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Could we see the end of lying in politics? >> reporter: not today. whats at stake really is whether they can sue, thats the question. if they win here, they can go back to the lower courts and then attack the constitutionality of this law. interesting thing here, the ohio attorney generals office is defending the state law, even though the attorney general himself, mike dewine, thinks its a bad idea and opposes the law, so hes filed a brief on both sides. >> another case were keeping an eye on i...

Same tv everywhere scheme and many media companies have adopted it. youll have to log in through a cable or satellite provider abc has a deal with, and it will only work in the specific big cities where abc owns tv stations. its taking far too long for this tv everywhere idea to live up to the name. all of the cable providers and channels are partly to blame for the delays. but this is progress. you know, the oscars are the second biggest tv show every year behind the super bowl. and now at leas...

Been called a data hog. and that amount of band width can account for as much as one-third of all u.s. broadband traffic at peak times. internet service providers, they wanted netflix to pay them for that, especially as we have seen these shows like "house of cards" and "orange is the new black." they keep soaring in popularity. more and more people keep watching them, and that need to sort of keep grabbing that bandwidth continues to grow. wolf? >> well, come cast is one cable provider. i assum...

A $45 billion deal, a deal that reaches right into your living room. comcast merging with time warner cable pending government approval, of course. regulators got to look at this one. what does it mean for the service youre paying to watch right now? >> they can crush you -- >> heads up, couch potatoes. the monitor merger between the countrys two largest cable providers mean you could pay more for your favorite shows and internet service. yes, the bill you hate to by pai for the services you can...

And strongly in the public interest but he wouldnt promise that customer bills are going to go down or rise less rapidly. that was the big topic of conversation. look the average bill has been rising already for basic cable climbed from $39 a bill in 2000 to $78 in 2013. those fees are forecast to reach $110 by 2020. thats basic cable. before tacking on costs for premium channels and the internet. there are more and more bells and whistles to the services youre getting and providers would say it...

Winter storm in a moment. but first, breaking business news at this hour. the two biggest cable companies in america merging. comcast is buying time warner cable, which is not controlled by time warner, which is the parent of this company. its a $45.2 billion deal and our correspondent joins me on the phone. brian, you see a headline like this and you go, if this deal is approved, this is going to be a big cable company, 35 million subscribers. the worry is the deal is going to mean prices go up...

Safe on the ground after they were stuck in the air three and a half hours. it happened at bush gardens in tampa. according to the affiliate, the cheetah hunt coaster broke down as the train was coming back to the station. fire crews got everyone off safely. no word on why the ride broke down. comcast has agreed to purchase time warner cable for $45 billion. the sale would join the largest cable providers meaning more than a third of u.s. paid tv scribers would get their service from comcast. ...

Welcome back to "the lead." im joined by senator al franken. this morning, comcast, the biggest cable company in the country announced plans to buy out time warner cable, which is the second largest. the $45 billion deal with give comcast access to 12 million more customers. senator al franken sent a letter to the justice department and other government officials saying the deal will hurt consumers. quote, a handful of cable providers dominate the market leaving customers with little choice but ...

With it and its just inspl inexplicable to me. >> reporter: time warner cable is in a deal with comcast. the merger brings together the two largest cable providers in the u.s. with a combined 33 million subscribers. the deal is expected to receive a tough review from the fcc. we are going to hear more about the deal later on "morning joe" and we are joined by the chairman and ceo of comcast brian roberts, and the ceo of time warner cable, robert marcus. comcast is the parent company of msnbc. >>...

Network and win network. the nfl wants to expand the base and keep subscribe kerr fees high. the worry is cable providers wont like that we could see another show down and maybe another blackout. teens are fleeing facebook in alarming numbers. a new survey shows over the past three years teen users fallen by 25 percent to under 10 million while those 55 and up grown 80 percent to 28 million. that could be why facebook is taking a cue from twitter. it is launching trending topics on its site. you...