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Back to the top story for today, Hurricane Matthew hammering florida right now, were going to check in with the storm zone and see how the governors of South Carolina and North Carolina and florida are reacting. World news now weather brought to you by my pillow. Living well rise above joint discomfort with move free ultras triple action joint support for improved mobility and flexibility, and 20 better comfort from one tiny, mighty pill. Get move free ultra, and enjoy living well. Ill take it from here. Im good. I just took new mucinex clear and cool. Ah whats this sudden cooooling thing happening . Its got a menthol burst. You can feel it right away. Wow, that sort of blindsided me. And it clears my terrible cold symptoms. Ahh this is awkward. New Mucinex Fastmax clear cool. Feel the menthol burst. And clear your worst cold symptoms. Start the relief. Ditch the misery. Lets end this. Looking at satellite images here the Hurricane Matthew churning off the coast of florida, and, of course, lots of preparations underway in anticipation of that storm making land fall, evacuations all up and down the coast, and officials urges residents in the storms path to get out. And you just look at that image and realize how huge the storm is. Its a monster storm. The eye wall is very, very big. They filed this from palm beach gardens, good morning. Reporter were in a safe location, but no mistake about it, were getting powerful wind and rain. We dont want to be anywhere near that dangerous eye wall, what officials are trying to keep people away from, talking about 100 Miles Per Hour winds, 120 Miles Per Hour winds. Its too dangerous. Right now in florida, were looking at the potential of having 2. 5 Million People without any power at all, and thats an extremely huge amount of people without power, so no doubt, a serious, serious concern where that eye wall actually ends up, that is going to be the biggest question and where the most damage could possibly be. Abc news, palm beach gardens, florida. We can see there in that piece the downed trees, downed power lines. I mean, theres so much damage a storm like this does. Absolutely. I spoke with him, texting back and forth with each other, and they hunkered down overnight because worried of the conditions, and to think they didnt get the category 3 hurricane conditions there in palm beach gardens, and it was still rough enough to be out there on the roads, and part of the reason, the Dangerous Things you see there, thats one of the biggest concerns for many firms in these hurricane zones. Losing power, and, of course, debr debris. Downed lines. The storm surge, a very dangerous situation. People are mindful of that and are evacuating as they are told to. Lets hope. Coming up, more hurricane coverage including a news anchors emotional plea. Well be right back. World back with the latest on Hurricane Matthew, and for days leading up to the moment, governor in the states hurricane path urged residents to get out. Unfortunately, this is going to kill people. They should already be evacuating. We want that to happen. Time is running out. Leave, theres no excuses. Roads are open. You should get out. Storm surges are going to go much further inland than people realize, and thats a lot of water all at once. Lets all pray for our state and for the people of our state so that hopefully well come through this having learned lessons, but hopefully not having to repeat those lessons in the very near future. Theres no excuses. You need to leave. Evacuate, e evacuate, evacuate. Are you willing to take a chance to risk your life . Are you willing to take a gamble . Thats what youre doing. If youre reluctant to e evacuate, think of all the people this storm already killed. You and your family could be among these numbers if you dont take this seriously. Now, as floridas governor urges 1. 5 million to evacuate, news stations work overtime to get the word out. Appealing from one veteran news anchor was so emotional and passion, we wanted to share it with you. Its viral. I want to talk to you people for a minute, not as tom the newsman. Weve been together for 40 years, you and i, its time to take precautions and protect yourself. This is not going to be like anything weve seen before. Think of katrina, what hugo did, think of baton rouge, were in for a terrible, terrible experience, so, please, do whatevers necessary to protect yourself and your family, air on the side of caution. If youre in an evacuation zone, go west, go north, get out of here. A lot of people saying those same words. Such an passioned plea. 