carolina's 16 technical colleges through the state-sponsored program ready south carolina, or ready s.c. >> the state has lined up different ways of supporting this project and bringing us here. and one key factor was ready s.c., where they actually do pre-hiring, and pre-, pre- staging, pre-screening and pre- training. >> reporter: the program is part of the state's economic revival strategy that's lured other big global manufacturers like b.m.w., honda, mercedes and michelin. manufacturers are coveted not only for the jobs they create on the factory floor. they have what's called a multiplier effect, spawning more jobs from producers and services that want to do business with the factory and its workers. and economists estimate that one auto job in south carolina creates as many as four in turn. once heavily dependent on textiles, south carolina saw its traditional manufacturing base decimated by automation and globalization, forces that since 1990 caused roughly 150,000 factory jobs to disappear or migrate to countries where workers are typically paid far less. but south carolina

florida up through georgia and south carolina. the time is now to act. you don't want to just hope the problem away. >> as it moves up the coast, matthew is expected to be near or over the coast of georgia and south carolina by tomorrow. along with florida and south carolina, president obama declared a state of emergency in georgia. there is a mandatory evacuation order for georgia's six coastal counties, affecting more than 1.5 million people. highways have been turned into one way roadways to speed up the evacuation and along the coast, businesses and homes are being boarded up. georgia has not had a direct hit from a hurricane in more than a century. >>> in south carolina, utility expected there, storm surge is the main concern. governor nikki haley is pleading with residents to get out while they can. >> i am begging you at this point to understand the seriousness of the storm, to understand that storm surges at those levels above ground, imagine the floor to the ceiling and you're talking about those types of storm surges. that is not something you

florida, georgia, south carolina. it's probably not a huge ripple effect across the country because all those planes are out of position on the storm. they're not going to be affected by the storm. so if you had a flight going from miami to dallas to denver, dallas to denver still happens but the problem was the miami leg of this. back to you. >> thank you very much, tom. and people along the southeast coast are also being victimized by price gouging. yes. this is happening. a number of reports, people taking to social media to air their grievances in the middle of everything going on. coming up, jeff rossen investigates the allegations and back to daytona beach facing a direct hit from matthew when we return. the world's most exciting technology... ...doesn't go on your wrist. ♪ the highly advanced audi a4, with class-leading horsepower. mother in-w with a keen sense of smell... gl. what happens next? nothg. only glahas febreze to neutrali odors for 5 days. guaranteed. even the most peeptive noses won't noce trash.

georgia and south carolina. this is what we'll be paying attention to as we go through tonight. if it were to make landfall or at least get close enough to land as a category 2 hurricane, it would be late tomorrow or early tomorrow morning. here it is spinning, off the jacksonville coast. it's about 120 miles south of savanna, georgia, moving to the north. we're going to watch it move to the north and then take that turn that we've been anticipating out to sea as it nears of georgia/south carolina border. the rain is extending through south carolina, the heaviest on the coast. and on the north and northeast side of the eyewall. it also extends into parts of western pennsylvania. we'll watch that moisture as well. a cold front will approach tomorrow and try to pull some of that moisture up with it. hurricane matthew, winds sustained at 110 miles an hour, moving to the north at 12 miles an hour. if it continues on this track, it could be near the georgia/south carolina border by 2:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, possibl

florida up through georgia and south carolina. the time is now to act. you don't want to just hope the problem away. >> as it moves up the coast, matthew is expected to be near or over the coast of georgia and south carolina by tomorrow. along with florida and south carolina, president obama declared a state of emergency in order for georgia six coastal counties affecting more than 1.5 million people. highways have been turned into one way roadways to speed up the evacuation and along the coast businesses and homes are being boarded up. georgia has not had a direct hit from a hurricane in more than a century. >>> in south carolina, utility crews are preparing for widespread power outages but with 8 to 14 inches of rain governor nikki haley is pleading with residents to get out while they can. >> i am begging you at this point to understand the seriousness of the storm, to understand that storm surges at those levels above ground, imagine the floor to the ceiling and you're talking about those types of storm surges. that is not something you want to get c

georgia and south carolina, listen very carefully. an update just in from the national hurricane center on where hurricane matthew is headed next and just how much damage it could bring. this category 3 storm is still moving up the east coast of florida. we have a first look now at some of the destruction from 120 mile per hour winds and drenching rain but the major concern right now according to everyone straight up to the president of the united states, life-threatening storm surge. we are talking seven to 11 feet of water. >> so it's the wind, the rain and the surge but it is also this with the storm. it's the time. it is moving for anyone in its path extremely slowly along the coast and up the coastline. what is concerning forecasters right now is that the storm could shift at a moment's notice west. a slight shift west means a whole lot more damage, a whole lot more people in the threat path. we are standing by for an update for governor nikki haley to give us the latest on how they're preparing, what she wants to see. she was ve

