. >> reporter: the sun is up when 60-year-old charmaine gibbons thomas rides the first of two buses to that store outside chicago. she has been working there for eight years. you have been working there for earn? >> i earn $11 an hour. >> that is more than the $825 minimum wage, but supporting the daughter and grand-daughter, the line. >> i have to get up at five. >> $19,530 for the family of three. barely enough to cover rent. >> i'm a full-time associate. averaging 32-35 hours. i worked 29 hours this past week. with that, it's far below the living wage. we have to make a hard decision what to pay, how much to pay here and there, just to keep things going. >> have you had gas turned off? >> yes. my gas is turned off now. >> reporter: why? bill. >> how do you cook without gas. >> electric hot plate. >> reporter: with the hot plate. >> yes, i'm a little embarrassed about that >>> fast-forward to wal-mart's roll forward on the wage issue, full and part-time workers will get a wage. the hourly pay will bump up to $9 an hour, jumping hour. >>> next - who has got the look? the getty girl, a