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Matthew moves closer to the coast. That storm now blamed for nearly 300 deaths in haiti. Good morning, im ayman mohyeldin. Im frances rivera. The eye of Hurricane Matthew is growing dangerously closer to floridas east coast. Its still the strongest storm to hit the eastern seaboard in over a decade. Theyre fearing damage of historical proportions. Over 2 Million People have been under evacuation orders. But thousands have chosen to risk their lives by hunkering down at home. William schneider gave this warning. People do not seem to get it. Im not leaving. And i have already checked. Im not saying this to be theatrical. You know me. I dont lean toward bravado, but i talked to my detective captain earlier today and asked him, do you have body bags . Are you prepared for mass casualties. If people do not leave and we get 140mileperhour wind gusts, were going to have fatalities. Really drives home the impact. Matthews eyewall is brushing cape cunaveeral. Nasa space center shut down ahead of the storm, and even Walt Disney World closed its doors for the fourth time in its 45year history. A state of emergency is under effect under president obama and 3500 active guard members are active in the state. 300,000 florida residents are without power, and some areas could get up to 15 inches of rain and deadly storm surges as high as 11 feet. All of this after leaving a trail of death and destruction across the caribbean. Haiti with at least 250 people killed. U. S. Officials hoping against a similar devastating loss. Lets go straight over to Bonnie Schneider who has been tracking matthew throughout the night for us. Whats the latest on the storms path . Still have a category 3 storm, and thats what were watching with matthew, a powerful storm. You mentioned getting close to Daytona Beach and melbourne. Were seeing of the strongest winds getting close. Were not anticipating an actual landfall, not by the computer models, but we want to let everyone know because 11. 2 Million People are currently under a hurricane warning. Thats a really large number and it stretches along the coast to georgia and South Carolina. Right now, 120mileperhour winds. Not much of a change. The movement to the northnorthwest at 14 Miles Per Hour. Were watching for the storm, eventually, to curve up and around and possibly loop back, but that would be in a much weaker state. And not until the begin of next week. The immediate threat for storm surge is along the georgia coast, florth florida, and parts of southern South Carolina. Ron mott is in Daytona Beach where the impact of matthew is being felt. Give us the latest there. Well, good morning from a breezy Daytona Beach, florida. Tonight, we have endured one band after another of increasingly nasty weather, and the worst is jet to come. Now, we did get a little good news with the 11 00 eastern time update last night, which is forecast to push the eye a little further east once it gets into the Daytona Beach area. Thats good news. That usually will mean we wont see the strongest winds around the circulation of matthew. The winds still will be strong. Were airporting upwards of 90, maybe 100 Miles Per Hour sustained for a couple hours at least. The bad news is the eye is going to be in Daytona Beach right around the next high tide. Thats expected to occur around 12 45 p. M. This afternoon, and that is when the biggest threat from any sort of storm surge and flooding is to occur. Now. Its always the storm surge and the water that typically is responsible for a lot of the deaths we see in these hurricanes. Not so much the wind. So thats the hour where people are going to be most alert in the Daytona Beach area. The forecast at this hour is for upwards of 11 feet of a storm surge. That almost certainly will push water into some of the homes and businesses along atlantic avenue, which runs along north south here, just a block off the beach, and inland about a mile or so in the intercoastal waterway. A lot of real estate, expensive real estate, so folks hunkered down there might anticipate getting water into their homes if they have not sandbagged around their homes. We know sandbagging has been going on for a couple days. A lot of lines for sandbags. Also, officials are telling folks. Just because the eye passes doesnt mean the storm is over. This is a pretty large system, so we do anticipate that there will be Hurricane Force and certainly Tropical Storm force winds that will blow around this area for hours after the eye has passed. Possibly into late into tonight and maybe even into saturday morning. And one last thing. A lot of folks are not thinking about this, for good reason because its a long way up, but the first part of next week, this storm could possibly reloop around the ocean, right off florida. Reenergize and come back and hit some of these same communities that its hitting today. That would be cruel at a time where the folks are trying to clean up and get the power back on. Thats the latest here from Daytona Beach. Going to be a long friday. Back to you. Long and tough Holiday Weekend for many there. Ron mott reporting from Daytona Beach. As Hurricane Matthew moves up floridas coast, jacksonville will be the last city affected ipflorida before Hurricane Matthew makes its way to coastal georgia. Gabe gutierrez is live in jacksonville for us. Is it the calm before the storm, are folks bracing themselves . Hi, there. Good morning. Well, the storm did arrive about an