get a free quote at progressive.com. >> wendy: time for "ask wendy."i, wendy, my name is angela. how you doin'? >> wendy: i'm doing good, angela. >> my fiance and i had our first baby girl ten months ago, since then i've gained 50 pounds, but he loves me anymore. >> wendy: wait. you had the baby ten months ago and you gained weight? >> yes, 50 pounds. >> wendy: how much did you gain at that time? >> 50 pounds. and i stayed the same. >> wendy: so you haven't lost the weight you gained? >> yes, i lost some weight and gained it again. >> wendy: okay. >> my problem is my mother-in-law continuously buys me clothes too small on purpose. then in front of mamily and hi fiance, she asks me, why en't you wearing it? how can i have her focus on me as a person? i am so embarrassed. >> wendy: well, we have to shut this down. >> how? >> wendy: you never approach your in-laws in any way that's been nasty until you have already gone through their son or their daughter is. u talk to your fiance about this. if he doesn't do anything about it, now it is time to talk to h

hi, michael. >> hi, wendy. how are you doing? >> wendy: welcome to our show.ery important you listen to everything michael says. first of all, tell everyone who you a. >> well, i work at gkg productions, we produce gifting lounges surrounding the emmys, golden globes and the oscars this very weekend. i know, right? basically, the way it works is we invite the top hollywood stars to come. while they're there, we give them their own personal escort, they're brought to each table where they get the most amazing products. >> freebies, great stuff. not just anything is thrown in these. >> no. everything is divine, the best. >> wendy: so what's today's giveaway? >> we do invite everybody from fergie who's pregers now, as you know, and queen latifah. >> wendy: there she is at the gifting suite. who else is there? within queen latifah, kristin chenoweth who is amazing. >> wendy: those pictures are actually taken at the gifting suite. who's so special about today's giveaway? >> your audience will get a sneak peek at some of the products the actors will get this weekend

[ cheers and applause ] >> wendy! wendy! wendy! >> wendy, you're so good.n have a whole conversation while with we go. finish line! you made it to the finish! >> wendy: yes! if you want to soulcycle like the stars do, go to wendyshow.com to find your soulcycle near you. everyone in the studio audience is going home with their first free cla to soulcycle! keep it here, everybody. up next, the comedian russell peters is joining us. thank you. [ boy ] the first day is when you tell people -- okay, someone who you really are. you don't want to look like you're trying too hard, but you do want to look cool. i heard from my friend's cousin that someone was shopping at jcpenney. so you know she's gonna bring it. guess i better bring it, too. how are you gonna handle your first day? [ school bell rings ] [ female announcer ] this weekend, buy more and save more with your jcpenney coupon. come find your first day look at jcpenney. >> wendy: i feel so smelly and disgusting now. but that was a really good workout. look, our next guest was named one of "forbes" magazin

>> i'm ready, wendy. >> wendy: we got the music ready? touchdown! ♪ ♪ >> wendy: thank you, ana.hat was interesting, ana. arley, you're next. stand on the "n," the dancing position. when i say touchdown, hit it. music? touchdown! ♪ ♪ >> wendy: you're not supposed to do that on rug! that's okay. stand over here. arley, thank you. our last contestant is jessie. jessie, take your position. when i say touchdown, hit it, okay? music ready? and touchdown! ♪ ♪ >> wendy: thank you, jessie. okay, audience, it's time to vote for your winner. yes, everybody stand on the dance floor. me, too? oh, you all mesmerized me. audience, i'm going to put my hand over the heads like the apollo, then you scream who you want to win. first we're going to start with ana. [ cheers and applause ] okay. now arley [ chrs and applause ] okay. now jessie! [ cheers and applause ] the winner by an overwhelming amount of applause for the wendy show dance-off is arley! oh, my gosh, howoes it feel to be a winner >> ieel so blessed to be here. >> wendy: well, thank you. you've got a tv, a grill, the package from omah

wendy >> wendy: thank you, everybody. tonight at 8:00. we've got a great show for you. hand some celebrity curtis stone is here and he is going to show us how to make a meal i personally requested for my birthday. and that's lobster. up next, from "devious maids," the one and only susan lucci is here. ♪ >> tomorrow on "wendy," star jones. and headlines and hot:íalq topi. and headlines and hot:íalq topi. and next week -- it'sin vivid color.live color sensational the vivids, from maybelline, new york. brighter color from our vivid pigments... ...honey nectar for a creamier feel. color sensational the vivids ♪ maybe it's maybelline. it's not a candy bar. 130 calories 7 grams of protein the fiber one caramel nut protein bar. am i tough? sporty? edgy? i get to be everyone i want to be because i went to jcpenney. what's your first-day look? [ female announcer ] this weekend, get $10 off when you spend $25. come find your first-day look at jcpenney. does your dog food have? when you spend $25. 18 percent? 20? new purina one true

