tomorrow in southern cuba. still a threat to florida and the gulf coast. the storm looks like it is getting stronger. around here, we have a weaker system on the coast. a chance for a shower on monday, scattered thunderstorms on tuesday. >> stick around for late night with jimmy fallon. >> ryan is here. >> one event michael phelps would gladly not win. some players have the perfect job title. >> it is a mega millions. >> it is friday, august 24. the jackpot is an estimated $65 million. he must match all of these five white balls. 45, 34, 46, 25, 49. megaball is 34. chances are, you're not made of money, so don't overpay for motorcycle insurance. geico, see how much you could save. >> as the number of games left in the regular-season continues to shrink, the orioles' hopes of going to the playoffs continues to expand. the orioles open their homestand with a 6-4 win over the toronto blue jays.s -- the first one came in the second. right field and gone. 1-1. davis with the sequel. gone again. his first multi-homer

south of hispaniola as tropical storm. 48 hours or so it is moving into guantanamo bay area in southern cuba and it turns of toward the gulf of mexico. the shift in the trend is to move the trek farther west into the open waters. that is better news for florida. that is an area where the storm could strengthen. it could get stronger as we get over the gulf water temperature is over the early part of next week. high pressure gives us partly cloudy skies and a storm may develop scattered showers on saturday and sunday. another round of storms we in on tuesday. >> from the susquehanna bank's board center, this is 11 sports. >> will live for the ribbons are going through their pre-game warmup for the third preseason game against the jacksonville jaguars. on the field behind me, the kicker's going through their early pregame warmups. to give you an indication of what they would like to see, they are hoping not to see the kicking team on anything but the kickoffs. we will take you back to last week. joe flacco and the offense were able to get the ball into scoring range. four different times again

officials say at least three people died when the storm blew across the southern peninsula saturday. isaac battered cuba with 60 mile-per-hour winds. waves crashed onto shore causing flooding in the eastern most cities. forecasters say isaac is making its way toward the florida keys and could become a category 2 hurricane early in the week. >> we're forecasting continued strengthening after it passes the southern most parts of florida near the west coast of florida. >> reporter: final preparations for the republican national convention are under way here in tampa. the storm is not expected to make a direct hit, but organizers are preparing for the possibility of heavy rain and wind. >> everybody's got to get ready for this. i mean, we need to be prepared. >> reporter: convention planners are covering walkways and will be handing out free umbrellas to keep everyone dry. >> welcome to tampa. >> delegates already in the city say they aren't worried about the weather. >> got my poncho. >> reporter: florida's governor says all convention visitors will be given information about how to stay safe during a hurr

southern coast. u.s. military personnel in cuba are not taking chances. pretrial hearings for prisoners at guantanamo bay for the 9/11 attacks were postponed, as they plan to evacuate the people. >> we're preparing. my biggest concern is preventing any loss of life. >> reporter: in florida, republican officials say they have contingency plans in place if the storm disrupts the convention. >> what a logistical nightmare it could be. thanks, tahman. >>> let's look at the forecast map, now. this one showing all of the different computer models that are calculating isaac's possible path. one has it heading towards new orleans. not the news they want to hear, so close to the katrina anniversary later this month. another takes it east of florida. most of them have them moving right up florida's west coast. we'll get a full update from sam champion later today on "gma." >>> another storm is threatening to cause chaos at next week's republican convention. the uproar over gop senate candidate todd akin's controversial remarks on rape and abortion. opposition to ab

southern coast. u.s. military personnel in cuba not taking chances. pretrial hearings at guantanamo bay for five prisoners were postponed as authorities plan to evacuate 200. >> we are mustering all our people and preparing my concern is loss of life. >> reporter: in florida republican officials say they have contingency plans in place if the storm threatens the convention but keeping the plans top secret. tahman bradley, abc news. >>> time for a look at our weather, no tropical storms out there >> no. by 2:00 tuesday morning the storm could be sitting on tampa, that's the latest track that's why they are getting more nervous. here we don't get that kind of weather. good morning. nice to see you katie, 4:52 this morning. looking down on the 'em over towards the -- on the embarcadero overtowards the port of oakland, most of the bay bridge clouds aren't thick as questioned. not as much mist this morning and less drizzle than yesterday there's good news. 61 redwood city, mountain view everybody else in the 50s cloudy and mid to upper 50s compared yesterd

