Top of the Hour: Tropical Storm Lee Soaks Gulf Coast, Morning Headlines

The Takeaway

Tropical Storm Lee was downgraded to a tropical depression overnight, after dropping more than a foot of rain on parts of the Gulf Coast Region. New Orleans kept above water, but there was flooding in other low-lying communities near the bayous.  

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