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2 Days Left To Submit Bids For Amazon's 2nd Headquarters

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New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, right, speaks while New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie stands behind him during an announcement in Newark, N.J., Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. The New Jersey lawmakers announced they are submitting a bid to Amazon that Newark would be the best location for their planned second headquarters. (Seth Wenig/AP)
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, right, speaks while New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie stands behind him during an announcement in Newark, N.J., Monday, Oct. 16, 2017. The New Jersey lawmakers announced they are submitting a bid to Amazon that Newark would be the best location for their planned second headquarters. (Seth Wenig/AP)

There are two days left for cities to put in bids to become the home of Amazon's second headquarters. Cities across the country — including Newark, New Jersey, Denver, Pittsburgh and Tucson, Arizona -- are going to great lengths to draw in the company's promised $5 billion investment and 50,000 jobs.

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This segment aired on October 17, 2017.

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