In orlando with our top story. Marlie . 3 pkg port salerno, fl overnight. The outer bands of Hurricane Matthew began pummeling the florida coast with unrelenting rain. Nats. And roaring winds. With gusts already up to 70 per hour. Natsthe storm surge from the category 3 storm sent boats in this harbor rocking side to side. Storm shutters were ripped off the front of businesses in West Palm Beach. In daytona beach. Police were left patrolling empty streets as most residents listened to evacuations warnings warnings sot gov rick scott we can rebuild homes, we can rebuild businesses. I just think of my own family, we cant rebuild a life. this storm is a monster. But some People Living on the coast who couldnt get out of town sought safety in red cross shelters. This one inside a School Cafeteria sot they vulnerable places. Theyre heeding the call from the authos authorities standup marlie hall cbs news orlando, florida conditions here in orlando will intensify over the next few hours. Mat
Hurricane force winds snapped trees and destroyed the side of boat house at a marina in smyrna. pipe 1 11 48 00 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 along the saint johns river. River. On top of those winds, the storm surge is going to be significant. 10 feet plus waves. Waves. The governor is expected to tour some of the damage today from this widespread and powerful storm. In south with holdouts to leave. Is nothing safe about what is getting ready to happen. Officials say more than half a Million People are without power in florida. show transformer on ground pipe 5 10 12 marlie hall, cbs news, orlando. 3 yesterday on the news at four we spoke to my former coanchor Sachelle Saunders reporting in Daytona Beach as she prepared for the hurricane to hit. And last night she was reporting from the thick of it. Against the wall as the water and wind co
What that fake grade is telling us. School letter grades are out here and statewide. News 6 investigates why this year they dont reveal much about how your Childs School is actually doing. Good evening, this is news 6 at 7 00, getting results. Im lisa bell. Im ginger gadsden. Im julie broughton. And in a few minutes, we will take you live to tampa where Donald Trumps campaign has come to the i4 corridor for the first time. It is a packed crowd there. Yes, it is. Weve had Sachelle Saunders reporting there from all afternoon and we have more coming up. Our top story right now, theyre the ranking schools and counties brag about or try to improve. This years School Letter grades are out but news 6 investigated the grades might not mean as much as they did in years past. News 6 reporter Eric Sandoval explains why. Were here at Rainbow Elementary School in Winter Springs, a school known for its highperformance. We actually checked with the department of education, found an arated school sinc
News on the escaped inmate from Volusia County. We just learned gary bullock, jr. Has been caught. His girlfriend and her 3yearold son were also found. The Volusia County Sheriffs Office says they were all found safe in kentucky. Bullock was on the run for three weeks and he did not return from a work release last month. The boy will be turned over to family members once arrangements are made. Well continue to follow this for you and bring you more as soon as we get it. Now to the breaking news in orlando. Were learning more about the shooting that left two people dead, eight others hurt at a nightclub. One suspect is behind bars. Police say more arrests could come soon. This is news 6 at 5 00, getting results. Im lisa bell. Im matt austin. New at 5 00, news 6 uncovers new details about what police say happened before the shots were officers arrested jose lopez. They have one person in custody who is arrested. He has since bonded out of jail. The safety and security of our residents an
San felipo drive and cogan drive. Photojournalist dave sprung is joining us now. Its jumping around quite a bit. Reporter thats right. Its jumped 10 blocks. In palm bay, they have houses and woods, houses and woods. And thats basically what the fire has done. Its jumped over houses but caught woods on fire. I found one home that had holes in the roof from the flames. The home will need work before people can live in it again. I did find a couple of spaces where the fire is still burning, not as big as it was before. Most of whats left is ground smolder. In the area here and to the right theres another area where it looks like they put the flames out and cutting fire lines around that. It looks like its got a good handle on this fire but its caused a lot of damage. Matt thank you. Now to new details on a local substitute teacher arrested on the job. This is news 6 at 5 00, getting results. Im Sachelle Saunders in for lisa bell. Matt im matt austin. At 4 00, we told you the sub is accuse