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robinsville? >> she has one. >> no, no, no. but she is at this amazon job fair?ave you heard -- >> oh, yes. >> the line is already really long, and i don't think they've officially opened yet. >> this is what i think jen should ask any of those people in line if she hasn't already. how many of them have lost their job in a traditional retail store because of amazon? and now have to shift to the -- >> oh, that's a good question. >> the way things go, pack in boxes for on line deliveries adam son. >> that's where we are in 2017. you're right. >> yes. >> sign of the times. >> the question too, for the holidays when they get hired, will the job stay on afterward. so i hope amazon -- >> these are, yes, to up 50,000, most full time. most of them are permanent, benefits, all of that. >> amazing. >> yes, nice, having the power to hire 50,000 people in one day, speaks volumes. >> so we'll keep an eye, whether you have that camera in rollins ville all day long. >> because that line will only grow. >> yes. ah fast play games from the pennsylvania lottery are the newest way
robinsville? >> she has one. >> no, no, no. but she is at this amazon job fair?ave you heard -- >> oh, yes. >> the line is already really long, and i don't think they've officially opened yet. >> this is what i think jen should ask any of those people in line if she hasn't already. how many of them have lost their job in a traditional retail store because of amazon? and now have to shift to the -- >> oh, that's a good question. >> the way things go,...
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amazon is looking to fill 1,800 of them right here in robinsville. they will be informed of health care packages in a position that's all about packages, sorting, stacking, boxing and shipping them so they will be offered a job at record speed is exciting. >> you don't have to wait and sit at home. >> it began at 8:00 and goes until 12:00 noon. if you can't be here with all of these people in line you can also apply online. who gets the job offer? we hope to introduce you to them. >>> al dpdi needs store manager and shift managers. if you're looking far job that's a little more nontraditional dorney park has job openings. they need more than 500 people. >>> looking for the thieves who pulled off a heist at a country club. the burglar cased the club and had a plan. police say he cut power lines to security alarms and cameras outside before getting to say a safe inside the building. this is tucked away behind the kings development. they believe he had to go through the woods and the golf course greens to pull off the crime. >> we haveare a little bit s
amazon is looking to fill 1,800 of them right here in robinsville. they will be informed of health care packages in a position that's all about packages, sorting, stacking, boxing and shipping them so they will be offered a job at record speed is exciting. >> you don't have to wait and sit at home. >> it began at 8:00 and goes until 12:00 noon. if you can't be here with all of these people in line you can also apply online. who gets the job offer? we hope to introduce you to them....
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maybe 1500, 2,000, in robinsville, new jersey. so, a camera is being set up there right now. i wonder if there is a line already? i bet there is. >> i would be out there. >> good day everybody, it is wednesday, august the second, 2017. >> good morning. >> so, let's see, another hot day? >> another zero nine,. >> these are the days where you can pretty much figure, hot, humid, chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, but what you may not know is that it is national ice cream sandwich day, bus stop buddy already took a bite, there is muggy the dog, and it is humid outside, yes, off to sticky start with temperatures in the 60s, 70s there is morning, and an air quality alert in effect for the entire day. philadelphia, bucks, montgomery, delaware, chester counties, that's where the alert is, but no matter where you are, just take it easy, it will be very humid today. 74 degrees, already up to 87%. and it will be higher by the end of the day, but we did get to 91 yesterday. may not have another 09 degrees day today. going 87, 88, possibility of scattered thunderstorms in the after
maybe 1500, 2,000, in robinsville, new jersey. so, a camera is being set up there right now. i wonder if there is a line already? i bet there is. >> i would be out there. >> good day everybody, it is wednesday, august the second, 2017. >> good morning. >> so, let's see, another hot day? >> another zero nine,. >> these are the days where you can pretty much figure, hot, humid, chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon, but what you may not know is that it is...
