how does spectrum figure in to your lawsuit against at&t/t-mobile merger? >> guest: well, one of the reasons at&t said it sought to acquire t-mobile was because it needed the spectrum to provide improved services to its customers. but we've demonstrated at the fcc, and we think compellingly at the justice department, that at&t already has all the spectrum it needs to provide services to the vast majority of americans. it does not need to merge with t-mobile to do that. they're paying $39 billion and sending that offshore out of this country to acquire t-mobile when their own documents reveal that they could have paid one-tenth of that amount, one-tenth of that amount to rule out services -- to roll out services on existing spectrum to 97% of the u.s. population. their own documents prove that they don't need to acquire t-mobile. >> host: and juliana gruenwald, next question. >> host: since the next guest will be larry cohen with cwa, they've been very critical of sprint, they've launched a web site called eye on sprint. they say sprint has been hostile to un

members from t-mobile. the item on the agenda is the settlement and the resolution of the lawsuit. i want to thank the city attorney's office for working with the federal district court and with us to achieve the beneficial comprise of the litigati litigation. and i want to thank the supervisor for sponsoring the ordinance that would authorize the settlement. the project, as you know s to install at this point four antennas that will be completely hidden on top of the building at 725 taraval street and considered contrary to what one of the other speakers mentioned. this is considered a preferred location under the 1996 wireless telecommunications guidelines. when i say this is a stealth facility, what i mean by that is it's designed to be completely blended into the environment to such an extent that it is nearly imperceptible. we have provide as part of the settlement photo simulations of what this would look like and virtually impossible to see the facilities. and the area served like this and residents,

there is a t-mobile center in rural maine with 500 jobs. those people are fighting for their jobs right now. the workers were outside yesterday's. at&t is saying no jobs cut in any of the centers, none. stop the of shoring. in addition, they will bring back 5000 by cutting. they will probably cut more than 5000 jobs in asia but there will be a net gain of 5000 jobs in its call centers in the u.s. that is a huge shift in terms of what is happening in the industry. they are competing by cutting costs. this is a huge reason why the u.s. economy is in the toilet. big companies compete by cutting costs, not by raising revenues. they cut workers, they cut jobs, they eliminate health care and pensions. then we wonder why people don't buy anything. they are not buying anything because they are either not working or they are seeing their standard of living fall, so they are buying less. that is a benefit of this merger from the point of view of working americans as well as the bill dealt for rural america. >> conditions on mergers usually only last f

how does it figure into your lawsuit against at&t and t-mobile merger? >> one of the reasons at&t said that it sought to fire t-mobile was because of the need of the spectrum to provide improved services to its customers. but we demonstrated that the fcc and we think compelling of the net justice department that at&t already has all the spectrum it needs to provide services to the vast majority of americans. it does not need to merge with t-mobile to do that. they're paying $39 billion sending that offshore out of the country to require t-mobile when their own documents reveal they could have paid one tenth of that amount. one tenth of that amount to rollout services on existing spectrum to 97% of the u.s. population. the documents prove they don't need to acquire t-mobile. >> juliana gruenwald from last question. >> cwa, they've been critical of sprint, they launched their new web site critical of sprint and they say that sprint has been hostile to the unionization effort. so i just want to get your comment on some of the claims about the labor record. >

the giant merger between at&t and t-mobile got disconnected today. the justice department filed a lawsuit to block the $39 billion deal, susie. >> susie: tom, the announcement surprised at&t and investors. but in the end, the government called the deal bad for consumers, saying today "price, quality and innovation would be diminished if the merger between the number two and number four wireless carriers took place." >> tom: today's lawsuit is the biggest challenge to the merger, which has faced criticism. the f.c.c., for one, echoed concerns about competition. at&t stock fell on the news, down almost 4%, but the bulls came calling for sprint, sending its stock up nearly 6%. darren gersh takes a look at what today's move means for at&t and t-mobile. >> reporter: at&t tied up its merger with t-mobile with a pretty political bow. there were promises to build out wireless broadband in rural america, an obama administration priority. labor unions were part of the team, 5,000 call center jobs would be brought back to the united states. but today, justice de

