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Hurricane Matthew Threatens Millions In Florida, Georgia And The Carolinas

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Gavin Cohen (left) and Ada Cohen take in the scene as Hurricane Matthew approaches the area on Oct. 6, 2016 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Gavin Cohen (left) and Ada Cohen take in the scene as Hurricane Matthew approaches the area on Oct. 6, 2016 in Miami Beach, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Hurricane Matthew has changed course, and now appears to be on track to hammer parts of Florida's Eastern coast today, and then make its way up the coast of Georgia and the Carolinas on Friday.

Millions of people are being told to evacuate. Roadways are clogged, and gas stations are running out of fuel.

"I have gotten more and more concerned pretty much every update since Tuesday, you know maybe Monday," said Todd Wodraska, mayor of Jupiter, Florida. "It just seems like every update it's inching more westerly, more dangerous. and even if we don't get a direct hit, we're gonna get the worst hurricane winds that we have felt in at least 10 years, and possibly going as far back as Hurricane Andrew back in the '90s."

Here & Now's Robin Young talks with WLRN reporter Kate Stein, who is monitoring the storm from Palm Beach County, Florida.

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Kate Stein, environment and transportation reporter for WLRN in Miami. She tweets @stein_katherine.

This segment aired on October 6, 2016.

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