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That area right now getting some of the outer bands of Hurricane Matthew. The storm is so huge it really spans the entire coast of florida at this hour. Well keep an eye on it. See, look at that. 300 miles of coast and the outer bands, you see there, hitting jacksonville. Moving on in todays day in age, Something Like Hurricane Matthew just invades social media. That can be both good on bad, and here with some social media highlights is abcs kenneth. Good morning. Yes, other than us, social media is the place to go as we find out how matthews impacting the east coast. Nearly 4,000 flights cancelled, and this is the result. Take a look that. Airports look like ghost towns. Southwest airlines tweeted images from Orlando International airport. That place is typically busy at all hours people going to the theme parks, but no one there this morning as you can see. Also on twitter, celebrities, actress Reese Witherspoon tweeted my prayers go out to all those affected by Hurricane Matthew. Minaj sent out love to all in the storm, and josh grobin said, hang in there, floridians. Were all saying that this morning. But this one here, im filing this under bizarre hurricane news. This week vanilla ice was booted off with dancing with the stars as you saw here on abc, but now not just hunkering down in south florida in the storm, but having a rap battle, guys with Florida Democrats on twitter. The ice man tweeted out hes riding out the storm from his home in palm beach promising updates for his followers. The Democratic Party responded warning people to stop, collaborate, and listen. Listen to local officials, not vanilla ice and get out of the evacuation zones. I took creative license. Now that hes off the dance floor, hes been live tweeting as matthew turns north. Hell likely have a lot of work after the storm. Hes the host of vanilla ice project focused on renovating home in the palm beach area. 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Hundreds of thousands now ev evacwaited, but many are choosing to ride it out, bracing for what could be a once in a lifetime storm for those in its direct path. Millions more across the country feeling the effect as thousands of flights are cancelled with more expected for today. As roads begin to close, Train Service in some regions also suspe suspended. Well have details. And as the anxiety rises, the supply dwindles. Empty stores forcing residents to take drastic measures and buy basic necessities like water on the black market and some forced to pay 6 for a gallon of gas. We have all the angles of coverage Hurricane Matthew on this friday, october 7th. From abc news, this is world news now. Good friday morning, everybody. Im kendis gibson. Its a busy friday morning. We want to welcome back, mara, of course. Its good to be here. Im in for diane macedo. Were talking about, of course, Hurricane Matthew, a lot of breaking news and developing information overnight. Its called a monster. Hurricane matthew and potentially catastrophic winds of 130 Miles Per Hour baring down on Floridas Atlantic coast. Winds combined with heavy rains causing frightening moments, sparking fires, powers knocked out for at least 95,000 homes and businesses in florida, a number expected to rise overnight. On the radar here, you can see where the storm is right now. Matthews eye skipping the coast for hours, and it will ride up the coast today. It is just a huge storm, and we begin coverage right now with Lauren Lyster in the hurricane zone where the wind and rain are already picking up. Good morning. Reporter good morning. Yeah, florida already feeling the impact of Hurricane Matthew as it barrels towards the coast. Hes the winds, 130 Miles Per Hour for the category 4 hurricane. You can see the winds picking up here now, but it is expecting to get so much worse as people here hunker down to weather this storm. Matthew head ed straight for florida, the brutal rain and winds as the hurricane charges towards the coast. The Weather Service says matthew will be devastating, potentially unlike any hurricane in the modern era. Floridas governor calling it a monster. Unfortunately, this is going to kill people. Reporter already, it has. Matthew taking the lives of more than 100 people as it swept through haiti. The death toll there skyrock skyrocketing as flood waters recede. In the bahamas, the shore battered by damaging waves, rain and wind ripping vegetation, and the vacations of 3,000 tourists unable to escape. With the hurricane then headed for florida, residents thursday filling up the final sandbags, stores are boarded up, and their shelves bare. A fight to get fuel. I saw two guys fighting at a gas station yesterday. Yeah, it looked actually throwing punches. Reporter 1. 