The eye is going right over Cape Canaveral and moving towards Daytona Beach. They are getting pummeled. There is Cape Canaveral. It is in titusville. 100 mile perhour winds. I have a friend who is that cocoa beach and they stayed. At last check they still have power. Which is incredible. As it moves north, the i will stay just offshore. Barely. But it is now jacksonville is the key. It is the storm surge. The reason is because the Continental Shelf off the coast drops pretty quick, but then as you head northward towards jacksonville and southeast georgia, it is cold it is a bomb that they are concerned about. The water cannot get to this place fast enough. Storm surge is a huge deal over the next 24 hours. The governor of florida is calling matthew a monster and is praying for everybody safety. The next day in the path is georgia. We have a report from savanna georgia. Reporter Hurricane Matthew is pushing its way up the coast as the most powerful storm the southeast has seen in a decade. We have been doing our best to try to be prepared. Reporter evacuation orders have forced millions from their homes from florida to South Carolina. Many without homes are finding shelter as well. I am homeless. So i cant ride out the storm. Reporter officials have been urging anyone remaining coastal areas to leave. I would say to those in the areas where we have declared mandatory evacuations, they should take our advice very seriously. Reporter at one point matthew produce winds of about 130 Miles Per Hour with Even Stronger wind gusts. Heavy rain is expected to cause flooding. We are talking up to 11 feet of storm scourge surge which is catastrophic. We cannot put First Responders at risk. Reporter georgia has not seen a hurricane a decades. We have not had anything of this magnitude come around in a long time. It is the first time for a lot of people. Reporter after reaching South Carolina the storm is expected to move out to see. The hurricane is to blame for more than 280 deaths in haiti and the death toll is expected to grow. In one province 30,000 homes were destroyed. It will be very hard to be rebuild because haiti is the poorest country in the western parents hemisphere. Various companies are leading a fundraising effort to help haiti. Companies that include google. To make a donation go to our website and the morning zone tab. The hurricane is also affecting air travel here and across the country. We checked in with the manager at as after all sfo in said seven flights have been canceled. My friend went to miami to celebrate his mothers 90th birthday and got stuck down there because he cannot get back to new york. Most airlines are waiving fees for passengers to change their itineraries. Both Fort Lauderdale and orlando airports are actually closed completely this morning. Fort lauderdale hopes to reopen in about four hours. We will continue to have coverage of Hurricane Matthew throughout the morning. Were watching traffic on this friday morning. Good morning. The traffic is doing pretty well around the bay area to start the friday morning commute. It does not look back here on 580 as you drive from tracy to livermore. Not a bad commute on 205 either. Also looking at some live pictures. This is interstate 880 in oakland. Traffic is moving well here. When you get to the bay bridge there is no delay at the toll plaza. The Marin County Sheriffs Office is investigating a major crash following a traffic stop. This is shortly after noon yesterday near highway 101 and 37. Investigators say a driver fleeing from officers after being pulled over for speeding lost control of his car and smashed into a tree. That driver was treated for serious injuries. No one else was hurt. In the east bay a Police Pursuit that began in oakland ended with a five car crash on interstate 80 in emeryville yesterday afternoon. Investigators say a driver who reportedly was carrying a gun raised from oakland to emeryville where he crashed his car. There were at least two minor injuries. Police are still looking for that driver who ran away from the crash scene. Three women were arrested in san dandreas san leandro were police found a suspected brothel. Neighbors complained about suspected illegal activities in staying was started. Sting was started. Detectives are investigating whether other crimes, including human trafficking, are involved. Attorneys for the teenager at the center of the bay areas Police Sex Scandal have filed and 18 million claim against the city of San Francisco. The lawyers already filed claims against oakland and richmond totaling 96 million. This is the first step in a possible lawsuit. The 19yearold victim claims three unnamed of San Francisco Police Officers and their superiors participated, ignored or covered up what the lawsuit is calling modernday slavery. The City Attorney had no public,. Several Police Officers and sheriffs deputies are facing criminal charges. It was another disappointing game for the 49ers. They lost to the air as i know Arizona Cardinals last night. They got on the board first. But turnovers were very costly. Three of them lost 17 points. The 49ers had a golden opportunity to beat a Cardinals Team without it starting quarterback but costly turnovers and penalties and lack of execution leave them sitting at one and four through five games. I let this team and organization down. I do not play good whatsoever. That is on the. Crucial turnovers and that was the difference in the game right there. I have to do a better job protecting the football and winning games. There were a couple of tries we did a nice job on but not enough to win a football game. It is everybody. I dont think the protected well enough, through well enough, too many interceptions. Frustration boiled over from the fans as the game went on as they chanted we want cap throughout the second half. I asked joe staley is he heard them and he said of course i did. The 49ers next game is a week from sunday against the Buffalo Bills in new york. The warriors improved in the preseason with a victory over the Sacramento Kings in san jose. Kevin durant lead with 25 points. The warriors committed 24 turnovers but still won. There are a variety of events with fleet week including the official airshow from the blue angels. The team took to the skies yesterday to get ready for the big show. They will perform today, tomorrow and sunday at 3 pm all three days. This weekend is both a homecoming in a dream come true for one blue angels pilot, Navy Commander Ryan Bernacchi attended Mountain View high school. I joined the navy because of the blue angels. Watching the airshow in San Francisco as a kid. He says this is his first time flying at fleet week and he is thrilled to be a part of this big event. Log onto our website for a complete list of events and times and activities for this years fleet week. It is on our homepage. A chef was shot at a well known restaurant in marin county. Coming up. We are looking at a commute where traffic is doing well on 80 westbound. It will be sunny and warm here, but in florida they are dealing with Hurricane Matthew. Welcome back. The National League Division Series begins tonight. It was raining in chicago yesterday, but the giants did not arrive on time for their scheduled workout because of travel delays and did not have to deal with that. They face the team that led the league with 103 games won. Were going to go live to chicago in the next hour to talk about this highly anticipated series. The owner of a Small Business in San Francisco wants the mayor to do more about what he called urban decay. A deli owner in the south market area is publicizing his mesa ridge message using graphic tweets. Reporter snapshots from a twitter page paint a disturbing picture. Youre talking about the most expensive city in the United States and there has been very little attention paid to a lot of these problems. Reporter he owns the deli board a popular sandwich spot. He says it is images like this that are driving away business. The mayor needs to respond. We have a 9. 