would you agree that would be a criminal act? >> i think so. >> now aside from those specific allegations, the bloomberg administration is facing criticism they did not plan adequately for the storm. the mayor says he accepts accountability for everything that went wrong and he'll make sure that when the next storm happens, they are better prepared to deal with it. milissa? >> thank you. and stay warm. 3,000 miles away from the big apple, an unusual soggy southern california is battling its own weather crisis. they are experiencing one of the wettest decembers in history thanks to another round of heavy rainfall. downed trees and mudslides closed major freeways in the area. some residents are still recovering from a storm that dropped a year oes worth of rain