than an eye opener. >> the message tonight, hope for the best, prepare for the worst. >> you can always repair property. you cannot restore a life if it is lost. >> good evening. newschannel8 is tracking hurricane matthew. we have coverage throughout the state. we begin with chief meteorologist steve jerve. he joins us now from the forecast center. this thing continues to be just a menace to florida's' coast. >> absolutely jen. that's a category 3 hurricane forecast to become a 4. especially on friday, affect florida's east coast. some are estimating a landfall. some say just offshore. it is still a concern. we will start with max defender 8. a few showers continue to pass across the area. that's a live sweep picking up on showers in hillsborough county at the moment. they are drifting rapidly to the southwest. you can see a few lightning strikes involved with that. but these are really not at as well. we expect that to get much more active the next 24 and 48 hours. 120 miles an hour winds. hurricane warnings in place for much of florida's east coast. further south of that, tropical storm warnings in place. we also have a tropical storm warning in place for sections of the bay area. the timing on this, friday at 2:00 a.m. keeping in mind, the western side or just to the left of the storm, is where the weakest part of it is. though, this is a major hurricane. certainly, effects can come out, especially in the rain banding. curving audiotape to the northeast, the computer models did a loop de loop today. we will see if the trend continues. there are warnings in place, the tropical storm warning from sumter, polk county. hardy, and highlands county meaning within 36 hours could see very strong wind gusts. plan for that by taking in anything that may fly around expecting strong wind gusts on the western side of this system as it moves up florida's east coast. that track could change. we will continue to watch it. >> all right. now let's head to meteorologist ian oliver. what is it looking like on florida's east coast at palm beach shores? >> reporter: this is the final night of relative tranquility. as you look behind me, i count two op lounging out enjoying the last of this relatively quiet weather. it is already getting breezy here, the surf is starting to pick up. most people very busy on our way in here, we saw a lot of folks headed west away from the beach. evacuating the area. we saw a number of local business owners boarding up their businesses taking steps to prevent any damage to those. we had some folks that have been through this a few times around that are deciding to stay with their homes. many people have generators because of what happened in 04 and 05. people are much better prepared. >> reporter: it is amazing the legacy left behind by that 2004 and 2005 season's back to back with multiple major hurricanes. then you remember while it has been over a decade since a major hurricane has struck the state of florida, this one will come dangerously close as we head on through the next le showing you the forecast track. precariously close to the shoreline. conditions are starting to go downhill. i'm storm team 8 meteorologist ian oliver on florida's east coast. back to you. >> thank you ian. up north, the mayor of jacksonville is urging residents on the coast to leave their homes and move further inland. the wind is already blowing and people there are beginning to fill the sandbags. in south florida, a hurricane county. while there is a tropical storm warning for miami-dade. at this time, there are no mandatory evacuations for the counties, residents are waiting in long lines to fuel up and they are stocking up on supplies as well. parts of cuba looking like a war zone. police and soldiers are attempting to clear the streets of debris after hurricane matthew drove through that island. dozens of homes are destroyed. and right new york city rescuers are trying to reach the hardest hit areas in haiti. the image heartbreaking. these are images of some of the damage. haiti is cut off from communications. matthew was the strongest hurricane to hit haiti in 50 years. hurricane matthew made landfall there first, newschannel8's candace mccowan spoke to people anxious to get to the island nation to help. >> reporter: the children in the pictures feel like her own. she visited them many time she was there just last week. >> i wish i could be two places at the same time. >> reporter: biera's heart is broken as she awaits news of damage from hurricane matthew. tammy is also trying to wrap her head around the duction she is seeing. she runs people for haiti. a group who provides medical missions. >> as of yesterday, we were thinking that we might have to go as early as monday. >> reporter: while many in florida ar matthew, these women are waiting and watching haiti. >> they don't know where their next meal is going to come from. they don't know how to find shelter. >> reporter: candace mccowan, newschannel8. some important news for parents in polk county. schools are closed thursday and friday because of hurricane matthew. at the emergency operations center, crews are closely following the storm's path. they say people liveing in mobile homes should consider going to a shelter. family until matthew passes. just flying debris. it will kill you. so take it seriously. get your supplies ahead of time and you