nearly 400 mile wide hurricane begins its slow crawl on to land. >> a category one at this strength from 85 to 100 mile an hour winds with 125 miles an hour of gust is plenty big enough to put a big hurt on you. >> the massive storm could bring up to 20 inches of rain and a 6 to 12-foot storm surge. >> the hurricane has a little bit of an opportunity to strengthen. i would focus more on the fact this is a large hurricane. >> tens of thousands have already evacuated from louisiana, mississippi, alabama, and florida. here in new orleans, there is no mandatory evacuation order. the city requires it to be a category 3 for that. in the french quarter, businesses are sandbagging and boarded up. the streets are nearly deserted. all around new orleans, flood walls are up. engineers closed this flood barrier to protect the 9th ward and the french quarter. the big easy is counting on the

$14 billion newly rebuilt levee system. the family isn't waiting to find out if it all works. they suffer through hurricane katrina inside the super dome without food and water. >> might as well turn around. say your prayers and keep moving. >> the eye of the storm is expected to make land fall late tonight or early tomorrow morning on the anniversary of katrina. the mayor of new orleans is urging the residents who decided to stay to stay put from here on out, to stay indoors, to stay off the streets. as soon as the brunt of this hurricane has passed, his city will move immediately into search and rescue mode. i'm karen brown, back to you. >> we are hoping there's not much searching and rescuing to be done. though we don't know yet. topper shutt is here in the weather center. more rain event than a wind event. you have been saying that all along. where is isaac now? >> it is 105 miles southeast

of new orleans. we have reports of bowie, essentially at the mouth of the mississippi. 83-mile per hour wind gusts sustained at 63. this is the satellite picture, a little better organized. it's still offshore and it's going to be tough to tell you when it makes land fall. it is over land, but half of it is also water. this is pretty well organized storm. still do not have a defined eye. tropical storm force winds extend out of the center, 180 miles. so, you know, even though we talk about the eye making land fall. here's the track. they still bring it on as a category one, which is good. late tonight, early tomorrow. take it right through louisiana. it's going to be a big water problem there. 10 inches of rain, 15 inches of rain possible. by thursday, it's on the border of louisiana and arkansas. begins to turn back to the north and the northeast northeast and this is a great track. that is something that is a

silver lining from this storm. we'll come back and let you know if that track means anything for us over the holiday weekend. >> thank you, top. and with isaac now aiming toward the louisiana coast, the new and improved levee system will be tested for the first time. meteorologist, anny hong joins us live with what the army corps of engineers is saying about all that. anny. >> the u.s. corps of engineers finished building its levees just last september. dug deeper, built stronger, and stanged hire after katrina. engineers are confident it will be able to hold up against isaac and more. >> after katrina and more than $14 billion is this. a 133-mile system of levees and flood walls surrounded by 24 storm proofed pumping stations. >> we're in a universe different than we were prior to katrina. >> army corps of engineers helped oversee the destruction of the levee system. she deployed teams to the gulf

coast so they can activate the protection system ahead of isaac. >> so you look at the heartbeat of the unified operations center. you can see there are monitors behind us. we are watching storms, because we are getting ready for isaac. >> she says it's designed to withstand a storm similar to hurricane katrina. forecasters are concerned with isaac's storm surge, which is expected to be 6 to 12 feet. still dangerous. >> it is pretty significant storm surge. even though the storm right now, which is a category 1 storm, which is forecasted to be that at land fall, it's a large system and because of its large size, it will have a significant impact. >> we have built these tremendous flood walls and surge barriers out in these water areas and we are in the process of closing them right now. some of them are already closed. we'll be closing them today and tomorrow. >> there won't be any flooding. there probably will be along with damage from heavy rains

and high winds. but the goal is to minimize destruction and save lives. >> now the new pumping stations have 5700 horsepower engines that can pump 9 million- gallons of water per hour. what that means in simpler terms is those engines could fill up an olympic sized swimming pool. seven years after katrina, the army corps of engineers says new orleans is in much better shape to deal with isaac and bigger storms. let's hope they are right. lesli. >> meanwhile, lots of people from new orleans have fled to other cities in the gulf coast. scott broom is live from pensacola, florida, where some new orleans residents are taking an evacuation vacation. scott. >> reporter: yeah, it's hard to believe that people here think this is a refuge. we are starting to get bands

