Eyewitness news. Getting ready for Hurricane Matthew. what you can expect and what you should do in case the hurricane hits North Carolina. A life cut short a grieving mother talks about what her daughter had planned before the crash that killed her. And remembering a legend. We look back at the life and career of our good friend Larry Stogner who sat in this chair for decades. Eyewitness news starts right now. A tropical alert huge and ominous Hurricane Matthew creating chaos in the caribbean while eyeing a possible hit on our coast. Hurricane matthew in the caribbean right now but were already getting ready for the storm in North Carolina. Good evening, im tisha powell. And im steve daniels. cuba and haiti are in the path right now. And it could bring devastation and matthew could end up here by the weekend. So, governor mccrory declared a state of emergency for the entire abc 11 viewing area. A total of 66 counties are under that order. The Emergency Operations center is activated.
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Matthew. Youre looking at Brunswick County. This is what were seeing here. Jonathan rodriguez is monitoring situation. Governor mccrory is discussing the impact matthew could have on the area. Localel local School Systems will close two hours early today, no after school activities. For the latest path and the impact, lets go fairly soon. We have another update at 5 00 a. M. From the National Hurricane center but were looking at a close view of the storm off the coast of florida. Right off the coast of cocoa beach, port canaveral, you can see the yellows, oranges, and reds. The heavy rain spreading towards orlando, daytona beach, and real jacksonville, florida. Theyre already starting to see well. Winds, latest check with this storm, 120 Miles Per Hour. No, isnt expected to weaken over the next few days just because of its interaction with land. I want to bring you to a closer look at home and you may wake up to a few showers. I know i had to the drive through showers on the way to wor
Were watching it closely and we could have several inches of rain this weekend. Very close to the eye wall here and the eye wall is where we see the heaviest rain and we know its capable of winds in excess of 120 Miles Per Hour. This will approach the coastline this morning with devastating conditions and storm surge to the coast there. Now, locally, were dealing with our own rain not associated with matthew yet. Showers are streaming from the coast and the heaviest rain on the 95 corridor so lets check clayton, goldsboro, clinton, reporting 97 now. We had 50s yesterday. That was nice. 65 durham and 69 rocky mount. You will have to leave for extra time this morning. Showers will continue for us. Theyre around at 3 00, high of 71, breezy and damp as we head toward 6 00, temperature around 69 degrees, and then we the rain and wind of Hurricane Matthew. That comes into play tomorrow. Ill walk you through that in your complete storm team forecast. Well, some coastal towns right now are und
We begin this morning with a look at todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. [ bleep ]. Wow. This wind is really blowing hard. Im not sure what the Miles Per Hour are. Im not going to lie. Im scared. Hurricane matthew pumles east coast. Its a monster. You talked to my captain. Do you have body bags . Are you prepared for mass casualties. Reporter as floridas governor has warned repeatedly, this storm will kill everyone you know who wants to mess with it. Hillary clinton was off the campaign trail today, prepping for sundays debate. Do you really think that Hillary Clinton is debate prepping for three or four days . Hillary clinton is resting. Okay . Federal investigators now say the man behind that stabbing spree at a mall in minnesota may have been newly radicalized. He may have been radicalized either with the influence of others or on his own. Investigators say the train that crashed into that transit speed limit. And again its Larry Fitzgerald with a touchdown catch. The 49ers