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evocative. it was dark. there is still power out to almost half a million. theres still standing water, and in some places some got hit in worse water levels than katrina. in other places, it really was a category 1 hurricane. but they are now saying this region leg see this type of level of this storm for every seven years. for the poor people in plaquemines parish, what are they demanding? or what will they be demanding once this water recedes? >> the geography of this place, theres ...

different. even if you dont like him, you have to vote for him. >> romney. >> yes, sir. >> usually a republican, but this year im going to go democrat. just because im usually going for the morals and stuff like that, but i mean, i know that romney is not really supporting latinos and i have a lot of families that are latino. ill go with obama this year. >> night before he was elected president in 2008, barack obamas last campaign rally was in manassas. voters in the city of manassas b...

mean a lot of recovery work. >> absolutely. for the first time today, good news, no rain at all, but patches of night. this is what the city desperately needs to shine light on what isaac left behind and what it will take to recover. the storm may be gone, but evidence is still scattered across the gulf coast. >> we are now fully in the cleanup and recoveries phase of the storm in the city of new orleans the bell has not rung on this storm, and it wont ring until were finished. >> repo...

this point, getting him ready for september 9th, new orleans and tonight, no injuries. >> no injuries. >> and that is a good thing. his first home game and never got a reception like this. >> and welcome to the nfl. >> and in that first series, welcomed by freeman and. >> and he did not go untouched. >> no. >> and that redskins defense, and they welcomed him to the nfl and to fed ex field and look at london. hes got the right moves even on the dance floor and two plays later, dont forg...

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. im 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. its all because the city of tampas expected to get a hit from tropical storm isaac. and this means mitt romney will have to wait until tuesday to be officially nomina...

goff. and this morning, isaac is gaining speed. >> this is a huge system with its sights set on the u.s. gulf coast. >> canceling classes for schoolchildren tomorrow. republicans are pushing back the start of their convention until tuesday. nbcs daniel lee reports from pensacola, florida. >> reporter: a devastating scene in haiti as isaac flooded shelters and killing at least four. the damage was a window into isaacs strength. its stretching 200 miles and heading towards florida. u.s. ...

man, one giant leap for mankind. >> america is holding this historic moment closer tonight as we remember the first man to step on to the moon. the legendary neil armstrong. thanks for joining us on this saturday night, im will thomas. a somber day for people across the nation. astronaut neil armstrong died this morning at the age of 82. there is no word on his exact cause of death. armstrong is remembered as an american pioneer who became a global hero with one step on to the moon. hi...

enough is enough." armstrong became known for those yellow live strong bands, a reminder that he overcame testicular cancer and started a foundation to support cancer research. this may not be over. armstrong says the agency does not have the authority to strip him of the titles, but the chief executive says yes, they can. another big story this thursday night as a father recovers from severe injuries after a brutal attack on capitol hill. a group of famous crime fighters hit the str...

>> starting off nicely. >> im wisdom martin, tony is off for the week. >> im alison seymour. also here is tucker barnes. hes back with us. >> temperature-wise were doing fine. we have clouds across the area and its not going to be a perfectly sunny friday, but should be a dry friday. eventually high temperatures will top out into the 80s. good looking start to the weekend. i wish saturday and sunday would turn out as nice. im afraid they wont. reagan national comfortable, 73 degrees. n...

manassas into centreville towards fairfax on the inbound side of i-66. no issues to report traveling through the tysons area on the beltway. a live look outside right now and show you the northbound side. northbound side of i-95 no issues here as you head up from dale city towards springfield. and over to 395 to the 14th street bridge. no issues all lanes are open. and were incident-free at the potomac and anacostia river crossings. back over to the maps, and this time to the other sid...