for rebeck karks the only thing spared was the family christmas tree. >> we have nothing. we don't know where weaver going to go. >> reporter: in oklahoma, huge sheets of ice came close to hitting shoppers at a busy outdoor mall. no one there was hurt. but at least nine deaths are being blamed on this storm. in ohio, an entire retirement home evacuated. >> i grabbed my grandmother, her dog, and my great cousin. >> reporter: in the mid-atlantic, the weather was making different headlines. record-setting temperatures are highs in the 70s and christmas just two days away. >> it doesn't feel like christmas to a point, but it's great for the golfers. >> reporter: that warmth won't last long. today, temperatures are expected to plunge 20 to 40 degrees. >> thank you. >>> we knew it was too good to be true. the heavy winter coats will make a return to new york. >> jim dickey has the forecast. >> still seeing soaking rainfall here today. this all as much colder air is moving in out of the north and west, running into the record warmth in place through the week end. rain will stretc