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>> our coverage continues now with accu-weather meteorologist jim dickey. good morning, jim. >> good morning. isaac likely to strengthen here over the next 24 hours as it nears landfall. the gulf coast. likely to strengthen making it to new orleans late tonight if not early tomorrow morning. the storm going to bring strong gusty winds. 100 miles per hour not out of the question. storm surge. the water will be piling up, winds out of the east through out the day. massive storm surge expected. joh...

Orleans. >> tense 24 hours. with landfall in 24 hours or so, lets get the latest on isaacs path. >> our coverage continuing with meteorologist jim dickey live at the accu-weather forecast center. jim, whats the latest on isaac? >> well, we just got the 2:00 a.m., 1:00 a.m. central advisory. thankfully, isaac is a tropical storm. showing signs of strengthening here. this is the radar imagery. seeing the eye, the center of circulation on radar. theres never been a well-defined eye with the storm t...

From new orleans. >> thank you. tropical storm isaac may be costing you even if you live far from the gulf coast. the average price of a gallon of gas is now $3.78 a gallon. thats the highest price since may. now analysts predict it could go to at least $3.80 by labor day, due to oil rig shutdowns and supply issues. >> they always have a reason, dont they? lets get the latest on isaacs path. what we can expect in the next 24 hours. >> our coverage continues with meteorologist jim dickey at acc...

This morning on "world news ta this morning on "world news now," taking aim, isaac is on the move in the gulf of mexico. and growing stronger. >> the monster storm is posing a major threat to new orleans on the eve of the anniversary of katrina. its tuesday, august 28th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning, im john muller in for rob nelson. >> welcome back to the show. great to have you. im paula faris. the coming hours are crucial. and well get the latest on ...

Orleans. >> tense 24 hours. with landfall in 24 hours or so, lets get the latest on isaacs path. >> our coverage continuing with meteorologist jim dickey live at the accu-weather forecast center. jim, whats the latest on isaac? >> well, we just got the 2:00 a.m., 1:00 a.m. central advisory. thankfully, isaac is a tropical storm. showing signs of strengthening here. this is the radar imagery. seeing the eye, the center of circulation on radar. theres never been a well-defined eye with the storm t...

And hurricane warnings extending across 280 miles across the gulf coast, why is the path especially ominous to new orleans? >> well, when you look at storm surge here, and we are expecting isaac to take a track that moves to the south and southwest of new orleans, that would bring the wind in from the east. that would pile up walter in the lake, that combined with rainfall, a six to nine-foot storm surge on top of a foot, maybe 20 inches locally of freshwater flooding, freshwater rainfall here. ...

Especially ominous to new orleans? >> well, when you look at storm surge here, and we are expecting isaac to take a track that moves to the south and southwest of new orleans, that would bring the wind in from the east. that would pile up walter in the lake, that combined with rainfall, a six to nine-foot storm surge on top of a foot, maybe 20 inches locally of freshwater flooding, freshwater rainfall here. this will certainly be the first time since katrina that the levees have really been test...

This morning on "world news now," taking aim, isaac is on the move in the gulf of mexico. and growing stronger. >> the monster storm is posing a major threat to new orleans on the eve of the anniversary of katrina. its tuesday, august 28th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning, im john muller in for rob nelson. >> welcome back to the show. great to have you. im paula faris. the coming hours are crucial. and well get the latest on isaacs track live from accu-weath...

Working class. but the fact that president obamas approval ratings are still so low, below 50%, and the fact that people dont think he is doing a good job handling the economy, thats why this is such a close race. rob, paula, no surprise there. been a close race for a couple months. probably be a close race after the conventions in two weeks. >> nail biter until november. thats for sure. >> all right. thank you to abc karen travers reporting live from tampa. thank you, karen. >> be sure to stay ...

Feelings for sure. with katrina, we were like thats not coming toward us. it will be two days and ended up being the worst. want to make sure we dont do that again. >> i have my raincoat on. im ready for some weather. >> reporter: isaac has been deadly. at least seven confirmed dead in haiti where streams dry three days ago turned into roaring reminders of isaac. the wind, rain, storm surge we will see on the beaches like this just a fraction of what we are going to see as the storm continues to...