do you think he is loyal to american workers? do you think he is one of those guys that behind the scenes when nobody else is watching, he is right there with you workers in lorain, ohio, you can count on your guy from the buckeye state. i say bs to that. let me tell you about this guy right here, john boehner, we're living in the age of destruction, i don't know if he hates the president or not but he certainly doesn't want to see him succeed. so there is no jobs package, no protection for the american workers which we'll explain in a moment. and there is not even any help for the long-term unemployed. does that sound like a loyal guy to you? this guy is off the rails. joey bish john boehner i taking this to a new level of we don't give a damn, as of today, 2 million people have lost their unemployment insurance because congress has decided oh, we don't care about those folks in the stand, we have our own game. last week the senate finally compromised on a small deal to help these americans out, with this guy, no. he said no way

but will his overtime mandate really help american workers? >>> and as world leaders struggle to respond to russia's ukraine aggression, could unleashing american energy exports be our most potent weapon? >>> welcome to the "journal editorial report." i'm paul gigot. a major upset in florida this week with republican david joly pulling off a surprise win over democrat alex sink in a congressional district president obama carried twice. the closely watched race was seen by many as an early test of how the obamacare debate will play out in states across the country this year. so what can the gop learn from tuesday's win? and can it translate to even bigger gains come november? let's ask "wall street journal" columnist and deputy editor and editorial board member. so kim, i think maybe even many republicans were surprised this year -- this week with that victory. they hadn't been expecting it. how important an issue, how central was obamacare to the win? >> it was the issue. the republican in the race, david jolly talked about this day in and day

banking on american workers, banking on the future.n this community, over 700 workers come this this plant every day and that dollar turns on main street, what america's all about. >> a lot of the newer equipment. this facility was built, it commissioned in september 2011, a lot of this is the newer equipment, newer designs, what's the best to use. this industry's changed. it's not -- it's not what you saw back in the 1960s, 1970s where you had big hammers and the big ladles and whatever everybody thinks it is on tv. it's precision. it's intricacy. it's being knowledgeable of what you're doing and understanding and caring. we've always had that. now it's a lot bigger. we have so much more technology. industry's changing. customers are asking for more. we want to make sure we deliver. >> all works in synchroization, people involve making sure everything's going appropriately. from there we do our straightener. that's where we make the straightness property. make sure as they go down all the lines or hang-ups, make sure it fits in the de

here's the killer, 36% of american workers have less than $1,000 in savings and investments. so many are simply trying to live for the present day, buffeted by economic downturn and a changing u.s. economy. >>> if you've been to disney world, you may remember the t-rex cafe, and if you know disney employees, you'll recognize their legendary calm in the face of adversity, as the aquarium fish tank in the center of the restaurant breaks. the water and fish flood in, the patrons, those who weren't stopping to take pictures, were ushered out swiftly. the employees used nets and trash bags to scoop up all the marine life they could. >>> up next for us tonight, the new racquet in town happens to be one of the fastest growing physical activities in america. >>> finally tonight, if you're like me, the older you get, the better you were as an athlete back in the day. most folks still feel like they have a lot of fight left in them, even if they can't cover as much ground as quickly as back in the day. that may explain the rise of a sport growing in popularity. if you heard of pickleba

americans, in the form of new polling stats, what awaits them after a lifetime of work, 37% of american workersey are somewhat confident about having a comfortable retirement, while 18% are now very confident. 36% of american workers have less than $1,000 in savings and investments. so many are simply trying to live for the present day, buffeted by economic downturn and a changing u.s. economy. >>> if you've been to disney world, you may remember the t-rex cafe, and if you know disney employees, you'll recognize their learnen dairy calm in the face of adversity, as the aquarium fish tank in the center of the restaurant breaks. the water and fish flood in, the patrons, those who weren't stopping to take pictures, were ushered out swiftly. the employees used nets and trash bags to scoop up all the marine life they could. >>> the new racquet in town happens to be one of the fastest growing physical activities in america. because you have a numbness, but yet you have the pain like thousands of needles sticking in your foot. it was progressively getting worse, and at that point i knew i had to do so

