the national archives until watergate actually was part of something called the general services administration, gsa. and congress and many people in -- in the united states were very upset when they learned that president nixon at the end of his administration had tried to regain control over his papers and the tapes by a secret agreement with the head of the general services administration who was then overseeing the national archives. and this agreement would have allowed the president within five years of leaving office to destroy the tapes. so congress intervened. the presidential -- accordance of presidential materials act, passed in 1984, signed by gerald ford, governs how we operate this library. and i am as the representative of the director of the united states library, it's my mandate to make accessible to the public as soon as possible when we find it materials relating to governmental abuses of power. this lays out the information for you to see how watergate

hot tub the former general services administration executive, he live the g.s.a. in the wake of the scandal. and now, doug has the news in washington, dc. the yens were supposed to be work-related? >>reporter: they are supposed to be but look at that g.s.a. conference. it is called a team building exercise but employees were making noise to the inspirational words of a facilitator. >> listen to each other. accountability. to the back beat. >>reporter: no know if they kept their integrity but they got cash, they got to keep that. our freedom of information revealed 75 pages of g.s.a. employees, 50 on every page, who received cash awards at this conference averaging $1,000 each. the cost to taxpayers? $3.6 million minus the $104,000 for the consultant who dreamed you this exercise. at least the g.s.a. managed to account for the spend on this particular conference. there are several other conferences where in records were kept. >> agencies can not keep track of any spending let alone conferences which certainly do not seem to be a big spending the money is easy. keep

apparently continue the celebration in d.c as the story goes, that's according to the general service administration'snspector general. he reports the general services administration spent more than a quarter million dollars on rewards ceremony two years ago. a ceremony that included almost $8,000 for reception that included a violinist and guitar, more than $20,000 for drum sticks, and a drum band exercise, almost 30 grand for photo frames that feature the time and temperature. and 8500 bucks for an appearance by agent x, whoever that is. maybe he's related to this guy, mr. hot tub, jeff neily. he resigned after taking heat for organizing another big bash just a month before this one. shannon breen is live. lawmakers really don't seem too impressed by all of this. >> they say they're having a hard time believing gsa has try turned over a new leaf, the pricey drum sticks and picture frames are not going over well here in d.c here is florida republican john micah. >> i know this sounds almost unbelievable, but to have this kind of waste reported when we're one way running trillions of dollars of defici

some crosscutting is coming to the general services administration. they're cutting bonuses for high-ranking managers and freezing hiring for the time being. all an attempt to reform the money trekking agency that has been under fire for lavish spending. >> the showdown over gambling in maryland. the window of opportunity is closing to discuss a casino expansion. governor o'malley met with them at his residence in annapolis. with an august deadline approaching to work out the language, lawmakers agreed time is of the essence. >> i think we need elbow grease and some hard work. we need some elected officials to humble themselves and asked and find a way to make this happen. >> governor o'malley says for the special session to happen a decision must be made in the next 10 days. >> still ahead, another company gets ready to raise rates. what to expect in your next bill. >> what about college class is for free? >> what is hurting more in the campaign? mitt romney's tax dilemma or president obama's unem [ obama ] i'm barack obama and i approve this message

the general services administration accused of spending nearly $300,000 on an awards ceremony. >> that's all ahead unless breaking news changes everything. this is "studio b." >> first from fox at 3:00 in new york city, syrian state media today released pictures report reportedly showing president bashar al-assad alive after a bomb killed members of the inner circle. president bashar al-assad is shown swearing in the new defense minister but did not report when or where. we cannot confirm the images because syria puts severe restrictions on journalists after the bombing of a my level security meeting in damascus that killed reportedly three senior senior officials including the defense minister and president assad's brother-in-law. president assad himself has not appeared in public since the attack. and the united nations security council today failed to pass a new resolution designed to put pressure on the syrian regime. because russia and china used their veto power for the third time siding with the syrian government as it murders their people. activists say the syrian uprising has ki

questions about how the general services administration or gsa has spent your tax dollars. the agency whose mission is oversight of federal agencies to control spending. first game the las vegas conference two years ago. cost more than $800,000. it looked more like a vegas show. they went viral, congress was not amused, hearings were held, heads rolled at the gsa, the top administrator resigned. turns out las vegas isn't the only place where the gsa has been spending your money. drew griffin with the cnn investigation. >> reporter: it happened here in kansas city. where gsa employees did not just get a free lunch, they got to spend most of the day making it. >> cooking is not a mystery. everybody can learn it. >> reporter: it's all about what the culinary zone calls team building. what did the gsa employees get out of this? this is would be of those employees who says he's afraid to show his face because his boss will be mad. >> it was lunch. we had 25 minutes to get a recipe together, cook for 30. i think there were roughly 25 or 30 people there, and then we were critiqued