that was his vows. >> wendy: you can't say it a third time. >> okay. >> wendy: look. of all -- go ahead. >> wendy: okay. enough about that. >> about what? >> wendy: about them. >> you don't want me to say it anymore. let's talk about me. that's why you're here. >> i'm here to talk about me. thank you. that gets a hand. [ cheers and applause ] >> wendy: now, listen to me. look. for 35 years. >> yes, i have. >> wendy: and been noticing that y rings. did you get remarried again? w do you have two? >> no, i don't -- i got married -- this is from my wife, and this was my father's. >> wendy: aww. >> i lost my father in the '80 ez. when i lost him, i took his wedding ring. he was married his whole life to my mom. so i wear his ring. and then when my daughter marched down the aisle, she wanted something borrowed, she marched down with this ring yes, very sentimental. yes. >> wendy: it's nice to see intact families in hollywood. >> it's nice to see intact families everywhere. everywhere hollywood's any different than any other placepn joe from iowa is -- >> wendy: sexting. >>

>> how you doin', wendy. >> wendy: love. >> thank you. >> wendy: go ahead. >> my job is sponsoring anense paid trip to mexico this year. i can take one guest. me and my boyfriend went to mexico last year but my boyfriend and bff are dieing to go with me. today is my birthday. they're showering me with gifts. how do i pick who to çtake. >> wendy: i love yo delivery. >> when is the actual trip? >> december. >> wendy: you take your best friend. i'm going to tell you why. >> okay. >> wendy: because you are under 30 and this boyfriend has been your boyfriend for how many years? >> six years. >> wendy: he could be potential husband in which case then come kids and very little time to go to mexico with girlfriends. >> that's true. >> wendy: you will be a good girl when you're there but you and your boyfriend just went. get him a good christmas gift and now you owe her nothing because you're going to mexico with her. good luck and have fun. >> thank you. >> wendy: up next, everybody, two more singers battle it out in the search for "wendy's next great voice." don't miss it. don't miss it. [

wendy?ng to class at jon jay college when ie tv show starring the sexy matt bomer was being filmed at my school. i'm a huge fan so i waited until he was finish and asked him to take a photo with he. he was nice, handsome and even though i was wearing 6 inch heels. he was still a lot taller than me. wendy, i am the luckiest girl in the world. [ applause [ applause ] >> wendy: you know, matt, if you're not familiar he is "white collar" but was in ""magi"magi ""magic mike" with channing tatum and being considered for the movie "50 shades of gray." and the final comes from h. watches our show on wsvn in fort lauderdale, florida. i recently had my biggest encounter ever at a sorority party and guess who was just a few feet away from me? nd dad.tom and williams, i told them i was your biggest fan and asked if the picture w they said absolutely. i forgot about the all white dress de but your parents didn't. they looked fabulous.hey were s very proud of you. shout out to my mother, the akas, everybo

but up next it's time for "ask wendy." >> wendy: time for "ask wendy." how you doin'? like your mint green. >> thank you. >> wendy: how can i help you? >> i'm sarena. i have a friend, high school sweetheart, that is just recently married. i know that he still has feelings for me, but i want to date his best friend. am i obligated to tell him i want to date his best friend? >> wendy: you realize that either his wife is watching this or one of his wife's friends, and when the wife finds out, you're not -- you're going to be dead to both o like, you are obligated to tell the best friend, but you realize that you're playing with fire. you're still crushing him. he's still crushing you. and you want to get closer to him by dating the best friend. i know people like you, serea r. it's barking the wrong -- date other side of town. just leave him alone. >> okay, wendy. wife finds out you're crushing on her husband, you're going to have to explain it, too. >> he has to explain it, not me. >> wendy: very true. well, he's in trouble! everybody, cominglucky "wendy" o get a acelcel

