WHITFIELD: Hurricane Matthew's winds have increased and it is barreling towards Jamaica and Cuba. The Category 4 storm is now clocking maximum sustained winds of 144 miles per hour. CNN's Michael Holmes is awaiting Matthew's arrival live from Kingston, Jamaica. So Michael, is this the calm before the storm?</s>MICHAEL HOLMES, ANCHOR AND CORRESPONDENT, CNNI: Yes, I think you could say that for sure. In fact, pretty much on cue. The rain started here about 5 minutes ago. It was pretty sunny and humid here until then. But we have to expect to feel the effects of Matthew in the hours ahead. The main impact likely here Monday night going into Tuesday. That's when things are really going to start to spark up. The last we're hearing is it could run right between Jamaica and Haiti. The way it circulates around, that could mean Haiti is going to get the worst of it in terms of high winds and rain. One of our weather guys was telling me, Haiti could get 40 inches of rain out of this storm. That's almost a year's worth of rain in the course of a day or two. Let's remember, Haiti has been deforested. There's not a lot of trees holding the earth together so they could be in all sorts of trouble. Remember, the earthquake in 2010, there's people living in tents in Haiti, which seems extraordinary. Lot of preparations going on here in Kingston and all around Jamaica. We were down at the fishing village called Port Royal, not that far from here. The locals there are under evacuation order being urged to get out and saying no, 90 percent of the people we spoke to said they are staying put. We'll see how this unfolds in the hours ahead -- Fred.</s>WHITFIELD: All right, Michael Holmes in Kingston, Jamaica, thank you so much. Next, a bombshell from the "New York Times" over Donald Trump's taxes. Complete coverage in the next hour of the CNN NEWSROOM which returns right after this.
Hurricane Matthew Gains Strength, First Effects To Be Felt Tonight.