they very much don't want this spectrum that t-mobile has to go to at&t.there were a lot of talks before this deal was announced that sprint and t-mobile themselves were going to merge. they used it for technology. it was not quite efficient how that merger would be, but that also would be a combination that would take you from four to three national competitors. so it is hard to believe that even if t-mobile were independent, even if another buyer would come in, that sprint would come in. >> i have a question for you. you said that t-mobile oneds it, and they want to get out of the market. what if they just shut the door and now you are down to three anyway? and all the people from t-mobile are out of jobs. guest: that's a good point. jobs is something that the justice department has looked here and said it is one of their considerations. georgia telecomm which owns t-mobile i doubt is going to shut its doors because it has a very valuable property, and to simply give away those licenses to spectrum would be throwing billions of dollars out the window. so

that's how the goverment sees the proposed merger between a-t &t and t-mobile -- so it's suing iage. >>> cell phone customers would pay more and get a little less. the government is suing to stop the marriage between at&t and t mobile. elizabeth cook on what experts and customers are saying about the center convention. >> your call cannot be completed as dialed. >> that's essentially what the at the present time of justice said to a $39 billion deal that would merge the nation's second and fourth largest wireless networks. >> the combination of at&t and t mobile would result in tens of millions of consumers facing higher prices, fewer choices and lower quality products for their mobile services. >> reporter: they filed a lawsuit against the merger because it would decrease competition. >> we have problems with it so we will file lawsuits against it. >> reporter: mobile t consumers are handicap. >> i prefer mobile t to at&t. >> reporter: while at&t servers were looking forward to the potential benefits of the deal. >> probably better towers. >> reporter: the merger would leave just thr

that's one of the many posts on a t-mobile message board today. on the consumerwatch, julie watts explains why many are thrilled the department of justice is trying to stop the at&t-t-mobile merger. >> reporter: the long-awaited merger would be good news for some at&t customers lookly improving their service. the justice department says it will be bad for everyone else. its now filing a lawsuit to block the $39 million deal which would shrink wireless competition to just three major carriers. >> the combination of at&t and t-mobile would result in tens of millions of consumers facing hire prices, fewer choices, and lower quality products to their mobile wireless services. >> reporter: in a recent interview we asked ken mcneeley president of at&t california about the very same concerns. >>> reporter: once t-mobile is no longer and they are now at&t, there's a lot of concern that prices across the board will go up because it will no longer be that cheap option. >> sure. and i disagree. this is a fiercely competencetive industry. and we are going to c

everybody knows that t-mobile is for sale, everyone knows it was a choice of sprint or at&t.eo has stated clearly, i don't have $10 billion to build fourth generation wireless. and we all know that without fourth generation, it's only a matter of time that t-mobile fades and fades and fades. on the other side you have at&t realizing it's a condition of the merger, they made enormous commitments. a key goal of the obama administration that has not been met. a key goal of the fcc. gigi and others can pretend that would have happened otherwise. it wouldn't have happened otherwise. we have the jobs issue, committing to keep every call center job in the u.s. and bring back 5,000 jobs from asia. on the other side of this, a likely sprint deal that will come. where sprint has contracted out and offshored almost every single job. which side are you on? american workers or companies that export jobs and contract every job out. dollar store economy or a decent standard of living for american workers. >> why don't you trust this deal? why don't you trust at&t when they openly state they

customers are happy for the road block. >> i have t-mobile because i prefer their service to at&t. a little bit worried. >> reporter: while at&t customers were looking forward to the benefits of the deal. >> better cell phone service, better towers, a lot more more for the consumer. >> the merger would leave just three major carriers. the justice department say it it would violate antitrust laws which keep companies from getting too big. >> if you're an at&t customer now and don't have great service you can go to t-mobile, you can go to sprint. >> that's not competition, that's a mop. >> reporter: they say it would add 5,000 jobs, but they don't believe that's the whole story. >> it's consolidation. when you merge two companies you're going to see job lows. >> they are going to kill more jobs than they generate. i don't believe at&t. >> reporter: they say they will fight it in court. if they prevail they'll control more than half the market share. they still need the fcc's approval. the chairman says he is not sure about the deal but if they formally reject the deal that could thro

