Storm Matthew News Today

>> and, you know, it is a way you see it at this point. there is nothing anyone here could do except waiting it out and way. mayor tim tumulty is waiting things out. it sounds like there are those who have not evacuated. best of luck and assess damage there later. >> lets bring in mory goodman right now. welcome. you talked about the enormous efforts that fema had to under take and it is mind blowing. you are talking about meals for a million and where do you begin to prepare for that, how long ...

To evacuate can do so as safely as possible. >> it is hard not to think back of hurricane katrina when it devastated new orleans. >> you may remember joint task force katca katrina. >> russell is on the phone with us >> this storm matthew is a real bad boy. >> you retired in 2008. you are speaking -- and watching this, what should people be doing? >> they should be moving to high grounds. the elevation is about non put. you can get storm chairs up to 1 2 or 14. many of the cities, melbourne

We dont know the damage in haiti because its hard to communicate with the outlying areas. sam, youve been watching what tammy is experiencing. is that what is about to hit florida? >> reporter: its certainly within the realm of possibility, andrea. heres why, that storm was a category 3-4 as it moved through those islands. basically as it moved through the islands, the weather was easier on the east side of the storm than on the west side of the storm than the east side. so, wherever you see the...

Hurricane matthew is expected to make landfall tonight as a category 4. it could even go higher. msnbcs mariano is in west palm beach where they are bracing for impact. >> people are still out there. i see someone behind you right now. it doesnt make sense, but you could call it hurricane tourism. people wanting to watch the surf. >> reporter: thats right, andrea. this boardwalk where im standing, a local attraction. residents taking their last photo of the ocean before they evacuate. you can se...

Thats over a foot of surge. look how many miles of coastline, right up through savannah where its 10 to 12 feet, potentially catastrophic surge. the water may prove to be the worst factor when it comes to matthew. lesser effects as you head into north carolina, but still charleston looking at a potential of 7 feet of storm surge. were seeing areas lashing areas of miami. the inner core of this hurricane looking very strong. well be looking for the potential for more intensification as we head th...

The warning s evacuate, heed those warnings, heed those orders. thank you so much. the weather channels sam champion joining me from juneau county, part of the evacuation. what are you seeing there? >> reporter: were on juneau beach. palm beach is down to the south of us. as craig was talking and even bill was talking, a lot of concern is everything points north of this area. weve been looking at the radar, just to let you know. ill show you a look at the waves. high tide for this area is at a...

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