♪ >> Paul: GOOD MORNING, BREAKING

>> Paul: GOOD MORNING, BREAKING NEWS OUT OF TENNESSEE.

NEWS OUT OF TENNESSEE. A SIGNIFICANT TORNADO TOUCHED

A SIGNIFICANT TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE.

DOWN IN DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE. BAD NEWS!

BAD NEWS! MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREA, A

MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREA, A STRONG TORNADO HITTING AT NIGHT.

STRONG TORNADO HITTING AT NIGHT. IT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NORTH

IT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE DOWNTOWN PART OF THE

SIDE OF THE DOWNTOWN PART OF THE CITY.

CITY. AND ACCORDING TO OUR SISTER

AND ACCORDING TO OUR SISTER STATION WTVF, NEWSCHANNEL 5 IN

STATION WTVF, NEWSCHANNEL 5 IN NASHVILLE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT

NASHVILLE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS RESPONDING TO ABOUT 40

IS RESPONDING TO ABOUT 40 STRUCTURE COLLAPSES THROUGHOUT

STRUCTURE COLLAPSES THROUGHOUT TOWN.

TOWN. HEAVY DAMAGE BEING REPORTED.

HEAVY DAMAGE BEING REPORTED. A STORY OF PEOPLE GETTING TO THE

A STORY OF PEOPLE GETTING TO THE BASEMENT OF A BUILDING JUST

BASEMENT OF A BUILDING JUST BEFORE THE TORNADO RIPPED THE

BEFORE THE TORNADO RIPPED THE ROOF RIGHT OFF THE BUILDING.

ROOF RIGHT OFF THE BUILDING. AND I’VE BEEN FOLLOWING THE

AND I’VE BEEN FOLLOWING THE TWITTER FEED OF A GOOD FRIEND OF

TWITTER FEED OF A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE AND COLLEAGUE, BRIE SMITH,

MINE AND COLLEAGUE, BRIE SMITH, AND LOCAL POLICE ARE REPORTING

AND LOCAL POLICE ARE REPORTING AT LEAST TWO FATALITIES IN EAST

AT LEAST TWO FATALITIES IN EAST NASHVILLE.

NASHVILLE. IT WAS GOING ACROSS THE NORTH

IT WAS GOING ACROSS THE NORTH SIDE OF DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE.

SIDE OF DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE. AS IT APPROACHES, YOU SEE THE

AS IT APPROACHES, YOU SEE THE NOTCH, THAT’S THE CIRCULATION, A

NOTCH, THAT’S THE CIRCULATION, A HOOK ECHO, ASSOCIATED WITH THE

HOOK ECHO, ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPING TORNADO, AND THIS

DEVELOPING TORNADO, AND THIS STORM CONTINUED FARTHER TO THE

STORM CONTINUED FARTHER TO THE EAST.

EAST. THE HOOK BECOMES MORE

THE HOOK BECOMES MORE PRONOUNCED.

PRONOUNCED. I’VE LEARNED THREE MORE

I’VE LEARNED THREE MORE FATALITIES FROM THIS TORNADO.

FATALITIES FROM THIS TORNADO. A VERY, VERY SERIOUS SITUATION