Places may become quote, uninhabitable for weeks and month. S damages are just coming in from south florida and they will continue as they pass each county, this has only passed half of our state this is not over. Power lines are down across the state hundreds of thousands without power but despite reap peted calls to evacuate. Get out if are you told to evacuate. Predictions of a dangerous storm surge. We run the numbers and history shows that nine out of ten historically, in landfall or close to lan fall have been due to water. Some people say they are staying put. We think well be okay but nobody know sfknows. Back here this is a live picture from Philadelphia International airport, there are flight delays and cancellations but some airports in south florida are reopening. Hurricane matthew caused 3,000 flights to be canceled over the last few days. Now for the latest lets head over to Melissa Magee at the action news big board. Reporter we have the latest in from the National Hurri
Nearly 300 people were killed. But with many areas inaccessible, that number could multiply. At least two hurricanerelated deaths in port st. Lucie florida. I just want to emphasize to everybody that this is still a really dangerous hurricane. Reporter that danger now shifting towards georgia and the carolinas. Officials there urging people especially in coastal areas to evacuate as Hurricane Matthew makes its way north ward. This is going to hurt. Were trying to reduce the amount of lives lost or harm done as much as we can. Reporter while here theres some light rain and wind gusts left behind from matthew along with Power Outages and in some areas, a lot to clean up. Its time for a check of the forecast. Melissa magee is at the big bored. We continue to track Hurricane Matthew as it moves out of georgia into the carolinas. All of today we had been noticing that the center of matthew has been well offshore or at least off the coast of florida. Right now it is between jacksonville and
Beach florida with the latest on matthew and the conditions youre seeing there, lauren. Reporter no audio. Hurricane matthew moving in orderward up the coast now slamming parts of georgia and the carolinas. The best thing now is to hunker down stay in a safe place dont more, dont try to move around. Reporter in florida, the storm claimed fowrve lives and left four lives, and left behind a trail of damage. Jacksonville, the flooding extending for blocks. Saint augustine nearly 2 dozen people including children were trapped at this bed and breakfast by the rising water. Farther south, roads washed away while wind gusts topping 100 Miles Per Hour tore down power lines and trees. We heard a boom and seen it come down. Reporter in haiti utter devastation. The death toll at nearly 300, by one account it tops 800 and rising. Meanwhile, Hurricane Matthew is weaker yet 26,000 people in the carolinas are heeding the warnings and taking no chances, riding out Hurricane Matthew in shelters. In flo
Some time. Sadly theres not much left of the body. The number one priority is finding out the cause of death. Once thats determined then we know which route to begin that investigation. Reporter those in this neighborhood add on top of being alarmed theyre not surprised. They say this neighborhood is steadily getting worse. Drug activity on the railroad has been doubled increased. I dont know if its because they pushed it off of sommer street or tioga but weve had nothing but addicts and drugs. Reporter im look argue round and you do he see some of those things people are concerned about Drug Paraphernalia bags things like that. They dont want their kids to see this stuff. They use this route to walk to school and thats why they want it cleaned out. They need to cut all of this grass and get rid of all of this stuff so people can see whats going onism at this point detectives say they dont even know the gender of the person burned. That, too will take time. They want neighbors to know
Draped over his coffin. Inside family, fellow officers and politicians including Vice President joe biden honored the officer who was assassinated in his police car along with his partner, officer wenjian liu, one week ago. When an assassins bullet targeted two officers, it targeted this city and it touched the soul of the entire nation. Reporter new york city mayor bill de blasio got a polite reception in the church. New york city has lost a hero. Reporter outside hundreds of Police Officers turned their backs when the mayor spoke siding with Union Officials who say de blasio fosters an anti Police Climate that contributed to the shooting. As many as 25,000 Police Officers from around the country created a sea of blue for several blocks, black strips covering their badges. We all serve for the same team. And we want to come down and make a difference. [ taps ] reporter after the casket was brought outside, Police Helicopters flew overhead and hundreds of officers on motorcycles led th