water being pushed up against the coast, flooding will be an extensive problem not just at the coast but also well inland. >> bryan norcross on top of it all at the weather channel. thank you. of course, the storm is having its impact here. the republicans are not having an easy time of it. first it was hurricane akin. now tropical storm isaac. joining me now, our team of nbc correspondents on the convention floor, kelly o'donnell, luke russert and john yang. kelly, walk us through this abbreviated schedule. what's going to happen at 2:00 today and how they're squeezing speakers into the next couple of days? >> well, you know, change is always a part of the theme of elections and here it applies to the schedule, to the speakers' list. they have been able to compress things so at 2:00, the gavel will come down. now, that will happen right behind us here and of course, we think of these conventions as tv shows and part social gatherings in a host city like tampa but it is also about the rules of how the convention works so gaveling in is important.