president obama set to sign an executive order raising the minimum wage for federal contract workers even as the senate now voting on increasing the debt ceiling. >>> and slipping and sliding in the south, another winter storm blowing in from texas to the carolinas. and the verdict is in in the trial of former new orleans mayor ray nagin. >> we're following breaking news at this hour. former new orleans mayor ray nagin soon may be heading to jail guilty. nagining corruption charges including accepting $500,000 worth of bribes. al jazeera has been following the story from new orleans. ben, what did the jury say? >> reporter: well, del, as you might know he was charged with 21 counts of different types of corruption including bribery and kickback schemes. the jury found him guilty on 20 of those 21 counts. count number 7 involved a bribery charge with a family business and investment that was to pay off the mayor for city contract. but the jury came in moments ago and deliberated for 6.5 hours. three on monday and three and a half today. this is day 11 of this trial. as we talked befor

president obama signed an executive order raising the minu minimum wage for a sliver of the federal workers. >> federal contractors to pay a fair wage of $10.10 an hour. >> important for the food service and janitors for federal contractors, but largely symb symbol symbolic. >>> home depot announced hiring 80,000 workers for spring, but the typical u.s. retail worker makes $10 an hour. amazon is hiring 12,000 warehouse workers to sort and pack and ship. amazon says these jobs have benefits that pay 30% more than retail jobs. that is about $13 an hour. far less than the middle class jobs we lost in the recession. look, i will never knock a company for creating a job, but these are not jobs you can raise a family on. two of the fastest growing occupations are personal care aides and home health aides. median pay of $20,000 a year with no benefits. how do we fix it? our leaders are fighting over the minimum wage, but that doesn't address the problem. millie silva is the head of the seiu. andrew macafee is the co- author of the incredible new book, "the second machine." millie, you organize health care wor

the increase would be the second year in a row that federal workers see a 1% hike -- that after three years of pay freezes. union reps for federal workers called the raise: "pitiful." president obama isn't alone in making news about budget decisions -- the republicans are also circulating their own ideas about the upcoming budget. in the plan being unveiled today, the g-o-p says it wants to lower the top tax income rate on the rich from 39.6% to 25%. they would also impose a new surtax on some wealthy taxpayers but not one that applys to capital gains or dividends. the plan needs democratic support to become law. the nation's biggest bank is eliminating 8,000 jobs. jp morgan chase says the cuts will be in the consumer and community units, and blames the lay-offs on a drop in demand for refinancings. the overall employee base of the bank will reportedly only drop by about 5,000 because the bank is adding positions in other areas. jp morgan chase has more than a quarter of million employees. the latest read on the housing market-- shows home prices are cooling off slightly.. the s&p cas

wide ranging two thousand and eleven report by the international textile garment and leather workers federationwe know the conditions of many of these laborers are in fact a worsening the study focused on eighty three different factories in the philippines indonesia and sri lanka that manufacture. clothes for every brand under the sun from ralph lauren to banana republic aside from being paid near slieve wages the treatment of these employees goes far beyond compensation many workers are put on temporary contracts so that they have no power to unionize or fight back against unfair labor practices such as forced overtime and harsh punishment for mistakes and complaints in another factory forty workers were locked in an unventilated room with no bathrooms for three hours for refusing to work overtime and unfortunately few improvements have been made in the two and a half years since that study in fact with this race to the bottom mentality bangladesh has become the epicenter of the garment industry last year the institute for global labor and human rights secretly met with employees at two factor

