though. how about that for a heckler? here we go. martha: new warnings from the u.s. housing secretary about the nationwide foreclosure meltdown, saying that the freezing of all foreclosures, which has been, you know, put out there, would do more harm than good, those statements pushing back against those calling for a blanket moratorium after claims some of the lenders used faulty paperwork for homeowners. this is serious stuff and is affecting everybody across the nation. eric bolling from the fox business network joins me. good to have you here. thanks martha. martha: i want to start by showing you some of the new information we just got, if we can put that on the screen. this is new data, roughly 5 million mortgages are now delinquent, and these numbers that you re looking at are the expected numbers, 3 million, plus, expected for 2010, and from july to september, 288,345 u.s. properties were seized, this is just over the past couple of months, and are now
draw straws, last straw wins. martha: it will be something to watch. this could set the stage for every trial of a suspected terrorist and the prosecution, already lost their star witness in this case, which is very significant. is that what khalid shaikh mohammed might face? will he ever see justice in a courtroom for the attacks of september 11th? we re going to talk about that in a minute. bill: what a mess this is, the foreclosure meltdown, what happens if the states force the banks to stop and change millions of mortgages, possibly even wipe the slate clean for homeowners? the judge will weigh in on his decision, help us navigate this mess, and believe me, this is a mess. back in three minutes on that.