only at 2%. 98% of the way to go. it s affecting all across the country. g.m. plants. 19 states at the moment are currently striking over 46,000 employees are taking part. one source told fox business that the conversations are pretty tense right now. they went into the evening. a major sticking point was bringing mexico bringing production back from mexico into the united states. g.m. though using its cards saying it won t pay the healthcare benefits of these workers past this month. so as of october 1st they will have to tap into an emergency strike fund. obviously that hurts a lot of employees, including jennifer atkins who commented about her healthcare benefits. listen in. just not fair. especially with our health insurance. we destroy our bodies every day. i have already had two surgeries in the past two years because of the work that i do. as for jennifer and many
exactly what started the fire, we don t know at this point. our fire investigators and police detectives are here on the scene and they have begun their preliminary investigation into the cause of the fire. the department also responded to concerns that a nearby fire company was not on the seen due to rotating closures. noting that the response was quick, at 3 minutes. i don t think there are words to describe how devastating this is for their family. i don t think there is ever a good time of the year to lose family. the holidays make it particularly difficult. reporter: memorial goes up for the victims, including a 9- year-old, 3-year-old and 1-year- old, around the mess that is left behind. they re just sweet people. they re going to be missed. and it s sad because it s almost christmas. you know? god rest their souls. reporter: the city is working to get those displaced into hotels. the red cross is also helping some 30 people who are homeless tonight. and the
worsen, making it unsafe for our firefighters to be inside. the family members, what they re dealing with, the shock. the anguish, and the pain of loss. reporter: a memorial has started to gun for the six victims, including a 9-year- old, a 3-year-old and a 1-year- old. around the mess that is left behind. could feel her loss. they won t feel it. it s just sweet people. it s going to be missed. and it s sad. because it s almost christmas. you know? god rest their soul. now, the city is providing hotels for those people who were displaced and is looking to find them, longer-term housing, while these homes are fixed. you we re also told by the fire department that one nearby fire house was closed due to rotating budget closures. but that does not affect response time. they got here in just three minutes. reporting live in east baltimore, mike hellgren, wjz eyewitness news. mary? all right, mike. thank you. authorities are still trying to determine the cause of the
next on fox 45 morning news. i feel for him inside, and i really do hope that one day i can forgive him. a mother speaks out a judge s ruling in her son s death. what will happen to the teen s suspect now. wildfires range on in california. when they expect to have the massive fire contained and a live report. and what you need to know, before you hit the roads this holiday weekend. the travel numbers from aaa. good morning. it s wednesday, september second, i m patrice harris. a nice start to the morning. meteorologist steve fertig is here to fill us in all on the details. yesterday i complained that it was a cold start to the morning and it was still summer and i didn t like that. you came prepared. i did, you just have to say, i have to take back the complaints, because yesterday afternoon it was absolutely gorgeous. what did i say yesterday morning. that s what you were saying. that s what i was saying. because i need to give. you know i m going to
luke, it s time for you to make your decision. developing realty now, the hills of north of los angeles are raging inferno. thousands of homes under threat tonight while hundreds of thousands of acres are still burning. no holiday for metro riders hoping to escape this weekend. the agency planning closure. a predator invading homes strikes again in georgetown. tonight, the campus is on alert. we begin with breaking news. a massive manhunt is underway right now in fairfax county. police are swarming the area around laura fax drive in lorton, where they believe a carjacking suspect is armed and on the run. this started after an abduction from the franconia parking garage. the woman said the man forced her to get into the trunk of her car and drove around for an hour before dropping her off on silverdale road in lorton. from there, she called 911 and police spotted the car, chased it and the car crashed. the suspect got out and ran and tonight, the police are on the hu