coming through. but that's the dynamic of life on the gulf. if it's going to hit hard one place, you go to another place despite the nasty weather here. bands of heavy rain, a steady strong wind, and a surf produced minor flooding here, but no serious damage. at least one boat broke away, leaving this crew scrambling. >> it was very tough. >> between squalls, life guards are keeping careful watch on a 14 to 20 surf watching the pier. despite the tropical storm conditions pensacola beaches are refuge. >> we evacuate and we have big damage in our apartment and we decide to not do that again. >> schools in the two western counties are closed today and some hotels are closed as well. orders that many people here at

pensacola beach simply ignored as isaac strikes a glancing blow. well, they called it a glancing blow here on the gulf coast, but the wind is blowing hard, there's been quite a bit of rain today and it's getting worse, but i guess it's better than new orleans. some of the people i spoke to from louisiana here said they decided to come in this direction towards florida. rather than going to texas because getting out of new orleans and going towards houston was such a hassle. one man reported five or six hour backup on the highway and it was hard to get gas going in that direction. a lot of people are coming here to florida, even though isaac is making his presence known. reporting live in pensacola, scott broom, 9news now. >> no easy way out and no fast way out. scott, thank you. president obama is urging gulf coast residents to heed the warnings as isaac approaches. >> we are dealing with a big storm and there could be significant flooding and other

damage across a large area. now is not the time to temp fate. now is not the time to dismiss official warnings. you need to take this seously. >> president obama made those comments before leaving on a three state campaign trip. the white house says it is trying to balance leadership on the storm with the president's campaign plan. the storm is hanging over the republican convention in tampa as well. the city dodged the brunt of it, but the weather has been a big distraction. bruce leshan is live at the convention. u.s.a.today.com. that's cool, bruce, what are you going to have the networks won't? >> we're going to have more than the networks will. we'll be starting at 8:30 and go to the speeches at 9:00 and we're going to have analysis from washington bureau chief, susan page of u.s.a. today. so it's going to be really cool. then at 9:00, we're going to get all the speeches and networks will be sometime

later. i'll tell you down here, hurricane paul has hit the hall. we had screaming and shouting from ron paul delegates here. take a listen. >> we have to proceed with the order of business. >> so they were complaining that they want ron paul a chance to speak. they did put his name in nomination here, but he is not being allowed to speak. some of his supporters are mad about that. but the big order of business put mitt romney in nomination, that came second. first by john of new hampshire. seconded by barbra constalk on virginia, and just as important as the roll call that is coming up, reintroducing mitt romney to the american people. they will depend on ann romney for that tonight. she is the headliner and she is

a remarkable woman. a woman who has survived multiple sclerosis. she survived breast cancer as well. she humanizes mitt romney and is his ambassador to women in helping him deal with that gender gap. i had a chance to talk to governor nikki hailey of south carolina, does this convention need to humanize mitt and make him more likable? >> do you feel like you need to make him more of a real person? >> first of all, i know mitt and ann very well and i know he is a very likable person, but let's keep in mind, that's not what women are looking for. women care about jobs and the economy. women care about healthcare and how it's going to affect our family. women care about the debt being passed on to their children. those are the issues that mitt romney needs to talk about. >> and that's really the talking point here among a lot of the republicans. he doesn't have to be likable,

they just have to convince the american people that he'll do a better job of managing the economy. anita. >> the economy is keep, bruce, we'll look for you tonight at 11:00 and on u.s.a.today.com. well, ahead of her speech tonight at the gop convention, mitt romney's wife is revealing new details about a miscarriage she suffered in her 40s. in an exclusive interview with scott pelley. ann romney was initially shocked and excited to having another child. then one night she realized she was losing that baby. >> it was about 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning and i decided i wasn't going to wake mitt up. i was going to be okay and i waited until 6:00 in the morning and said mitt, you have to take me to the hospital right now. and so we woke up our oldest son and get the younger brothers off to school and you know, we're going to the hospital. mom is losing this baby. >> coming up in a few minutes, we'll go back live to tampa to talk to bob ehrlich and his

wife about the importance of tonight's speeches by ann romney and chris cristie. in the meantime, there is some big news and sad news out of redskins park tonight where the redskins released one of our favorite players, tight end, chris cooley. kristen berset is here with the shocking announcement in chris cooley's jersey. >> he was always a class act, a great guy. had always taken time to speak to the media and his rapport with fans made him one of the most popular during his eight seasons here. but with fred davis as the starting tight end and now paul's impressive preseason, there wasn't room for cooley anymore. and in a press conference at redskins park today, cooley, who was the longest tenured redskin said it will be difficult for him to put on another team's jersey. >> i loved every minute of playing here. it's been a good ride. it's been a pleasure.

