The internet giant that could be helping the Government Read your emails. Governor gentlemen, please. The fbi did an investigation. Gentlemen. Fighting words. The Vice President ial candidates both on the attack just weeks before election day. Good evening, know. Im jim rosenfield. It was democrat tim kaines first and only debate with governor mike pence. Both candidates tried to counter punch and defend their running mates. Nbc 10 was at that debate. Shes joining us live from Longwood University in virginia. Lauren, both sides are spinning the results. Yeah, jim. Sometimes you couldnt even hear either candidate with all those punches and counter punches. Right now we are aware that debate is continuing. Were inside spin alley. Let me show you whats happening right now. Take a look. Youll see those polls all over the room. The red ones, theyre for republicans. The blue ones, theyre for democrats. Both campaigns sending in surrogates here to try to spin things in their direction. Both talking about the content and the tone of this debate. These were two men who clearly could talk about policy, but sometimes they just chose not to. Reporter a civil handshake before the gloves come off. I do want to get back to the thank you. Thank you, senator. Praise Vladimir Putin as a great leader. Reporter it turned contentious fast. The first and only vp debate. You are a donald trump supremist. Let me talk about this. I think im still on my time. Well reporter democratic senator tim kaine jumping out early. I cant imagine how governor pence can defend the insultdriven selfish style of donald trump. Reporter republican governor mike pence countering. You would know a lot about an insultdriven gain. Reporter trump taxes drew fire. Why wouldnt he release his tax return . Were answering the question about the business thing. I do want to come back to it. His tax returns showed he went through a very difficult time, but he used the tax code just the way its supposed to be used, and he did it brilliantly. Zr. How do you know that . Reporter they talked over each other, but toned it down long enough to talk some policy. At the risk of agreeing with you, i think Community Police sg a great idea. Both sides had harsh words, b for their opponents running mates. We trust Hillary Clinton as the commander in chief, but the thought of donald trump as commander in chief scares us to death. She said half of our supporters were a basket of deplorables where, she said they were irredeemable. They were not american. Back out life in the center you see all the activity here. The reverend Jesse Jackson there for the democrats. Take a look. This is really filling up out here. Come over from the debate hall and make it over to spin alley. I spoke with the Communications Director for tim kaine. As for all of that interrupting today, she defended him and said, well, you know, a running mate is supposed to defend their running mate, and that is what he was doing. I also spoke with a republican, the former governor of virginia, jim gilmore. He called tim kaine shouting tonight. Two very different versions of what we saw here tonight. That was the one and only Vice President ial debate. Well be looking for the next one with these president ialal candidates. For now live at Longwood University, im lauren nbc 10 news. Lauren, its back to pennsylvania for both Vice President ial candidates. After tonights debate, both tim kaine and mike pence will be in the keystone state tomorrow and thursday. Kane will stop in philadelphia wednesday night where he will speak to sheet metal workers. Pence will hold a rally at a Volunteer Fire Department company. Hillary Rodham Clinton heclintoo women voters today. She was joined by her daughter chelsea and actress Elizabeth Banks at a family town hall meeting. Clinton then headed to harrisburg where she addressed recent comments about post Traumatic Stress disorder. Trump was criticized after a period to suggest veterans who suffer from ptsd might not be as strong as those who dont. Donald trumps comments are not just ignorant. Theyre harmful because they give voice to the stigma that has led generations of veterans to hide their struggles instead of getting lifesaving help. Trump made his comments monday as he discussed Mental Health services for veterans. Trump himself was in prescott valley, arizona, for a Campaign Rally there tonight. The republican nominee told supporters he will fix the immigration issue and trump also touched on the issue of his tax returns. She could have changed the laws when she was in the United States senate. She named a few buildings. Thats all she did. The reason that she did not do that is her donors and contributors have used those same tax laws as i did. Trump has scheduled stops in nevada tomorrow. He will hold a rally at the mow heekan sun arena on wednesday. Were just days away from trumps next faceoff with clinton. The second president ial debate happens this sunday at Washington University in st. Louis. The candidates third and final matchup is october 19th at the university of nevada las vegas. Now to another big story were tracking tonight. Hurricane matthew. Here is the view from nbc so esfirst alert radar as it slams into cuba as a category four now heading for the bahamas. At least nine people are dead across the caribbean tonight. In haiti 10,000 people have been spors eve forced into shelters. People have been urged to evacuate coastal south carolina. Now people in florida are preparing for the possibility of a direct hit. Tonight we have Live Team Coverage on the storm. We begin with nbc 10 first alert meteorologist sheena. I know you just received brand new information about the