now, this is a little farther northerly track, especially from cuba up into the southern sections of the atlantic ocean. just because more models now are taking it a little further north, and that means a bigger threat to florida and the bahamas. we're still talking monday and tuesday. satellite picture, there is the storm right there. pretty good circulation. it's not a terribly strong storm. and, again, we'll have to come back and we'll talk about that. you should go to our website and download our hurricane tracking. it is free. we will come back and talk about your wakeup weather and if we're going to see more storms again tomorrow. >>> thank you, top. out on the campaign trail president obama reaching out to younger voters to help him win another four years in office. speaking out in columbus, ohio, mr. obama slamming mitt romney for telling an audience to sign loans to pay for college. >> the best thing i can do for you is to tell you to shop around. that's it. that's his plan. >> outside pittsburgh, the republican vp paul ryan was taking aim at the president's health care refo

florida toward the northwest it skirts the coastline of cuba and scores between cuba and florida it will hit the southern area of florida sunday night hurricane status it will reach 75 miles per hour winds of the time the next landfall on tuesday evening up to category 2 hurricane with 105 miles per hour winds up at the panhandle and the georgia border. it will get close but should be more of a factor on tampa. with storms like this copious amounts of rainfall as much as a foot of ryan and the closed mind if cuba send could be in store for west coast of florida. 56 degrees at concord san francisco has 58. 55 at santa rosa. really cool weather for bay area. the low pressure off the pacific northwest will keep pressure is low and keep temperatures low for this time of year i tents only managed the highs in redwood city. out the door to more clouds and drizzle mostly cloudy around the bay. skies battleship gray. future cast shows the low clouds hang in along the shoreline during the beach will see some sun but most it cool date tomorrow sunday the coolest they of the week. 90 degrees at redding 93 at sacram

southern d.r. and most of haiti and eastern cuba. tropical storm warnings in effect for all of the area. already we're seeing a few bands of showers and thunderstorms through miami. that's kind of the harbinger of what's to come through south florida, really through the next several days. go to our website and download our 9 hurricane tracker. it's free. you can track it along with us and compare old history files of hurricanes with us. we will come back, talk about our weekend and show you how some other models are taking isaac a different way. >>> still ahead on 9news the psychology behind doping and sports in the wake of the lance armstrong scandal. >> and why a lot of folks are not laughing at a joke from mitt romney at a campaign stop. >>> out on the campaign trail mitt and ann romney spent the day greeting supporters in michigan and the former massachusetts governor made a comment about president obama's birth certificate that ended up ruffling a few feathers. >> no one ever asked to see my birth certificate. they know this was the place we were born and raised. >> in an interview

cuba and the yucatan view. so if they take a track, then they will be going south of puerto rico to go across the southern part. still south of the d.r. and then move up towards cuba. it is very unusual for them to curve back into tampa as they either need to start in the gulf of mexico or over west cuba or in between cancun and cuba. some of the odds are in their favor. a live look outside. a great night for you. low humidity. the high was 789 -- 89. we're down to 83. making relatively humidity very comfortable. winds are out of the east at 9. pressure is still steady. all right, live doppler radar. this shower is weakening up just a little bit, rolling across 50 out near here and paris, but for the most part u that will dry up for another couple of minutes or so. these ha finally died down, but as much as 2 inches of rain for you between new market and down through harrissonburg. temperatures are great. 82 at great falls. 81 in vienna and 83 in fairfax. and very nice. 80 in bethesda and college park and 79 for you over in bowie. okay here is what we're looking at. just an isolated shower or storm tonight as w

cuba. i look what happens by sunday night. off the southern coast of florida. closer to home, a look at our forecast. areas of pettifogging. what you canyou expect for the rest of the weekend in just a few minutes. >> you mentioned isaac, it could of two party crashers at republican national convention. said they are watching closely andally have a backup plan in place should the convention center have to be shut down. also pressuring the party is vice-president joe biden who events and for week including a stop on day one of the convention. reportedly lined up to speak at nationalratic convention, the georgetown student and was put in the spotlight after rush limbaugh slut for supporting obama care provision requiring contraception coverage. she is looking to solidify the womenent's support among for the election. they will hot shooting in the crossfire in the battle of the sexes. and they let in for free. >> and the theater at the center mass shooting in colorado. mass shooting in colorado. of the maryland man accused threatening a mass shooting of the hospit

