Security discovered in his home. And the new findings tonight, after the tv chopper crash. And what they reveal. Good evening. And we begin tonight with the monster hurricane moving toward the u. S. , and tonight, millions of americans are now being told to prepare for that possibility of a direct hit. Lets get right to the pictures tonight. Authorities saying this could be the biggest Mass Evacuation ever. Hundreds of thousands of families already in their cars, racing to get out of the possible path, across several states tonight. Authorities saying do not be complacent. The lines forming outside this costco near orlando. The satellite at this hour showing the scope of the hurricane, deadly already, 300 miles across. And tonight, this video just in from Hurricane Hunters flying right through the eye of the storm. And, of course, what everyone is watching, the new track just in tonight, from miami, north to charleston, up through wilmington. And now that possibility that this could spin around and hit more than once. Ginger zee standing by on that. But first, abcs gio benitez in south florida. Reporter tonight in florida, time is running out. The southeast preparing for a direct hit from hurricane matthew. When you look at this storm as it goes along the east coast, were going to have to prepare every county. So, it could the biggest evacuation ever. Reporter matthew, potentially the worst storm to hit the Sunshine State in over a decade. Now strengthening over open water, winds over 120 miles an hour. Wreaking havoc across the caribbean for the past 24 hours. Making a second landfall overnight in eastern cuba, lefing the town of baracoa. Officials in haiti still trying to assess the damage. Five deaths reported so far. But the main bridge that connects to the hardhit south is washed out. Officals now postponing sundays president ial election indefinitely. Our Lindsey Davis is on the ground. People are worried about the potential for landslides and even possibly cholera. Its difficult to know the full extent of the damage on this island, because in some of the areas most impacted by hurricane matthew, communication has been cut off. Reporter matthew now barreling toward the bahamas. In nassau, airports closed. Residents who stayed behind fearing the worst. My stomach tells me that this one might be bad. Reporter at least 3,500 tourists hunkering down in hotels. Alex perez is in nassau. Some 3,000 people will ride out the storm here at the iconic atlantis hotel. About 90 of them americans. Theyll spend the night in a Conference Room turned into a shelter. Reporter and now, with just 24 hours to go, florida and much of the southeast tracking this storms every move. Were going to get whatever comes at us. Imagine a category 2. Were in trouble. Has been awhile, but the others are just like tropical storms or whatever, this is a little scary. Reporter residents forced to choose, evacuate or stock up. Supplies running low. Tempers running high. This is the line. Ive ever been to three gas stations that have shut down because theyre out of gas. Reporter these lines may be long, but these people are the lucky ones, because most of the gas stations in this area have already run out of gas. The governor calling up 500 National Guard troops. The president today warning residents. If you get an evacuation order, just remember that you can always repair. You can always rebuild. You cannot restore a life if it is lost, and we want to make sure that we minimize any possible loss of life or risk to people in these areas. And gio benitez is live with us in south florida tonight. Gio, you were telling us, there are concerns this evening about fuel, and we can see the lines right there behind you. Reporter thats right, david. Plenty of gas here, even with those long lines, but i got to tell you, weve been to several gas stations, so many of them without fuel, all day long. The governor insists there is no shortage, but hes watching that closely. It will be a concern moving forward. Gio, thank you. Already, schools closed for nearly 2 million children in the country, more than 1,000 flights already canceled. And tonight, in South Carolina, in fact, they have reversed the direction of several lanes on some highways there to actually help families get out and quickly. Meteorologist rob marciano is along i26 in North Charleston tonight. Reporter tonight, evacuations under way. Along the South Carolina coast, more than a quarter Million People told to get out immediately. That number could grow as the storm gets closer. We want you to evacuate. We do not want you to stay. Reporter residents boarding up and sandbagging, gassing up and now heading for safer ground. For those without cars, a fleet of buses offering a ride for people like samira. We decided to leave. Reporter traffic this morning, already bumper to bumper on interstate 26. The main artery out of charleston. Then, this afternoon, the Highway Patrol blocking eastbound traffic. Absolutely no one on