and first responders may not be there to help.chief michael chitwood/daytona beach police dept.: "we're not going to be able to save you. there's a point in time where we're going have to cease services because it will be putting the first responders lives in danger, just to get to the call."if they haven't left already -- people up and down the coast are preparing for what's to come -- leaving bare shelves at grocery stores and long lines at gas stations. mos: "it is time to be 100% prepared. i'm just preparing to have all the fuel i need counties in georgia are being evacuated today and in south carolina, governor nikki haley says a quarter million people have gone inland so far and another 200-thousand could leave today.airports in fort lauderdale and miami have closed, thousands of flights have been cancelled ahead of the monster storm, and national guard troops are standing by ... bracing for the worst, but still hoping it won't come. for more on hurricane matthew .. we turn to meteorologist could be catastrophic. the gloomy gray skies are back and scattered showers are sticking ar

or are you guys going to >> reporter: michael chitwood, the daytona beach police chief, worries about the holdouts. >> what would you call those people? >> you're a fool. this hurricane is unlike any other hurricane we have seen. >> reporter: by chitwood's definition, steve and judy lampee are fools. they will ride out matthew at home and hope sandbags and aluminum storm shutters will protect them. the weather is getting worse. any second thoughts? >> once the bridge closes, it's you're -- >> stuck. >> reporter: three blocks away, les thompson decided that staying was foolish. he and his wife chris will head inland to orlando to stay with their son. >> the reality is i don't think we have ever gone through anything like this. certainly once in a lifetime. >> reporter: mark strassmann, cbs news, daytona beach, florida. >>> all four bridges are closed. people can drive off the barrier island but no one can drive on. and all of the holdouts have been told that if they call 911 and storm conditions are too not respond. >>> still ahead, we will bring you the latest on powerful hurricane ma

chief michael chitwood/daytona beach police dept.: "we're not going to be able to save you. there's a point in time where we're going have to cease services because it will be putting the first responders lives in danger, just g if they haven't left already -- people up and down the coast are preparing for what's to come -- leaving bare shelves at grocery stores and long lines at gas stations. mos: "it is time to be 100% prepared. i'm just preparing to have all the fuel i need for at least a week." coastal counties in georgia are being evacuated today and in south carolina, governor nikki haley says a quarter million people have gone inland so far and another 200- thousand could leave today. airports in fort lauderdale and miami have closed, thousands of flights have been cancelled ahead of the monster storm, and national guard by ... bracing for the worst, but still hoping it won't come. closed captioning of fox5 news at 5. a special session of the nevada legislature gets underway monday. they'll discuss funding for a new stadium. we'll reveal what else is... and isn't... o

>> reporter: michael chitwood, the daytona beach police chief, worries about the holdouts. and what would you call those people? >> you're a fool. any other hurricane we've seen. >> reporter: by chitwood's definition steve and judy lampe are fools. they'll ride out matthew at home and hope sandbags and aluminum storm shutters will protect them. weather's getting worse. >> i know. >> reporter: any second thoughts? >> once the bridge closes it's scary. you know, at 6:00. >> reporter: because then you're? >> stuck. >> reporter: three blocks away les thompson decided this morning that staying was foolish. he and his wife, chris, will >> the reality is i don't think we've ever gone through anything like this. certainly once in a lifetime. >> reporter: once the bridge is closed, holdouts will still be allowed to drive off the island but no one may drive on. those holdouts have been warned if they call 911 after storm conditions get too dangerous emergency teams will not respond. >> reporter: i'm omar villafranca on exuma island in the ma this part of the caribbean last night. the

chief michael chitwood/daytonaea able to save you. there's a point in time where we're going have to cease services because it will be putting the first responders lives in danger, just to get to the call." if they haven't left already -- people up and down the coast are preparing for what's to come -- leaving bare shelves at grocery stores and long lines at gas stations. mos: "it is time to be 100% prepared. i'm just preparing to have all the fuel i need for at least a week." coastal counties in georgia are being evacuated today and in south carolina, governor nikki haley so far and another 200-thousand could leave today. airports in fort lauderdale and miami have closed, thousands of flights have been cancelled ahead of the monster storm, and national guard troops are standing by ... bracing for the worst, but still hoping it won't come. as you just saw -- this storm is no joke... disney announcing today it will shut down its florida parks early -- and they won't be open at all tomorrow. and florida isn't the only southern state tha

teens are charged, with some related offences, nonetheless michael chitwood of the township's police kept is furious. >> upper darby superintendent of police, puts it, a gang of armed teens went on a carjacking spree in the township earlier this month, terrorizing women exiting their cars late at night. police showed us the masks and this rifle they allegedly used. >> they steel two cars, and they have one woman over the head and then they put this long gun to the neck of another one and they pulled the trigger to the point where she collapsed on the ground, figuring she's going to get shot or was shot. >> reporter: string of robbery started sunday october 2nd. detectives say six teens pulled out guns and hit a would hanover the head of the corner of delco and sunshine. they then stole her mercedes e350, an hour and a half later in the 7400 block of miller. and police said they pulled this rifle on the victim and pulled the trigger, it didn't fire. >> these days, they were looking to hurt somebody in a period and if you resist, you got a problem. >> reporter: october 4th another carj

