kohl's is prepared for what could be a jolly holiday shopping season. the department store plans to hire more than 52,000 seasonal employees in the coming months, up 10%. kohl's expects to hire about 41 people per store and expects to hire 5,700 people for jobs at its distribution centers. kohl's says most of the seasonal jobs are part time. >>> you're finally done with back to school shopping, and some of us have to turn around and think about the holiday shopping list. toys 'r us released the annual hot toys list. this year the list has an old school feeling. you'll find teenage mutant ninja turtles. one direction dolls made the list. >> one direction dolls? are they going to be around next year? i don't know. >> for the girls that buy them, yes. and they're collectors. >> boys can buy them too. >> absolutely. >> 50 toys made the list of toys there. >>> there are a lot of big and beautiful cats that need a loving home. >> the humane society of southwest washington state is now offering a discount to adopt older cats that have a full figure, let's say.

>> jennifer lopez for kohl's and vera wang for kohl's. this is your best friend.t shifting the contents of your bag constantly. >> which i don't do. >> this will take you right through the season, every day of the week, the weekend. it's a great, great bag. >> perfect. >> and this one is very special, very glam. >> more evening-like. >> yes, in a very square shape, and this quilting, always telegraphs luxury and has a little bit of distressing. all me at allics but very different. >> and from that trend to the box clutches, the splurge is $165, that goes with any dress? >> this is inga christopher. it's black and has instant wearability but when you put it under the light. >> lots of color patterns. >> you can wear it with a lot more colors. >> okay. and then some other kinds here. >> this is the steal, only $25, and what i love about it, it's -- it's cut kind of like a gemstone so it has a special aspect there. >> that's pretty. >> back to the cobalt plus from hand picked, cobalt blue pops so well off of a lot of colors like ivory and black. it's a fun departure

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last week, wal-mart and kohl's spread a little holiday cheer when they announced they'd be hiring 50,000 temporary workers each for the upcoming holiday season, which is coming ever earlier every year! do such big numbers tell us that retailers expect a door-buster holiday season, that overall hiring is about to take off, that the recovery finally is shifting into high gear? uh, not quite. "even though we see these companies make these big hiring announcements, you expect that from walmart, from kohl's." as for the entire retail industry, here are the overall numbers: for the 2012 holiday season, retailers expect to hire 700,000 temporary workers - that's about 6% more than last year, when retailers added a little more than 660,000 temps - nearly 2% higher from 2010. compare this to before the pre- recession numbers. in 2006, when overall employment was higher, retailers still added nearly 750,000 workers in the fourth quarter. these are the people who stock the shevles, ring up sales and then take everything down in january and then they're again out of a job. but it turns out temp hiri

the job market is getting an early christmas present from kohl's. the retailer wants to hire more than 50,000 people. that's about 41 workers per store. these are part-time positions from a few hours to more than 20 hours a week, doing such things as unloading trucks, stocking merchandise, and punching the cash register. kohl's will start hiring this month, and they want all positions filled by mid- november. nearly half of retailers say they also want more full-time workers. amazon is testing ways to bring more of its business to customers more quickly. the company will add more distribution centers this year as part of a bigger plan to create same-day delivery. amazon has reportedly teamed up with 7-eleven stores to test an experimental pickup plan. customers would be able to retrieve amazon purchases the same day from their nearest 7- eleven location. as a consequence of amazon's physical presence in more states, fewer customers will be able to make tax-free internet purchases. currently, 8 states collect taxes from amazon. by 2016, the added dis

kohl's has thousands of jobs to fill. the make your own latte strategy is proving to be a success for starbucks. jane king has the bloomberg business report. >> starbucks just unveiled a ewer.e served coffee grobr it can brew drinks other than coffee. brewers have sold out. some machines are on back order. if you major own lattes at home, it will cost you $600 a year. at starbucks, $845. that does not include the cost of the machine which starts at $200. stocks continued to fall. the bloomberg maryland index was lower. spain will present its budget next year. get the weekly jobless claims numbers in the u.s. kohl's opening 12 new stores. that does include a new store in aspen hill. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king, bloomberg news, for wbal-tv 11 news. >> family and friends are remembering andy williams. he was one of the most popular 60's.ists of the 19 was 84 years old. >> he had a great voice. the orioles bounced back in a big way. >> here is a look at last night's winning maryland lottery numbers. >> now t

