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With more pressure than ever to discount and deliver. neither u.p.s. nor fedex said exactly how many packages were delayed. but careful not to suffer any backlash, amazon.com is compensating some customers with gift cards and refunds on shipping charges. natalie? >> gabe gutierrez in atlanta for us. thank you, gabe. its been an ice christmas for folks in parts of the midwest and northeast still in the dark and cold and still dealing with misery following the sunday ice storm. and tonight it ap...

Been clearing branches and reconnecting lines nonstop since monday. >> much rather be at home with my family and kids. my kids are at home in a warm -- playing playstation and xbox and these kids are just trying to stay warm. >> reporter: in maine, about 60,000 customers are without power. down from 100,000 tuesday. in vermont, nearly 1,500. and across michigan about 150,000 customers are still in the dark. the states largest utility hadnt dealt with that many power outages in any christmas week...

Western edition. on this night of warmth and good cheer, its a challenging christmas with no power at all for hundreds of thousands of people in the u.s. and canada. the lingering effects of an icy storm have left more than 200,000 without electricity just in michigan and parts of new england alone. this is the christmas chris fink and her husband dick will always remember for being all bundled up in their winter coats inside their house in kalamazoo. but its little conor hergert without power i...

Im in for brian tonight. its been a tough day for more than 200,000 people still in the dark and cold, waiting for the power to come back on, days after a big ice storm. other families were left upset and empty handed after a backup for ups and fed ex meant some presents did not make it for christmas. we start off outside 30 rock here if new york. good evening. >> reporter: for folks who waited until today to travel for the holiday, its been mostly smooth sailing. but in michigan and elsewhere, ...

>> axelrod: tonight: christmas in the dark. hundreds of thousands have no power after a vicious ice storm that snapped utility lines. terrell brown reports. record numbers of americans are signing up for health care-- but wyatt andrews says many still dont know if they have insurance. >> will i be denied coverage? will i be denied access? >> axelrod: mark strassmann on the high tech surgery that lets doctors give hands on assistance from miles away. >> merry christmas! >> axelrod: and elaine qui...

On this christmas eve. we begin here with abcs alex perez. >> reporter: instead of holiday music, its the sound of generators filling the frozen air in parts of michigan. at one point today, more than 300,000 michigan homes without power. crews working round the clock to make repairs. thousands forced to cancel christmas plans and sit in the dark and bitter cold. >> theres no place to stay. a lot of the hotels are closed. a lot of the hotels are without power. >> reporter: with the freezing rain...

Will have it off. but clearly with todays success, they have already opened their presents. tamron. >> kerry sanders, thank you. back here on planet earth, more than 300,000 people from michigan to maine are still without power this christmas eve after storms this past weekend. and weather is making it difficult and dangerous for others to get where theyre going. our story tonight from nbcs john yang. >> reporter: icy roads made the day before christmas travel treacherous in the northeast. nea...

Clock. >> we work 17 on, seven at night. i go home at 6:00 at night and back at 1:00 in the morning. >> reporter: theyre expected to be on the job the rest of the week, working to restore power, and temperatures making things worse. here in michigan, more than 200,000 homes and businesses have been without power for three straight days. despite crews coming from 11 states and the district of columbia to help, there are still neighborhoods like this one that have yet to be touched. many families ...

Encased in up to an inch and a quarter of ice. thick enough to skate the streets in toronto, canada. freezing rain taking down trees. which takes down power lines. >> the thing is, when they get one line repaired, now another branch is coming down. so its just -- theyre not really catching up. >> reporter: and still tonight, more than 400,000 are without power which may end up leaving many with a very dark and cold christmas. >> we get a little heat from the stove because its gas. other than tha...

. >> jeff: tonight a little bit of everything. snow, ice, thunder storms, even tornadoes. part of a storm system affecting nearly 100 million americans. anna werner reports. >> jpmorgan chase puts caps on debit cards following the massive breach at target. terrell brown explains. an american journalestist missing in syria for more than a year,ight h family speaks out. and margaret brennan on the cuban defecter who has become an american star. >> this is the "cbs evening news". >> jeff: good even...