6 billion budget in San Francisco. We spend less than 3 on homeless nests. Reporter homelessness. Reporter at least 7000 people are on the streets with one third suffering from Substance Abuse or Mental Health issues. We have slaughtered our Substance Abuse treatment system in San Francisco. We cut 40 million between 2007 and 2012 and never recovered. Homelessness is a huge priority for the mayor. He has moved 3000 people off the street into permanent housing. Reporter there is a measure on the November Ballot that would create a permanent source for the homeless. It will dedicate 50 million for services and housing for Homeless People. We need to be bigger and bolder about how we address homelessness. Reporter we are in the process of expanding and opening up 24 hour respite shelter in the south of market set to open in january. Reporter that would create an extra 30 beds, not enough to solve the problem, but it is a star. They are working to create a new jail that would better serve Homeless People who commit crimes, especially those who suffer from mental illness. It is absolutely tragic. I need acknowledgment and that somebody is trying to make a change. We want to check in with sal. Pretty busy on the bay bridge, although we do not see significant slowdowns. We have construction on 880 this morning and parts of marin county. But we do not see significant slowdowns. We have maybe another 45 minutes because usually it is done by 5 oclock. Gilroy to san jose roads are still looking good. No road work there. Sometimes we do have lighter than usual commutes on fridays. Just like enough so you notice a difference light enough so you notice a difference. Looking at San Francisco. Looks good. 101 looks good. If you happen to be going to the airport, flights could be delayed because of the hurricane and the florida area. So check your flights. You can see delays today again because of the weather. Taking a look at one more thing , the bay bridge toll plaza, it is light getting into San Francisco. Our weather will be sunny and warmer today. Hurricane matthew right off Cape Canaveral with wind gusts up to 107 Miles Per Hour. The outer band is just to the east of titusville. The i the eye of the storm looks to be weakening. It looks like landfall will be near Daytona Beach or just north of their. There. It looks like it is moving further north. It is moving north. The storm surge will be the big issue now. Because the Continental Shelf drops off pretty fast off the florida coast that as you move north through jacksonville and over the georgia coast and South Carolina, it gets shallow and the storm surges 8 feet to 11 feet along with torrential rain which can be a huge issue over the next 24 hours. There it goes. It looks like it is taking it somewhere north of jacksonville and Daytona Beach. Matthew may reverse all the way back around to be a Tropical Storm next week. We will keep an eye on that. It does look like landfall will be a little bit north of Daytona Beach. Here it is kind of quiet. A little bit of patchy fog. 88 today and santa rosa. 78 in San Francisco. 40s and 50s this morning. Right into the weekend it looks cooler and early next week we will have some 80s. Still pretty good early next week but that everything cools down with rain next thursday and friday. New information about the deadly train crash in new jersey, coming up. Welcome back. We have a followup to an investigative report. There is an innovative High Tech Program that could help ease overcrowding and potentially dangerous conditions at Alameda County psychiatric hospitals. Overcrowding has forced patients to sleep on the floor because there were not enough beds. Hey word hospital receives i great trick receive psychiatric patients and would transfer them to john george. Now they can keep these patients by using tele psychiatry. This Program Allows psychiatrist who were miles away to screen a patient through a video link. The more quickly we can get a patient to the psychiatrist, the better chance to help them on site and avoid hospitalization. In one afternoon doctors can interview oneonone a patient and Alameda County, one in Santa Barbara and another in riverside which saves time and money. The program started in june. There is already a sharp reduction in the number of people transferred to john george. If you have a tip for our team we want to hear from you. Email or give us a call at 510 8740222. New trouble for the Silicon Valley giant yahoo. The ceo is now accused of discriminating against men. A former executive fired last year has filed a lawsuit accusing the ceo of leading a campaign to get rid of his male employees. He claims yahoo demoted and fired men while hiring and promoting women. In response yahoo says his Performance Review process is fair and is not influenced by gender. A federal judges expressing skepticism at air b b contention that San Franciscos Vacation Rental law violates the companys constitutional rights. They are fighting the San Francisco ordinance requiring the company to verify that hosts have registered with the city as required by city law. The judge did not issue a ruling during a hearing yesterday, but he openly questioned whether air bmb has the legal right to stop the new city law. People in florida are bracing for the most powerful storm to hit their state in recent history. They are not the only state though. We will have an update on where Hurricane Matthew is right now and how crews from the bay area are offering help. We are looking at a good commute right now. Hurricane matthews continues to go up the florida coast. Wind gusts up to 107 Miles Per Hour. It looks like Daytona Beach might be where it makes landfall. Welcome back. Thank you for joining us. We are closely watching Hurricane Matthew this morning as it goes up the southeast coast. It is one of the most powerful storms to threaten the Atlantic Coast in more than 10 years. It is now a category three storm. It did bring heavy rain and strong winds too much of eastern florida. This is video from Melbourne Florida where thousands of people are without power this morning. This is video from sebastian florida. Very strong winds. More than 3 Million People are under mandatory evacuati
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