doesn't have to stop running those commercials, but directv told cbs they'd already planned to stop running the lowe ads at the end of this month but reserve the right to bring them back. >>> when he ordered mandatory water restrictions, governor jerry brown said it was a different world. californians apparently aren't ready to give up on their old habits. environmental scientists say the state only reduced water usage by 3% in february and the researchers say the blame is equally spread among residents, businesses and government agencies. >> disappointing conservation figures for february are just one more reason why the governor issued his call for 25% urban reduction in his executive order last week. >> with the disappointing numbers, the state water board plans to lay out a more detailed water restriction policy and it will include an online reporting system where people can rat out water violators. >>> no water problems in our area. in fact, we have a stripping of yellow alert days coming up. >> we are going to see some cloudy weather, some cool wept foretoday and tomorrow -- w

well, the new commercials from directv range from funny to, well, creepy. and now they are being called misleading. >> i'm rob lowe. and i have directv. >> and i'm super creepy rob lowe and i have cable. >> well, a consumer watchdog group has called on directv to pull the popular ads off the air after cable giant comcast filed a complaint. the commercials reportedly make claims about directv service that are unsupported by the better business bureau. >>> it's being called the best job in america. the rewarding profession that pays well, too. >> and if you have a consumer problem or question, give our hotline a call 888-5-helps-u. volunteers are standing by right now to take those calls >>> it is a meal that's good anytime of day. stephanie and tony tantillo are cooking up a simple dish, sausage and potatoes. >> you can have this dish for breakfast for any meal. >> not dessert. >> you know what i can have it for dessert. i love this sausage and potatoes. baby yukon gold potatoes, stock, white onions, a masterpiece. >> once it starts to lose that green color

. >> trending now why directv is pulling the plug on those popular rob lowe commercials. >> if you're going to the nats game, a heavy jacket, even a cap is not out of the question. here's the radar. i've got showers off to the west. we'll come back and track those and explain why we issued a yellow alert for friday, a little different story betw >>> directv is pulling those popular rob lowe ads featuring a number of his alter egos. >> i'm rob lowe and i have directv. >> and i'm super creepy rob lowe and i have cable. >> was it super creepy rob lowe that did it? >> no. the commercials declare that directv have better signal reliability than cable and shorter customer service wait times, but the national advertising division of the better business bureau said those statements are unsupported and directv should discontinue those claims. it is pretty disappointing news for directv because they've been losing subscribers and during the ad they've added them. >>> a street artist in los angeles apparently had enough of the kardashians. >> a guy who goes by the name of street jesus has posted

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look, it's ridiculous but i got to say this those ads worked for directv.rs before the ads started playing in the fourth quarter of 2014. by the time the super bowl hit they gained 140,000 new subscribers, complete reversal based on ad campaign. that is marketing, pal. charles: and somewhere rob lowe's agent is feeling a little stronger himself. >> no kidding. charles: president obama criticizing christians yet again at a prayer breakfast, after easter. david webb is going to join us and new at noon plus vladimir putin hax the white house. one of our good guy hackers tell us why this is a big deal. and a fresh hour of "varney & co." starts in two minutes. clear. straight talk. multiplied by 13,000 financial advisors it's how edward jones makes sense of investing. the world is filled with air. but for people with copd sometimes breathing air can be difficult. if you have copd, ask your doctor about once-daily anoro ellipta. it helps people with copd breathe better for a full 24hours. anoro ellipta is the first fda-approved product containing two long-acting

disturbing and while directv said they're meant to be amusing they're also being called misleading. >ectv. >> and i'm super creepy rob lowe and i have cable. >> reporter: the ads feature the alter ego of rob lowe standing side by side with an array of creepy -- >> my cable's out so i'm down at the rec center watching folks swim. >> i'm waiting forever for them to show up. e i hope it's not a girl or a guy. >> my kids were always fighting over what to watch but that's their step dad's problem now. >> reporter: but on tuesday a consumer watchdog group called on directv to pull the commercials off the air. they claim they have better signal reliability than cable and shorter customer service wait times be u the national advertising division of the better better better business bureau say those statements are unsupported. >> it's a great campaign. people are talking about it. it's entertaining people and it's working. let's run it until we get the cease and desist. >> they respond the whole rob lowetightments are so outlandish and exaggerated that they don't need to be substantiated. >> o

