d.c. melissa, when i joked to him, hey, you'll be near a lot of money, he said has washington ever had a baday? >> all right, good point by him. thank you for joining us from the strip. >>> so mike khouw, who could this mean for mgg? -- mgm? japan seems like a long-term catalyst, what do you think of the stock? >> it's interesting of course, all the gaming stocks have been performing wonderfully for some time now. macao being a big driver. mgm unlike las vegas sands does gets more of their revenues from the u.s. and the stocks being propelled like this has only not happened because we have seen gaming revenue increasing and seen ebitda increasing but they have been expanding up to 18 times ebitda for all of the gaming stocks in general. mgm which obviously has a lot of potential is also seeing a lot of that priced in. i mean, the street's very positive on this stock, but trading pretty much right on the average price target. it is trading almost 23 times ebitda which is sort a crude may he is of free cash flow. to me, basically what i'm seeing in the stocks they have a lot of optimistic news

d.c. melissa, when i joked to him, hey, you'll be near at lot of money, he answered, has washington ever had a bad day? >> all right. jane wells, good point by jim murren, thanks for joining us from the strip. >>> mike, what could this mean for mgm? japan seems like a very long-term catalyst, long-term meaning far out, what do you think of the stock? >> well, you know, it's interesting, of course, all the gaming stocks have been performing wonderfully for some time now. macau being a big driver. mgm, unlike some of the other big names like las vegas sands actually does get more of their revenues from the u.s. and the stocks being propelled like this has not only happened because we've seen gaming revenues increasing and we've been seeing it increasing, but because the multiples have been expanding and expanding significantly up to almost 18 times for all of the gaming stock in general. mgm which has a lot of potential is also seeing a lot of that priced in. the street is very positive on this stock, but it's trading pretty much right on the average price target and it's trading almost 23 tim

d.c. with more. jim. >> hello, melissa. a recent fox poll found only 13% of voters think the government should take action because some people make more money than others. 62%, a majority, is okay with the disparities in income, reasoning that is how the economy works as it indeed does. what is responsible for income inequality? analysts say it comes down to several key individual choices. listen. >> consistently in our research we see this connection between having two sources of income or earnings coming into a family and upward mobility. >> when a kid is born to a single mother, it is going to be harder for that kid, all other things equal to make it in the world. >> because of the care and guidance, two parents can provide from bringing in income to doing homework to personal discipline which is difficult for a single parent. another factor, one that helps even single mothers is education. >> our data showed that single parents have an extremely difficult time getting ahead and achieving upward mobility. but, for black

news4's melissa mollet has more on how people here in d.c. are remembering the civil rights leader. ♪ >> some celebrating with song in the shadow of the dr. king memorial. >> immediate to t is special. >> reporter: a wreath-laying ceremony at the statue, millions will honor dr. king today. >> we just want to be here today to show our respect. >> reporter: the pastor, activist, humanitarian. the leader of the civil rights moveme movement. >> it is special. a part of history, a part of, you know, things that are important to me. >> reporter: today, though, he is honored through service as we remember his life, his contribution, and jonathon rodriguez brought a church group from oklahoma. >> we were telling the kids in our group that this is so much better than learning in a history book at school today. >> reporter: and for this man who is working in the u.s. now but lives in wore-torn sudan sees this as special. in august, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of dr. king's march on washington. he is for ever remembered like this. it is difficult

d.c. area. we see balanced perspective. historically small business owners are split on the issue. melissa: i guess.id money in pocket of federal workers when they get wage, where does it come from? comes from taxpayers who would have spent it somewhere else. >> comes from taxpayers. the fact of the matter is the average education level and average compensation level for federal workers is way above average, especially when you consider retirement benefits, pension, retiree health care benefits and things of that nature. they're doing pretty well for very secure job as compared to a typical american. melissa: david, what is one thing that the president could have said last night, one program he could have put into action that would make a difference to get the economy going again? it is very easy to sit around an talk about what won't work. what is one thing that would make a difference right now? >> first we need to have a plan. this country has no plan. we have no strategic goals and objectives. ultimately we need comprehensive tax and regulatory reform. we have to do that. we've got to provide mo

d.c. has led us down. we are sick of it with no hope left. melissa: what advice would you give to him?i would have to agree washington has definitely let us down. but after a point you have to take it into your own hands brian now washington has led me down there is definitely a lot of hurdles ahead of me but this is america. this is what we do. we get over hurdles in this is what will continue to make this country great. is a matter to say if the government has led us down we will take into our audience. melissa: that is true that government has let me down my entire life. i am still here. could block. time for your college graduates to enter the workforce but she thinks she will make a living on the beauty pageant circuit? now that they're all grown up is a time to start fleshing the pipe dream? day you need to give your kids a reality check? at the end of the day you must tell the and it is all about money. than the research this man has at his disposal is how he puts it to work for his clients. morning. morning. thanks for meeting so early. co on in. [ male annncer ] it's how edwar

d.c. have an impact on your life and whether you get that job or not. melissa: how much traction do you think he get with the traction of the idea raising minimum wage? she said she supported him and she still does. is he aiming at the right group with what he is doing tonight? >> i think that he is aiming at right group. i don't know necessarily know if he is aiming at one particular group. he is going after the minimum wage argument that looks good he can do right now even though five years of his own policies have failed but again, you know, they might be for it right now but in the end they will realize their employers are cutting jobs. they're not moving up on the economic ladder inside the company as a result of paying more minimum wage. this is a short-term solution to a very long-term problem that washington and the president are not willing to address. melissa: thanks very much for coming on. >> good to he see you. melissa: the upside to colder weather, maybe cheaper super bowl tickets. those dying to go to the super bowl could be in luck. this may be

d.c. but first, tighten those laces, 'cause this is what happens when women run. >>> good morning, i'm melissa harris-perry. to be a successful politician, you have to tell a good story, and if that story is the center of your campaign, you had better hope that it stands up to close scrutiny. case in point. texas state senator wendy davis, whose gubernatorial campaign suffered its first serious blow this past week. "the dallas morning news" published an article raising questions about some of the details of davis' compelling life story. now, her story goes like this. a single mother, 19, divorced and living in a trailer, went to community college and eventually on to harvard law school. and later, the texas state senate. the story paints her as a success, a kind of hard-fought, her humbled beginnings, something that could connect her to voters in texas, especially women. here she is sharing that story with nbc's maria shriver for the "today" show. >> reporter: by 19, she was getting divorced and living in a mobile home park. you haven't been back here since you lived here. >> that's right. >>

d.c. but first, tighten those laces, 'cause this is what happens when women run. >>> good morning, i'm melissa

washington, d.c., a leading voice on raising the federal minimum, consumer affidavit and author of "the 17 solutions: bold ideas for america." ralph nader, thank for being here. >> thanks, melissach this increasing minimum wage at the state level, how much of a victory is it for low-wage workers given we don't have a federal momentum yet? >> well, this minimum wage is the beginning of a progressive resurgence in this country, because as you indicated there's pressure now from a lot of people at the local level to raise the minimum wage, like san jose did with the students in california, at the state level to raise the minimum wage is going on around the country, and also pressure now on congress. so this is a very popular issue. we're going to win this issue. 30 million american workers make less today than workers made in 1968, 44 years ago, and worker productivity has doubled. it comes in at 80% support from the american people, which means a lot of conservatives as well as people who call themselves liberalings and progressives. even mitt romney until the election year was for it. and roick santorum is still for it. we have here a great economic stimulus. $30 billion will be