thank you. >> thank you, senator blumenthal, senator kohl. more than 400 people were in attendance at this hearing in the overflow room and on this main level. it has shown a lot of interest in this important topic. many from the sikh community and all across the united states. we thank you very much for joining all of us and expressing our sentiments of sorrow for what has taken place in your community. we are not alone in our feelings about this. we've had enormous amount of interest from many groups. 80 written statements for today's hearing. from the chair of the congressional asian pacific american caucus, the anti- defamation league, the chicago city council, the chicago police department, the council on american islamic relations, a human-rights campaign, interfaith alliance, the islamic society of north america, the japanese-american citizens league, latina justice, muslim advocates, the national gay and lesbian task force, the oak creek police department, people for the american way, the african-american minister leadership council,

but i find that--you know, herb kohl and i are on different sides of the ideological spectrum of--at least on--on whatever these judgments he's making. so i would assume that he would not like my book, and he doesn't. c-span: now you--you said you got a master--a phd from columbia. >> guest: right. c-span: what happened then to your life? >> guest: i wrote a book, which came out about the same time i got my doctorate, called "the great school wars." it was a history of the new york city schools. i then wrote a book in which i criticized marxist historians, and at that time, they were saying that american--this was in--in the mid-'70s. they were saying american education was a terrible failure, and i was defending education against the class analysis of the marxists. it was 1977. and then i wrote several other books, one of which was a history from 1945 to 1980 called "a troubled crusade." c-span: where did you live? >> guest: i've always lived in--in new york, except for three years in dc. i was in the department of education for two years and worked at the brookings institution for

kohl's expects to hire more people in anticipation of the holidays. the plan to hire about 53,000 seasonal workers up 10% from last year. >> i'm already sort of making a holiday list and now we find that toys-r-us is out with the annual hot toys list. >> includes tablets for kids, fashion dolls in a likeness of one direction, a boy band. an old standbys such as teenage mutant ninja turtles. let's send it back to you. >> thank you, you have really started your list? >> a little bit. i have three things on the list but they're all for me. >> my little girl's birthday is in a couple of weeks. >> that she like one direction? >> she doesn't know about them yet. we have low clouds and fog moving back on shore. some fog showing up in the north bay valley so watch out for that. temperatures generally in the '50s although we have seen some 40 is in the north bay already. mild compared to normal as we will see '70s and '80s well inland. '60s and '70s around the bay and a mixture of signed at the coastline. the area of low pressure continues camped out along the

on top of jobs, on top of kohl's hiring push, they have created 1500 jobs in 10 states. two new stores will open in the washington area. the burden of student loan debt is getting worse. when you factor in tuition costs and raise borrowing limits, nearly one in five households have student loan debt in 2010. that is more than twice the level compared to 1989. this is according to a report from the pure research center that shows the average that was more than $27,000. more starbucks fans are looking to brew their lattes at home. that is coming up in the hour. >> 4:30 a right now and 56 degrees. >> still to come, bad news >> there has been a decision on pepco's request for a rate increase. if they had approve the entire amount, the typical customer would have to pay $5.20 more each month. instead they will pay about $2.60 more. the rate increase set to take place next month. >> pepco workers are closer to going on strike. the union has overwhelmingly rejected what the company called their final offer. the main sticking point is a chance to the health and plan. >> we want

kohl's plans to fill the jobs by mid november. >>> lots of eyes on apple today. shares closed above $700 a share for the first time ever hitting an all time high and giving the company a market value of $650 billion. the stock up more than 70% since january. if only we'd invested in apple in january. the last boost coming from record demand for the iphone 5. it hit stores on friday. >>> still it's technically summer but not too soon to think about what the skid doughs -- kiddos want for the holidays. toys 'r' us has come out with its annual hot toy list. it includes tablets for kids, fashion dogs in the likeness of boy band sensation one direction and retrohits like teenage mutant ninja turtles and furby is back. >> makes me laugh. >> they chirp at you. one direction, if they would take the old backstreet boys dolls and put new clothes on them. >> and gel the hair in a different way. >> you're dating yourself. >> i know. >> jessica will be back in a couple of minutes to unveil wednesday's daily deals. she says she has some really good ones for us today. >>> still