know, don't take no hurricane lightly. >> tomorrow morning, a special needs shelter will open up at the department of health in bartow. newschannel8 is helping you prepare. we have a list of sandbag locations, shelters, important emergency numbers right on our website, wfla.com. well, the florida highway patrol is making re moves smoothly as people evacuate south florida. every single trooper will be out working to quickly clear accident scenes and watch for erratic drivers. also, construction along i-75 has been halted completely until the storm passes through. troopers don't want anything to hinder the traffic as people try to evacuate. >> if we are going to be using our interstate to get people to a safe area, those roadways must be cleared. the storm's pack. they are part of the reaction force team to stop situations like riots, but in situations like this, they assist police departments overwhelmed after a storm. don't forget, you can track hurricane matthew on your smartphone with our storm team 8 weather max app any time. it is also free to download at the operation store. still ahead ... >> hurricane season is here for another eight weeks or so. coming up after the break, we will explain why october in particular is a month that is especially dangerous. plus. >> millions of gallons of raw sewage out of a broken pipe here. what is being done with the sewage and what is being done after an obscene amount was spent building this controversial courthouse, the state learned the contractor had overspent on framed photos that were never used. when the 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"that reporter he is talking about suffers from a chronic condition that impairs movement of his arms." and that's not donald trump. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> new tonight, a school deskins escaped from deputies when they tried to arrest him for pawning stolen items. deputies found him when he withdrew money from his bank account and the bank notified authorities. though we are now in october, we are still in hurricane season. the storm team 8 meteorologist leigh spann shows us this month can be a very vulnerable time. >> anything that looks like it is coming into the gulf of mexico probably is my worst nightmare. >> reporter: hurricanes are the kind of things that keep sally bishop up >> here in the pinellas county emergency operations center, the eoc. >> reporter: she is the emergency management director for pinellas county. they gather in this category 5 rated fortress. >> it is much easier to coordinate operations when you have someone here to do it face to face rather than over the phone. >> reporter: but if she has one message for you, it is this. stay prepared for storms even as it gets cooler. >> it is actually the month to hurricane season as far as i'm concerned. it is our best opportunity to see a big storm land on the west coast of florida. >> reporter: here is why. the strong atlantic high pressure can steer a hurricane through the strong waters of the caribbean and gulf allowing the storm to strengthen. what makes october unique is that cold fronts push into the gulf of mexico and can quickly turn a storm toward the west coast of florida. >> what can i be doing now in october to sort of stay >> well, besides the fact, making sure your kit is still intact, i'm actually thinking this is a good time of year to go out and look at some of the bigger projects you might want to tackle. >> reporter: new roofs, garage doors, window coverings, do it yourself options. >> there are more and more on the market options for window protection that a homeowner can manage themselves. >> that was meteorologist leigh spann reporting. remember, hurricane season is not officially over until the car door. that's the warning from nissan tonight. coming up, the reason safety regulators are investigating thousands of cars. >> and we want you to get the best deals on hotels so just ahead, we will tell you the month you need to book your holiday stay. >> also, don't forget, this year's heart walk is coming up in november. but now's the time to join stacie schaible's team. fuccilo kia again matching the first $50,000 we raise. this is medicine. medicine. uh... medicine? 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>> yeah, it is a concern. i have young kids. i mean, you can still, you know, obviously still smell the aftereffects. so, definitely not good stuff. tackling the problem, installing hoses to pump the polluted water out of the area hoping to limit exposure to neighborhoods and area waterways. >> our crews have set up pumper trucks around the entire sewer shed. >> reporter: randy kim explains the water is being trucked to the treatment plant rather than pumped until the pipe is repaired. >> and we also had our construction inspector go door to door to to determine whether any of the spill encroached on any other backyards so we have a list of all those residents and our maintenance folks will be going out this morning to disinfect the areas. wash them down. >> reporter: the only thing that doesn't stink about this entire mess is the county is responding quickly to it. in palm harbor, i'm chip osowski, newschannel8. now, max defender 8, the and your storm team 8 forecast with chief meteorologist steve jerve. >> relatively quiet. you can see the shower activity tyty is drifting