thank goodness it wasn t on the western quadrant. but a it is on the northern side. moving into the islands and a big concern could be around hilton head. there is a big concentration of pine. the pine trees. weak roots. tall broad trees. when they come down they cause a lot of damage on homes and power lines. still could see a six to nine surge. jacksonville reporting over five feet. katrina had 27 foot surge. with battery park in super storm sandy it was 14. but it depends on the topography and the area of concern. so that is a big concern. the big news here is this was a gift. jacksonville had low tide moments ago at 7:29 and tomorrow morning closer to charleston, again, closest approach at low tide on saturday morning. and city of jacksonville
the storm, it was enough to consider a career change. and now just to the north jacksonville may well suffer the most damage s, the city sits rit at sea level. there is potential for significant flooding there. now as conditions improve we re told firefighters will be out cutting trees like the one you see behind me with chain saws and tonight erin, 209,000 people in this city without power. that is of course the worst stuff striking jacksonville this hour. thank you very much. and now to meteorologist and the weather center. the governor, rick scott, says the worst is likely ahead. what do you expect? the storm is a category 2. it went down to 110 miles per hour. it s no longer a 3 or 4 but it s had several days at that strength to.
around that somehow. all of you please stay with us. next the live picture of trump tower in new york city. waiting to see what donald trump may or may not do. he s there. he s there tonight we understand. he s obviously rye trying to figure out what this means for him right now. one of trump s most vocal female supporters is going to come out on the show right after this. and the breaking news. new information on the leak of this explosive tape. how did that happen? brian steltser with some details on that and of course hurricane matthew, the deadly storm hitting jacksonville florida right now. and the governor of the state says the worst is still ahead. we re live in jacksonville tonight.
clear. if you stayed, you were told ho leave, first responders will not go to help those people because you are not going to risk the lives of t the first responders. is that the way it is also in jacksonville. we certainly cannot. and will not send first responders into conditions that aren t safe. but look, the storm is here. it is upon us. it is exiting in the near term. for whatever reason those who decided to stay, they did. and there is no reason to debate that. they are members citizens of our community so we are going to do everything that we can do help them and make sure that everyone in the city is safe. thank you mayor curry. i appreciate your time tonight. and following the two breaking stories tonight. hurricane matthew with a rising death toll in the united states and the tape of donald trump making vulgar comments about women. will he address it tonight? we ll be right back. hey, it s the phillips lady!
rosa florence is in jacksonville and what are the conditions like where you are? reporter: well that storm surge, catastrophic. the wind speeds and the wind gusts we re seeing here very destructive. just take a look at the tree you see behind me. we ve seen trees like this all throughout the city. but jacksonville isn t the only city getting pummeled by this monster storm. hurricane matthew, the worst hurricane to hit florida in more than a decade. early friday the deadly hurricane barrelling into florida s atlantic coast, packing winds up to 120 miles per hour. streets turning into rivers, rainfall totals could reach 15 inches in some areas. florida s governor issuing a grim warning. we are very concerned about storm surge. and the worst effects are stillike to costill li likely to come. urging people to listen to