the national guard coming in to rescue drivers. and the planes being de-iced today at the charlotte airport. more than 2,000 flights canceled by the storm coast to coast. tonight, they are working furiously to get the power back on, and now, the new danger. the snow giving way to sleet and rain overnight. and a new system set to start yet again in the west and then move eastward. meteorologist rob marciano leading us off. >> reporter: tonight, millions reeling from the mammoth winter storm in the south. north carolina highways buried in snow. treacherous for drivers, cars careening off the roads. >> they are at a dead stop right now, waiting for crews to be able to move this tractor trailer. >> reporter: in virginia, hundreds stranded on the highway. across the storm zone, thrert60a 1,0 crashes. the national guard called in to help. that storm turning deadly, claiming at least three lives in north carolina alone. a driver killed after this tree came crashing down. >> this storm dropped staggering