and i have directv. >> the high school version there. well, those directv ads yanked after a competitor claimed they weren't truthful. the better business bureau taking issue with the tag line, don't be like me, upgrade to directv. and lowe tweeting tonight, quote, recent events have underlined my belief that for something to be truly original, funny and subversive, there must also be fallout. >>> take a look at this picture tonight. president obama, right here, and two seats down in the white polo shirt is a guy named lance futch. his company sent him to the meeting, thinking he would be sitting in the audience of some big presidential event. instead, he was part of a tiny group with the president. lance telling us this afternoon, he felt underdressed, but that the whole thing was wonderful. can you imagine? >>> six-time masters champ jack nicklaus proving he's still got it. >> maybe a hole in one. how's that? >> i'd love to see it i'm sure the folks at home would, as well. >> did you hear that? he was predicting a hole in one. and look

. >> is this really any worse than calling directv? no. file an extension. boom. done. you're over. >> ben stein, they have a little more power than directv for now. >> i've come to expect very little from the irs. they make every mistake every year on my return. at one point they thought my name was cavuto and said i had earned $200 million that year. i expect nothing from them at this point. >> this network in particular all expect for me iks approximate on the irs way too much. great institution. manned by great people. i am the only person who stands up for the irs at this place. i want every irs investigator who know that. >> and you want them to get all raises, too. >> yes, raises, please. >> raises, too. charles payne. >> listen you've got to pay your taxes. i know -- >> wait. you've got to pay. >> you've got to pay them. whether they answer the phone or not. whether they answer the phone or not. at least file. >> okay. >> they're not bad people right? >> i don't like them. >> adam. >> whether they answer their phone or not, and they should of course and they sho

there was no proof that directv was better than cable.lled the ads because of the complaints. they have moved on to a different ad. "sports illustrated" model hannah davis on the horse. >> i've seen that. >> not as good. >> i like super creepy. >> rob lowe. hello hello. >> finally, we were able to go to the premiere of the movie "longest ride" and we met scott eastwood. >> it's based on the nicholas sparks book "the longest ride." i got to sit down with the rising star scott eastwood. i got to talk to him about what it was like to play a bull rider. take a listen. >> you do the whole tv thing in. >> i got into it. i brought a 24 pack of beer and started bucking bulls. >> drink it. >> it never ended until the end. diving into the world. total guys guys. awesome. a lot of guys get broken knees and their chins are completely all banged up. >> you can get out of it. >> yeah. it's the real deal. >> some of the great bull riding scenes. >> i did like that, yes. >> sweet movie too. >> "longest ride owe" opens up. >> i like that. that was news. a

directv is pulling commercials featuring rob lowe showing the real life version of the actor and hiser ego. we have the story. >> hi i'm rob lowe. i'm poor decision making rob lowe. >> reporter: hilarious tv ads featuring rob lowe and his alter ego. >> i just ate a tuna sandwich. >> reporter: there are no longer on the air. >> i love the smell of other people's hair. don't be like this me. >> reporter: directv competitor, comcast filing with the better business bureau saying it claims false claims including having better picture and sound quality and more sports channels. >> the ads featuring rob lowe are funny, but comcast isn't laughing. >> reporter: the better business bureau says some of the claims could be substantiated they had them discontinue the ads. humor and hyperbole should not support messages the adds convey. >> i can talk. >> this morning directv is running a new ad campaign featuring a talking horse. it says it didn't pull the lowe campaigns saying we reserve the right to bring back the rob lowe campaign. >> i saved 200 bucks by having surgery. >> reporter: he tweeted

directv is pulling the plug on ads featuring rob lowe where is sprucedly if high school and an awkwardike me get rid of cable and get directv," and a group filed suit saying this is no proof directv is better. >> they pulled the ad. >> a california aids foundation has scammed the feds and reviews of the apple watch are out and jane king has those stories and more. good morning jane. >> good morning to you. a higher start on wall street today, modestly. the dow is up 26, the suspect and nasdaq are in the single digits with more earnings coming out later today. the large of the supplier of hiv and aids medical care is accuses of bilking medicaid and medicare of $12 billion in 12 states. the lawsuit was timed in federal court over kickbacks in 2010 at the los angeles headquarters. in the kick becomes employees were paid $100 bonus for referring patients with positive text -- testify >> reviews of the apple watch are mostly positive. first, it is beautifully constructed. packed with some it fitness features and apps and easy to connect to the iphone. bat try life is barely a day. many apps

