General. Its just 35 miles away from the southwestern portions of haiti. Barreling there close. Becoming more defined throughout the course of this morning. Winds at 145 miles an hour. Gusts as strong as 175. Its moving north at about 9 miles an hour. So its still moving pretty slow. It has picked up a little bit of Forward Momentum from yesterday morning. Starting to seat thicker bands starting to move across the eastern portions of cuba as well. Cuba will be the next to seat biggest impact from closer to home nsm the meantime before we get to this storm, you can see that our weather is going to be quiet. No rain to speak of, which is good. We need to dry up from last weeks rain before we could see some rain with matthew. We are starting off with a little bit of cloud cover. A big change from yesterday morning. 66 in wilmington. We have 66 in fayetteville. South hill the only spot on the map in the 50s this bit of fog out the lunchtime. We makit to 78 this afternoon. Plrnlt for this time of year. Well drop to 75 as we head to 6 00 this evening. Coming numb just a little bit. Thank you. And any potential impact right now, 66 counties in North Carolina are under a state of emergency. Thats rights. The governor say its important to take action now to prevent any major losses and life. Life in the Emergency Operation center with more on what you can do right now to get ready. Absolutely, russ and so many counties in North Carolina are still trying to get over recent flooding. So governor mccrory wants everyone to absolutely be prepared for this impending storm. Twothirds of North Carolina is under a state of emergency because matthews path and intensity could things you can do like have some flash flights with fre batteries on hand in case you lose power and have plenty of fresh drinking water. If you believe you could be in the storms path, make evacuation plans. No matter where you are, governor mccrory wants to have a Quick Response to any impacted areas. Our assets want to be right at the edge of where the impact is so they can and fema does have an Incident Management Team here in North Carolina. State officials are in contact with fema in case any evacuations are needed. For now live in raleigh, carli asking anyone who might see price gouging or charging too much for illegal, to report it. Eastern North Carolina major farm territory. A lot of farmers scrambling to get ready for matthew. Russ says people are working from sun up to sun down trying to get the strawberry crop planted. Theyll cover everything in plastic. Were in it because we love it. The state of emergency that the governor declared lifted restrictions on trucks. We know a lot of you have questions about the storms impact. Storm team chief meteorologist wes will have update sign up for alerts where theyre issued. Available to download and its free. We turn now to campaign 2016. Michelle will be in North Carolina today campaigning ifer hillary clinton. Shell stop in charlotte before coming to the Reynolds Coliseum. Thats to start at 3 00. Well be at the first ladys event. Look for update on our website and as well our evening the nominees for Vice President take the stage in farmville, virginia. Republican indiana governor will go head to head against democratic senator tim kaine. You can watch that tonight at 9 00 right here on cbs North Carolina. Breaking overnight for another night. People hit the streets in los angeles to protest the detdly officerinvolved shooting of 18yearold. Snell was shot after he ran from suspected stolen vehicle. The ntsb says crews are working 12hour shifts to clear debris from a transit train that crashed in hoboken. They havent been able to extract the recorder. In the rear of the train was not functioning the day of the crash. That recorder was supposed to store speed and breaking information. No delays out there as you travel on 440, 540 or 40. No delays to tell you about just yet. Through durham same thing. 85 durham freeway moving well. Do to a damaged shoulder and some storm drains we are going to have the right lane closed between 9 a. M. And 4 p. M. Look through that area. Heading through fayetteville now and later today. Pretty good no. Overnight construction projects. Airport travel conditions flying out today. Looks like its a time to do it before that hurricane gets closer because no delays as you fly out to the major airports. Moving well at 5 37 this morning. All right. 