we were concerned category 2. it still may get there. they are going to bring it across southeast louisiana with new orleans just on the right side of the traffic. almost over new orleans proper. this would bring a lot of water. this is not katrina, but it would be on the seventh anniversary of katrina. here s a look at our day planner. 82 by noon. isolated showers, highs in the upper 80s with a mix of sun and clouds. we have got fog but out west where we have visibility in winchester and orange, that is where we have a dense fog advisory. the showers this morning are south and east. 6:01. monika samtani, got a lot more volume than we have seen. reporter: we sure do, especially in neighborhoods where kids are headed out to the bus stop early this morning. northbound side of i-95 major thoroughfares look okay. i m going to say off and on from quant question into woodbridge. take a live look in springfield on the northbound side. this is what it looks like headed for 395 wh
where its winds could be up to 96 to 110 miles per hour. this will be no catrino for them, but still quite a bit of rain that comes in with isaac, as it makes its way north and west. you can see the heaviest bands of rain off the coast of florida, while some of the northwest rain is just starting to touch louisiana. this will be a major storm system for louisiana, as it will be areas of mississippi, and even alabama. we ll talk about how much rain areas of new orleans could get, as well as how much rain we could see here, perhaps coming up with the next storm and where we could see the rain from isaac headed our way. our team coverage continues with a look at the serious threat that isaac is posing to gulf coast communities. jay gray is in new orleans. reporter: if the french quarter is the heart of new orleans, the canal systems that run through the city and levees that surronald are the arteries and veins. it was the catastrophic failure of that flood protection network
middle school. finishing up breakfast looks like. does she live under water. there s been issues with that all morning long. did she roll her eyes at her daughter? i think she did. we begin tracking isaac. it s prompted a hurricane warning that covering 300 miles from louisiana to the florida panhandle. it could become a category two hurricane by the time it reaches land tomorrow or wednesday. we turn to tucker barnes. welcome back. the latest with isaac, maximum winds 65 miles per hour. likely to intensify with the warm water in the gulf. we ll look for it to strengthen later today. 72degrees and the humidity is 87%. not much wind and without the wind we re getting fog developing. we have a dense fog advisory until 10:00. we have a combination of rains from yesterday and cool temperatures overnight. showers east of the bay. and they ve been very persistent. we picked up specific rain totals, upwards in 3 inches in places like annapolis. highs are expected to be in th
we ve seen upwards of 5 to 10 inches of rain in parts of our viewing area. flood watches still in effect for most of the area, those flood watches in effect through most of the evening, in organizes of anne arundel county, a lot of the eastern shore under flood advisories. we have a tornado warning for caroline county along eastern shore in the delmarva. we had a tornado earlier around southern pargh portions of maryland, around the neck. rain coming down heavily, making driving difficult this afternoon. some areas seeing a lot more than others. if you got caught in one of heavier downpours, you know exactly what i m talking about how about that tornado? a waterspout over the potomac, along cobb a bxb island in mary. amazing to see that kind of a storm over our area during the day today on our sunday. as we look back at the radar picture, we show you where the rain is now. heaviest just to the west of leaseburg. you look down towards southern maryland, calvert county getting
plus, remembering an icon. the first man to ever set foot on the moon, neil armstrong, dies at the age of 82. good evening, everyone. i m jim rosenfield. we begin tonight with breaking news involving the race for the white house. the gop announced tonight it is canceling the first day of the republican national convention. it s all because the city of tampa s expected to get a hit from tropical storm isaac. and this means mitt romney will have to wait until tuesday to be officially nominated as the republican nominee for president. the rnc says it plans to issue a new schedule sometime tomorrow. and we re staying on top of tropical storm isaac as it threatens the florida coast. isaac could strengthen into a hurricane tomorrow as it hits the warm waters of the gulf of mexico. just minutes ago florida closed the ports of miami, everglades, and miami beach. florida governor rick scott declared a state of emergency today. people who live along the south florida coast bracing for