if that island was not there, the united states southeastern coast line, people would not be as apt to settle in that area. that island disrupted so many storms. they get to the united states and they are weaker. >> we lose sate of that for haiti. >> it breaks up the hurricane so it is not as bad as it comes to the united states. >> it is bad for them. >> i know that, it is to our advantage that that happens. >> understood. thank you joe very much. >> to the political storm since the veep picking critics are ripping. but are atax against paul rhine -- ryan. does my next guest have anything to do with that. you are getting out the word that paul ryan was not a granny push over the cliff guy much and i don't know if it is your word getting out or you are talking to a lot of your friends. but he has survived the initial hits against him. what do you think now happens? >> well, i think he gets his message out. the convention this coming week will be a major platform and millions of people who don't know who he is will get to hear from him for the first time. this is a ronald regan pro grow

. >>> isaac is just a tropical depression now, but people in the southeastern united states are not out of harm's way. flash flood warning remain in effect. >> reporter: downgraded but still dangerous. tropical depression isaac is leaving gulf coast residents with a disaster to clean up. he pulled a boat back home on thursday to salvage what he could. that wasn't much. you can see how high the water rose, nearly to the ceiling. >> and it would start over again. >> reporter: his loss is one of countless stories left in isaac's wake. and not everybody got out. >> tim in all at once -- it came in all at once. one minute, it was dry, the next minute, all over the place. everything underwater. ♪ [ inaudible ] ♪ ♪ >> reporter: search and rescue operations are underway across the gulf region. the coast guard is in place to help with emergency evacuations. vehicles like this one are on patrol, aiding people who are stranded in their homes. in robert, louisiana, these families fled over fears that a local dam could give way. they will hunker down in this make shift shelter until it's safe to go

isaac will cause delays and cancellations, particularly in the southeastern united states. it will also affect other flights throughout the united states. right now, the only flights canceled out of the bay area are to and from new orleans. >>> a 42-inch water pipe burst at sunnyvale avenue and cora street. you can see the damage and the crews in the area. a massive hole in the middle of the street because of it. kate thompson is live at the scene. >> reporter: plenty of work and repairs still going on at this hour and will be for at least the next hour or so. you can take a look and see a lot of heat wave equipment and people -- heavy equipment and people still on scene. we can go to some video from earlier in the evening and show you all of the equipment that they were bringing in here to do this. absolutely massive repairs. a 42-inch pipe burst underneath this street causing a 30 by 40-foot crater in the water. a number of buildings in the area suffered from water damage. a nearby catholic school as well. crews have been out here trying to clean up the school which is ha

tropics as we have another named system, one that could become a hurricane and threaten the southeastern united states. here tonight into the day tomorrow temperatures cooling off to the 60s overnight, back into the 80s tomorrow. looks like skies will clear up. >>> in other news tonight, baltimore county police arrested a man for murdering his roommate in dundalk it. happened on scars dale early monday. victor dejesus portillo was stabbed in the basement. his roommate edwin alexander inglesias-reyes was charged. edwin alexander inglesias-reyes left a trail of blood and is facing first degree murder charges. >>> police tracked down the car that led police on a chase. it was a silver acura. during the chase the officers lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a ditch. one of the officers was e -- ejecting. adrian morris was killed. the other officer is in the hospital. no charges have been filed. >>> tonight family and friends are remembering the life of patrick dietz. the edgewater man died in afghanistan. we talked to his dad about his commitment to his family and country. >> it's not every young

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we could have a tropical system however it's flirting with parts of the southeastern united states andect for us here in the midwest that tends to migrate northward and that can build a big dome of high pressure ... lee have some clouds developing on the southern end of lake michigan ... it can show how expensive this warm air is getting ... looking at the southern end of the lake there are towering cumulus clouds we could get an isolated showers from those but the rain is in the southeast ... florida has had nearly 6 in. of rain yesterday ... back up here, this area near lake avila saw the heaviest rain storms we're looking at other accumulations ... there are some flood watches in parts of north florida and there's a fire alert in parts of nebraska kansas wyoming and red flag warnings out west fires are burning out there ... the smoke clouds are expansive out of northern california and washington state they can be seen from outer space ... we are lovely and comfortable here in chicago into the low 70's 90's are on the way to the plains states that's a sign of things to come here ...

