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that was cool. american morning continues right now. after the deluge, i m christine romans, tropical storm lee now a tropical depression, but still, packing plenty of rain after dumping a foot on parts of the gulf coast. i m carol costello. right now massive wildfires threatening to burn down thousands of homes in texas. it is the worst fire season in state history and it s far from over on this american morning. all right. good morning, everybody. it s monday, september 5th. labor day. welcome to american morning. ali is off today. happy labor day. i hope you re not laboring. i really do. up first this morning, tropical storm lee now downgraded to a tropical depression but it s still a major rainmaker as it moves across the southeast. the storm dumping a foot of rain along the gulf coast. it also spawned several tornadoes including one in mobile county, alabama. it ripped the roof off of one home, uprooted trees, and brought down power lines. here s what lee