hello, i'm jewelry julie mcdonald. this is al jazeera. coming up, the government saudi arabia government is reshuffled. >> i'm in italy's largest holding center for refugees. many of these people crossed the mediterranean seas to get here and now some are being exploited by

i'm julie mcdonald. this is al jazeera live from london.o coming up, the saudi succession takes shape as the new crown prince is named in a resufficiently. top officials leaking a report using french peace keepers abusing children in the central african republic. >> i'm inside europe in the largest

hello, i'm jewelry julie mcdonald. this is al jazeera. coming up, the government saudi arabia government is reshuffled. >> i'm in italy's largest holding center for refugees. many of these people crossed the mediterranean seas to get here and now some are being exploited by organized crime. >> and finishing the cover on ukraine's nuclear reactor 29 years after it was destroyed by fire. >> hello there there has been anger and frustration as residents protest against the slow delivery of aid. there are scuffles that that have broken out relief supplies are starting to get to some areas, which have been cut off but thousands are still camped outside believing it is safer. >> open and exposed. it's the safest place for many thousands across the capital and the rest of nepal. while the threat of more aftershocks remain no one is taking any chances. ten generations of the family has lived in this area for decades, 24 of them have been live hearing since saturday's quake. with only the clothes they were wearing as a few personal positions this i

i'm julie mcdonald. this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up, the saudi succession takes shape as the new crown prince is named in a resufficiently. top officials leaking a report using french peace keepers abusing children in the central african republic. >> i'm inside europe in the largest holding center for refugees. many of these people crossed the mediterranean seas to get here, and some of them are now being exploited by organized crime. >> hello there, a warm welcome to the program. police in nepal say that more than 5,000 people are now confirmed dead and at least 10,000 hundred people injured in saturday's earthquake. but there is some progress. it is finally beginning to relive in some remote areas which up until now has proven to be very difficult to reach. some of these areas in the villages and outskirts of kathmandu say they have yet to receive any food or supplies, and they've been left to salvage what they can from the republic. and there have been scuffles in the low pace of the delivery of aid there. >> it's the

. >> hello i'm julie mcdonald. this is al jazeera live from london. >> when we were on the ship we had no food and no water. i only had one fish. >> with hear the story of the weekend mediterranean boat disaster. [ gunfire ] >> gun battles rage in ramadi as government forces try to retake the city from isil. her mother was interrogated. her four father executed, and her childhood home burned to the ground. >> hello there, a warm welcome to the program. the saudi-led coalition has launched more airstrikes in yemen despite the air complain is over. >> two other high profile officers. well mohammed is monitoring developments from saudi arabia close to the border with yemen. mohammed airstrikes have resumed, why? >> yes they resumeed because saudi arabia in the statement yesterday night said that there is still a line there for the houthis. if they begin to encroach mortar tore, if they begin to expand their control in new areas then there will be new strikes. so in the operation the new one it doesn't mean exactly com

. >> hello i'm julie mcdonald.his is al jazeera live from london. >> when we were on the ship we had no food and no water. i only had one fish. >> with hear the story of the weekend mediterranean boat disaster. [ gunfire ]

. >>> mcdonald's has plans to raise hourly pays for restaurant workers, the pay hikes lift the hourly rate to $1 above the minimum wage starting july 1st. mcdonald's will give vacation time, 10% of all mcdonald's restaurants, expecting average wages to be more than $10 an hour next year. workers have been pushing for a pay rate of $15 an hour. >>> time now is 4:47, a big smile on my face because baseball makes its returns, the a's and giants. details in a few moments, it will be scott for the oakland a's against jake peevey for san francisco. game at at&t tomorrow night and third game in oakland on saturday afternoon. both teams officially start the season on monday. >>> well yesterday we got a preview of what fans can expect this upcoming season, you saw the three world series trough pees, they always win -- >>> there are new food choices, gluten free, giants will have special bobble head give aways featuring moments from game 7 world series win, the home opener as we mentioned monday, april 13th. >> they have all kinds of great food, new food things planned. >> yeah. >> a little -- that is always exciting at at&t park. >> coliseu