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in the clouds in the suburbs of lee high valley and the south neighborhoods. 65 degrees, 68 in robinsville, and florence. i am tracking some showers. they're not here yet. you can see them approaching harrisbering. a sprinkle now in west county. we could see some scattered showers this afternoon lee high valley, possibly in the suburbs. i think most neighborhoods are going to be dry. clouds will break for some sunshine, not a lot at 7:00. but at the shore, atlantic city will be seeing sunshine from the get-go. as we go to the morning the temperatures climb to near 80 in philadelphia. at 11:00, northeast philadelphia hits 87 degrees. and then during the afternoon here's your chance of scattered showers. that's 5:00. burkes county, and isolated showers not out of the question for delaware and south jersey. mainly not too much activity. pots town at 6:00 may see some showers. the thunderstorms may be back primarily for burkes county and into the lee high valley. showers, thunderstorms and some heavy downpours. there's more hot weather in store for the weekend. >>> we'll see you ten minutes pa
in the clouds in the suburbs of lee high valley and the south neighborhoods. 65 degrees, 68 in robinsville, and florence. i am tracking some showers. they're not here yet. you can see them approaching harrisbering. a sprinkle now in west county. we could see some scattered showers this afternoon lee high valley, possibly in the suburbs. i think most neighborhoods are going to be dry. clouds will break for some sunshine, not a lot at 7:00. but at the shore, atlantic city will be seeing sunshine...
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we're in robinsville, new jersey. >> this isn't your typical job fair. there are hundreds of candidates and thousands of open positions, but just one company is doing the hiring. amazon.c. the e commerce giant is hosting what it calls the nation's lat jobs fair at 12. 50,000 jobs are up for grabs, some of them filled right here on the s >> it is a great opportunity, a great experience and they're only hiring 1500 employees and will be one of those. >> the line of candidates at amazon's new jersey fulfillment center stretched around the building as candidates waited for their turn to apply to the warehouse, interview, under go a criminal check and drug test and hopefully get an offer. amazon's hiring frenzy underscores the company's growth and consumer's shift to online shopping at a time when traditional retailers are closing stores and cutting jobs. these applicants have been waiting here if for hours to apply for warehouse job, but amazon automates more and more, question is, will these jobs be here a few years from now? we asked john olsen about the r
we're in robinsville, new jersey. >> this isn't your typical job fair. there are hundreds of candidates and thousands of open positions, but just one company is doing the hiring. amazon.c. the e commerce giant is hosting what it calls the nation's lat jobs fair at 12. 50,000 jobs are up for grabs, some of them filled right here on the s >> it is a great opportunity, a great experience and they're only hiring 1500 employees and will be one of those. >> the line of candidates at...
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one in our area is robinsville. they'll take you on tour of the warehouse, interview, make you job offer if they deem you qualified. by the way amazon jobs day runs from 8:00 a.m. to noon. >> it wasn't practice that he missed, it was an actual game. coming up here at 5:30, allen iverson is answering questions on why he ditched the big three game. hear his answer after the break. during our made to move 2017 clearance event, you can do endless online research. or, you can take advantage of our best offer ever on an xt5. don't wait. our 2017 models will be moving fast. you can drive a car... or you can drive a cadillac. come in now before the end of our made to move 2017 clearance event and leave with the perfect cadillac xt5 for your next adventure. choose a low mileage lease on this xt5 for around $339 per month. >> breaking overnight, a stop at a gas station ends in a hail of bullets. >> trouble on the trail. teen attack while jogging, in a montgomery county park. what officials are doing to make sure that you stay
one in our area is robinsville. they'll take you on tour of the warehouse, interview, make you job offer if they deem you qualified. by the way amazon jobs day runs from 8:00 a.m. to noon. >> it wasn't practice that he missed, it was an actual game. coming up here at 5:30, allen iverson is answering questions on why he ditched the big three game. hear his answer after the break. during our made to move 2017 clearance event, you can do endless online research. or, you can take advantage of...
