and paula faris. i m john muller in for rob nelson. we begin with isaac, within striking distance of the gulf coast. isaac, to get more strength before blowing ashore this evening. brandi hitt is there as the levees are put to the test. good morning, brandi. reporter: good morning, paula. that s the big concern. but officials say they do believe the levees will hold up in the storm. right now, there isn t a lot happening as you can see. the winds are slowly picking up. but that s about to change as isaac comes ashore. the gulf coast is bracing for isaac. it brings great danger with it from floodwaters. reporter: the storm is gaining strength as it moves across the gulf and is heading straight for louisiana. everybody leaves. nobody is staying. reporter: families in the lower ninth ward are boarding up their homes and moving out with the potential for flooding. the rain, potentially 18 inches of rain. reporter: a state of emergency has been declared in four s
nelson. we begin with isaac, within striking distance of the gulf coast. isaac, to get more strength before blowing ashore this evening. brandi hitt is there as the levees are put to the test. good morning, brandi. reporter: good morning, paula. that s the big concern. but officials say they do believe the levees will hold up in the storm. right now, there isn t a lot happening as you can see. the winds are slowly picking up. but that s about to change as isaac comes ashore. the gulf coast is bracing for isaac. it brings great danger with it from floodwaters. reporter: the storm is gaining strength as it moves across the gulf and is heading straight for louisiana. everybody leaves. nobody is staying. reporter: families in the lower ninth ward are boarding up their homes and moving out with the potential for flooding. the rain, potentially 18 inches of rain. reporter: a state of emergency has been declared in four states, with 5,000 national guard troops on sta
coast. isaac, to get more strength before blowing ashore this evening. brandi hitt is there as the levees are put to the test. good morning, brandi. reporter: good morning, ula. that s the big concern. but officials say they do believe the levees will hold up in the storm. right now, there isn t a lot happening as you can see. the winds are slowly picking up. but that s about to change as isaac comes ashore. the gulf coast is bracing for isaac. it brings great danger with it from floodwaters. reporter: the storm is gaining strength as it moves across the gulf and is heading straight for louisiana. everybody leaves. nobody is staying. reporter: families in the lower ninth ward are boarding up their homes and moving out with the potential for flooding. the rain, potentially 18 inches of rain. reporter: a state of emergency has been declared in four states, with 5,000 national guard troops on standby. we re opening shelters in the morn panhandle of the state.
scene of breaking news right now. this is a live picture from south baltimoreone person was shot by police. on maisel court. near hollins ferry road.the person who was shot s being taken to the hospital.no word on his condition.no officers were hurt. .and we have breaking news from cecil ounty tonightan fire. in port deposit.it happened at route 22 and main street in port deposit. about 90 minutes ago.there are reports that a building is involved in that fire.reports also indicate that the tanker was full of gasoline.we do ot bring you more information as it becomes available hello, i m eff barnd.karen people are dead.and 9 other people were hurt during a shootout at the empire state building this morningjoel waldman tells us abbut the peeple who tracked down the gunn gunman during the morning rush hour. chaos on the streets surrounding new york city iconic empire state building . after police say a 53-year-old disgruntled emppoyee - jeffrey johnson - opened fire, killing
the southeast side where he again claimed that today s vote was premature . we have been very serious about negotiating in good faith . we want a contract jean-claude brizard spent much of the morning at christian fellowship church meeting with parents in a prearranged gathering but many are quite concerned about the teachers contract situation and today s vote. he believes the teachers are lacking information in order to make a vote . karen lewis cast her vote . they are seeking a 29 percent raise over two years noting the bigger workload for the longer school day . the city is offering only 2 percent in raises . they need 75 percent approval in order to strike . many in the rank-and-file wanted the strike vote and they say the timing is good because of the summer break they need to understand we have a voice 30,000 people at the bargaining table with us and this is what has to happen now for them to understand where were at the ballot counting will begin with a group o