(sot: chief michael chitwood / daytona beach pd) you're a fool. this is not like anything you've seen. (don champion / cbs news / orlando) matthew is packing sustained winds of 140 miles per hour. coastline. (sot: dr. rick nabb /director, national hurricane center) 9 out of 10 people have died as a result of water// the wind can be damaging and deadly too. all the hazards are at play and are extremely dangerous. buildings across south florida are boarded up. grocery store shelves are empty. florida's major airports look like ghost towns. amusement parks are shuttered. as the storm took aim, more than 2 million people from florida to the carolinas were told to move inland. matthew has reportedly killed more than 300 people in haiti, and the death rise as authorities reach remote areas of the island. >>> ((don champion)) >> president obama has declared a state of emergency for florida, georgia and south carolina. live in orlando, don champion... >>> thank you, don. tedd's tracking matthew's next moves... and expects a significant storm surge all the

chief michael chitwood/daytona beach police dept.: "we're not going to be able to save you.here's a >> britteny: ahead in the parts of the carolinas catastrophic conditions of the governor has discussed this as and landfall early friday morning eastern standard time in the next few hours we will watch for a dangerous storm surge damaging waves a challenging situation for folks in the carolinas tonight at here. as we go into read around 60 degrees for most locations in the seven day forecast and right to do sunday. heading into early next week another look at your 70 forecast at then the show. it. magic tailgate food - with a twist. fleet week is here!!! while it is very fun to watch the planes from the ground. >>: time he invited me out of like k the again tailgate. beat keep the spirit so roadstead scott walker ran away. and the new cookbook also the thing she cooked up in her spare time. and the fat that everyone needs a good quick easy meal. but >> steve: to me one of the but >> steve: to me one of the blue angels pilots. ♪ with this level of engineering... but >> steve:

michael chitwood, the police chief worries about the hold-outs. what this hurricane is unlike any other hurricane we have seen. >> reporter: by chitwood's definition, steve and judy lampe are fools. they're ride out matthew at home and hope sandbags and aluminum storm shutters will protect them. the weather is getting worse. >> i know. >> reporter: any second thoughts. >> once the bridge closes it's scary. >> reporter: because then you're? >> stuck. >> reporter: three blocks away, les thompson decided this morning staying was foolish. with their son. >> the reality is i don't think we've ever going on gunn through anything like this. certainly once in a lifetime. >> reporter: one the bridge is closed hold-outs will still be allowed to drive off the island but no one may drive on. those hold-outs have been warned if they call 911 after storm conditions get too dangerous, emergency teams will not respond. >> reporter: i'm omar villafranca on exuma island in the bahamas. hurricane matthew tore through this part of the caribbean last powerful, boats w

that is drawn angry response from upper darby police superintendent michael chitwood >> why do you not know as a parent where your 13-year-old is a the 2:30 in the morning? if i could lock up the parents i would lock up the parents because this is a disgrace. >> a 13-year-old carrying the rifle is facing weapons charges another teen is charged with receiving stolen property. no direct charge have been filed related to the carjacking. >>> philadelphia police need your help find, the suspects in a home invasion caught on camera. you see one suspect walk right into the home on the 1300 block of hellerman street in oxford circle chase thing that owner from her couch. not long after a second comes through the door. the victim who did not want to be identified spoke with "eyewitness news." >> really wish they would catch the two guys quick and i wish they would just be prosecuted. i don't wish any ill will on them. i go to church every sunday. and i just, i just pray for them. >> those suspects got away with cash and a gun. >>> now to an "eyewitness news" exclusive. tomorrow will mark one ye

that is drawn angry response from upper darby police superintendent michael chitwood >> why do you not know as a parent where your 13-year-old is a the 2:30 in the morning? if i could lock up the parents i would lock up the parents because this is a disgrace. >> a 13-year-old carrying the rifle is facing weapons charges another teen is charged with receiving stolen property. no direct charge have been filed related to the carjacking. >>> philadelphia police need your help find, the suspects in a home invasion caught on camera. you see one suspect walk right into the home on the 1300 block of hellerman street in oxford circle chase thing that owner from her couch. not long after a second comes through the door. the victim who did not want to be identified spoke with "eyewitness news." >> really wish they would catch the two guys quick and i wish they would just be prosecuted. i don't wish any ill will on them. i go to church every sunday. and i just, i just pray for them. >> those suspects got away with cash and a gun. >>> now to an "eyewitness news" exclusive. tomorrow will mark one ye

