we think it will draw people out on the terrace, they will see the big cone and say what is that. then as they approach the cone tell hear these very unusual sounds that were obtained from the cornell orinthology lab. >> we have the largest recording of birds, mammals, frogs and insects and a huge library of videos. so this is an absolutely perfect opportunity for us to team up with a world renown, very creative inspirational artist and put the sounds and sights of the animals that we study into a brand-new context, a context that really allows people to appreciate an esthetic way of the idea that we might live in the world without these sounds or sites. >> in the scientific realm it is shifting baselines. we get used to less and less, diminished expectations of what it was. >> when i came along lobsters six feet long and oysters 12 inches within they days all the oyster beds in new york, manhattan, the harbor would clean the water. so, just getting people to wake up to what was just literally there 200 years ago, 150 years ago. you see the object and say what is that. you come ou

it's displayed every day when we have a tropical system in the cone. notice how thin this cone is. it's not very wide at all. we're very confident by overnight wednesday we'll have impacts to the tropical storm. then it becomes a hurricane on thursday, and potentially impacts the dominican on in toward cuba. and look at what happens, it starts to turn to the united states. but look at how much wider that cone is. you're pretty much all the way from the west of jamaica on up into the bahamas and turks & caicos. it's not out of the possibility that parts of florida could be in that cone and tampa by wednesday night or thursday night. >> and we thought the only news was going to be political. jim cantore in atlanta at headquarters, we'll be talking again. jim, thanks. >>> and speaking of weather and florida, the almost super human marathon swimmer, diana nyad had to make an early end to her quest today to swim to florida from cuba. tonight she's disappointed but talking about it. our report from nbc's mark potter. >> reporter: hours after halting her attempted 103-mile crossing from c

the center of this cone right there new orleans.side of the storm. if this scenario does end up happening this puts all of the storm surge which is on the right side right up here into lake ponchatrain and right up into the mouth of the mississippi river. this is kind of a worse case scenario. the worse case would be if it strengthens. that is still possible yet. the good news is we don't have a lot of time. tuesday evening 7:00 p.m. less than 48-hours. may run out of time for it to strength enthat much. the good news is the panhandle in florida you are out of the cone. you will still get effect but not making a direct hit. >> that is a disturbing shift for that city. satellite image from nasa. hundreds of miles from the center. be properly absorbing the calcium they take because they don't take it with food. switch to citracal maximum plus d. it's the only calcium supplement that can be taken with or without food. that's why my doctor recommends citracal maximum. it's all about absorption. >> we have learned from the national hurri

look how much wider that cone is. you're pretty much from the west of jamaica, on up into the bahamas and turks & caicos. it's not out of the possibility that parts of florida could be in that cone and tampa by wednesday night or thursday night. >> we thought the only news was going to be political. jim cantore at weather channel headquarters, we'll be talking again. jim, thanks. >>> the almost super human marathon swimmer, diana nyad had to make an early end to her quest to swim from florida to cuba. she's disappointed but talking about it. our report from nbc's mark potter. >> reporter: hours after halting her attempted 103-mile crossing from cuba to key west, diana nyad still swam ashore in key west, although not the way she originally planned. suffering from exhaustion, hypothermia and swollen lips, she was brought to florida by boat. a major disappointment. but she was philosophical about why she had tried to concur the sea.ns have been climbed, the deserts crossed, this piece of ocean has never been done by a sw

or the forecast cone and certainly looks like it's going to impact tampa. let's talk about it. here are the tropical storm watches which by tonight or even tomorrow morning could become tropical storm warnings. we fully anticipate that. i'll tell you why those watches are on the east side in just a minute, but here is the storm, as you mentioned, david, this thing kind of grew into its shoes today so to speak and it's going to continue to travel up off into the northwest as we go through the next 24 to 48 hours before emerging on the north side of cuba. it is going to be kept tropical storm strength we think, the land is going to inhibit that but once it emerges north of cuba, probably passing over havana, eventually key west somewhere west of tampa, no question, there will be impacts in through here and up toward the gulf coast as we head towards tuesday evening. what's interesting about this storm is even outside the cone because it is so large we are going to have lots of wind coming in to biscayne bay, that means a good chance of flooding those areas th