. >>> following the news alert following a general services administration already embarrassed by a major spending scandal. the administration is dealing with a second incident. the inspector general found more than a quarter million was spent on an awards ceremony in november of 20 twin. and that one day event took place in crystal city. members of congress are outraged about the wasteful spending. >> and what is incredible is this quarter of a million dollar one-day conference spent a total of $20,578 for 4,000 drum sticks. >> the award ceremony took place after the agency had spent nearly $1 million on a conference for employees in las vegas. the revelation about the vegas conference led to a major shakeup at the agency. >>> the news edge on maryland now. pepco's performance during last month's derecchio was under a microscope. the company was blasted from state lawmakers, customers in the audience who were angry and many others. >> reporter: to hear of pepco's top people say that they did a good job, considering nobody predicted the storm on june 29th and that affected millions of cus

. >>> the general services administration is at the center of another spending scandal. this time the gsa is accused of spending more than a quarter of million dollars on a one-day awards ceremony. an investigation shows that the agenda paid $20,000 for drumsticks handed out to aten dees. congress is outraged. >> we believe that this is government money. certainly this is a closer within gsa. in this instance, they got guitars and violins. >> the g stshgs a was already under fire for shelling 18,000 for a las vegas hearing. >> our tax dollars hard at work. >>> minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann is known for her controversial comments, now she's under fire from both sides of the aisle for what she said about hillary clinton's top aide. abc's karen travers has the details. >> reporter: last week, bachmann and four fellow republicans charged huma abedin for using her position to promote the cause of the muslim brotherhood. she's a constant presence at the secretary's side. she's also the wife of former congressman anthony weiner. in her letter to top intelligence and

the general services administration, gsa, announced they are cutting bonuses for 80% of its high ranking people. russ uncovered the bonuses in the aftermath of gsa's infamous las vegas convention. we remember those videos. >> this has been a long haul and anita, our investigation showed the very gsa officials responsible were among dozens who received dozens of $10,000 a piece. we uncovered the bonuses shortly after those gsa videos with workers bragging about easy government money. with details of 2200 square foot hotel rooms for gsa executives and 823,000 las vegas conference run by a man now infamous for his champagne bathtub shot. jeffrey was awarded $9400 no bonus money. but our freedom of information act request showed he wasn't alone and it went on for years. received 33,880 in a bonus in 2009. 15,500 in 2010, and another 22,000 in 2009 followed by 10,000 in 2010. of the most recent bonuses, documents uncovered by 9 wants to know 6700 high ranking officials splitting more than half a million in bonus money. all between $8,000 and $10,000 a piece. today's announcement would elimina

. >>> the general services administration is at the center of another spending scandal. this time the gsa is accused of spending more than a quarter of million dollars on a one-day awards ceremony. an investigation shows that the agenda paid $20,000 for $20,000 for drum sticks handed >> we believe thatees. congress is outraged. governme >> we believe the government, his is a failure within gsa. n this instance, rather than mind reads and clown, they have for shellingd violinists. >> they shelled out $800,000 for a las vegas conference. > our tax dollars hard at work. >>? other ne clinton's new this is morning, michele bachmann is under fire. >> karen travers has the details. and four edin forter: last week, she and four other people charged a person close to secretary of stant presenceclinton for furthering the muslim .rotherhood. mer s the wife of former congressman anthony weiner. ecuritygned in disgrace last year. rote thattter to top intelligence officials, she wrote that abedeen has three family members connected to muslim brotherhood operatives her position aff and

the general services administration has mr. hot tub. now the treasury department with new scandal.nd wait until you hear the details of this one. plus, treasury's response. not exactly a warm welcome for the secretary of state hillary clinton in egypt. [chanting] >> shepard: protesters pelting her motorcade with tomatoes and shoes. [chanting] >> shepard: were they really chanting about monica lewenski >> everything you buy online could soon get more expensive. tonight, why more states are forcing web sites to start collecting sales tax. but, first from fox this monday night, a u.s. navy ship in a deadly encounter in the persian gulf. in the same waterways at the center of a tense war of words between iran and the west. according to sources at the pentagon, sailors on the navy oil tanker rapahanak ownershipped fire on a smaller boat. officials say it was rapidly approaching the navy ship. its captain ignoring repeated twoorntion turn back. in the end, one person dead in the gunfire. three others hurt and we're told it lasted 15 tense minutes. it happened they tell us right off the c

