Hundredmileanhour wind gusts, are offshore. 115 Miles Per Hour maximum winds. A new advisory coming in at 5 00, of course. The pressure is coming up a little bit and its moving Straight North. That means in the general direction of South Carolina. As we go through the night tonight, the hurricaneforce winds go into the coast of georgia. Then up to the coast of South Carolina. Thats in the red. And by 8 00 tomorrow morning, hurricaneforce winds are expected over a large portion of South Carolina and even part of the North Carolina coast. So theres plenty of damage ahead. Well get more into the future track in just a few minutes. Well see you shortly, thanks, glenn. Hurricane matthew continues to clobber floridas coast this afternoon as the storm makes its way north. Look at that radar showing the storms relentless onslaught. Nbc 10s Randy Gyllenhaal has been there from the start, joining us now from cocoa beach, florida. We see the waves behind you, randy. Reporter jim, here at cocoa beach, i can tell you the storm has moved on. Were not expecting any more rain. The wind is still here, the remnants of Hurricane Matthew, and the damage left behind. Look at this dock ripped apart by heavy waves and the storm surge. Most people from Cape Canaveral south are saying they dodged a bullet. When Hurricane Matthew hit cocoa beach this morning, the remaining few holdouts who didnt evacuate were left riding out the storm. Where we were staying, the roof kind of came off in the back. Reporter the damage here was costly but not catastrophic. At this waterside kiki bar, the winds were so strong, even the birds had trouble navigating the hurricane. The storm surge pushed water inland. You really couldnt see much. All you heard was a bunch of breaking and banging of metal. That was kind of scary. Reporter further south, countless palm trees knocked down, streetlights torn in half, debris scattered across roadways and into neighborhoods. Families woke up to find sunken boats outside their homes, no idea where they came from. Ive any seen it around here, i dont recall seeing it. Yeah, it went through a ride. Reporter despite the damage, its clear it could have been much worse. The storms eye stayed east of the coastline, the most damaging winds offshore. I watched the news last night, they said it made a jolt to the east. Everyone in the room said, oh, thank god. Reporter back live, i dont know if you saw that jet skier, theres two of them taking advantage of these waves, probably not good advice. They just fell off of their jet ski. Hopefully they can get back on. They are wearing lifejackets. Not a good idea with winds like this. Lets zoom out and show you the rest of the damage to this tiki bar, thousands of dollars of damage. Well keep an eye on those guys on the jet ski. Randy gyllenhaal, nbc 10 news. First responders from philadelphia are headed to florida to assist with search and recovery. Nbc 10 in north philadelphia last night as crews packed up to head south. Theyll help out in florida with the response effort. Were preparing for the worst but hoping for the best. Of course were proud and honored to be going and helping out with this incident. The philadelphia fire commissioner tells us that the task force is headed to florida but could redeploy northward as the hurricane continues to move. A convoy of special Task Force Members from the new Jersey State Police left for florida early this morning. The 80 highly trained police, fire, and emergency medical personnel are one of only 28 urban search and rescue teams recognized by fema. Theyll work to save people trapped by the dangerous conditions. Witnesses to matthews destruction in haiti say many people there have lost everything. Look at these aerial pictures. Theyre digging through wreckage, trying to salvage what they can. Our Team Coverage continues with nbc 10s keith jones, live in our breaking news center. Keith, were getting a look today at destruction in haiti as people there begin cleaning up. Were also hearing the death toll could rise significantly. Unfortunately, jim. Right now the official death toll is nearly 300, which is likely low. Today officials began the graphic task of recovering victims as the waters recede. Aerial footage shows entire neighborhoods flattened. The storm downed palm trees and tore roofs off houses. Each time they reach a new spot, the number of deaths jumps. United nations peacekeepers in haiti report that tens of thousands of people need assistance. Theyre also keeping looters out of the area. Right now, Safe Drinking Water is in short supply. Health officials worry that could lead to an increase in cholera cases on the island nation. International aid groups have begun appealing for donations this weekend. The u. S. Military is expected to make food and water drops from helicopters in the next day or so. Live in the operations center, keith jones, nbc 10 news. Okay, keith. Take a look at this hurricane hunting plane as it guess tossed around as it flies directly into the storm. Wouldnt want to be on this flight right here. The National Oceanic and atmospheric plane records wind speed, air pressure, and rainfall, to make accurate predictions on how the storm is progressing. The storm has made a mess of air travel down south. Thousands of Flight Cancellations have impacted flights out of Philadelphia International airport. Officials say check the airports website and twitter feed for updates. Stay with nbc 10 news and the nbc 10 app so you can track the hurricanes path. The download will bring Severe Weather alerts and your first alert