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bb 203. 2030.and later...kohl's department store is adding to their payroll...the holiday season.how many jobs are up for grabs. ((break 3)) 3 --reporter pkg-as follows - with college costs on the rise, more young peeple are the cost of a four-year degree is worth it..a new study from georgetown niversity could be part of that convvrsation. accordiig to the study -- there are at least 29 million jobs for people without four year degrees. and at least a million are unfilled. these jobs -- which range from areas pay middle class wages.the average is 42-thousaad dollars fifty thousand dollars. but there is one catch -- most of these jobs still require you to get some sort of apprenticeship, training or post-certificate. those often be earned at community colleges or trade schools. the most popular certificaaee for igh school graduates include nursing assistant, commercial truck driver, and certificates for those witt associates degrees include a licensed practical nurse, a paralegal or a coding authors says the existence of these well-paying jobs proves the middle

you can see best buy -- looking at bed bath and beyond, kohl's is hiring 52,000 workers for the holidayson. they are anticipating more sales in stores and more sales online so kohl's is waiting for good news and hiring 41 associates per store. that is the 4% increase year over year. take a look at that bat and beyond. oppenheimer cutting them to perform from and outperforming and talking about why are they doing this downgrade saying in the near term they see the consistent meaningful sales numbers pulling back and earnings potential waning. >> walking with the intention to buy two things and come out with 20 but that is why you carry the coupons. you know you all do that and you save those coupons. here is the question. with all the negative headlines and we have asked this many times could the broader market that had a beautiful run up be due for a pullback soon. let's bring back supertrader ben willis. that is the question. if we look at dow levels and this is the 1-year pictured as a nice year for the dow jones industrials. the s&p up double-digit percentages bose year-to-date and y

it's from kohls and it's $68 and you can still wear a pop of color. orange is a great color.ar it but in that muted tweed black and white. >> i love that bag. >> i do too. >> it's also from kohl's. >> look how teeny ann is. >> itty-bitty. >> thanks, mom. >> next we have the quilted look. come on out, genena. >> i love this. it's two of the biggest trends for fall. the deep wine burgundy color. and i love this is -- this is from qvc, liz claiborne so that's a great deal, $85 and that equestrian look that we're seeing. it looks sophisticated but chanel inspired. you can walk around all day and still be comfortable. >> it's very ralph lauren. >> great, thank you, hon. >> great accent for the season and pattern shirt pulls everything together. >> let's bring out tiffany. she's got a peacoat on. >> let's bring out tiffany. >> come on out here. >> i love this for a night out on the town. it's all black. keep it streamline but the peacoat is your quintessential coat. a great coat, keeps you warm. what i love about this, you can go to a flash sale sight, this is from ideally.com. thi

. >>> it's only september but kohl's is already gearing up for the holiday season. the department store says it's hiring more than 52,000 temporary workers to help holiday shoppers. that's 10% more workers than last year. kohl's says those temporary workers could work up to 20 hours a week. >> reporter: on wall street, stocks ended up today. the dow picked up 11-1/2 while the nasdaq and s & p dropped slightly. >>> american airlines sent pink slip notices. they offered bonuses to employees who quit voluntarily. so far about 1,800 flight attendants and ground workers have accepted the officer. >>> officials in contra costa county have been working to prevent the spread of west nile virus. mosquito spraying will begin in antioch. the county's mosquito and vector control district is also asking residents to drain any standing water in their homes. >>> the fog was here this morning big time. it started out cool then you look behind me. you're not going to see fog there, that's diablo. but if you're looking out, you are not seeing any fog because it's cleared away. it wil