the general service administration announced it is cutting the bonuses for 85% of its high ranking officials. investigative reporter uncovered those bonuses in the aftermath of the gsa's infamous las vegas convention. >> our investigation shows the very gsa officials responsible for organizationing that las vegas conference. were among dozens of employees receiving $10,000 bonuses a piece. we uncovered the bonuses shortly after those videos with workers bragging about easy government money. with details of 2200 square foot hotel rooms for gsa executives and an $823,000 las vegas conference run by a man now infamous for his champagne bathtub shots. he was awarded $9400 in bonus money after officials learned about the convention, but our freedom of information act shows he wasn't alone and it went on for years. received 33,880 in a bonus in 2009. 15,500 in 2010. and another $22,000 in 2009 followed by $10,000 in 2010. of the most recent bonuses, documents show 67 high ranking officials splitting more than a half million dollars in bonus money. almost all between $8,000 and $10,000 a piece. tod

more questions tonight about how the general services administration, or the gsa, has spent your taxbly recall, this is the agency whose mission it is to oversee the federal agencies to control lavish spending. first came the extravagant las vegas con veference two years a. cost more than $800,000. it looked more like a vegas show. they went viral, congress was not amused, hearings were held, heads rolled at the gsa, the top administrator resigned. turns out las vegas isn't the only place where the gsa has been spending your money in ways with you may never have imagined. our drew griffin with a cnn investigation. >> reporter: it happened here at the culinary center of kansas city. on a quaint straight in overland, kansas, where gsa employees did not just get a free lunch, they got to spend most of the day making it. >> cooking is not a mystery. everybody can learn it. >> reporter: it's all about what the culinary center zone video calls team building. teams make entries, they make desserts. what did the gsa employees get out of this? this is would be of those employees who says he's

the general service's administration announced it is cutting bonuses for 85% of its high ranking officials. they uncovered the bonuses in the aftermath of the las vegas convention and the videos. >> our investigation shows the very gsa officials responsible for organizing the las vegas conference were among dozens of employees receiving $10,000 bonuses apiece. we uncovered the bonuses shortly after those gsa videos with workers bragging about easy government. ♪ buy everything wrappers can afford ♪ >> reporter: with 2400-square foot hotel rooms and $823,000 las vegas conference run for a man now infamous for his champaign bathtub shots. officials learned about the convention but our freedom of information act request showed he wasn't alone and went on for years. one official received 38,880 in 2009. 1,501,500 in 2010. another 22,000 in 2009 followed by 10,000 in 2010. off the most recent bonuses, documents show 6700 ranking officials splitting more than a half million dollars in bonus money. almost all between $8,010,000 apiece. today's announcement from the gsa will eliminate 85% of that.

the gsa, general services administration, tonight we are learning they blew more than $250,000 on what amounted to an awards ceremony for their own employees. our senior investigative correspondent lisa myers has our report on what some are saying is just another example of the fleecing of america. >> reporter: the latest gsa conference that generates bipartisan outrage features drummers supposed to help the audience find its working rhythm. >> it's all about rhythm. there's monday morning rhythm. there's friday afternoon rhythm. >> reporter: the one-day affair to highlight performance awards was held in this virginia hotel in november, 2010. it cost taxpayers a stunning $268,000. >> what troubled me most was this one-day conference was a party to celebrate the fact they were getting bonuses with taxpayer money. >> reporter: gsa has handed out tens of millions of dollars a year in taxpayer paid bonuses. even in some cases to officials under investigation for misconduct. in a letter today the agency's inspector general said so far his investigation found conference costs include $140,00

arts and did pending on the site or location, either the national parks service or the general services administration. we work with the stake holders to ensure the memorials are located and designed in a manner that supports their commemorative pump and enhances their surroundings. because -- washington's most prominent public settings, the staff works closely with sponsors in either the national parks service or the gsa to ensure that each new project is designed to the highest standards. in addition to our project's specific work, ncpc and it's agency partners develop studies. these studies are designed to support the memorial process and support the next generation of memorials throughout washington. the central themes has been to protect the national mall from overbuilding because overbuilding may diminish is distinctive openness of the place. the national capital planning commission and it's agency partners have developed two senate works, one is the memorials and museums master plan and second the monumental core frame work plan and -- memorials and museums master plan achieved two important go