. >> i'm rob lowe and i have directv. >> i'm super creepy rob lowe and i have cable. >> the ads withf loser alter ego drew complaints from cable giant comcast. directv was told to stop using the ads because there's no proof their service is better than cable. >> you can't get enough of rob lowe is the problem. jill, thank you. >>> golf's greatest challenge tees off today. more than 80 players are invited to pursue a green jacket at the masters. on wednesday, some took part in the par-3 contest. tiger woods walked the course. it was his first time playing in the contest since 2004. the biggest shot of the day belonged to none other than six-time masters champion jack nicklaus. taking a swing on the fourth hole and watch what happens when the ball lands on the green. >> it's a hole-in-one for the 75-year-old nicklaus. afterward he said he felt he was going to make a hole-in-one. the only place to watch the last two days of the masters is right here on cbs. our coverage begins saturday at 3 p.m. eastern and the final round begins sunday at 2 p.m. eastern. >>> when we return, a legendary

this morning, directv is running a new ad campaign featuring a talking horse. but it says it didn't pull the lowe campaign adding, we definitely reserve the right to bring back the rob lowe campaign. >> i saved 200 bucks by having motel room surgery. >> reporter: lowe himself tweeting overnight, recent events have underlined my belief that for something to be truly original, funny and subversive there must also be fallout. #life." for "good morning america," rebecca jarvis, abc news, phoenix. >> that got a laugh out of everybody. >> we'll give you that. i have friends in maine and they're saying enough already. >>> they are saying that, enough already, and it is snowing again this morning, that's right. we've got snow from manchester, new hampshire, this is a live -- look from yesterday's camera but a look this morning in portland, maine, they've got opening day for their baseball players and it's under this. average in april 2.8 inches of snow so it's not out of the ordinary but i know that you want it to be done. it will be done eventually here throughout the

this morning directv is running a new ad campaign featuring a talking horse. but it says it didn't pull the lowe campaign adding we definitely reserve the right to bring back the rob lowe campaign. >> i saved 200 bucks by having hotel room surgery. >> reporter: lowe tweeting recent events have underlined my belief that for something to be truly original funny and sub versive there must also be fallout." #life. rebecca jarvis abc news phoenix. >> that got a laugh out of everybody. >> we'll give you that. i have friends in maine and they're saying enough already. >> they are saying that. enough already and it is snowing again this morning. that's right. we've got know from mancheste have snow from manchester, new hampshire. portland land maine opening day. average in april 2.8 inches of snow, it's not out of the ordinary but i know you want it to be done. it will be done throughout the late morning and the afternoon. we'll be talking about flash flood watches in the same region. let's get to the local forecast after this. # >> reporter: good morning, everyone, d

. >>> those funny directv commercials with rob lowe are being pulled off the air. the ad features a cool version of the actor along with his creepier self urging viewers to get rid of cable and upgreat to directv. comcast complainted to the bbb and said some of the claims are un unsubstantiated. >>> you may soon be able to skip ads on youtube. no word on how much the fee for no ads would be. one estimate is about 10 bucks a month. >>> there's something new on offer today at ikea and it's not furniture. the retailer famous for its swedish meatballs, today starts offering veggie balls or specifically they're vegan made with no animal products and it's all about keeping up with current trends. chicken meatballs coming soon. this is a big deal at ikea? >> yes and talking about the elderberry syrup you can put in water and drink. >> who knew? >> educating you every morning. >>> when we come backs, stolen valor the long arm of the law reaching a set sen in another country. >>> the kids taking over augusta including tiger's pride and joy. introducing preferred rewards fro

