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[ applause ] >> reporter: a special moment for heath mullens as he accepts an award for bravery and courage. how do you feel now receiving this award? >> im ready. kind of a little humbled. >> reporter: humility, one of his many characteristics. call him courageous. a strong storm packed with a microburst, winds up to 80 miles per hour caused this spotsylvania gym to cave in with cheerleaders, coaches, and parents inside. >> this man made sure everybody was safe before himself. >> repo...

so were watching all of this. but new orleans has been dealing with a lot of the weather this morning. were going to bigaz -- bigad shaban. >> reporter: the storm continues to soak coastal louisiana. here in the state of mississippi, it also send a storm surge up to 12 feet high causing severe flooding in communities not far from here. neighbors stood in bunches huddled together in the wind and rain waiting to be rescued. it was just before noon when isaacs high winds pushed a tidal su...

still a category 1 hurricane. this is the latest on isaac. this just came in a couple of minutes ago. maintain category 1 strength throughout much of the day today with 80-mile-an-hour winds and then becomes a tropical storm by tomorrow its going to be turning into a tropical low. and that low tracks on up toward the great lakes and takes a turn to the right. heads over toward us by the end of the weekend and for labor d y day. this morning, clear start, low humidity. gorgeous morning ...

real leaders change polls. and ann romneys star turn in the spotlight. welcome to the stage with thunderous cheers, as her sons wipe away tears. >> this man will not let us down. this man will lift up america. >> we are live covering both big stories right now. look at the rain, the winds, as we come on the air right now. hurricane isaac has stalled over new orleans. and were getting up-to-the-minute information on that storm. and george is there in tampa, covering the gop conventi...

and get you caught up on honoring its hometown olympians. the county executive will hurricane isaac. it is slamming new orleans now present a medal to katie with 80-mile-per-hour winds, flooding does not seem to be ledecky who won the 800-meter too much of a problem in the crescent city at this time. but thats not the case to the three style event and scott parsons who completed in the south of the big easy. mens kayak event in london. >> thats right. both are from bethesda. water has ...

and ann romneys star turn in the spotlight. welcome to the stage with thunderous cheers, as her sons wipe away tears. >> this man will not let us down. this man will lift up america. >> we are live covering both big stories right now. look at the rain, the winds, as we come on the air right now. hurricane isaac has stalled over new orleans. and were getting up-to-the-minute information on that storm. and george is there in tampa, covering the gop convention, we remember that had to b...

of rain and whipping the region with 80-mile-per-hour winds. danielle lee has been riding out the storm in new orleans and she joins us now with the latest on whats happening there right now. danielle? >> good morning. now that the sun is up, were getting a much better sense of where the damage is and because of that, were seeing an increased presence from police and also the national guard as they rush to help people who are in need. i want to show you some damage here along the frenc...

louisiana. residents are being told to move to higher ground immediately. 6:0 is. time for weather and traffic on the ones. storm team4 meteorologist tom kierein taking a look at hurricane isaac in its path. tom? >> it has moved inland over southern louisiana. south of new orleans which is getting hammered right now with heavy rain, high wind, gusting to 80 miles an hour at the new orleans airport and all across southern mississippi and southern louisiana, winds are guesting to 80 mi...

fortunately, there was enough time for the road crews to gear up and for everyone else to stock up on the essentials. >> its been a mad rush of people getting, you know, salt, calcium, shovels. i mean, we sell shovels, its amazing how many shovels we sell. >> new england is no stranger to snow, but not before the leaves have finished falling. >> its much too early. im not ready. >> like it or not, a preview of winter. brian moahr, nbc news. in fact, hraopbgt skyline drive and points ...

overnight tonight. well continue to watch as it does. rain moves in at 9:00 in the area. tomorrow morning, raining heavily in places. 41 degrees at 5:00 a.m. well see snow to the west. that snow will come down fairly quickly. mostly snow in portions of west virginia. rain to snow around i-81 corridor. from washington, d.c. to the south and east, mainly a rain and snow event. i have updated the snow totals a little bit. ill have the totals in a few minutes. >> all right, doug, the idea ...