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 to date on the enormous amounts of rain tropical storm lee is dumping on louisiana and also mississippi. this was tropical storm lee tearing through the gulf this weekend. this is an oil rig and the workers there, you see them leaning into the wind holding on for dear life just to find out how fast the wind is blowing. they found out fast. on land, lee has been a flood maker. parts of louisiana ha
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 slow moving storm named lee as it rolls north towards the tennessee valley. one thing is certain, it will be a soggy holiday across the south and up and down the east coast. the northeast is still reeling from the hurricane aftermath of irene. it is going to feel it, too, in the coming days with lee. if that isn t enough, another hurricane is building strength in the atlantic as well. a lot going on
and this boat, no match for the rough waves slamming into the mississippi overnight, despite efforts to wrangle the boat here, it was a lost cause, ta digging a huge hole in the hull and capsizing, you are in the cnn newsroom, i m susan hendricks. this massive storm is stalled just off the coast of the new orleans. it promptses to bring high winds, heavy rains and flooding. the governors have declared states of emergency. already power has been knocked out to thousands in the southern part of mississippi, the mayor of new orleans held a news conference a short time ago warning residents not to be complacent. we expect stormy conditions for the next 36 hours, so please do not be lulled into sleep by the breaks in rain. we have to stay alettrt. as all of us who have been through this know, it s not how much we get, but it s how much we get in a short period of time and should that come with unexpected rain bands, we can expect to get what we got last night, which was some flo
though, who want his job. plus, the tea party movement dealing with new divisions while stirring up red hot anger among liberals in congress. why some democrats see the tea party as their worst enemies. and a state of alert as the nation prepares to mark the tenth anniversary of 9/11. we re digging for information on the fbi s latest concerns and whether americans should be worried. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we now know that president obama wants to deliver his big speech on jobs next wednesday night before a joint session of the house and senate. with millions of americans out of work, this address will be a make-or-break moment for the president and for his campaign to keep his job for another four years. let s bring in our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin. jessica, this speech, though, may not happen wednesday night as the white house wants. what s going on? reporter: that s right, wolf. even before the speech, there s already
we want to protect people and protect people s lives. this was the best scenario. we took the appropriate precautions. i ll ask a woman who may be new york s next mayor if the city get it done and cory booker from the front lines. and maverick billionaire mark cuban is not afraid to say what he thinks about the economy, sport, politicians, just about anything. tonight he says he ll raise hell. watch out, america. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening. of all the places to be hit by a tropical storm who expected vermont to take such a pounding? the creeks and rivers are a raging torrent tonight, one the governor fears will take many more lives. 27 people in nine states have died in hurricane irene. millions are still in the dark and irene s price tag could go as high as $6 billion. in the wake of the storm administration officials will visit virginia, north carolina, and vermont tomorrow. all of this six years to the day after the massive tragedy of katrina. joini