i guess for me, i'll take some time and decide what i want to do moving forward. i have every belief that i can play football. >> now the cut does give cooley a chance to start somewhere else, but you can see, he had such a great personality and such a nice overall person. >> ball is a business and they were going to pay him $6 million and that was more than they could do. >> we'll have more coming up at 6:00. >> let's get to breaking news right now from united airlines. the carrier is having a massive computer outage problem right now. passengers are going to find problems checking in at the airport and using the website and an official at dulles airport is warning you, you should be prepared to spend the night at the airport. you may want to make alternate plans. we'll bring you more information as soon as it

becomes available. coming up, police release eillance video of a beating near the earn eastern market. >> we'll tell you if you might be able to turn off the ac for a couple nights.

it's finally in full swing. the other day, mitt romney kids were asked to describe his father in one word. we decided to repurpose and pose the same question on our wus isusa9 facebook page. charles simmons described him as a man who lived the american dream. nancy said, coolest about every day life, especially single moms and dads. nina wrote, fake and judith

willingham said i'm reserving judgment until after he speaks at the convention. that's one of the purposes this week, to help voters connect with governor romney. they have two big hitters speaking tonight to help them do that. the governor's wife and new jersey governor will be speaking. here to talk more about the importance of all that, former maryland governor and first lady, bob and kendall ehrlich. chairs mitt romney's maryland campaign. good to have you both with us. >> pleasure to be back. >> i'll start with you. it is no secret there's a gender gap. women are less comfortable with mitt romney. is there anything ann romney can say tonight to change that? >> well, as we know, there is a gender gap with women concerning the democratic support and with men on the other side. it depends which way you look at it. clearly this gender gap has been a problem for republican presidential candidates and

republican candidates down for years. ann romney is a terrific campaigner. kendall really likes her. we have been with her recently. we think she can go to ways to cure this. >> you know what? >> i think she's going to help define her husband, but she's going to help define that it's okay to be a woman in the republican party. as one for many years, i can attest to that. i have with me my favorite new bumper sticker. moms drive the economy. she exemplifies that and she also, women, and particularly moms, really understand the deficit and the deficit issues and they also understand that many of the college age kids can't get jobs or they are under employed. they want their kids to get on with their lives and be independent. i think this is the year the mom and that will help this gender gap as we go forward. >> this one bumper sticker combines both themes of the

campaign. obviously women, tonight is really targeted to women voters and obviously the economy, which is the real bottom line. not only to this convention, but this campaign in 2012. >> talk a bit about chris cristie, the governor from new jersey. is he going to be the attack dog? a lot of people are expecting him to be. >> well, he's a good attack dog, that's for sure. now he is funny, too. he mixes humor with the points he makes. a terrific speech giver. so you will be entertained. the ratings will be high for chris cristie. >> it will be entertaining. >> thank you very much for chatting with us this afternoon. i'm sure we'll have you back and we'll be watching the convention closely. let's get outside to topper shutt and i believe anita is out there with him as well. >> humid here, but you have your eyes on isaac. >> we talk about land fall. that's when the eye crosses land. doesn't mean you aren't feeling the effect before and after. >> this is a big storm. >> let's start with isaac.

