In wellesley, ted daniel, fox 25 news. Elizabeth well, we are tracking Hurricane Matthew. Moments ago, the governor of South Carolina ordered people along the coast to evacuate ahead of matthews arrival and right now, that category 4 storm is pounding the caribbean. Blair people along the Southern Coast are now preparing for the worst. The reporter the strongest hurricane to hit haiti since 1964, matthew made landfall early tuesday morning, battering the beaches with torrential downpours, dangerous bending trees in half. Devastation there is expected to be great. More than 6,000 people evacuated to shelters before the deadly storm even hit. U. S. Aircraft carriers have already set sail from virginia to help haitians after the category four storm. Other caribbean nations are preparing for the worst. Signs t as signs of matthew crash ashore. Hurricane matthew is a lightly. Its forecasted path, headed straight for the u. S. This is deadly storm approaching our coast. I cannot stress that enough. The reporter the forecasters dont expect it to hit florida until thursday night. A hurricane watch . Effect for part of the state already and governor rick scott is urging people along the i95 corridor from the keys to jacksonville to start preparing now. You think youre going to need to evacuate, do it today. The reporter lines at florida gas stations were already long tuesday. Hardware s and plywood. Florida has declared a state of emergency, and president obama cancelled plans events there, fema is prepositions resources along the east coast now to prepare for the storm. We are preparing for the worst and hoping for the best and were not going to take any chances. The reporter in washington, diane gallagher. Blair we expect to get updated information from the in the Hurricane Center. Elizabeth fox 25 Storm Tracker chief meteorologist Kevin Lemanowicz has been tracking this from home and the just get out of the way. Kevin i think its a good idea, because the storm looks like it want to track very close to the carolina and the southeast u. S. Thats the storm right here. Its just off the coast of cuba. By about 30 miles right now. That eye is, and that eye is going to continue to move toward the east coast of cuba and make its way up through the bahamas and eventually take a turn toward the southeast u. S. Now, this storm has Tropical Storm and hurricane warnings all along its path and as it continues to move off toward the north to take that turn toward the southeastern u. S. , it is thats the eye, very close up, so you can see where we are with the storm system and its going to continue to track very close to the eastern tip of cuba. Now, it is 30 miles off, its been moving at 10 Miles Per Hour, but i suspects its picked up a little bit of speed in the last couple of hours. Here is that track as of 2 00 p. M. This afternoon. This was coming off toward the bahamas, category 4, turning toward the southeast u. S. By wednesday, making it through its central bahamas thursday at 8 00 a. M. , its here. 130 Miles Per Hour and then coastline and the southeast u. S. This is where the carolinas really get into a pickle, because that track would take it near myrtle beach at least the center line. I continue to caution you with this. You see that area, its bounded around the three in the hurricane. That middle point is where the icon is, it could go anywhere in that area, plus some of the newest information i have coming in right now tells me this track is going to shift even more to the west or closer to the u. S. When the new track comes in this hour. Ill have that for you coming up as soon as it arrives blair another Tropical Storm, this one named nicole has formed northeast of matthew. Nicole is the 14th named storm of the 2016 season. The atlantic Hurricane Season officially ends november 30th, although storms have formed later this past january, category 1 hurricane alex hit bermuda and as kevin mentioned as the update comes in, he will update us throughout the hour. Elizabeth developing right now, authorities have issued an amber alert for a 3yearold girl from augusta happiest place. Lenore wilson was last seen in when her mother had to be rushed to the hospital. Police believe lenore may be with fatima gissentaner, a woman who occasionally cares for the little girl. They also believe that fatima gissentaners boyfriend, who goes by the nickname, dollar may also be with them. That couple is from new york. A rash of clown sightings and online threats has caused a wave of concern, at schools and College Campuses across our area. Today, students apt one local high school were targeted by threats of violence involving clowns. Fox 25s Kathryn Burcham is live in dedham, wheretu republican lawmakers. Katherine. Yeah. Parents and students we spoke with here today say that in todays climate of terrorism and gun violence, every threat should be taken seriously, and thats why the superintendent here sent a warning home to are parents this morning about these threatening Text Messages. Now, reports of violence from people in clown costumes have popped up across the area in the last 24 hours, even prompting a lockdown last night at merrimack dedicated to clown sightings. In dedham, High School Students received Text Messages last night, from an unknown number, warning them of a vague nonspecific threat of violence from clowns. Police are now investigating, and School Officials are asking parents to monitor their childrens activities on social media, and report any other threatening posts. I think people are like, already afraid of clowns, so like the fact that this is happening, is like, really