. >>> 9 wants you to know more about the fallout from that spending scandal at the general services administration. our colleagues at federal times say gsa canceled a major energy conference in st. louis next month because the conference did not meet the new standards put in place last spring after our report about wasteful spending at a 2010 conference in las vegas. >>> it appears this will not be any criminal charges for members of the military in the wake of april's secret service prostitution scandal in colombia. the a. reports seven army soldiers and two marines are getting -- the a.p. reports seven army soldiers and two marines are getting military punishment. >>> tonight the secretary of agriculture says about 1/3 of the counties in this country are under some form of a disaster declaration because of the drought. the president is calling on congress to offer farmers assistance. >> now it's all hands on deck. the president is very concerned about making sure we do everything we possibly can to help as many producers through this difficult circumstance. >> this is the worst drought in 25 yea

new and embarrassing expenses have come to light at the general services administration. review shows the agency spent more than a quarter million dollars for a one-day award ceremony not far prosecute pentagon -- not far from the pentagon back in 2006. the gsa says under the current administration spending on all conferences and ceremonies has been suspended. >>> the fast food chain expanding in the bay area but announcement by companies president could hurt the popularity here. chic-fil-a plans to open up stores in the bay area. the companies president has publicly said that it supports quote the biblical definition of the family unit. that is in reference to the defense of marriage. that has customers who already like chill phil -- chic-fil-a's food considering where they spend their money. >> when i learn they are against guy marriage and have been contributing to different things about the defense of marriage act and things like that, i don't think i'm going to choose to go there anymore. >> chic-fil-a released a statement saying they will treat everyone with honor,

first lavish spending in vegas, tonight new spending causing more embarrassment for the general services administration. laura evans with the information. >> this second incident was an award ceremony at the crystal gateway marriott in november of 2010. the gsa reportedly spent $269,000 on this one day event which featured a drum band exercise, a special vip reception with pastries, music by a violinist and guitarist. gift were given out reportedly include -- gifts were given out reportedly including 4,000 drumsticks at a cost of 21 grand, 4,000 picture frames costing $28,000.68 shadowbox frames that came to -- costing $28,000 and pick 8 shadowbox frames that came to $8,000. congressman jeff dunham says he is outraged by all the wasteful spending. >> to see they were willing to have this type of event, lavish spending, this type of abuse of taxpayer dollars is appalling and people across the nation should be appalled when we're seeing record unemployment going for 42 weeks now. people are out of work and they see this type of waste in government, they really have to be frustrated. >> the republican con

>>> 9 wants you to know there are new allegations of more misspent tax dollars at the general services administration. the inspector general is now launching an investigation into a reward and motivation conference the gsa held in 2010 at a marriott in arlington. the one-day conference allegedly cost taxpayers $270,000 and here are some of those costs according to investigators. $41,734 for travel, more than $34,000 to rent the venue, $28,364 for time and temperature picture frames, $20,578 for 4,000 drumsticks to be used during a drum exercise, and $7,697 on a commissioners reception which included a violinist and guitar player. >> it's still blatant abuse of taxpayer dollars and it's going to stop. we'll continue to investigate. >> that was california congressman jeff denham. his house subcommittee has scheduled a hearing into the latest spending irregularity. >>> the pentagon is taking steps to limit leaks of classified information. leon panetta has ordered the senior pentagon officials to monitor all major national level media reports for unauthorized disclosures of secrets. panetta also reiterat

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guest: we looked at five agencies, the general services administration, the department of energy, theeterans administration, the department of agriculture, and the department of the interior. they account for two-thirds of the federal real property. the department of defense is a large property holder, but there is another unit of the gop focusing on that and saw many issues we did on the defense side of the coin. we focused on the civilian side and those were the five largest of the federal real property land-holding agencies. host: our guest of going to talk about buildings owned by the government and their upkeep. if you want to asking questions come here is your chance. the numbers are on your screen. tweetn send us a @cspanwj or send us an email. i want to go through one category in two pictures. these were pictures that were showing the database, property listed in excellent condition. the first shot is a house with a roof caved in. can you tell us about this? guest: if this is your plan of reservation, you better look for a plan b. this is in a national park. this has a collaps

