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>> and, you know, it is a way you see it at this point. there is nothing anyone here could do except waiting it out and way. mayor tim tumulty is waiting things out. it sounds like there are those who have not evacuated. best of luck and assess damage there later. >> lets bring in mory goodman right now. welcome. you talked about the enormous efforts that fema had to under take and it is mind blowing. you are talking about meals for a million and where do you begin to prepare for that, how long have you been preparing for this particular storm matthew? >> fema has been leaning toward this is. ...

To evacuate can do so as safely as possible. >> it is hard not to think back of hurricane katrina when it devastated new orleans. >> you may remember joint task force katca katrina. >> russell is on the phone with us >> this storm matthew is a real bad boy. >> you retired in 2008. you are speaking -- and watching this, what should people be doing? >> they should be moving to high grounds. the elevation is about non put. you can get storm chairs up to 1 2 or 14. many of the cities, melbourne

We don't know the damage in haiti because it's hard to communicate with the outlying areas. sam, you've been watching what tammy is experiencing. is that what is about to hit florida? >> reporter: it's certainly within the realm of possibility, andrea. here's why, that storm was a category 3-4 as it moved through those islands. basically as it moved through the islands, the weather was easier on the east side of the storm than on the west side of the storm than the east side. so, wherever you see the center of the storm passing, the strongest weather is on the east side of it. it's a little ea...

Hurricane matthew is expected to make landfall tonight as a category 4. it could even go higher. msnbc's mariano is in west palm beach where they are bracing for impact. >> people are still out there. i see someone behind you right now. it doesn't make sense, but you could call it hurricane tourism. people wanting to watch the surf. >> reporter: that's right, andrea. this boardwalk where i'm standing, a local attraction. residents taking their last photo of the ocean before they evacuate. you can see the atlantic, those ominous waves of what's to come. this community being one of the most vuln...

That's over a foot of surge. look how many miles of coastline, right up through savannah where it's 10 to 12 feet, potentially catastrophic surge. the water may prove to be the worst factor when it comes to matthew. lesser effects as you head into north carolina, but still charleston looking at a potential of 7 feet of storm surge. we're seeing areas lashing areas of miami. the inner core of this hurricane looking very strong. we'll be looking for the potential for more intensification as we head throughout the afternoon. >> thanks so very much. stay with us as we continue to follow the late...