> mcdonald's is raising minimum wage for full and part time employees at its company owned locations and will start offering them vacation benefits. 90,000 employees are expected to see a boost in july similar moves by retailers walmart and target. there's speculation it could drive the fast food service competitors to follow suit. mcdonald's shares have been under pressure over the past year. you can see shares down about 1.2%. >> u.s. regulators are charging kraft and mondelez in a scheme that allegedly reaped more than $5 million in profit. they're accused of using trading strategies to artificially lower prices. they're seeking unspecified penalties and restitution as well as an injunction against future violations of u.s. commodities law. shares of kraft and mondelez were higher. negotiations continue over iran's nuclear program as world powers work toward another deadline extension. after the break we cross over to teheran for the latest. in new york state, we're reinventing how we do business so businesses can reinvent the world. from pharmaceuticals to 3d prototyping, biotech to clean energy. whether your business is moving, expanding or just getting started... only new york

restaurant workers, pay hikes are lifting the rate to $10 above the minimum wage starting july east. mcdonald'sployees, that is about 10% offal the mcdonald as restaurants. mcdonald's expects average pay to be more than $10 an hour by the end of next year, the workers have been pushing for a pay rate of $15 an hour. >>> baseball, making its return to the bay area tonight, the a's and giants face off in an exhibition game at at&t park. the series continues with a game at at&t tomorrow night, third game in oakland on saturday afternoon, both teams officially start the season on monday. >>> now yesterday we got a preview of what fans can expect at&t park to look like this upcoming season, of course there are the three world series trophies, new food choices including gluten free offerings in a special center, that is in center field, giants will have special bobble head give aways featuring moments from the game 7 world series win. >>> time now 5:48, hey, sal i know you are busy, if you can't use the official sal seat, if you need someone to sit in it, i will help you out. >> i am sure you don't h

mcdonald's late yesterday it was raising wages for some of the workers. they have been under a lot of pressure. >> that is the operative word. some of the employees. this will start on julyn raising wages at least $1 more for local minimum wage. all employees, including managers are going to get a pay bump. the company is saying the hourly wage will be more than $10 by 2016 plus full and part-time workers will begin to accrue paid time off after a year because before this they could not take a paid day off. there is a catch here. this is going to be giving 90,000 workers a raise. it applies to workers at the 1500 mcdonald's owned restaurants. it does not apply to franchise owned stores or about 90% of mcdonald's locations. there are new perks for all of mcdonald's 750,000 workers. the chain says it will pay for employees to earn high school diplomas and assist with college tuition and cover english language classes. with sales going down happy employees make happy customers. >> a lot of turnover in businesses. when you look at the perks, it speaks to the fact that a lot of people are getting in the low wage jobs and it is their job and career. can they give them some tal

affected july 1st, mcdonald he starting wages at least dollar more than the minimum wage. here is the catch. this raise only applies to about 1500 mcdonald's stores, that are owned in the u.s., does not apply to workers who were at the franchise owned stores. and those make up about 90% of mcdonald's restaurant. >>> if you subscribe to dish's sling tv, you can order hbo for extra $15 a month. sling tv is dish network's attempt to attract the estimated 10 million households who pay only for internet and not for cable. >>> in its five short years of life, pinterest has become the place where brides to be create wish boards, from wedding china photos, to do it yourself home renovations being the pin board website has created a world where people share ideas and creatively inspire others. san francisco based website the point to fuel new way to search for items. last valued at $11 billion. >>> so a lot of chains, you will not believe what accounts for the biggest chunk of the prom budget. well today's teenagers spent a third of their budget on prompostals, lavish events before

july. meaning the average starting wage for mcdonald's staff will be nearly $10 an hour. going to take a look at why this new deal for workers is proving to be not such a happy meal. >>> later on seven party leaders here in the uk will take part in a tv debate. the general election is in early may, and the polls are tight. so these two hours of tv definitely matter. but all of this is quite new to us in the uk. but in the states it's different. tv debates have been a staple of the u.s. tv experience for a long, long time, and lots of o lessons have been learned, sometimes the hard way. here's katty kay. >> reporter: america's elections are bigger more expensive, and more glitzy than anyone else's. and in the showbiz world of u.s. campaign debate nights are oscar nights getting viewers to notice you on this crowded stage is tricky. it's a seemingly endless lineup of elder statesmen. yes, men, you're lucky if you get one woman in the mix. >> and you will be a one-term president! >> reporter: so how do presidential hopefuls make debates work for them? >> you have to have a m

mcdonald's plans to raise hourly pay for 90,000 of its restaurant workers. the pay hikes are expected to increase the hourly rate to one dollar above the minimum wage starting july 1. mcdonald's will also give vacation time to workers at the company-owned stores. that's about 10% of all mcdonald's restaurants. mcdonald's expects average wages to be more than $10 an hour by the end of next year, and workers across the fast food industry have been pushing for a pay rate of $15 an hour. >>> time is 7:57. this will be a very emotional day for the san jose police department. also law enforcement officials around the bay area and around the country. after the break, more details about the funeral procession and the public service to honor fallen officer michael johnson. >>> and a violent assault on a taxi driver in san francisco caught on tape. what the driver says happened and the unusual weapon used by the suspect. >>> good morning. we are looking at a commute where traffic is going to be a little slow in the south bay approaching the 17 interchange. you will like what you see for the most part. things are improving. >>> and i think you will like what you see with t

