>>> with more developing news to report today as tropical storm issac sets its sights on florida early next week organizers of the republican national convention in tampa say they do have a plan for possible hurricane but canceling is not an option. the site of the convention of course tampa bay times forum which sits in a low-lying water front area. forecasters say even if the storm does not hit tampa directly there will likely be heavy rain , possible storm surge . over 50,000 people are traveling to the bay area for the convention. joining me now the mayor of tampa , and, mayor, thank you for your time.
>> sure.
>> you're all smiles, sir.
>> good to be here.
>> i can't believe you've got a lot on your plate here. where do things stand right now?
>> things are doing great right now. we are in full preparation mode for the rnc. we're excited and have been training for it for a year and a half. it's going to be tampa 's time to tell its story to the entire world. we couldn't be more excited. the good thing about being a floridian is you're used to this kind of stuff.
>> but there was a quote from you yesterday saying you would not hesitate to evacuate tampa if the weather does not improve and we get the worst case scenario . was it an accurate quote?
>> absolutely. i have an obligation to protect the citizens and the guests and the visitors that are here. that was a hypothetical question involving a much more serious storm than what we're looking at right now. i mean, if you had a cat 3 , cat 4, cat 5 storm i think everyone would come to the same conclusion but that's not the situation we find ourselves in now. this storm looks as though it is going to be heading off into the gulf of mexico . we may have one day of some rain and some wind but a category 1 storm , 100 miles off the coast of tampa is really not cause for a lot of concern.
>> now, who would make the call? you or the rnc regarding the schedule if there is for example flooding or pretty bad flooding as i mentioned and you know very well the tampa bay times forum sits in the low-lying water front area.
>> it does. absolutely. we would make the call together. i don't have any jurisdiction over the rnc or its proceedings. that is an internal decision. but the good thing is we've been together for a year and a half. we've been in lock step together. all of us that will be involved in that decision from the governor to the emergency preparedness folks to the rnc to the city and my role as mayor, we would make that decision at the same time all looking at the same information. i don't think that's going to happen. the good thing about hurricanes is you have a two or three-day lead time that you can track these storms. you're going to know where landfall is.
>> right.
>> within some degree of certainty. this storm does not look like it's going to be a factor in those proceedings. you may have one day of rain on monday. the storm will blow through. and it will probably be nice on tuesday, wednesday, and thursday all right. i certainly hope your optimism and bright smile there brings out the sight in tampa . a lot of people will be there. thank you mayor. hopefully when we talk to you soon it won't be the worst case scenario .
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