scary, and like, even if its supposed to be ajo the reporter now to be clear, police tell us, they dont believe that these are credible threats. However, coming up at 5 00 p. M. , the changes that theyve already prompted another School District to make, and the clown threat that even reached the son of a local police chief. For now, live in dedham, Kathryn Burcham, fox 25 news. Elizabeth more details, that clown concern is getting so out of hand that one connecticut School District is actually banning clown costumes during wear any other socalled symbols of terror either. Police are looking into menacing social media posts featuring clowns. Blair a couple in New Hampshire forced to dodge bullets in their own home and their security cameras were rolling as this happened. Hey. Blair thats Noah Blanchard that yelled hey and ducked. The bullet struck the wall above their bed. Police said the shooter was using land next to the blanchards as a target range and did not intentionally aim at their house. Fox 25s Robert Goulston spoke with the blanchards, who call themselves, Second Amendment supporters. We will hear from them and if the shooter is facing any criminal charges coming up on fox 25 news at 5 00 p. M. Police in wareham are searching for the truck allegedly involved in the deadly hitandrun. Officers tell fox 25, a highway. Witnesses told police the man was hit by a white ford pickup truck and the driver turned around tried to drive off. The victim, 56yearold earnest raditz shot in the hospital. Elizabeth the essex d. A. s office says that 57yearold robert dadkiss was killed when officers were serving him with a search warrant. He told officers he wasnt coming out when they knocked on the door. Police forced their way in and the door. He was a suspect in an Armed Robbery at a bar last week. New at 4 00 p. M. , these two men faced a judge after police in Yarmouth Port caught the pair using heroin. Officers arrested Christopher Dunham and gideon last night. When they walked up to the truck, they saw the two men shooting up. Police seized the drug and the truck. Blair crews are in the process right now of replacing a damaged pipe after a water main break this morning in charlestown. Police shut down that street at the tobin bridge onramp that collects rutherford to route 99 as you can see why. There is still a decent sized sink hole there. Crews spent the day repairing the damaged road and they anticipate the repair work will not have an impact on the evening drive. Elizabeth a gas leak leads to an explosion in new jersey taking out three homes. Take a look at the aftermath here. This is patterson, new jersey. Now, no one was seriously injured, it was amazing when you look at the pictures, but apparently ten firefighters were precaution. They were already on scene when that home exploded and couldnt hear afterward. Company got on the scene, they could hear the gas, they could hear the gas hissing out at approximately 9 24 a. M. , with Public Service on the scene, the building did explode. Elizabeth homeowner of one of the destroyed homes reported the smell of gas, about an hour before that explosion. More than 50 buildings had to be candidates will get their time in the spotlight tonight. Here in just a few hours, republican indiana governor mike pence and democratic virginia senator tim kane will face off at Longwood University in their only debate. The photographer mat will be similar to the president ial debate, but theres one big difference on stage. The candidates will be seated at a table rather than standing at podiums. When the candidates are seated at a table, it facilitates a different kind of conversation and thats something that we havent always done. Blair moreh people tuned into watch the president ial debate, but there are more modest expectations for the bp candidates who are tied when it comes to who voters favor. That debate starts tonight at 9 00 p. M. On fox 25, followed by a special edition of fox 25 news at 10 30 p. M. , then at 11 30 p. M. , we will have complete debate analysis and a breakdown of the key moments tonight. Elizabeth the red sox are getting read dip for the first round of the postseason. The divisional series versus the Cleveland Indians gets underway on thursday and sports director tom leyden is a busy man. Rick porcello taking the mound for game one. Very well deserved art start for rick porcello, 224 this year, a well deserved day off for this team yesterday. They came back today, theyre going through the brief workout, hopping on a plane to cleveland, where theyll have another workout tomorrow and play game one on thursday night. In fact, david ortiz has not even been seen here at fenway park today, so its reasonable to assume that he was basically told to take it easy, show up, hop on the plane, and join the team as they they have been worn out obviously, a very emotional conclusion to the regular season, so many tributes to david ortiz, which were so well deserved, but now, its time to turn the page, the excitement is high as they get set for the alds gets the indians. Just paying attention to detail on what were trying to do, you know, youve got to be at your best at this point. You know, the team that is is going to win. So its about execution and you know, just playing well. And you know, obviously, go out this to win, and you know, thats pretty much it. The reporter good representation of what this team is really all about. Youve got veterans and youve got guys who are going through this for the first time, mookie betts,u . . Jackie bradley jr. , headliners among that group. So a lot to get into, not to mention the relationship