We will have that and the warm kwrp for the wind warmup for the weekend. John today a special session in the General Assembly that could chang how we vote in change how we vote. Give mccrory summoning laurels to approve a new congressional map. Gloria rodriguez is live in downtown raleigh with what the newly redrawn districts mean to us. Gloria the new map still not pleasing everybody. It sis passed with a it 2411 vote. The committee decided on criteria to follow in the new map including creating districts of equal population and not race as a deciding factor as accused of in 2011. Reaction was mixed. The way they created the districts permanently carved out 10 districts republicans and three democrats. That would say you cannot elect democratic members in these districts. Gloria we are waiting on the Supreme Court find out if the new map will be used to decide who will be on your ballot on march 15. I think it is very unfortunate. We have said this is a thing that throws the election
Countrys Credit Rating in the new year. Each day toward the fiscal cliff is also another day closer to the country maxing out on its borrowing limit. President obama talked to Business Leaders today. The only thing that the debt ceiling is good for as a weapon is to destroy your Credit Rating. Reporter hes worried republicans may re newsto raise the countrys debt ceiling to get their way on spending cuts and risk defaulting on the countrys loans. That is a bad strategy for america. Its a bad strategy for your businesses. And it is not a game that i will play. Reporter republicans are pushing back. Hes the president , not the emperorer. Reporter fiscal cliff negotiations have been at a stand still since monday when republicans proposed raising revenue by closing tax loopholes, not by raising rates on the rich as the president has insisted. Were not insisting rates just out of spite, but rather because we need to raise a certain amount of revenue. We cant just keep borrowing money, raisi
The country protested this week to raise the minimum wage. Theyre looking for 15 an hour. Should the minimum wage be increased . Call us and tell you what you think on the democratic line, 202 5853880. The republican line at 202 5853881. Independent line at 202 5853882. A special line we set up this morning for minimumwage workers 3. 202 585388 you can also join the conversation on social media. Or send us an email. Our first guest this morning is steve jamison, a reporter for the huffington post. Good morning to you. Caller good morning. Of these were at one fast food worker protests in South Carolina earlier this week. Tell us what you saw and what it was all about. Caller i went to charleston, South Carolina. This was about workers who were demanding 15 an hour. Its a living wage. And union recognition. I followed about two dozen workers. Many of whom were declaring oneday strikes. Others had the day off and joined the protest and they took part in civil disobedience. They protested