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Taxpayer dollars if he federal level, we ought to have something in return. >> so you like a race to the top idea program? >> no child left behind, accountability, oriented type investment but we ought to not, you know, race to the top funding doesnt work, we ought to take it away and say we are going to do smarter things. one quick thing i have to say about that, chuck, the federal commitment has always been around our needest kids and that is what it ought to be about. discrete, but muscular. ...

Include policies that are pro-growth in nature, that reduce the deficit, that reduce the burden on taxpayers and small businesses, small businesses number one have been hit hard by a number of regulations that have stifled growth and job creation. and so number one, those are some of the things you have to start with. >> well, with all due respect, a pro-growth policy is not specific. >> the other part of that is energy dependence. thats an approach to energy independence that will create millio...

Into a cone, let it get hard like a rock, and its like a piece of -- its actually stronger than glass. i could slit this cup right now and stab that cop. but why? whats he ever did to me? nothing. i just -- i believe in karma. if you do good, good things happen. if you do bad, bad things come at you. i been in here so long that if i was to get to the street, i wouldnt even know how to act. >> how much time do you think youre going to spend more time in prison? >> ill never get out. ill never -- ...

Flooding will be a major concern not just around the coastal areas but even further inland. if you take a look at the cone as we head into wednesday afternoon still near the coast of louisiana, by thursday early morning hours just over louisiana. typically we see storms come in and out a little bit quicker than this. this is going to be a long wind event with heavy rainfall, again 20 inches of rain. the storm surge is a big deal as well, anywhere between 6 to 12 feet above normal ti tkerbg ide l...

So lets get back to his compassionate side, mr. romney, and youre not doing it yet. but we begin with tropical storm isaac. its already postponed the convention by a day. thats tonight. and now threatens the gulf coast and cross over to new orleans. todd santos is with the weather channel. todd, size up what theyre facing here in north america. >> all right, chris. you know, were talking about a system that has a very large wind field, especially, referring to the tropical storm force winds at...

Storm surge which is on the right side right up here into lake ponchatrain and right up into the mouth of the mississippi river. this is kind of a worse case scenario. the worse case would be if it strengthens. that is still possible yet. the good news is we dont have a lot of time. tuesday evening 7:00 p.m. less than 48-hours. may run out of time for it to strength enthat much. the good news is the panhandle in florida you are out of the cone. you will still get effect but not making a direct h...

Flooding. look at this temperature 83 degrees the storm to the north would have been cooler water which does make a difference. the storm on this track goes over slightly warmer water. that is one of the reasons why we think it will likely strengthen. still a huge spread. we are only 36 to 48-hours from land fall here. we have a gigantic spread here. which like the cone to be smaller for people, its not. everybody needs to be watching. by it time it gets here it will be too late. we will feel th...

Around the center of it. the hurricane unters have been going through and they havent been able to find a great center of this storm. because of that we are not seeing any significant intensification happening right yet. it doesnt mean its not going to happen. water is very warm. upper level conditions. the official forecast brings us up to a category 2 could be stronger than the land fall. the one change is the entire track is further off toward the west. as we saw the center of this track it c...

Now as we close in on the landfall the next day and a half. new orleans really looks like where the storm is heading. notice that mobile is not in the cone. neither is pensacola nor panama city. because the storm is so huge, approaching at you from the south, the storm surge will be very impressive, well away from that center. even though its only a hurricane category 1 predicted at landfall, thats the change from last night, they were saying category 2, now it looks like category 1. intensity f...

Thats your "first look" at sports. im mario solis. now for another look at the weather heres nbc meteorologist bill care lins. what is isaac doing? >> redeveloping which is interesting. the last couple of hours, were now seeing the center jumping north. its a minor thing. now for the first time the inner core is going to be protected by thunderstorms and the rain. it will have a better chance of developing. for the most part it had been exposed to the south side, to the dry air. so that will b...