Northeast Buried by Christmas Snowfall

Published December 26, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

Flights are delayed and highway traffic is choked in the northeast after the biggest Christmas snowstorm in years. Parts of the region are covered with up to three feet of snow. Alex Ashcroft of member station WBUR reports.

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