organization of all people, and we understand when our sh shoes merge and are connected and we share our stories, that s the pow they re comes from us. i think that we will continue to build pow we are aapi undocumented people, latino imgrants and stand against donald trump and his campaign of hate. jeff, to you on this one. you know, as we look at this voting group and which way they may swing, although you re alluding to going one way, in 2014 they went republican. it s really fascinating. it s not as if there wasn t an opportunity. there might still be to capture the asian-american vote by a republican party that sadly is right now kind of gone. asian-americans used to be 50/50 divided and even today aapi millennials, about 43% say they are not a member of any party. yet the opportunity is being set aside sempblly by this republican a party. jeff yang, greisa martinez, thanks for joining us. i m richard lui live at msnbc
have an enormous family they are very close to. she, really, is the best person to sell mitt romney. now really to talk about women s issues, per se, but to say, this is a men would backs me up and who i can trust. we are partners, and he is the best grandfather, best father, this is how he is with his neighbors and friends, and share stories. that is going to be more compelling than the campaign realized early on. maria: it is fascinating because women will be choosing between whether or not the typical women s issues are what they are concerned about or whether they are concerned about their role, like anyone else, in the economy and answering the questions. we see. thank you so much. always good to see you. governor romney and congressman ryan will be the center of attention in tampa but conventions also senator as a spring board for rising political stars. who could see a boost to their standing in the party? we will get to our campaign
threatening new orleans fresh water supply. maria: isaac is forcing the coast guard to halt all ship traffic moving into and out of tampa bay, right now. that order too effect two hours ago. it includes cargo and cruise vessels. the coast guard says there are no exceptions unless there is a significant change in this storm s path or the intensity. the coast guard is also involved in securing the waters around the convention area. we have seen them up and down the river outside of the building we are watching the area bridges. they have a lot on their hands between the two events. now a like look at the convention center floor where the republican a party is getting final preparations done in the arena where the hockey team plays in tampa. the threat of isaac forcing the party to cram four days of convention over vents into three days including the release of the party platform.
who have made our welcome here. this is a great place. it is wonderful. they have done a great job, too. we are in the history museum for these areas of the broadcast. they have done a great job getting us rockin and rolling. the times forum is a 9 iron for here. it could be a wedge for you. you hit longer than i do. this is our home base. to you at home stay with us throughout the week as we roll on to the convention coverage. you never quite know what will happen here. that s quite clear from the weather forecast. the party has tried to package it in a way where it is all preplanned but there are always surprises. maria: we are settled in and ready for a big week here. if you are just joining us, we will bring you the latest on tropical storm isaac. we have the national hurricane
candidates for president and vice president are nominated; the party formulates a statement of party principles, the platform; and the rules and procedures governing party activities are adopted, especially the nomination process for presidential candidates in the next election cycle which can be critical. maria: we are like in tampa, as you know, for the republican national convention, trying to get settled in and getting ready for a big week. be sure to watch fox news tonight at 9:00 eastern with bret baier and megyn kelly. moments ago the national hurricane center issued warnings of hurricane for the gulf coast including louisiana. the latest on the storm s track and how the governor, bobby