About. He said he wants to remain governor, but also has to realize that as a lame duck governor he could butt heads with the legislature. Yes, the legislature is run by his own party, but the current leadership in tallahassee has very different priorities than governor scott. He could have trouble moving an agenda and could be presented with an interesting opportunity as early as today or tonight by the president elect. The other news we are hearing today trump is also meeting with mitt romney to talk about a possible cabinet post. What do you make of that . It is fascinating. If you look at the media reports coming out of washington, trump is considering romney for secretary of state, not giuliani who is jock kiing for the job. This shows us that donald trump is trying to reach out to his critics and show he has an open mind and has moved beyond the each other, romney did congratulate trump after the election and they are meeting this weekend. That has been confirmed by senator Jeff
Advisory. That came down just a bit ago. This is still a strong and powerful hurricane. That well defined eye on our infrared imagery. Its moving closer toward haiti and jamaica. Expected to pass between the two. Its making its way north at 6 Miles Per Hour. Maximum sustained winds at 140 Miles Per Hour. Heres the latest track, off toward the north, then as we head into the bahamas, right now r off the east coast of florida, everywhere from south florida to the carolinas, needs to watch the storm closely. We have this cone of uncertainty. It could be farther west or east from the center of this track. Were watching this very closely at this point. Our main effects will be higher winds and dryer air as it moves out. But all along the east coast, very closely. Heres the latest spaghetti models. Over the last 24 to 48 hours, theyve shifted farther west. Were watching this closely as it moves up the east coast as we head into the middle of next week, and its barreling down on haiti and jam
Hurricane matthew is bearing down on jamaica and haiti, flooding streets, sending people to emergency centers. In florida, Governor Scott declared a state of emergency for all counties in our state. Storm team 8 chief meteorologist stevejoins us now. This is a category four storm, it has shifted the trackback west toward florida. Something we will continue to watch. Usually every time that they are issued from the National Hurricane center, largely because atmospheric conditions are changing and the hurricane forecasting changes with computer models. That is a look at the clearly defined eye. Usually when you see a tight eye it indicates greater intensity. Not impossible we could see the eye wall replacement cycle that tends to weaken but for now, we are seeing rain falling in portions of haiti already and additional rainfall will come side of the center of the storm itself. That is the center right there. 140 mile per hour winds, category four hurricane moving north at 7 miles per hou
Matthew creating concern in jamaica, cuba and haiti. 700 military family members have been evacuated from cuba. More than 50,000 people in haiti still living in make shift tents, temporary homes put up after the disastrous and deadly earthquake in 2010. This time around the storm could dump 40 inches of ra. Stocking up and preparing for a storm that could be the worst theyve seen in decades. Chaos all morning. Unbelievable amount of kerosene lamps, flashlights, everything. Unbelievable shopping. Way down there the line is. Hurricane matthew already blamed for at least four deaths. A 16yearold boy died on the island of st. Vincent and two fishermen died off of haiti. Follow the track anytime of day its available for both android and iphone. You can get the latest updates on your free abc action news mobile app as well. Mosaic is suggesting that the toxic sinkhole happened completely on its own. More than a thousand of them happen spontaneously every year in florida, but human induced ho