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Diversity and much higher cable bills. in general, mergers do tend to drive up prices and hurt consumer satisfaction. we crunched the nbdz and took a look at other recent mergers and found if precedent serves, if this merger goes like others recently, prices will go up anywhere from 0.5% to as much as 14% if the deal gets done. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. to sochi where a bobsled track worker is recovering from serious injury after being struck by a sled. the un-manned sled was testing track conditions when it hit a worker. he suffered two broken legs and a concussion. the worker was...

This morning on "world news now" -- slammed again after dumping a foot of snow on the east. the latest storm is not over yet. delivering one final blow along with misery and power outages. >> we have no coffee pot at home and we need coffee. >> the mess today for millions and our live update from accuweather. consumer alert -- the mega merger involving two cable tv giants. today's dire predictions for millions of customers and their cable bills. valentine's sizzle. the lessons i learned from a top new york chef on serving up something special for your sweetheart. >> we're going to add a li...

Regulators have to look hard that. this is a very big cable provider with a lot of power and leverage. cable bills are going up. no one in there is making any promises this will halt the rise of your cable bill. >> comcast has hired many, many lobbyists who are lobbying members of congress, right? >> reporter: that's the way it works. >> like the deck is always stacked against the consumer. >> reporter: so you always hear about people cutting the cord. we'll cut the cord. we'll use some other services. when you look at it the average person is still spending four hours a day in front of the wa...

Thing. customer satisfaction entirely another. both time warner and comcast range last in customer satisfaction of among all tv service providers. this is according to the american customer satisfaction index. comcast score ad 63% while time warner cable scored a 60% and verizon, directv and dish, well they scored higher but not by much. comcast and time warner said they are working diligently to improve customer service but for now the cable megamerger requires government approval. which means it faces intense regulatory scrutiny focusing whether customers will face less choice, higher prices...

Flew in help from canada. everything so far seems to be okay, but it is early. chris and kate? >> margaret, keep us updated. you look like you're getting hit yourself. thank you so very much. we'll continue to follow the weather, of course. another big story that broke overnight. a blockbuster media merger in the works. comcast striking a $45 billion deal buy time warner cable. it would combine the two biggest cable companies in the united states. chief business correspondent christine romans is here to break it down for us. what more are we learning about this merger? >> it's a very big, big ...