yes, because mcdonald's says as of july it's raising wages at its company-owned restaurants to $1 over the local minimum wage and offering paid leave. the average starting wage for mcdonald's staff is around $9 an hour. the company says that will raise to $9.90 come july the 1st and over $10 by next year. however, it is way off the $15 being demanded by wage protesters. that's the fight for $15 campaign, as they've been called, which has staged strikes and protests at fast food outlets across the country. and i should say this new rise by mcdonald's doesn't affect the employees of franchised restaurants, who are the vast majority in the u.s. i think something like 90% of mcdonald's in the u.s. are franchises. so more on that on "gmt." and lastly this one. yes, it was the car that elvis loved. in fact, it's the car that many people loved. and ford is relaunching its famous lincoln continental car, after retiring the name or the brand, back in 2002. it is all part of the u.s. automaker's effort to target the luxury market in the united states and cyanhina, but can it compete with its ger

. >>> 90,000 workers at mcdonald's are getting a raise. effective july1st, starting wages will be at least one dollar an hour more than minimum wage set by local law. the bump applies to only employees at restaurants owned by mcdonald's. the vast majority are owned by franchises and those employees are not affected. >>> a virginia teenager and her parents are suing a volleyball league. why? because she was riding the bench. the girl claims she was offered a setter spot on the team. but then her coach said she wasn't ready to play the position and recommended she move to another team. that was a move blocked by the league. the lawsuit claims this is all negatively affected her chances of getting a college scholarship. so i'd love to see how this plays out. maybe this will cost her money. they need the money to pay for school. maybe that's all they are seeking. initially i thought they were suing because she was being benched but a little more to it than that. >> i bet a lot of parents have opinion on this. >> oh, yes. i will post it on facebook and see ho

employees over the last year to earn something loosely rezempling a living wage, mcdonald's has finally respond. >> on july. workers at company-owned restaurants at $1 an hour more than the local minimum wage. >> larry: okay, all right. you're giving them a raise. it's only $1 but what do you expect when a clown is running the company. but actually, this is a big deal. when you think of how many mcdonald's there are across the country, this is going to impact a lot of people. okay. i'm lovin' that. >> that's for the company stores, which is about 10% of u.s. mcdonald's. the other 90% are run by franchises. >> audience: oooooh! >> larry: another so i'm not lovin' this. so 90% of people work at mcdonald's will not be getting a raise. what will they be getting then? let's open up a happy meal and find out. oh, here's what they're going to get. ( laughter ) ( applause ) i'm lovin' it! come on mcdonald's. that is not nice. so the question is why give a raise to some of your workers now? are you just feeling generous? >> fast food workers from several chains have rallied demanding a minimum wage of $15 an hour.

. >> i don't know about the mcdonald's channel though. >> julie, thank you. >>> all right. coming up in the next half- hour, kicked off a plane. why a cancer patient says the airlines booted her and how it could be endangering her health. >> a deadly police shooting caught on video. the officer is now in jail. the traffic stop that led to this police officer facing murder charges. >> and a spike in home burglaries in one bay area city. the ♪ with kaiser permanente you'll connect with your doctor any time anywhere. another way care and coverage together makes life easier. ♪ become a member of kaiser permanente. because together, we thrive. ♪ >>> top stories now at 6:30, the state water board says last month was the worst for water saving since the drought emergency was declared. water use dropped just 3% in february. the board began planning today how to enforce the governor's 25% conservation order. >>> santa clara county's board of supervisors may be taking another look at building a desalinization plant. it's expensive and there are serious environmental hurdles. but the

. >>> about 90,000 workers at mcdonald's are getting pay raises effective july 1st starting wages will be at least $1 an hour above the minimum wage set by local law. the increase applies only to workers at company-owned stores franchises actually make up the vast majority of mcdonald's global workforce. >>> maybe radio shack isn't done just yet. a bankruptcy judge approved the sale of assets of radio shack to a hedge fund that move will keep more than 1700 stores open and preserve more than 7,000 jobs. the store will carry a lot fewer items, around a thousand down from about 4,000. sprint will also set up shop inside the stores. >>> two automakers are trading barbs over their luxury cars. take a look. on the right you see the bentley flying spur. what a beauty. on the left you see ford's new lincoln continental. bentley's top designer calls the new ford quote, a copy. says this is not respectable. they're kind of close, right but are they that close? maybe some similarities. ford is dismissing the criticism saying it's proud of the new lincoln. >>> airbnb branching out to cuba. the bi

the most recent changes at mcdonald's will kick in the first of july. the 90,000 employees impacted will be eligible for some days of paid vacation. genie: let's look at the stock markets, how is the day going? kate: in europe is the last day ahead of the easter weekend. not too much movement midway through the session. a mixed picture. investors remain wary about the lack of progress in greece's bailout negotiations. a fresh list submitted this week does not seem to have advanced thanks. keeping and i for a key u.s. jobs report released friday which could provide clues about when the federal reserve might raise interest rates. genie: we talked a lot about online music streaming with some big star is launching their own service. the streaming business could start facing more legal scrutiny. kate: seeing signs in europe the european commission examining the deals apple beats is trying to make with record labels and digital music companies and had the launch of the service this summer. according to the "financial times," officials are concerned apple may