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kohl's plans to hire 53,000 workers. target adding between 80,000 and 90,000 workers.e haven't heard yet from, you know, these other major chains and most likely coming out with numbers mike nordstrom's and macy's but they're temporary jobs but the good part about this is sometimes the workers stay on. target wound up keeping 30,000 of the seasonal workers last year so we'll see if it happens again this year. brooke? >> also out today, alisoalison, about money. what people are making. that fell in a number of places last year. who's hit the hardest? >> sharpest income drop in nevada and then california and arizona. tease are the huge boom states during the housing bubble. these salaries moved much higher then and then you know how it is. the stronger you rise, the harder you fall and now foreclosures and unemployment rampant in the states, it's natural. across the country, incomes fell in 18 states. nationally, the average income sitting at just over oar 50,0$5. check out a cool interactive map at cnnmoney.com. brooke? >> alison kosik, thank you. >> sure. >>> coming up

kohl's the restores, the very first. his plan to hire more than 52 dozen people for seasonal work. american airlines is sending a letter of warning notices to more than 11,000 employees as a company continues to go through bankruptcy restructuring. airline officials say the actual number of job losses will probably be felt closer to 4400 people. the help-wanted sign is out in one country. the groups are ready for harvesting but there is a serious shortages of workers. it only has 18 of the 40 workers at the council on to start picking this week. it's a combination of the economy and immigration issues. they aren't sure when or if things will get better. >>> in the past three years it has dwindled down they don't have as many people coming looking for work appeared >>> a person could make around a hundred $12 a day picking grapes in california. >>> it. company just launched a new weapon. a new fda drug that kill your appetite. it always works in a combination of a good diet and exercise purchase of also hundred 65 lbs. of one year. i'm happy and healthy now. >>> it's only available

kohl's plans to hire 52,000. that's 5,000 more than last year for both retailers.ut seasonal employment is still below pre-recession levels. >>> halloween could set a record. 170million people will do something to celebrate. that's 71% of the u.s. population and the highest number ever. the average person will spend $08 on costumes, decorations and candy this year which is up from last year. that means about $8 billion in total spending. >>> during the next hour, governor jerry brown is heading to google headquarters in mountain view. governor brown plans to sign the recently passed google robot car bill. the bill allows the self- driving cars to be tested on state roads. it also outlines rules and standards for the cars. this makes california the second state to allow the driverless cars on the road, nevada approved it in february. and tesla says it plans to build a network of charging stations across california to accommodate its electric sedan. the california-based car company unveiled the network. tesla says there are currently six locations with plans to build

while kohl lies underground inpe sitting on something much more valuable -- gold.ven more valuable in times of crisis like the one spain is experiencing. a canadian firm plans to invest 150 million euros to mine for gold year. >> this project changes everything. it will become an industrial region. lots of suppliers will settle here and create lots of jobs. >> but not everyone here is buying that. everywhere, there are signs saying "note to gold, no to the mine." these people want to work, too, but not at any price. they say in a decade, when the gold reserves have been depleted, the jobs will vanish, too. >> they have their shareholders, their investors. that is who they work for. if they succeed, which we hope they will not, they will come here, take everything they can, and then move on. we will be left with slag heaps, traders, dust, environmental pollution, and devastation. >> farmers fear that as a byproduct of the mining, toxic chemicals will be released into the environment and wind up in the food chain. >> conducting chemical analysis will not help me if t

kohl's plans to increase its hiring by more than 10% last year. retailers expect holiday sales to be on par with last year. generally a good indicator of how confident stores are with their seasonal business. back to you. >> all right, good to watch. thank you very much. >>> we check back in with rob. it's kind of like we're on the record skipping. it's kind of the same over and over. >> it feels like tuesday morning again. the low clouds in. yesterday, we had highs only in the 60s and 70s. you're really going to like today's weather as well. you might like the outcome at the giants game if the same thing happens tonight. magic number down to seven. we got matt cain down on the mound tonight. petaluma little league out there at the ballpark this evening. cool temperatures, breezy. coming up around 7:15. 40s and 50s outside. if you're around the peninsula or coast, you probably did not lose the jacket for this afternoon. concord and fairfield, 15 to 25 miles per hour. that cool air making its way inland this morning. 60s and 70s for most of the bay

key retail partners like macy's and kohl's and pennys have kept their inventories lean.gives me confidence not only about our business but retail in general as we go forward. >> now, you have taken a lot of that money, because you're making a big profit. you've been paying down debt. talk about paying back $1 billion. and it may be time for another acquisition. the hilfiger acquisition was clearly incredible. you talk about how the areas of weakness are jeans and underwear. that's something you licensed. you talked about how in the conference call you want to start owning brands. warneco, $2 billion company. is it time to make it more than just a licensure? i always try to get you to break news. you've broken news on our show many times. >> we're not going to breaking any news tonight. >> clearly, look, warneco is a great strategic partner for us. we're happy the way they operate the business. we work together really well. their underwear business continues to be very much on fire. and we're in a non-denim cycle and they're struggling through some issues particularly in

