Special Reports & Tweets - 20131015_SpecialReport-2_Alex
Aired: 2013-10-15
Duration: 01:25


=== Toilets at the World War II Memorial (01:25) ===

[00:00:00]  Welcome to Tyranny Watch, I'm Gigi Ornetta.
[00:00:03]  Well, our government's on the warpath again, and topping today's bad list is toilets.
[00:00:08]  You heard me right.
[00:00:09]  They won't allow toilets to be delivered to the World War II Memorial.
[00:00:12]  They won't allow porter potties to be delivered to the World War II Memorial in Washington DC.
[00:00:17]  A truck got But there were a load of port-a-potties that were donated by private citizens to help out the visiting veterans since the facilities are closed.
[00:00:24]  The Nazi Park Service rangers wouldn't allow the port-a-potties to be dropped off, not even in the Grassy area where their 10 vehicles were already parked.
[00:00:33]  Park rangers at the World War II memorial say the park is closed except for First Amendment activities.
[00:00:38]  The government's shutdown-related closure of the memorial sparked outrage from citizens and lawmakers.
[00:00:43]  Veterans who first breached barriers around the memorial last week were allowed access on First Amendment grounds.
[00:00:50]  The sign says due to the federal government shutdown, this National Park Service area is closed except for First Amendment activities.
[00:00:57]  So some patriots are claiming their First Amendment rights and heading right on in.
[00:01:01]  Biscayne National Park will not be open for Columbus Day festivities this year because of the federal government shutdown.
[00:01:06]  We're encouraging people to stay away from the park because officially it is closed.
[00:01:10]  We're going to try and manage that as best we can with all of our federal partners.
[00:01:13]  So no partying, but the regatta will go on as usual.
[00:01:16]  Well, there is some good news.
[00:01:18]  The IRS will suspend audit activities during the shutdown.
[00:01:22]  Oh, but don't worry.
[00:01:23]  They'll be back after the shutdown to claim their money.