the general services administration is undertaking some cost-cutting measures.e acting administrator tells federal news video that he is cutting bonuses for high ranking managers by 85% and instituting a hiring freeze. it comes amid a review of the agency in the wake of the conference spending scandal. >> the white house visitor center will close 415-month rehabilitation project. there will be interactive exhibits, a better book store and a model of the white house. a temporary facility will open next friday and it will be just southeast of the white house. >> robert griffin iii, the folks at adidas are confident he will be on the field. >> they have released a new ad featuring the quarter that. -- quarterback. >> it's a pretty cool video, if you watched the whole thing. it's over minutes long. i don't know how much airplay it will get. really cool. >> he shows a lot of swagger. we just want to see that on the field. >> they are working on it. >> i understand he's getting three-quarters of the money upfront. there is sad news for knicks fans. >> the team announc

we did a deep dive to find out this information because there's no one kind of general services administrationor general report. but we did -- what we're finding out is essentially there's little government oversight of this union tax free activity and so there's going to be a lot more questions coming in the days ahead. >> neil: are you staying at these aforementioned hotels? >> yes, worry staying at the westin. >> guess whose not having hot water. >> just kidding. great new breaking story as always. lizzie mcdonald. one of the stars of "fox business." that's what you're missing, lizzie in florida ordering room services. >> growing calls for governor romney to fire up or risk fizzling out. looking for a better place to put your cash? here's one you may not have thought of -- fidelity. now you don't have to go to a bank to get the things you want from a bank, like no-fee atms, all over the world. free checkwriting and mobile deposits. now depositing a check is as easy as taking a picture. free online bill payments. a highly acclaimed credit card with 2% cash back into your fidelity account. op

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hot tub and the general services administration made headlines for throwing an $800,000 las vegas party all on the taxpayer dime and of court, who can forget the secret service hooker fiasco down in colombia early this year. and now, gregg jarrett, i wonder what else was in the report? >>reporter: that was good, mr. hot tub, these could join him they are not just boring accountants some of the guys are spending their time on the job playing golf and web surfing for prostitutes with one worker using i.t. computer resources to viewer -- to view the erotic services and the attorney chose not to prosecute because it did not involve underage prostituteors human trafficking. >> employee was surfing the web on a weekly basis he admitted for prostitutes, and, then, he actually went through with it on three separate occasions so he was seeking prostitutes on the government time and searching a variety of websites. >>gregg: treasury stress stressed "there were only half a dozen," as with any organization there are occasionally misconduct. the looker loving employee was not fired, by the way, but

the inspector general at the general services administration found more wasteful spending, spending more than $268,000 on a one-day awards ceremony at two d.c. hotels. they included drum sticks for everyone attending. there you go. the new refuse layings come after the gsa spent lavishly on a vegas conference in 2010. >>> a couple of angry store owners in pennsylvania get revenge on people relieving themselves on a wall behind his store. now, they set up a shower head in the alley and a camera to watch everyone getting wet. now, for three months, the potty vigilantes have been recording people and it is not just men and women but it is also children too. now, one guy apparently kept showing up for more free showers. oh, my goodness. >> that is just nasty. >> at the end of week, we should do all the crazy stories from the entire week because there is some bizarre stuff that goes on out there. >> but that is what was weird. but women and children too? >>> another hit from mother nature last night. more rain and in some areas, more flooding. d.c. is not the only place dealing with a river o

. >>> the general services administration is looking in to a 2010 award ceremony that cost taxpayers000. gsa is already reeling over a las vegas conference that racked up an $800,000 tab. >>> was president obama's "you didn't build this" comment that has so many people so upset really taken out of context? the fox all-stars weigh in next. >>> there are some people that think what the president said was just a gaffe. it wasn't a gaffe. it was instead, his ideology. the president does in fact believe that people who build enterprises like this really aren't responsible for it. >> as americans, we don't expect hand-outs. we expect hard work to pay off. [ applause ] we understand there will be set-backs. but we also know that responsibility should be rewarded. >> bret: mitt romney and president obama today on the stump talking really about one comment, back july 13. we're going to talk about that comment in context. let's bring in our panel. steve hayes, senior writer for the "weekly standard." casey hunt, national political reporter for the "associated press." and sindcated columnist ch

the general services administration has mr. hot tub. now the treasury department with new scandal.u hear the details of this one. plus, treasury's response. not exactly a warm welcome for the secretary of state hillary clinton in egypt. [chanting] >> shepard: protesters pelting her motorcade with tomatoes and shoes. [chanting] >> shepard: were they really chanting about monica lewenski >> everything you buy online could soon get more expsive. tonight, why more states are forcing web sites to start collecting sales tax. but, first from fox this monday night, a u.s. navy ship in a deadly encounter in the persian gulf. in the same waterways at the center of a tense war of words between iran and the west. according to sources at the pentagon, sailors on the navy oil tanker rapahanak ownershipped fire on a smaller boat. officials say it was rapidly approaching the navy ship. its captain ignoring repeated twoorntion turn back. in the end, one person dead in the gunfire. three others hurt and we're told it lasted 15 tense minutes. it happened they tell us right off the coast of the europe

