american soldiers and civilians, that s not a workplace violence episode, that is a terrorist attack. so, we had that. we spent $415,000 supporting wineries so they could sell red wine to red china. so, that s a private business. we re spending the money to support them to go over there and market their wares, and all of these are highly profitable vineyards that sell out their product every year. can you is it possible to find out whose fingerprints are on these, i mean, who s putting these in? well, that one came from the u.s. department of agriculture. but who asked for it? well, you can t find that. as a matter of fact, one of the problems with the obama administration when we write a letter, we hardly ever get an answer. in other words, even if you re asking i can t tell you the individual, which comes to the other side of it. where s the accountability? in other words, if you make a decision that wastes money, should you not be held
u.s. embassies all around the world. 415,000. that s 25% more than last year and much of it was spent before the government shutdown. bottoms up. next, $465,000. that s how much loose change was collected by the tsa from airport security checkpoints in the past two years. the house approving a bill to give the change to our troops. that s good. and finally, 36 million. that s how many calories make up the world s largest gingerbread house. it s 20 feet high. been on display in texas to benefit a local hospital. delicious. all right, elisabeth. it was a story that certainly captivated the world. 18-year-old ben suffering from a severe heart condition detailed his multiple near death experiences on youtube, and described the overwhelming piece that he found. peace that he found.
embassies. the washington times reports that state spent about 180,000 bucks on liquor in just september. for the year, $415,000. that s more than triple the $118,000 spent in 2008. a taxpayer watchdog group notes that though relatively small, the purchases are symbolic as the fiscal year winds down federal agencies try to spend the rest of their budgets rather than risk congressional cuts. state says it s a mistake to assume the department s operational priorities by looking at individual purchases. finally an american animal rights group is looking to establish legal personhood for chimpanzees. the nonhuman rights project has asked a new york state court to declare a 26-year-old chimp named tommy quote a cogtively complex autonomous legal person with a fundamental legal right not to be imprisoned.
news alert out of louisiana because water has come over the top of a levee near new orleans there. reports of people trapped in their homes. close to 415,000 people now without power in that state alone. we have fox team coverage. phil katy something in theodore, alabama. first, let s go to jonathan serrie live in new orleans. good morning, again. you mentioned the power outages. we still have electricity in this portion of downtown new orleans. most of the city is reportedly without electricity. however, city officials say this is not affecting the drainage system. all of the sewer pumps are working. power outages not affecting them. the levee system protecting new orleans is holing up and forgetting the city. but it s a different story in portions of placquemine parish. there is a levee on the east bay that s been overtop.
what is going on here. this is just another step in this socialist states of america policies that this government is forcing upon us. let s get back to being the united states of america where we take responsibility for our actions. shannon: pretty tough language there. do you think it is a fair point? right. shannon: if the banks write this off, does that go into the net they are world or is that cost going to show up somewhere for somebody else? exactly exact opposite what he is saying. what the government, fannie mae lost $8 billion from march, april, may and we think june. $8 billion a month. so no one is asking to give more money to fannie mae. if anything in october we re taking away fannie may money and lowering jumbo loans and depending where you live from 729 to 625 or 415,000. meaning that it is harder to get a loan as of october. the government is pulling out of government, making loans and what it is saying is, we re going to make it