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
Marley hall has the latest from orlando. Tell us what you know at this point. Reporter Hurricane Matthew is still pummeling the florida coast with powerful wind and rain but so far, the state has been spared a direct hit and Florida Governor rick scott is calling it a blessing. Hurricane matthew with its 120 mileanhour winds is lashing Floridas Atlantic coast. The storm is bringing y northern half of the state. This is still a really dangerous hurricane that the potential for storm surge, flooding, loss of life, and severe Property Damage continues to exist. Reporter more than half a Million People are without power after wind gusts approached 100 Miles Per Hour overnight. Its really important that we get power restored as quickly as we can. Reporter matthews eye is just off shore and moving wall could impact hundreds of miles of shoreline while the storms flooding rains spread well inland. The weather is just starting to go downhill in northern florida and georgia coastline. Reporter
More than half a Million People are without power after wind gusts approached 100 miles an hour overnight. Its really important that we get power restored as quickly as we can. Matthews eye is just off shore and moving parallel to the coast, meaning the powerful winds of the eye wall could impact hundreds of miles of shoreline while the storms flooding rains spread well inland. The weather is just starting to go downhill in northern florida and on the georgia coastline. Matthew is already a in haiti, hit hard by the storm earlier this week, the death toll is approaching 500. Here in florida, damage estimates are underway in towns south of the storm but forecasters say this may not be the last the state will see of matthew. It will transition to a category 2 we think somewhere around georgia maybe transitioning to a 1 as it pushes through the South Carolina coast and then does this big loop pushing back down toward the bahamas. Is it possible that the same places could get hit twice . R
Moves north. It could be the worst part of this is still to come. Reporter Hurricane Force winds snapped trees and destroyed the side of a boathouse. All over the state, debris littered streets. In jacksonville, huge waves crashed ashore. Officials are worried matthews storm surge could cause major flooding in low lying areas. On top of the wind, the storm surges are going to be significant. 10 feet plus waves. Reporter theyre g t from this widespread and powerful storm. South carolinas governor pleaded withholdouts to leave. There is nothing safe about what is getting to ready to happen. Reporter Officials Say more than half a Million People are without power in florida. Marley hall, cbs news, orlando. Mark marley, thanks. Matthew is blamed for 500 deaths now in haiti alone. Beth, where is this hurricane now . Where is it headed . Beth right now its off the coast of jacksonville. Probably in the in florida. The longer it stays off to the ocean and away from the coast, it continues to
Noon. Another case involving Sheriff Joe Arpaio in court today in downtown phoenix. This one is aimed at shutting down his immigration race. We have more from the courthouse. Reporter trying to put a stop to Sheriff Joe Arpaios workplace rain and county atty. Bill montgomery prosecution of those cases that is what plaintiffs in this lawsuit clinton versus arpaio will be asking federal jud campbell to do today. Some 80 of those raised over the years have been unconstitutional and have broke apart countless families. The plaintiffs will argue and today they will ask the judge to stop all of that permanently. Spirit once again joe arpaio is in Court Spending taxpayer money to defend his unjust, unconstitutional policies. Accepting his wrong, he is stepping up and fighting. Reporter lawyers will argue that joe arpaio has the constitutional right to carry out these rates. We will tell you how it plays out. Im mike watt case cbs 5 news. What are the odds he could end up in jail . That could