florida will definitely be impacted, but anywhere in that cone which now includes most of louisiana and mississippi and alabama. they'll have to pay attention to what rings their way early next week. >> we'll talk local weather in a few minutes. >>> one year ago today a rare but powerful earthquake struck our region. some of our area's most treasured buildings were damaged including the national cathedral in northwest d.c. the cathedral is in the process of rebuilding and today church leaders received some extraordinary news. fox 5's beth parker has more tonight. >> reporter: they were ringing the bell at 1:51 p.m., precisely one year after the earthquake caused $1 million damage to the cathedral. >> it took just under a century to get the pinnacles on top of this cathedral and took just under a minute to bring some of them down. >> reporter: today a major donation, a $5 million granted, from the lilly endowment of indianapolis was announced. >> it's really a gift to all americans. >> one of the things i found is when you count your blessings, it makes a lot of difference when you start

the wide cone there it takes its over florida. so still do believe at this point that florida will get in on that objection. but for -- action, but for today plenty of sunshine in the forecast. back to you guys. >>> all right, time for a quick check of the roads out there and 95 south at eastern avenue. as a remainder traffic still backed up in historic ellicott city due to the train derailment. in sykesville downed power lines and that's now been cleared. slow traffic being reported in dundalk near the francis scott key toll plaza. there are ramp restrictions along i-695 in the inner loop. >>> five things you may want to know. this morning a judge in colorado could decided to the cameras will be allowed in future hearings in the case against james holmes. you may rebel him. he's the man accused of shooting at people inside a movie theater in colorado, 12 people died and 58 others were wounded. >>> first lady michelle obama is headed to wisconsin today to meet with relatives and victims of the sikh temple shooting. agonal plan wal

i call it the cone of uncertainty.f you're in that cone, you still have a chance of getting a direct hit. that does include tampa and does include new orleans and everywhere in between is where you need to make your preparations over the next two to three days, just in case it does strengthen more than expected and it heads in your general direction. our computer models -- it's interesting, the national hurricane center's forecast is actually to the left of this. the models have shifted a little closer once again towards tampa and definitely up toward the panama city, pensacola, ach latch cola, florida, area. notice none of them are taking it directly toward new orleans at this time, but again, you're not out of the woods. we've got rain this morning from kansas city to oklahoma city. eastern seaboard, if you're around the d.c. area, mid-atlantic, you were looking at a nice weekend. now all of a sudden, the area of low pressure is going to stall out near you and maybe rainy weather possible, even creeping up toward new

of uncertainty. >> it is in the cone.'re going to work through that and give you new reporting when we come back. florida preparing for 50,000 politicos and a tropical storm, maybe a hurricane. governor rick scott of florida will join us live. later, made in china, the director of a new documentary explores why jobs in china could be in silicon valley instead. keep it on "morning joe." ♪ atmix of energies.ve the world needs a broader that's why we're supplying natural gas to generate cleaner electricity... that has around 50% fewer co2 emissions than coal. and it's also why, with our partner in brazil, shell is producing ethanol - a biofuel made from renewable sugarcane. >>a minute, mom! let's broaden the world's energy mix. let's go. exclusive to the military, and commitment is not limited to one's military oath. the same set of values that drive our nation's military are the ones we used to build usaa bank. with our award winning apps that allow you to transfer funds, pay bills or manage your finances anywhere, anytime.

they've narrowed their cone of uncertainty. all these squiggly lines going south of new orleans or to the right of new orleans. mobile, biloxi, gulfport, all the way through seidel, bay st. louis, all those areas including new orleans, today is your last day to prepare for this storm. tomorrow morning at this time your winds will be increasing along with the bands of rain. so willie, i guess the bottom line is, we have 36 hours to really cross our fingers, pray and hope that this storm does not intensify more than expected. when it does arrive in coastal louisiana, it's going to slow down significantly. willie, we're looking at possibly 36 hours of tropical storm-force winds in areas along the north-central gulf, including new orleans. and that's not going to allow the water to flow out. we've got the rain, the storm surge, we're going to have significant water problems even if it's just a category 1. >> as you say, bill, whether it's a 1 or 2, you're still going to have huge storm surge either way along the gulf coast. thanks

if you're taking the beltway, still construction up in some areas, but it looks like the cones are in the process of being picked up. first, let's check the beltway in prince george's county, as you make your way toward greenbelt metro station. earlier, the left lane was only getting by and that may still be going on, however, that should be ending soon. let's head to the beltway in montgomery county, as you make your way past university boulevard. no issues on the outer loop, but the inner loop has road work set up along the right side here, so be aware, stick to the left. again, that should be in its final stages. also going through the beltway in virginia at georgetown pike, this time on the outer loop. yeah, looks like the cones are up earlier, just the left lane was getting by, but now travel lanes are open and that is good news. now back over to you both. >> thanks, danella. >>> isaac remains a dangerous storm this morning more than 24 hours after it made landfall. it's weakened to a tropical storm, but it is streaking across louisiana at just 5 miles per hour. that means anothe