. >>> mcdonald's says it will boost salaries by 10% beginning july 1st. only plietion applying to staff at 1500 company restaurants. >>> lifting the restrictions on the amount of dairy products, the lifting of quotas will transform ireland into a major supplier of markets in asia and north africa. >>> it is the humble cow at this farm in the south of the country the lifting of the quotas is like the lifting of shackles on the amount of milk they can produce. seeing the sons and daughters moving abroad for work, now no longer. >> do wand ireland to expand but extra milk and extra money into each parish across the country. >> there is no doubt in the potential in this country. the milk flows like water. the collapse of the banks all the austerity the attempt to rebuild and the idea that agriculture could be one of the foundation stones of a more sustainable business model. the lifting of the milk ban has come at an ideal time. ireland can't produce enough in volume to affect milk prices but the hugely luke ra tifer lucrative market. >> we don't bring them t

it had marked mcdonald's' ninth consecutive month of double digit declines in sales. in july last year the company was found to be using expired meat from a chinese supplier. foreign objects were also discovered in its maleeals this year among a string of other incidents. mcdonald's japan president sarah casanova is scheduled to appear at a news conference next week. she plans to explain her strategy to win back customer trust. >>> executives at the company behind the hello kitty character sanrio say data on thousands of its shareholders might have been leaked. they are promising to beef up security and prevent a recurrence. the executives apologized after saying the breach may have involved personal information, including addresses and phone numbers. over 6200 people. a separate company that runs online services for sanrio shareholders was holding the data. the executives say they first found out about the leak on tuesday. that's when an e-mail advertising an investment scheme was sent to the address of a shareholder registered only with the service. they found that several

. >>> and mcdonald's workers are getting a raise july 1. ain will boost pay to a dollar above the local minimum wage at the restaurants it owns and operates that's 10% of all of the u.s. locations totaling 90,000 workers. mcdonald's says by the end of next year pay will average more than $10 an hour. think announcement does not apply to workers at the franchise locations. >>> game of thrones fans another way to watch your favorite show if you subscribe to dish's $20 a month internet tv service you can order hbo for an extra $15 a month. shrink tv is dish networks attempt to attract estimated 10 million households who only pay for internet and not for cable and guys before i send it back to you i want to say good morning to the second graders at rachel carson elementary school in gaithersburg i was a guest reader and they couldn't have been cuter and they were super smart. back to you. >> that's a fun activity. oh, by the way for game of thrones fans mike didn't mention, april 12 you'll be there watching. >> we'll see how it goes. >> good mor

. >>> well mcdonald's is boosting pay at its company-owned restaurants starting july 1st which means pay hikes of $1 an hour or more for about 10% of its work force, which is about 90,000 people. they'll also get better benefits but the move leaves out the workers at franchise-owned stores. that's at about 14,000 mcdonald's across the country. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> 4:40 and it is cold outside. we're in the 20s and 30s to start with this morning. but look how nice and clear it is. this is a live look across the delaware from the adventure aquarium. 38 degrees. philadelphia international. the wind has really come down. it's just at three. the wind will be increasing during the day. we'll see bright sunshine a few high clouds move in this afternoon. but before those clouds move in brilliant sunshine. and a quick warm-up, too. something we didn't really see yesterday. we eventually warmed into the 50s. we'll be up to 50 by 10:00 this morning. and the hour-by-hour forecast has us into the 60s this afternoon. look at those arrows lining

mcdonald's in the u.s. the company owns 10% of them representing 90,000 workers. julyg salaries will be more than local minimum wage and workers will get paid time off. restaurants ran by franchises will make their own pay decisions. there have been ongoing demonstrations and lawsuits about the wages. >>> the dow fell 77 points s&p lost eight and nasdaq 20 points lower. allegiant air expects to file suit after the pilots strike. they will comply with the court order. the pilots say allegiant is highly profitable a strike today would have affected some 33,000 passengers. >>> hbo is headed to the internet television service, sling tv. it is the first time hbo offered their content on a live tv service. hbo will be available for the april 12th "game of thrones" premier. they will have to pay $15 a month for an hbo subscription. >>> a self-driving car arrived in new york. the delphi audi will be featured at the new york international auto show. for most of the journey, the car drove itself. it's equipped with a gps, radar and sensors. engineers were on the ride but did not

