as we go into the night. a ambulance slid down an icy road. the patient who was already in cardiac arrest did not survive. two others were injured. the brutal cold moving in across several states as we start this weekend. ginger zee back with us again tonight. she s tracking it all for us. hi, ginger. reporter: hi, david this. savage cold that we are enduring here has made it to the ground level down in south carolina and north carolina. but up higher, it s warmer, so rain is falling, but it s into this freezing surface, so it s freezing on contact, and that s where you get that ice. you can see it on the radar. from maryland back to georgia there were alerts. b ttce we about taking down power lines, obviously covering roads. the bulk of the storm happens t people are awake, but unfortunately, if you were to lose power, look at the wind chills. it will be single digits up here and sub zero as you get closer