when you factor in this with high tide, this again could be some unprecedented flooding in some locations. reporter: forecasters calling for potential storm surge as high as 11 feet, with wind gusts surpassing 100 miles per hour in some places. bringing down power lines and trees. a big boom. reporter: the death toll in haiti climbing. the interior ministry saying nearly 300 people were killed, but with many areas still inaccessible, localff multiply. meanwhile, at least two hurricane-related deaths reported inport st. lucy, florida, with a warning, the life-threatening impactses from this storm may still not be over. i just want to emphasize to everybody that this is still a really dangerous hurricane. reporter: that danger now shifting toward georgia and the carolinas. officials there are urging people, especially in coastal areas, to evacuate as hurricane matthew makes its way we re trying to just reduce the amount of lives lost or harm done as much as we can. report
authorities say the 19-month-old was found dead inside an apartment at 86 ashworth avenue on wednesday. witham was arrested today on endangering the welfare of a child for purposely violating a duty to care, but also possession of a controlled drug and falsifying evidence charges. what police have not told us are the circumstances surrounding the child s death or how police discovered it. the cause of death is still under investigation at this time and police are asking anyone who come forward or use their anonymous text line. witham is being held on $10,000 bail and will be arraigned on live in hampton, cherise tuesday. leclerc, wmur news 9. tom: now to commitment 2016. donald trump once again in hot water, this time for comments he made about groping women. footage from 2005 surfaced this afternoon of trump bragging about trying to have sex with a married woman. with reaction from political leaders condemning his remarks. mike: we want to warn you that some of the language
duty to care, but also possession of a controlled drug and falsifying evidence charges. what police have not told us are the circumstances surrounding the child s death or how police discovered it. the cause of death is still under investigation at this time and police are asking anyone who may have more information to come forward or use their anonymous text line. witham is being held on $10,000 bail and will be arraigned on live in hampton, cherise tuesday. leclerc, wmur news 9.to water, this time for comments he made about groping women. footage from 2005 surfaced this afternoon of trump bragging about trying to have sex with a married woman. wmur s mike cronin joins us live with reaction from political leaders condemning his remarks. mike: we want to warn you that some of the language is offensive. the comments are drawing criticism from democrats and republicans, and in an unusual washington post begins with audio from donald trump making explicit comments about a woman
georgia. abc s lauren lyster is live with the latest on the storm. good morning to you, lauren. good morning. it s hard to believe less than 24 hours ago you could barely walk where i am as hurricane matthew battered this area and worse and now continues north. the deadly hurricane wreaking overnight, matthew bringing deafening rain, storm surge and destruction to south carolina. flooding roads, downing trees, and driving cars off the road. a en eerie light show on this highway as multiple power lines explode. the powerful category 2 hurricane has weakened, but continues to show its force, bringing wind gusts up to 80 miles per hour. north carolina, really, the best thing now is to just hunker down and stay in a safe place, don t move, don t try and move around. this, after pummelling florida. sounded like a train hitting the house. that s all i could say, the wind is just so strong. at matthew, a home security camera captures the moment rushing water goes into a home
responded. wmur s jean mackin joins us live from the state police barracks in bedford with what we re learning at this hour. jean: state police are investigating what happened just after 6:30 tonight out on interstate 93 in manchester. it appears that several vehicles were involved in the crash on 93 south. it was just before the 293 split in heavy traffic. one car ended up in the median. state police on scene indicated did not survive the crash. while several ambulances were called to the scene, it is still unclear if others were hurt in the collision. first responders and investigators closed three left lanes of i-93 south. they were detouring the holiday traffic around the scene. at this hour, we don t know yet what led to the crash and the name of the person who died has not been released yet tonight. state police are investigating the fatal crash and will be jean mackin, wmur news 9. shelley: thanks for that update. tonight, five high school students who lost their lives
it appears that several vehicles were involved in the crash on 93 south. it was just before the 293 split in heavy traffic. one car ended up in the median. state police on scene indicated that one person in that vehicle did not survive the crash. while several ambulances were called to the scene, it is still unclear if others were hurt in the collision. first responders and investigators closed three left lanes of i-93 south. they were at this hour, we don t know yet what led to the crash and the name of the person who died has not been released yet tonight. state police are investigating the fatal crash and will be releasing more information. jean mackin, wmur news 9. shelley: thanks for that update. tonight, five high school students who lost their lives when hit by a wrongway driver in tonight at a school in vermont, hundreds came together to honor all five teenagers. one of the victims was 15-year-old janie cozzi, sophomore at kimball union academy in meriden. the communi
thought it could be getting down don t you but the temperatures will be dropping a little bit more as we go through the morning. in raleigh, the pinegrove elementary school, rode my bike by there a couple of days ago, 37 degrees in revere, at the whelan elementary school 39, in rice at the elementary school 35. very cold out there and are frosting places. 28degrees right now in taunton, 30 degrees. boston is 43 right now. many 20s across new england. it is a frosty morning, definitely a cold morning. a little bit of hiking club is going by. it seems to be sending bout out and disappearing and for the most part we will have a nice sunny day overall. your forecast for the weekend 61 today, a chilly start. tomorrow it will become quite breezy out of the southwest. we make it 70-72 with a mix of sunshine and clouds. i will see with the rest of the this is really something, strangers jump to the rescue of a woman trapped inside a sinking suv. they saved her life with seconds t
portsmouth to explain. mike: let me just address the obvious. d.o.t. has asked us to wear protective clothing because we are so close to the work site and right now workers are working to cut through a couple pieces of metal. once they get done with that, then they will be able to move the bridge, which we re told is about a half an hour from now. this is a complex process and d.o.t. wants to make sure they re doing it carefully and safe sparks are flying on the sarah long bridge as workers from new hampshire and maine prepare to move one of its major parts. it s a milestone in removal of the bridge, the first significant piece to be removed. where it affects the navigational channel. at 2 million pounds, 250 feet long, the center span of the bridge is supposed to be gone by saturday. department of transportation workers are using the high tide to help get rid of it. the tide will move the middle pier. the plan was to remove it friday morning but all the preparations were
pieces of metal. once they get done with that, then they will be able to move the bridge, which we re told is about a half an hour from now. this is a complex process and d.o.t. wants to make sure they re doing it carefully and safely. sparks are flying on the sarah long bridge as workers from new hampshire and maine prepare to move one of its major parts. it s a milestone in removal of the bridge, the first significant piece to be removed. where it aff navigational channel. at 2 million pounds, 250 feet long, the center span of the bridge is supposed to be gone by saturday. department of transportation workers are using the high tide to help get rid of it. the tide will move the middle piece off its bearings and then will be floated to the state pier. the plan was to remove it friday morning but all the preparations weren t done. very complicated. a lot of intricate work going into preparation for it. it s the primary focus is of care is being taken to make sure ever
15th, i m amy coveno. we ll get to the top stories in just a minute. . josh: good morning, it s good to be back, i guess. it s chilly out there. and temperatures are in the lower 20 s, what? in northern new hampshire. upper 20 s and mid 20 s in northern and western parts of the state and then you get down into the state, which are at the sea coast, and even there you re in the 30 s. frost and freezing conditions. a few clouds rolled through it s clear out there and high pressure keeps it clear all day long. how high do the temperatures go today? we rebound in the upper 50 s. so a high between 55 and 60 degrees today, but temperatures look to head back up. we ll take another look at that in your week ahead forecast coming right up. line looks different as you wake up just before midnight. the center span of the sarah long bridge was removed. department of transportation workers used the high tide to float the 250 foot steel structure to the state pier. sparks flew as crews fro