mcdonald's. >> 90,000 workers get pay raises starting july 1 with wages $1 mandated minimum wage. >> hundreds ofopen with a judge approving the plan to keep 1,700 jobs open saving thousands of johns with sprint setting up shop. >> and now april's fools round up. lego added glasses that help you find missing pieces. planet fitness is trying to sell the work out recliner. >> oreo is giving in releasing an ad for a double crunch they are not doing a double crunch folks. >> wish they were. >> that is america's money. >> a >> tomorrow stanford has the chance to win the n.i.t. for the second time in four years basketball and against the hurricanes tipped off at 7:00 on espn. >> warriors return to the arena tonight against the suchs after a four game road trip on tuesday beating the clippers and the koch said greene has a shin injury and could miss the game. they have the best record for the nba and only eight gains before playoffs and remember we are the home not finals with coverage june 4 right here. they have just been off the chain in the last ten games. >> absolutely. >> fund watching s the mvp a

are expected to see 10% boost in wages starting in july following similar moves by retailers walmart and target and speculation it could drive mcdonald'sod competitor to follow suit. that's your cnbc business report. >>> such a beautiful spring day. i love it when it's cool like this. got low humidity a bit of a blustery winds. weather headlines for the second day of april, mild afternoon with a wildfire danger because of that low humidity and blustery winds, showers and thundershowers likely moving in tomorrow. by 2:00 the mid-60s. by 6:00 p.m. hovering around 70 degrees. a beautiful afternoon and into the evening as well. still remining fairly mild by 10:00 p.m. increasing clouds down into the 60s by then. then the rain arrives. a look at that timing hour-by-hour coming up when i join us next. >> all right, tom. >>> we know a whole lot of you are getting pumped up for nationals opening day. >> yes. >> the team plays the mets at 4:00 p.m. monday afternoon. just a couple of hours ago, mas and the network that carries the team tweeted this video to get ut pumped up for the season this year. unfortunately not all the players will be jump

mcdonald's in the u.s. the company owns 10% of them, representing 90,000 workers. beginning julyng salaries will be a dollar more than the local minimum wage and workers will get paid time off. restaurants ran by franchises will make their own pay decisions. there have been ongoing demonstrations and lawsuits demanding higher pay at mcdonald's. >>> discouraging reports on jobs manufacturing and construction sent stocks on wall street lower. the dough fell 77 points s&p lost eight and nasdaq finished 20 points lower. alee janet air expects to file suit after the pilots strike. the pilots union will comply with the court order. the pilots say allegiant is highly profitable benefits have been rolled back. a strike today would have affected some 33,000 passengers. >>> hbo is headed to the internet television service, sling tv. it is the first time hbo offered their content on a live tv service. sling says hbo will be available for the april 12th "game of thrones" season premier. they will have to pay $15 a month for an hbo subscription. >>> a self-driving car arrived in new york afte

mcdonald's plans to raise starting pay more than 10% for 90,000 workers starts july 1st. starting wages will be at least 1 dollar an hour more than the minimum wage, but here is the catch. the raise only applies to the 1500 mcdonald's own restaurant in the u.s. does not apply to workers at franchise-owned stores which make up about 90% of mcdonald's restaurants. >>> outraged protesters line duke university wednesday as the college tries to find out who hung a noose on campus. duke university says vicious symbol. told a crowd gathered several thousand gathered that their presence was a rejection of the symbol. officials say the noose found about 2:00 in the morning hung from tree outside the student center. north carolina police say they have since removed the noose made of yellow string. >>> a little further south, 11 former atlanta teachers convicted for participating in a nationwide test cheating scandal. the charges include racketeering, conspiring to inflate standardized test scores teachers, administrators principals, inflated student test scores so they could keep ge

. >> woodruff: back in this country, mcdonald's announced its raising base pay for workers at its company-owned restaurants. starting julyw workers earn a dollar more than the local minimum wage. the raise applies to 10% of the 14,000 mcdonald's in the u.s. the rest are run by franchisees, and are not affected by the policy change. >> ifill: there's word that more than 61,000 bridges in the u.s. need repair or rebuilding. a report in "u.s.a. today" cites a new analysis by the american road and transportation builders association. the group says there's been a slight improvement from last year, but it calls for new taxes to support the highway trust fund. the fund has to be renewed by june. >> woodruff: in economic news, car companies in the u.s. posted mixed results for march. hyundai and subaru reported double-digit gains, while sales at gm and ford slipped. stocks also sank again today, mostly on discouraging economic news. the dow jones industrial average dropped 78 points to close below 17,700. the nasdaq fell 20 points and the s&p 500 was down eight. >> ifill: and two deaths of note tonight. misao okawa passed away

