the barrier island, that is melbourne beach. that's where they ordered evacuation. nobody should be on the barrier island right now. everybody should be inland because we are expecting anywhere from 7 to 11 feet of storm surge, and that is a lot. water is going to be well over my head by this time tomorrow morning. we're going to have to move to keep ourselves safe as well as we get through the overnight hours. and you see that bridge out there. that's how people get on and off melbourne beach. you won't want to drive over that in the coming hours so hopefully everybody has gotten inland and got

in melbourne, florida, i'm sharon. erin: the cost of the storm are a slide show of the most expensive hurricanes to date. the costliest storm was hurricane katrina. $49 billion was paid out. the second most expensive hurricane was andrew in 1992, hurricane sandy, which was 2012, was the third costliest hurricane. >>> a man is facing criminal charges after he followed a school bus while d on its facebook page. he is the parent of one of the kids on the bus. they say he will be charged with disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace. >>> two major retail stores are pulling a controversial hall low wean costume. many people say it is offensive to the transgender community. both walmart and amazon has decided to stop selling it. available from several other online retailers. >>> sports this morning, the red sox and indians played game one of the american league division series in cleveland. terry francona lead the red sox to two world series titles. the game was tied at benintendi hit a solo shot to right field. at 22, he

join me now we have seen nonmeteorologist jennifer gray in melbourne, florida. jennifer, i understand matthew's bands are touching florida. you've been talking to us as some sort of in between some of them. >> exactly. we had a strong one a moment ago. the winds were gusty and i was telling my photographer tom, i said this was bad and this is nothing. it will get three to four times worse than what that one was and maybe worse than that. looking around, you're right, we are in between those bands now. you can see the ominous skies behind. this is the indian river the land you're seeing back there is melbourne beach and they were ordered mandatory evacuations and we hope they got out and got inland just a little bit because you can see the bridges in the distance, when those bands come by, you can't see them. right now you can see and you don't want to be driving over one of those bridges in the next couple hours. we expect dons deteriorate rapidly in the overnight hours. around dusk we'll notice a bigger difference. we noticed people trying to fill up with gas ea

this is video from melbourne florida where thousands of people are without power this morning. this is video from sebastian florida. very strong winds. more than 3 million people are under mandatory evacuati

florida. as for wind, they only extend the hurricane force winds about 45 miles outside strt of the storm. this is that melbourne area and it goes further to the west. we are looking at hurricane force winds along the east central coast of florida. the wind with the rain and the coastal flooding and that storm surge could make for entering impact into friday and the weekend. >> dylan drier keeping eye close eye on that. more to tell you about the storm. american airlines has just announced that all flights into miami, fort lauderdale, and palm beach tomorrow have been canceled. president obama who postponed a hillary clinton event in south florida was briefed on the storm earlier at fema headquarters in washington. >> if you get an evacuation order, you can always rebuild and prepare property. you cannot restore a life if it is lost. >> nbc's blake mccoy is live in miami. the message the president gave telling people like the ones around you to take any warning about this, that message they are receiving. >> absolutely. here at this home depot, we have seen people coming all day to get lumber and board up the wi

. >>> so the center of matthew right now is spinning 45 miles east of melbourne florida. the good news is the eye is staying just off shore. we are talking about obviously bands of rain in areas of florida right now. still a major category iii hurricane. 100-mile an hour sustained winds. so matthew is going to continue to hug the coastline up to daytona beach jacksonville and weaken to a category i during the day tomorrow and look at the loop that if makes, it makes that curve back southwest. so florida will not be done with the week. could still be talking about areas of rain. 57 for us here in boston right now. we're in the 40s for most of the suburbs, not quite as cool as it was yesterday. the skies are clear and we're in for a gem of a day today. touch of fog this morning burns off, 71 by lunchtime. beautiful. we'll be in the mid-70s inland.7 70 degrees at the coastline. we've got a weekend to talk about, all the days are coming up in just a few. >> thank you very much. >>> a long night for people along florida's east coast as strong winds battering waves and a lot of

hurricane matthew's landfall is expected in melbourne, florida tomorrow morning. let's check in with fox five's chief meteorlogist ted pretty with the latest on the storm. we'll be closer to the average high of 85 on friday with 83 in the afternoon. we'll be warmer with more clouds on the weekend..86 saturday, 89 sunday. slight chances of showers move in on monday with a high of 89 degrees. clouds hang around on tuesday with 88. we'll then see fewer clouds and highs in thursday. the clark county school district is calling it an "epidemic." reports of "killer clowns" -- threaten schools across las vegas. fox5's adam herbets found out... now kids have gotten hurt because of all of this... but not because of the clowns themselves. (nats) it's getting to the point where every time our phone rings -- we're hoping it's not another call about creepy clowns. parents think it's scary. and the man in charge of keeping the clark county school district safe is calling it an epidemic. getting calls. just probably as many calls as you guys are getting, we're probably getting do

this is video from melbourne florida where thousands of people are without power this morning. this is video from sebastian florida. very strong winds. more than 3 million people are under mandatory evacuation orders from florida through south carolina. that storm is expected to continue up the coast through the weekend. steve joins us with a look at where the storm is. >> usually a hurricane impacts one area. that is usually winds damage. this is going parallel to the coast which is unusual. now you start to get the continental shelf was gets more shallow going north. that is why they think the storm surge will be a bigger factor. >> a lot of flooding? >> yes. the eye of the storm is weakening a little bit but not before 107 mile-per-hour winds office type -- cape canaveral. it -- off cape canaveral. it is heading towards daytona beach. watch the bands. that is where you can get the tornadoes. you also get the ocean water piling up. that is a concern along with the 8 to 12 inches of rain. cape canaveral might be on the better side. the wind has shifted. but the eye of the storm

here is a look at melbourne, florida, showing the storm's power. matthew is packing sustained winds near 120 miles an hour. officials say 600,000 florida homes are without power. president obama declared a state of emergency in florida, georgia, and south carolina. >> this shows a meteorologist and a hurricane hunter flying directly into matthew's path, to study the storm's track. the storm right now is just off florida's north central coast, more than 2 million people along the southeast coast were urged to leave ahead of the storm. meanwhile, manuel bojorquez is in florida. >> we're still getting rain and sporadic high winds here along this section of the florida coast this is from the back half of the storm as it continues to churn up. but there were damages reported here from the onset of the storm and this is what we're talking about here, all these palm i can tell you, justify st just here you can hear them crack as they fall off. you'll have property damage like this. we have seen it throughout melbourne. minor damage, but still will require