the administration also says jobs are at stake in the at&t merger and t-mobile. n that next. >>> and later, good news for the automobile industry and republicans. remember what they said? they said it would never happen. >>> the justice department's attempt to block the at&t merger with t-mobile is creating a very unusual stand-off. the obama coalition oppose the merger. some of the company's top unions are saying we're for it. a lawsuit filed in the united states district court today says the merger is anti-competitive. the justice department said the $39 billion merger would be bad for consumers. >> the department filed its lawsuit because we feel the combination of at&t and t-mobil would result in tens of millions of consumers all across the united states facing higher prices, fewer choices and lower quality products for their mobile wireless services. >> at&t claims it will create 100,000 new jobs when it acquires t-mobile by investing a billion dollars into new infrastructure. several top union leaders including the afl-cio and the communications workers of a

and t-mobile. white house officials announced the president has asked to address congress and the nation on his jobs plan next wednesday, the same night republican presidential debate in california. house speaker john boehner is resisting the request. and our coverage of the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks continues online. >> sreenivasan: americans from all across the country have told us how september 11 changed their lives. find those comments on our 9/11 video quilt project, while you're there, learn how to submit a video with your own reflections on the last decade. our global health unit examines new data on newborn mortality showing which countries are best and worst for infant health. plus on our world page, read about the education reform protests in chile. they've grown into one of the largest demonstrations against the country's government in years. all that and more is on our web site: newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> brown: and again, to our honor roll of american service personne

trust customers. >> fewer choices, if you are at&t and you don't have great service you can go to t mobile, sprint, verizon. >> that's not competition. >> reporter: at&t said it would add 5,000 new jobs, experts say that's not the whole story. >> consolidation. when you merge you will see job losses. >> they will kill more jobs than they generate. i don't believe at&t. >> reporter: now they said they will fight the lawsuit in court if they prevail they will control more than half of the market share. they still need the fcc's approval. the chairman said he isn't sure about the deal but if they reject the deal that could throw another major wrench in to the possible merger. as for t mobile customers, loyal ones, they are not out of the woods yet. their parent company, really wants to get out of the united states market so if the deal doesn't go through they may look for other ways to get rid of the company. >> not a merger may sell the company off. elizabeth cook. thank you. >> let's check in with roberta. a big holiday weekend. lot of people getting away. >> we have -- looks clear in san j

here's a look at today's t-mobile discussion from "washington journal." the depart of justice weighed in on the suit with the merger between at&t and t-mobile. let's hear from the acting attorney general. >> we know this industry well. inside and out. hear the i just division conducted an exhaustive investigation. we conducted dozens of interviews with competitors. we reviewed millions of the at&t and t-mobile documents. the conclusion is clear. anyway you look at this transaction, it is anticompetitive. we seek to ensure that our nation enjoys the competitive wireless industry. host: here to talk about the department of justice and what surrounds it is a new york times and reporters are writing a story on this, what is the backdrop of this decision? guest: the department of justice has been striving to show it is tough on anti-trust. they look at it from a number of perspectives. it really and eliminates significant competition, takes the number of competitors down from four to three nationally. it will harm innovation, customer service, and they cannot l

and t-mobile compete head to head in 97 of the largest 100 cellular markets. at&t was quick to respond saying, quote, we are surprised and disappointed by today's action, particularly since we have met repeatedly with the department of justice, and there was no indication from the doj that this action was being contemplated. i interviewed at&t's ceo randall stevenson back in march when the deal was announced and he argued at that time that this deal was good for consumers and the country. >> what this transaction does is allows us to go a step further. by putting these two companies together it allows us to do what neither could do independently is cover 95% of the country. here are 47 million rural americans who will have access. >> at&t has a lot of reasons to be upset about this. as part of the deal with deutsche at telecom at&t must pay a $3 billion break-up fee and give up spectrum if the t-mobile merger doesn't go through. that all but guarantees that at&t will fight hard in court. what we don't know is whether the telecom joint will be willing

