of our whistleblower a lot more on that with mike happened on just a moment also and sea-tac voters approved fifteen dollars an hour minimum wage back in november progress is across the country cheer but now a judge has gutted that wage hike of much of its power but this is mean for the future of the fight for a living wage and all across the country americans are suffering is suffering because republicans are creating yet another don't want to call it our health care system tell you what that dollar hole is and what we can do to close it in tonight's daily take. you need to know this a former obama administration official has joined two major newspapers in saying that she supports clemency for n.s.a. whistleblower edward snowden. earlier this morning and marie slaughter used to work as the state department's director of policy planning said on twitter that she agrees with the new york times. slaughter was of course referencing a new york times editorial board opinion piece published on wednesday that called on the obama administration to either pardon snowden or offer him a plea ba

? the mayor of sea-tac is here to fight for us. when we say it is not, it is always about money. >> minimum wage should be renamed starter wage because that's what it is. >> people should be paid appropriately for the kind of work they do and for the number of hours they work. >> people working with, they deserve a raise. >> i worked in fast-food. i worked in mcdonald's when i was 16. it was what it was. you don't generally have a lost skills. melissa: brace for impact. wage rage may be about to hit washington state twice whether you agree with the ongoing wage wars or not. this takes it to a new level. despite a minimum wage hike two weeks ago on january 1st, despite having the highest minimum wage in the country, at $9.32 an hour, washington state wants to raise it again. sea-tac's mayor who supports the second spike joins me on the phone. why do you support this, mayor? >> thank you for having me today. i support this because i see in our community that we are utilizing all of our resources to help with public assistance in order to keep our community thriving. melissa: so it

love them. i'm so excited. >> that is where dozens of fans lined up and expected to land at sea-tac around 8:00 >> it's a lot of fun. it's exciting. abc7 news is live at at 49ers headquarters what a great send off. this is as close as you will get. that is how excited people were today. what a message sent to the 49ers. there appears to be a relationship between degree of fervaant behavior and kick ups. >> i can say i was here. the streets it's been getting weirder. they now offer pants, jim harbaugh's pants, certifyed and dry cleaned. $500. >> if we win i'll come get those. >> this behavior is not exclusive to san francisco. >> seahawks. >> these are seattle people. working out their voices in preparation for sunday's little squabble. >> hey. >> good job. >> yes. >> they're supposedly loudest fans in the world need coaching to learn how to cheer. more embarrassing is what some paid for tickets. >> it's not that great of a speech. he did not call this man in san francisco. stuart keselman. he has been getting maybe thr$350 to start >> nobody is paying a thousand dollars a ticket. >>

lined up and expected to land at sea-tac around 8:00 >> it's a lot of fun. it's exciting. abc7 news is live at at 49ers headquarters what a great send off. this is as close as you will get. that is how excited people were today. what a message sent to the 49ers. there appears to be a relationship between degree of fervaant behavior and kick ups. >> i can say i was here. bur on the streets it's been getting weirder. they now offer pants, jim harbaugh's pants, certifyed and dry cleaned. $500. >> if we win i'll come get those. >> this behavior is not exclusive to san francisco. >> seahawks. >> these are seattle people. working out their voices in preparation for sunday's little squabble. >> hey. >> good job. >> yes. >> they're supposedly loudest fans in the world need coaching to learn how to cheer. more embarrassing is what some paid for tickets. >> it's not that great of a speech. he did not call this man in san francisco. stuart keselman. he has been getting maybe thr$350 to start >> nobody is paying a thousand dollars a ticket. >> i love it. it would appear one city needs schooling

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minimum wage of 14.71, st. louis, 15.92. sea-tac, pays $15. i wonder if labor market is tighter and lends itself to high demand? is that possible? >> airlines want to fly in and out of these airports. a small adjustment in the wage greets will not change that these are high demand airports from passengers and airlines. good workkng conditions for stronger.nly make the facilities they will not discourage any kind of business. melissa: no. but i wonder if it is own kind of economy? when you look at workers, whenever i go to the airport i think it would be such a hassle to work here. takes longer to get there. generally traffic around the airport. if you park, the parking is more expensive. the time you waste to get in are hours you could be working elsewhere. is that what employees tell you that is it is more expensive to work at airport. >> these are tough jobs, tough conditions, physical jobs, sometimes dangerous jobs but this market has not produced living wages. that is why we need public agency or port authority to intervene and set a reasonable floor for people working in these

end? the mayor of sea-tac is here to fight for us. when we say it is not, it is always about money. >> minimum wage should be renamed starter wage because that's what it is. >> people should be paid appropriately for the kind of work they do and for the number of hours they work. >> people working with, they deserve a raise. >> i worked in fast-food. i worked in mcdonald's when i was 16. it was what it was. you don't generally have a

