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Industries, there are other kinds of exploitation of the same young people struggling in the same working environment. its the hardest and most difficult job market that weve seen for decades. if you look in creative industries, for example, you can get widespread unpaid internships where young people are expected to work for months, if not years, unpaid. >> and felix, in this case -- >> now -- >> in this case they earn anywhere from $50,000 to $70,000 u.s., at least annualized. that would not b...

Practical hands-on experience. you get people to write recommendations for you, if im in journalism and jay carney writes a recommendation to say, hey, you should hire this guy, i think hell pay more attention to that than the guy working at the shake shack over the summer, right? and networking, all the people you meet along the way. these are valuable things that give you long-term prospects that you cannot get anywhere else and you can no the get in a classroom. >> i have to say, i wouldnt ex...

Hours straight. friends of the student said he collapsed at his apartment after pulling three all-nighters in a work. scotland yard says they are treating the death as now suspicious. >> nonsuspicious, but i have to say the fact that he worked three nights in a row is pretty suspicious and bank of america says theyll try to -- >> common practice, it happens constantly with young kids in that -- >> sad story. >> drinking red bull and coffee. >> yeah. >> thats just the culture? >> absolutely. >> b...

She interned last year for six months. she tells us that she did a lot of work that was like a regular employee but she was not paid for it. just because you agree to an unpaid internship does not mean you give up your rights to fair pay. shes got a class action lawsuit filed in manhattan court against bad boy entertainment. they claim that they violated minimum wage laws. she was asked to do the following at her internship, answer the phone calls, get coffee, book trips for diddy, prepare expen...

They are getting experience, not just the kind of you get in college when you dabble with a couple of things, you get practical hands-on experience. you get people to write recommendations for you, if im in journalism and jay carney writes a recommendation to say, hey, you should hire this guy, i think hell pay more attention to that than the guy working at the shake shack over the summer, right? and networking, all the people you meet along the way. these are invaluable things that give you lon...

The shake shack over the summer, right? and networking, all the people you meet along the way. these are valuable things that give you long-term prospects that you cannot get anywhere else and you can no the get in a classroom. >> i have to say, i wouldnt expect -- if i were offered an internship like that and i wasnt related to anybody that would allow me to get that, which is a bigger issue with the internships, why should i want to be paid? >> you are making their point for them, because the ...

Had the opportunity i had had people not recognized that. i dont have rich parents. a lot of people dont have rich parents. >> elena, is this a classic example of those who have been fortunate enough need to open up avenues for others? >> absolutely. you cannot lean in when you dont have money. if she wants everybody to lean in and strive and ask for equal pay and be assertive in the workplace, you need to have money in order to get ahead. that is part of the problem. i mean, i think unpaid inte...

Mandating internships be paid could rob everyone of experience. >> its crucial we maintain a situation where interns dont have to be paid. if do you have a situation like that, you have employers who may decide its not worth the hassle. >> reporter: and these jobs are not all full of copies, coffee and mail rooms. one intern asked a question at the white house briefing and serve reached fame for sprinting right out of the supreme court with copies of crucial rulings. even if its not quite that g...

Heavy rain. significant. one to two inches of rain just per hour. damaging winds, large hail, and even isolated tornadoes possible. in southwestern parts of missouri all the way westward to sections of the texas panhandle. temperature wise, south of the storm system its actually very hot. were talking triple digit temperatures. you factor in some humidity and youre talking heat index value of up to 110 degrees possible out here in parts of oklahoma, texas, louisiana, arkansas. so dangerous amoun...

Summer and think it wont lead to anything, northwestern mutual hires them. >> 45% of their managers right now were interns and theyve got a huge internship program. 63% of americans say they need help financial planning. theyre not prepared for their financial future. shocking to awful us. but they are a financial services company. they want to recruit more than 5500 financial pros for the entire year. but 3,000 internships. even if youre getting out of school or career changes, an internship ma...