florida up through georgia and south carolina. the time is now to act. you don't want to just hope the problem away. >> as it moves up the coast, matthew is expected to be near or over the coast of georgia and south carolina by tomorrow. along with florida and south carolina, president obama declared a state of emergency in georgia. there is a mandatory evacuation order for georgia's six coastal counties, affecting more than 1.5 million people. highways have been turned into one way roadways to speed up the evacuation and along the coast, businesses and homes are being boarded up. georgia has not had a direct hit from a hurricane in more than a century. >>> in south carolina, utility widespread power outages, but with 8 to 14 inches of rain expected there, storm surge is the main concern. governor nikki haley is pleading with residents to get out while they can. >> i am begging you at this point to understand the seriousness of the storm, to understand that storm surges at those levels above ground, imagine the floor to the ceiling and you're talking abo

yesterday for florida, today south carolina. our radar and satellite as a result of a cold front is much better. we have cloud cover, chance of rain moving in later today. a cold front from the west makes sure that matthew stays to our south. we will take a closer look at the chance for rain for us today and what we are looking at for sunday. a bit of a cool down coming up. >> check back with you shortly. >>> decision 2016 could hinge on a new controversy. overnight, the republican presidential nominee donald trump apologized for lewd comments he made about women while miked up for a tv interview in 2005. monique braxton is live in the digital operations center, following the developments. monique, major fallout this morning. >> reporter: that's right, rosemary. one question discussed, could this sink his presidential bid? he is heard bragging about women letting him kiss and grab them. here is what we can tell you this morning. back in 2005, he was speaking with access hollywood host billy bush about a soap opera gig when the c

south carolina did the same as >> we are closed after tonight. we should be good after that. >> reporter: matthew is expected to move out to sea this weekend. the last category three storm to hit the u.s. was wilma back in 2005 and it killed five people. >> marlie hall in orlando, thank you so much, marlie. even veteran forecasters don't recall a hurricane like matthew that took aim at so many heavily populated areas. scott pelley talked about the power and the perils of this storm with director of the national hurricane center rick knaab. >> i can't remember a hurricane on a track like this. >> i cannot either, one that has already impacted haiti and eastern cuba and is impacting the bahamas. so many different land areas. >> reporter: it seems, though, with this track right up the coastline, that if the eye of the storm moves a little bit west, you could take in millions of more people very easily. make a huge difference in terms of the magnitude of the impacts for particular locations. even if the center of circulation stays just offshore, it's

south carolina did the same as >> we are closed after tonight. we should be good after that. >> reporter: matthew is expected to move out to sea this weekend. the last category three storm to hit the u.s. was wilma back in 2005 and it killed five people. >> marlie hall in orlando, thank you so much, marlie. even veteran forecasters don't recall a hurricane like matthew that took aim at so many heavily populated areas. scott pelley talked about the power and the perils of this storm with a national hurricane center rick knaab. >> i can't remember a hurricane on a track like this. >> i cannot either, one that has already impacted haiti and eastern cuba and is impacting the bahamas. so many different land areas. >> reporter: it seems, though, with this track right up the coastline that if the eye of the storm moves a little bit west, you could take in millions of more people very easily. >> well, slight differences in of the magnitude of the impacts for particular locations. even if the center of circulation stays just offshore it's easy for the hur

, south carolina. first thing tomorrow morning it's spreading into our area and will coin the area, very heavy at times, strong wind gusts associated with this. you can see that yellow cone starts to move across hoke, cumberland, sampson county, wind 39 miles per hour or stronger saturday afternoon and gets the boot out of here sunday so summing this up for you, triangle, 2 to 4 inches of rain with matthew into our day areas south and east. low 70s today in raleigh and durham, 75 fayetteville. tonight, 67, showers still around and will be mild and breezy. the best rain chances with matthew come through on saturday, 71, 70 on sun and then the sunshine is here monday, tuesday, wednesday, and thursday of next week and if i do say so myself, we have definitely earned some sunshine. it w morning. let's turn it to ali. >>> we have a crash on i-85 and u.s. 70, part of it cleared up and is not affecting traffic but a good reminder if you're heading out the door on this friday morning to take it slow. if you ta

, and south carolina. while authorities up and down the coastline urging residents to continue riding out the storm. >> this is still a really dangerous hurricane. that the potential for storm surge flooding, loss of life, and severe property damage continues to exist. >> really, the best thing now is to just hunker down, stay in a safe place. >> be sure that you do not put yourself in greater jeopardy by cannot jeopardize the lives of our first responders any further. >> reporter: david, this is still a very active situation. as you can see, this water is very much still high at this hour. and it's causing water, rivers, about 25 miles inland to go into major flood stage. it's going to take days for this water to recede. david? >> eva, please stay safe. we're up above the st. john's river i showed you ath we want to get to ginger zee, on satellite beach. where she was as the hurricane hit this morning. and moved up the coast of florida. right now, where is it headed? >> reporter: gusts along this beach, i