we'll start with the track of the storm. a category one. winds are up to 80 miles per hour. that's a sustained wind and it does appear it's going to stay a category one as it makes land fall. right now it's 30 miles south, southwest of the mouth of the mississippi and 100 miles southeast of news , weather , new orleans. we are looking at winds of 80 miles per hour with gusts over the course of the next 12 to 18 hours. we get into thursday, at least in the afternoon. then it moves up into arkansas and weakens, becomes a depression eventually, extra tropical. but the good news, the silver lining, i cannot emphasize this enough is rain in parts of the midwest, where they have been dry and especially this summer. so again, land fall tonight. probably just to the southwest of new orleans. late tonight or very, very early in the morning on wednesday. radar. it's already pounding much of the florida panhandle. remember, scott broom was in

pensacola. tropical storm force winds extend out from the center about 180 miles. we'll focus on this eye going across new orleans, but remember the winds will extend up to baluxy. winds are 39 to 74 miles per hour. live look outside. it is quiet here. and really turning nice. it's 89. look at the dew point. 56. dew points are in the 50s, you can turn off the ac and open the windows. pressure beginning to rise. so currently we're looking at 84 in vienna. 85 in bethesda. 89 in college park and 85 in springfield. next three days, we'll keep it green and green because we have spectacular tomorrow, 84. 88 on thursday. still very nice. not humid. 94 on friday. it will be hotter on friday, but still not crazy humid. we'll keep a day of code green. as we get into saturday, sunday, and labor day. yes, some of isaac will get in

here. not so much on saturday. salvage a decent day on saturday. an isolated storm and a better chance for storms on sunday and consequently cooler. mid 80s. if i had to pick the wettest, i would pick monday, back up to 90 next tuesday. so again, isaac already at the coast and rain fall probably 5 to 15 inches and sometimes it's not the wind, it's the water. >> we should feel fortunate our weekend is going to be slightly rained on. >> yes, i agree. >> coming up on 9news, new information about the accused teenage shooter at a baltimore area high school. >> but up next, big tropical morning drivers on the bay bridge. we'll tell you what they did and didn't find on one of the spans.

morning rush hour commuters on metro ran the system unexpected headaches today on the blue and orange line. sky 9 was over the tracks between eastern market and new carolton where overnight, inspectors discovered areas of

track that needed repairs. that work extended into the morning rush. the repairs caused delays of up to half an hour in both directions. >> the traffic is flowing again over the westbound span of the bay bridge after being shut down overnight. workers were ordered off the bridge after inspectors noticed unusual vertical movement. large backups followed as traffic moved over the eastbound span. look at that. and then just after noon, inspectors determined everything was okay and they reopened the bridge. a 15-year-old boy from maryland is now charged with attempted first-degree murder after yesterday's shooting on the first day of school at perry hall high. that suspect is a student from kingsville and he is being charged as an adult. he is also being held without bail tonight. he is accused of shooting a 17- year-old fellow student, daniel, in the school cafeteria. >> the suspect in this case

brought a broken down. can be reassembled. he also brought 21 rounds of 16 gauge, 7.5 shots. a bottle of vodka to school with him. >> he remains in critical condition tonight. the suspect's father says his son had been bullied. >> coming up, the final fair well for a prince georges county police officer killed in the line of duty. also ahead, washington's newest monument marks one year anniversary. >> police are hoping newly released video along with an emotional plea will help close the case of a vicious attack on a 29-year-old. i'll tell you all about it coming up. op a sck ryldabs

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back on 9 as we continue to track hurricane isaac, which has strengthened. maximum sustained winds are now 80 miles per hour. it's a low end hurricane, but still, a category one. still a dangerous storm. let's start with the satellite picture. a little better organized also. right now it's 30 miles south, southwest of the mouth of the mississippi and about 100 miles, 105 miles south, southeast of new orleans. land fall late tonight, early tomorrow morning depending on what you call land fall. the eye is going to go over some land. although it's half land, half water south and southeast of new orleans. pretty well organized storm,

still no clear cut eye. it is a big storm though, in fact, we do have the track still a category one as it makes land fall. winds 80 miles per hour. gusts 85 or 90. it tracks in through louisiana, into arkansas, we're talking 5 to 15 inches of rain with this track and it begins to turn back to the north and east. that's good news. that will bring much needed rain fall to the midwest. we also talk about the wind. see this ring? these are where the tropical storm force winds are felt. even though the storm is to the south, you're getting tropical storm forced winds to the coast of mississippi as well as alabama. almost all the way to pensacola. we'll come back and talk about whether or not isaac will affect our weekend plans. >> thanks, top. new information tonight in the search for whoever is behind a brutal attack that left a capitol hill man in a coma. now his wife is asking for help after police released some new surveillance video. our ken molestina is live with the plea and those just