>> i'm rob lowe and i have directv and i'm crazy harry rob lowe. >> with cable you're stuck with whoever is in the area just like this comb is stuck right here. "ride away" (by roy orbison begins to play) ♪ i ride the highway... ♪ ♪ i'm going my way... ♪ ♪i leave a story untold... ♪ he just keeps sending more pictures... if you're a free-range chicken you roam free. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance you switch to geico. it's what you do. ♪ two wheels a turnin'... ♪ >>> direct tv pulling those popular rob lowe ads after come cast complained about their accuracy. our attorney says they should be pulled. attorney eric says they should still be playing. first to you, misty. come on, they were funny. why do they have to be pulled. >> the national advertising division has a voluntary process where they make a determination about commercials. they- -- the company would be crazy to go against their recommendations. >> technical legal -- >> a legal reason. the federal trade commission if they don't follow those r

it is talking up this merger with directv.l depends on what happens with comcast and time warner cable. at&t says it's these cost synergies -- basically cost savings because they are able to cut done a lot of operations because they have so much similar things. as the standalone view is on track. it is not changing anything when it comes to outlook. this was just first quarter. it expects everything to go along as projected for the rest of the year. alix: i want to go back to cory johnson, bloomberg west editor at large. more talks on facebook. have you got any sort of feel on the most -- on the mobile users? cory: facebook has a couple of really interesting data points. they tell us monthly activists -- tell us about monthly active users. daily active users are the attics, on facebook every single day. then the mobile monthly active users, those are people using facebook on their phones or tablets, away from the desktop, which a lot of people believe is the future of computing. some pretty impacts of -- some really impressive

the better business bureau told directv to pull them.a: bye-bye world bank hello new infrastructure bank. american politicians are freaking out. they're worried that china is stealing america's economic clout in the region and they have unsuccessfully asked european allies to get out. yesterday, we spoke to the world bank president. >> what we are saying is that the world bank is embracing this system because the task of ending extreme poverty and investing in infrastructure is a huge problem that requires more players. olivia: with us is leland miller, the author of the china-based book. -- the china beige book. this has devolved into way and argument about whether the u.s. is seating global economic leadership? is that fair to say? leland: that is not fair to say. this is not that big a deal. it was made into a big deal because the issue was so badly handled by the administration. if that had not happened, there would not have been leaks about being mad at our allies. brendan: we spoke yesterday when the president of the world bank cam

lowe pitch man in more. >> directv commercials are pulled off the air the cool version of the actor creepy sell. come past complained about the claims in the ad of a boater -- better business bureau. >> and a company majority stake in a clothing line brings in $1 billion a area including shoes and actions isries and jessica simpson launched the brand 10 years ago. >> something new at ikea. not furniture. >> they are famous for the meatballs will offer vegetable balls made with no animal products and chicken meatball will be added. 50 million eat at ikea each year. >> you like slurpies? you are in for a sweet 7-eleven has a new promotion. bring your own cup and you fill it up. including bowl, bucket, kettle, giant mug, whatever you want it has to at this time in a designated 10" cut out in the store with karens clean, people, and cost $1.49 for any size slurpy. the promotion is saturday from 11 o'clock a.m. to 7:00 p.m. the go was drinking a slurpy out of a hat. a hat. a hat. >> how about a trash can. >> small trash can. >> very small. >> would you drink a trash can of slurpy? >> i w

. >>> and directv is being criticized for the ad campaign with rob lowe. the better business bureau ruled the company made unsupported claims in the ads. the ruling came in response to claims from cable provider comcast which is the parent company of nbc 10. according to the l.a. times, directv ended the ad campaign but will appeal the better business bureau ruling. >>> and u.s. safety regulators say you should wash the underside of your car. the national highway traffic safety administration says salt on the roads this past winter can gather and accumulate there and if you don't wash it away it can rust pipes that carry brake fluid. the agency says that's what causes rusted pipes in 5 million chevys cadillacs and gmc trucks. >>> happening now in virginia ceremony is marking the 150th anniversary of the end of the civil war. here is a live look from that ceremony. the courthouse was one of the last battles of the war there will be a re-enactment of the surrender. that meeting was the beginning of the end of the civil war. >>> maybe you really do get what y

the big issues, you will get lots and lots of deals, everything from directv.at&t. >> all these deals were going to happen. they were all contingent on this. so if this doesn't happen, those deals become less likely. that reverberates through wall street. including stock market. market is coming back a bit. you have to think some of the market has to be off because of this deal. and, traders computing well, you know, or these automated trading systems, not the people themselves. less money for wall street. less money in the markets. less liquidity. liz: the whole landscape is changing. in the next hour we have the general manager of roku. roku, of course these are different up start companies saying guess what, we can do this better, we can provide better. at issue with the time warner comcast situation. at issue, complainers out there, they will be too powerful depending which company. >> look at dish. another one of the firms we keep talking about. buy or merger with. that tells you the that market is discounting all these companies that were either going to

