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Now for your first look at business. we turn to courtee rooeg reagan. >> futures are higher right now. the crisis in ukraine overshadowing positive data on personal income and spending. oil prices are also down today on news that russian president putin ordered troops taking part in military exercises near ukraine back to their bases. disney and dish network signing a deal to let dish offer content from abc and espn and other channels on set top boxes and mobile devices. dish will disable and ad skipping feature on its dvr for three days after abc prime time shows air. national parks add b...

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 ...

Could disenfranchise thousands of voters. >> and "the wall street journal" apple tv is trying to enter the television game by talking to major cable providers about selling set top boxes. apple reportedly would seek to carry live television and other content as well. the journal reports cable companies are reluctant to let apple gain a foothold in the television market. really quickly, like i say, last night again, my family watches fantastic mr. [ inaudible ] on a loop. we watch it every night. but apple tv, we just turn on apple tv. >> there it is. >> seriously, it is -- >> you buy the mlb p...

Highly effective spots in driving audiences to a crime drama several days later. >> reporter: it is not just set-box data, but other data when you use discount cards. tech world uses this data like direct mail. they can deliver different information to different households. >> how do you know which of these ads to get to you? >> we send out these messages so the set-top boxes set to the right time to show the advertising. >> reporter: as for privacy, it is a tradeoff. >> that is the new tipping point of how much information we want to give out there and how much will advertisers know where we ...