OF THE VIRUS. >>> BUT FIRST, BREAKING

>>> BUT FIRST, BREAKING NEWS.

NEWS. DESTRUCTION IN NASHVILLE.

DESTRUCTION IN NASHVILLE. OVERNIGHT A POWERFUL TORNADO

OVERNIGHT A POWERFUL TORNADO RIPPED THROUGH TENNESSEE’S

RIPPED THROUGH TENNESSEE’S CAPITAL AT LEAST 19 PEOPLE

CAPITAL AT LEAST 19 PEOPLE WERE KILLED, 45 BUILDINGS

WERE KILLED, 45 BUILDINGS DESTROYED, AND

DESTROYED, AND SEARCH-AND-RESCUE TEAMS ARE

SEARCH-AND-RESCUE TEAMS ARE ON THE SCENE AS SURVIVORS

ON THE SCENE AS SURVIVORS SPEAK OUT.

SPEAK OUT. >> THEY’RE RUNNING DOWN THE

>> THEY’RE RUNNING DOWN THE HALLWAY.

HALLWAY. DEBRIS EVERYWHERE AND WATER

DEBRIS EVERYWHERE AND WATER IS JUST POURING FROM THE

IS JUST POURING FROM THE CEILING.

CEILING. AS WATER FILLS THE HALLWAY.

AS WATER FILLS THE HALLWAY. >> Reporter: NOW AT NOON A

>> Reporter: NOW AT NOON A CLOSER LOOK AT THE IMPACT.

CLOSER LOOK AT THE IMPACT. THAT STORY DOES TOP OUR NEWS

THAT STORY DOES TOP OUR NEWS HERE AT NOON.

HERE AT NOON. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US I’M

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US I’M EVROD CASSIMY.

EVROD CASSIMY. THE TORNADO OUTBREAK HIT IN

THE TORNADO OUTBREAK HIT IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE OVERNIGHT.

MIDDLE TENNESSEE OVERNIGHT. OFFICIALS THERE SAYING THATS

OFFICIALS THERE SAYING THATS DOS OF HOMES AND BUILDINGS

DOS OF HOMES AND BUILDINGS ARE DESTROYED -- THAT DOZENS

ARE DESTROYED -- THAT DOZENS OF HOMES AND BUILDINGS ARE

OF HOMES AND BUILDINGS ARE DESTROYED LEAVING THOUSANDS

DESTROYED LEAVING THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITHOUT POWER.

OF PEOPLE WITHOUT POWER. BUT GAS LINES ALSO APPEAR TO

BUT GAS LINES ALSO APPEAR TO BE A PROBLEM.

BE A PROBLEM. HERE’S CHRIS MILLER

HERE’S CHRIS MILLER REPORTING FROM THE GROUND IN

REPORTING FROM THE GROUND IN NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE. >> Reporter: ABSOLUTE DAMAGE

>> Reporter: ABSOLUTE DAMAGE AND DEVASTATION HERE NORTH

AND DEVASTATION HERE NORTH OF NASHVILLE THIS MORNING.

OF NASHVILLE THIS MORNING. THIS IS GERMAN TOWN AREA

THIS IS GERMAN TOWN AREA IT’S A POPULAR GROWING AREA

IT’S A POPULAR GROWING AREA AND THIS MORNING IT IS

AND THIS MORNING IT IS COMPLETELY CRUSHED.

COMPLETELY CRUSHED. THIS IS A BRICK BUILDING

THIS IS A BRICK BUILDING COMPLETELY DAMAGED THIS

COMPLETELY DAMAGED THIS MORNING.

MORNING. ANYTHING THAT’S NOT MADE OF

ANYTHING THAT’S NOT MADE OF BRICK IS IN RUBBLE.

BRICK IS IN RUBBLE. WE’VE GOT WOOD, AND SHEET

WE’VE GOT WOOD, AND SHEET METAL STREWN ALL ACROSS THE

METAL STREWN ALL ACROSS THE ROADS THIS MORNING.

ROADS THIS MORNING. IN THE DISTANCE HERE YOU SEE

IN THE DISTANCE HERE YOU SEE THE DOWNTOWN SKYLINEOVER

THE DOWNTOWN SKYLINEOVER NARP IN ADDITIONLEVILLE YOU

NARP IN ADDITIONLEVILLE YOU CAN SEE THIS GERMANTOWN

CAN SEE THIS GERMANTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD IS LESS THAN A

NEIGHBORHOOD IS LESS THAN A MILE NORTH OF DOWNTOWN

MILE NORTH OF DOWNTOWN NASHVILLE.

NASHVILLE. YOU CAN WALK ANYWHERE IN

YOU CAN WALK ANYWHERE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD THIS

THIS NEIGHBORHOOD THIS MORNING YOU WOULD DAMAGE

MORNING YOU WOULD DAMAGE EVERYWHERE.

EVERYWHERE. PEOPLE ARE OUT WALKING

PEOPLE ARE OUT WALKING AROUND JUST SURVEYING THE

AROUND JUST SURVEYING THE DAMAGE TRYING TO GET A GOOD

DAMAGE TRYING TO GET A GOOD IDEA OF WHAT HAPPENED HERE

IDEA OF WHAT HAPPENED HERE LAST NIGHT.

LAST NIGHT. >> I ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO

>> I ENCOURAGE ALL OF YOU TO PRAY FOR THE FAMILIES ACROSS

PRAY FOR THE FAMILIES ACROSS OUR STATE THAT ARE FACING

OUR STATE THAT ARE FACING TRAGEDY RIGHT NOW AND THAT

TRAGEDY RIGHT NOW AND THAT ARE DEALING WITH HEARTACHE

ARE DEALING WITH HEARTACHE AND HARDSHIP IN WAYS THAT

AND HARDSHIP IN WAYS THAT ONLY THEY KNOW.

ONLY THEY KNOW. >> WE HAVE CREWS RUNNING

>> WE HAVE CREWS RUNNING THROUGH THE STREETS THIS

THROUGH THE STREETS THIS MORNING WITH SNOWPLOWS TO

MORNING WITH SNOWPLOWS TO CLEAN UP ALL THE DEBRIS SO

CLEAN UP ALL THE DEBRIS SO THEY CAN REOPEN THE ROADS AS

THEY CAN REOPEN THE ROADS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

SOON AS POSSIBLE. THERE’S DOWNED POWER LINES,

THERE’S DOWNED POWER LINES, THE POWER IS OUT IN THIS

THE POWER IS OUT IN THIS AREA RIGHT NOW AND WILL BE

AREA RIGHT NOW AND WILL BE FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.

FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. THE GAS STATION DIRECTLY

THE GAS STATION DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET WHERE

ACROSS THE STREET WHERE PEOPLE WERE FILLING UP THEIR

PEOPLE WERE FILLING UP THEIR TANKS LAST NIGHT IS NOW

TANKS LAST NIGHT IS NOW CLOSED DOWN.

CLOSED DOWN. THERE’S GAS PUMPS LYING

THERE’S GAS PUMPS LYING ALL OVER AND SHEET METAL.

ALL OVER AND SHEET METAL. THIS IS THE SCENE HERE IN