(sot: chief michael chitwood / daytona beach pd) you're a fool. this is not like anything you've seen. (don champion / cbs news / orlando) matthew is packing sustained winds of 140 miles per hour. an 11- fo flood 500 miles hurricane matthew is making its presence known in florida. >> if it comes on land, one of the worst hurricanes florida ha ever seen. >> reporter: the outer -- has ever seen. >> reporter: the outer bands starting to pound florida's southern coast with heavy wind and waves late this afternoon. the storm is expected to make landfall near cape canaveral overnight. >> this storm is a monster. i'm going to pray for everybody's safety. >> reporter: governor scott urged everyone to seek sheller before it's too late, but some -- shelter before it's too late, but some intend to seek shelter at home. >> we've been through so many of these and never had any serious implications. hopefully it will be the same thing. >> they're a fool because this is nothing like we've seen. >> reporter: matthew is packing winds of 115 miles an hour, a storm

. >> michael chitwood says that officers stopped the teens 2:30 a.m. october 7th on fairview avenue. police were targeting that location because there were two carjackings and an attempted one just blocks apart. none of the victims were seriously hurt but one victim barely escaped alive. >> one male puts a gun similar to this to her neck and click its and fires and there is no action. she falls down because she is scared to death and they run. >> detectives have not connected the teens yet to the recent crimes but using dna and other tools to determine if they are responsible. however the superintendant is convinced they are guilty. >> these guys are not stopping whether they beat them to death or scared them to death. they were not stopping, they did three and back for a fourth one when they get caught by police. >> people nearby are alarmed by the violence so close to home. >> i'm scared, of living here now. because you don't know who to trust. >> back out live, a lot of residents on high alert tonight and police say that none of the parents of the t

michael chitwood is the city's police chief and joins me by phone. i understand storm surge is flooding some roads and high school in daytona beach. do you think there's more storm surge water still to come for your town? >> difficult to tell right now. we have probably 100 people out to assess it. down power lines, broken water mains, trees down, trees on houses, these seem to be the big issue we have. the flooding has been i would call it moderate to say the least, but we dodged a bullet. no doubt about that. >> you're expecting a lot worse i believe? >> we were expecting worse. had it hit land, it would have absolutely been a game changer. there are at least two dozen homes that trees collapsed on them, and fortunately no one was killed. >> again, i want to go back to storm surge because we've been hearing constantly that's the great danger, but that did not hit daytona beach in any way you expected, correct? >> that is correct. it did not come to the fact or the point the ocean and coastal waterway may have met one another, that didn't happen. do

. >> michael chitwood says that officers stopped the teens 2:30 a.m. october 7th on fairview avenue. police were targeting that location because there were two carjackings and an attempted one just blocks apart. none of the victims were seriously hurt but one victim barely escaped alive. >> one male puts a gun similar to this to her neck and click its and fires and there is no action. she falls down because she is

let's check in right now with chief michael chitwood from daytona beach police there. chief, we had heard from bolis sanchez our correspondent down there that he did see some folks playing in the storm to get as close as they could. we know you don't want that. how is it going so far overall? >> our black period from 9:00 to 8:00. right now minor damage and flooding on the beach side and tops of gas stations have been ripped off and tree limbs are down and some power failures. but the next four hours are going to be really, really crucial for us. >> and how are you doing so far in terms of how the precautionary measures are holding up and how people are fairing, if they did stay behind? >> so fax, we're quite well. i've been out on the streets until 3:00 in the morning until just now and if someone needed help, we could absolutely positively get there to help them. we did have one fool who thought it would be kind of kocool to te his pickup truck and he has been subsequently arrest prd thed fo. other than that, the streets are quiet and we want people to stay indoors.