>>> isaac, the storm, is still causing serious problems in the southeastern portion of the united states. more than 700,000 people are without power tonight, and the devastation continues to grow. authorities spent the day rescuing people, about 70, and dozens of pets had to be pulled free from rooftops and upper windows. >> well, as we take a look on satellite and radar, we are seeing heavy rains continuing over ralaand into mississippi -- louisiana and into mississippi. we're going to zoom in a little bit closer. the storm hasn't really moved all that much. it's moving very slowly, and that of course was the biggest concern because the very heat wave rainfall that you see, pouring for hours and hours causes flooding concerns and problems. new orleans starting to get a break from the heaviest rains moving through baton rouge and up into mississippi. right now, this tropical storm is only moving at 4 miles an hour, and it's tracking up to the north. still going to be a tropical storm, 45-mile an hour winds tomorrow morning. it will turn into a tropical depression as we head into thursday

. >> and in the southeastern united states, another train enthusiast gets the shock of a lifetime.ember 21st, 2007, salisbury, north carolina. a tractor-trailer is slowly crossing the railroad tracks when a freight train plows right into it. >> the train hit the trailer pretty much dead center in the middle of the trailer. >> the train shears off the rear axle. >> it went through the air like a frisbee. stuff was going everywhere. >> the massive collision is caught on camera by benjamin, who also videotapes trains as a hobby. he inherited his love of trains from his father who, in turn, got it from his dad. >> when i was small, my father and grandfather would take me to the train tracks in greensboro and once he started getting a little bigger and we started going outside the tracks and watching trains and he got interested and started taking pictures of them. >> on the day of the collision, father and son head to one of their favorite spots to train watch. a railroad crossing by a recycling transfer station. while dad waits in the car, the young train buff walks to the other side

we have a tropical storm to talk about and that could impact the southeastern united states later next it could bring in the heat to. clear and cold tonight a chargers 54 inland and 63 at the loop. tomorrow sunny and warm around 85 spirit the humidity will be low and south winds between 10 and 18. 91 is the forecast thai for thursday which would be again the first 90 in 16 days. we think 93 or 94 is possible friday. we will have the air conditioners humming again. we are one week away from labor day weekend and we will give you insight on that also. photos from a chicago photographer onboard a scientific vessel searching for pilot amelia earhart who vanished more than 75 years ago. plus,talk of rape and abortions dominating the political conversation these days.. and the presidential candidates are frankly wishing it would end.. what they had to say today on the campaign trail.. you know what i love about this country? trick question. i love everything about this country! including prilosec otc. you know one pill each morning treats your frequent heartburn so you can enjoy all this gre

rains will continue to fall on the southeastern united states to the next 48 to 56 hours.is day in the year 2005, hurricane katrina slammed into the mississippi coast on its way to becoming the most destructive storm in american history. katrina had already caused deaths in south florida. but when katrina crossed over the warm waters of the gulf of mexico, it strengthened to a massive category a. winds higher than 120 miles per hour. some parts of mississippi, the storm surge washed up 12 miles inland. wiping entire towns off the map. here in new orleans, when the floodwaters breached the levees 80% of the big easy was under water. what followed unthinkable humanitarian tarren nightmare. in the end killed 2,000. displaced a million and caused estimated $150 billion in damage. but a hurricane changed our gulf coast forever seven years ago today.

