. >>> direct tv has pulled some popular ads because its competitor philadelphia based comcast says they are flat out wrong. rebecca jarvis has the full story. >> reporter: this morning the hilarious direct tv ads featuring a ravishing rob lowe are no longer on the air. >> you get pictures and sound. >> i love the smell of other people's hair. >> don't be like this me. >> direct tv competitor, comcast filing a noncompete, saying they say false claims like better picture and sound quality and more sports channels available. >> the ads are incredibly funny but comcast is not laughing. >> some claims can be substantiated but they have to modify some of the ads, it does not relieve of the obligation that they must reasonably convey the messages. now they are running a new ad tv campaign featuring a talking horse but it did not pull the lowe campaign and we reserve the right to bring back the rob lowe campaign. lowe himself tweeting overnight recent events have underlined my belief for something to be funny and original there must also be fallout. >>> still ahead on "action news," a big secre

philadelphia-based comcast is currently building a second, even taller skyscraper at 18 and arch center city 4,000 workers and made deals to buy language diagonally to that site 19 and arch. there is spec tlaition may be for third tower. nothing has yet ban announced. >> power could be back on at revel by tomorrow. new owner glen strawb struck a temporary deal with the you'lltyty. he's find 5,000 a day for the fwooingt weeks for safety violations. he'll pay acr energy for two mega twoots get the fire suppression systems running again. >>> should you pay five cents every time you get disposable bag at the check in and out philadelphia. that's what would happen in one city councilman gets his way. councilman says it would cut down on litter. council projected outright banz in 2007 and 009. she was forces to wait more than five months. loretta lynch is confirmed as attorney general of the united states. she will be the first african-american feel to hold that job she'lling sworn in next week. senate vote 66 to 43 number of republicans voted against her because she refused to deannounce pre

. >>> turning to business news this noon, philadelphia based comcast has decided to walk away from ar with the time warner cable company, the company faced critical regulators worried about the potential image on consumers, and it's a huge blow to the cable giant they hoped to gain customers in key markets like new york and los angeles. >>> and a big day for tech lovers, the people that ordered the apple watches will be receiving them today and the only store you can go in and buy one is los angeles. they don't know how many have been sold since going on sale april 10th many have to wait to purchase one from apple's own stores. >>> there is a new product fine for mislabelling products. -- specifically the company is worried about the nighttime cold and flu and cold and science and severe congestion and cough and flu products they may not have the correct drug facts labeled correctly. the company has a toll free recall number listed on its website and ours as well. coming up tonight on "action news" at 11:00 is reading on digital screens causing eye strain, will it cause vision proble

philadelphia based comcast made it official today.now dropped its $45 billion bid to buy time warner cable. that deal would have combined the two biggest cable companies in the united states. both companies faced heavy regulatory pushback over concerns of a cable mon know low. consumer advocates highly criticized that deal saying would it lead to higher prices and fewer choices for cable customers. again, that deal is dead today. >> it is time now for your accuweather forecast. a chilly one out there. >> let's turn things over to meteorologist adam joseph. i'm stumbling over my words because i believe you're celebrating an important anniversary today. >> gosh, you're really bringing this tup. i post-ed on facebook and twitter 10 years here tomorrow, isn't that crazy? >> wow. >> i looked at my audition tape that got me the job on facebook and i go my gosh i was so young. i look so old now. it's been an awesome 10 years. beautiful day with all that sunshine out there. not a ton of weather to talk about but a little chilton night live on

comcast is based in philadelphia and is one of the largest employers in the city. it is also the parent company of nbc 10. >>> from our jersey shore bureau power could begin flowing to the revel casino as early tomorrow. the new owners made a deal to turn the power back on for at least two weeks. power was shut off earlier this month over a fee dispute. they've been fined $5,000 a day because there's no power to run fire safety systems. >>> this beach house is set to go on the auction block next month. bidding is expected to start at just $100. teresa and joe giudice bought it in 2005 for $347,000. neighbors hope someone gets a good deal. >> we hope nice people come in and enjoy it like everybody down here enjoys the shore. >> teresa giudice began serving a 15-month prison sentence in january after she and her husband pleaded guilty to federal bankruptcy fraud and conspiracy charges last year. the shore house was flooded by sandy, then renovated. >>> philadelphia's bike share program is finally on the road. mayor nutter launched the indigo system today. the program

