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And hurricane warnings extending across 280 miles across the gulf coast, why is the path especially ominous to new orleans? >> well, when you look at storm surge here, and we are expecting isaac to take a track that moves to the south and southwest of new orleans, that would bring the wind in from the east. that would pile up walter in the lake, that combined with rainfall, a six to nine-foot storm surge on top of a foot, maybe 20 inches locally of freshwater flooding, freshwater rainfall here. this will certainly be the first time since katrina that the levees have really been tested and the ...

Especially ominous to new orleans? >> well, when you look at storm surge here, and we are expecting isaac to take a track that moves to the south and southwest of new orleans, that would bring the wind in from the east. that would pile up walter in the lake, that combined with rainfall, a six to nine-foot storm surge on top of a foot, maybe 20 inches locally of freshwater flooding, freshwater rainfall here. this will certainly be the first time since katrina that the levees have really been tested and the army corps of engineers said they will likely hold here. i'm not an engineer, but again, ...

This morning on "world news now," taking aim, isaac is on the move in the gulf of mexico. and growing stronger. >> the monster storm is posing a major threat to new orleans on the eve of the anniversary of katrina. it's tuesday, august 28th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning, i'm john muller in for rob nelson. >> welcome back to the show. great to have you. i'm paula faris. the coming hours are crucial. and we'll get the latest on isaac's track live from accu-weather. also this half-hour, republicans are riding out the storm in tampa. we learn the star of ...

Working class. but the fact that president obama's approval ratings are still so low, below 50%, and the fact that people don't think he is doing a good job handling the economy, that's why this is such a close race. rob, paula, no surprise there. been a close race for a couple months. probably be a close race after the conventions in two weeks. >> nail biter until november. that's for sure. >> all right. thank you to abc karen travers reporting live from tampa. thank you, karen. >> be sure to stay with abc news, we cover the rnc, diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos will anchor coverage tue...

Feelings for sure. with katrina, we were like that's not coming toward us. it will be two days and ended up being the worst. want to make sure we don't do that again. >> i have my raincoat on. i'm ready for some weather. >> reporter: isaac has been deadly. at least seven confirmed dead in haiti where streams dry three days ago turned into roaring reminders of isaac. the wind, rain, storm surge we will see on the beaches like this just a fraction of what we are going to see as the storm continues to churn northwards towards the gulf coast over the next couple days. matt gutman, abc news, key we...