plus, all of wendy's "hot topics." now, here's wendy! [ cheers and applause ] >> wendy: yeah.you doin'? it's pouring out, but it's sunny inside. we've got a great show for you. kanye west and tiger woods making news for their bad behavior at the met gala. plus, another celebrity got sent packing last night on "dancing with the stars." and miley cyrus, is she the hottest woman in the world? let's talk about it. it's time for "hot topics." [ cheers and applause ] >> wendy: thank you. yeah. how you doin'? have a seat. i'm sorry. well, i can see when you get that confused. i want to send love to everybody at my book signing last night. tonight i'll be signing books in brooklyn! and, you know, i was reading some comments on my facebook page, and a lot of people were saying, wendy, book snings are so 1990s. people buy books now online and don't come out to book signings. yes, they do, but i do understand what you're saying. the art of buying a book at a bookstore and waiting and having it signed is gone. i do agree. but when you come to a wendy book signing, i give you a little some

i'm george thomas. >> wendy: and i'm wendy griffith. well, it is that time of year, george, many high school graduates heading off to college this fall, but a growing number of deciding to take a year au off instead. it is called a gap year. >> george: and some of america's top universities, hathey actually support it. not too long ago, i came across three teens who were on the global journey of a lifetime. this is the story of three 19-year-olds. ♪ >> george: who decided to live for almost a year outside their comfort zones. lady douglas is from amarillo, texas. >> god totally broke down every part of me, every inch of me. >> jesus, i thank you so much for this day. thank you so much for the way that you provided for us throughout this trip, god. >> kristin hendrix is from norman, oklahoma. >> i have grown up in a christian home and in a christian school, to where that is all i have been surrounded with. i wasn't able to truly make my faith my own. >> george: and kara crenshaw is from jackson, tennessee. >> after high school, i was kin

and wendy has all the latest juicy celebrity hot topics. now, here's wendy! >> wendy: hello!t m glad you're watching.to the thank you, my co-hosts, my studio audience. thank you for being here. e you. love this. ready? here we go.how you doin'? i'm doing great today. i'm so glad to be here with you. you know, there are new reports about realewife of beverly hills brandi glanville cheaten on eddie cibrian first. lindsay lohanmoves back home with her mother. and chris brown showed up to court with no other than rhianna. let's talk about it. it's time for hot topics. nice. nice. very nice, thank you. thank you. make yourself at home, get comfortable. thank you. okay, so today is the kickoff of fashiin new york, and last night i made my runway debut. [ cheers and applause ] i walked in the heart truth red dress fashion show. it's the red dress what this fashion show is all about, it's legendary, been going on since forever, it raises awareness for heart disease in women. the dress i chose to wear because i'm a woman on a budget and i like ngs that you guys can relate to. my dress

>> wendy: oprah. >> really? >> wendy: yes.as going up the escalator in a publishing building. i forgot what i was doing there but that is where harpo magazine was. and we were the only two people in the lobby other than security. and for them, to a tv show. and here it goes, and my blicist can me, and i said, there's oprah, old in your stomach. and she is notweight fwir girl. and i said, hi, oprah, to it's wendy. and there were a few girls with to and they were when tody hop over and give me a how you doing. and oprah wassophisticated an about it and i was like, ha ha ha, and h people were like, ha ha, it's wendy. and my publicist was in there, and holding her stomach in. and i read that she went in to give her employees a $10,000 bonus. but oprah. >> absolute. in you have been fun in the hot seat. >> wendy: thank you for being a part of the show. and "devious maids." next um, curtis stone is here. >> monday, wendy, comedienne whitney cummings next. plus -- >> how you doing? >> the 12-year-old chef cooks up a mout [ male annou

marc, standby, wendy, standby.t's hit play again. >> wednesday evening -- no, it was thursday evening. >> we spent wednesday night at the trailhead. and then thursday we -- >> no, it was in the afternoon. don't know exactly what time it was. it was probably pretty late wasn't it, mike? >> yeah, it was about the time you called me. >> and then we called mike to verify it and everything. and then i immediately called the idaho state police, tom nesbit, and he got the ball rolling. and then everybody was calling us wanting information. the next morning the fbi showed up and set at the table and that night we told isb where the car was probably at, where they'd entered the trailhead up there on burnt log road later to find out it was snowshoe cabin road, right? >> how does this make you feel that you helped crack this? it's a stationery and gifts store. anything we purchase for the paper cottage goes on our ink card. so you can manage your business expenses and access them online instantly with the game changing app fr

wendy's, the number three burger chain.e aid and wendy's are are classic third wheels the two largest competitors. they're large stocks. both companies had hideous balance sheets, rite aid in particular was called in question, yet now they have started turning things around. at this point both turns, they're undeniable. wendy's rallied 62% on the comeback. rite aid is rising 150% for 2013. it's been practically a straight line. both stocks have more room to run if you are patient. the good turnaround story is something that can transcend a slow economy as what's happening within the company internally not necessarily in the larger firmament. why am i such a believer in these two single digit stocks even as one time i didn't like them? why don't we start with wendy's? to borrow a line, where's the beef? okay. at the end of 2011, one activist investor we know is worth following, nelson peltz, he previously was the chief operating officer of yum brands. they embarked on a massive turnaround theme, dramatically changing the bal

