hour. peter doocy standing by with more on this and other top stories. reporter: new jersey governor christie is taking the president on a tour of paterson, a town hard hit by the flooding. christie has had harsh words about obama s leadership in the past. he s had nothing but praise for the president s handling of irene. fema had craig fugate and the president keeping a close eye on tropical storm lee, bringing strong winds and heavy rain to the gulf coast. we ll have a live report from biloxi, mississippi where the storm has already caused damage, coming up. rebel military leaders say they expect gadhafi loyalists to surrender in the town of sirte. they ve given the opposition until next saturday to turnover the city. the nba telethon will air without is star attraction. nancy o dell taking the place of longtime host jerry lewis.