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i call this joint subcommittee hearing together and the subcommittee on cyber nation technologies and information systems along with the subcommittee on oversight and government reform. good morning everyone, before i begin my opening statement i will give a brief technical readout for those numbers that are participating remotely. i want to welcome members who are joining us today s joint hearing remotely. numbers who are joining remotely must be visible on screen for the purposes of identifying identity verification establishing and maintaining a quorum participating in a proceeding and voting. those members must continue to use the video function while in attendance unless they are experiencing connectivity issues or other technical problems that render them unable to participate on camera. if technical divinities they should contact the committee staff for assistance. video a members participation will be broadcasted in a room and via the television internet feeds a ....
fierce wind, gushing waters, and flying debris. hurricane matthew whips central florida s coast friday morning, battering areas like daytona beach and st. augustine with 120 miles per hour winds. and as northeastern florida now braces for impact. we re focused on jacksonville, there s potential for reporter: coastal communities in georgia, south carolina, and north carolina are also on notice. as hurricane matthew continues on its path. storm force winds that are affecting the state of georgia and will continue to do so. we re told for about the next 24 hours. it is getting worse. and so we are looking at major storm surges. we re looking at major winds. the greatest impact in north carolina will be saturday to be on guard. those of you who live in georgia, as they should be paying attention, because there s been a lot of emphasis on florida but this thing is going to keep on moving north through florida into south carolina. there are large population center ....
and to the right of it in particular, it s moving north at 12. by 2:00 a.m., near savannah, georgia, the question is, inlands at that point, or is it still over the water, hugging the coastline, churning up by charleston and myrtle beach by 2:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon. there s going to be some of that rain surging northward towards southern new england too, i ll show you how that impacts your weekend plans just ahead. vanessa: as matthew dumps inch after inch of rain, this here is what officials are worried about storm surge. it happens when rising water is pushed o everything in its path. this home is inundated with its water in palm coast florida this morning. do we have that picture for you? apparently not. officials across the south are expecting more scenes like this in the coming hours. we are very concerned about the storm surge, and the worst effects are still likely to come. storm force winds are affecting the state of georgia and will continue to do s ....
ready to help out. and florida didn t even take a direct hit. now, as hurricane matthew gradually weakens, the danger, though, is far from over. barry burbank is watching this storm for us. good morning, barry. good morning, carrie, good morning, everybody. look like the storm will make an official landfall shortly. it s about 20 miles to the southeast of hilton head in south carolina as a cat 2 storm, sos tea goes to make landfall here. so they re getting some strong winds. just had a wind gust at 83 miles per and tybee island in georgia had a wind gust of over 95 miles per hour down there. so it s moving onshore. it s got a band of heavy rain, as you can see, right in here over much of south carolina and exiting much of georgia right now. it s heading for north carolina as well as that storm moves in that direction. so you can see the eyewall moving right onto the coastline now. that red area right there, that s the eyewall where the strongest wind, heaviest rain is ....
by 2:00 today it s lashing the northern coast of south carolina. then moving away from north carolina during the day tomorrow. hopefully that will be the last we have to deal with any effects on land from matthew. meantime i m tracking this cold front, the one i talked about all week long, that s kicking matthew east of new england. however some of the moisture may get picked up and move in and bring us some rain. we need the rain but it is we re off to a dry start. it s clear, quiet, we have a little patchy fog in spots. that will be around through 9:00 a.m. 40s in most spots but near 70 this afternoon. more in just a moment. the death toll from matthew continues to rise. so far near 900 people are confirmed dead as a result of hurricane matthew. mostly in haiti. this is a look at the out of this. an orphanage with local ties has weathered the storm. fox 25 has been with the be like britt organization. since that orphanage began getting ready. we ll have more on the ....