hurricane. Tell us about it. Yeah, jim. It is still a category four hurricane. It is still very strong at this moment, but we have an updated track now. Ill show you that in a second. Guantanamo is seeing the brunt of this hurricane as a cat four. Winds sustained at 130 Miles Per Hour. Its a little bit weaker than it was earlier this afternoon, but it doesnt matter because its still a major hurricane at this point. Its going to continue traveling in it the direction of the bahamas. That has not changed. By thursday night into friday night were expecting it as a major hurricane over the bahamas. Its still including much of floridas east coast. A lot of prep going on in florida right now bracing for a potential direct hit from this storm, but then take a look at what happened now. If you are watching earlier this afternoon, there is less of our area in the cone now than there was earlier today. A lot of the models are actually trending taking this storm farther off shore now than they were earlier because of a combination of this cold front approaching kind of creating a blocking mechanism and maybe the Flower Movement cause it to catch up which would then push it out to sea. Its something were going to be watching and still quite a few days out. South florida really getting close. Well watch that heading into the weekend going up. The damage in haiti, cuba bracing for matthew tonight. People in our area wondering if their loved ones are safe. Nbc 10s Brandon Hudson is live in our breaking news center. Brendan. The eye of the storm makes people stateside nervous. The only way he can kmulktd with them is by calling their neighbor. Reporter one last push to baton down the hatches for a dangerous hurricane that shows no signs of weakening in the caribbean. In the bahamas its a chance to stock up on sand bags and water jugs. People only have to look at social media to see the impact Hurricane Matthew caused in haiti. A residents video shows part of the island covered in ankledeep water. Were on eggshells here. Reporter ruiz cruise lives in north philly says his parents are in an area where resources are not readily available. Its not like you can go to home depot. They dont have this here. You have to rely on the government to give whatever they want to give to whoever they want to give. People in the southeastern u. S. Especially in the bravard county Barrier Islands where the escape routes are cleared for access. Up the coast in the carolinas crews are trimming trees so they dont uproot and cause damage. Rui zpl cruise says he is considering flying to cuba after the hurricane passes to check in on his family. Live in the breaking news center im Brandon Hudson, nbc 10 news. An explosion in jersey. Two homes torn sho to shreds. What happened just before it struck. The police go beyond the call of duty. The good deed thats touching hearts tonight. And coming up ill show you what all the computer models are saying about a change in matthews track. Also, our local weather as we head into the weekend. Thats coming up next. Planned parenthood. I would support legislation in pennsylvania that would ban abortion and i would suggest we have penalties for doctors who perform them. Would you put people in jail for performing abortions . At some point doctors performing abortions i think would be subject to that sort of penalty. Dscc is responsible for the content of this advertising. Zbreefrmts do you know who is reading your emails . Turns out the government might be combing through your inbox thanks to help from your hue. Nbc 10s Denise Nakano is here with more. Reporter a u. S. Government secretly scanned personal emails for u. S. Intelligence. Its not sitting well with privacy advocates. I think thats really creepy. Im very surprised and kind of disappointed. Reporter thats the reaction from local yahoo email users after news broke that one of the largest providers of email services secretly scan hundreds of millions of incoming emails, and according to reuters, handed them over to u. S. Intelligence agencies such as the National Security agency and fbi. The lack of privacy and not knowing that this was happening and then learning about it from, like, a third party. Reuters says yahoo secretly built a Custom Software program to search all the customers incoming emails, looking for items specified by the government. Btb security is in the business of protecting privacy. From a privacy standpoint, its concerning because its from a legal and a privacy matters viewpoint, people dont want the government looking at their emails. U. S. Law allows intelligence agencies to order the release of Customer Data they believe could prevent a terrorist attack. Yahoo says only that it is lawabiding and complies with the law of the United States. So should yahoo email users be worried . If theyre not breaking the law or theyre not doing something thats questionable, its unlikely that their emails would show up in any of these searches. Reporter but some say it comes do unto an expectation of privacy. Yeah, im going to go home and delete my account. Its not known what information intelligence officials were looking for. Security experts say theres not much can you do to protect your information, other than encrypting your email, which is a complicated process. Denise, thank you. More than three dozen people forced to find another place to stay tonight after this gas explosion levelled two homes in patterson, new jersey. Going to show you some video of the moment the blast happened just before 9 30 this morning right there. Fire crews had just arrived minutes before because homeowners reported smelling gas. Officials say a third home was seriously damaged in the explosion. 