released images. >> he remains in the intensive care unit, but now this new piece of evidence is being made public and that could help investigators catch whoever is responsible for the attack. >> i just wanted to ask the public to please watch this video. >> abby is talking about these images taken from her surveillance camera. police believe the car and the people in the video are responsible for the attack on 29-year-old thomas. his wife is now pleading for the public's help. >> people would take a minute to look at that, think about something they might have seen or somebody they know. >> the people are seen trying to use the victim's credit card at the exxon gas station on the 1200 block of pennsylvania. police say the suspect's beat him and left him on the porch of a house a few blocks away on north carolina avenue southeast. she had been trying to get home after a night out with friends a week and a half ago. >> spend ten days and he is slowly starting to respond. >> 29-year-old remains in the

icu. he has undergone several surgeries. ingly was writing messages and he gave me the thumb's up that he understood. >> as police continue to look for his attackers, his wife, two-year-old boy, and loved ones are staying optimistic about his recovery. >> he is hanging in there. he is a fighter. >> his wife is convinced if these thugs aren't caught, they will likely strike again. if you recognize the car or people, call d.c. police. lesli. let's hope people take a close look at those images, kenny, thanks. a caravan of more than a thousand police vehicles escorted prince georges county police officer, adrian morris, to his final resting place. and armando trull was there. >> thousands of police officers came to pay their respects to a brother in arms who fell in the line of duty. a thin, blue line by officers

from every jurisdiction in the metro d.c. area and beyond, greeted the earthly remains of 23-year-old police officer, adrian morris. >> i have the human thought, which weeps, which mourns. the loss of my friend, my brother, and then there is the spiritual side of me that rejoices. because he moved on. so i'm going to need you guys to forgive me if the human side of me comes out. >> bag pipes were sadly as his case casket was taken inside a packed church. grandmother and uncles became part of a larger family that struggled to hold back the pain. >> adrian morris was more than a police officer to me. he was more.

he was more than -- he was my little brother. >> morris killed after his cruiser flipped and crashed on i-95 where he chased a suspected stolen car. he was dedicated to the uniform he proudly wore for three years. >> the police department is a better police department because of adrian. he was always known as someone that could be relied upon. a trait that all of us aspire to possess. >> he was also proud of his american citizenship. it was perhaps fitting that he passed beneath a giant american flag on his way to his final resting place. more than a thousand vehicles escorted the young officer on that last journey. it was truly a hero sendoff reserved for those that make the ultimate sacrifice after swearing an oath to serve and

protect. they promised an investigation that took morris' life, including why he was not wearing a seat belt at the time. in mitchellville, armando trull, 9news now. a methamphetamine lab in arlington. police charged leanard fisher and william of arlington after responding to a all right of a domestic dispute at the virginia square apartments on north monroe. that's near the virginia square metro. police realize they might have stumbled on to a functioning meth lab inside. the two men were taken into custody. in virginia, a substitute teacher is accused of showing up for work intoxicated. 50-year-old jacquelyn barnes is charged with being drunk in public. workers at stone hill middle school alerted the school resource officer yesterday sayi it seemed barnes arrived to her job intoxicated. today marks the one year anniversary of the martin luther king, jr., memorial. the foundation is planning a

brief program at 7:00 tonight to mark the big occasion. now this event will feature some remarks by the president and ceo of that foundation. millions of people from all over the world have come to visit the site since it opened a year ago. >> when it comes to getting r and r, people living in d.c. were most likely to take a vacation. san francisco came in second, followed by boston, atlanta, and houston. the harris interactive survey found that people were less likely to take a vacation. the poll found that the majority of workers don't use all their vacation time. coming up, firefighters come to the rescue of a young boy who got stuck between the walls of two houses. see how they got him out. also coming up, nasa's curiosity rover conducts the first live broadcast to and from mars and don't forget, we're always on at wusa9.com. stay with us, we'll be right back.