>> be sure to check with your airline, is it is causing delays and cancellations in the southeastern united statesh the portland airport still close. this will have a ripple effect across the united states throughout the delay. >>darya: there are volunteers from the bay area headed to help. red cross volunteers have been dispatched to assist those affected by isaac. they should be there for up to three weeks. about 2400 red cross disaster workers across the country including those bay area volunteers are staffing 52 shelters throughout the gulf coast. >>mark: a fire at a nursery started just after midnight. will tran is live at the scene. it looks like the nursery has been gutted. >> completely gutted. you can see right now, there are still hot spots to deal with. you can see what it did to this place. we're talking $400,000 in inventory that one up in flames the fire department is still here to watch out for any of spots. look at the water on the ground. there are trace levels of pesticides. the firefighters saw the color of the flames change from orange to blue meanie there was a different chemi

we have the latest on hurricane isaac which is bearing down on the southeastern united states. watching live pictures as this slow-moving hurricane batters the famous bourbon street in new orleans. beating down on louisiana and coastal mississippi and alabama. winds are reaching speeds up to 85 miles per hour in some parts. more than 200,000 people are without power as they bear the brunt of this weather. most of the folks wouithout pow in the state of louisiana. we are with you all of the night bringing you all of the information as we get it. we want to go to meteorologist karen mcginnis who has the latest on the path of the storm, what it's doing, where at this moment. >> you know, this system for a lot of folks in louisiana seeing a category 1 hurricane may not instill a lot of fear. but, in fact, this is fickle would be one of the easier words to say and that is, it's going to be hovering off the coast here, we think, for the better part of the next 24 hours. it's got kind of a ragged looking eye associated with it. but because of its erratic movement, moving a little bit

>> so is it going to affect the southeastern portion of the united states more than in other parts of the country? >> well, again, you know, this is -- refinery production, 40%, is in the gulf area. so that's impacting not just the southeast but the entire country. the one bit of bright news i do want to share, carol, is that with summer coming to an end here, refineries will stop ending up making what's called summer blend of gasoline, which ends up costing more. so hopefully we'll see some relief at least with that at the pump. >> maribel aber from the new york stock exchange, thank you. >>> you can get the latest information on hurricane isaac including satellite imagery, the forecast track, and more at cnn.com/hurricane. if you've been in theath of hurricane isaac or felt its effects, we invite you to share your photos, video, and experience at cnnireport.com. >>> ann romney gave one of the biggest speeches of the republican national convention last night. it was all about her husband. she was electric. >> tonight, i want to talk to you about love. >> you will hear more from the w

otherwise for parts of the southeastern united states, we could see locally 10 inches or more across amp parks pensacola, florida and also southeastern pars of mississippi and southern alabama. we'll be seeing a lot of heavy rain. another big concern with some of those outer rain bands, you guys, we could see severe weather in the form of tornadoes. fort meyers, fort saint lucy and also miami will be under the gun tomorrow. >> all right. thanks so much, marie a keeping an eye on the storm this morning. >> head live to the site of the republic national convention in tampa so far. expected to go on as planned. steve brown live in tampa with the latest. good morning to you, steve. what's happening? >> good morning, yeah. we're told that this is going to go come rain or come shine. certainly interesting to see how it goes out. preparations are almost done here for the rnc which convenes on monday. yesterday we saw the balloons that were used on thursday night after the nominee to be mitt romney accepts the nomination. those were filled and raised to the ceiling. we're told and assured tha

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southeastern louisiana and points northward. so, mobile could be in on all that as well as biloxi and you can see the next track as it takes it up into the central united statesnd then it could its ice on us as we go into the weekend. maybe the lat -- eyes on us as we go into the weekend. maybe the latter part of the weekend. we can see the wet weather in bel air. the cold front will bring high pressure and drier air less humidity going through time. plenty of sunshine in the forecast. the hour by hour forecast. 88 by 3, and that 7-day forecast looks pretty good as we will dry out as we head towards the middle of the week. let's check the abc2 timesaver traffic with mike masco. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. >>a few issues now we will switch focus towards accidents. this is 795 right as you get towards 695. an accident near exit 19 slowing you up and also 270. one mile north of exit 22 be aware we have an accident working out and that could tie your speeds up. here's also a look at 95 southbound. speed reduced beyond exit 77. and that goes right towards 795. that's a long delay. debris on the road and 895 causing delays in the glen burnie section of