there is t-mobile. they did a similar service, similarly excellent coverage. at&t is 6 to eight months away from a merger to come by the networks buy their admission and announcement? even with the government opposition. analysts estimate 50% closure rate. if they do not close they have a plan to do a deal to combine the networks. can you please put this back? so residential area, excellent coverage. redundancy of two networks. no citywide plan. please help us with your vote. at&t is a corporation for their shareholders. we're counting on you to vote -- help the residents. thank you. [bell] >> trevor coop, renee hallings. >> the president is not here and commissioners. i am lily lee. i live in a three-unit flat on the 2000 block of larkin street where the church resigns. thank you for having us here. i am sure you have been through many of these hearings and understandably, you are frustrated without a comprehensive plan for a data transmission antenna facility. on our street, larkin street, at the crack of dawn at 6:30 a.m., healthy and conscious people are go

consumer browns said it could cost jobs and t mobile workers were bracing for layoff. the democrats are under new scrutiny. free press has written that ten got half a million in campaign donations from at&t. legal experts said it could be very unusual for the president to intervene in an antitrust lawsuit. >>> a hurricane could make land fall in new found land and the residents are told that the winds could bring down trees and damage roofs. >>> the vice-president is set to go to the flood damaged areas in pennsylvania today. that was after tropical storm lee two weeks back. experts said that the massive levee system that protected the ferry likely made flooding worse around the state. >> casey anthony will have to pay some of the costs for the search for her daughter. she was ordered to pay about a $100,000, but only a 5th of what they wanted her to pay. she was convicted of lying to police and now she is seeing a counselor and will start to see a psychologist soon. >>> the police are looking for a man that wanted to get a 10- year-old boy into his car. it happen just

however, critics argue that consolidation will cost jobs by closing t-mobile stores next to at&t wirelesss. >>> it has happened again. for the second time in a year a top secret apple iphone missing from a bar. it appears an employee lost the unreleased iphone 5 at a bar in san francisco's mission district. last year an engineer left a prototype iphone 4 in a redwood city bar. the prototype was traced to a home in bernal heights but police didn't find it there. it was believe the phone was sold on craigslist for $200. >> they could have got more than $200. that's cheap. >> but you can't use it, right? >> i don't know. >> what do you do with it? >> look, i have an iphone 5. >> that's why it's only $200. >> sell it to hp or something. i don't know. >>> for you commuters did you ever think that you live among the worst drivers in the u.s.? not quite. allstate insurance has its annual best drivers report defending its title would be fort collins, colorado, came in first for the second year in a row with drivers averaging 14 years between accidents. must be an older crowd over there. boise, id

. >>> some lawmakers are putting pressure on the obama administration to stop the merger with t mobile and at&t. more on why the democrats said that the merger was a good idea. >>> the the secretary of state will deliver the key note address in san francisco at a women's summit. she said that increasing opportunities for women is crucial for world wide economic expansion. the summit is to empower women. the secretary's key note address will start at 9:00 this morning. >>> a warning about a one percent increase in the budget and jobless numbers if deficit cuts are not agreed on by september 23rd or congress rejects a committee plan. then the defense budget would be cut a trillion dollars and then thousands of private sector jobs would disappear with government and military jobs, also. >>> a spike in street robberies with gold and the latest victim was a two year old girl. a mother was pushing a stroller and she was confronted by a man and boy that took her earrings and necklace and then grabbed the child and took her gold ring and neck lis. that is after the price of gold has went up, n

