monday morning. we begin with isaac. the storm is gaining strength this morning as it spins in the gulf of mexico. states of emergency are in effect across the entire gulf coast. residents watching, waiting, and hoping for the best. republicans are adjusting their convention schedule. it s getting serious out there. evacuation orders, school closings. t.j. winick starts us off. he s in tampa with the latest. good morngo u,j. reporter: rob a paula, good morning toou both. righnow, activities at the repuican con e vengs hav been canceled for the day as florida governor rick scott and all those in the gulf states prepare for isaac, which is strength strengthening at this hour. the center more clear. after at least eight died in haiti, the storm ripped across key west was aing flooding. the storm is expecting to pick up steam. it could be a category 2 when it hits the coast. i urge mississippians to monitor their local media and heed all warnings and evacuations issued.
2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to a special split edition of today, monday morning. i m matt lauer in tampa, florida. good morning. i m savannah guthrie. matt, i know you felt some of the effects of isaac early this morning but it sure looks like the storm is saving much of its strength for other parts of the gulf coast. no question about it. about 4:00, 4:30 it was raining crazy in tampa, coming downside ways, a lot of heavy winds. take a look at the flags behind me, savannah, not really blowing that hard. in fact, we ve got broken clouds, no rain falling in tampa, the clouds moving off to the west where, of course, isaac is now in the gulf. i m not sure whether it s that we re in between bands of this storm or we showed you on that animation of the projected path of the storm that isaac is simply too far away from tampa right now to have any impact. but i will tell you that a hurricane warning is in effect from destin,
what is turning out to be a busy monday morning. we begin with isaac. the storm is gaining strength this morning as it spins in the gulf of mexico. states of emergency are in effect across the entire gulf coast. residents watching, waiting, and hoping for the best. republicans are adjusting their convention schedule. it s getting serious out there. evacuation orders, school closings. the whole thing. t.j. winick starts us off. he s in tampa with the latest. good morning to you, t.j. reporter: rob and paula, good morning to you both. i can tell you that right now, activities at the republican convention have been canceled for the day, as florida governor rick scott and all those in the gulf states prepare for isaac, which is strengthening at this hour. isaac is becoming more focused. the center more clear. after at least eight died in haiti, the storm ripped across key west, causing some flooding. the storm is expecting to pick up steam. it could be a category 2 when it
what it finally took to slow her down today monday, august 27th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and good morning. welcome to a special split edition of today, monday morning. i m matt lauer in tampa, florida. good morning. i m savannah guthrie. matt, i know you felt some of the effects of isaac early this morning but it sure looks like the storm is saving much of its strength for other parts of the gulf coast. no question about it. about 4:00, 4:30 it was raining crazy in tampa, coming downside ways, a lot of heavy winds. take a look at the flags behind me, savannah, not really blowing that hard. in fact, we ve got broken clouds, no rain falling in tampa, the clouds moving off to the west where, of course, isaac is now in the gulf. i m not sure whether it s that we re in between bands of this storm or we showed you on that animation of the projected path of the storm that isaac is simply too far away from tampa right now to have any impact. but i
of here. there were a few leftover showers. they re generally quieting down. we ll be in for a partly sunny day today. there could be a shower this afternoon. but it should be a lot drier than the weekend. and warm and humid with highs expected back in the upper 60s. yesterday we were 82 degrees. about 5 degrees warmer. 87 this morning or this afternoon in la play that. isaac is causing changes at the republican national convention. the storm is bringing rain to tampa. and organizers are not taking any chances. let s get the latest from jennifer davis. good morning, jennifer. reporter: good morning tony and sarah. a week long political party was supposed to kickoff. but in the forum behind me, it s not going to happen. isaac has disrupted the republicans plans. they ll do a brief gaveling in and push off the events to tuesday. at this point it remains to be seen how many more changes will immediate need to be changed. a rainy start to a packed week in florida is wreaki