~~The lights are out and the heat is off and those vital signs are not likely to change much over the next several days for p- people in parts of the northeastern US and eastern Canada.~~ ~~A powerful ice storm continues to maintain its grip.~~ ~~Yesterday New York governor George Pataki toured five counties that have been declared under a state of emergency.~~ ~~He added one more today.~~ ~~Helicopters are flying over northern New York today trying to locate people stranded without food, heat or medicine.~~ ~~In Maine, about a half million people still don't have power and they 're going to have to live without it for a while.~~