>>> in washington president obama says he will make it official, a minimum wage hike for federal contract workers a couple of hours the president set to sign the executive order raising their minim minimum pay to $10.10 an hour. about 250,000 federal workers would be effected. >>> republicans wanted to tie the debt ceiling bill to m met -- military pensions. >>> a new study on mammograms could be a game changer. we'll talk to the lead author. >> translator: every time the phone rings, my heart sinks. >> plus this heart-breaking story, while thousands maintain their loved ones aren't getting the care they need behind bars. . >>> welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. for years people have been buying cars, art, even houses online. now it seems you can bid on a doctor for health coverage if you want. >> reporter: zach foster will be the first person to admit that he doesn't go to the doctor very often, but when he wasn't feeling well a few months ago, he said a new website made finding affordable health care and a new doctor too easy to resist. >> it allowed me to determine how much i

who work for federal contractors. workers who work for federal contractors are making really, really low pay. and we've got 50 members of the house, 15 members of the senate to send a letter to the president cannot through executive order asking the president about it personally committed finletter's about it personally amassed this stuff about it. other members of the caucus did. other members of the caucus when all over this country marching with striking low-wage workers of walmart, fast-food restaurants. guess what, at the last of the union the president announced the issuance of this executive order. so, to me that is what i'm proud of. i am proud to be a part of stuff like that. i don't -- i'm not really ambitious for titles. ambitious for achievements some that are going to put him the average working person whether there from mexico or somalia or whether ten generations america that they can look forward to retirement, you know, with error looking forward to their child getting a good education, looking forward to hav

even the minimum wage increase he's proposing for federal workers is only going to touch a fraction of people. most already make above that level because of other laws in federal government hiring. it's not going to do anything for the rest of the population. job training. that's something the republicans have already put on the table in congress. democrats have rejected. some of these other initiatives really are small ball. notice immigration reform. he said very little, because he knows the republicans are already working on that. that truly, as eleanor said, would probably be his biggest victory if anything like that is accomplished this year. otherwise, i think you are right at the beginning. i think this is a president who has been diminished in his fifth year in office. >>> presidents go to the grassroots without having problems with congress. they rally public opinion. and they get their way that way. this seems to have failed rather miserably with president obama. >> well, if you look at the independents, okay, his support used to be 52% independents. it's now down in the low

. >>> and the federal workers will be getting another race. the white house announced this afternoon that the president will propose a 1% raise for the federal workers in 2014. they have gone three years without a pay raise. >>> and a sad event outside of nottingham elementary school. the woman identified as jennifer lawson has died. chris gor sdon live in arlington about where the police investigation stands at this point. chris? >> well, good evening. arlington police are asking anyone with information about the fatal crash to give them a call. we have two witnesses that we are aware of, and the truck driver is cooperating with the investigators, as apparent from the student from the elementary school, but so far, no charges filed in the investigation. >> reporter: the nottingham elementary school community has suffer suffered a tragic loss. arlington police confirm that 29-year-old jennifer lawson died of the injuries from the crash. she was struck while standing beside the minivan parked on little falls road in front of nottingham elementar

the president set to sign an executive order boosting the minimum wage for federal contract workers. as we said, it just applies to federal contractors working on new contracts. you can watch the entire event at the east room streaming live on fox news.com. thanks to my guests. sorry to interrupt with that. while securing our border, a key issue in the battle for immigration reform and now controversy over how border patrol agents should be handling dangerous situations. how much force is too much? we're live with that story. plus, valentine's day. uh-oh. just two days away. some dating advice from one conservative political analyst. why she says you shouldn't cross party lines for love. our female power panel set to weigh in on that. plus, we want to hear from you, of course. could you date or marry someone who doesn't agree with you politically? tweet me at gretchen carlson. you can use the #the real story. we'll read your comments at the end of the show. >>> investigators trying to figure out a horrible and deadly crash that happened in new york city. a box truck, police say they b

the fact there are 1.3 million workers who could bely join the class, that means the federal government is facing a big fund to pay these workers. you will see some kind of a settlement if anything. this law has never been applied in this kind of a case. so it will be interesting to see if it is successful. melissa: it is my understanding, i'm not a lawyer, it was a law desired to protect exploited workers to have somebody work and work for you with the idea you would pay them at some point and not pay them. that is the technical reading. only 2,000 people signed up so far which is a huge number but 1.3 million workers were affected. ostensibly this could be enormous bill paid by me and you and all taxpayers out there, right? >> you can expect a lot more workers to sign on. they are trying to get a class-action suit and send forms to 1.3 million workers and all they feel out a two-page form with little or no cost to join this. there is no reason on their end not to join it. you will see the numbers swell fairly quickly. melissa: what is your prediction on this? will there be a settlemen

