morning, i'm victor blackwell. >> i'm kristie paul, we always appreciate your company. we are tracking hurricane matthew which is now hitting south carolina. take a look at some of the pictures we're getting in here. reporters along the eastern sea board are prevalent for us. we'll have live reports throughout the morning. but first the bomb shell in donald trump's presidential campaign -- >> announcer: this is cnn breaking news. >> donald trump facing the defection of couple big name republicans after a newly released tape captured him making lewd and sexually aggressive comments. >> donald trump was forced to issue an apology. he did so this morning around midnight and all of this the day before his town hall debate, of course, with hillary clinton. senior political reporter manu raju is in st. louis, that is the site, of course, of tomorrow's showdown. what are you hearing there, mayu? >> reporter: donald trump is waking up this morning confronting this reality. his party is running away from