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not so this morning. 67 in audubon. 66 now in robinsville. florence, 68 degrees.emperatures warm into the upper 70s to near 80 degrees. look what happens today, the temperature steadily goes up with clouds clearing. we'll get 80 degrees at 4:00. as the temperature is going up, the humidity, the moisture level will be dropping. so the air will be drying out. and you can thank the northwesterly winds for that. this morning we still have a few sprinkles just getting closer to philadelphia right now moving through some of the suburbs. you are seeing a few light rain drops but nothing heavy about the rain. and it's not heavy at the shore either. cape may is getting light rainfall. and that is also in southern delaware. the stronger storms are farther to the south and will stay to our south. that's a cold front that came through, so we'll be drying out and clearing out throughout the day. once it clears out, nice and clear far to the west. but the next chance for showers won't come until the very end of the workweek. and yes, for the weekend there's a chance we'll see s
not so this morning. 67 in audubon. 66 now in robinsville. florence, 68 degrees.emperatures warm into the upper 70s to near 80 degrees. look what happens today, the temperature steadily goes up with clouds clearing. we'll get 80 degrees at 4:00. as the temperature is going up, the humidity, the moisture level will be dropping. so the air will be drying out. and you can thank the northwesterly winds for that. this morning we still have a few sprinkles just getting closer to philadelphia right...
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robinsville mercer county they had to shut down 195 westbound at 539 a truck accident brought down an. they are out there doing the repairs. watch for that 1259 westbound. stick to 33. middletown township an accident brought down a utility pole at stone harbor road. stick to the parkway instead of route route 9. >>> part of south jersey, fog 3 miles at atlantic city airport. 2.5 in millville. 59 in quakertown. 71 in center city. we're 64 in browns mills. 70 in dover. heading up to warm and kind of sticky 88. >> thank you. >>> there is still no sign of the five soldiers who crashed during an army helicopter training exercise. the blackhawk lost visual contact with another chopper off hawaii wednesday night. rescue crews from the fire department are on the scene. they found parts of the fuselage and helmet so far. the pilot and three crew members are unaccounted for. >>> new video from kansas captured the moment when a truck obliterated itself when it smashed into a highway barrier on interstate 435. fell drivers pulled the driver from the truck before police and medics arrived. >> a c
robinsville mercer county they had to shut down 195 westbound at 539 a truck accident brought down an. they are out there doing the repairs. watch for that 1259 westbound. stick to 33. middletown township an accident brought down a utility pole at stone harbor road. stick to the parkway instead of route route 9. >>> part of south jersey, fog 3 miles at atlantic city airport. 2.5 in millville. 59 in quakertown. 71 in center city. we're 64 in browns mills. 70 in dover. heading up to warm...
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in new jersey, robinsville at 80. long port at 80 degrees. feels like conditions, just oppressive. the feels like around 100 today it started a little humid. really it's been pretty nice. thursday, friday and even nicer conditions. it's really not going to feel like august in this area. temperatures for the weekend, look at this. 70 day after day and sunny conditions. we'll be at 9 on friday in the suburbs. 80 in south jersey. 77 degrees in south enginejerse. 9 on sunday. 78 and mostly sunny. on the ten-day forecast, we just keep with those fairly dry conditions. >> a surprise plea deal. >> a jersey father admits he suffocated his toddler and left him in the woods. a lot of people are asking why he confessed. all new at 5:00, we're going to break down the plea agreement. >> i wanted her to be proud of the person i've become. >> 20 years after his mother's death, prince william is opening up about his mother's legacy. >>> prince william and harry are speaking candidly about the death of princess dianna 20 years ago this month. they were just 15 and 12 years old when a limousine carr
in new jersey, robinsville at 80. long port at 80 degrees. feels like conditions, just oppressive. the feels like around 100 today it started a little humid. really it's been pretty nice. thursday, friday and even nicer conditions. it's really not going to feel like august in this area. temperatures for the weekend, look at this. 70 day after day and sunny conditions. we'll be at 9 on friday in the suburbs. 80 in south jersey. 77 degrees in south enginejerse. 9 on sunday. 78 and mostly sunny....