, and south carolina. while authorities up and down the coastline urging residents to continue riding out the storm. >> this is still a really dangerous hurricane. that the potential for storm surge flooding, loss of life, and severe property damage continues to exist. >> really, the best thing now is to just hunker down, stay in a safe place. >> be sure that you do not put yourself in greater jeopardy by trying to return too soon. there comes a point where we cannot jeopardize the lives of our first responders any further. >> reporter: david, this is still a very active situation. as you can see, this water is very much still high at this hour. and it's causing water, rivers, about 25 miles inland to go into major flood stage. it's going to take days for this water to recede. david? >> eva, please stay safe. we're up above the st. john's river i showed you at the top of the broadcast. we want to get to ginger zee, on satellite beach. where she was as the hurricane hit this morning. and moved up the coast

, and south carolina. the coastline urging residents to continue riding out the storm. >> this still a really dangerous hurricane. that the potential for storm surge flooding, loss of life, and severe property damage continues to exist. >> the best thing now is to just hunker down, stay in a safe place. >> be sure that you do not put yourself at greater jeopardy by cannot jeopardize the lives of our first responders any further. >> reporter: this is still a very active situation. this water is very much still high at this hour. it's causing water, rivers, about 25 miles inland to go into major flood stage. it's going to take days for this to >> eva, please stay safe. we want to get to ginger zee, on satellite beach. where is the hurricane right now, where is it headed? >> reporter: gusts along this beach beach -- moving north at 12 jacksonville by about 40 miles. next up, coastal south carolina and coastal georgia. the heaviest rain, storm surge, and a tornado watch, it's always a possibility until midnigh

florida up through georgia and south carolina. the time is now to act. you don't want to just hope the problem away. >> as it moves up the coast, matthew is expected to be near or over the coast of georgia and south carolina by tomorrow. along with florida and south carolina, president obama declared a state of emergency in georgia. there is a mandatory evacuation order for georgia six coastal counties affecting more than 1.5 million people. highways have been turned into one way roadways to speed up the evacuation and along the coast businesses and homes are being boarded up. georgia has not had a direct hit from a hurricane in more than a century. >>> in south carolina, utility crews are preparing for widespread power outages but with 8 to 14 inches of rain expected there, storm surge is the main concern. governor nikki haley is pleading with residents to get out while they can. >> i am begging you at this point to understand the seriousness of the storm, to understand that storm surges at those levels above ground, imagine the floor to the ceiling and

south carolina and georgia are being battered by hurricane matthew. chris sowers has the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. it's nice now, but later today, the rain starts. >> reporter: are you going to do pumpkin picking? >> i want to do pumpkin picking. looks like i'll be taking over from this point on. 61 degrees in philadelphia. for the most part it's fairly calm. nice and tranquil. mostly cloudy conditions, low 60s for the city of philadelphia. and upper 50s north and west. so not too bad. 57 in allentown. trenton 56. beach haven, 67. wilmington, 62. dover checking in at 64. here's satellite and radar there's the moisture that we are watching off to the west across central pennsylvania and moving through haggers town and maryland knocking on the door to haggers town and williamsport. it will start here first and slowly drift east, anytime after lunch we should see the wet weather move in. cloudy skies and damp by afternoon. the morning is dry, showers expected by 1:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m., 70 degrees is the forecasted high. i want to take you t

florida up through georgia and south carolina. the time is now to act. you don't want to just hope the problem away. >> as it moves up the coast, matthew is expected to be near or over the coast of georgia and south carolina by tomorrow. along with florida and south carolina, president obama declared a state of emergency in georgia. there is a mandatory evacuation order for georgia's six coastal counties, affecting more than 1.5 million people. highways have been turned into one way roadways to speed up the evacuation and along the coast, businesses and homes are being boarded up. georgia has not had a direct hit from a hurricane in more than a century. >>> in south carolina, utility crews are preparing for widespread power outages, but with 8 to 14 inches of rain expected there, storm surge is the main concern. governor nikki haley is pleading with residents to get out while they can. >> i am begging you at this point to understand the seriousness of the storm, to understand that storm surges at those levels above ground, imagine the floor to the ceilin

it's north overnight and perhaps try to land somewhere along the south carolina coastline. north of savannah, perhaps it is beaufort as well as charleston, somewhere in there tomorrow morning. strongest winds right at the coastline. anywhere between 70-80 miles. the storm surge. at one time, this was a category 4 storm. all of the water has been pushed ahead. even though the storm is downgraded, the going to end up along the georgia and south carolina coastline. the shape of the coastline is working against those folks, can you see here, trap of water. it doesn't have a place to go so there is the hurricane, notice the moisture streaming through carolina and the virginia's. this is the cool front. we talked about of this moisture and pull it u up. weekend forecast, pretty good. cool front slated to come through with clouds tomorrow afternoon and a few showers, at one time, i think the front would keep on moving. we'll hold clouds for everyon everyone. i do think a few showers are likely on the south shore. cape and even in metro boston, plan on a couple of showers, it is dr

