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They said they can sustain themselves for about four days, not only with the generator, but water and supplies they brought in to make sure they can feed people. one woman told me, after 25 years living here in florida, this is the first time shes ever been scared about a storm. >> understandable why. ryan young, appreciate that. florida governor rick scott has now activated sever thousand national guard members. president obama signed emergency declarations including fema and other federal agen...

Matthew continues to hammer florida with daylight comes some good news, though, as the storm loses some of its punch, but remains a major threat because of storm surge. good morning to all of you, it is friday, october 7th. im alex witt alongside betty nguyen and we begin with new information on this breaking news weve been following for you all night long. the national hurricane center says matthew is moving just offshore of the east coast of florida. it has been downgraded to a category 3. the...

>> -- be cautious about making assessments with respect to damage. were still on the front end of this hurricane. were not on the back end. we dont know how bad the damage could end up. we dont know how severe the storm surge could end up being. were not going to know for three, four, five days what the ultimate effects of this are. if we end up having really significant problems and really severe property damage, then the stafford act comes into play, our ability to provide through emergency de...

Just a bit. >> that was nbcs gadi schwartz. were following breaking news of hurricane matthew all morning long. the national hurricane center says matthew is moving just offshore with sustained 120-mile-per-hour winds. downgraded to a category 3. 102-mile-per-hour wind gust was reported where there is an extreme wind warning in effect until 7:15 a.m. the hurricanes western eye wall is approaching cape canaveral pushing along the i-95 corridor toward jacksonville. after speaking individually with...

Well get to that in a moment with sam. the strongest hurricane to hit the u.s. coast in a decade is showing signs of weakening. matthew has been downgraded to a category 3 but the danger is still very real. sustained 120-mile-per-hour winds recorded parallel to the coastline with an 88-mile-per-hour gusts on the shore near satellite beach. the western eye wall is now approaching cape canaveral push along the i-95 corridor toward jacksonville. after speaking individually with governors from along...

The storm is pushing toward jacksonville. after speaking individually with governors from along the southern atlantic coast, president obama signed emergency declarations in florida, georgia and south carolina. the president also spoke with governor pat mccrory in north carolina who activated federal and local responders with a state of emergency in all 100 counties. the national hurricane center says that would be hurricane moving parallel to the coastline is difficult to specify where exactly ...

Assistance, the water treatment plants, city property, city buildings. and the president can go up to 100%. its normally 75%. 25%, it can go up to 90-10, state and federal. the federal government paying the larger share and the state paying the smaller share. the president can declare a disaster after the fact. sometimes these emergency declarations are important because the city would run out of money and wouldnt be able to pay the police and fire. >> you make the interesting point from a budge...

Evacuation. anything can change. this storm is moving up the coast, expect to hit florida not in miami-dade county. but hey as we know with hurricane andrew, other hurricanes, things can change on a dime. were telling everyone to stay informed, be vigilant and our entire operations department out there is with our people, and of course at this point, tell them to stay inside, carol. >> mayor philip levine, thanks so much for joining me this morning. emergency declarations stretching all the way ...

Breaking news this hour. very grim warnings to those in the path of hurricane matthew. if you havent evacuated, officials say leave now or risk your life. the storm is forecast to pound floridas east coast with catastrophic 140-mile-an-hour winds, as it moves north towards the coast of georgia, then to south carolina. the national hurricane center calls the impact potentially disastrous. president obama signing emergency declarations for florida and south carolina. jennifer grays is in melbourne...

There. >> reporter: well, hi. this is a giant debris field. this is what people have collected from their homes and one by one, you can see trucks like this one just dumping off all of this stuff. house hold items. you can see sandbags in the back that cannot be reused. the governor of missouri, jay nixon, you talked about it, he asked the obama white house for emergency declarations so they can speed up the debris removal process because he said thats ultimately going to allow people in missour...