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World. we are going to be talking to the red cross and other agency there's on the job to try to help everybody when dawn breaks. this is our third hour of live coverage of hurricane isaac. yes, we are live. this turns out to be a doosie of a storm. it slowed to a crawl. >> that's the problem. it is creating a threat of flooding across the gulf coast. it is simply sitting there. it is seven miles per hour and it is not really moving. the louisiana governor set the stage on tuesday warning folks about what lies ahead. >> for areas in the direct path of the storm there will be hurricane-force wi...

Torrential rains. there could be an upside to the storm. fortunately, hopefully, no injuries, but the severe drought in the midwest, will this be the answer? we will be right back.

Correlation to it. potentially it will not weaken that quickly. these yellows and the reds that you can see are continuing to pummel new orleans. that i think what will continue for a very longtime. likely another eight to 12 hours of the heaviest winds, but it could go on for longer. let's look at what the future radar and wind is going. that's the wind speed. this right there is the time. the yellow and reds are the heaviest of the rain. go forward in time and we are into these upper 50s. we are talking about winds in the 70s. by tomorrow morning or about 24 hours from now still into the 60s...

Over a prolonged period of time. it really could cause severe flooding. the worst of the storm surge could be up to 12 feet much less than the 15 to 20 feet associated with katrina. but we have talked, jaime, with some experts who said, listen, the flooding here could be serious. >> the question and and we are watching -- the question is and we are watching. it is dark, but will the systems that were put in place see improvements made after katrina. the levees, the walls and the gates, will they hold? the army corp of of engineers seems confident that even if this storm sits, withstand the sur...

The rain, and you get to parts of the central and northern plains. we desperately need the rain. there will be some bull's eyes here in indiana, illinois and missouri that will see four to eight inches of rain. you think that is good because you have such a big drought going on, but that much rain falling in such a short time will cause some significant inland flooding. by the time we get to saturday or so here across areas of the plains we will have trouble with flooding. far inland away from the storm unfortunately. this is not just a coast ali vent. coastal event. >> the land just can't han...