hour or two ago. We have been getting these rain bands intermittently. Were in between them. Winds have picked up. We have seen torrential rain for a few minutes and then it stops and begins again. Thats something obviously the other part of the coast has seen. Jacksonville expected to get hit hard today. Expecting 70 to 80mileperhour winds by the afternoon. The good news is, of course, as you have been reporting, now that the storm is tracking just a bit further to the east, a few more miles to the east, not expecting as much wind damage here in the jacksonville area, but still a very, very dangerous storm because of that potentially historic storm surge. Doubledigit storm surge is expected here in the jacksonville area. Jacksonvil jacksonvilles mayor has ordered the evacuation of 450,000 people. Here in this area, even though florida has seen many hurricanes before, this area has not been impacted by this type of storm since 1898. Theres a lot of concern behind me, the st. Johns river. Were expecting to see the storm surge kick up by the early afternoon. Ierrez in jacksonville, thank you. I want to bring in Bonnie Schneider. The storm is tracking away, but the storm surge is a huge issue. It is a category 3 storm, and that storm surge, 4 to 6 feet from west palm to ft. Pierce. Once you head further north, were looking at a much more dangerous situation for melbourne to savannah, the sorm surge could go up to 11 feet, particularly along coastal georgia, parts of coastal South Carolina, and northwards toward the carolina coast, even to the outer banks area, still looking at storm surge. Lighter amounts, but this area right through here, myrtle beach, through charleston, looking at substantial rain. Keep in mind, some of the rainfall amounts were anticipating could be as high as 15 inches. Thats over a foot of rain right in this area. Its going to be a really tough weekend ahead. Lets take a look at the weather re in the 90s in and around the desert. So well be watching for the storm surge and the heavy rain in coastal South Carolina, georgia, and florida. 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We have a million Florida Power and light customers who are in harms way today and feeling the storm now, feeling it throughout the day. Got a lot of work ahead of us today and a lot of people still feeling the brunt of this storm. Talk a little about the number of crews you have out to accommodate this as you are expecting that number to jump, even at least into the Million Dollar Million People, i should say . You know, im not sure exactly, you know, what the feeling would be for that, but i do know weve got 15,000 men and women who are ready to jump into action here this morning and start reconnecting folks. We brought a lot of them in from out of state and positioned them so that they are ready to go as soon as its safe for them to be in the field restoring power. Our customers want quick action, so safety is our top priority and behind safety we know we want people to get reconnected quick. We have a small army of folks ready to go and once day breaks here and were able to visually see the damage and work in the daylight, were going to be on it. Peter ross with Florida Power and light. Well let you get back to work. Thank you so much for taking the time to get us up to date. Following Hurricane Matthew as it goes up the east coast. Its left more than 300,000 people without power as we were hearing from that official. Its the strongest storm to hit the eastern seaboard in a decade. We are live in orlando. Marianna, good to have you with us. Looks like things are picking up where you are now. Reporter yeah, the wind just started to pick up and the rain as well. This is supposed to be vacation paradise, but instead you have 144,000 tourists in orlando with tourists and evacuees hunkered down with a category 3 storm to pass. All four parks are closed. Were beginning to see the storm as it goes through this community. Thank you very much for that. Appreciate that update. 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This morning people in ft. Lauderdale theyre waking up and feeling like they dodged a bullet with this storm. Thats because the hurricane ended up staying about 100 miles out away from shore which was further than expected which means that we did see some outer bands bring rain and wind but nothing as significant as we were expected. All warnings have been lifted for south florida. Were expecting very minimal damage when people wake up. About 11,000 people are without power right now in broward county. The winds are light enough where crews are able to be right now restoring that power. So we expect them to be back up and running very soon. The good news is that with that storm passing now, businesses will start to reopen here in south florida. Really good news for travel is that we are set to resume this morning at the ft. Lauderdale airport and the miami airport, two Big International airports. Were expecting flights to resume this morning. 