neighborhood Weather Forecast to the phone in your hand. Turning to our weather, here is a live look down the shore in cape may, very different than florida, of course, very pleasant out there. A few people getting a few rays from the sun on this friday. The weekend could bring some rain. Meteorologist Sheena Parveen is tracking it for us. How much rain are we talking about, sheena . Some scattered showers through the second half of your saturday. That is one thing well be talking about going into the weekend, very different than what we have today. Here is a look, we have a cold front back off to our west. We also have matthew down to our south. Matthew is going to stay south. As little cold front gets closer tomorrow, it will pull up moisture from matthew, even though matthew wont be impacting us, it will give that cold front more moisture to work with. That will be tomorrow. For the rest offing your even y by 9 00 p. M. In the mid60s. Tomorrow, youll notice a big difference. 7 00 in the morning, near 60 degrees and cloudy. By noon connected alreawe could some showers around. Coming up, glenn will take a look at your neighborhood forecast, straight ahead. Get set to pay more when you fill up at the pump in new jersey. Within the past hour, lawmakers in the garden state gave the green light to a 23 cent gas tax hike. Governor christie is expected to sign that by mill. Its going to cost you 4. 60 more to fill up your tank than it costs now. Vis cydney long has more. Reporter this may be the one and only time that we actually want governor christie to drag his feet. The earliest well see the gas tax hike go into effect would be november 21st, unless of course he stalls signing it. I think its crazy. Its just another attack on the middle class. Reporter john is fuming that lawmakers in trenton are tacking on 23 cents per gallon for new jersey drivers. What about the families with lots of kids . Im only my wife, my daughter and i. Reporter the gas tax hike will cost drivers an estimated 144 extra for year. For john, thats 432 bucks. They need to fund the Transportation Trust fund. But what happened to all the money that was in there before . If its going to be in there, it needs to be in there and stay in there. Of course we all want safe roads. Reporter miranda knows why its happening. Ill have to manage where i go. Reporter she lives in philly but works and fills up in new jersey, where the gas tax hasnt seen a hike in 28 years. This will skyrocket new jersey from one of the lowest gas tax states in the country to the seventh highest. Pennsylvania remains the highest, followed by new york. Aaa says the fact that legislation is happening now with Hurricane Matthew wreaking havoc to our south, if crude oil jumps anytime soon, it will be a double whammy at new jersey pumps. Thats a big hike. Were not talking about 5 cents, 10 cents. Were talking about 23 cents. That can put a big damper on your monthly bills. Reporter now, aaa south jersey did sit in on the statehouse hearings through the day today. Weve been in touch with them. They want to remind drivers that as they pay that extra 23 cents a gallon and head to the polls in november, theyll have a say to make sure that the Transportation Trust fund, that that money stays put by voting yes or no on ballot question number 2. So youll have to pay close attention at the polls in november. Live in mt. Laurel, cydney long, nbc 10 news. New details on new Jersey Transit service after last weeks deadly crash. A portion of the Hoboken Terminal will we open monday morning, restoring some service to the damaged station. Investigators say last thursday an njt train was traveling 21 Miles Per Hour, which is twice the speed limit on the tracks near the station when it crashed, killing a woman on the platform and injuring more than a hundred others. Crews removed the damaged train yesterday. If youre going out tonight in philadelphia, you may think twice before booking uber x or lyft to pick you up. A judges order to the services to stop operating in the city will go into effect tonight. An uber spokesperson says the company is reviewing the order. Riders will not face any punishment. Breaking news from the white house right now. The feds accusing the russian government of directing hacks into the u. S. Election system. Department of Homeland Security and National IntelligenceOfficials Say only russias seniormost officials could have authorized the hacks, compromising the emails of americans and american political organizations. U. S. Officials say it would be extremely difficult for someone, including another country, to alter ballot results through a cyberattack. Now to decision 2016. The president ial candidates are taking a break from campaigning in the battleground state of florida as matthew wreaks havoc there. But both donald trump and Hillary Clinton were briefed on the situation by the feds today. Meantime Vice President joe biden hit the campaign trail for Hillary Clinton in our area today. He spoke at Bucks County Community college in Bristol Township and urged those in the crowd not only to register to vote but also show up at the polls to prevent a donald trump victory. Biden told the crowd that clintons goals include increasing childcare tax credits and raising the minimum wage. Raising the minimum wage doesnt cost jobs. It increases economic growth. And we know [ applause ] that nobody working 40 hours a week should live in poverty. Biden said rather than focusing on whats wrong with donald trump, we should focus on Hillary Clinton. He called her a friend and someone with the