it. >> this guy was talking about the minimum wage. wal-mart actually pays in excess of the $10.10 the president wants. >> $12.81 is the average. nonunion, they're big. they've got to demonize somebody to get the heat off the president. >> absolutely. stuart varney we're going to be watching you at fox minutes later today, between 11:00 and 1:00 eastern time. 12 minutes before the top of the hour. breaking news. in the search for a missing california fire fighter. they just found his dog. is the dog the key to the owner's disappearance? we've got some developments. a couple stranded treading water for 14 hours until a guy in a boat came along. their hero rescuer joins us live with the am mading story coming up. -- coming up with the amazing story.