carolina or charleston, south carolina did, it will parallel the coastline. it has been hesitant to make landfall in the united states. never did that in florida. pass south east of wilmington, tomorrow to sunday morning. from there, it loops back to the south. it weakens significantly, you see the red line taking it back towards the bahamas, middle of tropical depression. not a repeat of what we are dealing with. there is the eye wall off shore. critical and the eye never made landfall. the wind stayed off shore. jacksonville and saint augustine getting out of the brunt of the rain and the wind. concern will be the storm surge because the storm has been childrening east of florida all day, shoving water ahead of itself water will get piled up leading to a storm surge possible between 6 feet and 9 feet. >>> waves come crashing right in, rising almost to the top of that glass. flooding has been a information concern, leaving homes, businesses and streets under water. alex is live with the impact of the storm. >> officials have urged people in northern florida

what are you projecting, particularly for south carolina? >> we're getting the pictures and they're amazing. hearing reports of people calling emergency management and trying to get out of the locals. oh, it is starting to get really bad. i want out. a lesson for all of the people in south carolina and georgia. do not stay in the coast. you're running out of time to get out and you need to do that now before the winds and water really start to increase later on tonight. we saw all of our reporters. this area in here that has been in the western eye is who has been getting it the worst. this area has only been about, it looks maybe 15 to 20 miles from the center of the storm. here is a closer view and a little zoom in. the worst of the winds right now are daytona beach up to the palm coast area and this area here, it is 60 to 80 miles an hour winds. this is the western eyewall which is now only five, six miles off the coast. that is why the winds have been increased a lot and the worst storm surge is located to the north of here now. daytona

kim quintero spoke with two people from arizona on vacation in south carolina right now. let's get over to paul, tracking the storm. >> hook at this storm! just scraped right along the coastline of florida. didn't make landfall but it caused a lot of strong winds and damage this. and storm surge is what everybody is concerned about right now. there's the storm, let's zoom in a little closer, moving along the coastline with georgia, heavy amounts of rainfall through the coast of georgia, pushing into south carolina by the coastline of north beautiful area, moves right back out into the atlantic and wraps around. these other latest models. it could end up toward the bahamas sometime on tuesday but that could definitely change. for us, clear skies, another nice day out there, just dealing with the heat, temperatures in the mid-90s. >>> as hurricane matthew approaches the carolina coastline, one phoenix family's vacation is turning into something they did not for. kim quintero joins us with their story. >> much to the surprise of a mom and daughter visiting family in south ca

south carolina. it's located now about 20 miles to the east of hilton head. they have had wind gusts from the i'dland -- island at 96 miles per hour to hilton head hour. so it's in that position moving off to the north northeast at 12 miles per hour. and sending heavy rains from the savannah area which had over 11 inches of rain into north carolina from south carolina. so there's going to be big rainfall amounts. eye wall is moving onshore right into charleston now. that's where the eye wall was strong-- with strong winds and heavy rain is moving. some of the heavier rain is going to be extending up into southeastern virginia and some of the heavy rain south of new englant little rain tomorrow especially southeastern mass. that's where the storm surge is likely to be. the highest over the next 12 toe 24 hours 4 to as much as 9 feet. and rainfall in the order of several inches. here four to as much as 8 extending to norfolk virginia. for us we are in for fine weather today although there's fog around

kind of bending around the south carolina-north carolina coastline. then pivoting back to the south. as we get through the line here. what becomes more of a concern from this point out, obviously, we are still concerned with the hurricane-force winds along the coastline. also flooding rain and storm surge. that will likely be a six to nine-foot storm surge along the georgia coastline. up into portions of the south carolina coastline. that, combined with a lot of rain. trying to work its way back into the ocean here. of flooding along the coastline. that is why officials are still urging folks, you know, if they have evacuation orders along the coast in georgia and south carolina, heed them. do so at this point. we still have a long way to go with matthew. in the meantime, back on the farm, a good-looking day. 66 in boston right now, 73 in norwood. 71 in bedford. what a start. you know, we were a little on the cool side again today. with the sunshine getting to work, it has warmed up. and warmed up quickly. we are expecting to start off tomorrow, incre

that rdu. >>> the south carolina coast is expected to feel a major impact from the storm. kristi henderson and our sister station wspa has the latest conditions from hilton head, south carolina. >>> i'm meteorologist christi henderson in bluffton, south carolina which is a task force he had quarts for national here and are sent out to protect people and property from the worst of what hurricane matthew is going to bring. they're also set up with engineering equipment that will help to clear debris away from the roads to help people come back after the storm. a hurricane warning has been issued for the hilton head, savannah, buoy ford areas in anticipation of winds over 74 miles per hour by late friday night. in bluffton, south carolina i'm meteorologist kristi henderson. back to you. campus at this time. the school enforced a mandatory evacuation with a new deadline. the school will decide later this afternoon on wealth toar allow students to return to campus friday. >> north carolina narc relief workers are getting ready to go to the caribbean and atlanta coast to help wi

