when a tornado nearly destroyed a small alabama town dr. keith morrow was the only doctor around. four months later, he s helping his community recover from the storm that killed dozens of people and destroyed his clinic. we ll have his inspiring story and dedication and perseverance in his own words. pretty incredible stuff. also ahead here this morning, the first jerry lewis telethon woutd jerry lewis. the mda made its goal and then some beating last year. the mda s long-time chairman is left out of this year s telethon. what some friends are doing on jerry lewis behalf. which is nice. not the same without jerry. tropical storm lee is soaking parts of the south after dropping a foot of rain on the new orleans area. there s been flooding a major storm surge and a few tornadoes. cbs bigad shaban has the latest from crown point, louisiana. reporter: that surge of weather from the gulf of mexico flooded area bayous. rainfall is also a concern. mississippi has seen 1
new zealand s favorite penguin is on his way home, more than two months after swimming thousands of miles off course, happy feet is headed back to his home in ant arc ta, early september 5th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs as we saw happy feet we say happy labor day, everyone. good morning, i m jeff glor. and i m taryn winter brill. chris wragge and erica hill are off this morning, we re pinch-hitting. did you have a great weekend? i did. labor day is not just for workers, speculating over sarah palin s political future is about as high as it s ever been. this weekend s speech she went out of her way to point out shortcomings in the current political gop field. tropical storm lee downgraded to a tropical depression. it dropped a foot in some places spreading the risk of flooding especially in louisiana. cbs s bigad shaban is in crown point, louisiana. bigad, good morning. reporter: it s expected to die down this morning but in crown point and other coastal commu
good morning, everyone on this labor day, good to see you. i m terrell brown in for betty nguyen. this morning the big rainmaker named tropical storm lee is slowly making its way across the northern mississippi, after swamping the gulf coast. the tropical storm was downgraded to a tropical depression late last night. lee is headed east northeast, it has 35-mile-per-hour sustained winds, but hurricane consultant david bernard said it s the threat of flash floods that s the real problem. it s going to merge with this cold front and move to the northeast, that means a tremendous flood threat in the appalachians and also potentially the mid-atlantic and northeast. that yellow area is two to five inches of rain, the orange area could mean as much as five to eight inches of rain, so i m real concerned about flooding in these areas. louisiana took the brunt of the flooding when lee came ashore. drew levenson has more. reporter: lee dropped more than a foot of rain along the gu
amanda knox heads back to an italian courtroom, as her attorneys argue she should be released. new zealand s favorite penguin is on his way home more than two months after swimming thousands of miles off course, happy feet is headed back to his home in ant arc ta early september 5th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs as we saw happy feet we say happy labor day, everyone. good morning i m jeff glor. and i m taryn winter brill. chris wragge and erica hill are off this morning, we re pinch-hitting. did you have a great weekend? i did. labor day is not just for workers, speculating over sarah palin s political future is about as high as it s ever been. this weekend s speech she went out of her way to point out shortcomings in the current political gop field. tropical storm lee downgraded to a tropical depression. it dropped a foot in some places spreading the risk of flooding especially in louisiana. cbs s bigad shaban is in crown point, louisiana. bigad, good morning.
captioning funded by cbs and that is the picture of the morning hurricane irene. it is a huge storm, hundreds of miles across and it is headed our way here on the east coast. by this time tomorrow, it will be pounding north carolina and all the major cities in the northeast will feel it over the weekend. this is no joke. we are in serious mode here. with hurricanes you so he them coming, maybe it will drift. this one is aiming right towards the east coast and all of the major cities are in its path. good morning, everybody. i m chris wragge. i m erica hill. all of the models seem to be saying the very same thing this time. the latest on irene is now a category 2, it weakened slightly but still a very strong storm, top winds around 110 miles an hour. this morning hurricane watches extend from north carolina up to massachusetts. north carolina, virginia, maryland, delaware, new jersey, new york and connecticut have all declared a state of emergency. as many as 65 million pe