. >>> and most executives at the general services administration will not getting bonuses this year. the acting chief is canceling the bonuses and instituting a hiring freeze and that is the result of a spending scandal. they uncovered lavish spending at a training conference in las vegas two years ago. >>> the federal reserve chairman issued another warning to congress. and he did not tell congress what to focus on but told them to think about the collective impact of their decisions instead of individual policies. >> u.s. fiscal policies are on an unsustained path and that should be a high priority. >> and at the same time, they should take into account the fridgeility. >> bernanke has been warning congress about the fiscal crisp that could loom at the end of the year if the tax increases and spending cuts take effect. some analysts believe that they will lead to another reregion recession. >>> she's the president's chief foreign affairs advisor, but secretary of state hillary clinton is a record-breaker. she's visited more nations than any other secretary of state in history. and

the general services administration is under investigation for $270,000 awards ceremony that it held in a washington suburb back in 2010. it happened shortly after the now famous $800,000 conference in las vegas with a clown and mind reader. the guy known as mr. hot tub resigned amid the scandal as did the head of the agency. now, the g.s.a.'s new leadership is raising more questions about the history of lavish spending. and shannon is live in washington, dc. what do we know of this new event? >>reporter: it was called an awards certificate honey with -- awards is ceremony with food and drunk and $20,758 spent on 4,000 drumsticks. leader is what g.s.a. says today "when we find serious issues we refer them to the office of inspector general as we did in this case and we continue a top-to-bottom review and further reforms are forthcoming." and the event included $8,500 for appearance by "agent x." >>shepard: how many leaders of righteous indignation? >>reporter: they upset holding press conferences saying g.s.a. has not changed and a number of lawmakers are concerned that g.s.a. has si

:04 now. 9 wants you to know there are new allegations of misspent tax dollars by the general services administration. the inspector general is now launching an investigation into a reward and motivation conference the gsa held in 2010 at a marriott in arlington. the one-day conference allegedly cost taxpayers almost $270,000. here's what some of the investigators think the money was spent on. $41,734 for travel, more than $34,000 to rent the venue, $28,364 for a time and temperature picture frames, $25078 for 4,000 drumsticks for a drum exercise and $7,697 on the commissioners reception for a violinist and guitarist. >> california congressman jeff denham's house subcommittee has scheduled a hearing into the latest spending. >>> president obama went after mitt romney's plan to turn medicare into a voucher system. the president told a group of voters in florida florida that the system would cause senior citizens more money for medicare coverage. >> mitt romney continued his attack on the president's handling of the economy. danielle nottingham has more. >> reporter: president obama courted florida sen

more questions about how the general services administration, or gsa, has spent your tax dollars.is the agency whose mission is actually oversight of other federal agencies to control spending. first came the extravagant las vegas conference two years ago. cost more than $800,000 of your tax money. they made these silly videos during that conference. looked more like a vegas show than a serious government gathering. these employee videos produced for the conference, some of them making light of gsa spending. they went viral. congress certainly was not amused. hearings were held, investigations were launched, heads rolled at the gsa. the top administrator resigned. turns out las vegas isn't the only place the gsa is spending your money in ways you might never imagine. drew griffin with a cnn investigation. >> reporter: it happened here in kansas city, on a quaint street in kansas where employees did not get a free lunch, they got to spend most of the day making it. >> cooking is not a mystery. >> it's what called team building. make entrees, make desserts. this is one employee who

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. >>> 9 wants you to know there are new allegations tonight that the general services administration, the gsa, has misspent your tax dollars. our investigative reporter russ ptacek has been covering the scandal plagued agency and has some new details. >> how much is too much for a one-day conference? the inspector general is launching an investigation into an award and motivation conference held in november of 2010 by the gsa at the crystal city gateway -- or the crystal gateway marriott in arlington. event took place shortly after the infamous las vegas

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