. that has never been there before. what's i think today -- >> i think today is a sea change. even with the market up 90 one points this afternoon. >> coming up, it was the interview heard around the world. tom perkins defending his decision to let the rich get richer and that they are not destroying this country. we will have much more on that moment. .> we are focusing on china there is a lot going on in washington. the senate foreign relations committee held their hearing for max baucus who has been nominated to be the next u.s. ambassador to china. they don't believe that the u.s. u.s. china policy. he is asking senator baucus to formulate a bat in his position as ambassador. joining us is austan goolsbee. -- i'mou disagree assuming you would, under the administration that there has not been a clearly defined u.s. foreign-policy regime. >> i would disagree. they should call him. they should get his input. we would will -- we don't have a one sentence china policy that would apply in every sphere. through the strategic and economic dialogue with china which is basically like the g2 m

, joe, are those that measure specific areas, and one being done in washington state, sea-tac, raising it to $15 an hour, and see how it shakes out. do you have people who lose their jobs because the minimum wage is being raised, and in sea-tac, they are finding tha some people will lose their jobs, and you set that against the amount of increased spending against those that have more money and the growth prospects that creates. if people's wages have been raised, they go out and spend more money, and that spurs on new hiring amongst some businesses. the numbers wash out very closely in the study areas where they've done this. and as harold said, actually, the times when minimum wages have been hiked, you haven't seen a big fall in employment numbers in those areas. i think, obviously, everybody understands that these are short-term fixes, which bear -- bring with them complications and the only long-term fix to social mobility is improving education in the country. >> no doubt about it. >> and the president didn't lay out a very comprehensive plan last night, because that's the kind o

we are -- sea-tac that's where we go. >> reporter: they were hoping not to be sleepless in seattle. they were tossing and turning some said they shed tears over the loss. they are heading back to the bay area from seattle. it has been bullsy. some taking off early. they looked tired and weary from the game. here is video that i shot. you can see them arriving at the airport. many thought they would pull it off and they were driving down. they had a couple of time outs left and knocking on the door. they were ready to have a good time and they are the best teams in the west. and that was not the case. and we got a chance to talk to some fans before they boarded the planes. this is what they had to say about the bummer in seattle. >> i'll tell you that it was worse than a break up. i was heartbroken. i love my niners. we'll back them did you cry? >> i did. >> you know that's the game. >> played a great game. we have a good team. we do have a better team and we gave ourselves a chance at the best. that's all can you ask for. the guys had a great year. listening to the reaction after t

flounder was caught off the sea of japan. flounders are typically a brownish color and in just nine days japan will find out if the fish can really bring the gold to its athletes. it's kind of an ugly looking thing but hopefully it's lucky. it's 8:05 right now. let's get another check of the weather with al and. >> o-- and everyone out there o the plaza. what are you guys doing? >> we're here from spokane, washington honoring steve. >> with als. >> go to www.superservice.com. >> seattle washington looking at rain. by saturday you're looking at sunshine, 47 degrees. afternoon temperatures, it's going to be cold again up into the northern plains. warming up, though, west texas, southern florida and the southwest. for today we have plenty of sunshine through the northeast. a clipper bringing 3 to 6 inches of snow from minneapolis just to the north of chicago. wet weather back through the west. good >>> yeah, it is dumping snow in the sierras right now. we're going to have a live report, just stick around. nbc bay area has you covered through this active weather. we're starting to see a blue

sections. there's the coastal cluster on the black sea built around a tight circle are the stadiums for the opening ceremony, ice skating and hockey. nearby is the athletes village. the area is connected to a train station and airport. 30 miles away up a winding road is the mountain cluster where the skiing and sledding events are spread out over slopes and valleys. and snowboarder sage doesn't expect he'll be venturing too far from the protected olympic venues. >> i'm just going to stick to myself and roll up into a little ball, do my event and just get out of there, i think. >> richard, are russian officials giving any updates on those terror suspects they are looking for, the ones we've seen pictures of who are thought perhaps to be in the sochi area? >> reporter: not really. and this is one of the tantalizing details or biggest risks that is still outstanding. there were initially six different suspected suicide bombers on the loose. one of them is believed to be dead. that would leave five different people who are somewhere in this country, one of them potentially in the sochi