5 Million People ordered to evacuate, jamming roads, but not flying. Time lapsed radar showing the normally busy florida skies clearing out as nearly 4,000 flights cancelled over the next two days. And major concern here now, the storm surge. Where i am, its expected to be 610 feet or more, meaning waterways like that behind me could rise and flooding is a concern for residents here. You can see the water is already rising. That is a dock behind me, just an hour or so ago, i was standing out on it, and now it is completely subsubmerged, and hours before that, it was feet above the water. You can see that this storm is already taking a toll on the area, kendis, mara. Coming in as high tide is in high gear there where you are. That said, lauren, did you get a sense, driving in there, that a lot of people heeded warnings about evacuating . Reporter you know, i know we hear reports of people that havent, but i have it tell you that my experience out here has been that people are taking this very seriously, really coming here from orlando, which is further inland, and there, the markets were full of people stocking up on supplies. We couldnt find water because it was sold out and the store clerk said that was the case for days now. People clearly preparing. Restaurants closing down at 2 00 p. M. Saying, you know, the storm is expected to approach, and we just want to play it safe, and as we got out here to a small town vibe, residents here walking around, and many evacuated from other areas where they were ordered to leave weathering the storms with friends here, which have not been ordered to evacwait, so the people we talked to were taking this quite seriously. Lauren, that area has not seen a storm of this potential strength in over a decade. As you go about and talk to people, what are you hearing . Are people afraid . Hopeful that maybe itll move and dodge a direct hit . What are you hearing from the people you are speaking with . Reporter the folks ive spoken to are not freaking out. They are not concerned to some insane degree, but they have a lot of caution. You know, coming to me, asking me as a news person, what updates do i have, and people are concerned about the storm surge and flooding, so im not seeing people panic where i am, you know, in other areas that are taking a more direct hit sooner, perhaps they are, but here, people are just weathering the storm, and with cautious on the optimism, not super concerned, but not taking it lightly. Talk about a hundred thousand people roughly in florida without power at this point, youre in an inlet there off the coast, but have you got a sense whether or not that area has gone without some power . Reporter i can tell you that we are operating on a generator, and we have been taking hits to the power for hours now with it going out intermittenly. Absolutely feeling that right now. Right now, were good. Its late and the area around me has lights, so we have not lost power, but, absolutely, you know, as you mentioned, thousands of people already have, and concern is as many as 3 Million People would be without power as the storm hits, so thats absolutely one of the big threats in addition to the cause of the power, the downed power lines, seeing fo ining fo the power lines going down and look and sound like fourworks. Thats the fireworks the storm is bringing at this point, leaving people without power and with a threat. You know, the governor yesterday night mentioning that people really need to stay away from the standing water and away from power lines. Yeah. Governor calling it a monster of a storm trying to warn as many people. Lauren lyster live in the hurricane zone, lauren, thank you. One of the things lauren mentioned is the power going out. I mean, it moves much beyond this storm. Dealing with the affects of this weeks and weeks and moments to come, so a big long road ahead for a lot of folks. Also, as we mentioned at the top of the show, its not just the people in florida that are dealing with it, but you have thousands of flights that have been cancelled across the country, so its a nationwide impact and will impact tomorrow, ft. Lauderdale, International Airport took the rare step of completely shutting down for the First Time Since Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and not reopening until later this morning. Miemgz and Palm Beach International plan to remain open, but commercial flights have temporarily come to a stop. And for those traveling by train, amtrak suspended service in the southeast and cruise ships rerouted to avoid the storm. Among the other concerns for those in the storm zone is the possibility of price gouging. Inflated prices in a time of great need. Can you believe it . There are defenses in place to connect against gouging. Joining us with the details, kendis, good morning. Good morning. Reports coming in that gouging is in effect. We know that florida, georgia, South Carolina, and participants of North Carolina are under states of e emergency, meaning price gouging laws, and rules are in effect. Theres a key for those riding out thele storm, food, water, ie, gas, hotel rooms, and attorneys general and those southeastern states promised investigations and to those complaints that this is overcharging people during this emergency, in florida, there are hundreds of reports pouring in like gas stations