Ice knocks out power to 1.4 million LEIGH DYER, STEVE LYTTLE and DAVID PERLMUTT Cody Baker walks to his vehicle in Asheville, N.C., Wednesday, after he lost control on an icy roadway. AP An ice storm that Duke Power officials called the worst to ever hit the Carolinas caused emergency crews to scramble as they responded to downed trees, power outages and wrecks. Nearly 1.4 million customers were estimated without power. Duke Power reported 1 million customers without power in the Carolinas. Energy company CP&L reported 375,000 of its Carolinas customers were also without power. Duke Power said the outage...