i mean you can easily switch out of cable and go to directv like that. that? >> 34 36. >> communication's act. it creates -- >> net neutrality. why don't we update the way we think about things? >> you know i don't know the answer to that but there's powerful forces that are like sort of the monopoly that they have, and broadcasters have monopolies in market people in monopolies in cable market. nobody looks at what the consumer has access to. >> then consumers say, you know, that cable guy didn't show up when he was supposed to in the window, i don't like comcast, and that has to do it's a perception. >> it is -- >> prices go up. >> regulatory perception. the act does not take into account, that's part of net neutrality, the whole change in what i call the velocity of access to content. >> why would they take into account? >> your content creator, you're going to do over the top, if the fcc asks you about this transaction, you would say what? >> if they were asking me about the transaction, so we have an over the top streaming channel called acorn tv an

. >> lucky they didn't call directv. [ laughter ] >>> now for a look at what's ahead on the "cbs evening>> scott pelley is in new york. scott. >> reporter: here's the "cbs evening news." [ chanting ] >> protestors vow to shut down baltimore after the death of freddie gray in police custody. we'll have the latest. plus a stage collapses during a high school musical. and he prayed for a family. meet his angel when steve hartman goes "on the road" tonight on the " [bulldog yawns] it's finally morning! i can't wait to get to mattress discounters because the tempur-pedic bonus event ends sunday. i'll have first pick from the huge selection of tempur-pedic mattresses. then i'll get to choose $300 in pillows, sheets and other free gifts. on top of that, up to 48 months interest-free financing! hurry! mattress discounters' tempur-pedic bonus event ends sunday. mmm... some alarm clock you turned out to be. ♪ mattress discounters ♪ >>> i'm veronica de la cruz in the kpix 5 newsroom. new at 6:00 tonight, a bay area bonnie and clyde robbing store after store. only on 5, the expert way they cover the

there is a lot of deals in its wake including at&t for directv as well. now this would threaten composition and innovation and should be resolved or at least addressed in an administrative hearing. comcast saying it is not worth this to pursue the time warner cable deal. this would put the hold on this and allow the ceo of comcast to plan for its next up. richard bloomfield spoke earlier this morning and was discussing the likelihood of comcast looking at an overseas acquisition. certainly taking advantage of the strong dollar, but looking to complement the full suite of services and products rather than going after another company with there may be regulatory issues. time warner cable shares risk -- falling in response to this. certainly not a surprise. we can see that comcast shares are moving on the announcement also. not an announcement so much as the reporting that shows comcast is likely to drop time warner cable deal. we will bring you confirmation whether that does happen. right now according to the reporting. shares are seeing a little bit of an

that their deal with directv would close at the end of may, but certainly, this brings up the option come in. you never know. i think investing in the space, regulation is always the number one risk. >> all right. we got a good look at my hair part as well. thank you very much. here is your power menu for the rest of the hour. much more from california and why it is not easy being green, especially when you're in the middle of the worst drought in the state's history. >>> also, comeing your way, the war for your wrist. what app makers are scrambling to get on to the new apple watch. and a one-two punch in las vegas. it is not just mayweather/pacquiao, we'll tell you about two big-money fights going down in sin city. "power lunch," coast-to-coast, will be right back. financial noise financial noise financial noise my feet felt so heavy at the end of the day. they used to get really tired. until i started gellin'. i got dr. scholl's massaging gel insoles. when they're in my shoes my feet and legs feel less tired. it's like walking on a wave dr. scholl's massaging gel insoles, i'm a bel