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, you are still in that cone.any computer models that do something like this, coming out of cuba, over south florida, back into the gulf of mexico and back in around like that. that's one potential. another potential is coming over cuba and turning here to the right. in that right turn is a little bit too early, we're still talking about the left coast there of florida being in the cone as well. focus on the cone still, still days away, maybe a day or two before you have to really start prepping but you have to start thinking about it now. >> you've been pointing out that this is now a tropical storm but it likely to be a category 1 hurricane as it gets through the warm waters of the gulf after it leaves cuba, if will you. but you've also suggested, and i just want to be precise on, this chad, that it could be bigger than category 1. how would that play out? >> a couple different scenarioses. this could still go left or r e right. if it gets into the florida straits south of the bahamas here, this is very warm wat

that's how big the cone gets from far away. let me show you the computer models here, stretching out. all the computer models they try to think what this hurricane is going to do and tonight they are very clustered into florida, at least over about 96 to 120 hours. that's four to five days. today is the day to make a plan, tonight make a plan. tomorrow figure out if that plan is going to work because after about 48 hours to go, everybody wants to get out of florida, it's almost too late. this could be a big storm. >> but in terms of when it would hit florida, right now it's on target on monday, right? >> that's correct. no one really understands, because we don't ever get to take the time. tonight i have it. i'm going to show you tampa. that's where the center of that icon was that i just 140ed you. around here, that's what the error would be at tuesday 2:00. it could be offshore here, it could be here. but the most likely area in the middle. that would be 2:00 monday and you have 50,000 people going to tampa. for the republica

>> this is a pre-planned cone. they plan how this cone is here and here and here. the closer the storm gets to you, the smaller your cone is. so we are getting closer and this is the latest trek. this is the very latest. this is the 11:00 advisory from the hurricane center. they have shifted the storm about 100 miles to the center of the line. 100 miles west of tampa. the models are in consensus in the gulf of mexico. that does not bode well for the people on the gulf coast if it does miss florida. you have to understand this is still a possibility. there are still models over here. this is still a possibility. there are still models over here. let me show them to you. there is the storm here. it is impressive. it is more purple than yesterday. the tops of the storms are much higher. colder and more intense. >> why is that a problem? >> because that shows this thing will eventually intensify. it is at 40 miles per hour. i drive faster than that. no big deal. when that thing starts to get red and orange and purple over the top of the center of circulation, that is w

. >> on this monday morning you find mostly just a few cones. e was not much construction on the beltway in virginia. 50, the ramp through eastbound 66 is still closed. to eastbound 66. looks pretty good in virginia. not seeing any delays. in maryland, we lifted the cones and new hampshire ave. that work zone is over. two lanes to the right and two lanes to the left. >> two news stories. one involving an earthquake. seismologists keeping an eye on where a 7.4ocean jolted an area off the of bills salvador late last night. a 5.4 quake struck the same area an hour later. reports of damage injury. e was a tsunami warning issued, but it has been lifted. new this morning, nato forces in afghanistan say that an afghan ondier turned his weapon international troops, killing coalition members. the afghan government reports 10 of its soldiers died in an on a checkpoint in the south. four others injured and five missing. it's not clear whether they were kidnapped. you might run into heavy traffic around the beltsville funeral home holding a viewing for offi

the center of the cone takes it to the florida keys. morning and that is tuesday sometime up there for tampa. this can go all the way to texas or all the way to the east in terms of north carolina. that's how many days we're away the cone gets wider and wider because the air gets bigger and bigger. the computers aren't that good. they're not that good, they're not even as good as we have over the united states when it comes to regular weather because there's nobody living out there to put up weather balloons. we can't do very good in the middle of the ocean. >> you're doing as best as you can right now. we're watching very closely. folks on either side of florida people watching the farther north you get. chad meyers thank you very much talking about isaac. from weather to the politics here, we want to begin with the countdown. it's on. rnc starts in five days and the presidential election is just 76 days away with little time left, the gop ticket very much in a full court press. mitt romney in iowa. we'll get to that in a moment. his r