it's obviously up to capacity, you have american workers. can you see it all?> we have the capacity here to build at least three more dri facilities. we have a 4,000 acre plot here. we built the infrastructure, jim, to support a second dri facility already. so our port facility, our electrical grid system all has been built to accommodate a second furnace. we're going to get this one up and running, we're going to get it stabilized, continue to improve its operation then take a hard look at building the second facility. >> thank you, john ferriola, chairman and ceo of nucor, will you show us around, john? >> be happy to. >> okay. >> let's go. >> how do you actually use the natural gas to be able to create the end product? >> we basically use it like a chemical plant. let me show you the product itself. here's what a dri pellet looks like. we start out with pure iron ore and we bake it at about 2,000 degrees fahrenheit and ending up with a very high quality pure iron substitute product. now that sounds like a simple process, jim, but it's actually a very complic

is it the american worker? that is near the bottom of his party list. er is, wall street, big this is good it is connected lobbyist in the city who want it done. there are 20 million americans who want a full-time job. they cannot find one. we have the lowest labor participation rate since women joined the workforce in the 1970's. with so many americans struggling in the obama economy, us.ink it is incumbent upon our first duty has to be to help our fellow american workers. not lower their wages by adding unskilled laborers. the question becomes, will we become a country of growth and opportunity, a or a country of dependency and the welfare state? says thattant class amnesty is a great idea. but we have to stand for the middle class. when you consider the president's absolute disregard for the constitution, there is no reason to trust him to enforce the law on the books. it is time we learned the lessons of 1986. number one, secure the border first. second, build the dang fence. [applause] i know it is tempting to look ahead to a new president. lately,

department for tomorrow, tougher rules on over team -- overtime that could lead to extra worker for millions of americans. the administration points out work 50-60eople may hours without overtime. right now most hourly workers must be paid time and a half if they work more than 40 hours per week. overtimeportunity for would be good. >> james harris works at the waterfront market in old town alexandria. jacob is his one euro son. he makes nine dollars per hour and is not tolerate. salary.t in -- iftly they are they earn less than $455 per week, they are guaranteed extra pay. president obama's order would increase that to an unknown amount. his boss says the change affects big corporations and small businesses differently. >> no one i know in a small business is rolling in gigantic rockets. jobre for the large part creators. >> this could lead to cutting staff, reducing pay or increasing prices. president obama proposed to make -- raising the minimum wage over the next three years earlier this year. >> it is just like raising the minimum wage. what does that mean for the cost structure going forward. >> th

plus there would be much higher wages for 80 percent of american workers. and i think we would be not asking the questions about the american economy that we're asking today about why the economy is so impotent. it would not look impotent to us all if we were following the principles of the founders regarding what economic freedom is. >> can i jump in and just make two points to mac one related to what john said, there's a very interesting new book by political scientists call who votes now, an updated version of a classic work done in political science about who votes and why. and the authors of this book and looking at 40 years of data have concluded that there is difference in the use of nonvoters verses voters on issues of income inequality. voters, whether liberal, moderate, conservative, those people who vote tend to be less in favor of redistributive politics and policies that are nonvoters. but one of the reasons that nonvoters to not feel the need to vote is because they see very little difference in what is being offered. i don't have a solution fo

it's because of a number of things the president is being responsive to the american worker.ood thing. and i'm glad to see it. >> and we should point out that george w. bush did this, moved it to $455 a week. the president wants to move it to just under a thousand dollars a week. within the last hour, another story. a bipartisan group of senators reached a deal to reauthorize unemployment insurance for five months. i think it's great. they're going home. just before they do it, what is going to happen in the house? >> well, there is going to be a lot of pressure on john boehner. is he going to stand with american workers who find themselves out of work and who need a little extra help because of it or not? the fact is whose side are you on moment, and the senate has done its work. and boehner is the one who can put this bill on the floor. we will vote it up. and people will be able to get the money they need. thinking will be retroactive back to the end of december. >> it will be. yes. >> and for five months. the senate is going to get 60 votes. will there be any republicans

in america, 1.6 million american workers. >> they sell stuff that's made in china. >> you know why? because the minimum wage laws. >> the unions. >> no, the minimum wage laws. the jobs you're so concerned about right now, they go to places like china. >> greg, isn't it multiculturalism versus pate reism. we talked about the coca-cola ad which was also controversial. >> a consequence of identity politics which is, sorry, bob, driven by the media and royalty on campus is to frar a country into slivers of angry victimhood. maybe this is an encouraging sign that the slivers are coming together under the new umbrella of patriotism. that would be nice, but i'm not holding my breath. if the liberals wanted the commercial to be made, it would be buy this car but only if you think you're no better than anyone else. >> the ad was playing on "good morning america." and they did not know at the table how to even react to this type of patriotism. watch this and i'll get you to react. >> what's wrong with taking more than two weeks off? >> no