making the minimum, the president gives federal workers a raise. millions of others are still living under the poverty level. and the end of an era. new york yankees shortstop derrick jeter says this season will be his last. well tonight, historic winter weather gripping the eastern half of the us. 100 million people, from the gulf coast to the new england states are at risk. crippling ice has knocked out power for hundreds of thousands. in atlanta roads were closed and most people stayed home. streets virtually empty. a different story in north carolina, roads were backed up around raleigh and charlotte. we have reporters along this storm path, erica, obviously many drivers spent hours on the roads, right? >> they sure did. it's been slowing and sleeting all afternoon in charlotte. the real issue is ice. those roads were slick out there. cars were stuck along our major highways earlier this afternoon. fortunately that's been cleared now there's cars stuck along the rah-rah leraleigh highways. that ice could settle on there and bring those power li

of workers who work for federal contractors. workers who work for federal contractors are making really low pay and we got 50 members of the house, 15 members to send a letter to the president for a pay increase through executive order. i asked the president personally and i gave them letters personally. i asked the staff about it that and other members of the caucus did too. other members of the caucus went through the country striking with low-wage workers at walmart and fast food restaurants and at the last state of the union the president announced the issuance of this executive order. to me that is what i am proud of i am proud to be part of stuff like that. i'm not really ambitious for titles. i am ambitious for achievements that are going to put the average working person whether from mexico or somalia or from 10 generations in america that they can look forward to a retirement where they are not look at eating dog food as an older person and look forward to their child getting good education and a good decent home to live

while it will boost the paychecks of federal workers next year, the president wants to lead by example. he's looking at you, people in congress. >> raising the minimum wage is good for business and it's good for workers and it's good for the economy. a majority of americans, not just democrats, not just independents, but republicans too support raising the minimum wage. it's the right thing to do. so, that's something congress should keep in mind this year. >> something congress should keep in mind, that's after shaking off the scramble this afternoon as republicans struggled to gather five votes to break a ted cruz threatened filibuster of legislation to raise the debt ceiling. mcconnell was forced to walk the plank and vote aye. everybody in washington take a deep breath. joining me now is casey hunt. it was a nail-biter. we did not know if this thing was going to pass just an hour ago. what transpired there on the hill? >> it was a nail-bight ter. it's a retire thing to see. initially, there were only three republicans who had voted yes. the first one who voted yes was mike jones fr

. >>> plus, what president obama is saying about a possible pay raise for federal workers. >>> and take a look outside right now. snow has covered the grassy areas. coming up, when we >>> i'm aaron gilchrist at the live 4 news desk. we're keeping an eye on a court case in michigan, a lesbian couple challenging the state law passed in 2004 and another as it relates to adopting children. the couple did speak to the media right before they went into the courthouse for this hearing. take a listen to what they say. >> we want to be recognized like everybody else. nothing says family like the marriage license that says that we are legally a family. that's what we're hoping for. and we think we're going to get. >> and originally they sued the state because of their law on adopting children and adopting each other's children in this case and added on their challenge to the gay marriage ban. as you can see, there were peaceful protests and counter protests happening outside the courthouse this morning. the federal judge is hearing the case and could make a decision whether the gay marriage ban i