myers, if it stays in this cone. i guarantee -- one thing i can guarantee, this cone will go left and go right over the next 4 1/2 days before it makes land fall somewhere. it could go all the way into the carolinas. it could track all the way into new orleans. that's how big the cone gets. let me show you what these models look like, just stretching out. all these computer models try to think what the atmosphere is going to do, what the hurricane is going to do. tonight they're very clustered into florida, 96 to 120 hours. that's four to five days. today is the day to make a plan. tonight, make a plan. tomorrow, figure out if that plan is going to work. because after about 48 hours to go, everybody wants to get out of florida. it's almost too late. >> but in terms of when it would hit florida, right now it's on target to hit on monday, is that right? >> that is correct. and no one really understands, because we don't ever get to take the time and tonight i have it. so i'm going to take the time to show you tampa. th

the cones that you see, the colorful cones on the ground, represent spent cartridges from the rounds fired yesterday. the national police commissioner is expected to give a detailed press conference later on today. he will explain who fired the first shot and also codifying how many people died here. the national minister police says that the death toll could be as high as 30. president -- of mazuma has condemned the violence as senseless and says -- president jacob zuma has condemned the violence as senseless. this morning, south africans are waking up totally bewildered, shocked at what could happen 18 years after the end of apartheid. >> still to come, we will be reporting live from inside the refugee camp in south sudan. it is being called a humanitarian crisis. a series of child murders that horrified britain 50 years ago, the suspect has finally released details on where one is buried. ben has more. whoseo sadistic murders grou crimes continue to shocked and appalled. they tortured and murdered five children in the 1960's who were between the ages of 10 and 15 years old. one wa

the cone of weather, the cone of where this thing could go.the left side of the cone, to the right side of the cone. i know we lose this. we stop thinking about this in the middle of the winter. the forecast, brand-new, right off the press here, either from the nasa bahamas area or all the way into the gulf of mexico op monday at 2:00. now i'll just get a little bit sublime because i know we have a convention coming up in tampa. if you look at the center of the cone, this is not the forecast right now. this is the center of the forecast error. that would be very close to ft. myers, possibly tampa, 2:00 p.m. on monday. i know we don't want to think about that, wolf. the potential is there with a storm in the water turning into a hurricane running right over port-au-prince. people there, 400,000 still living in tents from the earthquake. over cuba and up toward florida. that's five days out. there's a lot of error five days away. but you know where the center of the cone is, just so you know. >> you're going to be a really, really busy guy over

that is the cone. notice, the cone is getting smaller.er, the cone may be ten miles wide. sheer what we will take. where the radar is now, where the storm is. here is key west right there. and then, that would be the circulation center right there. moving towards the north and northwest. now, for many, many days this storm has interacted with significant land. haiti, the dr, cuba. big, tall countries, mountains torn up. now, there is nothing to get in its way. nothing to slow the intensification process down. i said, as soon as it gets to cat 1, it's going to go faster to cat 2. because you have the organizati organization. it becomes the heat engine. the eye goes up, hits the atmosphere. the in, the out. that's the way a hurricane turns into a v-8. right now, it's a sputtering 2 cycle. back out here to new orleans, all the models. >> right there to new orleans. >> farther to the west. >> yeah, oh, boy. chad, thank you. >>> it's not all gloom and doom with the storm. key west preparing for the storm as only people in key west can do. why

they typically move those cones for the center division, getting ready for the morning commute.o incidents reported. but again, no slowing, and visibility is fine. >> thank so much. >> prices are going up. urchltsds. >> the average price, $4.10. even more expensive. in the town of gorda, about 30 miles north of big sur, 6.89. >> it looks like a misprint. >> isn't that amazing to see? >> wow. here's why that gas station can get away with those prices, it's the only gas station between big surand san simeon, and almost right in the middle. if you don't plan ahead, they're going to get you. >>> well, how about this? no drugs or steroids, but there is a scrabble board scandal out there. a young contestant has been kicked out for snagging some blank tiles. here's the deal. the national scrabble association says the boy was caught hiding blank letter tiles on an event down in florida. tournament directors say he was used them to use them in other games. when he was confronted, he admitted to cheating. when you don't play a lot of skrabl, those blank tiles are created at wild cards. >>

we have a big old cone that in is a tropical storm. we have hurricane hunter planes investigating the system, and it is 75 miles wet of the leeward islands. the biggest blow up of activity in terms of showers and thunderstorms is southwest of the center of the storm. this is a large system, though, 200 miles away from the center of the storm we feel the effects on both sides. already, we are seeing rain showers moving across the dominican republic and into port risk coy. as of 11:00, here is the direction. we get a new advisory at 5:00 p.m. as we go further in time, we do think that it has the capability to strengthen into a hurricane, just in this area, and we think it also has the capability to move across cuba and of course as we go further in time, the cone gets bigger and the center of where we think the storm will travel, the key is in south florida. yes, make some preparations right now. i know you will ask me about my models, but i am just telling you what i see. the models, some of them, go into a cone of uncertainty. this is