5 37. Jury selection begins for the former unc student accused of ca crash. What charges hes facing and just how long he could stay in prison. Statement of protests made by some members of the band have received quite a response from the crowd and university leaders. Later what the band director had to the say and the governor mccrory is attacking roy cooper on the state crime lab. Well, we know roy cooper and we know the problems he discovered when he became attorney general. Roy found a backlog of over 5,000 dna test kits and years worth of shoddy investigations. And roy cooper helped us solve over 2,000 crimes and put 165 killers and rapists in prison from cold cases. Ef the update here on Hurricane Matthew. Still a massive category 4 hurricane. Expected to make land fall here shortly. Winds will be devastating. The rain up to 3 inches of island nation. Winds right now of 145 miles an hour but gusts as strong as 175. It is moving to the north at 9 miles an hour. Later this afternoon, cuba will be under the gun and then it looks like the bahamas as we head into the wednesday. Lets take a look at some of the computer models. Yesterday if you remember, most of them were out to sea. Well, continuing to see the track of this storm shift further and further west. Portions of North Carolina. This yellow line youre seeing in the middle, thats the National Hurricane centers track. And could take the storm over the outer banks as we head into the weekend. Its important to note a lot can still change and were expecting it to change over the coming days. 63 here well stay in the low 60s through 7 00. Ill have more on the workweek forecast and when the hurricane could arrive coming up in just a bit. Russ . All right. On a much lighter and spicier note its National Taco day. Millions of people eat tacos every day in this world. Check your Favorite Local restaurant. Many are offering taco specials in honor of the day. 5 41 in the morning. Coming up next. Before themselves. Its an extraordinary hug. Family and friends remember a wake county teenager killed after a wreck. Coming up in 4 minutes, hear what the victims mom had to say after the teen hugged her. Yeah. Barking dog, not usually something you want to hear but coming up later why this one guy is getting a right now the category 4 storm is battering haiti with high wind and strong rains. Tim kaine and mieng pence face off today in virginia in the first and only Vice President attack de you can watch the debate tonight at 9 00. First Lady Michelle obama will be in North Carolina today. Shell stop in charlotte before coming to Reynolds Coliseum in raleigh. Jury selection for former unc student. Yesterday, he pleaded guilty to most of the charges related to the july 2015 crash that killed three people. He will go to trial for three counts of seconddegree murde the crash and had blood alcohol levels twice the shes been critical of the citys handling of the case. The councils letter did not criticize anyone but instead expressed support. The man charged with the shooting death of Shelby Police officer made his first appearance. He was extradited back to North Carolina from rhode island. He was takeen into custody. Investigators at carolina militarystyle weapon deputies with the Sheriffs Office say no one was hurt and they took the man into custody. They prompted a lockdown for two hours at a nearby elementary school. Matthew is bringing high winds and rain. Its expected to turn to cuba. Precautions are being taken there. And the din jamaica. A new update showing a possible land fall on our eastern coast this weekend and alyssa our eastern part of our state is so saturated right now. Certainly. A lot of the state is saturated. Thinking across the sand hills as well. The rain last week could enhance our chance for flooding as we watch the Hurricane Matthew potentially make land fall across eastern portions of North Carolina. I havent seen totals expected up to 40 inches of rain expected with this massive category 4 storm. Last check at 5 a. M. It was 35 miles south of the island nation. Then it would pass over eastern portions of cuba later today. Making its way as we head towards wednesday and thursday. Through the bahamas, possibly weaken into a category 3 storm but remember, thats a major hurricane then this track does not change over the next update or two, we wont be surprised to see hurricane watches being issued for the eastern portions of florida. Thats from the National Hurricane center saying they may have to issue those watches this afternoon and then lets take you in for a closer look at this. Category 2 hurricane off the coast of South Carolina and this is the newest update this morning. Possibly grazing the eastern well have to watch to see if this continues or if it changes. Ill be honest with you. Im expecting it to change over the next five days. The error cone. This cone of uncertainty is so large. And beyond is because theres a lot of uncertainty but if it wobbles to the west a little bit, thats could mean bigger impacts for us. 2 a. M. 100 miles an hour winds. So certainly a storm that we are going to watch and continue to watch closely over the next few days. Now the hurricane warnings have been expanded to now include all of the bahamas. And remember, im saying watching out for that hurricane watch later today for the coast of florida. Hurricane warning for eastern portions of cuba. Western portions of haiti certainly watching the devastating weather unfold there this morning. Now i do want to bring you closer to home. Looking phenomenal. So its good time to actually review your plans if a hurricane was to hit. Our friends on the east coast may have to evacuate. Well be watching for that as well. Satellite radar looking at cloudy skies this morning. No rain though. Thats the good news. You wont have to contend with that. Its 58 right now. 63 in raleigh and in also 61 out toward siler city. A mix of sun and clouds. 