, and south carolina. while authorities up and down the coastline urging residents to continue riding out the storm. >> this still a really dangerous hurricane. that the potential for storm surge flooding, loss of life, and severe property damage continues to exist. >> the best thing now is to just hunker down, stay in a safe place. >> be sure that you do not put yourself at greater jeopardy by cannot jeopardize the lives of our first responders any further. >> reporter: this is still a very active situation. this water is very much still high at this hour. it's causing water, rivers, about 25 miles inland to go into major flood stage. it's going to take days for thio >> eva, please stay safe. we want to get to ginger zee, on satellite beach. where is the hurricane right now, where is it headed? >> reporter: gusts along this jacksonville by about 40 miles. next up, coastal south carolina and coastal georgia. the heaviest rain, storm surge, and a tornado watch, it's always a possibility until midnight tonig

in south carolina. if you have any questions about this, along coat lines of florida, georgia, north carolina, is being is and all rest, all the way up through the d.c. area, new york and boston, as you see on the map there. if you have any question, contact your local emergency managers, turn to local media where they're working up brand-new reports now. this evacuation order for coastal counties in south carolina and the word from governor nikki haley is evacuate now. >>> president obama could be facing a critical decision in syria after cease-fire talks with the russians fell apart. the state department now blaming russia for attacks on hospitals and the deadly bombing of a humanitarian convey last month. it could not be much worse. the secretary of state john kerry says russia has turned a blind eye as the syrian dictator continues to use chemical weapons on his own people. "the wall street journal," our corporate cousin, reports that u.s. officials are now considering other options that could inclu

but let's begin with cnn's brian todd in south carolina. mandatory evacuation orders are in effect where you are. what's the latest? >> reporter: wolf, the governor has ordered evacuations for several counties in the charleston area, but she is really worried tonight that not enough people are evacuating. and here, as is the case in florida, in georgia, the window to get out is closing dangerously fast. winds up to 140 miles per hour with lashing rains and storm surges of 5 to 9 feet, causing major coastal flooding. that is what millions of americans will be facing within hours, just like the bahamas did this morning, due to hurricane matthew. >> hurricane aircraft reporting on the strength of the approaching winds. >> it's like a violent roller coaster at times. >> reporter: officials warning coastal residents to leave. >> you need to evacuate and you haven't, evacuate. this storm will kill you. >> reporter: the storm killed more than 100 in haiti, then hit the bahamas this morning with stinging wind and heavy rain. high winds and flying d

along the south carolina coast, and perhaps the wilmington area. upper 60s to low 70s overnight, so very warm and muggy. 71 at lunchtime tomorrow with heavy rain, winds from the northeast 20 to 25, and tomorrow afternoon upper 60s to mid-70s. it will be very northwest steady wind 25 to 35, and you can see the winds gusting to 35 miles per hour. there's the seven-day forecast sunday. we see improvement at 57, and then the walk for home, it will be dry, just windy and cool. 60 at 10:00 a.m., and 64 at lunchtime, and next week dry, chilly at the beginning, but by the time the state fair opens thursday, all looking good, and this will be behind us. probably still cleaning up, but >> and getting deep fried goodness. >> oh yeah. >> thank you mike. next in sports the carolina hurricanes are in line for their second straight exhibition win, but jeff gravley and steve logan talk about a busy week of football. >> and weary airline passengers from florida make their way here to north carolina. ? there's nothing like spending a quiet afternoon with your pals.

south carolina. that's what we're going to be watching tonight. 110 miles per hour category 2 storm. it dropped five miles an hour. the categories have to start and end somewhere, but it's not that big a deal that it went from a 3 to a 2. as we go through the night tonight, it's headed towards savannah, then makes a right turn. how fast that right turn is will of course be critical. still over 100 miles an hour when it gets to south carolina. 90 miles per hour when it's passed charleston. then it makes that right turn. and then another right turn, and it's going around in a circle, but does not come up in our direction. like a typical hurricane would at this time of the year, come straight up. so that cold front that's coming through tomorrow is really going to save us. there really aren't any computer models that show anything else. coming to the east, then to the south. as unusual as that track is, there's a lot of computer models agreeing on that. maybe going to florida, maybe going to the bahamas

this is a live look at hilton head south carolina right now. georgia and south carolina are

south carolina under states of emergency as hurricane matthew batters the east coast. matthew could be the most powerful hurricane to strike good morning, everyone. thanks for watching north carolina news. i'm russ bowen. >> i'm stefan chase. thank you for tuning in on this friday. >>> we begin with the latest on hurricane matthew. we have a bird's eye view of the devastation left behind in cuba. >> that's what you're seeing right here. most of the storm in the eastern part of the area were damaged by 140-mile-per-hour winds and pounded cuba in haiti. this is a live picture from brunswick county. that's where jonathan rodriguez is monitoring conditions. >> governor mccrory is in discussions with president obama. cumberland county school and harnett county schools will close two hours early today