liftweek i took actions to more workers' wagers by requiring federal contractors to pay their employees it wage of at least $10.10 an hour. these are workers who serve our troops' meals, washing their dishes, care for our veterans. americans that work hard and will get a raise as these contracts,. this will be good for contractors, taxpayers, and america's bottom line. we know why this is important. our economy has grown for four years. businesses have greeted a .5 million new jobs. while those at the top are doing better than never, average wages have barely budge. working americans are harder than ever to get by, let alone get ahead. that has been true since before the recession. that is why we have to build an economy that works for everyone. we have to restore opportunity for all. the notion that no matter who you are or how you started out, with hard work and responsibility you can get ahead in america. the opportunity agenda i laid out is built on more new jobs that pay good wages, better training for people to fill those jobs, a smarter education for our kids, and making sure tha

the president has done his part for $10.10 an hour for federal workers.the discharge petition coming up in the house. how real is this? can this happen? can we move every worker in america to $10.10 an hour? >> i think we can do it, ed. we on the democratic side are going to do everything in our power and try to urge that 20-something republicans to join us. this is what the american people want. keep in mind, ed, about two-thirds of the american public saying that we want the minimum wage raised because they realize that their neighbor, their friends, the people that served them in restaurants and helped them throughout their day in various jobs need it. so the president started the jobs. many of us had usualed him to to that over a year ago. he's done it. with regard to people working for federal contractors, now we have to simply finish the job. i think it can be done. >> i hope so. discharge petition means that if you get enough signatures it will come to the floor for a vote and no one can obstruct it. >> that's right. >> the question is do you think

this particular order only benefits a minority of american workers, to what degree does it set the stage for congress to be able to raise the federal minimum wage for all workers? >> well, the president hopes it sets the stage but there's no guarantee at all of that. remember, it's a very tiny number of people affected, just a few hundred thousand people. the president is hoping for two effects. one, that companies who are federal contractors will then be influenced if they have to pay minimum wage or this higher minimum wage on their federal contract, they will pay it for their other workers so there will be a response within the corporate community and secondly, he's hoping because this is very popular, if you look at polling, significant majority of americans favor this, that he can put some pressure on republicans to give on this, just as the house gave to him on the debt limit yesterday, trying to avoid a political problem. republicans want to run on obamacare. he's hoping they will decide not to make a stand on minimum wage but there's no guarantee of that. in fact, the smart money would be that this will not happen this year

as for is obama's executive order for ten dollars and ten cents for future contract workers for federal. contract companies i would say that any step forward is a welcome development however ten dollars and ten cents is not. to get out of poverty as i've said before and also for those who say that any increase in minimum wage is going to shut down small businesses i really have to be bold and audacious in reminding people that in reality capitalism is not a system that favors small businesses small business businesses as somebody else has said like squirrels done thing in the middle of elephants the and you know corporations big corporations they dominate the economic landscape not small businesses so if people genuinely want to support small businesses they have to recognize that the interests of small businesses and working people often go hand in hand and their boat getting beaten down by the recession and increasing the minimum wage will actually be a step forward for small businesses and i would go even further i would say that the minimum wage legislation that we put forth in seat

the president uses pen and paper to raise the minimum wage for federal workers. an inkress push to raise for all workers. and a woman wrote she couldn't date liberals. could you date or marry someone you don't agree with it >> and small business owner said the firm they hired to pay their taxes ripped them off. they owe double money. all on the top of the hour. >> we have new video. a fight between a bus driver. >> the driver fought back. the bus kept rolling and the driver was fired for leaving the wheel and now the unon is trying to help him get his job back. this is from fox in milwaukee. >> i know it is you. >> scotty wells greets a 17-year-old who steps on the bus after school on january 17th. >> no, when you got off of the bus the last time. >> the police report wells claimed that he asked for the teen's information after having problems with him on previous rides which included vulgar language. the tone sat down and the teen got up as wells speaks. >> when that border that bus pass is no longer any good. >> the video shoes the teen punching wells twice and

caucus demanded over a year ago that the president issued an executive order raising the pay of federal workers who worked for federal contractors. those that worked with federal contractors that were making low pay. and we got members of the house and senate to send a letter to the president demanding this increase through executive orders and we gave them letters him letters about it personally and asked the staff about it and other members that went all over this country with the low-wage workers at fast food restaurants. and if that's the last thing that the president announced for the issue of this executive order and that is when i am proud of. i am proud to be a part of stuff like that and i'm not really ambitious for titles but for achievement that will put the average working person whether from mexico or somalia or 10 generations in america, that they can look forward to a retirement if they are not looking at getting dull food or their child getting a good education and having a good and decent homes live in. to have decent water to drink and to look forward to this as well. so that

