coming up, frigid i m going to try it again. coming up, frigid winter p temperatures leaving an upstate new york restaurant coated in ice. we have a live report. griff: what do hamsters and thanos have in common? wasteful government spending. we react to the list we can t make up. have a holly, jolly christmas. and when you walk down the street. say hello to friends you know. and everyone you meet. oh, oh, the mistletoe is hung where you can see. somebody . about what comes next in life. for her. i may not be in perfect health, but i want to stay in my home, where my family visits often and where my memories are.
$482 billion on wasteful projects like dropping $3 million to inject hamsters with steroids and watching them fight. another 2 million injecting puppies with cocaine not very nice. another cool million turned mice into alcoholics. but, at least the mice weren t racist because the government spent half a million dollars teaching them about racial aggression. but, to make you feel a little better. we did spend $210 million on education. not in crumbling school systems like st. louis or philadelphia, that, of course, would make too much sense. that education money actually went to the country of jordan. and while we re talking about the middle east, our department of defense also spent another $28 million on new camouflage uniforms. the only problem with that is it is visible tan camo.
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again. reporter: of course, a final decision on the type of secure that nikolas cruz will get once he s in prison will be made by the florida department of corrections. one final note there, the parents of jamie guttenberg, they were not supposed to be out there. they said they were not going to come, but because of the some of the testy exchange yesterday between the defense and the judge, they felt the need to have a few words for cruz and the defense attorneys. such strong families. carlos, thank you. another historic rate hike from the federal reserve, all in an effort to bring down inflation. what this means for you, we ll tell you straight ahead. this week is your chance to try any subway footlong for free. like the subway series menu. just buy any footlong in the app, a get one free. free msters, free bosses, any footlong for free!