Nationwide, only 6% of homeowners have flood insurance. Also: a look at the Boeing strike.
As Hurricane Francine made landfall, 14 million people were under flood watches. But only 6% of American homeowners are insured against flooding.
More than 30,000 Boeing workers have walked off the job. Last night, they voted almost unanimously to strike. The work stoppage affects Boeing facilities in the Seattle area, as well as in Portland, Oregon and Southern California.
Despite wage gains, lower-income families have been hit hard by inflation and the expiration of pandemic-era benefits.