controls the apple tv with new functionality that gives me an alternative to the $120 i am paying directv could be another function for the watch and a precursor to new product categories apple can get into. i have also tried the watch. when i first tried it, it felt very glitchy. my more recent test of the, it was performing flawlessly. some of the criticisms online have been focused on uses of the watch like scrolling through twitter feed that most users i do not think will be using the watch for. there will be ways that people use the watch that are just not thought about today. we are very positive on what the potential is for the watch. emily: if you have not ordered it, you can get it in stores in june. walter and jp, thank you both. up next, a trip to seattle to see how the chief technology officer is tapping into mobile tech talent. new york's own cto is giving payphone booths a lease on life as wi-fi hotspots. ♪ emily: this is "bloomberg west," i am emily chang. we hear from the chief technology officers of seattle and new york on their tech agendas. the chinese scooter company n

i know that directv is going to be a game-changer for them. frankly, earnings down. i don't understand. this is the most widely asked stock on "mad money." >> really? >> yeah everyone, at&t at&t. >> raised cost synergies. why now? i did with the cfo. he said we have more time to analyze all the different ways we are going to benefit from the transaction on the cost side. full analysis during this interim period. you are talking about things like we can do one truck roll single ads, scale on supply chain. they knew all that but now they are being able to quantify a better way. not that people didn't expect they would raise those numbers, but $2.5 billion. that may be one of the key reasons. >> thank you. >> it had decent turn. second lowest of all time. people look at the additions and say most of it's tablets. stevens makes the point, yes, but we are losing feature phones. we are actually gaining smart phones. >> that is something verizon said 20% are feature phones. >> 16% of their subscriber base 10 to 11 million people is feature phones. >> isn't that incredible?

mark: combination of directv and at&t is that going to go through?lex: i think that is an outside thing that does not have to do with a band. from everything we hear, that is on pace to be accepted by regulators. mark: alex sherman, you broke the story yesterday. congratulations, nice job. at 2:20, we will get a check of the top stories. 2:30, the hockey legend joins me to discuss the stanley cup playoffs. at 2:45, the best of the week on "bottom line." we will be right back. ♪ mark: welcome back. breaking news. the statue of liberty is being evacuated. new york police are responding to the report of a suspicious package. the police department said it had votes at the scene along with the national park service. visitors are posting funds online showing hundreds of people being herded toward a ferry landing. tourists said they were taken off boats while trying to leave nearby ellis island. those vessels were used to evacuate liberty island. stay with bloomberg television. we will have more on this breaking news story as soon as we get details. silicon

at&t is selling debt to finance $48.5 billion purchase on directv, according to a person familiar with deal. nearly all parts of the sale will be redeemed for 100% face value should the deal fall through. they expect to win government clearance for the seal this quarter. it does not appear to be too rosy, comcast proposed a $45 billion takeover of time warner cable and the deal is in limbo. i say they are leaning against the recommendation of it following the lead of the justice apartment. it would virtually guarantee that this merger is not going to happen. senator al franken a democrat from minnesota, argues that the bigger cable company does not make for a better cable company. >> figure is not that there. if you have one company controlling 57% of the broadband internet in the country, that is competitive and that means higher prices, less choice for consumers and if it is possible, worse service. cory: is there anything comcast can do to save the deal or has the train left the station? chief correspondent peter cook joins us as well as andrew short smith, lecture at georgetown law

even if you are buying directv. i like it.r in new mexico. >> caller: thank you for your service in charity donations. annals of internal medicine ran a control trial of weight loss programs. clinicians should refer overweight or obese patients to weight watchers or jenny craig. weight watchers is at the lowest point in the last year. is the street so focused on big pharma and tech it ignores the important information? >> the focus is under armour. i will not be on the playing field with kevin plank. i don't want to be anywhere on the field with that guy. i think he will take me down. i am in his zone that 100 yard rectangle. renee in new jersey. >> caller: good evening, cramer. what is your position on ge? >> they are selling these properties rumored to be -- wells fargo is one of the buyers of the property. they report friday. because they report friday i say don't buy, don't buy. don't buy, don't buy. let's go to -- if you own it fine, don't sell it. alex in massachusetts. >> caller: how's it going? >> pretty good. how abou

talking about the directv merge with at&t. the only shot clock i knew was in basketball. what do you say? >> we're fine. at&t reported a terrific quarter tonight. i like what they're doing. all of that said verizon had a picture perfect quarter but doesn't have as good of yield. hard to kill is what i'm calming mcdonald's, yum, coca-cola, yahoo! and ibm. these plays make sense to speculate on. on "mad money" tonight how does a theme park post a record quarter when most of its parks are closed. i'll find out with the ceo of one amazing stock, six flags. and then i'm celebrating earth day with the green energy place that can help your portfolio shine brighter. plus chiptole is sliced and diced after earnings. why don't you stick with cramer. >> don't miss a second of "mad money." follow @jimcramer on twitter. have a question? tweet cramer #madtweets. send jim an e-mail to madmoney@cnbc.com or give us a call at 1-800-743-cnbc. miss something? head to madmoney.cnbc.com. attention investors! vectorvest mobile is here and it's free! make faster, smarter better trading decisions

