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Heavy snow in new york city now. even boston looking for upwards of four eight inches of snow. higher amounts inland. coastlines shift back. strong winds throughout. talking about 30 even 40 mile-per-hour gusts out there. definitely not the day to be driving. you do note want want to be oue roads. at this point likes like everybody is staying indoors. >> two inches per hour is the number that stuck with plea right now. incredible. a look at other headlines now. despite serious objections from the u.s., afghanistan released 65 alleged taliban fighters from jail. many of the former prisoners...

Weather continues. indra peterson is tracking extreme weather from white plains, new york, just outside manhattan. a little north of us there where conditions are considerably different than we saw here this morning. indra, how's it now? >> reporter: yeah, right now you can see in white plains, we're starting to see the heavy snow really coming oun and the difference between this system and the last of the season, it is that wet snow. it makes you feel so miserable out here. this storm crippled the southeast the last several days. talk about the numbers. look at totals. the amount of i say the...

Four years ago that huge storm only brought them six inks. potential for a foot of snow especially the western portions. why? if you're on the right side of the system, the temperatures are warming. we'll transition to sleet and some places rain. the farther west, getting colder air, seeing snow throughout the day and get heavier amounts. what are we looking for? yes. eventually transition, more miserable. more potential icing and sleet and then again it will transition back to snow in these overnight hours. so once again, don't think it's going to be over with as we go through the evening hou...

republican backers. don't worry. you run. we'll take care of the money. >> he has rather moderate views on social issues conservatives may not be hip to. >> we'll talk a lot about that this morning. something else we're talking a lot about. amanda knox's first hope for freedom. the american student is waiting to see if her murder conviction will be overturned. she made her case to the jury earlier this morning. now an agonizing waiting game for her. part of what a tearful knox told the court, "the accusations are completely unjust and without any foundation. i am paying for my life w...