Tropical Storm Fred weakens, continues to track toward the US

Tropical Storm Fred weakened to a tropical depression late Wednesday as heavy rain continued to pound Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

The storm was over Hispaniola as of 8 p.m. ET Wednesday, about 85 miles southeast of Cap-Haitien, Haiti, with sustained winds of 35 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center. Fred had sustained winds of 45 mph earlier in the day.