on activities and restaurants. - the extra income that i get from airbnb has been a huge impact in my life. hello, everyone. i m michael holmes in palm bay near melbourne, florida, as hurricane matthew pounds its way toward this spot. in the last few minutes, in fact one minute ago probably, we just rushed to the side as a massive gust came roaring down here. you can feel minute by minute this storm getting stronger and stronger. don, back to you in los angeles for now. okay, michael. stay safe out there.
michael. we are if we push back a bit, we are in a big concrete hotel. and the photographer there is showing where we are. those windows in this hotel can sustain 160 mile per hour winds we re told. the hotel is clearly prepared and we know the florida power and light folks will be staying at this hotel. some are here already. some coming to make sure if power goes out, which they are expecting, i think now have it is 140,000 the last time i checked floridians without lights and power but they expect as soon as the storm comes through they will get on it and start to restore power. michael? yeah. it was interesting around where we are, sara,er there were obviously the evacuations were being carried out. most people heeded the warnings but police were saying they were concerned, there were some who did not heed the warnings.
approaches jacksonville. michael? thank you so much. that road to florida there in jacksonville. the weather we are feeling here just melbourne, florida, is going to be heading that way in the hours ahead. it s been getting worse and worse here pretty much every minute. the rain has become torrential. the winds have become extremely strong. probably gusting upwards of 60, 70 miles an hour, over 100 kilometers an hour and we are two to three hours away from the worst of it. john, back to you in los angeles in a very dry studio, no doubt. absolutely. michael, back to you in a moment. let s bring in accuweather extreme meteorologist reed. what are the conditions like where you are? the storm is off shore. i was looking at radar a little
or convenience stores. and prop 64 generates a billion in new tax revenue for california to fund after-school programs and job training and placement initiatives. learn more at yeson64.org vote yes on 64. hello, everyone. welcome back to our continuing breaking news coverage of the path of hurricane matthew, still making its way toward the florida coastline. i m michael holmes in palm bay. i m john vause here in los angeles. matthew has taken hundreds of lives in the caribbean and now the killer storm is working on the florida coast. officials warn those who ignore the evacuation orders in
florida, georgia and south carolina it is too late to get out. the only option is to hunker down and stay put. this storm could be deadly. our number one priority is protecting every life in this state. i think of my grandchildren, daughters, son-in-law, wife, i want everyone to survive this. we can rebuild homes, we can rebuild businesses. i think of my own family. we can t rebuild a life. reporter: let s go to michael holmes in palm bay, florida. anyone who has been there know the beaches are wide and flat. you can drive a truck down them. if there is storm surge there s no block between the water and the city. exactly, john. that s the worry. the houses on the barrier islands, too. one can imagine what s going to be done to those in this storm with the storm surge, as well as the winds that are piling on it. you know, when i covered hurricane sandy in 2012, and saw