we have never had two that have been the same. so, like with katrina we expected a wind event. we got a broken levee event. this time is a wind/water event. >> reporter: now at this point the national weather service predicts the system will stall or slow considerably once it hits land, which could translate to high winds and heavy rains for days and days. by the way, president obama earlier ordering federal aid to this region to assist with the local governments with isaac. bret? >> bret: casey stegall live in new orleans tonight. we'll keep the track of the storm every minute. thank you, casey. up next, the party is here in tampa. tampa. where are the romneys and what [ pilot ] now when you build an aircraft, you want to make sure it goes up and stays up. [ chirp ] with android apps, you get better quality control. so our test flights are less stressful. i've got a lot of paperwork, and time is everything here. that's why i upgraded to the new sprint direct connect. [ chirp ] and the fastest push-to-talk nationwide. [ male announcer ] upgrade to the new "done." [ chirp ]