>> yes, wendy. it is so good to see you and it has been an honor to work with you over these last few years on the mayor's disability council and i know that we're all going to miss you terribly because you brought such a big heart and such an arctic lat mind to the different deliberations that the council has have and you have left your mark and i think you can feel proud of that so i wish you the best and we hope that you are not a stranger and you come back to us really soon. >> thank you very much carla. >> thank you all. bye. >> may i say a couple of words for a dear friend and colleague, mrs. james. >> wendy i want to say that you're truly a class act and i have been really honored to support and work with you in every way possible, unfortunately i didn't get to work with you as closely as in the past but one of the things about the -- very quiet force, you don't have to scream and yell to get your leadership known. you're very gentle and human and you really make us see the humanity behind di

wendy walsh, what do you think? >> i think in some ways you are because these kids don't -- they have a fighting chance from the beginning. you know, don, that my brand is all about relationships. while you may think i want people to have lovely romances i only care about nests for children and healthy nests for children. and when, you know, 14 million single moms are raising one in four american children and have to work full time, we are talking about a lack of a caring adult from the beginning. you know. from their most waking hours. if you work a ten-hour day and have a commute time, you are gone during a child's most vulnerable time and can you not schedule teaching moments. >> i am just -- wendy -- wendy, that's why i don't have a kid. >> right. i understand because you know too much. >> right. i'm so -- so then if you are not going to take the responsibility for a kid you know that you have to do that, here's what -- am i wrong? isn't that what it is -- goes along with having kids? >> there are other countrie

the only work experience you might be getting is possibly working up the ladder within wendy's so that you can then become the manager who has to make sure that his staff doesn't walk out in protest over the lack of wages we recently saw here in new york city protests breaking out all across the city at wendy's and k.f.c. and other fast food chains particularly because those workers even more than many other workers in the united states have been exploited for so long never mind the fact that there is no organized labor to speak of within the fast food industry some of these people who have no security no job security no real contracts to speak of no certainly no living wage when they go out in protest demanding the living wage here in new york city for example anything below fifteen dollars an hour is almost unlivable considering the cost of living here so to demand something like a living wage is not only reasonable i think it's an exercise of a person's basic human rights the fact of the matter is that workers should be at one time in this country we're guaranteed legal this is how

now, here's wendy! >> wendy: thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> wendy: thank you.

the only work experience you might be getting is possibly working up the ladder within wendy's so that you can then become the manager who has to make sure that his staff doesn't walk out in protest over the lack of wages we recently saw here in new york city protests breaking out all across the city at wendy's and k.f.c. and other fast food chains particularly because those workers even more than many other workers in the united states have been exploited for so long never mind the fact that there is no organized labor to speak of within the fast food industry some of these people who have no security no job security no real contracts to speak of no certainly no living wage when they go out in protest demanding the living wage here in new york city for example anything below fifteen dollars an hour is almost unlivable considering the cost of living here so to demand something like a living wage is not only reasonable i think it's an exercise of a person's basic human rights the fact of the matter is that workers should be at one time in this country were guaranteed legal this is how i

and when i was in high school and in college i worked in fast food places like wendy's and i knew it was a short stay ok i worked hard it was low wages but i knew there was a way out but now we have a situation in the united states where people get there because they don't want to be there they've lost a job because of the recession and their traps there this is a significantly different kind of environment when it comes to employment right absolutely well the thing is is that not only are you being paid a wage while you're working at wendy's you're being paid in work experience and work experience is something that's hard to quantify but it becomes something that's valuable that you can add to a resume to take somewhere else and when you say being trapped at wendy's no one is being forced to work at a low wage job people have the choice and they can take their wages and their experience and try and get a job elsewhere but you have to understand most people in the united states don't actually earn the minimum wage more more people earn more than the minimum wage and the reason is bec

and wendy has all the latest juicy celebrity hot topics. now, here's wendy! >> wendy: hello!

