looks fantastic. >> this morning's eye opener presented by toyota. let's go places. >>> welcome to "cbs this morning." charlie rose is off, so anthony mason is with us again. >> good morning. >> good to have you here. as you wake up in the west, 50 million people in the northeast are getting slammed by a winter snowstorm. the dangerous storm is intensi y intensifying bringing whiteout conditions and high wind across the region. several inches of snow are falling each hour. snows in boston, philadelphia closed. >>> a dozen states from west virginia to maine are under some type of winter weather advisory. some places will get hit with more than a foot of snow. so we've got reporters all around the country in the storm's path in new jersey, philadelphia, new york and boston, too. jury riee jury rica duncan has more. >> reporter: the snow is pretty soft but coming down since about 3:00 this morning and it just continues to accumulate, at least six inches has fallen already. people are pretty much staying off the roadway as emergency officials are urged t