western side of haiti there. storm surge will be significant. the winds will be destructive and the amount of rain on hilly terrain will lead to mudslides and life threatening conditions the next couple of days. the track has shifted. we are moving it further to the northwest. that was the case yesterday but now it s more of a turn to florida. now as i close up on here, we have the cone that involves hurricane watches will be posted for the east coast of florida. we could have tropical storm watches for us as the storm makes its closest path on us thursday and into friday and then to the north and east. what are we expecting? winds of 40 to 50 miles per hour across the interior is a possibility thursday and friday. that would be tropical storm force. we still with the current track are on the drier side of the storm, we shouldn t get involved in the tampa bay area where the heaviest rain. hurricane force winds are possible across the eastern side of the state. we will talk ab
some news from overnight. one person is in serious condition after a hit and run on milwaukee s south side. it happened just before 9 last night milwaukee police say a man in his twenties was riding his motorcycle on mitchell street. when he approached the intersec muskego avenue he tried to go around cars stopped at the red light. it was then that the rider was hit by a silver s-u-v. police say the driver of the s-u-v stopped briefly and then sped off. anyone with information should call police. the debate over what to do about the deteriorating estabrook dam has gone on for years.and now there is a new plan to tear it down. but it means the county board won t get a say in the matter deandra corinthios is live from estabrook park to explain around the dam.effectively taking it out of the county board s jurisdiction. then.. selling it to the milwaukee metropolitan sewerage district for one dollar. m-m-s-d would move forward with demolition. in 2009 the dnr opened the floodg
pelley: one of the most powerful hurricanes in nearly a decade is on its way to the southeast. watches and warnings are up from the southern tip of florida up the atlantic coast to south carolina. 500,000 people are being urged to move inland. airlines are canceling hundreds of flights, and amtrak is shutting down service in the southeast. hurricane matthew, a category three storm with winds as high as 120mph, is blamed for as many as 25 deaths in haiti and the dominican republic. we have a team of correspondents on this story, and first we will go to omar villafranca in the bahamas. reporter: the outer bands ofb hurricane matthew are starting to pound the island of exuma here in the bahamas, but across the caribbean sea, people in a haiti and cuba are starting toto from the powerful storm. in les cayes, haiti, 145mph winds left a path of destruction. a the hurricane destroyed hundreds of homes and flooded the streets. the storm toppled trees andm knocked out power and a
this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. pelley: one of the most powerful hurricanes in nearly a decade is on its way to the southeast. watches and warnings are up from the southern tip of florida up the atlantic coast to south carolina. 500,000 people are being urged to move inland. airlines are canceling hundreds of flights, and amtrak is shutting down service in the southeast. hurricane matthew, a category three storm with winds as high as 120mph, is blamed for as many as 25 deaths in haiti and the dominican republic. we have a team of correspondents on this story, and first we will go to omar villafranca in the bahamas. reporter: the outer bands of hurricane matthew are starting to pound the island of exuma here in the bahamas, but across the caribbean sea, people beating from the powerful storm. in this town, 145mph winds left path of destruction. the hurricane destroyed hundreds of homes and flooded the streets. the storm toppled trees and knocked out power
nikki haley wherever you are on the coast we want to make sure that you are 100 miles away from that. the hurricane is expected to start impacting the u-s tomorrow. evacuations are starting this afternoon in south carolina, all schools are closed there as well. i ll be tracking hurricane matthew all morning long and give you the latest. right now, let s get to 13 first alert meteorologist dan bronis. investigating shots fired on the east it sent several people scrambling..in fear of their lives. 13 action news reporter parker collins is live near hacienda and maryland parkway with more on the investigation. parker adlibs a man is behind bars this morning after police say he shot and killed his chopper 13 fast and first over the scene near lake mead and rampart yesterday. an hours-long standoff ensued following the shooting. witnesses say the grandmother, who was in her 80 s, was seen running out of her home. she was apparently trying to escape after some sort of domestic sit
immigration and their running mates. the insult-driven i m just saying facts about your running mate and i know you can t defend him. both campaigns declare victory overnight while donald trump and hillary clinton prepare for their next face-off. our powerhouse political team here to break it all down. and good morning, america. two big stories developing this wednesday morning. starting out with that d tuesday night fight night for the vice presidential candidates. they shook hands there but it was feisty throughout the 90 minutes, and of course, right now, that massive storm barrelling towards the u.s. that s right, george. all eyes on matthew. take a look at this satellite picture. the storm stretching 700 miles southeast. this is a huge state in four states, florida through the carolinas already under states of emergency. president obama will meet with fema today as millions of americans now prepare to evacuate. yeah. they are already on the move, and the de
this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. we re tracking matthew, the massive hurricane on its way to a possible punishing landfall in central florida. the storm has taken at least 25 lives in its march through the caribbean. this infrared satellite image of attention today, appearing to many as a skull, to others as an animal. computer models show the hurricane walking a tightrope as it reaches the florida morning possibly as a category 4 storm. with palm beach among the places preparing for the worst. al roker is watching it all for us, what s the guidance? we see nothing that s going to lessen the storm right now. category 3, 205 miles south-southeast of nassau, it s a category 4, between melbourne and miami and continues its trek, hugging the coast. savannah in the cone of uncertainty and by saturday evening we ve got it off the north carolina coast. monday it starts to possibly get into a loop. so we ll be talking about this into next week. here are the effects, 1
announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news, with lester holt. good evening, we re tracking matthew. the massive hurricane on the verge of strengthening as it bears down on the bahamas on its way to a possible punishing landfall in central florida. the storm has already taken at least 25 lives on its march through the caribbean. this infrared satellite image of matthew is generated a lot appearing to many as a skull to others as an animal. right now computer models show the hurricane walking a narrow tightrope as it reaches the florida coast friday morning, possibly as a category 4 storm. with palm beach among the places preparing for the worst. al roke certificate watching it all for us. what s the latest guidance? we see nothing that s going to lessen the storm right now. category 3, 205 miles south-southeast of nassau. it s a category 4 between melbourne and miami. and continues its trek hugging the coast. savannah in the cone
this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. pelley: one of the most powerful hurricanes in nearly a decade is on its way to the southeast. watches and warnings are up from the southern tip of florida up the atlantic coast to south carolina. 500,000 people are being urged to move inland. airlines are canceling hundreds of flights, and amtrak is shutting down service in the southeast. hurricane matthew, a category three storm with winds as high as 120mph, is blamed for as many as 25 deaths in haiti and the dominican republic. we have a team of correspondents on this story, and first we will go to omar villafranca in the bahamas. reporter: the outer bands of hurricane matthew are starting to pound the island of exuma here in the bahamas, but across the caribbean sea, people in haiti and cuba are starting to clean up after taking a beating from the powerful storm. in this town, 145mph winds left path of destruction. the hurricane destroyed hundreds of homes and flooded
this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. pelley: one of the most powerful hurricanes in nearly a decade is on its way to the southeast. watches and warnings are up from the southern tip of florida up the atlantic coast to south carolina. 500,000 people are being urged to move inland. airlines are canceling hundreds of flights, and amtrak is shutting down service in the southeast. three storm with winds as high as 120mph, is blamed for as many as 25 deaths in haiti and the dominican republic. we have a team of correspondents on this story, and first we will go to omar villafranca in the bahamas. reporter: the outer bands of hurricane matthew are starting to pound the island of exuma here in the bahamas, but across the caribbean sea, people beating from the powerful storm. in this town, 145mph winds left path of destruction. the hurricane destroyed hundreds of homes and flooded the streets. the storm toppled trees and knocked out power and communications to large p