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drought-stricken texas where strong winds from tropical storm lee are kicking up several major wildfires. you see them here. this is south of austin, texas. crews are scrambling to knock down flames as soon as they pop up. 1,000 homes are at risk, in the line of fire. the situation has been getting worse. fire officials can't tell us how many evacuations they have or any damage assessments as of yet. we'll have more ahead on the fires including a live report from the scene and also a man who may lose his home to this fire. first we want to bring you up to date on the enormous amounts...

we begin with breaking news in drought-stricken texas where strong winds from tropical storm lee are kicking up several major wildfires. you see them here. this is south of austin, texas. crews are scrambling to knock down flames as soon as they pop up. 1,000 homes are at risk, in the line of fire. the situation has been getting worse. fire officials can't tell us how many evacuations they have or any damage assessments as of yet. we'll have more ahead on the fires including a live report from the scene and also a man who may lose his home to this fire. first we want to bring you up ...

weaker but what they really need is for it to move a little faster. it is just sitting there over parts of the gulf coast right now, already causing flooding and it doesn't seem to be going anywhere anytime soon. also, listen to this, buy a raffle ticket and you could win a glock handgun. it's part of a republican fund-raiser in tucson, arizona. the same city where a gunman using a glock handgun killed six people and shot congresswoman gabrielle giffords in the head. critics are calling this extremely insensitive but arizona republicans are defending the fund-raiser. also this mo...

conditions apply. tropical storm lee tearing through the gulf of mexico. this is what it looks like for oil rig workers, look at this, leaning almost 45 degrees into the wind, holding on to a railing for dear life to find out how fast the wind was blowing. on land, lee is a major flood maker. some parts of louisiana have already gotten more than ten inches of rain. that amount could double in some areas. great to see you. i'm susan hendricks in for don lemon. you are in the cnn newsroom this labor day weekend. some of you are here on the gulf coast, feeling the impacts of a very sl...

>> u.s. troops in afghanistan have a new war commander, general petraeus was confirmed by the full senate in a unanimous vote. supreme court nominee elena kagan is moving closer to her confirmation as her hearings near an en. today was day three. she is expected to sail through. police in cypress are hunting an alleged russian spy wanted in the united states. the suspect was arrested there yesterday but has disappeared after being released on bail. and hurricane alex is dumping rain on south texas, 6 not fat waves pounding beaches in louisiana, alabama, and florida. for more on the stories vis...