that's different than south carolina. i think that sounded like the governor is waiting for the 11:00 update before they make wide scale updates. >> we will be hearing in a few minutes from governor nikki haley in south carolina so we're going to hear from her shortly. >> we'll get that update. you were asking about the storm and intensity. it dropped down to a 3, barely a 3. the mountains of cuba interrupted it. now the flow is over the water. look at it. right there is the eye that has re-appeared. it's getting its act back together again. we think it could jump back up to a 4 again. they don't know whether they're going to get landfall. very difficult. northwest at 10 miles an hour it's at 115. this was the 5:00 a.m. forecast from the hurricane center. the next update 1:30, 1:45 from now. we think this past would rake the coast line with the western eye wall especially up towards the space coast, the melbourne area all the way up towards daytona beach, new smyrna, maybe even flagra county, too. what did change overnigh

florida up through georgia and south carolina. the time is now to act. you don't want to just hope the problem away. >> dr. rick knabb, the director of the national hurricane center. up the atlantic coast folks who live in georgia and south carolina are clearing out of matthew's path. errol barnett is on tybee island. >> reporter: the hunters have called this coastal georgia community home for 40 years. but today they're leaving it all behind. the waters family is doing the same. >> i grabbed the boys' baby girlfriend of mine made us and a couple important papers. and we're out of here. >> reporter: fearing a storm surge of 10 to 12 feet, 15 inches of rain, and hurricane-force winds, georgia joined south carolina today in ordering mandatory evacuations for people on the coast. it also reversed 125 miles of eastbound lanes on interstate 16 to accommodate those leaving. i-26 as businesses in charleston boarded up. both states have deployed the national guard and opened shelters for those with nowhere to run. we caught up with the mayor of tybee island, jas

right near charleston, south carolina. if it goes in just west of charleston, that water goes up the river and causes a lot of problems. there we are saturday night, right near part of the north carolina coast. and then there's that right turn we've been talking about for days. then there's the loop we've been talking for a few days, although it continues to weaken as it heads back toward the bahamas or maybe even florida. a lot of rain in florida. but a lot more rain in south and north carolina coming up. so there's a lot more damage to come. beautiful weather today, 77 degrees in philadelphia, lehigh valley, just beautiful. you have some moisture starting to build up from the south. wove a cold front coming in from the west. that's going to add up to some showers. not so much first thing during the day, but as we go through the afternoon, you can see the rain pick up and getting a little bit heavier tomorrow night. some of the latest computer guidance. by sunday morning, it's lingering at the jersey shore while it's dry

brunswick georgia, savannah, bew fort south carolina, charleston south carolina. as the rain continues to work in. flood warnings in effect for several hours. not only because of the rain but the coastal flooding. the storm surge which we talked about the newscast. here's the rain fall forecast. when you get several miles inland anticipate inland flooding. a nasty situation for the folks down there across georgia south carolina and portions of north carolina. here in new england low 60s now. the city at 63. what a delightful fall day with mostly clear skies. a larger view here. of the hurricane up through virginia and pennsylvania. at the same time we have a cool front sliding east over the great lake states. what will happen over the weekend as the cool front moves east it will grab moisture from pennsylvania and you could make the case that some of that moisture is from matthew. you'd lose the argument if you said matue is heading our way. it's not. we will anticipate clouds to show up tomorrow afternoon. tomorrow is not today. the daylight hours tomorrow are dr

its he track is taking it closer to the coast of georgia and south carolina. much closer than it got to the coast of florida. it did stay generally 20 to 40 miles off the coast of florida. but now it's moving almost due north and as you can see that eye is nearing right around the border of georgia and south carolina. the latest from the national hurricane center says the storm is expect to move over the coastline of georgia and south carolina through tonight and tomorrow and move off the coast of north carolina. if this storms makes a land fall could be some of the worst decisions. we're seeing winds at 105 miles an hour. if the wall makes it on to land you're going to go see going to go see winds over 100 miles an hour. it is moving due north about 12 miles an hour. lit weaken by tomorrow. here's its position at 8:00. still just over the coast of north carolina then swings around and could impact the bahamas again then expected to downgrade would not post too much of a threat. worsening conditions along the coast of georgia and south carolina with storm surg

florida up through georgia and south carolina. the time is now to act. you don't want to just hope the problem away. >> as it moves up the coast, matthew is expected to be near or over the coast of georgia and south carolina by tomorrow. along with florida and south carolina, president obama declared a state of emergency in georgia. order for georgia six coastal counties affecting more than 1.5 million people. highways have been turned into one way roadways to speed up the evacuation and along the coast businesses and homes are being boarded up. georgia has not had a direct hit from a hurricane in more than a century. >>> in south carolina, utility crews are preparing for widespread power outages but with 8 to 14 inches of rain the main concern. governor nikki haley is pleading with residents to get out while they can. >> i am begging you at this point to understand the seriousness of the storm, to understand that storm surges at those levels above ground, imagine the floor to the ceiling and you're talking about those types of storm surges. that is not

