me. i m fredricka whitfield. the deadly storm system that shredded northern tennessee is bearing down on millions of americans on the east coast. it spawned a tornado saturday afternoon that killed six people including three in the clarksville area. one of them a child. witnesses appear to be just yards away when they recorded the monster twister crossing a street. oh, my god. how did they remain so calm? nearly 50 miles away, emergency officials say a suspected tornado killed another three people in madison, just north of nashville. reportered a 2-year-old child is among the dead. the governor of tennessee declared a state of emergency as rescuers search for survivors today. we hope the death toll doesn t rise. as of right now, we don t have anything and we hope we don t. but we are still in the recovery stage right now and making assessments. cnn meteorologist alisa rafah is tracking the system from the severe weather center. but, first, let s go to madison, tenness