out there and vote. do you hope this will quell any potential violence that people are seeing and some sort of justice is being served? both of those things. on the one hand, peace for protests for months and months and months we don t cover. all we ever cover is when there is a violent incident. residents have been protesting peacefully every day for months and hope that can return and the community can still heal. in terms of voting turnout, i think this is a chance. it s not the magic bullet, let s be clear. if black residents are elected to the city council but it is a big step in trying to transform that city s history of racial discrimination and racial underrepresentation. doorian warren thank you for whig in on a timely way, considering the news we have just gotten. we at msnbc will be covering that news conference coming from ferguson about the arrest and it will happen at 2:30 eastern time or thereabout. the ripple effect after that
president saying, i agree with raising the minimum wage for everybody, because guess what? if he pays his workers more per hour in their stores, they are going to buy more things from his stores most likely before they go home after work. you get more demands for goods and services and it s good for workers because they can make a living wage and provide for their families. doorian warren, good to have out the program. thanks so much, chris. today s tweet of the day from cory booker. newly minted democratic senate candidate from new jersey. he tweeted a quote. piglet noticed even though had he a small heart, it could hold a rather large amount of gratitude. thanks to all who helped. eep ane on my spicy buffalo wheat thins. who s gonna take your wheat thins? i don t know. an intruder, the dog, bigfoot. could you get the light? [ loud crash ] what is going on?! honey, i was close! it s a yeti! [ male announcer ] must! have! wheat thins!
mcdonald s? fast food workers protesting low wages around the country, america s number two retail giant costco pays workers, on average, over $20 an hour. so how do they do it? i m joined by doorian warren, a democratic strategist who worked on president obama s 04 campaign and also an associate prefer at columbia. good to see you. thank you. average pay at mcdonald s 8 bucks and walmart 13 and costco 20 plus. how do they do it? simple philosophy the founder and the last ceo and current ceo adhere to still. you treat your workers and your customers well. you re going to do very wlt and they ha well and they have lived by that philosophy and as a result much less turnover and they average turnover rate in the industry is 34% and costco is lower.