. >> they should've taken a teacher workday off because federal workers got the day off. county, toary's the relief of some parents. >> we get back so i think it is good to get into a regular routine. >> japan is dealing with the records no now. more than three feet in some parts. they had fog at the olympic games in sochi and there's widespread flooding in the u.k. >> thank you. i guess we should not complain. >> we will be in the 50's and mid 60's near the end of the week. we just have tonight to get through. we will give you a time lapse from our camera at congressional country club. the temperature is reaching below 30's, no melting shown there. skies are starting to see some clouds. the temperatures will drop into the 20's. some 20's north and west of the city. reagan national is 30 degrees or so. those numbers will drop some during the overnight as well. another below average day temperature wise but we will see improvements starting tomorrow. we will have temperatures was to average for a high. let's talk about what is happening out west. this upper level disturban

while the defense department is proposing cuts, president obama is calling for a 1% pay raise for federal workersrs of the military. the increase is in his 2015 federal budget which will be released next week. >>> a battle is becausing over whether to expand -- battling over whether to command medicaid. the virginia chamber of commerce says it would be good for the commonwealth's economy but the senate isn't looking at the plan's long-term consequences. >>> the state health exchange ar

workers. they said the order effect as tiny percentage of federal contract workers. at 5:00 p.m. a run on organic eggs. empty shelves is what some shoppers are finding. it is not just in the bay area. it is nationwide. ktvu's ann rubin went to find out what is behind the shorten and what is being done about it -- the shortage and what is being done about it. >> two weeks, 10 days we were not getting eggs. >> reporter: stores like this in oakland had problems in january. bigger chains still have signs up, referencing a national shortage that is caused by an increase in demand. >> different sizes and colors. >> reporter: farmers are now increasing production. at red hill farms they are qua dropping in size. >> we can't keep up. >> reporter: they say several factors contradicting. feed prices -- are contributing to the prices. feed prices. for red hill which has only pasture raised chickens the privary driver is demand. -- primary driver is demand. in this case consumers are calling the shots. >> good problem to have. it is neat when they do e-mail you or call you say y

federal minimum wage. they happen to join me here at the white house. like most workersn their situation and some of them look like teenagers, but they are young looking. they are not taking on the first job. they are adults. average age is 35 years old. the majority of lower wage jobs are held by women. many of them have children they are supporting. these are americans that work full time to support a family and if the minimum wage kept pace with productivity, they would be getting paid well over 10 $ an hour. instead the minimum wage is $7.25. when congress refuses to raise it, it loses value because there is inflation and everything else costs a little bit more even though inflation has been low and costing more each year. that means each dollar is not going as far and they have a little bit less. over the past year, the failure of congress to act was the equivalent of a $200 pay cut for these folks for a typical minimum wageworker. that's a month worth of groceries or two months of electricity. it makes a big difference for a lot of families. the good news is that i

president obama is expected to propose a 1% pay hike next year for federal workers. esident is scheduled to include the pay raise in his budget proposal next week. the federal government civilian workers got a 1% raise in january after 3 years of pay freezes. the white house says even a modest increase will help keep the best and brightest in public service. >>> in the midst of the drought, the south bay neighborhood watched as up to 1 million gallons of water was flushed into a dry creek today, most of it going to waste. only on 2, ktvu's robert honda reports, santa clara officials say their options dried up. >> reporter: water gushing into saratoga creek in santa clara is an unexpected sight during the drought. especially after the santa clara water district decided it would no longer release water into creeks and streams. so after seeing water being pumped into the dry creek for hours, some people contacted ktvu to ask why so much water was suddenly being released. we came out, saw the same thing, and heard those same concerns. >> that side of the creek is complete

