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Sandy. >> this morning the big dig begins. >> down on the ground we have a lot of ice. this bottom layer that will be very tricky for you this morning. >> plus -- >> we seriously need to look that. >> the new goliath, comcast/time warner. will it drive up your bill. you're right. this from comcast, we're certainly not promising that customer bills will go down or increase less rapidly. >> and the fabulous jonny wer his hot pink jacket his leather leggings, his sassiness in sochi now controversial. >> talk to st. francis the pope pulling out cupid's arrow and offering advice to young couples.

And strongly in the public interest but he wouldn't 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. that's basic cable. before tacking on costs for premium channels and the internet. there are more and more bells and whistles to the services you're getting and providers would say it costs more to deliver them. this merger could limit your choices when you're shopping for cable ...

That look at this and expressed my deep concerns. when you have monopolies very often you get with less competition you get less innovation. this is something we very much have to look at. >> and it seems the deal isn't being in handled so smoothly from inside the company either. according to a tweet by an "l.a. times" reporter on a conference call, comcast executive vice president said quote, we're certainly not promising that customer bills will go down or increase less rapidly. he actually said increase less rapidly. seriously? you're trying to sell me a deal by promising i'm not going to s...

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...

Brake issues. that is not confirmed, but the recall is expected to be worldwide. covers prius cars that went on sale since may of last year through january of this year. in haiti, a haitian attorney representing ten jailed americans has resigned. it's not clear who will replace him. the mother of one of the detainees says the group is looking for another lawyer. they were arrested while attempting to take 33 children out of haiti. for those of you who subscribe to comcast, get ready for a name change. the provider is dropping the comcast name from its products. the new name xfinity. when c...