go live. 150 miles east of where i'm standing to my colleague rick leventhal in daumin island, alabama. hey, rick. >> casey, the conditions have been deteriorating here for few hours. getting the steady winds 25 to 30. gusts 40 miles per hour plus. take a look at the dauphin island bay. white caps. by tomorrow morning we could have water waist or chest high. >> rick leventhal in alabama. thank you for the report. we'll follow all of the going on, of hurricane isaac. we'll have coverage throughout the night. one way to follow convention is twitter. we'll trend on that in a few minute. up next, what the president is doing while the republicans party here. stay tuned. special report continues after