the storm was felt in georgia and south carolina overnight. waves were seen crashing over a sea wall in charleston. some of south carolina's historic cities are feeling the wrath. 150,000 people in the palmetto state are without power. so far the storm is being blamed on four deaths in florida. more than 1 million homes and businesses are without power this morning in the sunshine state. it has left a wide swath of damage including the church spire that toppled in jacksonville, florida. we'll turn to lauren lister, joining us live from new smyrna beach florida with the latest on matthew and the conditions you're seeing there, lauren. >> reporter: no audio. hurricane matthew moving in orderward up the coast now slamming parts of georgia and the carolinas. the best thing now is to hunker down stay in a safe place don't more, don't try to move around. >> reporter: in florida, the storm claimed fowrve lives and left -- four lives, and left behind a trail of damage. jacksonville, the flooding extending for blocks. saint augustine nearly 2 dozen peo

carolina just south of charleston. a curfew goes into effect there midnight tonight as the worst of hurricane matthew is expected along the coast of south carolina tonight. >>> a hurricane warning is in effect for brunswick county and jonathan, how has the situation changed there in the last 24 hours? >> reporter: it's amazing the difference a day makes. yesterday we had some people preparing. people are boarding up windows and doorings. then we had the change in the track, now expecting significant rainfall and significant flooding in the area. i think the biggest change we wind. the biggest change is the mentality. it's pretty much empty. this is how it's been throughout the day. a lot of people who said they were going to try and ride this thing out have changed their minds. >> it's looking kind of deserted except you guys and a few people on the beach. >> reporter: it's not normally how you would find a beach on a friday afternoon. >> it's going to be unbelievable in another day. it's amazing what happens to inches

, and south carolina. while authorities up and down the coastline urging residents to continue riding out the storm. >> this still a really dangerous hurricane. that the potential for storm surge flooding, loss of life, and severe property damage continues to exist. >> the best thing now is to just hunker down, stay in a safe place. >> be sure that you do not put trying to return too soon. there comes a point where we cannot jeopardize the lives of our first responders any further. >> reporter: this is still a very active situation. this water is very much still high at this hour. it's causing water, rivers, about 25 miles inland to go into major flood stage. it's going to take to recede. >> eva, please stay safe. we want to get to ginger zee, on satellite beach. where is the hurricane right now, where is it headed? >> reporter: gusts along this beach -- moving north at 12 miles per hour. the eye of it, east of jacksonville by about 40 miles. next up, coastal south carolina and coastal georgia. the heavies

, closer to charleston, south carolina, a category 2 storm, wind around 100 miles per hour. then it stays a little further north as it approaches us so you see the error cone get extended further north, say, towards atlantic beach, still a category 2 sunday morning. that's when it's the closest to us, wind around 70 miles per hour and will weaken into a tropical storm by monday mornan storm before becoming a remnant low. a flash flood watch for these areas shaded in green and we see more rain throughout the afternoon, wouldn't be surprise if this is nudged further north and remember the lower little river -- a lot of flooding last week and already looking at a duration of matthew would be tomorrow. they're streaming from the coast and will continue to fall into the afternoon and i will let you know let you know in the complete forecast. >> thank you. >>> haiti now severely battered after hurricane matthew slammed into the island nation at category 4 strength. more than 400 people killed and the death toll expected to rise. southern haiti was hit especially hard with wind of

in sichb days never made landfall in florida and now we're right here on the south shore of south carolina about to make landfall unless it makes this easterly jog here which certainly seems to me like we would see this make landfall probably -- it could be an hour away. that's the center most point is as it crosses land. you see all the yellow, the heavy rain filled in across much of south carolina. we already have a major flooding situation going on in charleston. we expect to see the second highest flooding situation we've seen in charleston. water has already gone over the batteries. we've got the flooding going on. we've got the biggest storm surge in savannah going on. take a look here. this is the highest here near hilton beach. take a look at these winds, beaufort, 96 miles an hour. hilton head, 83 miles an hour. beaufort, that's about to go up. this little red is going to rotate inland and you're likely to see the winds get into the 80- and 90-mile-an-hour as well. our storm surge is going to continue. you see the red that's flash flooding going on. you get the idea. we have a lot

carolina paper breaks startling news about governor mark sanford. >> south carolina's governor mark sanford admits to an extramarital affair with an argentine woman. >> the media has been monitoring governor sanford's story since he went missing a week earlier. >> governor sanford has had no contact with his staff or his security detail since he was seen last thursday leaving the governor's mansion in a big black suv. >> i get a call from a source saying the governor is missing. and i said, how missing? >> we know that law enforcement has said that they have lost track of the governor and did so thursday. >> nobody, even his security team, knew where he had been. >> when mark sanford is elected governor of south carolina in 2006, republicans immediately view him as someone who could run for president down the line, he's young. he's got a southern drawl. he's a reformer, good looking, beautiful family, bunch of kids. >> he's served three terms in congress. he had developed a reputation of being a congressman who thought a little differently about things. >> this kind of outsider, ico

