The two expressed their support for those affected by the storm when they spoke to the Louisiana delegation to the convention Monday morning, just hours after Hurricane Gustav came ashore.

"America stands with you during this trying time," said Cindy McCain, wife of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Sen. John McCain.

"And from all of us here, as you know, we have gathered together, and ... we committed ourselves to making sure that we raise funds, we raise goods, anything else that will be needed on behalf of those people...