cuba. not too long ago, but it did make landfall in the southern tip of the island nation. trees are down. power lines are down as well in some parts and flooding may pose a problem in some areas, but, for the most part, isaac hugged cuba's coastline missing most of the island. we're continuing to track the storm to see where it may be heading next, what it is capable of doing. we'll check in with jennifer dell gato in a moment, but first now we want to tell you a little bit about our programming tomorrow. on the next list, a man who believes there is no such thing as disabilities, only bad technology. >> i am just in love with, enamered with the design of the human body. its elegance. nature has often these very powerful principles that if captured in a technologist, in a device, can be very, very extraordinary in their capacity to help people move again. so it's -- that's the basic thesis of our work. we steal from thcookie jar of nature. we apply that and build synthetic constructs that emulates the functionality. [ male announcer ] it's a golden opportunity... to drive

to 4 hours will be the rain, very heavy rain into parts of the dominican republic and cuba and then perhaps southern florida too. got to watch that. >> hopefully, they won't get a direct hit. >> not terribly strong right now. let's do local weather first or let's feature local weather and i can do more on isaac coming up. 74 in washington. humidity, 71%. not much wind. in fact, no wind at all. it will be shifting out of the east today. east today. nice, quiet start to your day. there is some cloud cover across the area, cularly south an east of the city. won't be a perfectly sunny day today, much like yesterday. kind of partly to mostly sunny day. i think it will be nice with highs expected to be in the upper 80s to about 90 degrees. a good looking afternoon. we should be dry today. nice day. not terribly humid. changes for the weekend. more in the way of cloud cover with a few showers around. i'll have details on that coming up in a few minutes. >> let's check in with lauren demarco to get the latest on traffic. >> at least friday looks good. that is all i'm worried about right now. things are look

on up to cuba and approaching the southern part of florida and this is in the morning hours on sundaynow here comes the dicey part. where does it go exactly? if it were to go far west and threaten the northern part of the gulf of mexico, that then lessens the problem in florida. probably can do the convention okay. comes anywhere near, though, they'll have a problem. tampa is extremely vulnerable to a hurricane near them, not just over top of them. we'll watch it from here. >> indeed. we'll check in with you, bryan. thanks a million. now courtney reagan. >> reuters reporting that dollar thrifty shareholders without accept a bid of values them at $2.4 billion. reuters is citing several top dollar thrifty shareholders. both stocks are up on the news. simon? >> thank you very much. >>> coming up, the politics of pulse of marijuana here on cnbc. heading to the break, colorado has just done the 100,000 registered medical marijuana patients. and what's the average age? you might be surprised. the average age of those 100,000 registered patients when we return. humans -- sometimes life trips

cuba. tropical storm watches have now been posted for the extreme southern secs of florida and that -- southern sections of florida including the keys there and that is with the track north of florida and that is going to the east closer to florida and this is one to watch. once it hits the open waters of the gulf of mexico, very, very warm there. temperatures in the upper 80s and that will get much, much stronger and this is one to continue watching for. >> thank you. >> breast feeding battles still ahead on the news edge. local hospitals want to adopt a new policy for new moms. what some of you have to say about the breast-feeding proposal. >>> and coming up in sports, the redskins swap for suits at the welcome home luncheon and the battle everyone wants to see. rg3 and lockhard are downplaying the game.  >>> parts of the new healthcare bill could mean new penalties for america's top hospitals. under the affordable healthcare act, the hospitals would be rewarded for the quality of care they deliver instead of the quantity of services anding ifs are debating whether readmission rates

as we move on into sunday, it comes across cuba and makes a beeline for southern florida early monday morning. that's the official track of the storm from the national hurricane center. we also look at a number of computer models. a lot of these all kind of concur as we get on toward monday morng we're looking at southern florida or southeastern atlantic coast so we're watching that. again, the problem is we still have some time. we've got a lot of land masses for this to come across. right now the consensus is we will be dealing with something early, early monday morning and we'll have to keep an eye. the good news for the republican national convention this will be out of here fairly early, monday on into tuesday. matt. >> al, rundown here. we'll get your local forecast in a couple minutes. >>> coming up, nbc's kerry sanders steps into a new simulator. it's the wall of wind, capable of producing gusts over 150 miles per hour and it will show you just how dangerous big hurricanes can be. look forward to that. for now we want to get a check of the morning's other top stories. natalie

