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Environmental groups. pat mccrorys relationship to duke energy hab the focus of local reporters in north carolina for weeks now. and today the governor sat down with nbc to address the issue nationally. >> what do you say to your critics who say its a conflict of interest for you to have such close ties with a company that youre charged with regulating? >> im no longer employed with duke energy company. that employment ceased a number of years ago and the voters of north carolina clearly knew of...

On minimum wage increases for 25 years now. and using the classic arguments, it would create a loss of em appointment. but the politics going forward on the extension of unem appointment benefits is the dynamic changing for republicans on this? the handful of republicans they need to pass it. >> it changes with every day we get closer to the election, right? how quickly that goes is anybodys guess. i think the psychology of the republicans are coming up on the election is they have a winning han...

>> republicans think they have their answer to that in a new report from the congressional budget office. about 16.5 million workers who will earnless than $10.10 an hour under the current law would receive higher wages. thats pretty obvious. the $10.10 option would reduce the number of people in families whose income is below the poverty threshold by about 900,000 or 2% fewer people in poverty. okay. and once fully implemented in the second hoof 2016, the $10.10 option would reduce total em app...