have any real problems and how the weather affects them we don't know at this point. >> geraldo: lenny currywhen are we going to see the big, you know, alaska counts its six delegates for mitt romney, you know, alabama, its set a. when will we see the roll call that officially nominates mitt romney? >> thatle likely be thursday. i must say i'm disappointed that joe biden is not coming to tampa 86 was looking forward to having a spirited debate with tim. >> geraldo: really. going to seek him out? >> you know, when we thought there might be a hurricane coming, folks said hurricane biden tracking our way and i said it sounds like a drizzle to me. >> fighting words. thank you. sheriff, thanks. always a pleasure. thanks. i appreciate it. >> good seeing you, geraldo. >> geraldo: this has been a big week in the presidential race but for all of the sound and fury what has the impact been on the polls? we have the very latest up to the minute polls right after this. >>> i don't really know him well. i think that the big arguments that i have with governor romney have to do with where we take this cou

have any real problems and how the weather affects them we don't know at this point. >> geraldo: lenny curry, when are we going to see the big, you know, alaska counts its six delegates for mitt romney, you know, alabama, its set a. when will we see the roll call that officially nominates mitt romney? >> thatle likely be thursday. i must say i'm disappointed that joe biden is not coming to tampa 86 was looking forward to having a spirited debate with tim. >> geraldo: really. going to seek him out? >> you know, when we thought there might be a hurricane coming, folks said hurricane biden tracking our way and i said it sounds like a drizzle to me. >> fighting words. thank you. sheriff, thanks. always a pleasure. thanks. i appreciate it. >> good seeing you, geraldo. >> geraldo: this has been a big week in the presidential race but for all of the sound and fury what has the impact been on the polls? we have the very latest up to the minute polls right after this. >>> i don't really know him well. i think that the big arguments that i have with governor romney have to do with where we take this c

our team this morning, lenny curry, florida's gop chairman.ice to see you in person. >> always a pleasure. >> it's always raining when i see you. the editorial director, ron brownstein and roland martin and ryan liz dzza, the washington correspondent. the top story is not the rnc, it's really this hurricane, potential hurricane forming in the gulf coast as tropical storm isaac is taking aim at the northern gulf coast. the storm is expected to make landfall near louisiana almost seven years to the day after hurricane katrina struck. cnn's rob marciano is live in new orleans. good morning, rob. >> reporter: good morning, soledad, you make that comparison as far as the timing is concerned and last night we were making the comparison of the track. i want to start off with this, the 5:00 p.m. advisory from yesterday and compare that with similar timing forecasted advisory of hurricane katrina seven years ago and that's when chills were to go down my spine. if you could -- go to switcher 710 and that would be the right source for that information. i

florida rnc chairman lenny curry joining us making time in his busy schedule. first, congratulations on the big week ahead, lenny. >> good morning. thanks. it's good to be with you. >> of course you want mitt romney to take florida. will he and what will make the difference? >> it's going to be a close race. we've said that all along. i don't see either candidate pulling into a big lead. it's going to come down to the ground game, who can energize and turn out their base and whichever candidate's message coects with the independents. i believe we're going to do that. mitt romney and republicans in florida are going to do that. >> according to a new quinnipiac university cbs news "new york times" poll, the three most important issues to florida voters are the economy, health care and medicare. what specifically about these issues do you think will put romney on top? >> well, the economy, president obama has failed us on the economy. he was elected on a message of hope and changed. he controlled the u.s. house of representatives and u.s. senate and he did nothing

. >> florida republican party chairman, lenny curry. thanks for joining me today.reciate it. >> always a pleasure. >>> developing now, we turn to the track of tropical storm isaac in the gulf of mexico. as we take a peek, it's packing 65 mile an hour winds but is expected to gain strength and make landfall late tomorrow or wednesday along the gulf coast as a cat 1 hurricane, possibly slamming straight into new orleans. stay with msnbc as we bring tu latest. back after this. muay indict cio thco ody muay s et indict cio manc e' be b muay s et indicfohao >>> a convention sendoff for paul ryan. time for the poly-sidebar. mitt romney's running mate is back home in wisconsin right now before heading on to tampa tomorrow. he's holding a campaign rally in his own town shortly and joining the hometown crowd, the secret service. congressman ryan is now under full protection. >>> so is ann romney. she was assigned her own secret service detail on friday afternoon. no comment from the secret service but it is typical for the wife of a presidential candidate to receive their o