. >> what we are doing is getting american workers productivity tools.makes american workers more productive so instead of having to send money overseas, the money can stay in the country. and manufacturing can be done here. >> it is important to me we make our robots usable by ordinary workers. just an ordinary worker a very smart person, much smarter than the robots. for fifty or 100 or 200 years. >> the pc did not get rid of office worker but it raised up the game for office workers, who can do so much more now. >> i just saw a complicated task. that baxter was able to do. how does it learn that and how was it trained? >> i will let him teach you to teach baxter. >> you will train baxter to grab. you will grab baxter's cup and put it up on some of this. now you will take the arm. >> ok. >> now that you have placed it, go ahead. press run. >> now it is doing its thing. you just made baxter do a task. >> we had a version of the robot. the baxter research robot. it has been shipped to universities all over the country. they are using it as a research pla

american raw materials makes no sense... you can't do that. you want to hire workers here in the states? they're too expensive, you can't do that. fortunately we didn't listen to the experts. at weathertech we built american factories, we use american raw materials and we hire american workers. weathertech.com, proudly made in america. quality like this...you can't do that. >>> welcome back. >> 2:30 in the morning on tuesday here in atlanta. the headlines this morning. in beijing family members are gathered near the malaysian embas embassy. early year police blocked about 300 of them. the families have complained about malaysia's handling of the search and what they say is bad communication. >>> the death toll is 14 and 176 are unaccounted for after a weekend landslide in the u.s. state of washington. emergency officials say it's likely some of those reported missing are safe. u.s. president barack obama signed an emergency declaration monday and ordered federal aid to the region. >>> ukraine's acting president are ordering ukranian families to levave for their safety. >>> canadian offici

$24,000 or more from guaranteed over time pay if they spend any time supervising workers. >> unfortunately today millions of americans are not getting the extra pay that they deserve. that's because an exception that was originally meant for high-paid white-collar employees now covers workers earning as little as $23,660 a year. it doesn't matter if it's physical work like stocking shelves or working 50-60 hours a week, your employer does not have to pay you an extra dime 2347 he has the authority to reform rules without going through congress. today only 12% of salaried workers qualify for guaranteed over time compared to 65% in 1975. over time is guaranteed through the air labor standards act of 1938. established as a way to regulate salaries. the act was meant to regulate white color salaries. separating those who were eligible from mandatory overtime from those who work in administrative, professional, executive positions. in 2004 the labor department adjusted those who were working over time time. the president wants to bring the law in line with today's workplace but some businesses say they'll suffer if new ov

american raw materials makes no sense... you can't do that. you want to hire workers here in the states? they're too expensive, you can't do that. fortunately we didn't listen to the experts. at weathertech we built american factories, we use american raw materials and we hire american workers. weathertech.com, proudly made in america. quality like this...you can't do that. >>> with no clear suspects, at least none we're being told about, the sheriff's department is turning to the neighborhood for help, passing out these flyers with cathy lamb's picture on them and asking people who may have any information to give them a call. >> cathy lamb's murder scene was stranger than any investigators had ever encountered. at first they thought the motive for robbery. cathy's husband, jeff, said the only thing missing was a pair of cathy's gold diamond earrings. >> in the master bedroom, all the drawers had been pulled out. the clothes weren't disturbed. there's lots of jewelry and items on top of the dresser. >> the medical examiner estimated that cathy was murdered between 4:30 and 5:00 in the af

talking points wants american workers to makes a much money as possible. way to do that is job creation by the private sector. the more good paying jobs the more competition for good workers. have you got to fill them. so salaries rise. that's how you overcome income inequality. that's the memo now. now for the top story overnight. embarrassment. health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius has botched the affordable healthcare law from the very beginning, we all know that yesterday, testifying in front of house ways and means committee, miss sebelius once again looked foolish. >> you mentioned in your opening remarks 4.2 million people have signed up on the exchange. and i want to get to some the concerns that others have. how many of those that have signed up that have enrolled in obamacare have paid their premium? >> i can't tell you that, sir, because i don't know that how many of the 4.2 were previously insured. >> i do not know that, sir. >> joining us now from southern california to comment on that sebelius and the overtime situation james c