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robinsville at 80. long port, wildwood, all at 80 degrees.nd a nice little sea breeze in the afternoon. eagles game doesn't get much better than this for football weather. was a little too hot and humid last week. this is trouble. in the gulf of mexico, harvey redeveloping moving toward the texas coast. and then just hanging around here for two or three days causing tremendous amounts of rain and flooding. then perhaps the remnants of that come up here as we go into the end of next week. so you'll see this in the ten-day forecast. sunshine thursday, friday, saturday, sunday, monday. that's the easy part. then as we get towards the middle of next week, that could be some of the moisture left over from harvey. obviously, hurricane from texas. does not crack all the way up here, but sometimes some of the moisture does make it up. toward the end of next week, we may be seeing some of that. >> enjoy this while we can. >> we have a long stretch to enjoy. >> sure do. >> this is like san diego type weather. low humidity, 70s and low 80s. >> except th
robinsville at 80. long port, wildwood, all at 80 degrees.nd a nice little sea breeze in the afternoon. eagles game doesn't get much better than this for football weather. was a little too hot and humid last week. this is trouble. in the gulf of mexico, harvey redeveloping moving toward the texas coast. and then just hanging around here for two or three days causing tremendous amounts of rain and flooding. then perhaps the remnants of that come up here as we go into the end of next week. so...
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an accident in robinsville mercer county. involving a truck now they have a problem with the sign coming down. they are blocking the road as well as the exit ramp that will be blocked for another couple of hours, stick to 33 instead. middletown township, an accident brought down a utility pole, route 9 is blocked at the stone harbor boulevard. stick to the parkway, instead. >> we'll take a break and come back to accuweather. >> reporter: it's a nice start today we have sunshine over the horizon. the humidity has dipped a bit. warm in philadelphia, 70 degrees. lots of the suburbs in the 60s. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast shows a warm afternoon high of 88 degrees. we'll see partly sunny skies, there could be an afternoon shower in delaware or berks county or lancaster county briefly. high of 88. a little more humid tonight and tomorrow some downpours possible. tam. >> thank you, david. that's it for us, back to "g.m.a." we'll see you back here in 30. t comes to cancer treatment centers of america in philadelphia,
an accident in robinsville mercer county. involving a truck now they have a problem with the sign coming down. they are blocking the road as well as the exit ramp that will be blocked for another couple of hours, stick to 33 instead. middletown township, an accident brought down a utility pole, route 9 is blocked at the stone harbor boulevard. stick to the parkway, instead. >> we'll take a break and come back to accuweather. >> reporter: it's a nice start today we have sunshine over...
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also see a temperature of 84 in robinsville. and newark at 86. same deal.r isolated storm, especially in delaware. that would be the best shot because it's moving in from the west. on our hour by hour forecast, let's track this out and go right into friday with chances of radar even better. here's the rest of our wednesday. not a lot going on overnight into your thursday. already clouds are starting to increase across the area. that continues into the afternoon. by 2:00 p.m. just a little isolated shower development. so this is right ahead of game time for the eagles. and this model gives us a spot storm over philadelphia. now because it's so spotty in nature, this is no guarantee. this will be more low chance or isolated development. going into the overnight, you see a little line of rain developing. this is going to be a more constant situation for your friday. here's 7:30 a.m. it's cloudy and you already have sprinkles out there. getting into the, 4:00 p.m. we have this line of showers and storms moving through. it could dump some heavy pockets of rain o
also see a temperature of 84 in robinsville. and newark at 86. same deal.r isolated storm, especially in delaware. that would be the best shot because it's moving in from the west. on our hour by hour forecast, let's track this out and go right into friday with chances of radar even better. here's the rest of our wednesday. not a lot going on overnight into your thursday. already clouds are starting to increase across the area. that continues into the afternoon. by 2:00 p.m. just a little...
