Here’s the latest information from Florida Governor Rick Scott on Hurricane Matthew and the preparations in place. North of Brevard County still has an opportunity to evacuate.

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Alico Arena located in South Fort Myers Florida has opened as a possible shelter opportunity for East Coast residents fleeing the storm. Almost every hotel on the entire West Coast of Florida is full.

Charlotte County, FL Shelters AVAILABLE HERE
Lee County, FL Shelters AVAILABLE HERE
Collier County, FL Shelter List AVAILABLE HERE
Here’s a list of South West Florida evacuation centers that also might be an option:
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Candidate Donald Trump is holding a rally/town hall event tonight in Sandown, New Hampshire.  Live Stream coverage of the event is scheduled to begin at 7:00pm EDT:
Live Stream Link – Alternate Live Stream #1 – Alternate Live Stream #2

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Friends, due to the scope and potential severity of Hurricane Matthew we are going to suspend traditional research and discussion threads so that we (specifically me) can focus all attention on any Tree House member who might need assistance in this storm.
Remember, no-one is ever alone.  As Americans, we are always at our best when our nation is in its greatest need.  We are a UNITED states.

The current forecast track puts Matthew hitting the Eastern Florida coast North of Miami and heading north along the entire coast toward Georgia and South Carolina.   Even if the worst elements of the weather impact are only 15-20 miles inland (from the coast), that is an impact zone with more than 10 million people (coastal residents) within it.
Many people might not be aware that elements within the private business community (critical societal needs), and risk management, have been coordinating and planning for decades in the event such a situation might occur (continuously hoping it did not).
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Any Florida Treeper who finds themselves in need of help, please feel free to use the comment section and we’ll work earnestly to assist. Prayers for all.

At 200 PM EDT (1800 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Matthew was located near latitude 25.7 North, longitude 78.4 West. The hurricane is moving toward the northwest near 14 mph (22 km/h), and this general motion is expected to continue today with a turn toward the north-northwest tonight or early Friday. On the forecast track, the eye of Matthew should be near or over Freeport in the Bahamas in the next few hours, and move close to or over the east coast of the Florida peninsula through Friday night.

Maximum sustained winds are near 140 mph (220 km/h) with higher gusts. Matthew is a category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Some additional strengthening is possible, and Matthew should remain a Category 4 hurricane while it approaches the Florida coast. (more…)

In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “2016 Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Presidential Race and/or any of the candidates therein.

This thread will refresh daily and appear above the Open Discussion Thread.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †

UPDATE: See Below. There is no doubt the staged and scripted question was a complete ruse put together by the Hillary Clinton campaign:
People often discuss how the media have lost their ability to influence the 2016 election. Here is an exceptional example of why this is the case.
A citizen researcher easily exposes the manipulative construct of the Hillary Clinton campaign.
The fact that not a single journalist has the integrity to do what an ordinary person is capable of doing, explains why the media is now a parody of its own Pravda.
Meet 15-year-old child actor “Brennan Leach”. Actress, and daughter of a Pennsylvania Democrat State Senator, Daylin Leach.
Watch this video – and stay with it:
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H/t: The People’s Cube.

Candidate Donald Trump is holding a rally this evening in Reno Nevada, at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center. Live Stream coverage scheduled to begin at 3:30pm PT / 6:30pm EDT: (Two live Streams already active)
Live Stream Link – Alternate Live Stream #1 – Alternate Live Stream #2

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