comcast is based in philadelphia and is one of the largest employers in the city. it's also the parent company of "nbc 10." >>> the fight against a deadly epidemic is taking a new turn. >> yeah the anti-drug tool that could soon move from the streets into schools. >>> plus a commencement controversy at a local university. why not everyone is not happy that mayor michael nutter will be speaking at st. joe's graduation. oo oo. >>> just about quarter to 5. we're following breaking news overseas. police in italy are rounding up a group of terrorists who may have bombed a market in 2009. they've arrested 18 people overnight including two former body guards of osama bin laden. they were trying to build a fort against a pakistani government. >>> two breaking stories, first off, police are still looking for a gunman who shot and killed the food city driver in the crescentville area of the city. someone shot the man 12 times as he was either still in the car or just getting out. he tried to drive away but crashed into a utility pole. >>> also breaking police arrested a seco

comcast, of course is based in philadelphia and is one of the largest employers in the city and the parent company of nbc 10. >>> new at 6:00, the casino crisis was a major hit to atlantic city's job market last year, but now the casino control commission tells us the city's remaining resorts are in fact hiring. there are 1,400 jobs available right now at atlantic city's eight kacasinos. most are temporary seasonal jobs. only 350 are full-time positions. that's still encouraging news for a job market that lost 8,000 jobs when four casinos closed last year. >>> three philadelphia police officers are off the job tonight are tonight facing criminal charges in three separate cases. officer walton resigned yesterday. police say he abused his dog and charged with cruelty to animals. the second officer christopher holmes is accused of lying about narcotics arrests on police documents. officer christopher jackson is charged with stealing a witness' cell phone. he and holmes are suspended for 30 days with the intent to dismiss. >>> less than a month to go before philadelphia's democratic primary fo

. >> comcast is based in philadelphia. it's one of the largest employers in the city and the parent company of nbc 10. >>> happening today, classmates and teachers will remember a student who collapsed during a football practice and later died. a school memorial service will be held this afternoon. a public viewing and funeral mass scheduled for tomorrow morning. the 15-year-old collapsed saturday morning during spring conditioning. it's unclear what caused his death. public worker unions are having a brief do in lower court. the unions are suing the states for the contributions. both states will hear arguments come may. also >>> power could return to the revel casino. they made a deal to turn the electricity back on for at least two weeks. acr shut off service earlier this month over a fee dispute. the city has been fining them $5,000 a day because there's no power to run fire safety systems throughout the building. >>> terrorists targeting the vatican. islamic extremists plan to carry out an attack against the vatican an

there are other resources to consider reach out to companies closer to home like comcast which is based here in philadelphia or look for professional organizations that may have offices overseas. whether you land a job abroad can take longer then at home so be prepared for a lengthy process. i'm jill schlesinger for >>> we will get traffic and weather together for this wednesday, how is it looking. >> in the bad at all, happy hump day, happy april fools day. i promise no jokes in this forecast. everything i tell you is deathly legitimate. i will in the try to fool you here. storm scan three looking nice and clear and stays that way. yesterday we started off nice and clear and then rain moves in. we expect that. but that is a service that is licensing gone at this point. we are banking on a couple days of nice quiet the dry weather but as we head into not just pass over but good friday, we will see wet weather moving in here. it is mildest day of our forecast, we expect daytime high to flirt with 70 but by friday evening as sunnies setting 64 degrees and there will be pockets of steady rain. looking ahead ni