since secretary mcdonald was confirmed last july, he and other va leaders have made it their practice to meet with whistleblowers as they travel across the va system and to engage with those who have raised their hands and their voices to identify problems and propose solutions. they do that both to acknowledge the critical role whistleblowers play in improving va programs and to model to supervisors throughout the va the engaged, open, and accepting behavior they expect them to exhibit when subordinates step forward to express concerns. the department deeply appreciates the assistance of this committee and other congressional offices in supporting whistleblowers and identifying problems va needs to address. last month i had the opportunity to appear before the subcommittee to provide the department's views on several pending bills including two related to whistleblowers. at that time i acknowledged and i reiterate today that the department still has work to do to ensure that all whistleblower disclosures receive prompt and effective protection and all whistleblowers protected from re

so i'm going to tell that you mcdonald's announced that they are going to increase their minimum wage $1 above any local minimum wage beginning july that 90,000 people are going to get a pay hike by 2016. the average pay for a mcdonald's worker will be about ten bucks, above the federal minimum wage by 7.25. mcdonald's, target, walmart again ikea all increasing minimum wage in this country. i think this is wonderful. >> i think great. these teenagers supporting their family of four on that first rung job going to appreciate it. all those electronic devices you put your order into now, huge demand in china. i love mcdonald's though. >> how can you not love mcdonald's. the best diet coke? they have the best formula for the diet coke. >> diet coke is different depending on where you go. >> absolutely. >> you learn something new every day. >> that is anti-learning. >> no. >> pie asocialing that thought, you learned less. >> i lost another one? >> quick self-promotion on my part i'm on tonight with -- gonna do that first. my new column up on operate bart.com confessions of a self-conscious conservative. it is kind of interesting. i sug

since secretary mcdonald was confirmed last july, he and other va leaders have made it their practiceto meet with whistleblowers as they travel across the va system and to engage with those who have raised their hands and their voices to identify problems and propose solutions. they do that both to acknowledge the critical role whistleblowers play in improving va programs and to model to supervisors throughout the va the engaged, open, and accepting behavior they expect them to exhibit when subordinates step forward to express concerns. the department deeply appreciates the assistance of this committee and other congressional offices in supporting whistleblowers and identifying problems va needs to address. last month i had the opportunity to appear before the subcommittee to provide the department's views on several pending bills including two related to whistle ploeers. at that time i acknowledged and i reiterate today that the department still has work to do to ensure that all whistleblower disclosures receive prompt and effective protection and all whistleblowers aprotected from r

. >>> mcdonald's giving its workers a big break today. starting julyhe 1500 eateries the company owns and operates will be paid at least $1 more than the minimum wage. employees with at least a year on the job will get up to 5 days of paid leave a year. the move is partly in response to raises handed down by other companies as the economy improves. >>> time now is 6:39. a bay area cab driver is viciously attacked by a passenger. what may have caused the sudden assault. >> a big announcement from bart. the plan to prevent major around here, we're all about fast. that's why xfinity is perfect for me. with millions of wifi hotspots all over the place including one right here at the shop now we can stream all things fast and furious. you've done it again, carlos! with the fastest in-home wifi and millions of hotspots xfinity is perfect for people who love fast. don't miss furious 7 in theaters april 3rd. >>> time for a look at what's coming up later on "cbs this morning." charlie rose joins us live in new york with more on the big show. hey, charlie, good

july 1st effects 90,000 workers. they will get paid time off. mcdonald'ss been facing protests over pay and labor practices at many of its restaurants. >>> happening today a bankruptcy court why will once again consider the sale of former revel casino in atlantic city toy a florida developer. the owner wants to sell the casino to glenn straub for 88 million-dollar. a why decline that sale last month. revel main lender wants the judge to approve the sale saying that new bidders are not serious. >>> a possible economy boost to struggling atlantic city. philadelphia developer bart blatstein unveiled his vision for transforming the half empty peer shops at caesars into what is being called the play ground. it will feature new shops, restaurants, bowling alley and 14 music venues perfect for live entertainment. >> the pier is a symbol of how far atlantic city is going to become. >> first phase of the the playground is expect to be ready by the fourth of july very nice. >>> right now 6:37. we have good news for consumers with shaky credit. fair isaac, creator of

july and will also offer paid vacation. the move does not cover employees at franchises which make up nearly 90% of mcdonald's u.s.taurants >>> the minimum wage went up to $11 an hour in seattle today and it will keep rising over the next several years until it reaches $15. >>reporter: restaurant owner john pratt's price of doing business is going up. we met him last year when the seattle city council was still debating raising the minimum wage. >> when i start hearing things like it's a done deal i'm shocked. did seattle really think about this? >>reporter: pratt was worried about the impact on the bottom line for both his restaurant and his employees. >> whatever people's perception of wealthy business owners i'm not that guy. >>reporter: that guy has changed his tune. >> you know last year at this time totally freaked out. >>reporter: he's less worried now because of the way the pay hikes will be phased in gradually. half of his workers will now make $10 an hour base pay. that's the new low end for employees who also make tips or get health benefits. across the city most minimum wage workers go to $11 an hour r

