"out front" tonight we begin with breaking news. deadly winter storm gaining strength affecting right now more than 100 million americans. it is being called historic by the national weather service. sleet, snow, ice, rain creating dangerous conditions across the entire southeast and the storm is moving very quickly up the coast. it's incredible how many cities are going to be affected. yes, palm trees, too. snow and ice in tennessee, georgia, and the carolinas have nearly shut down entire states. more than half the flights in and out of atlanta's hartsfield airport, the busiest in the united states, are canceled. the total for today and tomorrow are about 6500 flights. nearly half a million homes are without power tonight and at least nine deaths are being blamed on the storm. take a look at the conditions in raleigh, north carolina, today. hundreds of cars stranded skidding off the road. obviously they're not used to driving in those conditions. there also aren't the machines needed to clean the roads. you don't have the plows.