raising prices by as much as a 1, and battled water, a pack cost more than 10. Hot lines open across the state, and Business Owners warned they could be hit with a fine or 30 days in jail for hiking up the price, and, ben, the laws are in effect for at least 15 days, mara, kendis, the states want to make sure they are not taken advantage of in the time of need. Supplies people just dont need for the storm, but theyll need them for days and weeks to come until aide gets in the area, if its going to take the hit predicted. Which is why laws are in effect 15 days and aftermath of the storm. Thank you. Well check in throughout the show. When we come back, more breaking News Coverage of Hurricane Matthew. Heading to the storm zone and speak with the sheriff of one florida county urges everyone to take cover. And remember to follow us on social media throughout the morning as we continue our storm coverage. Youre watching world news now. Try mucinex 12hour. Only mucinex has a unique bilayer tablet. The white layer releases immediately. 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Kendis, mara, thanks. Tracking a powerful hurricane. This is a major hurricane, very, very serious situation out there bearing down on the Treasure Coast, eventually sliding north to the space coast and Cape Canaveral later on this morning where winds are topping well above Hurricane Force. Notice the warnings stretching northbound into portions of georgia and more so were tracking the eye off the coast, but notice an intense band beginning to move forwards the shoreline. Within the band, winds of 8090, perhaps 100 Miles Per Hour. Some of the strongest of the winds along the shoreline here later on tonight and also into friday, but potentially, over 100 Miles Per Hour, and eventsly, bending north towards daytona in extremely heavy rainfall as well. We are concerned about flash flooding all the way north into the carolinas into the weekend. That path takes matthew to the northwest, bending north, and eventually out to sea later this week back to the south. All right, justin, thank you so much for that. Now, despite the massive evacuations, the deadly storm is putting millions in jeopardy. I poke on the phone with the sheriff, william snider, and asked about conditions he was experiencing firsthand. Caller weve had hurricane conditions, just 70 hch 75 Miles Per Hour winds, storm wobbled just a little bit to the east, and took us off of that bad track. Well get heavy wind gusts, trees down, and such, but not near as bad as i thought. Its gusting good, but right now, we have the power, its out, its dark. We have trees down. I have cleared out my own cutting trees down, and trying to keep the roads clear, but if they move around tonight, they are could slam into one of the trees. It will blow all night. Driving around in the conditions overnight, what damage are you seeing . Caller downed trees. Seeing small outbuildings that are been down. You know, its dark. Its very difficult to tell if we have any structural damages. Weve had significant tidal surge and water is right up over into the parking lots where boats normally go in. Were just now starting to hit high tide, and if its worse than that, well have substantial flooding. I noticed video you posted from the causeway, it seemed as if the water was really coming up over that area. Caller yeah. That high tide at the start or what . Caller it was the high tide starting to come in. We were working on a good squall at that point, and the water pushed up over the sea wall into the parking lot. Its a dangerous situation. The night is not over. We understand there are some pretty substantially high wind bands still looking to affect us, but weve been fortunate tonight. Could have been a lot worse. Amazing, though, youre in it and feeling the Hurricane Force winds, and realizing how much a bullet you guys dodged. Caller oh, my lord, yes. We had two big hurricanes in 2004 and 2005. They are powerful. They are dangerous. People that do not heed warnings to evacuate put themselves and my deputies into a lot of danger. Indeed. Saying that a lot of people gambled and at this point, he believes they won that gamble, but its not one that he likes that people take. Problem is, if it gets too bad, you cant leave so you dont want to wait until its too late, and we see the conditions already and the storm east not laned yet. Winds at least category 1 force wind there, 75 Miles Per Hour. Stay with us as we have continuing coverage of Hurricane Matthew. Next up, ginger z explains the most dangerous part of a hurricane, and its not what you think. Youre watching world news now. World news now Hurricane Matthew is bringing strong winds and torrential rain, but while those effects are deadly, more die from the storm surge that accompanies hurricanes. Our chief meteorologist explains what it is and why is it so dangerous . Storm surge is water piling up along the shore