>> well, jetblue offers free directv to fliers flyers. it's still considered a discount airline. disagree with that. gerri: i know. people talk about it being a discount airline. when you look at the prices, you think, how is this a discount? >> it's super annoying. they're not really cheaper. i've flown ten or 15 times, the customer service is not that good. southwest is probably the best domestic airline. gerri: you don't even like american airlines of any sort. >> i hate them all. gerri: so at the bottom of the list. allegiant. frontier and united. >> i would rather walk than fly spirit air. i refuse to fly them, period. they're the worst airline in the world. gerri: you're a cranky traveler. you're so cranky. >> i tell it like it is, gerri. gerri: i'm all about that. i guess we won't get on airlines for not sharing every single last penny with us, but it hurts a little bit. a lot more coming this hour including a look back at the academy of country music awards. how do you do that? clark howard. how to avoid getting caught in a mortgage trap. ♪ ♪ gerri: we want to alert you t

there are several pending deals out there including at&t, directv, staples, office depot.raft, and heinz. as for her swearing, she didn't mention her views on wall street, m&a activity, or any of those potential deals. she briefly touched on issues relating to law enforcement, civil liberties, and cyber security. >> we can protect the growing cyber world. and we can give those in our care both protection from terrorism and the security of their civil liberties. >> loretta lynch is known for her time prosecuting terrorists in new york. she was tied to two very big banking cases as the us attorney in new york's eastern district. involved with citigroup's 7 billion settlement in the use of its role -- lynch has been criticized by some who say she went light on hsbc. >> we shall see. blake, thank you so much. closing bell. twenty-seven minutes away. the 7.8 magnitude earthquake devastated buildings and lives in nepal. took down the country's telecom infrastructure. but it couldn't destroy one telecom company's heart and soul. the company that's offering free relief and communi

. >> directv satellite. >> all these content providers out there, that provide content they have their business models based on this deal getting approved. this will have impact. melissa: moving something i care a lot about, mcdonald's. i do actually. the golden arches reporting less than stellar quarterly sales, we're moving right along like charlie isn't here. shares jumping as new ceo promises to reveal a turnaround plan next month and blame it on the car nepetas. chill pole tee shares are falling after the devastating pork shortage cut into sales. i think that is what it is supposed to say. >> hundreds of years people will talk about the great shortage of 2015 and i couldn't get my double carnita from chipolte. melissa: charlie is not allowed to talk because he made a little gaffe there. i think you're making it worse with that vision all. >> give me a timeout? melissa: no, no. [laughter] >> we were talking about pigs so. melissa: oh, my goodness. let's you and i . >> do we want the government telling us what to eat? absolutely not. that is why mcdonald's upgraded their menu and pu

and i have directv.ol rob lowe and i have cable. >> also known as chris cuomo. >> the better business bureau's national advertising divisin siding with a number of complaints from cable company comcast, it rules the ads are not quite accurate. and they convey an unsupported superiority message. directv says it is appealing. >> but it's not -- >> they're not saying they aren't alter egos of rob lowe. >> that's okay. >> that's substantiated. >> or that a lot of people peaked in high school. >> so they're upset. >> his other ones are even better. the bad choices rob lowe. got rob tattooed on his face. i'm eating this tuna sandwich i just found on the bus. advertisers don't like it when the competition says they're better than they are in their ads? >> unsubstantiated claims unsupported superiority message. >> those words must hit home a little bit. >> a little bit. >>> more body cameras are on the way to north charleston police is that the right first step towards making police there more honest? should ind