do american workers make the american uniforms. a 1941 law requires. but tonight, the loophole and the one item workers are hoping soon will be "made in america." our troops in uniform, all over the world, protecting us and the american dream. that uniform, every part of it, made in america. and to get into those uniforms, our troops, far more fit than most of us. even their gym clothes, the t-shirt made here, the shorts made here. but there's something afoot about their sneakers. the only part made overseas. many wondering why is the federal government spending millions in taxpayer dollars on sneakers made some place else. could we find sneakers made here? didn't take long. new balance, among the companies making sneakers in america. >> if it says made in the usa, that means, 100%. >> reporter: watch here, as she puts the sneaker into a steam machine. it's loosening up there. soft again. all it needs now is the sole, which comes next. if we could find them, what about washington? we calmed the pentagon. and tonight, they tell us, the department of defe

but will his overtime mandate really help american workers? as world leaders struggle to respond to russia's ukraine aggression, could unleashing american energy exports be our most potent weapon? >>> welcome to the "journal editorial report." i'm paul gigot. a major upse

in america, 1.6 million american workers. >> they sell stuff that's made in china. >> you know why? because the minimum wage laws. >> the unions. >> no, the minimum wage laws. the jobs you're so concerned about right now, they go to places like china. >> greg, isn't it multiculturalism versus pate reism. we talked about the coca-cola ad which was also controversial. >> a consequence of identity politics which is, sorry, bob, driven by the media and royalty on campus is to frar a country into slivers of angry victimhood. maybe this is an encouraging sign that the slivers are coming together under the new umbrella of patriotism. that would be nice, but i'm not holding my breath. if the liberals wanted the commercial to be made, it would be buy this car but only if you think you're no better than anyone else. >> the ad was playing on "good morning america." and they did not know at the table how to even react to this type of patriotism. watch this and i'll get you to react. >> what's wrong with taking more than two weeks off? >> no

and we examine the secret danger behind a type of dust that's killing american factory workers. we begin with wikileaks, a website that publishes classified and suppressed material from whistle-blowers around the world. in the late summer of 2011, wikileaks made news when someone--it's not clear who-- dumped 250,000 unredacted and classified state department and pentagon documents, which had been in wikileaks' possession, onto the internet. when we interviewed assange, he was already under investigation by the justice department for publishing classified material and possible violations of the espionage act. he was also under house arrest in britain, fighting extradition to sweden in connection with two sexual assault cases, which he has called part of a smear campaign against him. in what is still his most extensive television interview, assange talked to us about the idea behind wikileaks and the prospect of facing criminal charges in the united states. i mean, you've been called a lot of names. you've been characterized as a hero and as a villain, a martyr, terrorist. >> i'm

policy institute said if everyone earning $50,000 must receive over time as many as 10 million american workers could benefit from that. the jobs these people have and the salaries they make might surprise you. >> reporter: millions of americans are white-collar workers but don't make nearly as much money as most people think. >> the type of work that they're doing, they would probably classify--they would probably qualify as exempt from overtime. >> reporter: these are just some of the workers who might benefit if the overtime threshold is raised from its current $455 a week level or roughly $4,000 a year. they're called gray collar workers. people who don't have jobs involving manue manual labor. almost a third of tellers receive some form of government assistance whether it's food stamps, medicaid or income tax credits. there are half million tellers earning $25,000 a year. there are another half medical secretaries earning $31,000 while social and human service assistances are bringing home $29,000. labor laws determine if an employee is exempts from over time pay, but it makes no differenc