the beautiful steal in south carolina. let's bring in nbc's katy tur in studio with the latest on the donald trump hot mike issue. reaction you're hearing to the hot mike comments? >> the reaction is pouring in. it is only mounting by the hour. the pressure he is facing and faced to apologize for the comment was like nothing we had seen before in this campaign trail. we are 16 month in, and donald trump, frankly, has refused to apologize for anything, an attack on a federal judge, a gold star family, or a former miss outer loop verse. as i said this morning, that has changed. trump finally saying he's sorry for bragging that he could grope a woman because he is famous. but is the damage already done? >> when you're a star, they let you do it. you can do anything. grab him by the [ bleep ] -- >> reporter: after outrageous remarks, finally a contrite trump. >> i said it, i was wrong, and i apologize. >> reporter: that remorse turning into an attack. >> bill clinton has abused women, and hillary has bullied, attacked, shamed,

>>> the carolinas are next, as hurricane matthew roars north from florida, georgia and south carolina. and we will have more on what the storm is doing now and what it is expected to do next. >> counties, and the state and emergency management officials move into place ahead of the storm. with threats of severe flooding on the way to republicans cry foul over the latest controversy surrounding presidential nominee donald trump. hear the remarks that landed him in hot water and the apology he issued while you might have been sleeping. first, let's take a look outside right now. you can see a little bit of some raindrops there on the lens. it is a wet start to this saturday, october 8, 2016. we are glad you're starting it with us, a very busy news and weather morning. >> we are here with morning hours for us. what is the latest on the hurricane? >> no major changes from last night. we are mainly going to see some very heavy rain and high wind gusts as matthew continues to approach the coast of north carolina. right now it is doing serious damage along the georgia and south carolina coas

carolina to pray for each other and to >>> from florida through south carolina, people are packing up and heading out of the storm's path. >> even though we're not in the direct path of the storm, state officials in north carolina are still preparing. what they're doing and alyssa corfont will have the latest path we got a half hour ago on matthew. good morning. thanks for watching north carolina news. i'm russ bowen. >> good morning, russ. good morning to you. i'm stefan chase. >>> we begin with the latest on hurricane matthew. >> right now bahamas, everything shut down as police officers block the roads. forecasters expect it to strengthen. 2million people were told they needed to leave immediately. matthew will likely be the strongest hurricane to hit florida in more than a decade. >> for the latest impact, let's go to meteorologist alyssa corfont with more. >> good morning, guys, and good morning to you as well. this could be the strongest

that's the heavy rain setup in the carolinas, south and north carolina. we're still getting battered by the storm. it's still going to move along that coast the next day or so, but the heavy rains are going to add to the misery and potential for flash flooding. we saw last year heavy damages in south carolina from heavy rainfall that heads inland. many may see rainfall totals acrouching, or exceeding what we saw last year. >> and, sir, given all of the pre-storm advisories that were coming out from state officials, did this storm live up to the billing or to the hype that officials were telling people about from some of the state officials that were warning peoplethey're going to die if they do not evacuate? or did we just dodge a bullet here? >> there's no hype. there was strong language used and sometimes you got to talk strongly to get through to people. the fact the storm stayed a little more offcoast is the difference between significant loss of life, rescue operations having to take place this morning and what is turning out to be a response to gett

make landfall in south carolina before that hugging the coast of south carolina. today it's hugging the coast of north carolina overnight tonight, and it should continue to weaken to a category one hurricane later on this evening and overnight tonight tonight. it curves out to the atlantic and may do a complete loop back toward at bam has. by then there will be almost nothing left of it. there's a question as to what eventually happen with the remnants of matthew. the big story will be rain. charleston, and the worst of it is going to move north of charleston. the cove alplains of north carolina, to get a foot of rain in parts of north and south carolina. there's the center right now, worst the weather from hilton head to charleston. notice as i zoom on out, some of that moisture extending all the way up into new york ahead of a cold front. that cold front is headed this way. with the cold front some of that rain, and some that moisture from matthew will be headed in we got tropical moisture to work with, it's possible the two could combine. for us the important t

florida up through georgia and south carolina. the time is now to act. you don't want to just hope the problem away. >> as it moves up the coast, matthew is expected to be near or over the coast of georgia and south carolina by tomorrow. along with florida and south carolina, president obama declared a state of emergency in georgia. there is a mandatory evacuation order for georgia's six coastal counties, affecting more than 1.5 million people. highways have been turned into one way roadways to speed up the evacuation and along the coast, businesses and homes are being boarded up. georgia has not had a direct hit from a hurricane in more than a century. >>> in south carolina, utility crews are preparing for widespread power outages, but with 8 to 14 inches of rain governor nikki haley is pleading with residents to get out while they can. >> i am begging you at this point to understand the seriousness of the storm, to understand that storm surges at those levels above ground, imagine the floor to the ceiling and you're talking about those types of storm s