and say there's no more we can do we can do things like raise the minimum wage, not just for workers, for federal contractors, but for all americans. we can guarantee equal pay for equal work. we can renew emergency unemployment insurance for 1.7 million americans and we can finally fix a badly broken immigration system. we know on the him gration -- immigration reform front that we have the votes to pass that bill and we believe we have the votes today to pass all those initiatives we just negligenced. that's why we think this should be a year of work, a year of action. that's why we're here, assembled in maryland to talk about how we as democrats will work with the president for this year of action on behalf of the american public. with that, let me turn to the leader, nancy pelosi. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman, to you and mr. crowley, thank you for providing the auspices for which we can come together to work for an economy that works for all americans. we heard from some experts on -- some economists today, we are in a lively exchange of ideas. and one of the ideas that emerges in all

while the defense department is proposing cuts, president obama is calling for a 1% pay raise for federal workers and members of the military. the increase is in his 2015 federal budget which will be released next week. >>> a battle is becausing over whether to expand -- battling over whether to command medicaid. the virginia chamber of commerce says it would be good for the commonwealth's economy but the senate isn't looking at the plan's long-term consequences. >>> the state health exchange in maryland has been a technical mess since it was launched in october. so now maryland state officials are cutting ties with the compthany at built the website. the new firm that will manage it is called omtum qssi. >>> virginia's attorney general has filed a notice of appeal in virginia's same-sex marriage case. it's a procedural move by mark herring who is trying to expedite the case through the appellate court. earlier this month the judge ruled the ban on gay marriage unconstitutional. in 2006, virginia voters approved a constitutional amendment defending marriage as between one man and one woman. >>> i

some federal workers are getting a raise. president obama issued an executive order yesterday, to raise the minimum wage for federal contractors to 10.10 an hour, up from the current 7.25.the changes start in january, 2015. the president then urged congress to raise wages across the nation. "we gotta make sure that the economy rewards hard work for every american. making hard work pay off, with economic security and decent wages, benefits, iis what we're about here today." the president says higher wages are good for workers and the economy. critics say it will cost jobs, because it will force employers to cut staff. the increasing problem of long- term unemployment, particularly among workers over 50 is contributing to a rise in depression. "it impairs your ability to seek work and it's a continuing downward spiral. the good news we can treat it and get them back in the game." among those depressed but still at work, it's estimated that the disorder costs american business 80-billion dollars in lost productivity. also out of

federal level. remember employers who are currently paying their workers above the minimum wage do not bid on federaltracts. liz: you lose the living wage freeze, at $21,000 a year is not a living wage? this doesn't get you to where you can support a family anyway. >> in minimum-wage is not a living wage. they are two concepts. it is the wage floor and the wage floor is a critically important in an economy where workers don't have equal power with employers. it is not a livable wage. that is something altogether different as many communities no. liz: how do you respond to that. >> executive order is largely symbolic because the government tends to overpay for services, they don't have a lot of people making that wage now and so as far as taxpayers i'm not sure this is a huge hit to the extent that it does -- liz: it bombs of everybody on the wrong and everybody out there got a pay raise that works as a contract worker. >> assuming they are below 10-10 now but to the extent budgets are finite and we see this in private markets, you are denied again opportunity to some persons that wants to start at en

president obama is expected to propose a 1% pay hike next year for federal workers. is scheduled to include the pay raise in his budget proposal next week. the federal government civilian workers got a 1% raise in january after 3 years of pay freezes. the white house says even a modest increase will help keep the best and brightest in public service. >>> in the midst of the drought, the south bay neighborhood watched as up to 1 million gallons of water was flushed into a dry creek today, most of it going to waste. only on 2, ktvu's robert honda reports, santa clara officials say their options dried up. >> reporter: water gushing into saratoga creek in santa clara is an unexpected sight during the drought. especially after the santa clara water district decided it would no longer release water into creeks and streams. so after seeing water being pumped into the dry creek for hours, some people contacted ktvu to ask why so much water was suddenly being released. we came out, saw the same thing, and heard those same concerns. >> that side of the creek is completely dry,