in the sixties and seventies, expansive economic policies created jobs for american workers. these same policies were creating jobs overseas while americans remain unemployed. the situation was causing severe problems for american policymakers, as federal reserve governor henry wallich explains. you may want to expand the economy, let us say, by budget deficit or easier money. some of this demand goes abroad. you get expansion in japan but not in detroit. we've got a 200-odd billion dollar budget deficit, but half of the money is going abroad, so we're getting stimulation only from half. fiscal policy is losing much of its power. no one in reagan's administration had foreseen this effect when it first embarked on its expansive course. but as our trade deficit shot past $100 billion, economists and politicians alike began to search for a solution. most economists agreed the trade deficit was caused by the overly strong american dollar caused by the budget deficit. many politicians began to argue for trade barriers to keep out the flood of imports. the reagan administration resi

the triangle shirt waste fire, why it matters to you, the american worker. they are amateur athletes. one day we could call them something else - union men. more on what could be a landmark labour ruling coming up. >> last week we marked an anniversary that changed the history of workers safetiy lawyers. 150 years ago a fire broke out in a new york city sweat shot that took 126 lives, the triangle shirt waste factory in greenwich village on march 25th, 1927. fire fighters rushed to the scene and were unable to rescue scores of mostly immigrant women and girls. the reason, doors locked to prevent girls taking breaks or stealing. they were burnt alive, suffocated or died trying to escape out the windows. the tragic waste of life caused outrage. it was preventible. safety precautions existed but were not the law. many businesses opposed them. in years that followed the fire, new york and others passed lawyers requiring mandatory fire drills and unlocked doors. officials say it was a turning point that led to child labour law and other reforms making working in

american workers were the most productive in the world.t caused this phenomenal explosion of productivity? economist edward denison singles out one factor as paramount. the most important is advances in knowledge of how to produce at low cost. this includes technological knowledge and what you'd call managerial knowledge, how to run a business and organize it. actually, over a long period like 1929-1982, this accounts for almost 2/3 of the total increase. in agriculture, advances in knowledge led to new seeds, machinery, and chemicals and more crops from fewer workers. displaced farm workers migrated to the cities to more productive jobs in factories and steel mills of industrial america. throughout the 1950s and 1960s, productivity soared. but by the 1970s, something was drastically wrong. throughout the economy, productivity growth was slowing down. the reasons were not immediately clear. but, in retrospect, several factors stand out. the beginning of the 1970s brought a new era of concern about the environment. regulations for cleaning

-made products by american workers to that part of the world. >>> u.s.ctions against russia could have implications for a variety of u.s. companies doing business there ranging from energy giants like exxon to consumer goods companies like coke and pepsi. u.s. businesses have about $10 billion invested in russia. a figure some analysts say by the way is too low. over the weekend, secretary of state john kerry and american businesses may want to think twice about whether they want to do business with a country that behaves like russia. let's talk with an american manufacturer who has businesses in russia and ukraine, who is now worried about doing business in that part of the world. the is a manufacturer of metal balls and float assemblies, he says if the situation continues to get worst he might pull out of russia and ukraine. jason we just checked in with you last week. i didn't know -- for all of the talking you and i have done, i didn't know you had interested in both russia and ukraine. tell us about that. >> yeah, thank you for having us back. this

in america. 1.6 million american workers. >> they sell stuff that's made in china. >> you know why?e 'cause the minimum wage laws.w >> the unions.be >> the minimum wage laws. the jobs that you are so concerned about right now, they go to places like china. >> isn't it multi culturallism versusus patriotism? we talked about the coca-cola ad, which was also controversial because it seemed like it was trying to appease all cultures rather than maybe be a little more pro american. >> we've talked about this.cont the consequence of identity politic, which is driven by the media and the royalty on campus is to fracture a company, thery slivers of "anchormanry" victimhood. i think maybe this is an encouraging sign that these slivers are i coming together e under the new umbrella ofng patriotism. that would be nice. u but i'm not holding my breath. i think if the liberals wanted this commercial to be made, it would be by this car -- buy this a but ohm if you think you're no better than anybody else. >> the ad was played on "good morn

