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Society. but some eyebrows have been raised over the question of just how much of the proceeds actually make their way to the american cancer society. here's the breakdown. if an nfl pink product sells for $100, half of that wholesale value will go to the retailer, so at's 50 bucks. the nfl then takes 25% royalty fee from the retailer which means the league gets $12.50. then of that $12.50, 90% goes to the american cancer society which in this scenario would be a total of $11.25. the american cancer society says 100% of the proceeds it gets from the nfl is used for grant programs that provide ...

All the things that pop up because workers are not going to live a hundred miles away. they're going to live in that area and they're going to spend money and there's going to be restaurants. so it's developing a whole area. if they hadn't gone, if they were forced to go to the $12.50. ear's what you would have had in the anacostia area -- nothing. you would have the same lousy living environment for everyone there and it would be horrible. now you have jobs, you have a chance for a community, this is a good deal. >> that will be the last word. get ready for $6 a gallon milk. some farmers wa...

People. back here at home, a race against time in flood devastated colorado as rescue crews there search for more than 100 of people still unaccounted for. at least four people are dead. entire towns now under water. the nightmare is far from over as the state awaits more rainfall today. threatening to send swollen rivers through neighborhood streets. i'm kelly wright. we take you back now to bulls and bears. well, these walmart protesters in d.c. are probably not very happy campers. the mayor of washington, d.c. just vetoing legislation that would have forced the nation's largest private em...

Came in. so i have a problem just with what he's saying and then what he's doing. and i don't think it's good for good paying jobs. i mean, $10 an hour is still -- keeps you at the poverty level. i don't think a job paying that really is much incentive for employees and i think we need to get that minimum wage up, which hasn't been raised in nearly four years. >> john, isn't a job better than no job? >> yes, absolutely. this has nothing to do with the min yum wage. they're talking about $12.50 an hour at big box stores like walmart and home depot. if you are a successful store like walmart -- ...

Force wal-mart and other retailers to pay their employees $12.50 an hour. vincent gray is the mayor and calls the bill a job killer saying nearly every large retailer now considering opening a store in the district has indicated they would not come here or expand here if this bill becomes law. the bill's supporters include unions, clergy and other labor advocates. they say wal-mart can afford the higher wages. uh pone says it singles out certain businesses. and we have something different out of california. the legislature has just moments ago passed a bill that would raise california's minimu...