jobs. some will go to self pay, shuttle drivers will be let go and hotels will contract that work out and a couple of hotels plan on closing the restaurants, killing more than 200 jobs. also future jobs won t be created. the owners of a three seatac has wanted to build a fourth but won t because of the $15 minimum wage. uncertainty is bad for business and we are right in that area so we re putting everything on a hold and see what happens and see if the financing can come through. big unions like the sciu funded the campaign and says seattle will be next. there may be a few jobs lost here and there but the fact is, if we don t fight for this, then the rates at the bottom will continue. washington state has the highest minimum wage in the country, set to go up to $9.32
pryce is will have to go up but a judge s ruling says the $15 minimum wage will not apply to jobs at the airport because only the port of seattle can set pay and work rules at the airport. but there s still some 1600 jobs outside the airport affected, mainly at hotels, parking lots and rental tar companies. the hotel general manager says he plans on reducing hours and laying off staff. another says he will close a restaurant. a long-term parking lot is looking to layoff attendantses and have customers self pay, and then the owner of three hotels in see tack wanted to built a fourth hotel but that won t happen. uncertainty is bad for business and we re right in that area so we put on told, see what happens and if the financing can come through. we may never know all the other now that sea-tac has the
good morning everyone. welcome to early start. nice to have you with us. i m ashleigh banfield. i m zoraida sambolin. we re bringing you the news from a to z. it is 5:00 a.m. in the east. let s get started. this is cnn breaking news. we begin with breaking news this morning. two american tourists kidnapped by gunmen in egypt. it happened in the town of dahab in the region of egypt. the report says that two americans were forced out of a car and taken away. the alleged kidnappers demanding the release of a man who was arrested a day before for drug possession. cnn s ben wedeman is live in cairo. i know these are late-breaking details. what can you tell us? reporter: the embassy is in close contact with the egyptian authorities. they say to resolve this situation. now, it s not unusual, the not the first time that tourists, including americans, have been kidnapped here. since the revolution at the beginning of last year, state authority in that part of egypt has really