. >>> american workers needed -- emergency workers needed two helicopters to rescue a person that hadallen from a cliff. there's word the woman is expected to survive but no word yet on her name or how she fell from the rock. >>> new information from malaysia airlines about the jet that's still missing. u.s. officials say the airliner was programmed to veer west during flight by someone with knowledge of its computer systems. a newly released radar data support the theory at this plane turned west. crews from 26 nations are taking part in massive search that covers more than 2 million- miles with no sign of the plane. it's now the longest such disappearance in modern aviation history. >>> police rushed to the scene of a deadly helicopters crash near seattle's space needle. after the flames were out two lives were lost and the third person hospitalized with critical injuries. the crash happened moments after the helicopter took off. stunned witnesses who watched the disaster unfold describe an almost unbelievable scene. >> rescue vehicles rushed to the scene of the fiery crash just bef

american raw materials makes no sense... you can't do that. you want to hire workers here in the states? e too expensive, you can't do that. fortunately we didn't listen to the experts. at weathertech we built american factories, we use american raw materials and we hire american workers. weathertech.com, proudly made in america. quality like this...you can't do that. >>> investigators wondered whether julie estes' murder might be connected to several other crimes committed in the area. unfortunately, investigators had no evidence to link them. >> right now, by today's standard, physical evidence is one of your top factors in reviewing a case. it's very significant, very important. they make the case. >> with no leads, no evidence and no suspects, the trail of julie estes' killer turned cold. julie's family started to believe her murder would never be solved. >> after a couple of years, we just gave up. i said, well, we're up here and they're down there. nobody cares. >> the case always bugged me. she went missing on my watch, and it bugged me. i mean, every time i drove by that store, i

american raw materials makes no sense... you can't do that. you want to hire workers here in the states? e too expensive, you can't do that. fortunately we didn't listen to the experts. at weathertech we built american factories, we use american raw materials and we hire american workers. weathertech.com, proudly made in america. quality like this...you can't do that. >>> let's go back to today's new developments in the mystery of flight 370. a law enforcement official telling us that the plane's turn the wests almost certainly was programmed by somebody in the cockpit. our own martin savidge is in a cockpit similar later right now outside of toronto to show us how this would be done. how would bit done if someone was actually going to make that move? >> reporter: let's start explaining to you the flight management system, which is this device that's located right here. essentially it does a number of things that assist the pilot and copilot in flight. it's really a gps, a very good gps and it would be programmed before the plane took off with the specific navigation aides to take it to k

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the triangle shirt waste fire, why it matters to you, the american worker. they are amateur athletes. one day we could call them something else - union men. more on what could be a landmark labour ruling coming up. consider this: the news of the day plus so much more. >> we begin with the government shutdown. >> answers to the questions no one else will ask. >> it seems like they can't agree to anything in washington no matter what. >> antonio mora, award winning and hard hitting. >> we've heard you talk about the history of suicide in your family. >> there's no status quo, just the bottom line. >> but, what about buying shares in a professional athlete? real perspective, consider this on al jazeera america >> last week we marked an anniversary that changed the history of workers safetiy lawyers. 150 years ago a fire broke out in a new york city sweat shot that took 126 lives, the triangle shirt waste factory in greenwich village on march 25th, 1927. fire fighters rushed to the scene and were unable to rescue scores of mostly immigrant women and girls. the r

and hourly earnings were up as well which is good for the american worker. >>this is something that we're watching quite a bit. one of the things that we believe is that there is some level of structural unemployment. what that means is that you can't turn nurses into construction workers overnight and vice versa. there's a skills mismatch in the u.s. economy. if that's the case the fed has less time on their side to be doing what they're doing. and so we are watching this intently. companies are telling you that they have jobs they can't fill. in fact in the beige book this week they noted shortages in skilled labor. it's a good thing for earnings to rise but if they get too out of control then you get wage push inflation which can be bad for the economy longer term. >>we just need to see more people get hired. >>right and i think that's still coming. i came into the year pretty optimistic on the economy and then this happened. you have russia in the background too but i don't think that's a huge factor. i still am optimistic. i think once the weather clear

jobs will be created for americans, we will prevent foreign workers from undermining wages for american workers. we will secure our borders, to prevent people from sneaking across and working in this country illegally. and we will require that companies authenticate the legal status of all workers. mr. speaker, i hope that my plea does not -- has not fallen upon deaf ears and i bring up unanimous consent to bring up h.r. 15. the speaker pro tempore: the chair understands the gentleman from utah has not yielded for that purpose. therefore the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. mr. polis: thank you, mr. speaker. every day we fail to act, the economic and human toll increases. every day we fail to act, we sacrifice significant levels of investment in our country, as well as lose out on talented and entrepreneurial potential americans to overseas cormingses -- corporations. i represent a district that contains the colorado state university and university of colorado-boulder. like a lot of great schools across our country, many of our graduate students in computer science and e

