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So they're framing this as a full sort of social justice movement. they have reason to think they'll be successful. all right we have seen walmart, t.j. maxx, even mcdonald's, they say mcdonald's is a really small wage. they call that a pr stunt. they say they'll settle for $15 or nothing. we've also seen states and cities raise the minimum wage. san francisco and seattle going all the way up to $15. they've seen this as an issue in the presidential campaign with hillary clinton talking about the deck become stacked. so they have the wind at their backs. >> and in new york the state minimum wa...

Trying to shovel the snow off their roofs before they collapse. but many of them weren't able to. we've had nearly 200 roof collapses in the boston area, since this awful winter began, including one this morning at the bayside expo center. that happened about 7:30 this morning. a section roughly 100 feet by 100 feet caved in under the weight of the snow. the building was unoccupied. a record that most people in the boston area probably don't want to break. they might as soon as tomorrow when we're expecting at least another inch to fall on top of the 8.75 feet of snow that's fallen so far this...

And now for some much-needed good news tomorrow minimum wage will rise in 20 states nearly half the union, including gop-strong holds like montana, first time states will have higher minimum wage than the federally required amount. today the empire state's minimum wage up to $8.75, up from $7.25 last year this coming after rallies demanding fair pay. in january president obama called for a 10-$10.10 federal minimum wage. all told will pump over a

Look, if the minimum wage had kept pace with inflation right now, it would be 1079. if it had kept pace with productivity, it would be 1867. if it had kept pace with the top 1%, it would be $28.75. work shouldn't trap people in poverty. should it raise them out of poverty so they don't have to rely on federal assistance. but right now millions of people go to work every single day. they work hard just like the lady that was on before me. and they still live in poverty. they can't make it. it's time that we raised the minimum wage and honor work, not continue to let people languish like we have...

Michigan. >> the proof is in the pudding, and the arrows are pointing up. we've added 380,000 new private-sector jobs since 2010. >> the president, of course, will be pushing for another federal minimum wage increase to $10.10 an hour, and a handful of democratic governors already pushing that idea on the state level, and even asking for more than that. >> can we really say that our economy is working if our stock market is booming but middle-class earnings are declining? raising the minimum wage to $10.10 is going to create more and better customers for maryland businesses. >> an increase in ...