U.S. braces as Caribbean battered by deadly Hurricane Matthew

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti-- A powerful and deadly hurricane is slamming Haiti as the Southeastern United States braces for a possible direct hit.Hurricane Matthew is hammering Caribbean islands with dangerous 145-miles-per-hour winds. It could bring up to 40 inches of rain.The violent category four storm is headed for eastern Cuba and the Bahamas Tuesday. Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and Cuba have been the crosshairs of the hurricane all weekend. But now, it looks like Haiti could get the