And so we continue to move to make progress, but we have a lot of Unfinished Business. We have a lot of Unfinished Business in the area of Economic Justice as well. And it starts with the minimum wage. Nobody who works a fulltime job in this country should have to live in poverty. [applause] and what we see all too frequently are people working hard and falling further behind, people who have to make choices between do i pay the mortgage, do i pay the rent, or do i pay for my daughters medicine . Those are choices that we should never have to make here in america. I applaud the san diego city council, i applaud other local councils who are tackling this issue. Thirteen states in the last year have raised the minimum wage. Business openers across Business Owners across this country tell me, tom, this is a consumptiondeprived economy, and the way to get more customers is to put more money in their pockets. Thats why we need to raise the minimum wage. And if we want to expand opportunity
A president that was just drven out of the whourt. Congress beached net, and there are only about 16 republican senators that would have backed nixon. Nixon knew he was doomed. He left 40 years ago because theres no party turned on him. Barry goldwater turned on nixon and said get out of here. Thats not what conservatism is about. Were not about break the laws. So the conservative movement isnt shed. Theres a new book out where hes talking about the fall of nixon and the rise of reagan, when nixon nixon used to say, at least in the tapes, people, the liberals hate me, dont understand. They lose me, its all rightwing conservatism on the other side, that im the liberal moderate of the republican party. And instead of wanting to do business with me and liking me, theyre trashing me, and they lose me, theyre going to get to the far right. Thats where the politics is at today. Reagan is the anything beneficial. Thats the thing, theyre the two biggest political figures. Theres really no such
Theyve lives. The actions from the past tell me the reason i was fired is because im pregnant in a way thats no one traditional and it cant be hidden. There is a twist, why the controversial case is sparking outrage in a major american city. Good morning, welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. Hi, stephanie. Hi, tony, welcome to the team. Im tony walters. An american cameraman is on the way to nebraska, en route to a hospital for treatment. He contracted the virus covering the story in liberia. President obama is set today to get an inperson update on ebola prom the head of the c. D. C. , this as doctors say the efficient patient diagnosed in the u. S. Has taken a turn for the worst. Dallas officials are monitoring his family and a homeless man for symptoms. We are live in dallas this morning. Diane, duncan may have come into contact with dozens of people in dallas. Do Health Officials say they have the situation under control . They do think they have the situation under cont
Overseas. Good evening, the Islamic State in iraq and the levant or isil is on the verge of a major victory in syria. Isil fighters could capture key town of kobane. [ explosion ] as you can see in that video there has been fierce fighting between isil fighters and Kurdish Forces defending the town and the u. S. And Coalition Partners carried out more airstrikes today. Kobane is on the border between syria and turkey and is an isilcontrolled territory. While turkey is keeping a close eye, turkey has yet to intervene. Its clear that the battle for kobanes is more intense than its ever been. Fighters from the Islamic State in iraq and the levant breached defenses to the east and south of the town late on monday. Since then kurdish fighters have been taking on isil street by street, building by building. The kurds are motivated and determined. Isil is more accustomed to sweeping through areas defended by soldiers with little appetite to fight. Kobane is different. U. S. Airstrikes have hi
Scuffles breaking out in hong kong as opponents of the Pro Democracy Movement storm the protest site. Police move in to prove barricades. A deadly cyclone slams india, killing eight people. Now the search for survivors, as officials grapple with the aftermath apartment cleanup effort. Good morning, welcome to Al Jazeera America. Im stephanie sy. Im erica pitzi. This morning, officials from dallas to the white house are on high alert and search forego answers now that an american for the first time contracted ebola on u. S. Soil. The nurse treated Thomas Eric Duncan who died last week at the hospital in dallas. She is now in isolation. The c. D. C. Is planning new training and other measures to help keep workers safe while it tries to figure out how this nurse was infected. We begin our covering from dallas. Texas Health Presbyterian said the workers test results came in lately saturday night. Blood tests from the caregiver proved positive for ebola. The worker had cared for Thomas Eric