-made products by american workers to that part of the world.p it right here. >>> lisa fletcher here now with what is coming up on t"the strea stream". lisa tonight you're looking at somelesser-reported angles that have an impact. >> that's right. between propaganda confusing things on the ground and abroad, and small determined factions determined to take on the russian military, there is a lot to discuss. our guests will try to separate the posturing from what is actually plausible. >> sounds like a great show. that is "the stream" right after "real money." >>> u.s. sanctions against russia could have implications for a variety of u.s. companies doing business there ranging from energy giants like exxon to consumer goods companies like coke and pepsi. u.s. businesses have about $10 billion invested in russia. a figure some analysts say by the way is too low. over the weekend, secretary of state john kerry and american businesses may want to think twice about whether they want to do business with a country that behaves like russia. let's talk w

>> a new survey shows interns at some local tech firms are paid nearly twice what the average american worker brings home every month. the jobsite glass door, found palantir tech pays just over $7,000 a month. twitter's monthly salary of $6800 puts it in third place. the elevated salaries reflect the high price tech firms use luring top talent. >>> the white house is now showcasing new films. and a fremont student was in the spotlight. how about that? the white house hosted the first student film festival today. tiffany lynn from fremont, premiered her production to president obama, it's a short how technology is a valuable tool for students. it was one of 16 films selected from more than 2,000 entries. the white house student film festival is part of president obama's initiative to bring america's classrooms into the 21st century. how about that? >> looks good. >> guess who's back with us? do you remember us? >> of course i do. i missed you guys dearly. >> do you speak russian or english? >> mostly english. >> great to have you back from russia. we're going show you some interesting video af

investing in the clean energy economy is supported by american businesses, american workers, and all who care about clean air, clean water, and a stable climate. that's a win-win-win scenario. compare this to keystone x.l. which jeopardizes our drinking water farmland, climate, and health. the sad truth is it's all risk and no reward. secretary kerry has called climate disruption the world's -- quote the world's most fearsome weapon of mass destruction. last week he instructed all u.s. diplomats and employees around the world to lead by example through strong action at home and abroad to fight the climate crisis. america can lead on climate by saying no to this polluting pipeline and by saying yes to clean energy. thank you. >> thank you. doctor hansen. >> thank you for the opportunity to discuss climate and energy and the significance of the keystone pipeline. my first chart shows the carbon content of conventional oil, gas, and coal. and the unconventional fossil fuels, including tar sands. the purple portions have been burned already. the science is crystal clear, if we want to av

workers from overtime. today only 12% of americans are guaranteed overtime.n you look at the numbers, do you think something is wrong? >> there's definitely something wrong. middle class americans are being ripped off. they are working hard and not getting paid. i'm out there in the courts. it is hard. it's a long slog, it's a battle and the laws are stacked against the american worker. >> when you think about the changes president obama has proposed, when you look at the big picture, it could radically change your the workweek. >> absolutely. one much the things it does, beside giving workers more money in their pockets is change the way we think of the work day. back when the fair labour standards act was passed, it was to try to make the 40 hour work week standard. we think about ourselves putting in eight hours a day, five days a week, nine to five, most of us put in more than that. the reality is americans are not doing that, we have a culture that is overworked. >> i know people with good jobs making money, lawyers, accountants, doctors who work more th

forcing american workers to compete against people in china or vietnam who are making pennies an hourwe have also seen in many ways, inadequate increase in the minimum wage so that you got most of the new jobs that have been created in america today are low wage part-time jobs -- >> you have to have a job for a minimum wage increase to actually be effective. >> that's right. >> unfortunately a lot of people are out of work. >> that's right. >> and that minimum wage increase won't affect them. >> it does long term because people spend more which creates more demand for jobs. >> it results in less hiring. >> look, the bottom line is for manufacturing, there was a study done by the national association of manufacturers, if you set aside labor costs, don't include labor costs we're still 20% more expensive to manufacture in this country than our top five competitors. why? our corporate taxes are the highest in the world. why? because our regulatory environment with policy and ridiculous and overly regulated labor policy makes it hard for manufacturers to be able to location here and pay w

