the train just derailed in front of the train station down here on main street. we are hearing the calls for help after a deadly train derailment. romney and ryan back on the campaign trail and now it s the president s turn to make his case for re-election. i m jim vance. and i m wendy rieger. we the aftermath of hurricane isaac. tens of thousands of people in the gulf coast are still without power and communities are under water. but the clean up is under way. storm relief in mississippi as well. a rain-weakened dam threatened to fail and swamp thousands of homes. but the water level in the lakes have eased the pressure on the dam. some families were able to go home for the first time in several days. mitt romney visited a town foll flooded by the hurricane. bobby jindal was calling for expansion of the flood protection systems. president obama plans to visit on monday. what does isaac mean for your labor day weekend? veronica johnson tracking the conditions. how
meteorological, and little consolation, yesterday, we made 97 degrees. i think many spots will be above 90 again later today. there are rain drops first thing this morning well off to the west of the area. especially west of interstate 81 now. rain drops in far western maryland and rumbles of thunder in the mountains of west virginia. worth keeping an eye on. most of this is going to dry up as it comes east of the mountains, but that being said, do expect an abundance of cloud cover for your saturday. showers chances strongest out to the west through the course of the day. a scattered showers cannot be completely ruled out. toasty warm. today well up into the upper 80s to low 90s, then for tomorrow, ooh, as the weekend goes along, unfortunately clouds thicken and rain chances increase for tomorrow and increase further as we head towards lor day monday itself. talk more about that. the whole weekend won t be a total loss, but, ooh, a little sunshine challenged for you. talk mo
plus, remembering an icon. the first man to ever set foot on the moon, neil armstrong, dies at the age of 82. good evening, everyone. i m jim rosenfield. we begin tonight with breaking news involving the race for the white house. the gop announced tonight it is canceling the first day of the republican national convention. it s all because the city of tampa s expected to get a hit from tropical storm isaac. and this means mitt romney will have to wait until tuesday to be officially nominated as the republican nominee for president. the rnc says it plans to issue a new schedule sometime tomorrow. and we re staying on top of tropical storm isaac as it threatens the florida coast. isaac could strengthen into a hurricane tomorrow as it hits the warm waters of the gulf of mexico. just minutes ago florida closed the ports of miami, everglades, and miami beach. florida governor rick scott declared a state of emergency today. people who live along the south florida coast bracing for
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winchester 67, and 64 in hagerstown, so a comfortable start, we have the possibility there coach a scattered showers or thunderstorm later. we have lots of sunshine to start the day, and by 4, 5:00, there will be some pop-up storms like yesterday, but the trend will be though keep things quiet. 90, the afternoon high in washington, 89 in waldorf, 85 in winchester. rather nice monday, although the humidity will start to creep up later this afternoon. more details in just a minute.ut let s do some traffic. jewelry wright hat your latest. let s see what s up. up northbound i 95, that s where we find the disabled tractor-trailer off the road on the shoulder, working note of the prince william parkway.rk delays out of stafford, rubber necking delay off wood bridge.id back inside, women s update the right northbound 395.und all of the lanes there are hope. downtown, police are investigating a shooting. you ll find closures along g street. out on the roads, you ll find slow traffi