the merger would result in less competition this, is all about at and t's proposed take over of t-mobilein a deal worth $39 million. at and t is the second largest wireless carrier. the department of justice says dropping from four big national carriers to just three would result in a lousy deal for consumers. >> the department file aid lawsuit because we feel the combination of at and t and t-mobile would result in tens of millions of consumers facing higher prices, fewer choices and low quality products for their wireless services. >> and this fight is not over. at and t vows to fight the lawsuit, pledging to return 5,000 jobs from overseas, as the federal government will allow the merger to take place. those fighting the merger say they can get a raw deal unless there is pressure placed on washington. >> and beginning tomorrow, nation's largest video subscription company will be raising prices. netflix jacking up rates as much as 60% until now offering dvd rentals plus unlimited video streaming for as little as owe per month. starting tomorrow that price goes up to $16. net flix predi

the government is saying no to a proposed merger between at&t and t-mobile. justice department officials say they filed a lawsuit to block at&t's $39 billion deal to buy t-mobile. they argue the nation's number-two wireless carrier, at&t, taking over the fourth largest carrier, t-mobile, would reduce competition and raise prices for consumers. at&t says it will fight the lawsuit. >>> a tablet computer that was killed off by hewlett-packard is back from the dead. h.p. is once again making its touch pad tablet. the announcement comes days after the company said it would stop selling the device. h.p. dropped the price to $99 for the base model. the remaining stock flew off store shelves. h. pcht hasn't said how much the touchpad will sell for this time around. >>> a new study tonight shows teenagers are drinking an unhealthy amount of sugar drinks like the sugary drink. the centers for disease control and prevention research suggests that teenage boys drink the most sugar-filled drinks. in fact, the average teenage boy consumes about -- consumes two 12-ounce cans

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for conditional use authorization for proposed wireless telecommunication facility operated by at&t mobility. facility would include up to a panel for a -- panel antennas mounted on an existing structure and rooftop equipment cabinet. facilities proposed on a location preference one side, which is a public structure and preferred location in a public zoning district. 6b, same address, consideration of a motion making findings of consistency with the general plan and the priority policies of planning code section one a 1.1 -- 10 1.1 for the installation of the at&t facility consisting of up to eight panel antennas amounted to an existing structure and recover equipment have it. item seven this case 2010.1084c, 730 poultry, request for additional use authorization for a wireless facility operated by at&t mobility -- 730 polk street. the facility is proposed on a location preference of for your side. it is a preferred location. it is an industrial/commercial side in the neighborhood commercial zoning district and 130-e -anvil district. following public comment, which would remove the items from

in the best of us the news so much for e t n t's plans to buy out wireless competitor team mobile it just as filed suit yesterday against the proposed merger arguing that if the nation's second biggest wireless telecommunications provider a t.n.t. merge with the nation's fourth largest provider the mobile consumers would. end up getting screwed by state by the deputy attorney general of the united states james cole read a combination of a.t.m. t. and t. mobile would result in tens of millions of consumers all across the united states facing higher prices fewer choices and lower quality products for mobile wireless services as lawsuit seeks to ensure that everyone can continue to receive the benefits of that competition. he was willing to drop thirty nine billion into the buyout and not too pleased with the department of justice is the city to file suit against it releasing a statement today saying we are surprised and disappointed by today's action particularly since we have met repeatedly with the of a justice and there was no indication from the d.o.j. that this action was being co

t. mobile will result in tens of millions of consumers all across the united states facing higher prices fewer choices and lower quality products for their mobile wireless services you know what it could decide it better myself but that's what's really surprising here is eight hundred top lobbyist have been meeting with the justice department continually for a few weeks now and they were under the impression that the merger was fine and dandy for government reportedly never hinted that they had were sending out a lawsuit now it's no secret the justice department often picks and chooses when to lay out as an address lawsuits on corporations its history is rather speckled or that whole comcast n.b.c. merger that was all good so it's refreshing to see the justice department actually saw through at least one of the deals and decide to stop eight hundred eighty s. efforts so for the government's realization of these two companies as one major corporation would that for consumers that is a true glimmer of hope. now still ahead on tonight's show we have our thursday edition of show and tell and

