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China completed the transposition of its Mengtian lab module at 9:32 am on Thursday, according to the China Manned Space Agency.

Be impacted by the addicks reservoir failure and 670 homes for the barker. and theyre saying levels at the addicks reservoirs, homes may experiencing 4.5 to 5 feet of water, and at the barker reservoir, anywhere up to 4 feet of water, so you certainly cant live in that. so thats why were having all those rescues. we have actually broken the all-time record rainfall in texas. we smashed it, basically. i mean its -- the old record was 48 inches, 49.32. so this is the new number now, and again, thi...

49.32 inches of rain, the president has landed in air force one. the president and melania trump, d boarded the plane, they are on their way for a briefing with local authorities on the situation currently happening down there. the president was very careful to say he does not want to get in the way of any recovery efforts happening there. abby, you heard from the mayor at the top of the hour telling houstonians staff the street. that is still the primary message as these rescue efforts are unde...

Thousand. >> abby: now theyre just taking walk-ins because you get 70 people in there. whats so hardworking about that, these convention centers, the only place people can go to get food and water. >> sandra: went to bring in janice dean, speaking of which. janice dean, as we bring you in, that level could to be breached, 49.2 inches has fallen. >> 49.32 at marys creek and that surpasses, ed is now the wettest texas tropical system of all time. if we get past a 53, that will surpass 1950s hurric...

Its putting downward pressure on the economy. franchise industry is an industry that works on thin profit margins. >> lets get to the franchise issue. why do you think that franchisees are being treated unfairly in this? >> well, in seattle, the city council passed unanimously 9-0 and the mayor subsequently signed that bill that would bring the minimum wage from its current $9.25 an hour -- excuse me, $9.32 an hour in seattle up to $15 over seven years if youre a small business with under 500 em...

Its putting downward pressure on the economy. we have to remember, the franchise industry works on thin profit margins. >> lets get to the franchise issue. why do you think they are being treated unfairly in this? >> in seattle, the city council passed unanimously, 9-0 and the mayor subsequently signed that bill that would bring the minimum wage from the current $9.25 an hour, excuse me, $9.32 an hour in seattle up to $15 over seven years if you are a small business with under 500 employees. if ...

Seattle. we have heard plenty from the workers but a group of franchise business owner suing the city over the $15 minimum wage. $15. represents the international franchise association. your argument is what? you know, you plight regret what you wish? >> well, last week the city council approved an ordinance, the mayor subsequently signed it the day after that would raise the minimum wage over seven years for a large businesses, it would give small businesses seven years to phase in, except it d...

Seattle is going to $15. the state of washington is $9.32. michigan will be phased up to $9.25 over five years and some states are down at $7.25. what do we know from an economist standpoint about the effect it has when you can be at $15 or $7.25? >> it points towards the need to raise the minimum wage more broadly. $7.25 an hour has not kept up with the cost of living. states will see 27 states that will have the minimum wages above the federal level. cities like seattle are going higher. the h...

. we heard a lot about the progressive wave sweeping america. senator elizabeth born in massachusetts and deblasio in new york city. have you heard of ed murray? hes the mayor of seattle and led the city to approve the highest minimum wage of anyplace in the country. they approved a $15 wage floor to take effect over the course of the next seven years, more than twice the current national minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. they are in washington state with a $9.32 minimum wage that is the highest ...

Than washington states $9.32 minimum wage, even higher than the $10.10 that the president is pushing. with that plan stalled in congress, local governments have been taking the fight for a higher wage into their own hands. so far, berman, 26 states have or are planning minimum wages above $7.25. so, its stalled in congress, but the states keep pushing, pushing, pushing, and seattle the highest at $15. breaking news overnight, a nationwide manhunt ends with the dramatic takedown of a man wanted...