here east to west. this sweep with the new radar. you can see the activity tyty here on the wave heights. we will continue to watch this on the eastern side. we mentioned the stronger winds. the waves will be a little higher. you can see very, very high seas over 20 feet asat hurricane matthew. as we look at the forecast winds over the next couple of days, winds will begin to increase thursday for central and south florida. the tampa bay winds will increase. this is thursday conditions there for friday at 3:00 a.m. you can see the strong winds coming around the northern side. with the eye oaf the center of the storm rideing the coastline south to north. matthew will eventually pull away. that will change our wind direction. that will actually help to draw region. as we look at our wind speeds here over the next several days you can see how we will increase and the circulation around matthew coming easterly and northeasterly and eventually coming in from the northwest. that will help to draw in the wind conditions. the stronger winds will be on the eastern side as we talked about how generally, the stronger winds in this case with the advancing storm are off to the east. that's a look at brandon. mostly cloudy skies at tate. 76 degrees at 7:00 a.m. 88 degrees at 4:00 p.m. in the afternoon. currently 83 in temple terrace. seminole, 86, upper 70s , sun city center. temperatures around the area, mostly 70s and 80s at the moment. the winds will continue to come in from the east, northeast, increasing the next several days. a gust to 22 miles an hour. in tampa, there's a look across the peninsula. where we are relative to hurricane matthew. you can see the radar here you see the forecast track a couple of minutes ago. so windy conditions especially later thursday. and on into friday which appears to be the day most of the state of florida will feel the biggest effects. but really starting later tomorrow night. temperatures will likely cool down just a little bit behind the storm. and, a cold front up the road. some drier air expected for the early part of next week. you saw some of the longer forecast, the loop it was trying to do. computers models jugged that could happen. but we plays out. >> you called it an anomaly. i call it dumb. i'm not voting for that option at all. >> that looks pretty crazy. >> why don't you just go away. >> we will watch the next 36 hours. sounds like a lot could happen. >> hurricane warnings in place for the east coast. >> thank you. we'll be right back. what if one of the biggest challenges we face down here... could be solved... simply by looking up there? 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he wasn't wailing or anything but the tearing were falling. i said it will be all right. >> see, sometimes that is just what you need. somebody to lay on the floor with you. the sergeant says she love it is picture and will always keep it. that is pretty awesome. >> they do great work. in the community. >> they do. did you hear, she was there for a high-five rally? i feel like we need a little bit of thank you my friend. >> at this point, we do. >> i mean, because we have a lot of stress right now. matthew? >> we have to watch that the next 36 hours. there's a look at the forecast track again. and, largely howl it affect it is bay area. we are on the weaker side. but that doesn't mean we can't see strong wind gusts. potentially strong rain bands on the center. they can be enhanced by the heating of the day. become very violent. just to know that especially inland. you want to watch this. >> take all the small stuff >> her total disappearing act. is kim ditching public life after her night of terror in paris? now on "extra." kim kardashian in hiding, scared into seclusion. the new report she's rethinking the life that made her kanye reemerging today. why kim's body guard is drowning in debt and filing for bankruptcy. and the new clue just discovered in paris that can help catch the thieves. plus -- >> what hillary clinton just told me about kim's big scare. i've got a preview of her all new interview. angelina and the kids in therapy. how they're coping with the traumatic end of their parents' five. was it is surprise? >> when the doctor did the ultrasound -- >> sarah jessica parker rem premiering her tv return. >> "sex and the city," that's the first time i've ever said that. >> and the bella twins are here. if you think they're hot, now on "extra" from universal capital of l.a. hey, everyone, welcome to "extra." i'm mario lopez. we have a close up look at emma slater's unusual gem. >> and jon bon jovi breaks news about his new tour. >> it's been said kim kardashian is famous for being famous. but is it coming to an end? kim's scare in paris. >> vanishing from sight, blaming herself for her night of terror. kanye comes out of hiding. her husband leaving their rented new york air b&b refusing to answer questions. the first time either has been seen since they arrived home monday after the $11 million heist. the most instagramed woman in the world, the one who once pld >> nude selfies until i die. >> -- remaining silent on social media after dropping a minute-by-minute road map to her paris whereabouts. "people" magazine now reporting the rty sta quote, change everything, even how she travels. >> i gng t show you my bedroom for the night. rumors she was it quitting her