through loud and clear. >> the justice department is trying to block the merger between at&t and t-mobileit's only fair. at&t keeps blocking the mergers between me and the people i try to call. did you hear about this? chick-fil-a is offering free breakfast for a whole week. >>> this is just crazy. a man in tennessee was arrested, he was arrested for stuffing a raccoon in his car, driving to a nascar track and going streaking. or as red neck calls that, the trifecta. you did it, buddy. you did it, rascal. they found a raccoon in a man's car after they busted him for streaking at a nascar truck. i'm going to go out on a limb here, mullet? >> with jimmy tonight, al roker and animal planet's wade king along with brett rahmer. that's "late night with jimmy fallon," 12:35 on your local nbc stations. >>> mel gibson and oksana grigorieva's settlement details are out. while they both lost in the ugly dispute, she lost more. at least financially. instead of the $15 million offer grigorieva refused last summer, she gets only $750,000. only. they'll share joint custody of their child with gibson mak

some democratic lawmakers are putting pressure on the obama administration's prop pigs regarding t-mobile. we'll have a live report about why the democrats thinkis a good idea and we'll tell you the response of the critics. >>> today is the last day for a popular palo alto bowling ally. after 50 years, it will be foreign down to make room for a new hotel and housing. is the last remaining boli on the dash bowling on the peninsula. >>> the owner of -- the owner and two employers appeared in court yesterday. prosecutors say they handcuffed the clients and threatened them for hours for failing to make payments. video from last year shows fbi raiding the office. but no charges were gone. another report says that they operated within the law. >> we have a due diligence to make sure that they go to court and pay their fines. if they don't do this, we have no choice but to take them to jail. >> their attorney told the judge that his defendants are anxious to fight the charges against them. >>> let's go to sal. everybody behaving out there, sal? >> well, they are. this has been a pretty decent co

. >> and macro wireless telecommunications service operated by the at&t mobility and the current installation would incluz nine antennas and the equipment cabinets that will located in internal storage room. and the setback of the primary and according to the department's wireless guidelines and the installations of the preference six location which is limited preference location. and the guideline state of preference may be considered and approved by the commission for wireless carriers able to demonstrate the good faith efforts that a high preference site is available in the geographic service area site. and in this instance, at&t conducted the analysis and outlines the efforts at&t made in finding the more preferential site. and the analysis reveal nod public buildings or structures were revealed in the service area. and the structures and co-location sites are the two most preferential sites for wireless facilities according to the guidelines. the analysis also revealed that none of the sites are a subject site and the department staff has reviewed the alternative site analysis and concur

i am from t-mobile and we understand that there is concern among the community and we would like additional time to address the concerns and to be able to deliver that information in a for efficient way to the community. thank you. president olague: thank you. is there any additional comment to the continuance? to the continuance? seeing none, public comment is closed. commissioner moore? commissioner moore: has the department received any phone calls either to continue this and is the applicant himself is suggesting, why would we not grant that? mr. sanchez? >> we have heard from the tenants of the inn and the property about concentration, health effects, and i believe the sponsor in response to some of the latter comments would like, to as she mentioned, take more time to work with the tenants and actually approached me and i understand she contacted each of the commissioners and the commission secretary requesting a continuance until i believe january of 2012. commissioner moore: i am prepared to make a motion to continue if that is the consent on floor. >> second. commissioner moore: an

>> well, at & t says it will fight the federal government's antitrust lawsuit over a deal to buy t-mobile of u.s. operations. at & t is taking the unusual step to save its $39 billion deal, but it has a lot of incentives since it would have to pay t-mobile $3 billion if the deal does not go through. the federal justice department says the merger would limit competition in the wireless industry and that would lead to higher phone rates. >>> well, the salindra plant in freemont is dark this morning, that is after the company shut down and laid off 1100 workers yesterday without any warning. the company and its former workers blame rapidly-changing solar technology and lower costs from foreign competitors for its demise. >> the product three years ago was state of the art where now the lower-priced products from japan -- china, rather, kind of made us obsolete. >> the company says it still hopes to be able to sell its unusual design for its solar collectors. they made energy collection more efficient and did not require as much silicon as used in traditional solar panels. >>> president obama

