In the day's other headlines more than 30,000 factory workers at Boeing went on strike today

all but shutting down production of several of their top selling planes including the 737 Max.

They hit the picket lines before sunrise in Washington State,

home to Boeing's largest workforce.

Union members, they there overwhelmingly rejected a contract that would have increased wages by 25% far short of the 40% they wanted.

This is about respect. This is about addressing the past and this is

about fighting for our future. Boeing has to stop breaking the law, has to bargain

in good faith, and we will be back at the table whenever we can get there to drive forward on the issues that our members say are important

It's

trouble this stoppage will last adding to Boeing's troubles this year. In January a door

panel on one of its passenger jets blew out mid-flight and two astronauts are still

stuck at the International Space Station after

their Boeing spacecraft was deemed unsafe to bring them home. In California

firefighters say they've made progress battling three blazes in the Los Angeles area thanks to cooler temperatures.

The largest is the bridge fire, which is scorched 81 square miles and destroyed 33 homes in the mountains

east of LA.

Some residents have been able to return to their communities

only to see their homes and belongings reduced to Ash.

It's tough.

You know, we lost a lot of, you know, our holiday stuff, Christmas, you know, obviously decorations.

We don't have anything for Christmas. We lost, you know, kid stuff, tools.

This one just came so fast. I don't think I don't think anybody was prepared to move as fast as it had come.

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