to $200 million expected to fino tampa s economy. $40 million to $50 million on visitor spending on hotel, transportation and gift, most of that coming from the way too early staff of three. enough of the real news. let s huddle up around the water cooler to hear about the encounter from some delegates to this republican national convention and hog hunters. scott joseph dae mayor was hold in bail after they found him poaching at a house that was hosting delegates. they fled in the orange groves when they saw police but were caught when their dogs ran towards the delegate s truck thechl were hunting hogs. carter was cited fortress passing. a fan of tom hanks apparently ran into the two-time oscar winner at a restaurant.
tough issues and kick the can down the road. we are going to lead. [ applause ] we are not going to sfend the next four years blaming other people for problems. we are going to take responsibility. with us now here in tampa, politico s executive editor, mr. jim vandehei. great to be here. we just reported your reporting a minute ago about mitt romney s appearance here for the speech. was that supposed to be reported? we broke a little secret. what he wanted to do was surprise everyone and come on stage at the end of the speech much like barack obama did with michelle obama last time around and then he was going to leave town and come back for his speech. i think he will still leave town and come back. the idea is to humanize him and show him with his wife, a more comfortable session for him. you are doing the reporting
do you have a message for the people of new orleans? my thoughts are with the people in the storm s path and hope they are spared in he major destruction. would you give us your thoughts to cancel the convention? a great convention ahead. she is going to be terrific. in janesville, wisconsin, an emotional sendoff for paul ryan who took the stage at his high school alma matter before he heads here to tampa. wow, look at this. man, it is good to be home. it is good to be home. it is so good to be home. you know, i think i recognize just about every face in this room. this is my family over here, related to half of them. hello, janesville. it is good to be home. we are not going to duck the
the potential landfall will be sometime late this evening and during the overnight hours. not concerned with the exact center of the pag. this isn t a powerful hurricane. we are not going to see a lot of damaging winds. we go throughout the high tide circles around mississippi and eastern louisiana. landfall late tonight. we will be talking to you all morning. republicans keeping a close watch on isaac. organizers say the convention will move forward with the abbreviated schedule. that includes the delegate role call which will formatly nominate mitt romney. then, a speech from ann romney and the keynote address from new jersey governor, chris christie. according to political, mitt romney will be in tampa as his wife delivers that speech. the couple spent yesterday in new hampshire rehearsing for their appearances. the candidates was asked whether the storm churning towards the gulf coast might further impact the convention in tampa.
day weekend. keep your eye on those gas prices. isaac is doing some damage to the wallet already. back to you. geoff cutmore in london. still ahead on way too early, we talked yesterday he about that monster trade that sent three superstar players from the red sox to the dodgers. josh beckett got his first start in dodger blue last night. it didn t get off to such a great start. highlights from the nice in baseball ahead in sports. we will stay on top of tropical storm isaac as it whips itself up over the warm waters of the gulf of mexico and heads for new orleans clear to the florida panhandle. way too early coming babb to the howl at the moon bar, the republican national convention in tampa. [ female announcer ] the power of green coffee extract