tracking isaac as it strengthens in the gulf, taking

some firefighters in china being hailed as heros tonight after coming to the rescue of a little six-year-old guy. the child crawled into a narrow space between the wall and two houses. really narrow. he got stuck. his grandmother was busy inside and didn't notice he was missing until it was too late. oh my gosh, look at him. neighbors tried to free the child, but failed. firefighters smashed open the wall with electric drills and hammers. about a half an hour later, the little boy was finally free and amazingly, suffered only bruises. >> wow. >> nasa is out with new images today from that mars rover. now they show the side of

something called mt. sharp, which was formed from hundreds of layers of rock. now curiosity will eventually explore this mountain. the new images come one day after members of the science lab mission listened to a history making broadcast in california. >> this is charlie speaking to you via the broadcast capabilities of the curiosity rover, which is now on the surface of mars. >> that message recorded by the space agency's chief was actually sent to curiosity on mars and the rover transmitted it back to earth. i don't know exactly what the point of that was. nasa says it's the first time a recorded human voice has made such a journey. >> there's your answer, right? still ahead, a deadly outbreak at one of the nation's most popular parks at the height of tourist season. but first, tracking isaac. we'll check in with the national hurricane center up next. president clinton: this election to me is about which...

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all right, you know those reality tv shows that feature the wives of proathletes? there are reasons they call them reality tv. apparently there's something to them. >> you know, there's a whole side we don't see. we don't see the diaper changes. we don't see the cleaning. we don't see the long stretches of trying to hold down the home

front. >> that's right. kristen berset spoke with redskins wives and she's there with more on the reality behind the reality. right kristen? >> they say behind every good man is a great woman. for several redskin players, that holds true. >> wives are the most important things in your life. i have always wanted the best for her. so it's a two-way street. >> chris wilson and his wife have been together for 11 years. he has been there through every signing, every cut, every move. >> it's something you have to take day-to-day. we pray and make sure that we are just self-sufficient in what we have. >> unlike chris, defensive lineman has spent his entire career with washington. but even he and his wife know nothing is guaranteed. >> even if you are under contract, you never know how long you are going to say and what is next in life and for the next career. >> both crystal make sure

their lives don't revolve around football. they aren't just football wives. they are businesswomen. crystal runs two companies. >> she never complains. she just always up for the challenge. >> serena is about to open one of her own. >> you have to make sure that you have something else besides football. >> until that time comes, you can find these wives in the stands at every redskins home game. and the guys say, there is correlation between a happy wife and playing well on the field. >> this is the high pressure, highest pressure environment. so the life off the field is better it is off the field. >> it inspires you to work harder. >> now i asked chris and kedric who has the harder job? a profootball player or his wife? with no hesitation, they gave much due credit to their wives. back over to you guys. >> that is exactly right. >> topper. >> all right, we are still tracking hurricane isaac.

thankfully, only a category one. winds are still 80 miles per hour. this is a live shot. you can see heavy rain. in fact, tropical storm force winds in new orleans. that means winds over 39 miles per hour. 83-mile per hour wind in bowie at the mouth of the mississippi. so, the storm is there. we always talk about land fall. but remember, the storm affects everybody around anywhere from 180 miles northeast to 100 miles southwest of the storm. we get hung up on the eye. but remember, it's a big, big storm. it's going to be a case where the water is going to get us. here's a look at the track. still headed for new orleans. now land fall technically will be late tonight, early tomorrow. then it will pass to the west of new orleans tomorrow afternoon and then roll off to the north and turn more to the north and northeast as it rolls through northern louisiana and arkansas. we're talking big-time rains there. new orleans northward, anywhere from 5 to 15 inches of rain. then the storm curves back to north and east. again, the silver lining, well,

we get some rain for the midwest. all right, this is a tropical storm force wind. you can see it's going to move inland and into northern sections of louisiana by tomorrow afternoon. there's going to be winds 39 to 65 miles per hour. radar, look at the band of showers and storms, all of the gulf coast from new orleans over to mobile. even where scott broom is in pensacola. he's getting hammered with rain. that's why we need is a huge, huge storm. not a really strong storm. not like katrina with winds, but it does have big rain. for us, we're in great shape. here's a live look brought to you by michael and son. 89 right now. 56 is the dew point which means it's going to be a nice night. you can open your windows, turn the ac off. north, northwest at 14. that's a refreshing wind. pressure is steady. 85 bethesda. 83 vienna. this is a great treat for late

