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Over 80s. if it slows down it's barely going to move once it makes landfall across louisiana. it will move very slowly over the next couple of days. this will be a prolonged event as far as the wind goes, the storm surge and the heavy rainfall so that is a big concern, about 48 hours of possible tropical storm force or hurricane conditions, bill. bill: thanks, maria. martha: let's go back to the white house where president obama is speaking now about the tropical storm. let's listen in. >> i just got an update from secretary napolitano, administrator fugate, the head of fema, and dr. rick nabb...

New orleans where we are seeing the wind pick up and rough surf up there. the the gulf of mexico and coastal areas usually is very calm. you can see a lot of activity out there right now. the wind is not at tropical storm force but that likely will be increasing as we head into the next several hours and the storm continues to inch towards the coast. it's moving very slowly at 7 miles per hour and is expected to remain a slow mover or the next several days. martha: 7 miles per hour, it has really slowed down considerably. so what does that mean for the timing on this. maria? i know we are wait...

Has a hurricane possibly? not there yet. we are also getting words moments ago that mississippi has just issued an order to close all the coastline casinos by 10:00am central time, that is 20 minutes from now due to that storm. we'll give you an update on all that of in a moment. martha: another storm, our count throw's ballooning debt is taking center stage at tonight's republican convention. senator brasso joins us in a moment on that.

Hanging out there in colorado, and that was really -- that's where his mind was. martha: it wasn't clear at that point that that's where he was headed. bill: blew out his knee sent him back to wisconsin. martha: that's when he stuck his nose in the economic books and would he find him here today. bill: his mom was war worried about his future. martha: you look back in the course of history, to be 42 is a grown man by anyone always estimation. only in this day and age does that seem very young. bill: also remember too, elected to the house at age 28, i believe. martha: 14 years of experience in...

Expected to make landfall. we have a live update coming moment away from the national hurricane center on exactly how powerful this storm is expected to be when it smashes into the gulf coast. bill: ann romney will be center stage at the convention later tonight. she'll be in tampa in a matter of minutes. how is she getting ready for the big night. he's spontaneous and he has a great sense of humor. but these are serious issues he's talking about and this is a serious race and these are serious times. [ pilot ] now when you build an aircraft, you want to make sure it goes up and stays up. [ ch...