we expect potentially to be near hurricane strength as it approaches the southern or southwest dominican republic. it crosses cuba potentially toward south florida. maybe the key west area by monday and up the west coast or eastern gulf of mexico on tuesday. clearly a storm to watch. for us the next few days not much changed from where we've been. upper 80s during the daytime. green days because the interruption should be very few with the isolated afternoon storms. lows in town near 70. closer to 60 in the outer suburbs. as we head towards sunday, though, i think we'll see a little more in the way of atlantic moisture. a few more clouds, showers and storms. i've lettered temperatures to the mid-80s. by wednesday maybe some of isaac's moisture heads this way. >> thank you, howard. >>> you hear the bell. 6:46. back to school time is here. some students are already back in class. montgomery county is one of the districts going back coming up on monday and with a preview of a new school year, we're joined this morning by dr. joshua starr. thank you for getting up this morning and joining us. >> thank you for having

the track becoming a little more confident, that brings it across cuba and maybe the southern tip ofrida. we consolidate that average now, put it in expertise in the national hurricane center forecast, updated for 5:00 a.m. shows you this. actually, this doesn't look like it's updated yet, guys. the track is similar. what i'm reading here off this discussion is that it may not become -- it may not be forecast to become a hurricane at this point. we have to wait and see how it interacts with those mountains and interacts with other things going on in the atmosphere. we'll get a fresh graphic for you in the next 30 minutes. you'll be able to get a better grip on what we expect to see. dangerously cle, that's the track for sure through the western peninsula of florida. back over to you. >>> we want to get you updated on the latest political news. federal law enforcement hoping for the best but preparing for the worst at the republican and democratic national conventions. an intelligence bulletin warns of violence of anarchist extremist groups, citing concerns over bridges and infrastruc

big uh-oh for a lot of areas, including cancun, western sections of cuba, and then of course, everywhere in the united states' southernthis point, we haven't eliminated anyone from florida to texas. we'll do that over the next couple days. stay with us there this this weekend, get prepared just in case. you should have that anyway. as far as today, warm throughout much of the country, 80s and 90. still baking, 106 in dallas today, 109 around oklahoma city. as we go throughout your weekend forecast, finally some cooler air and a cold front, a strong one's going to come down through the northern plains. notice minneapolis, 82. but of course, when these cold fronts hit the warm air mass, we're going to get thunderstorms this weekend, a lot of them, too. kansas city, chicago, st. louis, watch out saturday into indianapolis. of course, this is where the drought is, so we need the rain, too, and then by the time we get to sunday, that cold front's going to try to make its way through areas, say ohio, pittsburgh, buffalo, and eventually into the northeast with some thunderstorms. so we're going to be dodging thunderstorms th

yesterday isaac swept across southern haiti and cuba killing at least four people including a ten-year-old girl. in haiti flooding and high winds washed away many of the tents and makeshift shelters set up afr the 2010 earthquake. people have been sleeping in the mud and doctors are expecting an increase in cholera cases because of the flooding. the storm is changing the schedule for tomorrow's republican convention in florida. coming up when mitt romney will now officially receive his party's nomination and what he is saying about the delay. >>> allie rasmus live there in san francisco this morning for us. the wind was blowing there where she was at. wondering if that is what we will expect today's windy day. >> yeah it was breezy out there this morning. even gusty through the delta. if you driving along our passes. the altamont pass expecting very strong gusts. you can see it for yourself. the responsible low that is sitting right off the coast of oregon and washington. this dropping out of the gulf of alaska over the last couple of days if you have been with us you have seen it as it ha

cuba. then on the other side monday entering the southern gulf of mexico. all eyes on florida. and the florida keys now has a tropical storm watch in effect. so a lot to cover, and we'll see if we can't keep this thing in the gulf of mexico. either way it's probably going to make landfall next week in the u.s. the official track has it aiming toward the western florida panhandle. great to see you. temps today were pretty warm despite the clouds that roll into town. we managed highs well into the 80s. 88 is what we officially have. our average high is 86 it looks like this weekend we'll get some rain. 83 is where we are at right now. the humidity is 49%. all right. around the region, here are the numbers. 79 is the cool spot. you guys are at 81 at the moment, but here are the showers. most of us will stay dry with the clouds. we have one coming down. they're just a nice soaking rain, and towards gainsborough we have one, just a handful. you folks to the south of d.c. will be seeing the showers gro more numerous here is the latest, so he has strengthened over the last several hou