ahead of and inside the hurricane. In the center as pressures fall, water levels rise, and all water piling up over the open ocean water. As hurricane closes in on land, the strong winds push that water towards the coast. It has nowhere left to go but up and inland, sometimes as high as 20 feet. Say youre inside a home at the coast, this is what it looks like. The water approaching quickly and viciously. Entering your home and climbing the walls, and in sandy, homes filled with water quickly reaching eight to nine feet inside the house. When this combines with high tide, the rapid rising water is devastating, and some think its high winds, but storm surge is twael the greatest threat to life and property from a hurricane. Such important perspective because things can go wrong so quickly which is why officials urge people to get out while you can. Yes. We make a big deal about the wind and understandable, but one of the things that many officials in florida reminded people is that you hide from the wind and run from the storm surge because thats the killer there. Coming up, latest on the hurricane thats bearing down on the southeast. When you are suffering from chest congestion try mucinex 12hour. Mucinex is absorbed 60 percent faster than store brands. And lasts a full 12 hours. Relieve chest congestion with mucinex, and enjoy living well. You knmegared omega3s. But did you know your eyes, your brain, and your joints really love them too . Introducing megared advanced 4in1. Just one softgel delivers mega support. Hey julie, i know todays critic. Need a sick day. Dads dont take sick days. Dads take dayquil severe the. Nondrowsy, coughing, aching, fever, sore throat, stuffy. Head, no sick days medicine. Rise above joint discomfort with move free ultras triple action joint support for improved mobility and flexibility, and 20 better comfort from one tiny, mighty pill. Get move free ultra, and enjoy living well. Taking a look at satellite images of Hurricane Matthew turning off the coast of florida right now, estimated to be 125 miles southeast of Cape Canaveral, learning about states of emergency declared, North Carolina declared one for the entire state, all 100 counties, more than 100 counties there, and they are now joining florida, georgia, and South Carolina in declaring a state of emergency in anticipation of the storm. Of course, as i mentioned, florida, one of the states declaring a state of emergency, and they are expected to be one of the hardest hit by this storm. Take a look now at what some of our colleagues at the West Palm Beach station face as they prepare to cover the storm overnight. Were in jupiter, and we ran across this, why emergency officials warning everyone to stay off the roadways. Debris. This is at the corner of u. S. 1 and indian town road. The lights here were still on so we saw the tree. If the lights were off, i dont know what could have happened. Those rain bands youre talked without, we are in them right now. We are on jupiter beach road, the same area where so many right now, sorry, the wind is picking up on the mic, but what i wanted to show you was take a look, the rain thats starting to gather is being pushed by the winds in one direction. We were feeling those bands, still feeling the rain, the wind, the gusts. Its all happening here, but luckily not as bad as we probably will not get as much danger in this participant of palm beach coupe as originally anticipated. Covering the storms is such an important job, but dangerous for those out there, outside in the storm. Absolutely. You covered sandy. Standing on a beach, and i can tell you, its intense. You have a lot of respect for Mother Nature out there in the elements, and you do realize how dangerous it is from so many difficult avenues. One of the big things i was afraid was was flying debris, which is a concern for people as well. Its a source of injuries. Absolutely, winds whipping up there in West Palm Beach, winds whipping up at 75 Miles Per Hour at a minimum. It is a dangerous situation for reporters, which is part of one of the things that we do is try to find a Hotel Balcony that has a little bit of covering and little bit space to block the wintd so you can cover and see the conditions, but not get injured, but, of course, important parts are so many people who are riding out these storms in their homes. Yeah. We want everybody to heed the warnings. That is the news for this half hour. Continues breaking news this morning on world news now, Hurricane Matthew bearing down on floridas east coast. The dangerous storm set to cause catastrophic destruction. The highly concentrated hurricane set to bring with it a massive of potentially deadly storm surge. Further up the coast, cities and states bracing for impact. More evacuations underway for communities hoping for the best, but officials warning to expect the worst. On a lighter note, the storm is bad apparently when waffle house