my wife is a pharmacist for publix. she can't get there to work. >> reporter: as forecasters predicted, the ice was tough on power lines. a 300-foot long line covered in two inches of ice is now 2,200 pounds heavier. and when it's struck by an icy tree limb, power is knocked out. more than 350,000 people are in the dark tonight across seven states. more than 3,300 flights were canceled today and another 3,200 are canceled tomorrow. and not just in the south. nearly 5 million passengers nationwide are affected. none of this is anything people down here are used to, at least nine people have been killed in this storm. and there's still the threat of more snow for this city tonight. george? >> okay, steve. thanks. let's get more now from abc meteorologist ginger zee. and ginger, we just heard steve say more snow in atlanta. that's just the beginning. the whole east coast is in for it. >> reporter: that's right. we're looking at right here behind us, a gorgeous manhattan skyline. you're not going to be able to see it in abo