melissa: and making money is where we start tonight, with the ceo of wendy's. this is one company whose stock is way better than competitors. shares of wendy's this year are up almost 70%. while fast-food giant mcdonald's is only up 11%. that's a huge difference. the piece de resistance, pretzel bacon cheeseburger is cooking up even more news from the company. we've been talk franchise opportunities lately. tomorrow is franchise friday by the way. i spoke exclusive to wendy's ceo and president emil brolic on the phone just a short time ago. the company has been all the talk today because an analyst came out and said that they thought your same-store sales for the next quarter were going to be more than double what the estimate was. it was they would go up by 2.7%. he says he thinks they will go up 5.5%. i know you can't talk specifically to the number but is it safe to say these pretzel bacon cheeseburgers are selling even better than you thought and are you surprised? >> well, we're not surprised, melissa. they're selling very, very well and, they are meeting

wendy gillette is here in new york with that and more. good morning, wendy. >> good morning, anne-marie. japan's nikkei bounced up just over 1%. china's hang seng had a positive day rising over 1%. wall street posted sluggish gains. the dow jones added 31 points and the nasdaq was up 14 points. >> carl icahn tweeted about another big buy. the activist report lid bought more than 1 ppt $5 billion of apple stock. icahn is pressing apple to use more than its $147 billion in stock to buy back its own share. shares were pushed up 5% on tuesday. the stock is just over $589 per share. >>> thousands of hyundai vehicles are being called in road weather states because road salt cows cause problems for the rear suspension. 24,000 azeras full-size vans from 2006 to 2011 are also being called. >>> coca-cola is defending its diet soda. starting today the company will run newspaper ads regarding as pertain. it's a pushback against critics. >> wendy gillette here in new york. thank you, wendy. >>> coming up on the "morning news," what really happened jus

plus, all of wendy's "hot topics." now, here's wendy! [ cheers and applause ] >> wendy: yeah.hing.

and that's "wendy's got you covered."so, you know mary murphy, the really loud sassy one that's a judge on "so you think you can kans dance"? she owes her exmanager. he saids she fired him and she never paid them. he had to work like a dog, he said, to protect her image. have you ever seen mary on "so you think you can dance?" . the suit also alleges that she is a cocaine fuelled nymfomaniac. so if you didn't respond in court, i love you, but we're only led to believe that there was something to all of his claims. the judge ruled in the exmanagers favor because she's never responded to the court case. mary certainly let's loose on the show. if you need to be reminded, watch this. >> you have two tickets on the hot tamalie train. one more time, do it again. >>. [ screing ] >> you look good there, too mary, by the way. very kardashian. so let's talk about neomi campbell. she's in love with this russian billionaire boyfriend of hers. he is 50 years old. according to page six, she through him a $5 million party. it lasted thr

wendy gillette is here in new york with that and more. good morning, wendy. >> good morning, anne-marie. the federal reserve has spoken. after its two-day meeting ended wednesday, the fed expressed quiet optimism about its economy. it also downgraded its economic outlook from moderate to modest. economists say that means the fed may delay slowing down its massive stimulus program until after september. investors were mixed about the fed's outlook. the dow fell 21 points wednesday but finished july up 4%. the nasdaq ended the month rising 9 points. for july, it climbed almost 7%. >>> a better than expected chinese manufacturing report lifted asian markets. tokyo's nikkei added more than 2%. hong kong's hang seng added nearly 1%. >>> it's now up to president obama to sign the bipartisan bill that lowers the cost of borrowing for millions of college students. on wednesday the house agreed to lower rates from 6.8% to 3.6% for undergrads. parents will borrow at 6.4%. rates could go up because they're tied to the financial market. >>> and for t

now, here's wendy! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> wendy: hi, everybody. welcome to the show.hing. [ cheers and applause ] >> wendy: thank you.etyc welcome to the house, studio audience! thank you for being here today. how you doin'? i'm doing great. we have a terrific show. jennifer lopez has a hot new movie role, i can't wait to share it with you. plus, there's more strange behavior from amanda bynes, and it's down to the final three on "the voice." let's talk about all that and more. it's time for "hot topics." [ cheers and applause ] >> wendy: so, thank you. so we're down to the final three on "the voice." last night the finalists performed with their coaches, danielle bradberry, 16-year-old girl, youngest contestant on "the voice." ps, everybody thinks this girl is going to win this season on "the voice." [ applause ] she's got a country music flavor to her. and she's young and she's sweet and, you know, she's good. blake also performed with his other act, the swan brothers. they were good. but they probably won't win. the girl will win, that i just told you. and then mic