closed their doors. The 24hour restaurant chain is famous for staying open even in the most severe weather. We have the latest on what fema dubbed the waffle house index. Its a real thing. Its friday, october 7th. From abc news, this is world news now. Good morning. Im in for diane macedo. First, we start with breaking news in florida. Florida is in the bulls eye right now of Hurricane Matthew. It is barrelling in, threatening to trigger catastrophic flooding. That killer storm whipping up winds of 130 Miles Per Hour, its powerful outer bands pounding the southeastern coast overnight and millions under e evacuation orders bracing for up to 15 inches of rain and a storm surge as high as 11 feet. Power lines exploding, and 100,000 people have already lost electricity. And that situation, no doubt, will get worse in the overnight hours. I want to show how what the radar is looking like right now with matthew spinning off the coast, accepting powerful rain bands all the way across the state. This storm is huge. 300 miles width. Well get the latest now from abcs byron pitts. Reporter Hurricane Matthew, a demon in the dark, barrelling into Floridas Atlantic coast. Winds up to 130 Miles Per Hour. Unfortunately, this is going to kill people. Reporter 3 Million People urged to evacuate, clogging major highways up and down the coast for miles. Preparations for matthews arrival going on for days. Abc news is in the storms path in West Palm Beach. We reached a safe location, but dont get me wrong, we are feeling powerful winds and rain because were in West Palm Beach area, but we hope not to be near the eye wall, thats going to be so dangerous when it comes ashore, if it does. Thats what people need to stay away from. Some 2. 5 Million People are expected to be without power. Reporter so far power lines going down along the coast. Temperatures of thousands already without power. Hurricane matthew is expected to continue up the coast, impacting jacksonville, georgia, before hitting charleston, South Carolina. Matthew tore a vicious path in the caribbean, devastating haiti, where over a hundred People Killed and thousands of homes destroyed. The destruction there still being tallied as the monster storm tore roof off houses, sending debris flying, and causing flooding. The impact zone on lockdown. Close to 4,000 flights cancelled. Even disney world closing down in orlando for on the only the fourth time in history until the storm is over later friday, abc news, new york. Its important to keep in mind how destructive the storm has been. The death toll in haiti steadily increasing. Our hearts go out to them. Absolutely. Its been more than a decade since a major storm like this hit florida. Lets get the projected path of the storm. Justin . Kendis, mara, thanks, good morning to you as well. Matthew remains very dangerous and powerful movement here to the north and northwest, and notice how its starting to parallel the florida coastline. Right at the Treasure Coast where we are starting to see the wind, gusting upwards 70 Miles Per Hour, so were on the brink of Hurricane Force wind gusts, and well see them here in the next couple hours. Hurricane warnings stretching up the coastline, but impacts felt here over the inland areas as well. Heres the latest. Were tracking the eye, but notice the outer eye wall, two eye walls here, one close to the eye, another further out, and its this band here with winds of 80 to 90 Miles Per Hour now rolling towards the coastline, and as it moves north, were concerned of winds upward of 100 Miles Per Hour, perhaps daytona beach, and extremely heavy flooding rains as well. Kendis, mara back to you. You talked about haiti moments ago, and it will be awhile before we know the human toll from the hurricane for days, maybe weeks there. Thursday night haitian officials put the number of dead at 283. The number is expected to rise once reports come in from isolated areas. U. N. Peacekeepers are in haiti where most of the dead have been found, and crews are helping with food and clean water. Back in the u. S. , residentings of the carolinas and florida prepare. Hundreds of thousands of people hit the roads and headed inland. People as far as north as virginia hope theyll be spared the storms current track has it heading further out into the atlantic after passing South Carolina, but lets turn now to one of the citys in the hurricane zone. Abcs Lauren Lister is in florida with an update on conditions there, lauren, how are things looking now where you are . Reporter mara, the wind is picking up, maybe you can hear it howling, and that dock behind me is submerged. As i told you earlier, it was i was standing out there a few hours ago, and now it is completely underwater, and hours before that, it was well above the water, and storm surge is really one of the big concerns here along the coast of florida where i am, its expected to be six to ten feet or more. Residents here and many other places very fearful that means dangerous flooding for their homes. An update on the hurricane. We just learned what was a category 4 storm has now been downgraded to a category 3, but that means winds up to 120 Miles Per Hour, extremely dangerous. The storm is called life threatening, a monster by the governor, and it is getting dangerously close to the coast of florida, barrelling this direction, that eye of the storm, just taunting coastal cities here as we experience the impact of matthew. Thats good news about the downgrade, but as you noted, its an extremely powerful storm. What are you seeing in terms of e evacuations and how people heed the warnings . Reporter well, in florida, 1. 