last week, kohl's department stores said it would hire more than 50,000 workers. walmart's forging ahead with expansion plans - it will open retail outlets in india within the next year to 18 months. honda is down-shifting on its sales. the japanese automaker is aiming to double global sales within 5 years. that's a bump from 3 million to 6 million vehicles. where's all that growth going to come from? emerging markets, says honda president takanobu ito - china and india mainly. the company will also rejigger operations to more quickly design and crank out new models that are market- specific. there will be more hybrids, plug-ins, mini models and a fuel-cell car that will be sold in the united states in 2015. general motors recalled cars over a gear shift problem that may cause the cars to roll away when they're supposed to be in park. more than 400,000 cars from 2007 to 2010 were recalled for transmission problems. that includes the chevrolet malibu, pontiac g-6, and saturn aura. it could cause the cars to roll off after the driver has left the car. the problem ca

.-- kohl's, more than 52,000, up 10 percent over 2011. -- walmart, 50,000. -- and target, between 8090,000, sliggtly looer than last year, the retailer says, because they've hired morr permanent workers. oliday job seekers should lookkoutsidee kohl's will add another 5,700 positions at its distriiution 55000 seasonal workers. the n - also hire extra hands to keep up wwth the holiday rush. start your research early. applicaaions will start piliig up between october 1st aad halloween. challenger,,gray and christmas also advises customer. that some knowledge products, that caa set you apart from the ppck. atch, i'' karin caifa. cominggup... coming up... "the beachhboys"... split in half.how 3 of the members found out... they've been fired.and why the timinn... could not have been wwrse. ((joel live tease)) you're patching fox 45 morninn newss. all local.. alllmorning. ((break 4)) grow mustaches.how its designed to help city schools 3 -good day for baltimore sports jays last night 12 to 2- 7 lue - homeruns - have the day off... next game is tomorrow at 7:055inn football... bbg game tonig

kohl's anticipates to hire more people. they plan to hire 53,000 seasonal workers. and not a minute too soon toys "r" us are out with it's annual hot toy list for the holiday shopping season. it includes tablets for kids, fashion dolls. and old stand byes like teenager my tant ninja turtles. and there's 96 days until christmas. >> we know the toys the parents will be fighting over in the stores. thank you. >>> a fourth century scrap of papyrus is igniting whether jesus christ was married. a professor, an expert in the history of christianity said the papyrus is the only existing text showing jesus referring to having a wife. she's identified as mary. the catholic church insists jesus was not married. >>> coming up, your wednesday morning weather. in sports a strange request from an nfl player. this is during a game. and you will not believe who it came from. this is the morning news. you won't run into kenmore appliances just anywhere. only sears is celebrating the 100th anniversary of america's number one appliance brand, with up to 25% off all kenmore appliances,

kohl's is hiring 52,000 people for the holiday season. sound like an astronomical amounts. 62,000 people hiring for the holidays and an average of 41 associates per store. it is the 4% increase from last year. back-to-school pretty good. and they are expecting sales and in the retail stores to be stronger. how about bed bath and beyond? oppenheimer actually cutting bad that and beyond to an outperform. and the upside potential beginning to wane and having to depend on coupons for customer traffic and such. lori: thank you as always. melissa: speaking of retailers their margins may be getting a little more cushion next year thanks to the magic touch. we will tell you how you can profit. lori: things have totally turned around. we will talk about why and how you can profit. look at the dollar. it is stronger with the euro at 130 one so that is elevated. back with more after this. hmm, it says here that cheerios helps lower cholesterol as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, c