15 firefighters had minor injuries, but theyre all okay. Two people have been arrested in connection with the blast. That right there, thats the sound of matthews fury as it pounded haiti with wind and rain. Taking a look at nbc 10 first alert radar you can see the storm bearing down on the bahamas right now. Nbcs jamie garola has the latest. Whats the latest where you are . Reporter well, jim, it is on approach. The we understand is certainly picking up. We expect the severe stuff to begin sometime tomorrow. I want to set the tone here for the bahamas and read you the front headlines on the front pages of the paper. This one says no island will be spared, and this one says direct hit for nassau. If that holds true, if Hurricane Matthew continues its course, this will happen for the first time in nearly 87 years. The hurricane warning is up and so are the shutters. Sand bags are on the ground piled and stacked next to each other. Some having to wait in long lines for hours. They brace for catastrophic storm. This island hasnt directly felt since 1929. The bahamas in full blown emergency mode. Residents taking no chances and with less than 26 hours until land fall, theyre in a race against time. No, we cant take chances on this one. We will ride it out and see what happens. With Hurricane Matthew zeroed in on the bahamas, it could wreak havoc on the islands almost a year after Hurricane Joaquin made its mark. I cant believe it, but we have to respond. Reporter more than 3,000 visitors are still in the bahamas. Its not real at the moment because its obviously everybody is preparing for something to happen. Reporter these two flight attendants trapped here after airlines canceled flights and airports closed. Come tomorrow the expectation might turn into fear. Reporter islandswide evacuations are taking place, and those who cant get out before matthew makes landfall can stay in shelters. We are praying for the best outcome, and once the all clear is given, we will turn our attention to assisting the recovery efforts. Reporter so the eye of the storm is forecasted to come right where we are in nassau, but tomorrow afternoon we expect to start feeling Tropical Storm force winds beginning as early as 2 00. Thats the very latest from the bahamas im jamie guireola, jim, back to you. Anxious times down south, and sheena has new information on the track of the storm. Sheena. Were all concerned about what its going to do to our local weather, so based on the updates from the National Hurricane center and many other computer models that have really been seeing the storm and predicting the path of this storm currently it is still that category four. Still a threat to florida at the major hurricane. We are seeing a more likely right turn. The right turn will be putting it farther out to sea. That would be an eastward turn. In that case we would little to possibly no impact if the trend continues because at the same time were going to have a cold front approaching from the west that will essentially start to block the system. Well talk about your local weather real quick for the morning commute. Well be cool. Ill talk about matthew in just a second. If you are heading out around 7 30, bus stop temperatures, kids might need a light jacket if you are in allentown. 61, philadelphia. 54 by 7 30. If you are in redding, temperatures in the upper 40s. Sunny and cool day tomorrow. More sunshine than today. We, however, will be staying nice and dry as we go through the end of this week. Hurricane matthew still a category four. The center right near guantanamo and florida is preparing for this thing. Hurricane watches and rarngz are out for south florida. Tropical storm warnings are also out for south florida. They are bracing for winds potentially around 130 Miles Per Hour because this thing does not look like it will be weakening much as it goes across the bahamas and then gets much closer to florida. Here is a closer look at Hurricane Matthew. Category four winds sustained at 130 miles an hour. Moving to the north at 8 miles an hour. There you see it right around guantanamo, but the north movement is going to put it over the bahamas as a major hurricane. They dont see much weakening in this. That would be tomorrow evening right over nassau. Tomorrow 8 00 p. M. As a category four possibly. Then there you see it much of the east coast of florida is in the track as a major hurricane. By friday evening. Then there is the carolinas. You see more of that turn starting to happen, and if you were watching earlier this afternoon, you would have noticed there is less of our area now in the cone. There is the cold front i was telling you about. If it meets up with that cold front, its a little bit slow. That cold front will help to block it from moving in. Theyll be heading out to sea. Heres a look at the spaghetti plot. A lot of them are in more agreement now that its going to head out to sea than what we had earlier today. This is a good trend for us locally. Still looking very bad for parts of florida, though. Tomorrow heres a look at your highs by the afternoon. Around 70 degrees and sunny. Beautiful weather as we go to the end of the week. Cup, though, well take a look at the tenday forecast and see what your weekend looks like. Stay tuned. Zpliefrmts an ilgsian celebration hosted its inaugural event to celebrate Italian Culture at the union league tonight. Nbc sos crystal was the mistress of ceremonies. Ciao philadelphia will feature concerts, films, food, celebrations, skpsand a whole l more. A new jersey state trooper went beyond the call of duty to help out a couple in need. 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