5 Million People were ordered to evacuate, and there have. Reports that people stayed put to weather the storm when theyve been told to leave, but my experience landing in orlando, being there, traveling to the coast, that people took it seriously. At the supermarkets, people stocked up on food, stocking up on water which was sold out, making sure they had supplies they needed to stay indoors, restaurants shut down earlier yesterday afternoon at 2 00 knowing that storm was approaching, and they had been told to hunker down. Here along the coast, this area has not. Ordered to evacuate, but just past this waterway and closer to the coast and the beach, that area has been evacuated, and plenty of the residents are here, and e i spoke to yesterday, and they were ready to weather the storm and lay their property to the mercy of matthew, and they were being safer. And, lauren, you are getting a firsthand look at what the not necessarily the storm surge, but, in essence, how much that waters rising in those areas since youve been there. Reporter yeah, absolutely. So the storm surge, these waterways are connected to the ocean, so storm surge and concerns of tidal surge are absolutely an issue here. I should be clear about that. The high tides, of course, compounds the situation, and, yeah, we have seen this waterway behind us rise in just a short period of time going from somewhere where i could stand to something totally submerged, and thats the residents i spoke to, thats the concern. Whats it mean for flooding. Definitely a concern that many people there are worry about. Were not going to get the true sense until daylight hours. It is a nighttime storm. Lauren lyster in the hurricane zone, thank you. Team coverage continues of Hurricane Matthew. Floridas economy is taking a hit. Next, the rare closures ahead of the storm. Stay with us. Youre watching world news now. World news now weather brought to you by United Health care. World news now weather brought to you by United Health care. Approaching medicare eligibility . Dont put off checking out your Medicare Options until 65. Now is a good time to get the ball rolling. Medicare only covers about eighty percent of part b medical costs. 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In other parts of the state, we are seeing rain and high windsment the effect matthews having across the hurricane zone is tremendous with the storm forcing some extremely rare closures. Unusual ones. We are following that angle. Joining us now with that, kenneth, good morning. Good morning. Yes, we reported this is a mop monster of a storm, but you know its bad when certain big businesses close up shop. One of those, disney world, the theme park known for being open 365 days a year closed yesterday evening as only the fourth time ever the park shut down. Each time was due to hurricanes. The park will reopen later today. Disney is the Parent Company of abc news and walt disney world. Also in flord, the space coast, and its Kennedy Space Center Closed for business and tours. Nasa built large structures years ago to protect the precious space equipment from damage, but theres concerns about matthews powerful winds. A 1. 2 billion satellite housed at the space center ahead of a november launch. Ironically, its revolutionizing forecasting. You know the storm is bad when waffle houses put up a close sign. What . I dont know that i saw a closed sign on a waffle house. The 24hour restaurant where you can get a waffle and greasy hash browns and smothered and covered in grits for kendis, its known for being open during the worst of storms. Restaurants up and down i95, especially in florida, are closed. Its so rare for waffle house to shut down, fema uses any closures of the restaurant as an indicator called a waffle house index. Were not making fun. This is a real thing. Im from the south, i have friends who work there, rain, sleet, snow, they are open. They ended up having to go to home depot just to buy letters for closed. They dont know how to put those letters up. I jest, but those are one of the things any time, any sort of disaster, weather situation, people rely on the waffle house, and his wife, fema, takes it seriously. They do. For the