is joining 6 other state attorney generals to say no to at&t'sed 's -- at&t'sed by to take over t mobile. it could kill jobs. the communication workers of american, the union representing at&t workers supports the deal saying it would allow nonunion newsed t mobile workers to join a union. >> the recall includes more than 200,000 hyundais they may have defeats that could prevent them from deploying property. you can contact your dealer for a free fix. you might not have known it but the bay area has a mine rescue team that undergoes regular training. that training took place today in the biggest new dig in the east bay. >> reporter: they're called bio pads and allow people to breathe longer than the half hour air tanks carried by firefighters. they train for rescue drills. >> it is medical grade oxygen and you're rebreathing your own air. >> they headed into the tunnel. >> one way in and one way out. so that's different than our normal where we have options. it's not an easy -- >> no, it's a long process. >> it dangerous rescue work because the environment is so unstable. workers have to

t. mobile would result in tens of millions of consumers all across the united states facing higher prices fewer choices and lower quality products for mobile wireless services this lawsuit seeks to ensure that everyone can continue to receive the benefits of that competition. he was willing to drop thirty nine billion into the buyout and not too pleased with the job department justices decision to file suit against it releasing a statement today saying we are surprised and disappointed by today's action particularly since we have met repeatedly with the department of justice and there was no indication from the d.o.j. that this action was being contemplated to d.o.j. has the burden of proving alleged anti-competitive effects and we intend to vigorously contest this matter in court so is the. merger dead or is this just the beginning of the fight joining me now is some more insight into this issue as matt would say director of free press that welcome back i thought i read i'm going to have you with us. why the lawsuit what's the strategy here is the first order to strike back to the sherma

t mobile spa business. he airwaves, customers but even if at&t strikes to do with the justice department the company was to let to get approval from the fcc. >> new pictures indicating significant changes to the new iphone. a block from a town in website said this is a new case for the iphone 5. the pictures showed that the it is it's going to be lighter, poland and its predecessor. apple's increasing its screen size for the next unit. >> netflix is dealing with the backlash. the price increase with more competition in october. dish network is preparing to launch its own mmovie system it acquired blockbuster and it will introduce service under the blockbuster name. we will be back after this. 30 arrester caught on tape. officers rushed to catch everybody in sight. >> what caused this in marin county? we have the amazing video. @ in menlo park you can see behind me a developing situation. firefighters on the scene after a scientist is killed and another injured. membrane research fire officials say an initial

. >>> today the justice department moved to block at&t's move to buy t-mobile. the government says the deal would reduce competition and the merger would result in americans facing higher prices, fewer choices and lower product. at&t will fight the lute and ask for a hearing. at&t is prolling to return 5,000 jobs to the united states if the merger goes through. right now the jobs are outsourced to other countries and they say it would not result in job loss at at&t or t- mobile. >>> he is recovering from emergency brain surgery. he had a small abnormal artery removed from his brain. he is expected to make a full recovery. >>> half of all americans indulge in a soda or sugary drink every day. the report says 5% of americans drink the equivalent of four cans soda a day. teenage boys drank the most. >>> vaccinating infants from rotavirus is paying off. the nation's saved $40 million in healthcare cost said by preventing the illness. fewer older children and adulterize being infected by the virus. >>> a large victory for what san francisco housing developments means.

shares of t mobil's parent company plunged on the news. this would have created a giant in mobile telephony that at&t argued would provide better service to more of the u.s. market. the justice department said there would be less pressure on the few large players left to keep prices down and improve service. at&t is pursuing efforts to rescue the merger. while european markets suffer markets for the month as a whole, shares did rally on the last day of august. the one german exception, deutsche telekom. >> the ceo has a problem, that is what a trader said. telekom shares nose dive with a drop of 8%. this is the only sure that was losing. what you do now in the u.s.? invest? one decided for a sale but that does not seem possible now. many questions remain. all of the other shares in the dax gained the month is very very black. this is the worst in the number of years. there was fears over the worsening of the debt crisis and of the recession in the u.s. >> we can stay in frankfurt for a closer look at the closer numbers. but the german bench

