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This is the most recent one i made. it's a bear claw. a little thunderbird in here. it takes me out of here. it relaxes me. it's a good pastime. when i came to prison, i left behind a pregnant wife. now the mother of my son. right after he was born i saw him through the glass. i didn't get to hold him or nothing. i have to wait till i get out. that's my son ethan and my stepson sebastian. he's about 18 months old right now, and his name is ethan nomache, that means little man in indian. gives me hope and a reason to pull through. when i get out i'll live with my dad to get myself on my feet so...

They are literally sitting around in their homes with blankets and coats. a huge issue when you go through temperatures like we are feeling right now. >> so what are government officials doing about this, ted? >> reporter: they are opening up regulations. they are basically saying that some of the transportation guidelines and rules can be temporarily broken during these times of states of emergency, if you will. 20 plus states have those now in place to allow at least for the transport of propane when it is available to move more fluidly. >> ted rowlands, live in minneapolis, this morning, th...

Economics of it, that it will hurt businesses, particularly small businesses. they have to pay more to workers. that's a debate that's gone on forever and will continue to go on. it's interesting that the speaker didn't specifically talk in this breakfast this morning about the substance of raising the minimum wanl. he was focused on the constitutional idea of the president using his executive power and not dealing with congress. so very interesting on that. one other thing i wanted to point out is over the next couple of weeks, there's going to be a big fight once again on raising the debt ce...

Speaker brought up carol, is emphasizing the fact this is about new federal contractors. he said this is going to affect zero people right now which is -- effectively true, but for people after this executive order assigned who do fit this category of new federal workers. they could see an increase and will see an increase in pay. >> here are two things. a recent poll came out. 73% of americans think the minimum wage should be raised for all workers. an abc poll said 52% of americans are in favor of the president issuing executive orders. so what would mr. boehner have to say about those numbe...

Maybe even pass it on to the federal government. that means you the taxpayer. here are the works that will most likely be affected according to the white house. talking kitchen and laundry workers, military bases, janitors in federal buildings, construction workers. this is what the president has promised more than a year, raise the wage where he has the ability to do it. not the regulations to raise minimum wage for everyone but in the narrow slice of control he has. >> now americans favor raising the american minimum wage for allworkers. >> will this force congress to raise the minimum wage ...