set to travel northwest, traveling on the north side of cuba, then impacting the southern part of floridas is a concern for tampa monday into tuesday as it could strengthen into a category 1 hurricane. it moves up the coast, to the west of the florida coast, impacting the gulf coast, possibly western panhandle of florida or near mobile, alabama, the areas that could see landfall into early next week. better rain chances today, less tomorrow. 30% chance on monday and 30% chance on tuesday, as well. cooler this weekend and as we get more sunshine in, warming up on tuesday and cool air moving in by wednesday. >> a healthy breakfast at home is vital to a great start at school. coming up, breakfast options you and the kids are sure to love. >> speaking of on the go, the o's here at home, doing something that hasn't been done in 15 years, sell playoff tickets. >> the women's industrial exchange is a hind treasure in baltimore on charles street and joining me this morning is the manager of this store, trina moore. thanks so much for coming in. >> thank you so much for having us. you have all the

it brings it over cuba and eventually very close to the southern tip of miami. so we're talking about that storm making its way in through florida, potentially, over the next couple days. some of the latest computer models shifted farther to the south. but i do think this could have an impact from florida and into the gulf coast. so if you have plans, you want to make sure you're watching those plans very, very closely. and keep it right here. we'll keep you updated. this evening, a few clouds and gorgeous. temperatures into the 70s around the 80 degree mark. tomorrow morning, mostly clear, a great start, cool in the suburbs. 54 to 67 in the city. and then look at this nice weather. 87 thursday, 89 on friday, 89 on saturday. all with low humidity. this weekend is going to be a good one to do whatever you want to do. >> all right. we'll take it. thank you, doug. >>> when news4 at 5:00 continues, the 495 express lanes, they reach an important milestone and we are going to take a ride. >>> and why some doctors are warning against giving antibiotics to infant childr

the tropical storm as it crosses cuba, and then by sunday evening, we are talking about tropical storm isaac. it is possibly impacting southern florida as we continue to show you the computer model. it is a category 1 by monday evening. if you are traveling to the florida keys, or if you are heading to florida on business or pleasure you want to watch out. watch what it does. it actually takes it in up ward the gulf coast states it is still slow going. the biggest threat is heavy rains. and the stormurge, if it does impact florida. of course, the computer model can really change what the actual forecast is. i want to show you our forecast. let's check out live doppler 7hd first. we have low clouds, fog, and it will be pretty widespread as we head into tomorrow morning. the marine layer has deepened. it is around a 1800 feet. temperatures in the 50s. low to mid60s in our inland valleys. here are the highlights. cloudy overnight. could see spotty drizzle near the coast by morning. cooler pattern for the weekend with temperatures rebounding early next week. tomorrow morning i would bundle up if i were you. look at these cool rea

into sunday, it comes across cuba, then makes a beeline for southern florida early sunday morning. that's the track from the national hurricane center. we also look a a number of computer models, and a lot of these concur as we get on toward early monday morning, we're going to be looking at something in southern florida or the southeastern atlantic coast, so we're watching that. we have a lot of land masses to come across, but right now the consensus is we will be dealing with something early monday morning. the good news for the republican national convention is this will be out of here fairly early monday on into tuesday. matt? >> run down here, get the local forecast in a couple of minutes. >>> coming up, the wall of wind. it's capable of producing gusts over 150 miles per hour, and it will show you just how dangerous big hurricanes can be. >> look forward to that. >>> for now, a check on the other top stories. natalie, good morning. >> good morning, savannah and matt, good morning, everyone. some 50 buildings in northern california have been decimated as wildfires there are ra

the tropical storm as it crosses cuba, and then by sunday evening, we are talking about tropical storm isaac. it is possibly impacting southern florida as we continue to show you the computer model. it is a category 1 by monday evening. if you are traveling to the florida keys, or if you are heading to florida on business or pleasure you want to watch out. watch what it does. it actually takes it in up toward the gulf coast states it is still slow going. the biggest threat is heavy rains. and the storm surge, if it does impact florida. of course, the computer model can really change what the actual forecast is. i want to show you our forecast. let's check out live doppler 7hd first. we have low clouds, fog, and it will be pretty widespread as we head into tomorrow morning. the marine layer has deepened. it is around a 1800 feet. temperatures in the 50s. low to mid60s in our inland valleys. here are the highlights. cloudy overnight. could see spotty drizzle near the coast by morning. cooler pattern for the weekend with temperatures rebounding early next week. tomorrow morning i would bundle up if i were you. look at these cool

