Matthew. The gas stations were filled with people lining up to fill their cars and plastic storage containers. Leaders in the country are preparing people for the worst. The island, the entire jamaica will be affected by rains, but theres a greater concentration in the eastern part of the island. This morning the waves have picked up coast. Look at that. Matthew is the strongest hurricane since felix in 2007. The columbia eastern providences are bracing for matthew. The country declared the first stage of an emergency. Raul castro led a meeting as they oversaw the storm preparations. This is a birds eye view of hurricane matthew. The Hurricane Hunters will fly coming days. Ed bloodsworth has the latest on where it is headed and what impacts it will have on florida this morning. Reporter good morning. We are looking at an extremely powerful category 4 hurricane. The winds 150 miles an hour, and you can seat eye there. Its not looking quite as organized as it was earlier this morning, an
Earlier this afternoon. Went out to sample the storms. Winds close to 150 miles an hour. Still a mammoth hurricane. It is a high end category 4 storm. 2 movement, north, northwest now at 7 miles an hour. The last update from the National Hurricane center, the storm was essentially stationary so it has started that turn on off to the north now that will eventually take it up toward jamaica. D hurricane warning in effect. It is looking to move in as a category 3 hurricane. It could bring 15 to 25 inches of rain to haiti leading to flooding, storm surge five to ten feet possible with this. There is the long Term Forecast track. You notice the southeast coast of florida, now, out of the long term track, the cone of uncertainty there. Watch closely. Rod . Ian, thank you very much. We will check back with you in a few minutes. It could be another 48 hours or so before we learn what that suspicious substance was mailed to mosaic headquarters. This was after that sink hole opened up. Jamel lan
vo with thousands of quality preowned vehicles. And exceptional customer service, a cross america, a warning. Officials have issued an earthquake warning. It follows a series of trimmers along the fault. A sad update this morning. The 6yearold shot in South Carolina this week has died. A bullet struck one of jacob halls major arteries when a 14 yearold opened fire on a playground. Listen to his mother who calls her son an ange forgiven already. Jacob was more than everything to us. Jacob was everything to the everybody. He was an angel brought to this earth to show love, to show kindness, to show forgiveness. Jacob never had a bad intention ever in his body, in his little six and a half years that he was on earth. He loved me, his mommy. We had a bond like no mother he loved his daddy. He loved to tell stories. He had an imagination that was as big as he was. Simply heart breaking. Investigators say the gunman killed his father just before he drove to the school. He is now charged as a
Some reports saying isis had control at one point. It happened eight miles from an air base where u. S. Marines are training iraqi troops. Isis fighters arers are still close to town borders. The premier league saying theres been no direct attack on that air base and militants have been pushed back by u. S. Coalitionled air strikes. Some of the coldest wither in the country. 35 Million People in 17 states under some form of windchill advisory from the upper murder west to the deep south. Its zero degrees in some places, below zero in others. A bitter weekend ahead. By monday, parts of new england could be 10 so 20 below with windchills as low as minus 35. But thats not all, my friends. Blizzard watches are in effect saturday night through sunday for the entire england coast. And yes that includes boston where crews have worked nonstop for three weeks to move six feet of snow. Meteorologist bill karins will be here shortly for your valentines day forecast. Convicted army soldier chelsea
Live from the cbs bay area studios this is kpix5 news. Are you here . This mans job was to keep us safe. Then on his watch the san bruno pipeline exploded. He left office in disgrace. Why is he honored for his Public Service tonight . Thats what joe vazquez went to find out. Reporter the dinner was held inside here at the julia morgan ballroom. Let me show you the golden invitation. There you see Michael Peevey, the former cupc chair honored for a lifetime of service, willie brown the emcee, 250 bucks a head and guess, what the folks out here protesting were not impressed. Crooks honoring crooks here crooks honoring crooks. Reporter it was a very uncomfortable entrance for a posh dinner tonight. People coming to this gala are people involved in somewhat like a White Collar Crime ring. Reporter the gala is for Michael Peevey who recently stepped down from his post as head of the puc cpuc. Youre [ technical difficulties ] president obama is pretty used to getting a warm welcome here, but