tampa you are still in that cone but because the cone has shifted west ward so is new orleans. there's the storm system. we got the lathes advisory. 5:0024 -- south of his pan yoyo see some of the outer bands reaching puerto rico and wind gusts of 35 miles per hour. we expect it to strengthen in the next several days. here's the latest track again as of 5:00 a.m. still tropical storm as we head to saturday over right here the hespaniol hair yaw haiti the area devastated by earthquakes. 00,000 people a 00,000 -- 100,000 people are still in tents. that's a concern. it will tell us how much of a strengthening process we will see. there is miami there's the keys moving ore as a tropical storm. there is tampa still in the cone. we will see rain and wind from the system. the worst of the storm looks like it has shifted west ward. we think the center likely right now across pensacola but look how close new orleans is. they do not need a strike of a hurricane on wednesday afternoon. we will continue to watch the situation obviously tampa a little bit better situation for them. new orle

this could also affect within the cone of probability the panhandle of florida. we can manage multiple priorities. those of us that must be here because we're in the cone of probability needs to do our jobs. others can attend to responsibilities to the republican convention. i would love to be there. i would hope this would go away, but i think they are going to have a great convention and governor romney and paul ryan are going on to victory. >>> thank you so much for your time today. thank you very much. >> call any time. >> jon: we are getting a brand-new poll that sheds light on the race for the white house. it comes from this critical state right there. ohio, both sides fighting very hard to win ohio. take a look according to the polls. new numbers from the columbus dispatch shows romney and president obama locked in a dead heat at 45%. governor romney holds the slightest edge of less than a quarter of percent. that is the closest in particular poll's history. if you take a look at stats, 18 electoral votes up for grabs in ohio. that is why it's such a hard

we are looking at the gulf coast anywhere there still tampa in on that cone so we will see we haveor peeled about the situation because this is very important as we go through next week. but for today, that temperature coming in right around 86 degrees and morning fog and sun and clouds as we go throughout the day. charley. >>> all right. a check of the traffic for you right now. this is 78, u.s. 29 in howard county. we have two new accidents andtwo new alerts. this on 695 in dundalk near the francis scott key toll plaza. stop and go traffic right now. heed the warnings and sparrows point slowing traffic on the inner loop of 695 and francis scott key tollway. 59 southbound to the key highway working a accident there. heed the warnings and right now in howard county things are moving smoothly. >>> other news this morning, three day care workers who allegedly organized fights betweened to leerings will appear in -- betweened to leerings will appear in court -- fights between todaylers will appear in court. >>> a man accused of murdering -- toddlers will appear in court. >>> a man accus

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the cone is really narrowed now. the cone anymore although you will feel significant effects. the effects of the landfall look to be south of new orleans or over new orleans and just to the right of that is the worst conditions. this is going to be a slow-moving storm. landfall tuesday afternoon. then by wednesday afternoon, the storm is just barely north of new orleans. veronica, this will be a long-duration event with strong winds, a ton of rain, and unfortunately storm surge. >> like you said, we better keep our fingers crossed. >> even at cat 1 this could be significant. >>> who won this weekend at the box office and who looks like a loser again in love? plus like it or not, believe it or not, she is a mom. your "first look" at entertainment is straight ahead. why should saturday night have all the fun? get two times the points on dining in restaurants, with chase sapphire preferred. music: "make someone happy" music: "make someone happy" ♪it's so important to make someone happy.♪ it's so important to make someon

those cones are up but still seeing so cones in virginia. i'm back in ten minutes with a look at that. >> thank you. >>> new overnight, a strong earthquake hit off the coast of russia, the pacific coast, north of japan. the u.s. geological survey reports a 7.7 magnitude quake. it hit about 1:00 p.m. local time. russian officials put it at a 6.3 magnitude. so far, no reports of any injuries or damage and no rifb of a tsunami. >>> president obama keeps iowa in focus. he saw first land yesterday how a historic drought has december stated a state. he toured the farm and announced the federal government would buy up to $170 million of meat and fish to help ranchers and farmers. me he blamed republicans for blocking a farm bill he says will offer more relief. he singled out mitt romney's running mate in his attack. >> if you happen to see congressman ryan, tell him how important this farm bill is to iowa and rural communities. >> the president also made an unexpected stop last night at the iowa state fair. he will wrap up his three-day tour of the