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temperatures are a little different to inland. 84 in robinsville. just 80 for wildwood. in delaware, 80 degrees as well for dover. that high of 80. nice for the time of year in august. your thursday looks good. your friday we start to see change. clouds start to return, the humidity ticks up a notch and we're looking at temperatures that start to lower a little. 83 for philadelphia and 84 in the lehigh valley. we go to your saturday and temperatures are back up. they are also coming with a chance of scattered thunderstorms. it's late friday and the moisture starts to return. scattered storms for your saturday. and even into sunday, we could see more of an isolated storm roll by, but it's locking drier by sunday. temperatures on the warmer side at l see. we'll go through your thursday pretty quickly. it is clooer for your thursday. we can roll through friday with the clouds starting your morning off and clouds keeping through the afternoon. notice some showers nearby. we could see an isolated shower, but it's saturday that we may run into problems. take a look at this com
temperatures are a little different to inland. 84 in robinsville. just 80 for wildwood. in delaware, 80 degrees as well for dover. that high of 80. nice for the time of year in august. your thursday looks good. your friday we start to see change. clouds start to return, the humidity ticks up a notch and we're looking at temperatures that start to lower a little. 83 for philadelphia and 84 in the lehigh valley. we go to your saturday and temperatures are back up. they are also coming with a...
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robinsville, new jersey. >>> new this morning, former davis chancellor has a new job on the campus that originally wanted her out. she will be teaching an engineering class on fridays for the next nichb montne months wi salary of $318,000. that works out to a little less than $8,000 every time the class meets. she resigned last august when questioned about her ethics. the critics intensified when it was told she was charged with a pepper spray incident. >>> it happened two weeks ago. when 21-austin dunn was on the tarmac of ft. lauderdale international airport. warning systems activated only after the lightning bolt struck don. he received third-degree burns and has been recovering ever since. >>> we're going to get some lightning in our area, which is extremely unusual. >> we're watching for that possibility and we're already seeing it just to the south of us. it's been really just amazing to watch all the lightning strikes that our radar is picking up live. i'll show you that in just a second. let's get a look at our forecast and what we're seeing right now as you get ready to head ou
robinsville, new jersey. >>> new this morning, former davis chancellor has a new job on the campus that originally wanted her out. she will be teaching an engineering class on fridays for the next nichb montne months wi salary of $318,000. that works out to a little less than $8,000 every time the class meets. she resigned last august when questioned about her ethics. the critics intensified when it was told she was charged with a pepper spray incident. >>> it happened two...
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you vfr muery much >>> amazon is holding several job fairs across the country we are at one in robinsville where, the lines began to form early this morning. hi, deirdre. >> reporter: hi, carl. amazon is hoping to hire some 50,000 people today, some of them on the spot we have been here since early in the morning when the line started to form. it stretches not just beyond the white tent but beyond the building you see in the background this is amazon's fulfillment center we have been talking to applicants throughout the morning to gifl similar reasons as to why they want a job, not just a job, but at amazon, in particular. >> i'm interest in the benefits, the advancement opportunities, 401 health benefits right on the spot i have never heard of a company that offers that. >> based on the next couple of days with the stock prices and things like that, they look like they're going up and they have a good business model for going ahead. >> reporter: we heard that from a bunch of amazon's applicants and they have seen them growing and want a part of that. some of the down sides are the 10 to 1
you vfr muery much >>> amazon is holding several job fairs across the country we are at one in robinsville where, the lines began to form early this morning. hi, deirdre. >> reporter: hi, carl. amazon is hoping to hire some 50,000 people today, some of them on the spot we have been here since early in the morning when the line started to form. it stretches not just beyond the white tent but beyond the building you see in the background this is amazon's fulfillment center we have...
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there is a huge line here in robinsville, new jersey.00 workers here in new jersey specifically. amazon wants to hire 50,000 workers today. this is one of job sites going on right now across the country, but, you should know, this is not the only major retailer staffing up right now. the amazon empire is expanding, yet again. but instead of striking another retail deal, today ceo jeff bezos is hiring 50,000 new workers. some on the spot. some are calling it the first ever amazon jobs a days rolling out interviews at 12 locations across the country. amazon is beefing up staff in order to keep up with growing customer orders from its warehouse distribution centers improving labor market, amazon is offering what it is calling competitive pay and premium benefit packages including health insurance, company stock and tuition assistance. >> we believe that we should give the same type of benefits to people across the company. whether you're in seattle or a fulfillment center. amazon is one of several major retailers already staffing up for the
there is a huge line here in robinsville, new jersey.00 workers here in new jersey specifically. amazon wants to hire 50,000 workers today. this is one of job sites going on right now across the country, but, you should know, this is not the only major retailer staffing up right now. the amazon empire is expanding, yet again. but instead of striking another retail deal, today ceo jeff bezos is hiring 50,000 new workers. some on the spot. some are calling it the first ever amazon jobs a days...