commenting on its plan to buy directv at&t said it expects to get final approval for that deal in the second quarter and upped its expectations for savings from that combination. synergy is coming in at 2.5 billion dollars by year three up from an earlier savings of $1.8 billion. at&t is set to close on mexico transformation. back to you. >> mary thompson thanks. how are you turning this? >> i'm long at&t and not really a trade. it has a 5.7% dividend yield. they are making this acquisition here. but when you think about their wireless business it's challenged. the things that are going on there, price cigarette going one way and it's not bean profitable way for these guys. to me it's a yield thing. i know have this 5% buffer to the down side. >> well, i mean that 5% yield though to me makes it a little bit vulnerable when you look at the bond market. if we get rising rates your bottom proxy trades will start to couple. i know you're not making any huge directional call. >> keep an eye on the chinese names. china mobile. did you see the record numbers. >> you love that. >> it continue

. >> of course i think of the areas, directv has a lot down there. just in general, latin america.w i haven't heard yet. at&t will close that deal in the future. on that note by the way, it is worth looking at shares of dish. we got a report yesterday from the journal saying the fcc may reject dish network's attempt to benefit from billions oof dollars in discounts. remember in the ''80s, we had three positions, they bid with small businesses. they were able to therefore get significant discounts and apparently that is being looked at closely. the shares are down. although not dramatically. >> that would not be food. >>. let's go back a second. you were right. i'm dismissive of. that there were a lot of arbitrarys, last night it took it down six years. so there are factors that are -- >> that can rip him. >> but the directv. >> a lot of people pulls back. >> if that widens at&t's quarter. >> they will buy. >> at&t's quarter was good too. >> the question is there a strategic rationale behind the deal? i'm sure the regulators are consultants. >> that's a place to hide. the phone comp

but on the other hand, when you have the at&t-t-mobile issue that got shot down before or the at&t-directv merger there's not a clear cut policy. this is about market synergy or savings on distributions costs, all it says is don't even go down the road, and as you know it is a giant undertaking for two companies to try to get together. a huge distraction, it sucks up board and senior management and you don't want to go down the road when you don't know what's going to happen. >> let the free market decide let the shareholders make the decision, not the fcc. neil: are other companies looking into deals a fraction of the size wise in cooling it or wait out administration. >> no what i think they're going to do, they're going to be just as aggressive in the marketplace but plan better to see if the mergers would actually come under the same amount of scrutiny. i don't think this is going to want to stop people from having large mergers it affects the huge organizations, if you're a smaller company this is a non-starter, no one is paying attention to it. big once like at&t like comcast are und

we will have a big business with comcast, with charter and directv, verizon, dish, at&t as well as appleew partners. this is an expansion of the pie. charlie: tell me about vice. richard: we are big fans of shane and the work he does. charlie: he was smart when he hired alyssa. richard: they have an expansive view of news and storytelling. the vice show which has been on hbo is doing terribly well. charlie: what do you mean terribly well? what does that mean to you? richard: many millions of viewers are watching the show every week. i think it also has a particular stickiness with young people which is also exciting for us. what we said to shane a number of weeks ago was let's do more. let's expand the number of shows you are doing. let's make some documentaries together and let's create a daily news show. let's build a daily news show that is anchored on hbonow and migrates to hbo. we don't have any particular schedule. we can put it on at any particular time. let your imagination stretch and see how the vice voice is on hbo and he liked that idea. charlie: the late david carr said, his

. >> i'm rob lowe and i have directv. >> and i'm dead beat rob lowe and i have cable. >> my kids areh but that's their step dad's problem now. >> well, if you like these, sorry to say you are not going to see them again, maybe you can see them on-line because comcast filed a complaint claiming these ads make false assertions, beside the obvious, rob lowe does not have alter egos. >> rob lowe took to twitter explain his dismay saying for something to be funny and subversive there must also be fall out. >> it is like comcast didn't get the joke. it's competition. >>> congratulations to music legend barry manilow. various sources say he tied the knot to his long-time manager garry keith. "people" magazine reporting the couple was married last year in a small, private ceremony at manilow's palm spring homes. "people" source says the star has never tried to hide his sexual orientation. he's in love. he's happy. >> didn't barry manilow do ♪ her name is lola. she was a show girl ♪ his name is t.j. he's a wnn anchor ♪ ♪ let's go on to the next story ♪ >> come on. keep the beat. >>> julia rob