we had a big dig. everybody was talking it wasn't what they expected if new york. >> we shouldn't attack the meteorologists for that. i don't think so. >> a lot of them are apologizing. a lot of people are attacking politicians for going overboard. here in new york city. >> but they took the advice of the meteorologists. >> and then we, the media, say we have a big one coming. we went crazy here. >> marlene dietrich said "once you've for given a man for his sins, don't reheat his sins for breakfast." >> goodness. we need to write that down. >> we do. right now, more than 25,000 homes and businesses across nine states are have no problem. states have no power. >> i'm still on this reheating stuff. >> don't reheat your sins for breakfast. >> 8,000 flights cancelled the past three days and by the time it is over parts of new england could see up to 40 inches of snow. david wright is in hard-hit massachusetts. >> reporter: as if blinding snow weren't enough, flooding two too. seawater filling the streets of