black sea in case americans need to be evacuated. but experts doubt russia would ever ask them to intervene. >> there's too much bad blood, too much mistrust between the security services for them to link arms and say we're going to work on this together. >> reporter: but that may be changing. russia's top general asked martin dempsey was asked for sophisticated sensors from the u.s. if they are sent, u.s. military personnel would have to go along with them. the terror threat in russia comes mainly from the caucuses, from suicide bombers, including women known as black widows. russia is on the hunt for at least five suspected bombers, two men and three black widows. yet, most u.s. team members like snowboarder kelly clark says they're not worried. >> i'm not worried about any safety issues in russia at this point. and, you know, we're so focused on our competition and on our sport. >> they did discuss security. very few specific details have been released with president obama and putin. the games are totally safe and putin promised they would be the safest games ever. now, however

a carnival cruise ship, all the commercials i shot were done at sea. my family often came, almost all the time came, and so one time frank and i were shooting a scene and we're in the back of the ship, the bow, no, the stern, and some guy was crazy drunk and his friends were urging him on, get in his face about something. i don't remember what it was. just -- >> a drunk idiot. what did he do? >> he threw a drink at frank. i'm telling you, i thought that guy was going to go overboard. yeah. because just -- it was a stupid thing to do, yeah. >> you're stuck out there, you're confined on the boat. >> such a gentleman, but i thought, oh, boy, if ever he was going to lose it, it would be something over something like that. if it would have been at me, his body would have never been found. sharks. >> so there is some big news that the westminster dog show. big changes are happening. >> yeah. we didn't talk about that. >> no. >> hold it up. >> we love the westminster dog show. >> yes. there are three new breeds in the competition, okay. here they are. the chinook. is it chinook? >> chino

in france swept one woman out to sea. >>> clouds of hot ash from a simmering volcano are now destroying the homes and crops of those forced to evacuate. officials are on high alert if a major eruption. more than 22,000 people are staying in temporary shelters. >>> there's new guidance today for anyone serious about healthier eating now in the new year. the so-called dash diet was chosen as the healthiest overall eating plan in the latest u.s. news and world report survey. it stresses eating more fruits, vegetables, whole grains while cutting down on salt. weight watchers got the top honors for best and easiest overall weight loss and the mediterranean diet was rated the best plant-based diet. >>> there's a new man on campus in great britain. prince william traveled by train in london this morning to begin his ten-week course in agricultural management. it'll prepare him to run the vast estate he'll inherit. he'll make the commute most days but also a private residence in town. it is 8:07 right now. let's get you caught up on the weather. once again, here's al inside. much war

from the great lakes to the gulf coast. sunny along the eastern sea board. those santa ana winds that we were talking about and look for more rain moving into the pacific northwest. seattle's high today, about 52 degrees. that's what's going on around >>> funny because that's where we are right now in mountain view, that's seattle time. we're starting out at 52, we'll end up close to 70 all across the board for today. so, it's cold enough for a coat to start but something you can peel off later. over the bay bridge from emeryville tells the story. we have off shore winds, clearing the sky out bringing in the sunshine early. as a result temperatures end up in the upper 60s today. it's not even as close to where we're headed in the heat of the week, 80 degrees on wednesday. >> and that's your latest weather. guys? >> all right. al, thank you. >> thank you very much. up next, the first lady of globes last night. first on a monday more tn morning, these messages. with freshly bakedeve in whole grain bread.right then we add all-natural eggs... lean antibiotic-free ham... and vermont w

passengers and crew members. royal caribbean's "explorer of the seas" returns to new jersey's port two days early after 600 passengers and crew members fell ill. u.s. health officials boarded the ship to investigate the illnesses, but tests have not confirmed the cause. the ship's medical team has said the symptoms were consistent, though, with the neurovirus. >>> two cantaloupe farmers linked to a deadly listeria outbreak in 2011 were sentenced in court tuesday. the two pled guilty in october to misdemeanor counts. the charge, introducing adulterated food into interstate commerce. they were sentenced to five years probation and six months home detention. the outbreak killed 33 people and sent 147 others to the hospital. >>> a massive fire has caused millions of dollars in damage at an australian marina. this morning's fire destroyed three luxury yachts and badly damaged another in the gold coast. officials say it could have been much worse if it weren't for a couple of boat owners who jumped in to help put other boats away from the flames. still not clear, though, what caused the outbreak