and we do say good morning on this tuesday and start with that weather situation in the caribbean. >> a catastrophic strike from hurricane matthew is imminent for haiti and parts of jamaica. you can see the storm on the radar swirling in the sea, packing winds of more than 140 miles per hour. overnight in jamaica the outer bands hit kingston sending a wave crashing into the coast. gas stations closed as them to higher ground. we have this video from haiti in the meantime, taken right before sunset. the sea is already rising even with the storm well offshore. three people have already died in the caribbean because of the storm. people in cuba are also preparing for the worst by boarding up buildings and filling sandbags. the storm is then expected to head toward florida's east coast. accuweather's paul williams is tracking it for us. what can you tell us? >> good morning, kendis, diane. spaghetti models. most indicate we're pretty consistent with the moving across eastern portions of cuba and along the east coast possibly skipping closer to north carolina and it'll restrengthen to a category 3 by then. other news, we have severe storms expected throughout portions of wichita towards oklahoma city and up towards omaha. with this potential, this could possibly affect matthew downroad. kendis, diane. >> all right, our thanks to paul and we should note abc plans and haiti later on "gma" but first to the political spotlight turning to the lesser known bottom of the ticket in the race for the white house. >> the vice presidential nominees are set to square off in their own lonely debate tonight and abc's maggie rulli has an preview from farmingville. >> reporter: good morning. as you mentioned it doesn't have quite the reality show spectacle the first presidential debate had but what we will see are two politicians that will take the debate stage starting with hillary clinton's running mate democratic virginia senator and former governor tim kaine. he's a formerly harvard trained trial lawyer so he's going to be ready when he lands on that debate stage. he's been in intense debate prep but he will play to that strength of being well liked and be himself. turning now to donald trump's number two, we have republican indiana governor and former 2-ye he was a former radio talk show host so will go out and be ready to debate and been preparing for this in overdrive trying to make up for what many saw as an unprepared trump at last week's presidential debate. now, we should also be able to see both vice presidential candidates go out there trying to answer to their presidential controversies that have been happening to their parties. well, here kaine will talk about address trump's tacks. we've seen them both be mild-mannered but rumors that he will be fiery and feisty when pence gets out there on stage tonight. now, kendis and diane, it hud be noted that when it comes to a vice presidential debate, it might not have the big-time appeal as the president's but turns 0 out to that most don't know the names of the vice presidentian motivates people to find out more or not. that's maggie rulli at longwood university. >> people looking for answers like who are they? you can see the vice presidential debate with tim kaine and mike pence tonight at 9:00 eastern right here on abc. on sunday it's showdown number two for the presidential nominees. that debate will take place in stall. co-moderated by our own martha raddatz. join us for full team coverage on abc. and for now donald trump and >> yes, so clinton is blasting trump over those leaked tax returns that show he may not have paid federal taxes for nearly two decades but trump is touting his use of the tax laws as proof of his brilliance. here's abc's orlando that sack. >> reporter: hillary clinton is hoping and endorsement by lebron james will help her with ohio voters. >> i'm truly honored to have his support. >> reporter: campaigning in the buckeye state clinton hit her rival donald trump on his bankruptcies that she says small businesses. >> i can't imagine having a president who believes that that's the way you're supposed to treat people. but you're going to very much me make sure he never gets near the white house. >> reporter: she also hammered trump on "the new york times" report that the republican nominee may have avoided paying taxes for nearly two decades because of big business losses in the '90s. >> here's my question. what kind of genius loses a billion dollars in a single year? >> reporter: on the trail in bragging about how he used the tax laws. >> i have legally used the tax laws to my benefit. and to the benefit of my companies, my investors and my employees. i mean, honestly i have brilliantly -- i have brill lapsely used those laws. >> reporter: trump didn't confirm that he didn't pay taxes, but previously he had scolded those that didn't. here's trump on "hannity" in 2011 t zero and even if you don't make a lot, you should have to pay something, just something to be a part of the game. >> reporter: and what we'll watch to see if any of these controversies as well as growing questions about his business dealings with an iranian bank make it into the vice presidential debate tonight. i'll see you there. kendis, diane. >> sounds good, thanks. the u.s. has broken off talks with russia over a cease-f cease-fire. discuss. 400 civilians killed there since the cease-fire collapsed two weeks ago. just yesterday bunker busting bombs destroyed one of the main hospitals leaving seven people dead. back in this country an out-of-control grass fire in eastern colorado has forced hundreds of residents to evacuate. the fire in pueblo county grew very quickly to more than 3,000 acres because of strong winds and dry conditions. authorities say the fire actually split in two and is heading in different directions. president obama has wrapped an festival in his own backyard inspired by south by southwest that's held every march in austin, the south by south lawn brought out leonardo dicaprio who talked about climate change with the president? 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[ spea a >> reporter: and this italian tourist here on vacation says all he can do is wait. he's fine but concerned over the less fortunate cubans who live in not so sturdy structures. >> for me i think that it is no problem. for cuba and all, there is much problem for why the house is not moved. >> reporter: we're in this neighborhood which is still in the city of santiago but in the folks living here have already placed sandbags on the roofs, a way to keep them from blowing away. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> reporter: took him an hour to take down his roof but worth it because in the end he doesn't want to have to buy a whole brand-new roof. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> reporter: not easy, he says, having to buy another one so for now his current roof is on the floor tied up, held down so matthew doesn't take it. at this particular hotel we were told that if things get really too crazy that we are all expected to be in one place together. just one of the warnings that we're getting at this hotel but i can tell you a lot waiting and watching to see what happens at least in the next 12 to 24 hours. reporting from santiago de cuba, hatzel vela. sean: now on "daybreak," a developing fire investigation. we're live as the scene remains active. erin: devastating storm. hurricane matthew is starting to pound haiti. many people could die before the storm pulls away. kevin: clearing skies this morning. setting up sunshine. all of the details on forecast looking ahead and the hurricane matthew update as well. sean: deadly overdoses. the sobering number we're learning as the drug crisis continues to claim lives in new hampshire. >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now wmur "news 9 daybreak." erin: good morning, new hampshire. thanks for join ughs