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Hurricane Lee, a Category 3 storm, is forecast to bring dangerous surf and rip currents to the U.S. East Coast and impact New England in the coming days. Stephanie Abrams with The Weather Channel has the latest.

At least 2,000 people are dead after powerful storm floods wiped out coastal towns in Libya over the weekend. Authorities have not been able to access the hardest hit area in the coastal city of Derna, where thousands are believed to be missing.

A Libyan official who visited Derna said “25% of the city has disappeared,” and he expects the final toll to be “really, really big.”

Hurricane Lee was a Category 3 storm Monday as it continued churning in the Atlantic. Its ultimate path was not clear, however. The Weather Channel meteorologist Chris Warren is tracking the storm.

The head of one of Libya’s rival governments said devastating flooding caused by a weekend storm may have carried away thousands of people.

Hurricane Lee is a Category 3 storm hovering in the Atlantic, expected to move northward in the coming days. According to the National Hurricane Center, it could ramp up to a Category 4 hurricane later this week. CBS News senior weather and climate producer David Parkinson has more on where the storm could go.

Hurricane Lee, which was a Category 4 storm Friday churning northwest through the Atlantic Ocean, is forecast to impact much of the East Coast beginning next week. Meteorologist Chris Warren with The Weather Channel has the latest.

The revised number of people missing was a startling drop from the list released last week in which 385 people were still listed as missing.

Excessive heat puts American businesses to the test as they struggle to keep workers safe, while Hurricane Lee strengthens in the Atlantic. Also, Danny Masterson, a star of “That ’70s Show,” gets 30 years to life in prison for drugging and raping two women. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener.

Hurricane Lee could potentially grow into the season’s first Category 5 storm as it churns in the Atlantic Ocean. CBS News senior weather and climate producer David Parkinson has the latest forecast.

Hurricane Lee strengthened into a Category 4 storm Thursday as it continues to barrel northwest across the Atlantic. It is forecast to reach the Caribbean by this weekend, bringing large ocean swells to Puerto Rico, the Bahamas and the Virgin Islands.

A deadly heat wave caps off what’s officially the hottest summer ever recorded, as another potentially major hurricane churns in the Atlantic. Also, the special counsel investigating Hunter Biden says he plans to indict the president’s son. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener.

Rescue boats have been unable to reach some areas in central Greece inundated by fast-moving, debris-clogged floodwater.

Forecasters say it’s too soon to project where Lee is headed, but for now the Leeward Islands, where the Caribbean and Atlantic meet, should stay alert.

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