kohl's anticipates to hire more people. in anticipation of the holiday shopping season. they plan to hire 53,000 seasonal workers. that's up 10% from last year. and not a minute too soon toys "r" us are out with it's annual hot toy list for the holiday shopping season. it includes tablets for kids, fashion dolls. and the likeness of one direction, the boy band sensation. and oldstand byes like teenage my tant ninja turtles. and there's 96 days until christmas. >> we know the toys the parents will be fighting over in the stores. thank you. >>> a fourth century scrap of papyrus is igniting whether jesus christ was married. a professor, an expert in the history of christianity said the papyrus is the only existing text showing jesus referring to having a wife. she's identified as mary. the catholic church insists jesus was not married. but the fragment believed to be from egypt should not be taken as proof that jesus was married. i suppose we still don't know. >>> coming up, your wednesday morning weather. in sports a strange request from an nfl player. this is during a gam

kohl's, the department store chain, is adding more than 52,000 holiday workers-- about 10% more than last year. target seasonal work force will be 80,000 to 90,000, down slightly from a year ago, but wal-mart is adding 50,000 jobs, up slightly. and game stop will add 17,000. >> it's about the same as last year. our fall season we're really expecting a nice surge in business. >> reporter: mike buskey, senior vice president for hiring at game stop, says the world's largest video game retailer is bullish on the holiday. >> i think if you have a significant offering, consumers are ready to spend money. i think the iphone 5 release is a classic example. >> reporter: apple has already sold more than five million iphone 5s. >> that doesn't sound like an economy in recession. >> reporter: but across the country, the recovery has been uneven. nationally, the unemployment rate has dropped to 8.1%. but in four states-- north carolina, new jersey, california, and rhode island-- the jobless rate is still near 10% or above. in nevada it's more than 12%. that's why scott hoyt with moody's analytics

kohl's, more than 52,000 temporary workers. the improving economic news could impact the presidential race during the final sprint. mitt romney is trying to pivot his campaign back k to economic issues, after the firestorm surrounding his private comments to wealthy donors that 47% of americans see themselves as victims. he addressed the comments during a univision forum last night in the battleground state of florida. and then moved on to the economy. >> my campaign is about the 100% of america. and i'm concerned about them. i'm concerned that over the last four years, life has become harder for americans. >> reporter: president obama's message? if voters want the economy to bounce back, they have to give him a chance of a second term. it's a message that bill clinton has taken on the road. >> we will grow again. you need to re-elect president barack obama to do it. >> reporter: with polls showing president obama leading in crucial battleground states, the romney campaign will soon pick up speed. romney and his running mate, p

. >>> kohl's right now betting on a big holiday season with plans to hire 10% more seasonal employees than the year before. now, the retailer said it would be hiring nearly 53,000 exees for the holiday season. the holiday will be run -- the hiring will be running through mid november. >>> today is international talk like a pirate day. this guy appears to be doing it everyday. this is the 10th anniversary of the holiday dave barry mentioned. this is a nationally syndicated newspaper column in 2002, bringing it to people's attention, national talk like a pirate day, september 19th. >>> drivers in washington d.c. look out because cameras are going to be watching you on the road and we're not just talking about speeding cameras. you also need to completely stop as well. the nation's capital starting this all. they're going to be following the lead of california. when photo enforced, they've had stop signs breaking in through the area. so washington d.c. gearing up to install they say about 16 stop sign cameras by the end of the year, mostly at intersections near schools. run through one o

. >>> plus kohl's right now looking to hire. we'll tell you about where you can make a little extra cash over the holidays straight ahead. anncr: a good job. it's the key to a good life. but it isn't always easy to find one... a vote for question seven is a vote for maryland jobs. two thousand construction jobs to build a new resort casino. four thousand permanent jobs, paying... on average fifty five thousand a year. six thousand jobs from increased tourism... and table games like blackjack and poker. add it up: it's twelve thousand new maryland jobs. but to build it you have to vote for it. vote for question seven. and get maryland back to work. >>> thanks for joining us on this wednesday morning. actress elizabeth hurly is causing a splash over her latest adventure and it's not in a good way. some are saying bikinis for girls, like the one you see on your screen, too sexy for children and advocates right now calling the pieces disturbing and inappropriate. hurly is telling the daily mail this morning the bathing suits are sel