august. 87 in arlington. 89 downtown. 88 in college park and 88 also in bowie. so, great for late august. turn the ac off tonight. if you don't do it tonight, you should do it tomorrow night. even cooler tomorrow night. you'll need your shades on wednesday night. fantastic. believe it or not, you might need a light jacket for the redskin game tomorrow night. temperature wills be in the 60s. tonight, clear to partly cloudy. lows 62 to 70. winds west, northwest at 10. inside the beltway and downtown, kind of on the cusp of being comfortable. 69 downtown. maybe 67 in college park. but north and west, we're talking low to mid 60s. 64 in rockville. 64 in reston and fairfax and looking at 67 over at andrews and down toward brandywine. tomorrow morning, great. mostly sunny and pleasant. 60s and 70s. winds northeast at 5 to 10. so a great morning. and then by afternoon, mostly

sunny, just fantastic. perfect ten. high temperatures near 85. comfortably warm, but not humid. winds turn northeasterly at 10:00 in the afternoon. first we'll break it down. very nice. 77 to 81 by noon. it hasn't been very often we were in the 70s. 81 to 85. not humid. lots of sunshine. comfortably warm. the next three days, we're going to keep it code green. why not? spectacular tomorrow, 84. fantastic on thursday, 88. yeah, it's going to be hotter on friday, 94. but still not a bad day. notice we have no thunderstorms in the next three days. now the next seven days, a little different story here. saturday probably okay. still 90. an isolated storm late saturday. probably the better of the three weekend days. yes, these showers and storms are going to be the remnants of isaac. showers and storms possible on sunday. not a complete washout, but mid

80s and showers and storms as we get into monday. temperature 86. and then on tuesday, we are back up to 90. we are going to get some of the remnants of isaac before all is said and done and again, tuesday, we are back into the low 90s with sunshine. so all in all, again, not a washout for a weekend, but isaac will have an impact on us, which is a little unfortunate, but we need rain when we get it. >> you were saying earlier the massive evacuation not ordered. it could cause a lot of problems. >> a storm surge of 6 to 10 feet and 5 to 15 inches of rain. a lot of new orleans is below sea level, so that's a problem. >> are you concerned about thunderstorms with the remnants, it will come our way? >> that's a good question. right now no because it will be so weak in terms of severe weather for us. we are concerned around louisiana and mississippi and alabama because they will have tornadoes as well. >> this has been a significant

hurricane that you have been talking about this season. >> it's one of the largest and probably one of the most well defined. although it comes down to land fall and this is making land fall and that's what counts is when they make land fall. >> thanks, topper. still ahead, a new study about what taking a toast could do to your teenager's iq. and vincent gray who is under federal scrutiny could come up with legislation that could change the way elections are fund. i'll have that story. plus, hitting the books could take a real hit on a college student's budget. next in our consumer alert, we'll tell you how to cut down on some of those costs. president clinton: this election to me is about which...

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of things. it dictates what you do educately. and predicts how well you do in the job market and predicts how you end up health wise. >> more than 1,000 teenagers in new zealand were tested for this study on iq in the future. cannabis is legal. staff infections are becoming a major problem. they are one of several superbug types that are resistant to antibiotics. new research shows vitamin b3 may be able to help fight these infections. according to the study, high doses of vitamin b3 can increase the ability of the immune system itself to fight the bacteria a thousand times over. the effect was the same in lab animals and on human blood samples. >> officials at yosemite national park say as many as 1700 visitors may have been exposed to a deadly illness carried by rodents. two people who stayed in the cabins have already died of the

virus. it spreads through urine and saliva. they are expected to make it. the virus can take up to six weeks to incubate before flu- like symptoms develop. this is 9news now. >> the stores are boarded up and the levees are raised. we are waiting for hurricane isaac to make land fall. topper is in the weather center. what do we have? >> right now, the storm is about 20 miles south, southwest of the mouth of the mississippi and 90 miles, 95 miles south, southeast of new orleans. category one. low end category one, thankfully. hammering southeast louisiana. it's going to be more of a water storm than a wind storm. we have been talking about this. hurricane warnings in effect for just about all of the louisiana coast and then eastward covering the mississippi coast and also the alabama coast and a little bit of the panhandle. no