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WAMC's Dr. Alan Chartock discusses the WAMC Locked Box, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on the possibility of working with five men in the Assembly rather than Speaker Sheldon Silver.

WAMC's David Guistina talks with Mike Spain of the Times Union about the winter weather and what New York Assembly Democrats expect of accused Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.

Here's NewsChannel 13 Meteorologist Paul Caiano's WAMC Regional Forecast:

Snow, heavy at times today.  Windy.  The heaviest snow and strongest winds will be in the Mid and lower Hudson Valley and in New England.  Highs near 20.

Snowfall totals:
Little or none in the Western Catskills, Western Mohawk Valley and most of the Adirondacks. 

1-4" From the Central Catskills, through the Central Mohawk Valley into the Eastern Adirondacks and Champlain Valley and Northern Vermont. 

4-8" Eastern Catskills, and the Mid-Hudson Valley north into the Greater Capital District, the Saratoga Area and into Central Vermont.

8-16" Lower Hudson Valley east into Western New England including Southern Vermont.

The rest of New England, including Hartford and Springfield will have 1 to 2 feet of snow with localized amounts up to 30 inches.

Snow ending tonight.  Remaining breezy.  Lows near 10.

Increasing sunshine tomorrow.  Breezy and cold.  Highs in the mid 20's.

NFL:

Multiple sources are reporting that the NFL is looking into a video of a New England Patriots locker room attendant who allegedly took both teams game balls from the officials’ locker room to a bathroom for 90 seconds on the way to the field.

In New York’s Ulster County, a town and village are moving forward with a streets advisory council. 

A nearly 150-year-old church is going to be put up for sale in Brattleboro, Vermont.

Individuals who have enrolled in new health care plans through the Massachusetts Health Connector have a few more days to make their first payments to guarantee coverage starting Feb. 1.

The payment deadline, originally scheduled for last week, has now been pushed back until Friday, due in part to the storm enveloping the region.

The storm is also forcing the shutdown of the connector's call center offices in Boston and Worcester on Tuesday. Those seeking information can still call the connector's hotline on Tuesday for information on applications and payments.

Vermont's top officials say legal enforcement of water quality rules on the state's farmers is going to be one of the tools that will be used to help clean up Lake Champlain.

States of emergency have been declared for at least two Hudson Valley counties.

The Dutchess and Orange County executives have declared states of emergency. Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro says the state of emergency becomes effective at 9 tonight when all roads in Dutchess will be closed and traffic prohibited except for certain personnel necessary during storm and emergency operations. There is no set time for rescinding the order. Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus declared a State of Emergency that became effective at 7 p.m. and runs through 7 a.m. Wednesday.

Air travel throughout the country is expected to feel the wrath of the two-day winter storm hitting the Northeast, home to some of the nation’s busiest airports.