kohl's expect to hire 52,000 workers, a whopping $10,000 more. at walmart. 50,000 jobs. 45,000 at toys are you. up 5,000 from last year and 90,000 jobs at target. >> what we're seeing are retailers placing big bets. >> and $7 an hour is $5,000 for the holiday pay. it may not be much to live on but it's a dream come true. >> for this man it's a dream come true. for some those jobs stayed permanent. toys "r" us kept 16%. target 30%. >> i actually applied at target. i hope a get a callback. >> reporter: fingers crossed. >> yes. >> reporter: finger crossed. if you want one of these jobs you have to apply now. many will be swooped up by the end of october well in advance of black friday. if people work hard and make a goodmpression, these jobs there's for the taking. they could become permanent jobs not just temporary jobs. >> those are big numbers. thank you so much. >>> now we head overseas to europe because the protests back in greece a reactiono a new round of austerity cuts. police fired tear gas, protesters with petroleum bombs set sidewalks abl

. >>> kohl's looking for seasonal workers right now. the department store is hiring more than 52,000 people nationwide for work during the holiday season. that's a 10% increase from a year ago. the chain hired last year. right now other retail giant stores like toys r us, target, wal-mart too, they are set to announce their seasonal hiring plans very soon. we'll keep you posted on that. >>> five things you may want to know as you head out the door this morning, the state's attorney's office in florida expects to release a new set of documents in the case against george zimmerman. the neighborhood watch leader who said he killed an unarmed teenager, tropical wave tropical wave in self -- trayvon martin in self defense. >>> governor o'malley is helping to kick off maryland's bus tour. it's hosted by start up america. the goal is to highlight entrepreneurship in baltimore and across the entire state. >>> and also happening today, employees at several shop rite stores are bagging for hunger. they're going to be collecting donations to help

earlier this week retail chain kohl's said it would hire nearly 53,000 holiday workers this year. that's up more than 10% from last year. good news. >> uh-huh. so did you hear the iphone 5 is coming out today? >> shut up. really? >>> 4:43. still ahead a local auto dealership takes some steps to ensure the health of its workers. >> more on that story plus a beautiful weather first when we return. >>> hello friends. 4:45. good morning. i'm going to double as leslie soon. i'll explain that in a little bit. just kidding, today is friday. glad you're with us, another beautiful day. a little bit warmer. >> got to 75 yesterday. one of the best days of the year i think. it was fantastic. today is going to be really nice too in the low 80s. >> that sounds great. sounds great. we'll take that. >> the weekend has some changes, how about fronts coming here late saturday? saturday afternoon and evening could see a couple of showers or storms moving across the region with the cold front and then sunday nice and crisp and autumnal once again. >> yes,. >> lets get to the bus stop forecast. you li

polarized no one wants to sit down and have a have an honest talk about what's sustainable senator kohl burn actually got a a email from one of his aides you know asking me something about the state of disability fraud and i was very pleased to get an e-mail from this from a top aide to a senator on that but you know for that and he was one of the more pragmatic ones but look what happened to him he was in that was the gang of five they tossed him out they came up with this no compromise situation they kicked the can down to these tax hikes that are supposed to be automatic now in january but no one wants them yet what are we going to do again no it does seem like there really are no good options that are actually viable options for voters in many cases that when it comes to the economy mesh let's talk about where we are now because people have different forecasts you have some people worried about the chance of recession with the u.s. headed towards this fiscal cliff but you say flat out the u.s. is in recession now this is something you were on our show talking about in july you're st

. >> kohl's has its eyes on strong holiday sales. they anticipate hiring 41 associates per store. the jobs are part-time ranging from a few hours to about 20 hours a week. what about the do not call list? bought hanson's looks into the problem -- bob hansen look s into the problem. >> my reaction is i don't have time. how did you get my number? >> he is talking about the growing number of telemarketing calls that are interrupting his day. calls from people offering lowery a new credit card or asking about his house -- calls from people offering larry a new credit card. stephen is a marketing professor. he says telemarketing calls generate millions of dollars every year. what about the do not call list? enforcement is spotty. >> you may get slapped on the hand down the road but they are generating a lot of business with these calls. >> you can legally get a call from a politician or somebody you have done business with. >> lately it has been political stuffe. >> what can consumers do/ ? hang up. most people are taking a more passive approach to these calls. some people did not pick