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the one in our area being held in robinsville. amazon staff will take them on tour of warehouses, interview them, and macon the spot job offers to those who they deem qualified. amazon jobs day runs from 8:00 . good luck if you're going to apply. >> time 4:11. still to come: a story that you'll see only on fox. a man cuts a deal in court on a drug investigation and then less than an hour later he's dead. why police believe the timing every his death was no coincidence. >> also ahead: the view from above. how a man manage to climb city hall. police had no idea this happened. how they found out after the break. back to the ground, bob kelly, how is it looking? >> 4:11. good morning, we've got construction out along 295 right near the 42 freeway over in south jersey. come on, it is a hump day. what song can we play to get you up and over that hump? a little gloria gaynor, what's your traffic traffic jam? put it up on social media. use the #trafficjamz. we have the turn tables filed up. sue has your forecast when we come right back. f
the one in our area being held in robinsville. amazon staff will take them on tour of warehouses, interview them, and macon the spot job offers to those who they deem qualified. amazon jobs day runs from 8:00 . good luck if you're going to apply. >> time 4:11. still to come: a story that you'll see only on fox. a man cuts a deal in court on a drug investigation and then less than an hour later he's dead. why police believe the timing every his death was no coincidence. >> also...
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let me tell you, joe, there are a lot of people in this line we're in robinsville, new jersey this is locations across the country where amazon is hoping to hire 50,000 people. handing out some of these jobs right on the spot. now it all starts in just a few minutes from now they're going to be opening these doors. and this lineup goes beyond -- stretches right around this white tank some people have been waiting here since 5:30 in the morning we talked to two of the gentlemen that were here first and they said what appealed to them were the flexible hours, immediate medical benefits, and if they're hired the stock options. i thought that was very interesting. they've been tracking the performance of amazon shares they want in on the action they think that there's more room to run. now the jobs fair are all warehouse jobs, most of them full time, they offer between $13.50 and $14.50 an hour. that's five or six dollars above new jersey's minimum wage. but amazon is telling employees that they should expect about 10 to 12 hours a day of standing, potentially very hot temperatures and if
let me tell you, joe, there are a lot of people in this line we're in robinsville, new jersey this is locations across the country where amazon is hoping to hire 50,000 people. handing out some of these jobs right on the spot. now it all starts in just a few minutes from now they're going to be opening these doors. and this lineup goes beyond -- stretches right around this white tank some people have been waiting here since 5:30 in the morning we talked to two of the gentlemen that were here...
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nbc business correspondent jo ling kent is in robinsville, new jersey, at one of amazon's crowded jobs. >> it is very crowded. we are at one of 12 job sites. amazon wants to hire about 50,000 people today, many of those jobs will be offered on the spot. take a look at this line, it's all happening right in here. they want to be competitive, but amazon is not the only major retailer staffing up right now. the amazon empire is expanding yet again, instead of striking mother retail deal jeff bezos is hiring 50,000 new workers, some on the spot. the company is calling the first ever amazon jobs day, rolling out tours, information sessions and interviews. at 12 locations across the country. >> i'm in between work and basically i need a job. >> reporter: an zom is beefing up staff in order to keep up with growing customer orders centers. to lure in applicants amid an improving labor market amazon is offering what it's calling competitive pay and premium benefit packages, including health insurance, company stock and tuition assistance. >> we believe that we should give the same type of benef
nbc business correspondent jo ling kent is in robinsville, new jersey, at one of amazon's crowded jobs. >> it is very crowded. we are at one of 12 job sites. amazon wants to hire about 50,000 people today, many of those jobs will be offered on the spot. take a look at this line, it's all happening right in here. they want to be competitive, but amazon is not the only major retailer staffing up right now. the amazon empire is expanding yet again, instead of striking mother retail deal jeff...