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Cablevision reps alerted customers that they would agree to government calls for binding arbitration with abc disney in order to immediately return abc to cablevision customers. back and forth continues to be played out in the public eye. its been ugly. wabc president and gm issuing this statement, quote, instead of issuing statements about arbitration it would be more constructive for cablevision to deal with the offer that we have on the table. now, in a direct message to customers, abc blaste...

>> reporter: theyre throwing in humor, even when getting emotional. shes so likable. march har a sweet -- martha: a sweet moment. "blind side" was a great movie, too. and we loved watching the dresses go by. take a rest, girl! if you missed the oscars, abc had a blank screen that said sorry, youll have to deal with cablevision and everyone was like what, are you kidding me? i had my computers open and watched jill do all the leading up stuff which was fantastic last night but thats where you cli...

>> willie, you want to weigh in on that? >> i think atmosphere also makes you do crazy things. >> i was wondering what was causing you to blurt out things that were totally inappropriate. >> blame the toxic atmosphere. disney and cablevision came to a tentative agreement last night, but not before the oscars were under way. if you can imagine, more than 3 million homes in the new york area -- 3 million -- they did not get to watch the oscars on channel 7 as the two sides were negotiating. i sh...

Through. the head of central command told cnn today the military has been studying the experiences of other nations that allow gays and lesbians to serve openly. he says the key is finding policies that are sensible and pragmatic. today, hundreds of people gathered in selma, alabama, to commemorate whats become known as bloody sunday. on this date 45 years ago, civil rights marchers were savagely beaten by state troopers on the edmund pettes bridge galvanizing a civil rights movement and leading...

That cablevision pay for access to abc and doesnt see any profits so our screen will be black tonight instead of seeing the oscars, please resolve this, both of you! meanwhile, check out this video as a heavily armed group of men storm a poker tournament at a german luxury hotel and make off with a jackpot. german police say four robsers wielding weapons and a machete forced employees at the hyatt to hand over money and escape. police are not saying how much they got away with, but the jackpot f...

Channel. cable vision says it already pays disney more than $200 million each year and that disney is seeking an additional $40 million a year in new fees. cable vision for its part issued this statement. it says it is now painfully clear to millions of new york area households that disneys ceo bob i gechltger will hold h abc viewers hostage in order to extract $40 million in new fees from cablevision. disney charges customers each month for basic broadcast signals but does not pass along any of...

>> reporter: asking for seconds, you her it here first and were looking ahead to the after party and the governors ball, excitement here on the red carpet. back to you. >> julie: thank you very much. gregg. >> gregg: and you can catch the red carpet arriving, streaming live on foxnews.com tonight and we have a great interactive ballot on foxnews.com, click the box on our front page and how can see how you do against the other voters, at foxnews.com. more than a million of cable viewer customers ...

Afghanistan. the attacks happening in the northeastern province, local police say the fighting could be a power struggle between local taliban forces and another anti-government islamic group. after shocks that continue to rock chile are weakening buildings that have already been damaged by the powerful 8.8 earthquake. we did see miracles in haiti. significant aftershocks were reported this weekend. the u.s. military is leading a massive recovery effort in chile. airplanes have been landing ever...

The walt disney company argued that cablevision charges $18 a month for basic broadcast signals but doesnt pass on any of the profit for the abc programming to them. a statement released by the president and general manager of wabc reads cablevision pocketed almost $8 billion last year and now customers arent getting what they paid for again. cablevision is now running this in their absence. we have spent countless hours in meetings with abc executives and have made numerous offers. in fact, we ...

Supporting actress. and plastic tents are covering the red carpet at the kodak theater where tonights oscars will be held. it rained in los angeles last night, but the forecast calls for clear skies for tonight and that has, you know, publicists and stylists across the city of los angeles breathing a sigh of relief. if you have not filled out your scorecards yet you have a few hours before the oscars are handed out. like any hollywood blockbuster this years festivities are not without the cont...