To hit florida since 2005. Abcs Lauren Lyster is live in new smyrna beach, florida, with the latest tonight. Matthew heading straight for florida the brutal wind and pounding rain growing as the hurricane charges towards the coast the National Weather service saying matthew will be devastating potentially unlike any hurricane in the modern area. Floridas governor calling it a monster. Sot gov rick scott unfortunately this is going to kill people. Already, it has. Matthew taking the lives of more than 100 people as it swept through haiti. The death toll there skyrocketing as the floodwaters recede. In the bahamas. The shore battered by damaging waves. The rain and wind and the vacations of 3thousand tourists unable to escape and with the hurricane then heading for florida residents thursday filling up those final Sandbags Stores are boarded up. Their shelves bare and a fight to get fuel sot moss this is ridiculous i went to costo the lines out to the highway. i saw two guys fighting at
Kaj. Plan on a cool, windy day clouds will be around for much of the morning with clearing sky this afternoon. Highs will generally be in the upper 50s to lower 60s. The weekend continues to the 60s both days. No frost is expected this weekend, though temperatures at night will cool down to the lower 40s. Next week, the main theme is for warmer than normal conditions to continue. Moisture is very limited with the next front that arrives on monday night. Have a great weekend toda y gradual clearing. Cooler and windy. Wind nw 1525. High 60 tonight mostly clear. Wind nw 510. Low 41 tomorrow mostly sunny. Wind sw 510. High 65 tom. Night partly cloudy. Wind sw 510. Low 45 thanks kaj. Hurricane matthew has already prompted officials to urge evacuations for more than 2 Million People in the south eastern us. As reid binion reports, the first state to feel matthews impact this morning is florida. Florida were already starting to see the impacts. And its a monster. Hurricane matthew driving not
Already at least onerricanerel ported in port saint lucieflori . D the deathtolclimbing in haiti arly 300 killed . Entiremmunitiesh wards jasonville . T gov. Rick stt,oridatheres signifint ooding there. As off urge evacuations in parts of georgia and the carolinas sot male evacuee we needed to be safe and get out of there. Communities there bracing for the destructive effects of matthew next . Sot gov. Pat mccrory, North Carolina thats a lot of water, a lot of dangerous water. Sot gov. Nikki haley South Carolina i am begging you at this point to understand the seriousness of this storm tag too early to tell about the storm surge. Mg, abc news, when Hurricane Matthew slammed through haiti, it not only damaged homes, but also facilities used by a facilities in haiti. They lost half of its buildings, with only safet homes, made of metal, still standing. A medical and dental clinic, church, orphanage and school for about 450 children the organization built there were destroyed or damaged.
Participating and doing our civic duty to make sure the right person gets in the office. Who ends up in the oval office next according to kwwls who ends up in the oval office next according to kwwls political analyst dr. Chris larimer the election wont be determined by voters changing their mind last minute but by turn out. They are focused on getting their active voters out and making sure those voters who are reqular voters know where to go if they havent vote. The pursuasion elements at this point you arent going to move the number supporters and making sure they are getting out to vote. I voted for trump. I just believe that the policies he promises to put in line up more with my beliefs. I voted for Hillary Clinton. I just feel like she stands behind the values that i have for drawing first time voters of all ages if true is something that could play a large part in Election Results we know that voting is a habit. You do it once, you are more likely to do it. On the other hand, if
Polls open an hour from now. Im Jerry Gallagher and im ally crutcher a cold front tracking through the area this morning is squeezing out a few showers but will quickly clear out. Temperatures are in the 50s with the clouds but have dropped into the 40s with the clear skies behind. East and will stay mainly 1015 mph for the rest oe now. Northwest winds will stay decision 2016 todays the day millions of americans cast their votes. Were keeping an eye on results nationally and here in iowa, one key race were watching is iowas first Congressional District. Firstterm republican congressman rod blum faces democratic challenger Monica Vernon. Us live in the telegraph herald newsroom with more on both candidates. Good morning shirley. Good morning ally and jerry. Political experts say this one will be a close race. Freshman congressman rod blum background. His opponent is Monica Vernon, former cedar rapids councilwoman. When it comes to the issues. Blum is wants to reform the culture of and w