. >> reporter: mcdonalds will begin paying employees a more than the minimum wage. it takes place july1. and applies to company owned location. next year the company expect said them to earn more than $10 an hour. and they will offer vacation benefits and expanding tuition program which helps employees finish high school and pay for college. >>> a strange case at university here in the bay area. how a medstudent is accused of trying to poison classmates. another small step forward for a new stadium project in oakland but there are still big hurdles ahead. >> cooler today and gusty winds. a pattern change with warmer temperatures and rain showers could green up the hills. we will have the forecast after the break. at subway, a great meal starts with a great sandwich on the new "simple 6 menu." with six of our best six-inch subs, like the tender turkey breast plus any bag of chips and a 21-ounce drink for just $6 every day. >>> a grad student is charged with trying to poison several lab mates at the school of medicine. stanford reports the student admitted to putting formailedide in -- m

. >>> mcdonald's is raising pay for some 90,000 of its american employees. starting in july, the workers will get at least $1 more than the local minimum wage. that comes to an average of $9.90 per hour but by the end of next year that will raise to $10 per hour. the move only affects workers run by mcdonald's themselves. more than 750,000 workers mcdonald's franchises will not be affected. the minimum wage in seattle goes up today. it's set to gradually peak at $15 an hour nearly double the current federal minimum wage. allen schauffler has that story. >> reporter: restaurant owner john pratt's price of doing business is going up. we met him last year when the seattle city council was still debating raising the minimum wage. >> when i keep hearing, it's a done deal, i am shocked did seattle really think about this? >> platt was worried about the bottom line on both his restaurant and his employees. >> whatever people's perception of wealthy business owners, i'm not that guy. >> reporter: that guy has changed his tune. >> last year at this time totally freaked out. >> he's l

mcdonald's says. it is increasing the pay for workers at its company- owned u.s. restaurants. starting in july the company says, wages will be a dollar more. than the local minimum wage and workers will get paid time off. >> pam: by the end of 2016, the average hourly wage for mcdonald's workers at company owned stores. will be more than $10 an hour. the company owns about 10- percent of its more than fourteen- hundred u.s. restaurants. >> pam: the rest are run by franchisees. >> pam: he is the world famous creator of the bikram yoga method -- but his success story is now being threatened. >> pam: details of the sex assault allegations.and his reaction to them. ahead at 5:45. >> pam: plus. a man claiming to be a detective with the n-y-p-d. goes off on a road ragenext. the confrontation. and why there are doubts about the man's claim that he's actually a detective. >> pam: on wall street. stocks continued this week's downward slide. >> pam: the dow fell 78 points. >> pam: the nasdaq dropped 20. >> pam: and the s and p lost eight. (vo) at jennie-o, we heard of a place in iowa where every thursda

july 1st and then up to more than 10 bucks by the end of 2016. that's for the company stores, which is about 10% of u.s. mcdonald's.pany says the change will impact about 90,000 employees, a lot of people at 1500 of those stores. mcdonald's also offering paid time off to crewmembers at those stores who have been with the company for at least a year and educational assistance for employees at both company-owned and franchises. the ceo says it's part of an effort to transform the struggling franchise into quote, a modern progressive burger company that can retain its workers. >> you can attract and retain the talent, motivate the teams in the restaurants, typically we will see better levels of customer service and that will help us in this competitive environment we're in. >> the change also says something about the politics and how the grassroots fight of the leadership of president obama of course advocated these kind of changes shows that fight is paying off. the president cited the fast food worker movement specifically in a speech on labor day last year. >> all across the country right now, there's a national mo

mcdonald's is raising its minimum wage at its company owned locations and will start offering vacation benefits. 90,000 employees are expected to see a boost in july and the increase follows similar trends from walmart and target. shares of go daddy soaring. the web posting shows up to the valuulation expended to $4 billion. the company generated net losses from 2014. honda debuting a new long on a well known car. the civic concept car yesterday was unveiled. it has a big rear spoiler. it is the second best selling car in the u.s. over to you. >> i used to have one of those back in the day. didn't look anything like the new one. pretty cool. >>> now to sports. tennis star serena williams the tennis star won. she advanced to the semi finals. after the win she was given this cake. congratulations to her. this one on the ice. scoring the 300th goal of an nhl career but the pens lost. rocket star james harden strengthens his case for this year's mvp. he scores 51 points. they won over the kings. check out this shiner. it looks pretty nasty. she accidentally got elbowed by his own teammate during pregame warmups. he scored 19 against the pacers as the