the tropical storm as it crosses cuba, and then by sunday evening, we are talking about tropical storm isaac. it is possibly impacting southernnday evening. if you are traveling to the florida keys, or if you are heading to florida on business to watchou want to watch out. watch what it does. it actually takes it in up toward the gulf coast states it is still slow going. the biggest threat is heavy rains. and the storm surge, if it does impact florida.rse, of course, the computer model can really change what the actual forecast is. i want to show you our forecast. let's check out live doppler 7hd first. we have low clouds, fog, and it will be pretty widespread as we head into tomorrow morning. the marine layer has deepened. it is around a 1800 feet. temperatures in the 50s. low to mid60s in our inland valleys. here are the highlights. cloudy overnight. could see spotty drizzle near the coast by morning. cooler pattern for the weekend with temperatures rebounding early next week. tomorrow morning i would bundle up if i were you. look at these cool readings. upper 40s to the mid50s. then as we hit the weekend, it may feel a lit

cuba. isaac's track has shifted back east, putting the keys, southern florida, and possibly tampa back in its sights. >> as the storm moves closer to the u.s., emergency officials in our area are getting ready to help out. today red cross volunteers in fairfax will pack supplies to be shipped to the gulf coast and a team is organizing shelters. six emergency response vehicles in our area are also getting ready to make the trip if they're called upon. >> now let's get the latest on isaac's every move. >> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is tracking the storm from stormcenter 4. >> good morning. >>> isaac made landfall briefly in southeastern haiti a couple of hours ago. now they're getting moderate downpours in the western parts of haiti. here's the digital satellite image. it does show, after it did decrease in strength overnight, it is increasing in strength. they're facing heavy downpours in haiti. that's tracking off to the north and west. latest track shows it heading across cuba through the rest of the day today and through tonight on the coast of cuba. right now it has 60-mile-per

, because of tropical storm isaac, central and southern portions of florida, that's where the main focus will be. you'll definitely find flight delays cuband florida and miami airport, as the very heavy rains will continue there. dallas, 92. afternoon thunderstorms and a very comfortable 77 for portland. the seven-day forecast, cooler day for the bay area. 80s inland, 70 around the bay, and mist and drizzle on the coast and then warm things up by mid-week next week. enjoy your day. >> alan: thank you, leigh. >> ama: we want to thank some people who have become part of the sleep train foster kids dream campaign. thanks to maureen from benecia, and sej from vallejo. >> alan: just like us on facebook and one dollar will be donated to help local foster children in need. >> ama: trying to turn to mike shumann? >> mike: still trying to get over the petaluma loss, and the helmet toss that is rivaled. we'll explain >> this sports report is sponsored by river rock casino. >> mike: the raiders offense finally busted out against detroit but the quarterback pryor doing the damage, not palmer. the black hole. enough said. second quarter, carson palme

, because of tropical storm isaac, central and southern portions of florida, that's where the main focus will be. you'll definitely find flight delays cuband florida and miami airport, as the very heavy rains will continue there. dallas, 92. afternoon thunderstorms and a very comfortable 77 for portland. the seven-day forecast, cooler day for the bay area. 80s inland, 70 around the bay, and mist and drizzle on the coast and then warm things up by mid-week next week. enjoy your day. >> alan: thank you, leigh. >> ama: we want to thank some people who have become part of the sleep train foster kids dream campaign. thanks to maureen from benecia, and sej from vallejo. >> alan: just like us on facebook and one dollar will be donated to help local foster children in need. >> ama: trying to turn to mike shumann? >> mike: still trying to get over the petaluma loss, and the helmet toss that is rivaled. we'll explain >> this sports report is sponsored by river rock casino. >> mike: the raiders offense finally busted out against detroit but the quarterback pryor doing the damage, not palmer. the black hole. enough said. second quarter, carson palme