not a bad idea, so kohl's right now starting to add to its seasonal staff. the department store is hiring more than 52,000 people nationwide this year. that's about a 10% increase that seasonal workers had seen hired the year before. other giants like toys r us, target and wal-mart are set to plan their seasonal hiring soon, so we'll keep you posted. >>> the year 2040 we may no longer need a driver's license, that's because car companies right now starting to roll out basically cars that drive on their own. gm announced that it is going to start producing partially automated cars by 2015. so audi and bmw are looking into self-driving car designs. experts do predict that these type of vehicles will make up 75% of the car's population by the year 2040. >>> orioles fans right now going to be very sleep deprived as they head off to work this morning. "good morning maryland" at 5:00 starts right now. >>> parents in rockland county might be keeping -- in anne arundel county might be keeping a nervous eye on their kids when they drop them off this morning. police a

released its list of the hottest toys of the .eason >> started looking to hire of seasonal workers as kohl's. >> it is never too early. target plans to hire 8000 seasonal employees this holiday 0,000. to 99 hire 10% more than year. stuffed dolls are popular again. can reserve the toys a 20% down payment in the stores. the national retail federation found 43% of consumers toys duringuy nine the holiday shopping season. that's business news. reporting for abc 7 news. back to you. >> thank you. let's get a look at traffic and jamie. >> good morning. as a result of the storms last night we have problems with pe operating at reduced speed. hour late.o an that's the main problem on the rails. rail, onand metro schedule and on time. not much to tell you about from yesterday's storms. open and up to speed. there's a water main break in arlington. reported by police. columbia pike is closed at between south four mile run drive san salvador to mason drive. you can use about 50. columbia pike is closed because the water main break. interstate 95 northbound has been reopened. there wasn't a problem with

which there were plenty of empires but as yet no aircraft, no radio, no panama canal, a world in which kohl has not yet been replaced by oil for fuelling ships and the world in which a hundred million dollars was worth billions in today's currency. sixteen. okay. reading his nose today, it is abundantly evident that young franklin understood his subjects and truly remarkable depth. minister presented with uncommon clarity and conviction, demonstrating an impressive grasp of geopolitical issues, naval strategy, and relative national strength. the field just as sophisticated in and selectee was developing and how deeply cousin ted's naval precepts have helped define his own understanding of his country and the world. after his case had been presented his useful opponent began his rebuttals with a sweeping generalization that led his listeners to understand that the very subject was of global significance and immediately established a naval importance. this is the direct quote from franklin roosevelt's, his notes as a 15 year-old. of all the great powers of the world, the united states and rus

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and kohl's, hiring is that more than 52,000, is that right?0 people mired for the holidays at kohl's? i'll have to get confirmation of that. it's hiring big time, but the stock is unchanged. the restaurant cracker barrel profit nearly doubled, up goes the stock, nearly 7%. now, this, an update. teachers in chicago back to work this morning, students back in school. and kids are. so, who won? does the deal they reached make good financial sense for that city? one of our foremost authorities on illinois finances joins us he's going to be here in new york. he's coming up next. [ male announcer ] at scottrade, you won't just find us online, you'll also find us in person, with dedicated support teams at over 500 branches nationwide. so when you call or visit, you can ask for a name you know. because personal service starts with a real person. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are just the start. our support teams are nearby, ready to help. it's no wonder so many investors are saying... [ all ] i'm with scottrade. wouldn't it be nice if t

we are looking at sears and kohls. today, talking about their same store sales today. that has been subsiding. talking about cheap evaluations. kohls has been a leader on the s&p 500. the dow is up right now about one tenth of 1%. we have had a lot of names leading the way on the dow. such as jpmorgan, caterpillar, just to name a few. a recent court ruling showing germany will support the euro. they are behind the euro and the euro zone has some things as well. back to you. cheryl: thank you. first, solving your mobile entertainment dilemmas. with claimant will go one-on-one with dave ceo of a company that is doing just that. dennis: first, let's take a look of the winners on the nasdaq. ♪ [ male announcer ] let's say you need to take care of legal matters. wouldn't it be nice if there was an easier, less-expensive option than using a traditional lawyer? well, legalzoom came up with a better way. we took the best of the old and combined it with modern technology. together you get quality services on your terms, with to