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This is not what were talking about. The worst is yet to come. Get out. Just get out. We cant save you. Powers going to go out. Youre going to lose your cell phone, youre going to lose your internet and you wont get a call for help. When you realize youre in trouble, youll say, you need you, we cant get there. Thats the police chief of Daytona Beach warning residents trying to ride out the storm. In the midst of this historic hurricane, theyre warning residents not to put themselves and others at danger. Good morning, sir. Its good to be with us. I know you have a lot going on right now. We appreciate your time. Can you give us an update what conditions are like in fort pete and for your crews out there . Were starting it now so we dont have a full assessment. Were getting in the cars to find out whats happening across the city. The warnings for residents to evacuate, they had time, what is the message now to people in your community . Well, the message now is to be extremely cautious. Do not venture out. Be very alert, aware of power lines that are down. Thats always the biggest problem and stay off the roads. If they dont need to be out. Emergency crews are getting out. Determining what needs to be done. Just be patient. Well be out there as quickly as possible. Can you give us a sense what the night was like for your crews . Was there an influx of calls as a result of the storm . Were you seeing a lot of responses from folks out in the community . Well, we couldnt respond to anything because once the winds got over 45 miles an hour it becomes a risk to the officers to respond so we withdraw our officers into the police station. They bunkered down here and couldnt respond. We dont know all the information yet. Talk a little bit about today whats going to happen as far as when the sun comes out and when you start having more crews out there, what is the anticipation for your members . Well, were in a coordinated effort with a lot of other agencies nearby and all of those responsible for the utilities. We will work closely with them to make sure that things stay safe and to try to get the town back to its normal order as soon as possible. Edward cunningham, we thank you for your time. Well be right back. When is your flu shot more than a flu shot . When it helps give a lifesaving vaccine to a child in need. Thanks to customers like you, walgreens get a shot. Give a shot. Program has helped provide 15 million vaccines through the un foundation. Its that easy to make a difference. Walgreens. At the corner of happy and healthy. Hurricane matthew has been downgraded to a category 3, but that doesnt mean its any less dangerous. Battering the southeast with sustained winds of 120 Miles Per Hour in some areas. Florida where mandatory evacuations have been ordered for over 1 Million People, governor rick scott warned residents, take this storm seriously. Evacuate, evacuate, evacuate. If you need to evacuate and you havent, evacuate. This storm will kill you. Time is running out. Over 300,000 remain without power in florida and residents are preparing for even more damage as the eye of the storm moves closer to the states east coast. Even president obama has signed an Emergency Declaration for the state of georgia where Officials Say the storm surge could be worse than the one that flooded new york and new jersey during Superstorm Sandy back in 2012, almost exactly 4 years ago. Meanwhile, in haiti, matthew has already come and gone leaving this devastation. Look at that. At least 283 people dead according to the associated press. Want to check in now with nbc meteorologist bon any schneider. We dont have any reports of damage but not in the clear yet. No. I think by later this noon we might. Take a look at whats going on with the maps right now. You can see the eye wall certainly has expanded. Weve been watching to see if there was an eye wall, replacement cycle that did occur i would say overnight. Now were seeing some really heavy rain bands on the northern periphery. As the storm works its way to the northwest its just really getting so close to the coast. Hopefully it wont make landfall. Most computer models keep it off shore. There are 11. 2 Million People under hurricane warning at present. So its just the threat is there. Heres a look at the latest position. 80 miles southeast of cape canaver canaveral. 120mileperhour winds to the north northwest. Thats where we stand now. The track will definitely show that were still under the threat of this storm going into the weekend as well. Bonnie, still so much to watch. Appreciate it. South floridians feel like theyve dodged a bullet with this storm, but many in the north are still in the way of its wrath. Thats where we find Nbcs Jay Gray in Daytona Beach. Give us an update on the conditions there. What are you hearing from officials in terms of conditions in the next several hours . Reporter hey, its only going to get worse. Its intensifying right now. Wind has picked up dramatically. Rain coming down in sheets. But first continuing here, the eye wall still southeast of us moving slowly. These conditions are getting stronger over the next several hours. For now thats the latest from Daytona Beach, thank you, guys. Frin ses rivera. And oc nats trt 3 down on parts offlorida as mag th s a killer hurricane still bearing down on parts of florida right now, as matthew makes its presence known along the States Atlantic coast. This morning, we are tracking what is currently a category 3 hurricane that could effect millions of people. Plus, a brothel busted in the east bay. And its all because of alert neighbors. What officers found when they made their way in. Plus, taking to the skies. San francisco fleet week kicking into high gear. Today in the bay starts right now. A good friday morning. Thank you for joining us. Im sam brock. And im laura garciacannon. I want to get straight to the forecast now with rob mayeda. Hes been