times about men who go out today looking for one thing, jewelry. that s because when you procrastinate, you spend more money. i was going to say. you end up buying a really nice i m done shopping in case you were wondering. tom larson from twitter, i m a guy. no, not finished yet. i agree, there s no way. there s mike writes, he had a bit of a problem, though, he needs to go out and shop now because mike at 25 in new york says i need to find a new place to replace the homemade pumpkin pie i ate in the middle of the night last night. he said he s in trouble. he has to go out today to shop to find a homemade pumpkin pie. people on facebook are writing. what are you spp for the family. that s ok. if, however, you are shopping for two turtle four calling birds, three french hens, two turtle doves or a partridge in a pear tree, you might spend even more than you did last year. who shops for that actually? i don t know.
we re talking about the 12 days of christmas. and those gifts listed in that song is going to cost you some big bucks this year. gold is up this year. all of these things, these are actual items that you can still buy and they re up it s up over 9% and four items specifically, though, are still at last year s price if you re in the market for a pear tree which i know probably many you are, $149. i didn t think about this. a partridge went up a little, four calling birds, you know you d like to get some calling birds to go with your two dogs. how much would that cost me? almost $600. these are the things that actually stayed the same. six geese a-laying $150. that s cheap. compared to four calling birds. think about all the eggs you get from it. farm fresh hens. you have one of those? and then how much eight maids a milking. that even that sounds wrong. that sounds wrong! they re cheap! they re cheap, too. eight maids a milking,
holiday. finally, for years many americans have been looking for any sign of rebuilding at new york s ground zero. on wednesday, they got one. it wasn t a new building, it was something much smaller. but it s something with tremendous symbolism. wabc s tim fleischer was there. reporter: carefully being lowered into place, positioned just right, the survivor tree is returning to its roots here where it once stood at the world trade center. first responders digging through mountains of smoldering debris from the twin towers discover the pear tree, now standing tall at 35 feet, most of it heavily damaged. its trunk was scorched from the burning debris that engulfed the site. its crown had been completely blown off, reducing its branches to charred stumps. reporter: its survival, a long shot.
along with last night s figures on new home sales. investors are looking for positive signs before the holiday. finally, for years many americans have been looking for any sign of rebuilding at new york s ground zero. on wednesday, they got one. it wasn t a new building, it was something much smaller. but it s something with tremendous symbolism. wabc s tim fleischer was there. reporter: carefully being lowered into place, positioned just right, the survivor tree is returning to its roots here where ie stt thd tde certre dig mountains from the twin towers discover the pear tree, now standing tall at 35 feet, most of iteavi damaged. its trunk was scorched from the burning debris that engulfed the site. its crown had been completely blown off, reducing its branches to charred stumps. reporter: its survival, a long shot. but one not lost on survivors like keating crown, escaped the south tower collapse.
while some americans are getting out of house, others are looking for a home. a survey from fannie mae found 51% of people regardless of the housing bust say they are just as likely to buy a home. another 27% said they are actually more likely to buy. we ll get the latest numbers on home sales mid-week. and if you re in the market for five golden rings, a couple of turtle doves and a few more things it s going to cost you. this year the price of everything in the strong the 12 days of christmas from a partridge in a pear tree to 12 drummers drumming have gone up 18% since last year and the total tab is now more than $96,000. that s this week s getting down to business. stephanie elam, cnn, new york. pet owners beware. kroger is recalling select packages of pet food from stores in 19 states because they could make your pet sick. we ll tell you which products are on that list, and it s something most of us don t even think about. what would you do if you saw a police officer being