cuba. you saw where martin was reporting, down here in the southern coast of haiti. look at the convection hammering haiti. there's a lot more to come. there's also a band of thunderstorms hitting south florida at this hour. well in advance of the storm, we're going to start feeling the brutal impact of isaac in florida in the next 24 to 48 hours. that is why we have a hurricane katrina warning for parts of south florida, including the florida keys. it does become a category one storm by the time we get to sunday, possibly monday, tracking tuesday into the gulf of mexico. when the storm comes over the warmer waters of the gulf of mexico. we can't rule out intensification. that is showing landfall somewhere along the gulf coast, further west than originally. remember that these patterns can shift. we're likely to see some fluctuations in the track as we go through the next few days. this is something we're monitoring closely in the cnn wet center. keep in mind with hurricane warnings in place, it's time to make preparations if you haven't already done them for yoursel

tropical storm warnings covering all of haiti, the dr and eastern 1/2 of cuba, but the real problem is rainfall, 10 to 20 inches across southern sections of haiti tonight and tomorrow. by sunday it goes through the keys. by monday it's southwest of tampa and by tuesday it's about to make landfall on the panhandle of florida. now if it takes this course, let's say this is where it's going, it's going to be okay for tampa. in fact, this course would even take most of the heavy rainfall away from tampa, maybe they get 2 to 3 inches, maybe tropical storm force winds, but if it shifts a little bit to the north and oh, then we're talking heavy rains -- east, then we're talking heavy rains. this is our live weather cam brought to you by michael and son, 84 right now, dew point in the low 60s. it's bearable out there. winds are out of the southeast at 6 and pressure rising 31.13 inches of mercury. satellite and radar picture combined, zoom into this area in north carolina and south carolina. we'll have our own tiny storm over the weekend. it will provide some much needed rainfall across the delmarva. we're looking at showers developin

cuba. late saturday on into sunday and then by early monday it's looking like southern florida, somewhere along there. keeping an eye on that, different computer models basically agree it's coming towards southern florida. a couple take it out into the gulf. we'll continue to monitor this for you. i love this t-shirt. the weather is here, wish you were beautiful. very nice. fits me, i think. >> good morning. there is a little bit of fog that may reduce the visibility in some spots. a mixture of sun and clouds. >> and that's your latest weather. savannah. >> al, thanks. what is hot and trending in hollywood. to give us 411 jason kennedy. good morning. >> good morning. good to see you. >> i guess we have to start with prince harry. >> prince harry getting himself into a little bit of trouble. he's been in vegas for a little while now. i saw him there this past weekend. he's kind of letting off steam. >> didn't see him like that. >> didn't see him like that. these photos coming out on tmz. the palace confirming it is harry. apparently he and some buddies went down to the hotel bar and asked some l

it stays on the projected path it's going to move over cuba, back into the, i should say into the waters of the gulf of mexico south of the southern tip of florida by sunday, into monday. by monday morning expect to it intensify to a hurricane just off the west coast of florida where tampa is located and preparations being made in florida and west coast for possible flooding and possible evacuations. it's expected to continue northwest as a category one hurricane, making land fall sometime around tuesday morning then moving inland and weakening a bit to tropical storm strength wednesday. so at the moment it's expected to intensify. by monday we'll keep watching it for you and have more into evening and weekend reports. >> there are figures on a massive wildfire. >> the ponderosa fire is about 70% contained. the fire destroyed 64 homes and 20 buildings since being sparked by lightning saturday. 44 square miles of forest burned. >> a rabid bat has been found on the south side of san francisco lake merced. and there is rain ease can cause coma or death in humans. officials are cautioning the public not to touch or handle dead ded bat

cuba, bahamas. next projection will head it out toward florida as we go throughout sunday night and monday through south florida and monday and tuesday, northern florida into southern portions of the united states. this is the possession of our computer model here. it agrees with the hurricane center on saturday. we have about six days away from this heading toward the u.s. now is the time for people in florida to get the preppings just in case the storm heads your way and is a stronger storm. lot of land in the way. intensity being a question mark. >> bill, thanks so much. >>> coming up, a good day for apple. facebook insider unloads and nike ups the ante on its sneaker line. your first look at this morning's business lines is straight ahead. >>> coming up, historic day at augusta national. another injury for michael vick. and a little leaguer with a big game. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. [ lenn if take ann.ic on wi cor 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