the regulations would take effect in 2016 overtime pay will soon come to millions more american workers. president obama signed an order thursday to expand time-and-a-half pay to salary workers. right now, salaried workers who make more than 450 dollars a week.about 24- thousand a year.do not qualify for overtime.even if they work more than 40 hours a week. opponents to the plan say the new rules could cause small business to cut worker's hours.and even make fewer hires. the secretary of labor is now tasked with how to make the president's order happen. so the new overtime rules won't likely go into effect until next year. mcdonald's is facing seven lawsuits which could potentially affect as many as 30- thousand workers, including employees in the bay area. the lawsuits accuse the fast food chain. of refusing to pay overtime, and forcing employees to work off the clock. the lawsuits also claim mcdonald's denies workers meal breaks, and requires them to buy their own uniforms, or pay to have them cleaned. employees at mcdonalds's restaurants in fremont and oakland have joined the lawsuit

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workers from south asia. in hindi, sonapur means 'city of gold' - but in reality, it's more of a shanty town. it's this pool of labor that american subcontractors dip into to find workers for us military bases in afghanistan. >> what would happen if someone tried to apply for a job directly with ecolog? >> the typical business model, i'll call it, that's used by the gulf subcontractors is they will go to india, or nepal or philippines, or kenya, and they will link up with a recruiter. they work out first the above the board terms. and then there is the below the board agreement. which is the kickback. >> we needed to speak to someone intimately familiar with the arrangements between subcontractors and their agents. in afghanistan, ravi had given us the name of the recruiter in dubai who connected him to ecolog. to get this agent to talk to us openly, my producer and i posed as employees of a subcontractor, looking to hire indian workers. we set up a meeting with the agent near his office, and filmed it using two hidden cameras. he told us his credentials. >> and if they have to stay in dubai, where will they stay? >> where is it,

american raw materials makes no sense... you can't do that. you want to hire workers here in the states? e too expensive, you can't do that. fortunately we didn't listen to the experts. at weathertech we built american factories, we use american raw materials and we hire american workers. weathertech.com, proudly made in america. quality like this...you can't do that. >>> tonight the most corrupt town in america, the small town of hamt p ton, florida. there's accusations of nepotism and a lot of money that's missing. they want to wipe it off the map. you know what, it isn't as easy as it should be. ed lavendera has our investigation. >>> welcome to the twilight zone of hamilton florida, population 4 7. all that can treatment to it was the duke's of hazard. >> reporter: it started a few years ago when the city of hampton sanctioned a fuel strap. they had 19 police officers for every 25 visits. we're writing number nimt an ar 15 12r57d across his folder. had tickets to write con stont. crazy way above. it wasn't illegal but 300, 600 thaurks because of the si dri, we've gj to mark shierp sto

in just a few moments, president obama's going to take executive action to guarantee more american workerso get overtime pay. if wages remain stagnant and the overall threshold pay has not kept up with inflation, will the president's actions make a difference? won't. whattely, it we need is a stronger economy and simplicity. one of the messages today is inequality does not get help by more complex federal programs. we need more simplicity. at the end of the day, we need people to feel like there's a chance that they will be rewarded for the education and training they take on. we do have a mismatch of those people who should have gone to college and maybe should have entered training and could be making more money with less of a cost. >> what type of feedback did you get from lawmakers? >> it was supposed to be bipartisan and everybody had their partisan perspectives. it there is a sense of trying to do something right. they always tried. you have to have hope that they try. will we accomplish anything soon? i don't have my hopes up. --let's which years a minute switch gears a minute. test

workers decide. that's a basic american principle, autonomy of the worker. he most democratic of american institutions. unfortunately that process was tainted by corker and others who waited and lied. have they told to this day, has corker given his spors of the information that he has? >> he hasn't done that. you know, he continues to say that it was a serious conversation and he wouldn't have said anything had he not had a conversation like that. a conversation's fine, but to go public with it, that's something different. >> please, to fly back from washington, you're telling me this guy didn't have any more important thing to do in d.c.? no important business that he had to fly back to his home state to intervene and inject him himself into a union election? he should be made to account for it. he came back, told a big lie, to influence the election and that's the effect it had. it ridiculous. it's outrageous, really disgusting what he did. >> those elected officials who support labor need to be on guard, this is probably the last time this is going to hap