experience to run the country. Catch the second president ial debate this coming sunday at 9 00 p. M. On cozi tv. Nbc 10s lauren mayk will be there with a live report. A man is under arrest charged with indecent exposure and disorderly conduct. Police say he was seen touching himself inappropriately in his car. It happened last week in the parking lot of a target. On october 5th, another adult female who was operating a box truck witnessed him engaging in the same behavior while each of them were driving southbound. Willard has been placed on suspension and faces further disciplinary action, including possible dismissal. Now to new video of a pair of thieves busting their way through drivethrough window to rob a dunkin donuts. You can see the thief clearing out the Cash Register on tuesday night. On thursday morning, another man climbed through the window. Police arent sure if the same suspect targeted the store twice. The taj mahal in Atlantic City will shut down just before 6 00 a. M. Monday. Half the Gaming Machines have been shut off. Fine dining restaurants have closed with only the food court open. Workers say the union never wanted the casino to close and they say theyre proud the union stayed united. We never wanted to go on strike. Carl icahn would not negotiate a fair contract with us. We reached out to casino management. They tell us they had no response to the closing. The union says it will hold a ragglly for the final countdowno closing beginning 4 00 a. M. Monday. A National Challenge will help students pay for college. The city will receive money and support to help families fill out fafsa forms. Philadelphia is one of 22 cities picked to take part in this National Challenge. Fafsa forms are used to determine financial ate eligibility. The schools and districts with the highest Completion Rate by march will receive a trophy. Volunteers gave their time to help build diamond park in north philadelphia. Workers from the general Building Contractors association partnered with habitat for humanity to make it happen. Today the workers put up drywall and installed electrical wiring at the project which will result in 21 new apartments. A hometown honor for pennsylvanias own tina fey. Temple University School of media and communications gave the actress and comedienne its excellence in the media award today. Feys brother introduced her to the crowd. Hes a temple grad. So is feys father who graduated after serving in the korean war. Fey talked about the influence he and the city of philadelphia had on her work as a comedy worker. I like it that philadelphians are not easily led or blindly loyal. We boo our own sports teams. The fey family set up a student scholarship in her fathers memory. Announcer now your nbc 10 first alert weather. Matthew continues to go up the coast, just offshore of florida. And its moving Straight North now. The problem is the coastline of the United States is like this. So that thing has to turn fast or else its going to make landfall in South Carolina. Here is the eye. And watch it over the last several hours. You can see the track. This is the florida coastline. Its going right parallel up the coast. And just enough offshore so the worst of it has stayed offshore. Here is the center now, just east of jacksonville, florida. And the worst of it, this eye wall, thats where the 100 miles an hour plus winds are. Theyre still getting some tremendous storm surges, winds, heavy rain. Its really bad in the jacksonville st. Augustine area right now. Gusts of 35 to 40 miles an hour in this area. Jacksonville now has a northerly gust of 53 miles an hour. The latest coordinates, wind speed 115 miles an hour, moving Straight North at 12 Miles Per Hour. The pressure has gone up a little bit during the day today. As we go through tonight and into tomorrow, here is the key time. Tomorrow morning, 8 00 a. M. , were expecting a 100 Miles Per Hour category 2. Right near charleston, South Carolina. If it goes in just west of charleston, that water goes up the river and causes a lot of problems. There we are saturday night, right near part of the North Carolina coast. And then theres that right turn weve been talking about for days. Then theres the loop weve been talking for a few days, although it continues to weaken as it heads back toward the bahamas or maybe even florida. A lot of rain in florida. But a lot more rain in south and North Carolina coming up. So theres a lot more damage to come. Beautiful weather today, 77 degrees in philadelphia, lehigh valley, just beautiful. You have some moisture starting to build up from the south. Wove a cold front coming in from the west. Thats going to add up to some showers. Not so much first thing during the day, but as we go through the afternoon, you can see the rain pick up and getting a little bit heavier tomorrow night. Some of the latest computer guidance. By sunday morning, its lingering at the jersey shore while its dry from philly north and west. So its going to take quite a while to clear out. But at least were not getting that stuff from matthew. And the weekend looks like this. Saturday, a lot of clouds, with some showers. Sunday, the only rain that were predicting at the jersey shore, maybe some of the delaware beaches. Okay, glenn. Were continuing to follow Hurricane Matthew from all angles this afternoon. Coming up, we go live to hard hit Daytona Beach for a look at the conditions there right now. Plus change of plans. What one couple had to do when it was pretty clear the storm was going to rain on their big day. Also ahead, room for everyone. A tr