. >>> and we're following breaking news about comcast's effort to merge with time warner. >> reports say the philadelphia-basedable and internet giant is about to walk away from the proposed deal. nbc 10's randy gyllenhaal is live at comcast center in center city, philadelphia with more on this for us tonight. randy? >> reporter: well "bloomberg news" reporting comcast is going to walk away with this proposed merger with time warner cable. sources telling cnbc the official announcement could come as soon as tomorrow. of course, comcast one of the largest employers here in philadelphia. and the parent company of ñd nbc 10. but this merger would have mostly affected cities like los angeles and new york where time warner cable has many subscribers. however, this week regulators at the justice department and the fcc pushed back against this deal. seven u.s. senators lobbying to block the merger saying it would lead to higher prices and fewer competition for consumers. now, comcast and time warner are the two largest cable companies in the united states. combining them would put more than half of all broadband subs

philadelphia sports hall of fame in 2008. hock hokeman was also a regular analyst on comcast sports net. >> i think one of the reasons we have a relatively smart fan basethey had 55 years of reading stan hokeman. >> he died last week after a brief illness. he was 86 years old. >>> out there a beautiful weekends. we are tracking showers in our 7-day. not just one day. we have several chances for showers. we'll have a look at the seven-day coming up. ♪ there is no royal blood in this country. nothing is reserved for anyone. it's all just out there... ...waiting... ...for someone to reach out... ...and take it. and the ones who do... ...these are the kings and queens of america. ♪ >>> police in cumberland county are trying to figure out if a large fight inside a bar led to a deadly shooting. police say two men were shot outside the lass paumas tequila boor this morning. a 24 yearly was killed. another victim is in critical condition. police have made no arrests. >>> high flying fun in newcastle county. the delaware air national guard flew it is largest flight of c-130s since 2003. six planes took off this morning. they practiced low level flying and sever

comcast is based in philadelphia and is one of the city's largest employers.s also the parent company of "nbc 10" you a federal task force will meet for the first time next week to discuss the problems faced after superstorm sandy. they'll discuss rising flood insurance rates and fema's role in helping storm victims recover. new jersey senators cory booker and robert menendez will lead the task force as well as victims from new york and victims. menendez will remain on the task force. earlier in the week menendez's lawyers said they'll ask the judge to throw out the case based on the first amendment and another clause. >>> a firsthand look at what it's like to fight a fire. they wore a helmet camera. they got to the scene in monmouth county. flames were already shooting out of the mansion. the seabright firefighter volunteers checked to make sure everybody got out okay. they did. they will study the video in the future to help them. >> checking the fire afterwards, it's one of the best tools you can have besides water. >> this will they'll share the video with

heeding out cry of consumer groups and others that the philadelphia based company would have too much power over cable internet and television. comcast chief brian roberts said in statement today the deal was structured so comcast could walk away if government deposit agree and "today we move on.". >>> we're still in dark of when the lights will come on at the old revel casino. it was expected to be today after they game to quarter million agreement with the power plant next door following two weeks without power. now it won't happen until next week possibly wednesday. that according to energy supplier. atlantic city still fining strawb 5,000 every day with electricity because of safety violations. >> computer outage was buzz tonight at starbucks across the country and because it caused coffee chain to giveaway free drinks. problem started brewing this evening at 8,000 company-operated stores in u.s. and canada. without a way to ring up transactions at the register sales ground to a halt. some locations opted to close early and many others offered a cup on the house. like starbucks and 4000 block of city avenue in wynnefield heights.

. >>> comcast could drop its merger with time warner cable as early as today, but now the philadelphia based company may be eyeing smaller targets. find out which content providers experts say may be ready for the taking if the time warner deal falls through. >>> apple will launch its latest product today. why you won't see the long lines that usually come with the company's newest gadgets. ♪ there is no royal blood in this country. nothing is reserved for anyone. it's all just out there... ...waiting... ...for someone to reach out... ...and take it. and the ones who do... ...these are the kings and queens of america. ♪ >>> coming soon to a wrist near you, apple launches its new watch. the device is currently back ordered though through about june. prices start around $350. >>> reports say a proposed merger involving comcast may be called off and the reports say it could happen as soon as today. so what's next? landon dowdy is here with the cnbc business news. good morning, landon. >> hey tracy. good morning. sources tell cnbc comcast could drop its merger with time warner cable today. the $