chief michael chitwood/daytona beach police dept.: "we're not going to be able to save you.." but despite all the repeated calls to leave.. some people are staying put. authorities say a few emergency calls have already come in.. but in most cases there is nothing they can do until the storm passes. "florida power and light" reports that about 95- thousand customers are already without electricity.. and authorities are expecting mass power outages.. that could take days or even weeks to restore. les krifaton has been tracking the storm.. he joins us now with the latest. great weather in store for us friday between 4 to 8 degrees across southern nevada. over the weekend some clouds will drift into our area as a result of a series of weak upper level lows. one of those lows will trigger some showers in arizona sunday. eratures will stay above seasonal through most of next week with the warmest high forecast for images from the people affected by hurricane matthew is heart-wrenching... and it impacts us so much, making many of us want to donate right away. but as fox5's alyssa de

chief michael chitwood/daytona beach police dept.: "we're not going to be able to save you. there's a point in time where we're going have to cease services because it will be putting the first responders lives in danger, just to get to the call." we are now learning more about the deadly new jersy train crash from last week. federal investigators found the train was going more than twice the speed limit when it crashed into the hoboken terminal. the speed limit through the station is 8 miles per hour.that train was going 21- miles per hour at the moment of impact. >> catherine: time ago the president announced in haiti 264 people have been killed there and later from where they work earlier and 8000 homes have been damaged. >> britteny: news of vallejos 66 richmond and a saturday and sunday really great conditions for fleet of the next few hours. 27 year-old the lapel booked on and " the supervisor we're all suffering law-enforcement is suffering. doesn't get worse than this. >> grant: the capital be flown at half staff. more out that it a train crash last week. >> vicki:in

the mayor of daytona beach derrick henry and chief of daytona beach police department michael chitwood. mayor tell me what the situation is in your town of daytona right now? >> well, the situation is quite dire. we've got city of 65,000 people, and we're encouraging everyone who lives on the beach side to evacuate and as many people in the city as possible to evacuate. we are taking this seriously. it is the most serious threat in the history of our community. >> chief do you have any sense of whether or not the community has heeded those warnings and everyone has evacuated? >> we do not. this morning on a1a we do have a lot of thrill seekers out, people with their surf boards and we cannot stress enough what the governor just said. get out. this is not something to play with. this isn't going to be katrina-like storm. we have never seen anything like this. and if you think you're going to sit home or you think you're going to come out and take pictures and surf you're sadly mistaken. you're deadly wrong. >> chief, if people do need help in the next 24 hours, and they're in the middle

joining us by phone is daytona beach police chief, michael chitwood. chief chitwood, what are you expecting tonight. how prepared is your community? >> anderson, how you doing? we are prepared. we have four shelters open in the city. all four as of about 15 minutes ago were filled to capacity. we probably have 25% of our peninsula or the barrier island that's still occupied, people are refusing to believe. they believe that this is like any other hurricane they have ridden out. we have emphatically told them that you have to get out. this is a matter of life and death. this is going to be devastating. when the storm surge rolls the through there, there are parts of that peninsula that may be only four or five blocks wide. the city, we broke it down into five quadrants. we have strike teams that are already in place and we will be out trying to help people and rescue people until the point in time where it becomes dangerous for us. and we think that that's unfair that you have some idiots who think it's okay to ride out a storm and put other people's li

i'll speak with daytona police chief michael chitwood next about the importance of evacuating residents in those mandatory areas. do not go anywhere. [text message alert rings] [texting keystrokes] let's just get a sandwich or something. "or something"? you don't just graduate from medical school, "or something." and we don't just pull smoked chicken, bake fresh foccacia and hand-slice avocado. there's nothing "or something" about it. get between you and life's donbeautiful moments.lergens flonase gives you more complete allergy relief. most allergy pills only control one inflammatory substance. flonase controls 6. and six is greater th one. flonase changes everything. ♪ >>> we're going to stay. we're going to stay. i think we'll be fine. >> oh, yeah, i'm not going nowhere. where am i going to go? i mean, i should because i'm close to the water, but nah. >> we stayed during the flood, so we didn't get hurt during the flood. >> it's 50/50. if friday morning it's going to really be a bad one, i'll go ahead and get out, right now i'm going to stick it out. >> despite evacuation orders acro

darby, superintendent chitwood. michael, chief, what have you been doing all night. >> good morning, i would like to tell you i was sleeping, everything else, but we are not. we have been out on patrol and, keeping an eye on things and we are in our writ calibered here between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. when we are expecting the brunt of the storm. right now we have got localized flooding, we have some minor damage, some trees down but it is a band that just passed through here and windows were rattling. receive so we have all 250 officers, have been on duty since last night at 6:00 p.m., and we are just keeping our fingers crossed the storm surge is probably going to be our biggest threat, high tide it is at 1h just at the height of the storm. our barrier island in some cases may only be four blocks wide so our fear is coastal waterway will meet one another. 75 percent of these residents on the beach side evacuate, we have another 25 per september who are absolutely hard core, once these wind pick up, really another hour we w