across just south of puerto rico and friday across santa domingo, moves into cuba early sunday morning and then takes aim on to southern florida as probably a category 1 storm, hitting key west sometime early monday morning and continuing its way up the coast and may be making landfall somewhere again around tallahassee. now, we also are looking at a european model. this is all pretty much coming all together. but you can also see how this system starts to affect florida even before it makes landfall. sunday morning the rain starts to make its way into miami, key west, all the way up the coast, and then into the panhandle and continuing on into the middle of next week on into the southeast and mid-atlantic coast. a lot of rain with this system. it could become a minimal hurricane at a category 1 but maybe even make a category 2 before it makes landfall. we continue to track it. >> al, thanks. now what's on track to become the worst year ever for the west nile virus in the united states. we go to houston, texas this morning where aerial spraying is now under way. janet, good morning. >> reporter: this is a full fledged

today it's expected to slam haiti and cuba, where rains could potentially cause deadly flooding and landslides. isaac's track has also shifted, putting the keys, southern florida, and possibly even tampa back in its sights. >> as the storm moves closer to the u.s., emergency officials in our area are getting ready to help out. today volunteers in fairfax will pack supplies that can be shipped to the gulf coast and organizing shelters. 17 emergency response vehicles in our area can make the trip if called upon. >> let's get the latest on isaac's track. >> storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein tracking the storm's move. >>> it is just south of haiti, the southern coast of haiti getting slammed with high waves and heavy winds and heavy rain beginning to move in there. ahead of there, there's some showers and thunder showers in south florida not associated with isaac. right now winds are at 60 miles an hour. it's moving northwest at 14 miles an hour. here is the latest track. it may become a category 1 hurricane. this is by midnight sunday night near the keys, the florida keys, perhaps near key west by then. then near ft. myers by perhaps predawn on monda

right now tropical storm isaac is heading to cuba and it could become a hurricane in 36 hours. the eye of the storm passed over southernrnight but now flooding and mudslides could threaten the thousands of homeless people living in tents. mark potter is live in port-au-prince. with a good day to you. it's been two plus long years for those residents. what's it like where you are now? >> reporter: well, good morning, alex, it's still raining here steadily in port-au-prince but it calmed down steadily as tropical storm isaac crossed the southern peninsula overnight, many miles from here there were gusty winds and strong rains in the capital. but they started to wind down. later today when the workers can get out to make assessments, we're expecting to see in that southern area known as the southern claw, extensive flooding in towns. but the biggest concern throughout the country here, the one you alluded to is the fact after the earthquake there are still some 400,000 people living in tents here. and many of them had to ride the storm out in those tents. in the camps yesterday, we saw aid workers trying to find the most

cuba sometime early sunday. by early monday could be threatening southern florida. guess what, the republican national convention will be taking place. >> good morning. we're starting out with dry conditions. we have a 20% chance for a shower this afternoon. >> that's your latest weather. matt. >> thank you very much. coming up, rosie o'donnell opens up about suffering a heart attack last week. what she did that may have saved her life and what she wants other women to learn from her. but first this is "today" on nbc. >>> still ahead a high school valedictorian denied her diploma for using a four-letter word in her graduation speech. >> we'll talk about it with today's professional after your local news. can't join his friendsiles because he's getting hit with blackouts. shame on you. now he's stuck in a miniature nightmare. oh, thank you. but, with the capital one venture card... you can fly any airline, any flight, any time. double miles you can actually use. what's in your wallet? alec jr? it was a gift. [ male announcer ] sometimes, it's hard for james to make u

cuba about 340 miles from key west and heading in that direction. some of the moisture associated with it reaching out towards southern florida and doing that all day.ut the updated forecast track. we get into the florida straits tonight. tomorrow, we experience potentially hurricane force conditions across florida keys and tropical storm force conditions and through miami tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow night and then into the gulf of mexico. tampa gets the worst of their weather on monday and likely tropical storm type of weather and category two storm heading towards the florida panhandle on tuesday night, wednesday morning. >> rob, thank you, sir. you'll be a busy man. >> they got the flag up now. you can see the stars and stripes. >> two and a half hours on the moon and forever a part of history. >> to measure precisely by laser beam reflection the exact distance between moon and earth. >> tonight, we take you back to the moon with il armstrong. >>> at 26 i was diagnosised with >> all of a sudden it was like someone took a syringe and stabbed me directly in my left testicle. i am 26 and diagnosed with cancer and i had to into chemo. i saw people b