making the minimum, the president gives federal workers a raise.lions of others are still living under the poverty level. and the end of an era

not today because federal workers were told to stay home. >> good exercise. >> reporter: after making snow angels, marked put on his snowshoes for the first time. >> surprising having it this late in the year. i love snow. it's nice to have it here in d.c. >> reporter: the federal government shut down all congressional hearings were postponed, even the white house canceled the daily briefing. district officials say they were prepared for the storm although they towed dozens of cars in order for plows to clear roadways. an hour ago, metro said it would slowly bring buses back on the road. northerly the national mall is full of tourists. today we were only able to found a few locals out and about. we tracked down a few runners. they stuck to the roads. >> there's curbs you can't see. there's ice you can't see. you have to step carefully. >> reporter: hundreds of flights have been canceled on area airports. in the past hour, one runway has reopened at dullus. reporting live in washington, jacqueline fell, ktvu channel 2 news. >> all right. good luck out there. as she just mentioned, the

. >> yesterday, for example, i had a chance to be with a group of minimum wage workers for federal contractors. and to see what it would mean to them for us to have a federal minimum wage of $10.10 and how much relief that would give them and how committed they were to the american dream and getting ahead and just hoping that somebody was standing up for them, it reminded me of why i'm a democrat. >> joining me now is the washington bureau chief at "the huffington post" and father of twins as of this saturday. congratulations. robert, i know you didn't just have twins, but i'm going start with you. >> give ryan a chance to catch his breath and relax a little bit there. >> he needs five minutes. he's five minutes behind us temporally. we've been talking a lot about the danger the democrats face in terms of the balance of power in the senate. if you talk about national unity of a party that contrasts between the republican retreat and the democratic retreat is incredibly pronounced. we talk about generational waves. in terms of national policy, it is a democratic moment right now. >> well, i thi

. >> what percentage of workers on federal contractors make minimum wage or make less than $10.10 anour. >> again, we don't have a precise figure because we're still finalizing the regulations and preparing the regulations. again, we estimate that there are hundreds of thousands of workers who will benefit from this. >> no one in obama administration can tell us how the president came up with the estimate and labor secretary. the administration appears to be making it up as they go along on nearly every major issue, and it is in most cases not working. according to the latest fox polls, the american public has overwhelmingly rejected president obama's rule. three in four say using executive orders to bypass congress is not how the government is supposed to work. on top of that, another new fox poll asked them to grade the president on the slightly improving economy. the highest percentage of those folks gave the president a grade of f. the senate todaypproved an increase in the debt limit, sending the legislation onto the president. party leaders chose to avoid another standoff over

i know the president has done an executive order on a small sliver of the federal workers? >> we'll keep pushing at it. it's obviously not in our power to force congress act but question make the case for it and the american people and continue pressing because it's the right thing to do. states are taking action on their own and in many states doing it, their economies are doing well, and i think that it's just snag we need to do. >> cbo gave the people that were against it a job loss, it would be a poverty alleviation program on the backs of small businesses who'd have to pay for it. >> if you look at that cbo report it showed it would take almost 1 million people out of poverty. if you're working full-time getting out of poverty and working your way out of poverty is an important thing for our economy and for our country. there are a lot of different views on the economics of the minimum wage. i know that the studies done by a number of people including nobel laureates show an opposite effect. we have time noor debate. >> the people making $7 an hour say there's no time