but i'm sure in texas, it's fantastic short-term politics that demonize wendy davis.term, nationally, the optics are terrible for the republicans. if they care about winning the senate in 2014 and care about 2016 they can't be extending the war on women, they can't be obsessing about a 20-week abortion plan that punishes women who need abortions for medical reasons but if they are hung up on that they need to adjust and recalibrate to be nationally again and making wendy davis their public enemy number one is not the way to do it. >> the indicator of what we see in the texas legislature particularly when it comes to the treatment of women. >> thomas, it's really extraordinary. >> i think -- >> there was a piece in the texas observer earlier this week on wednesday. the behavior of some of these lawmakers is astounding. they watch pornography on their ipads. they make cat sounds when two women are talking on the floor. you know, wendy davis is really shaking up and breaking up the good old boys club down in texas and -- >> how resourced were those reports? >> yeah. >> t

plus, wendy has all the latest hot topics. now, here's wendy!and applause ] >> wendy: all right! hi! thank you. thank you. thank you all. thank you. thank you. thank you for watching. how you doin'? we only have one hour. i can't even get into how i'm doing, but i feel good. i'm glad you're watching. oprah lashed out to one of her twitter followers. >> i know. who would think oprah would respond? then rihanna has finally revealed, finally from her mouth to our ears why she took chris brown back. and we found a photo of jennifer lopez's son casper, and, well, you won't believe what it looks like. let's talk about it and more. it's time for hot topics. [ cheers and applause ] thank you. thank you! i have lipstick on my teeth again? sorry. hi, everybody. a mess. i guess the hd really does define the lipstick that gets on my teeth when i smile too hard, when my bottom lip tucks into the top lip. it disappears. like mariah carey's top lip. gone. you know i love mariah, but she's got a really thin top lip. speaking of which, did you watch "american id

julie leung wendy sherman will do more than ask each other for talks -- he and wendy sherman will do more than ask each other for talks. >> information always improves policy. talking to the iranians about syria would be superior to not talking to them at all. i think we would have a better understanding of what we're about. there might be some commonalities. generically, i'm opposed to the idea that once you withhold medication -- communication as a pressure devic >> we made it a practice to punish people we don't like by not according them the pleasure of talking with us. it is in a constant effort to shoot ourselves in both feet. >> another question. third row from the back. your name and affiliation? >> bruce, former hostage in tehran. i speak for that group, in a sense. at least one of my colleagues here. i can speak for all of them in saying that an incrementalism -- end incrementalism. [inaudible] the secretary of state spoke about the neil deal in -- new deal in pyongyang. if we can have a new deal with pyongyang, we can have direct discussions with tehran. i never failed to

the one day strike includes workers from mcdonald, wendy' wendy's, burger king and kfc.illinois they're demanding $15 an hour. that's twice the current minimum wage. in delaware workers took their protest inside the burger king where they are work. and in new york, in front of a wendy's outlet. it said the strikers and organizers do not reflect an accurate picture of what it means to work for mcdonald's. those words ring hollow for bartolemae who says he makes $10,000 a year. >> we need respect and dignity. >> reporter: as the protesters marched a small group occupied a subway sandwich establishment. >> we know these companies are making millions of dollars. we know these ceos are bringing home golden pair chutes and vacation homes for their families. what about the families who are making the wealth. >> reporter: growing number disparity and proliferation of low wage jobs are signs of the changing nature of the u.s. economy analysts say. >> what's going on with the fast food workers and with these strikes, it's very symptomatic of what's happening in the economy overall

joining me again is jeff dion and john burrs and wendy murphy. john, we heard that michelle and the other victims were prepared to take the stand but they really wanted this to be over, which is part of the reason we ended up with this plea deal in this case. do you hear that usually from victims? >> well, every victim looks at it differently. some victims want to go through that process. it's their opportunity to be heard. i think what was important to these victims was that there would be some finality to this process. if there was a plea deal, they knew that there was going to be -- that he would be convicted and he would go to jail and then they would still have their opportunity to share their story and assert their power against the person who held them powerless. >> john brurr, the reason we heard this testimony, the testimony, the victim impact statement as well as that lengthy and somewhat delusional as people have referred to statement from ariel castro is they needed to put this in the record so ten years from now he does not attempt t

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