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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 disney's 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 the payment to disney. abc for its part issued this statement. "cablevision has once again betraye...

Temperatures. >> we thank you for that but keep an eye on things in the midwest. thank you, mike. controversy ahead of tonight's oscars. millions in new york city might not be able to watch the show on tv because the plug has been pulled. nbc's peter alexander is joining me now with more. i know there are a lot of people affected, including me. it's terrible. >> this includes you and about 3.1 million other people around the new york area. the lights not so bright, a lot less glitz and glamour for cable vision customers in new york. they likely won't be able to see the awards after abc's par...

Out here, shannon. >> shannon: we look forward to your continued coverage. thank you very much. a dispute over fees between the walt disney company and cable vision ended with abc going dork at midnight in new york. as a result, 3 million new yorkers won't be able to watch tonight's academy awards. laura ingle will have more on that story later in this hour of america's news headquarters. the obama administration is considering reversing its decision to try the 9/11 suspects in civilian courts but the aclu is not happy about that and have taken a public step to let the president know how ups...

The walt disney company argued that cablevision charges $18 a month for basic broadcast signals but doesn't 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 aren't 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 offered to pay abc as much or more than what we pay other broadcast networks in the area. >> a cab...

Make a scene or for stalkers who have targeted celebrities who are there. >> that actually makes sense. >> makes sense to me. lawyers just doing their jobs. >> you're doing a great job with us. lisa green, as always. do you believe cable vision? >> i don't. >> you need to come over. lisa green, thank you. that is a wrap, everyone. of our live msnbc sunday coverage. do stay with us. we've got headline updates, breaking news as it happens. keep your eye on 3:00 p.m. eastern time when the president will make a statement about the iraqi elections that concluded about three hours ago today. i'm a...