filed an appeal citing what it calls interference by politicians that it says deprived the workers of their federally protected right to have a union. senator bob corker, who criticized the unionization plan issued a statement saying the uaw is quoting only interested in its own survival. not the interests of the auto workers. >>> apple says several of its products are vulnerable to hackers's in a statement issued friday the company cited risks to consumers using mac computers, the iphone 4 or later models, the ipod touch and ipad 2, 3 and air. the company says the security risk stems from a problem with encrypted data sent to a wireless internet connection allowing to user names and passwords. an update can be downloaded for some of the affected products. mac computer users are still at risk. >>> the developments in the last few weeks in ukraine have further strained the all right fraught relationship between the united states and russia. for more on that and other issues dividing the countries, steve cone the professor of studies at the university of princeton and author of "soviet fates and lost a

of the 300,000 federal workers in the washington area, nearly all were told to stay home. the capitol was all but empty after the biggest snowstorm in four years sent members of congress rushing out of town for a week-long recess. the only presidential sighting was at a snow sculpture contest a few blocks from the white house, and at washington-area airports, most flights were canceled. unlike new york city schools, d.c.-area schools were closed, leaving popular sledding spots packed. in nearby arlington, virginia, brad and julie carson joined their son, jack, because, as federal employees, they had the day off, too. have you had enough of this? >> yes. >> reporter: you have? >> ready for spring. >> reporter: northern virginia has already had 33 inches of snow this winter, nearly a foot more than the average for an entire season. the carsons have lost track of how many school days jack will have to make up. >> oh, we'll be in school for a long time, to mid-summer at this pace so we're ready to get back. >> reporter: several washington- area school districts have already an

. >>> federal workers will be getting another race. the white house announced this afternoon that president obama will propose a 1% raise for federalorkers for the year 2015. government employees have gone three straight years with pay freezes before they got a 1% raise this year. >>> next and new at 11:00, this isn't the family photo op they planned on. tonight their new demands after a dramatic deck collapse was caught on camera. >>> and perhaps a prescription for error. these machines are supposed to eliminate mistakes. but some problems are still getting multiplied. the news4 i-team investigates. >>> a rare moment in midair. the scare for a pilot and what happened next. >>> some new video is part of the evidence in a lawsuit after this deck collapsed beneath a family. security cameras recorded the accident. it happened in new albany, indiana just a few days before christmas. small children and a baby are in that crowd that fell 15 feet. several people were injured. some of them are still recovering. a woman was hosting her family a

we are talking about a small group of federal workers in the future.s so he can say he did something like he could say he did something regarding guns after newtown. most those executive orders had no teeth to them. i think this is a paper tiger for his base. he is worried about 2014 and not about whether workers get minimum wage. >> richard, how do you see it? >> there are two questions. one is what he doing lawful and the other is correct. the record is clear he has the lowest rate of issuing executive orders of any president since grover cleveland who left office in 1889. that is indisputable. fewer than gerald ford and others in for very short period of time. the emancipation proclamation, did anybody think that was lawless? he got more votes. democrats in the senate and house got more votes. he is trying to move on something he ran on, minimum wage, giving a chance to dreamers, kids of these undocumented immigrants. i really think across the board it's not political. he is trying to do what he ran on. judge, martha, let me get you back in here. ho

. >>> still, federal workers do have laid extra time before you need to be at work. deral government will own two hours late today. workers have the option for unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework, too. take a look at the map. the public schools in red, the counties in red here are closed again today. yeah, that's everybody. d.c. public schools were already closed for a teacher in-session day today. a complete -- in-service day today. a complete list at nbcwashington.com and the bottom of the screen. >>> the countless snow and ice storms have led to the highest number of flight cancelations in more than 21 years nationwide according to the associated press. right now 70 flights have been canceled at reagan national. bwi marshall canceled 32. right now, 37 flights are canceled out of dulles. >> the storm grounded about 65% of the flights out of the airport yesterday. >> we ran into several travelers who say they were going back and forth between all the airports around here trying to get out of town. >> i was supposed to fly out of baltimore. and that flight of ca