mcdonald's announced its raising the hourly pay for 90,000 u.s. workers. the company says it will boost salaries by 10% start on the ground julyployees had asked for 15% increase. the pay rise only applies to staff at 1500 company owned restaurants and not employees working at franchises. >>> in bolivia spanish is promoted as the dominance of many official languages, in spied of that 10,000 people still peek inning doubling justice languages for the first time in its history bolivia is trying to promote those traditions. a report on how the policies are working in classrooms and beyond. >> reporter: a very basic conversation. but until recently spanish and perhaps english or french were the only languages taught in bolivian schools. this despite more than half of the 10 million population belonging to indigenous populations speaking two other languages. >> the idea is not to create an idea but fine-tune and consolidate the identity that we have. low biff vinnies have various characters, one of which is our identity. >> reporter: that search to reinforce the identity by he can arerecognizing the inning doubling toss heritage. b

july. and the increase follows similar moves by retailers walmart and target. there is speculation it could drive mcdonald's fast food service competitors to follow suit as well. president obama intensifying the fight against cyber attacks. he is targeting those who threaten the nation's foreign policy national security or economic stability. an executive order, president obama declared cyber attacks as a national emergency. over to you. >> landon dowdy, thank you. >>> just out this morning, it seems it's not just people who like junk food. ants do, as well. ants found on the streets have a taste for the crumbs leave behind and according to a resemgerresemg er ernlger, it means ants can survive in areas where the natural diet is not available. it's thealso a good reason to make sure your house free of crumbs. i know what you're thinking. >> did i pay for this study? >> i know there are researchers who are figuring out that there are ants like our crumbs. >> i'm sure there is a bigger reason for it. all right. moving along. >>> breaking news we're watching for you. a situation developing right now as it play

mcdonald's will raise pay and offer paid holiday time. the changes take effect on july 1. they apply to 90,000 workers. by the end of 2016, average pay will be over $10 an hour. it will not affect the 90%+ of restaurants run by franchisees. pfizer has faced delays in getting products approved in china. this is seen as the latest sign uncertain the faced by foreign drug companies in china. president obama has signed an executive order that allows the use of economic sanctions against perpetrators of cyberattacks and online corporate espionage. the u.s. government is using the threat of sanctions to help prevent data theft after breaches and u.s. companies such as target and sony. you can find more on the story and more on bloomberg.com. mark: join the conversation on twitter. let us know what you think of the show. caroline, how many easter eggs are you going to consume? caroline: hundreds mark. i cannot tell you. i only have three or four on my desk. mark: there were some consumed in my house. i did not partake. i just watched. caroline: as the ecb extends emergency fundin

francine: mcdonald's will raise pay for some employees and offer paid holiday time as it pushes to get an edge on rivals. the changes take effect on julyl affect about 90,000 workers. by the end of 2016, average pay will be over $10 an hour. the move will not affect the 90% of restaurants that are franchises. guy: the company which announced a merger with fines last month is said to have illegally influenced wheat futures prices by holding contracts it did not intend to fulfill. francine: per rally is on course to be taken over by china in a deal that could bolster credit in the industrial market. guy: should the chinese deal go through pirelli would take a slice of the largest auto market while continuing to focus on high-end tires. erik johnson has this report. erik: it is a deal that could save pirelli from a puncture in the future. the tire maker is on the cusp of a deal that the chairman hopes will keep it on course long after he's done. he says the company is his life and after marrying into the family, he invested his own fortune in it. no wonder it is personal. >> provide a safe future. erik: of future he is referring to is chu

. >> some big wage hikes coming to mcdonald's hiking wages for about 90,000 of its workers. starting july. the fast food chain will begin paying employees at its u.s.-owned restaurants $1 over the local minimum wage that will lift the average hourly rate from 9.01 to 9.90. hikes do not apply to works at 90% of restaurants operated by franchisees. what steve easterbrook said on cbs this morning about the reasons behind the pay raise. >> ultimately to drive the turnaround we want to deliver better customer service day in day out in our restaurants, motivate teams, you can retrain the talent motivated teams in restaurants typically we'll see better levels of customer service and that will help us in the competitive environment we're in. >> big full page ad in the washington and "usa today" acknowledges that a lot of people do not believe this is going to be enough. we will see. i also -- personal time off, a crew member who worked for them for one year for any reason. >> i think there will be people who make a lot of money who will sniff at this. i say no these are positive for the u.s. econ