Trump arrives in Tennessee after deadly tornadoes

Trump arrives in Tennessee after deadly tornadoes

Right now you are taking a first look at airforce one as it touched down in tennessee less than an hour ago.

President trump officially on ground in the volunteer state.

This morning he's getting a his first look at the damage-- damage like what you can see now on your screen widespread.

We now know four tornadoes hit middle tennessee.

A preliminary survey by the national weather service found two e-f zero tornadoes also formed in putnam county.

Those are in addition to the e-f 4 in putnam county and the e-f 3 in davidson, wilson and smith counties.

Thanks for joining us for waay 31 midday news.

I'm marie waxel.

And i'm pat simon in putnam county tennessee - in the community that is in major clean-up mode as president trump is set to visit communities like this one today.

This morning - cookeville tennessee crews braved the cold and the wind - to get right back at the massive debris collection survey teams also went door to door to assess the damage of homes that are uninhabitable.

And this giant billboard was nade tk greet the president here in putnam county - one of three counties that are part of president trunp's disaster declaration that allows federal funding for things like temporary housing and jome repairs.