Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20120824:09:01:00
We begin this morning with a storm threat. tropical storm isaac is still hundreds of miles away from the u.s. coast, but the possibility of a direct impact has florida officials urging residents to prepare now. nbc's kurt gregory has the latest. >> reporter: wind and rain in puerto rico, a glancing blow from tropical storm isaac as the system meanders across the caribbean. warnings are in effect for the dominican republic and in haiti, where aid groups are mobilizing to assist the thousands of people still struggling in makeshift shelters 2 1/2 years after an earthquake destroyed the capital c...