the road, that is what troopers are looking for. Reporter soon making the major interstate a oneway highway, helping more people get out faster. This map showing the states evacuation routes and where that interstate 26 traffic is now going in a single direction, away from the coast. And rob marciano live with us tonight, as well. And this is the first time i26 has ever been shut down for hurricane evacuations. What is it looking like so far . Reporter so far, so good. The exchange behind me has been jammed up at times, but if you do evacuate, be gassed up and ready to go all the way to columbia. The last time they evacuated was back in 1999, floyd, that took what should have been a twohour drive, made it a 12hour nightmare. Get out and get out early. Rob, thank you. Ginger zee in Central Florida tonight with this new track we were talking about. Ginger, where is the hurricane right now . Reporter david, we are less than 24 hours from feeling it here on the coast of florida. What could be a nightmare situation, that hurricane is now about 450 miles to my southeast. And its fitting that in satellite beach, because we are about to see one of the nastiest satellites ever coming towards the u. S. 120mileanhour ones. Bahamas are urgent, now through tomorrow. Hurricane warning along the east coast, through daytona beach. And that hurricane watch goes up through the coastal waters outside of charleston. A quick look at the timing, david. It is bad news by tomorrow morning in has gnaw. The right kwa grant there. The hurricane, way too close to florida. Making landfall by friday morning. If i were standing here on satellite beach, my goodness, wed have that destructive wind. You dont need a landfall to feel incredible results. David . Possible direct hit near cape canaveral. In the meantime, ginger, what do you make of some of the forecast models that show this actually circling around and hitting, potentially, twice . Reporter so, after friday morning, take the path here with me. It hugs along the coast. Jacksonville, up up there parts of georgia, into South Carolina, very important to watch the proximity there, but turns back around, and, yes, some of the models trying to take it back towards florida again. Well be watching it for you. Ginger zee, rob marciano, gio benitez, thank you all. We move to other news tonight, and the other major headline at this hour. The owner of a Samsung Smartphone saying it started burning while on a passenger plane, smoke in the cabin. It happened on this southwest plane, the captain calling in emergency equipment. Samsung, as weve been reporting, has recalled 1 million of its note 7 smartphones and offered a replacement it said was safer. But the owner of this phone says it was one of those replacements. Heres abcs david kerley. Reporter tonight, what happened in this jet at the gate in louisville 994, we got smoke in the cabin. Reporter could mean even bigger trouble for samsung. According to a passenger, it was his smoking, burning, replacement note 7 phone. I noticed smoke just pouring out of my pocket. Pulled the phone out of my pocket, threw it onto the ground where it continued to smoke and kind of burned and smoldered into the carpet. Reporter brian green says he powered down his note 7 and put it in his pocket. Suddenly it popped, it sizzled, you could say, even. I was scared i was going to have bits of glass in my head. Reporter none of the 76 people onboard was hurt, as the jet was quickly evacuated. Latest count hate 60 of the nearly 1 million original note 7s sold in the u. S. Replaced. Nearly 100 of the originals overheated with 26 people being burned. In the past week, there have been reports that some of the replacements the south Korean Company rushed to market were getting hot. But this would be the first case of a replacement phone smoking and burning. So serious, the Consumer ProductSafety Commission already has investigators on the ground in louisville. Were going to be working around the clock to make sure that we can get to the bottom of this and make sure that consumers know what they can count on or not with regard to this remedy. Reporter samsung says it is also sending representatives to louisville and will be working with the government to identify the phone and the cause. And so david kerley with us live tonight, and david, lets get back to what the owner of this phone claims, that this was one of the replacements. If the replacement is a fire risk, what are they dealing with here . Reporter if the replacement is a risk, you may see another recall. Samsung used the same battery in all the replacements, david, that could mean that there are still 1 million dangerous phones out there in the u. S. All right, going to concern a lot of people. David, thank you. We turn next here tonight to a contractor working for the nsa who is now under arrest this even, accused of stealing top secret material on our nations security and store, it at his home. Pierre thomas tonight. Reporter this is the