Will certainly take that to heart. i just read romans 12 to refresh my memory. one piece is if your enemy is hungry, feed him. feed the press. and a different part of the bible coming to mind. the one about daniel in the lion s den. bernie sanders heads to lynchburg, virginia. he is set to speak to the christian liberty university. that is certain to be a more skeptical crowd than the ones he faced over the weekend. at three big events in south carolina, crowds cheered sanders proposals and more than doubling the national minimum wage. the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour is a starvation wage. you can do the arithmetic as
the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour is a starvation wage. you can do the arithmetic as well as i can. it just does not add up and that is why we need to raise the minimum wage to a living wage. $15 an hour. sanders proposing free tuition at public colleges and creating jobs with infrastructure. officials in northern california say homes have been destroyed by a fast moving wildfire near sacramento. thousands of residents forced to flee their homes. the so-called valley fire consuming more than 50,000 acres so far. let s get more from cnn s stephanie elam in middleton, california. reporter: good morning. we want to give you the idea of how intense the valley fire has been.
7$.25 is a starvation wage. you can do the arithmetic as well as i can. it just does not add up. that is why we need to raise the minimum wage to a living wage. $15 an hour. sanders proposing free tuition at public colleges and creating jobs with spending on infrastructure. to northern california now. devastation and despair. officials say 400 homes destroyed by a fast moving wildfire west of sacramento. the governor of california declaring a state of emergency. thousands of residents forced to flee their homes. i m all right. everything s okay. i guess we are lucky it is not our home. the school s gone. the store s gone. a lot of people have dogs stuck up there.
Contractors of the federal government. the minimum wage now is a starvation wage. and i m happy to see because of activists they have raised the minimum wage to 15 bucks an hour in new york. the legislation that i and others introduced today would do that national. nobody who works 40 hours a week in america should be living in poverty, ed. senator bernie sanders. appreciate your time. thanks so much bernie. still to come malaysia s poor working conditions could get a pass in the united states as they push forward on the tpp. we ll explain.
To transform our country economically politically, socially and environment tally. the current federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour is a starvation wage and must be raised. as i look to our future it is clear to me that the united states of america must lead the world in reversing climate change. number one it s great to have a brooklyn accent in the race. i think that s important. interesting he makes clear he s not going to do personal attacks. i think that s a signal don t look to him to be a hatchet guy against hillary clinton who s the prohibitive front runner. but he wants to press her whether minimum wage or climate change he s making clear he wants a feisty debate about important issues. he is occupying the space elizabeth warren feasibly would have occupied if she had run. if you re looking for a hatchet guy i think that s going to be martin o malley who s going to get in over the weekend. bernie sanders is taking this progressive position and doesn t