A special edition of world news tonight starts now. Announcer from abc news, this is a special edition of world news tonight with david muir. Reporting tonight from the hurricane zone in florida. Good evening, as we come on the air tonight from jacksonville, florida. And as you can see, Hurricane Matthew is churning right off the coast as we begin tonight. And right here behind me, that storm surge, this is st. Johns river. Is water almost up to the sidewalk. The surge is under way as were here tonight. Right here in jacksonville, you can see the water breaching the shore, rushing into the streets, already flooding homes. The western side of the eye wall first touching Central Florida. In st. Augustine, families stranded, staying inside this inn. Beach, ripping away this historic highway. And to give you an idea of how close we are to matthew, look at the radar, spinning right off jacksonville, georgia and South Carolina in harms way tonight. In a moment, well take you up in the air with the Hurricane Hunters, flying right through matthew. You will see images right from the cockpit. But we begin with eva pilgrim. Middle of this storm. Reporter tonight, deadly Hurricane Matthew pummeling the Central Florida coastline. Already claiming at least two lives. You can see just how bad it has gotten here. Reporter from the roof, ocean water breaching dunes and taki over these jacksonville streets. And on the ground, inside the jacksonville baptist medical center, hospital staff rushing 21 newborns out of the nicu to safety. Overnight, torrential downpours and wind whipping stop lights, thrashing palm trees. You can see the water out here, its blanketed by the rain. Power lines exploding and breaking under the wind leaving more than 1 million without power. You can see it also took down some power lines. Those power lines are down all the way down the street here. Reporter here in st. Augustine, florida, devastating flooding. You can see how strong the winds are and the rain. The water is actually coming over the storm wall there and were not even on the beach. Dozen people, including children, trapped by the rising, raging water inside the casablanca inn bed and breakfast. 30 miles south, in palm coast, florida, a Home Security camera captures the moment floodwater barrels towards and crashes into grant lynchs glass door. Hours earlier, the ocean spilling out into the streets of Daytona Beach. Matthew turning the once busy intersections into waterways. Tearing through melbourne and swallowing park benches, tearing up roofs, and tearing down trees. Washing whole roads away. 4,200 flights cancelled in the u. S. More than 3 Million People fleeing their homes. As matthew now sets his sights on georgia. Fema officials and the National Guard preparing to provide relief with states of emergency declared in florida, georgia, north carolina, and South Carolina. While authorities up and down the coastline urging residents to continue riding out the storm. This still a really dangerous hurricane. That the potential for storm surge flooding, loss of life, and severe Property Damage continues to exist. Really, the best thing now is to just hunker down, stay in a safe place. Be sure that you do not put yourself in greater jeopardy by trying to return too soon. There comes a point where we our First Responders any further. Reporter david, this is still a very active situation. This water is very much still high at this hour. And its causing water, rivers, about 25 miles inland to go into major flood stage. Its going to take days for this water to recede. Eva, please stay safe. Were up above the river i showed you at the top of the broadcast. We want to get to ginger zee, on satellite beach. Where she was as the hurricane hit this morning. Right now, where is it headed . Reporter gusts along this beach, 107 miles an hour. Hour. The eye of it, east of jacksonville by about 40 miles. Next up, coastal South Carolina and coastal georgia. Thats who has it tonight. The heaviest rain, storm surge, and a tornado watch, including savannah and georgia. Its always a possibility. Until midnight tonight. Extends from Daytona Beach up through wilmington, and its still hugging along the coast, very close to charleston overnight. Downgrading to a 1, but still could be a powerful surge. And Tropical Storm nicole may nudge it closer to the bahamas later this week. Ginger, thank you. In the meantime tonight, we we want to take you up into the air, where the work of the Hurricane Hunters continues. Moments ago, i spoke with jack parish. A noaa meteorologist. Tonight. And youve flown through so many of these hurricanes. How big is this thing from the air . David, we are just east of the side of the storm, we are on our way in to the center for the third time. This has been a monster of a storm, historic in proportions. Meteorologists say the scope of this thing, this coastal part of florida has never seen before. And youre right off the coast of jacksonville right now . Yes, sir, david. Im looking at it on the radar. Looks like the center of it is just due east of jacks and we have seen an extensive area of Hurricane Force winds, especially north of the center, so the impacts along the georgia coast are going to be significant. Jack, we know you have flown on these flights many times, but we saw some of those initial pictures from the cockpit, and i want to show viewers at home what that looks like, what that sounds like. To those of us here watching that, it looks extremely nerve how do you guys stay calm up there . David, ive been doing this since 1980. The Hurricane Hunters, we do this a lot. The noaa p3 aircraft is extremely hardy. It doesnt seem to mind. We just sort of barge through. Burst through the eye, Clear Conditions in there, mark the center and go right back through the other side. So you say you just sort of barge right through, right through the eye of the hurricane . Thats right. Thats our instructions, are to fly it where we can find the highest winds. Jack, we want to thank you and the crew up in that plane. We know you have helped this hurricane right down to the storm surge were seeing that you helped predict. So we appreciate you keeping us safe. David, youre very welcome. And just, everyone, please heed those warnings. Theyre not made for no reason at all. Everybody is going to be just fine. Were going to