Richly earned his reputation as a hatchet man tonight by implying and stating that world war ii and the korean war were democratic wars. This is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley one of the mostmo powerful hurricanes in nearly a decade is battering haiti and the Dominican Republic tonight, it could hit the United States later in the week. Hurricane matthew, a category4, is packing winds as high as 145 miles an hour. Matthew is blamed for at least nine deaths. The eye of the storm is navigating the winward passage between haiti and cuba. The u. S. Navy military prison at the u. S Guantanamo Bay is being battered. The u. S. Has sent disaster teams to the region, including jamaica, where we find marker reporter just after 7 00 a. M. , Hurricane Matthew blastedb into haitis southwestern tip, punishing rains, and winds of 145 Miles Per Hour uprooted trees and swept away the coastat town of la cayes. Resident george elie told us it was devastating three feet of rain on this rura