between john farrell and Terry Francona and we will get in to that on future editions of fox 25 news. That is the story from fenway park. Reporting live, tom fox 25 news. Elizabeth a warning tonight for parents from a local fire chief. The children arent safe in every school in this state. Blair coming up, the serious concerns he told me he has about protecting kids from Carbon Monoxide poisoning in massachusetts classrooms. Elizabeth unlicensed employees giving medicine to people in need. The effort to stop what nurses say is a real danger. Kevin we are tracking Hurricane Matthew this afternoon, a major hurricane about to hit cuba head on and then into the bahamas. Uncertain and any impacts on us that are possible, just ahead. Blair first, New Hampshire senator kelly ayotte coming under fire for praising trump. The statement about his impact on children that hasp . P . O . Gv joe plaia every three days, someone in New Hampshire is killed with a gun. And yet kelly ayotte continues to play political games instead of making New Hampshire safer. When she has the chance to strengthen background checks, she voted no, backing the Washington Gun lobby instead. Then on a bill to keep suspected terrorists from getting guns, ayotte flip flopped. Kelly ayottes become another typical washington politician and that puts us all at risk. Narrator independence usa pac is responsible for the follow our ow y sene of snsle. Ty cause,beou wan yt be cotoidennf y s u exess ouprcreatir side. Ve thats e thstbe part. You nt doow whakn youtre go to fing. Nd ali yswain fgrd t deeasal onhoes. Spurses. We are team. Ali yswain fgrd t deeasal onhoes. Spurses. Yeah blair donald trump is facing sharp criticism for implying that american soldiers who commit suicide may not have been strong enough. When people come back from things that maybe a lot of folks in this room have seen many times over an youre strong and you can handle it, but a lot of people cant handle it. Blair the republican made the comment during an interview with a group of retired veterans. His supporters claim critics are taking the statement out of contest. But vicepresident vicepresident joe biden is one of Many Democrats saying trump doesnt understand the trump facing hundreds of thousands of vets. 20 suicides a month. I dont think he was trying to be mean. He is just completely uninformed. Blair massachusetts congressman seth moulton is also criticizing trump the the democrat is a veteran who served in iraq and he says trumps comment is shameful and will make the stigma of Mental Illness worse for veterans. Trump is playing a role in the very Close Senate Race in New Hampshire. Last night, senator kelly ayotte was debathing Maggie Hassan when she was asked if donald trump was a good role model. Initially ayotte said yes, but comments. Elizabeth fox 25s Michael Henrick has more on exactly what ayotte said during the debate. The reporter the debate at New England College in henniker, New Hampshire, between republican u. S. Senator colin mutry kelly ayotte and her democratic challenger, Maggie Hassan, focused on the granite state, until it didnt. A moderator asked senator ayotte if she would consider her partys president ial knoll knee, donald trump a role model for children. Would you point to him as a role model . Many role models that we have, and i believe he can serve as president , and so absolutely. I would do that. The reporter reaction to the debate, which aired on new england cable news, came swiftly. Governor hassan tweeted this, this one should have been easy. Donald trump is absolutely not a role model for children or for anyone for that matter. And then senator ayotte reversed while i would hope all of our children would aspire to be president , neither donald trump for Hillary Clinton have set a good example and i wouldnt hold either of them as role models for my kids. This race skuicih watched across the country because the winner could tip the balance of power in the u. S. Senate and this race is tight. Recent polling puts it within the margin of error. Reporting in the control room, Michael Henrick, fox 25 news. Elizabeth new at 4 00 p. M. , the states highest court ruled today a gay woman can claim number parental two children her exgirlfriend gave birth to through in vitro fertilization when they were together. When they separated a Family Court Judge requested one of the womens right to be a full parent, but the Massachusetts Supreme Court overturned that ruling, saying under state law a person can be a childs presumptive parent even without a biological relationship. Blair several local School Districts are asking kids to walk or ride bikes to School Tomorrow to get as much physical activity as possible. Tomorrow is the annual walk to get communities involved and making school routes safer and more popular for kids. Of course, drivers should use extra caution, have an extra heads up in the morning for kids walking or buchananing in their neighborhoods. Or biking in their neighborhoods. Kevin our weather turned out to be pretty nice by this afternoon. The clouds broke up, any showers we had early this morning, gone. Got some sunshine out there. Were going to do the same thing tomorrow morning, onshore winds will bring some clouds in here, but right back to sunshine. Around 60 in boston. Bedford, 62. Going up the coast, beverly, 59 degrees. These are the clouds that start to blow back in off of the onshore winds later on tonight, but during the course of the day tomorrow, lunchtime and beyond were right back into sunshine. Well do it again on thursday. So your wakeup temperature, right around 48 degrees on average,