keep out here flying until the danger is gone. Jack and the team from noaa doing incredible work. In the meantime, we want to show you some images that the night before this hurricane hit. On the right, florida, much of Central Florida now in the dark tonight. Gio benitez is here in florida, surveying the damage, and hes got the pictures. Reporter tonight, home after home in florida powerless. Here, the power lines strewn across the street, the transformers exploding. And in melbourne, florida, this house burned to the ground. Officials blaming downed per these two sisters surviving because they evacuated. We havent been able to go in yet, but from the looks of it, its all gone. Reporter for more than 1 million other homes, the problem is no power. In palm beach, ali gonzalez said the storm knocked out her power. Shes six months pregnant. It would have been worse if we werent together. Right after we got done cooking dinner, bam, goes the power. Power, we found these workers from kentucky. 15,000 crews from across the country. 15,000 restoration workers. Reporter right here. Right here in florida. Reporter tonight, the question, when will the power be back . Officials tell me theyre working as hard as they can, but theyre limited by the storm. Theyre not going to work in unsafe conditions, so theyre asking for patience. Gio, our thanks to you. Of course, this hurricane now headed towards georgia and South Carolina next. And the real concern in South Carolina, the lowlying areas, the governor issuing a new plea. Heres rob marciano. Reporter well, Hurricane Matthew has arrived in South Carolina. The rain blowing sideways, winds gusting over 40 miles an hour. Today was the last day to prep the hours until what could be a direct hit. Its getting worse, and were looking at major storm surges. Reporter and already feeling Hurricane Matthews outer bands. Drone footage showing deserted streets outside charleston. Businesses closing up all along the coast. I wish all of you, that you be safe and you be careful. That you take care of each other. Reporte m 200 shelters in the storm zone. Including katrina survivor cindy frith and her family. How nervous are you . Im about a 10. Reporter a 10 on the nervous meter. Yes. Reporter another sign time is running out troopers today clearing the eastbound lanes of interstate 26. Here we are in the last few minutes of the flush. Reporter the Highway Patrol has been using them to help evacuate charleston faster. Pleasants last hope at keeping the town dry. What would happen in 5 to 8 foot of surge if you didnt have this pump system . This entire area would be under water. Reporter ready to switch on massive pumps to head off that storm surge on the way. He tells me, any more than 5 or 10 feet, the pumps will have a hard time keeping up. There is no doubt there will be morning. David . Rob, thank you. And tonight, were getting our first real pictures of the staggering toll of this hurricane. It will make Many Americans right here in florida grateful that the hurricane ran parallel to the coastline for much of the day today and did not have a direct hit like it did in haiti. Tonight, our crew has landed in haiti. Theyre surveying the damage, and its catastrophic. Hundreds among the dead. Reporter this is the birds eye view of the damage. Those tin roof shacks, no match for 145mileanhour winds. At first, a sense of relief that Port Au Prince had dodged a bullet. Slowly, a clearer picture of the utter devastation is coming into focus. Jeremie, in southwest haiti, is a city in ruins. Every house, every palm tree, flattened. Today, we are out with u. S. Marines who were delivering relief supplies. Were flying out hygiene kits, were flying out plastic sheeting. Beans, rice, water. Reporter the death toll officially at about 300, but by one account its more than 800, and rising. Amid the rubble, peoe are finding what shelter they can. Salvaging whats left. Making dinner. Life goes on. Already, the infrastructure here was a disaster. Needed most and getting it there is going to take days. David . David, thank you. And theres still much more ahead on world news tonight. In a moment, the bombshell recording just uncovered. What donald trump was recorded saying. The explosive remarks about women. 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The bus pulls up to the set where trump was set to tape a soap opera cameo. Then he and bush spot actress arianne zucker, there to greet them. Whoa yes whoa yes the donald has scored. Whoa, my man reporter as trump prepares to meet the actress, he brags about his status as a celebrity. And how it gives him a free pass with women. Her. You know, im automatically attracted to beautiful i just start kissing them. Its like a magnet. And when youre a star they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab them by the [ bleep ]. You can do anything. Reporter then trump emerges from the bus on his best behavior. Hi, mr. Trump. How are you . Good to see you, terrific. Reporter and then this. How about a little hug for the donald . He just got off the bus. Absolutely. Melania said it was okay. Reporter tonight, in a statement, trump insisting this was locker room banter, a private conversation that took place many years ago. Bill clinton has said far worse to me on the golf course. Not even close. I apologize if anyone was offended. But Hillary Clinton tweeting, this is horrific. We cannot allow this man to become president. That statement coming from donald trump quickly late today, and then from Hillary Clinton. Tom, this comes just two days before the second president ial timing couldnt be worse. Theres no doubt it will come up in the debate. Tonight, radio silence from the trump campaign. Weve reached out to several sources. No one is saying anything else besides this statement. Our abc news producer with governor mike pence asked him five times, and each time, he avoided the question. David . Tom, thanks. A reminder, the debate is two days away. You n 9 00 p. M. Eastern. Ill be joining george and our political team. Comoderator, martha raddatz. Sunday night, 9 00 p. M. Eastern. And another breaking development involving the russians. Are they trying to interfere with the American Election . What u. S. Officials are now saying tonight. And then, buckle your seat belts. 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