CNNW CNN Newsroom September 5, 2011
anything but a holiday for americans reeling from extreme weather. lee is weakening to a tropical depression, but still a massive rain maker that could make travel across much of the country a nightmare. storms' winds have helped fuel wildfires in central texas. at this hour, a thousand homes are in danger near austin. and later today, hurricane katia will unleash its first impact on the east coast. we're tracking this storm and tell you where that's headed in a moment. first, we want to begin with the flooding rains pounding the gulf coast since lee made la landfall in louisia...