74 at lunchtime. Really going to feel nice today. A good fall day. 78 for our afternoon high. Back to 75 for that evening drive home and again, dont worry about the umbrellas. You wont need them today, tomorrow or even thursday. I think we start to feel the impact on friday from Hurricane Matthew. Here it is at noon today. 6 00 we are looking that the mix of sun and clouds. Dry conditions overnight and i actually think more of us tomorrow could wake up to temperatures in the 50s. Overnight tonight well fall to 59 degrees. Partly cloudy. Cooler. I like the sounds of getting my air conditioner a break. 74 wednesday. 73 thursday. Dry weather and then we hit possibly the matthew. Friday, more clouds. 73 the chance for rain there. Better chance for rain on saturday. That could be the day that we see more prolonged periods of rain. 75. Rain should be out of here early sunday. 72 there. Dry as we head towards columbus day which is monday. 5 51 right now. Lets hand it over to allie. Very dark here. A good thing. Means theres not too many smooth commute. Travel through raleigh. No accidents to report to you. Just a lot more people getting up and hitting the road. Take you into durham delay free up there. 85 moving well. Traveled on 85 later today and hillsborough area. Could be right lane closed from 9 a. M. To 4 p. M. I40 east. I85 north for some road work. No problems there. 95 corridor moving well. No trouble. Flying out today. Today might be the day to do it. If you dont want any delays because of that storm the major airport look like your flight should be arriving on time. No delays just yet. I440. Moving pretty well at 5 52 this morning. All right. Before we go to break heres whats coming up later. How could the leaked tax returns affect the president ial race as they nancy and major garret are on the campaign trail and Trumps Campaign manager will have inside information about the republican nominee. And face the nation moderator John Dickerson has a preview the Vice President ial deba narrator look up the facts on richard burr. The Insurance Industry gave richard burrs campaigns onepointone million dollars. Thats public record. Vate insurers would be as high as sixteen to twentysix billion. But seniors would pay nine percent more for medicare. Richard burr is looking out for himself and the Insurance Industry. Not you. Gornor mccrory is attacking roy cooper on the state crime lab. Well, we know roy cooper and we know the problems he discovered when he became attorney general. Roy found a backlog of over 5,000 dna test kits and years worth of shoddy investigations. But he cleared the backlog. And roy cooper helped us solve over 2,000 crimes and put 165 killers and rapists in prison discover card. Im not a customer, but im calling about that credit scorecard. to dog. Sure its free for everyone. Oh well thats nice and checking your score wont hurt your credit. Oh to dog im so proud of you. Well thank you. Get your free credit scorecard at discover. Com. Even if youre not a customer. They have not d ifsandy parsons will face charges. Her remains were dcovered last week in South Carolina. They took a knee on field during the saturdays home game during the play of the National Anthem the behavior will not be tolerated. Leaders say they met with the students involved. The Movement Began with Colin Kaepernick refused to stand for the National Anthem. A dog shutdown interstate 5. They captured the little guy running through traffic even in the opposite direction. People got out of the cars to try to grab this little guy. No word on who he belongs to either. You go to las vegas to live a little. Thats what he did. I hope hes all right. Idaho will honor a dog as hometown hero. Meet jackson and this is his honorary badge. An electrical fire could have burned down the home but he noticed sparks just in time and started barking. His owner used a fire extinguisher to knock down the fire. Jackson saved the house and his family. Heres an idea for all of your spare change. Cover it on your car. Cover his chevy blazer with 51, 300 pennys. I had to put them on one by one. It took seveweeks. Six, seven hours a day. And it take 80 tubes and throo gallons of he tried to glue all head side up but some slipped through the cracks. Its pretty c thats a lot of money rolling down the street. Dont lose one because the whole design is affected. 5 57. Hurricane matthew baring down. The latest forecast model but we head outdoors. Allie will be back with a check of traffic as well. Certainly a little concerning. Keep in mind a lot could change but lets talk about this storm right now. The biggest update to the track of Hurricane Matthew. Winds at 135 miles an hour. Its very close to the Southwest Peninsula of haiti. Devastating conditions there. Theyre expecting across southern portions of haiti. As much as 40 inches of rain possible. Its hard to imagine that