first responders, for fema, the federal folks on the ground there, they go there for food, and so they know that if the waffle house is closed, they are in trouble. Sounds like were making a joke, but it is a serious thing. Yeah. All right. Thanks, guys. Appreciate it. When we come back, one of the guys who knows this Hurricane Matthew best. A chat with the National Hurricane Center Straight ahead. Well be right back. World news now continues after this from our abc stations. World news no so now the question is, what can we expect from matthew in the hours and definitely days to come . Joining us now with some answers is hurricane specialist at the National Hurricane center, john, good morning. Caller good morning. So we just heard from a correspondent in the feel the storm weakened a bit. What can you tell us about the strength of the storm . Caller its weakened a little bit, and only a little bit. Thats the message. Winds impressive at 120 Miles Per Hour, and the system now is getting very close to the coastline of east central florida, about due east of the beach for the time being. Still, as a category 3 storm, its still a powerful storm, a monster of a storm. I believe its as wide as 300 miles across, so it covers a lot of space causing a lot of damage. Caller absolutely, and, you know, more importantly than its size is its actual track. I mean, many systems, and thats the tricky part, systems move into a coastline and weaken. Matthews not doing that. Rather, its riding the coastline, moving and affecting a lot of real estate along floridas east coast and then points north from there during the next few days. Well, when you talk about the tracks, storms can be unpredictable. Is there a chance this storm could move in a way that does not put florida in the direct line and could spare some areas a direct hit . Caller it could. Right now, the center of the systems about 50 miles offshore, which is really not very far, but at the time, its actually moving parallel to the coastline, so theres a chance the core of the system, or the center, may stay just offshore which could be significant because the strongest winds are confined to an area relatively close to the center in the region called the eye wall, so its very critical each for the wind purposes and potential wind damage is if that center, or that eye actually comes ashore or not. Its very difficult to say if it will or not, but for the time being, it is inching closer to the coast, and we are seeing the winds pick up along floridas east coast, and they are gusting Hurricane Force this morning. This is one of the weirdest tracks ive seen for a hurricane. I dont know if we have the graphic that shows the forecast for it, but, john, youve been covering these since 2009 there at the National Hurricane center, and it almost seems as if its going to do another lop, a loopdeloop you would say and circle inlaptd. What are you thinking . Caller true. The projected track is anomalous. Whats causing that is in this case, in matthew, its moving northward now around a large scale ridge, but its not capture by a cold front or trough so its allowed to linger and loop back and very much back in the same position that it is now in five or six days. That unusual, but not unprecedented. We have had other systems do those loops, but, yes, its not the normal or typical track you see for the tropical systems. And assuming it stays on the track its on now, you know, some parts of florida already seeing bad weather. How long can people in the affected areas expect to see high winds and heavy rain until things clear up and look towards recovery and cleaning up the community . Caller well, things are clearing out for southeast florida. The worst is over there. For central florida, theyll continue throughout the morning hours, and then start to improve later on in the day, and then for the northeast portion of the state, the conditions will be at their worst late this afternoon and through the evening hours, so they will gradually improve from south to north, and some of the severe conditions will last several hours. Remember when we talk about hurricanes, it comes with a package of hazards. Its not just about the winds, which, again, is critical to see if the eye comes ashore or not, but what we have more confidence in is the heavy rains, 612 inches on floridas east coast, and the storm surge, which is usually the deadliest hazard where we expect 711 feet. 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And the Power Outages spreading. This morning our team in the storm zone. The storm surge is where i am on the coast of florida, expected to be six to ten feet or more. Were still getting that powerful wind and rain. A steady stream of people fleeing the coast and Grocery Store supplies running low. I saw two guys fighting at a gas station yesterday. Actually throwing punches. Were tracking the storms every move. The assault under way