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Washington, d.c., area, oftentimes by the way in very undeveloped areas, poor areas that need the jobs that need the economic development. here's the problem with saying pay the people $12.50 an hour. those -- walmart is now saying they may not open up those stores. so it's not whether these workers have $12.50 an hour. these workers are going to get nothing because the store may not be there. >> the district residents have to go to virginia or maryland for the good. 2011 study by the all of california study at berkeley, walmart increased minimum wage for all employees in the u.s. to $12. one ...

Home cooked meal. many americans during the week grab burger king, wendy's, mcdonald's. if you're in manhattan expect to pay $4.59 for a big mac or $3.99 for a quarter pounder. add $2.29 for a large order of fries and $2.49 for a large shake, plus tax. those are the low prices you have come to expect. part of the special sauce that keeps the prices so low is under protest. five major cities, new york, chicago, st. louis detroit and last wednesday milwaukee have seen fast food workers walk out on the job in protest of their wages and inability to unionize. that protest in milwaukee this past we...

Fear. >> reporter: follow me on twitter @jamesrosenfnc. i will let you know which president delivered his two addresses in different cities, neither of them washington, dc, and which president had the longest sentence in his inaugural address, 737 words. @jamesrosenfnc. i'll tell you which one. >> james rosen, something of a wordsmith himself. it seems inflation takes no prisoners. turns out the price of two buck chuck wine at trader joe's is no longer two bucks. it's now $2.49. the popular wine was introduced just over a decade ago and sells more than 5 million bottles every year. some cust...

Basement. mixed in. >> gretchen: what about the fonz. >> "happy days," this is done by mego corporation. fifty dollars in the package. >> steve: these packages are pristine and they still have the price tags for 2.49. each of the members of "the love boat." >> fantastic series during the 1970s. aaron spelling had the whole crew. those are done by mego corporation. if you had a complete set today, you're looking about 75 to $85. >> peter: and gopher is here, too. >> gopher is here. >> steve: how do you figure out what the things are worth? you go on-line and tap it in? >> you know, you can do t...

fire. government officials tell the french press agency the blast happened in a compound of warehouses but it was not caused by a bomb. the report says more than 95 people have been injured, many of them firemen. a final tribute to their fallen leader. ♪ north koreans took part in a memorial service for kim jong il who died nearly two weeks ago. they observed three minutes of silence for the former leader and pledged support for the new leader, kim jong-un. what's expected to be a robust debate has began in the indian government over anti-corruption legislation. the bill would ...