home where Harold Martin iii is accused of illegally keeping some of the nations top secrets. Stolen from the agency deploying the nations most cutting Edge Intelligence technology, the nsa. Neighbors stunned. Shock to everybody. Next thing you know, i seen fbi jackets and, you know, police, state police. Reporter martin, a contactor at the same company that Edward Snowden worked for, is being held at an undisclosed location after the august raid that recovered classified documents and Digital Media material so sensitive, prosecutors warned that if divulged, it would cause exceptionally grave damage to the National Security of the united states. Once it is out of nsa, anyone can get it. Reporter sources tell abc news, the fbi suspects martin stole critical computer codes the nsa uses to hack foreign adversaries. So far, the fbis not accusing martin of espionage, but sources tell abc news the probe is far from over. And Pierre Thomas with us live tonight. And pierre, the fbi says martin admitted to taking the material . Reporter yes, david. They claim he acknowledged taking the material when confronted, but tonight, his lawyers say that he loves his country, and would never betray it. David . Pierre, thank you. We turn next here to the race for the white house, and perhaps you were one of the millions watching that fiery Vice President ial debate overnight. But already tonight, an intense focus on the next president ial faceoff, just four days away now. Abcs tom llamas tonight with trump out on the campaign trail, and Hillary Clinton off the trail and preparing. Reporter tonight, donald trump, taking credit for his running mates debate performance. Mike pence did an incredible job. And im getting a lot of credit, because thats really my first socalled choice, that was my first hire, as we would say in las vegas. Reporter in the vp debate, governor mike pence, praised for his style, both candidates arguing over which campaign deals more in insults. Hes called women slobs, pigs, dogs, disgusting. He attacked an indianaborn federal judge and said he was unqualified to hear a federal lawsuit because his parents were mexican. He went after john mccain, a p. O. W. , and said he wasnt a hero because he had been captured. He said africanamericans are living in hell. Reporter pence, trying to turn the tables. Did you all just hear that . Ours is an insultdriven campaign . I mean, to be honest with you, if donald trump had said all the things that you said he said in the way you said he said them, he still wouldnt have a fraction of the insults that Hillary Clinton leveled when she said that half of our supporters were a basket of deplorables. Reporter trump now testing a possible new line of attack for his own debate sunday. Bill clinton yesterday, oh, theyre so angry at him. They scolded him yesterday. He was scolded. Reporter hes talking about has to recent clinton comments, criticizing obamacare. So, youve got this crazy system where all of a sudden 25 million more people have health care and then the people are out there busting it sometimes 60 hours a week, wind up with their premiums elbowed and their coverage cut in half. Its the craziest thing in the world. So, bill clinton torched president obamas signature legislation. He said, its just a crazy system. And thats the way he said it. Its the craziest thing in the whole world. Reporter today, clinton clarifying, saying he supports obamacare, but it has some problems. Hillary clinton, flying to washington today, already deep in that focused prep trump once mocked. You decided to stay home, and thats okay. I think donald just criticized me for preparing for this debate. And, yes, i did. Tom llamas with us live tonight from trump tower. We know the second debate will be a little different, a town hallstyle format. Late today, the clinton team saying she likes town hall formats, she embraces it, and tom, what are you learning from your trump sources tonight. Is he preparing for this different format . Reporter david, he is, weve just learned that tomorrow night, hell have a private town hall in New Hampshire and that will likely emulate the format hell see on sunday, david. All right, tom llamas with us tonight. Tom, thank you. We are just four days, as i mentioned now, to that second president ial debate. Comoderated bill oy our own ma raddatz. Sunday night, 9 00 p. M. Eastern, right here on abc. In the meantime, there is still much more ahead on world news tonight this wednesday. The deadly chopper crash and new findings coming in tonight. The tv helicopter bursting into flames on the street. Investigators revealing now the possible cause. Also, the medical bill making headlines across the country tonight. Parents of a newborn baby, and the surprising fee they were charged after being handed their own son. How many other families have been charged for this . And, of course, everyone remembers Michael Jacksons thriller, such a giant hit. 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