linden hurst and long island. 6.3. i didn't put it on here. the northern part of central park saw 5 inches of snow. we'll see the snow through the next 18 hours. one effect - by tomorrow morning there'll be a lot of people stuck that can't get to work from the high whiches. back to you. >> hope he gets a hat if he goes outside. >> we'll talk about the prospects of piece in syria, what could be an important step forward as key players sit down to talk. could it lead to a breakthrough. big stumbling blocks. a diplomatically walk -- awkward moment after secretary-general had to withdraw his invitation to iran. if not syrian opposition would not come to the negotiations and shocking pictures emerged. a team of diplomatic experts. the syrian government tortured and killed 11,000 prisoners. disturbing. all that and the discussions have not started. let's talk about the prospects for the geneva ii negotiations. the co-ed tore of the book "the syrian dilemma" joins us, a social professor and at the university. can you talk about your feeling? given al