that's why we're announcing, that with the planned merger with t-mobile, at&t will begin bringing five thousand jobs to america from overseas. we will invest eight billion dollars more... and deploy the next generation of wireless broadband to nearly everyone in america. this investment will create as many as ninety-six thousand american jobs. here at at&t, we believe in the future. we're not hesitating. we're investing in america now. why? well, we know it's good business. because america... has always been... and always will be... a smart investment. at&t. there are over 200 varieties of gourmet coffee that have earned the keurig brewed seal of approval. the keurig brewed seal is our commitment that the coffee inside will deliver a delicious cup of coffee every time. keurig brewed. look for the only mark of genuine keurig quality. otat[ >>> four republican senators on a trip to libya are praising that country's new rebel leaders. senator john mccain called them an inspiration to the world. the group expressed confidence the country's new rulers would help seek others involved in the

as can be seen in the complaint, at&t felt competitive pressure from t-mobile. an at&t employee saw that t- mobile was first to have the projects and their portfolio. we added them. this would combine two of the four largest competitors in the marketplace and would eliminate t-mobile from the market. one thing has not changed. the division will main steadfast to enforce the antitrust laws. that is what the apartment for did the department has done today. this has been seamless -- that is what the department has done today. this has been seamless. we are seeking to maintain a vibrant and competitive market place that allows everyone to benefit from lower prices, better quality, and innovative products. i want to express my deep gratitude for the efforts of so many members of the antitrust division staff who have tremendous expertise in this important industry. i want to thank you for your leadership in this effort. you have done the right thing for consumers. i would like to turn it over to our acting attorney who was a few words. >> thank you. thank you for your

t. mobile when it comes to keeping information about what cell towers were used by your film looks like eighteen t. they take the cake they hold your information for over three years meanwhile sprint will keep it up to two years and horizon holds it for about one year now why does it matter if all phone towers are how law enforcement keep tabs on your location so if you're eighteen to customer that means they know where you were three years ago so how about the data regarding text my. which is also wins in that category they keep that info for five to seven years t. mobile will hold it for about five years and verizon keeps that data for just about one year so they know who you send messages to for the last five years or so but what about the content of those messages that's where it's a little bit different to arise and it will keep the text or images of those text messages for around three to five days and all the other providers don't keep it all which is good to know which company is the best when it comes to privacy here or i guess the worst although seems to be the worst offender i

. >> the justice department today filed suit to block a merger between at&t and t mobil. government says the $39 billion takeover by at&t would reduce competition and raise prices for consumers. four nationwide providers account for more than 90% of mobile wireless connections, at&t, t-mobile, sprint and verizon. >> another iphone prototype has gone miss. this an iphone five was left behind that the san francisco tequila lounge. according to cnet it may have been sold on craigslist for $200. cnet also says apple told investigators the phone was priceless but the company did not file a police report. you may remember it happened last year before the iphone 4 was launched. >>> chas bono's upcoming appearance sparked an online debate and even cher is jumping into it. the dancing with the stars site swamped with more than a thousand messages many discussing anger and disgust over the inclusion in the program. in response, cher tweeted today "this is still america, right? i support him no matter what he chooses to do ." abc's prime time nightline is tackling the transagainer is

t-mobile keeps records of text message recipients for up to five years. p that information for seven years. bryson is the only company that keeps text message -- verizon. >>> hybrid car sales are slumping. of hybrid car models from 19 to 30. the number of people purchasing dropped 2.5%. analysts blamed the higher sticker price. >>> you can expect heavier the bay bridge this weekend. the transportation authority dover,scar races in delaware, could boost the volume on the bridge. >>> they are popular for lunch, the owners of food trucks help.g need your >> we will explain what they're doing to gain support. >> get ready for a big drop in the temperatures. asked the redskins are hitting road for st. louis. tonight, the postseason starts. -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a dinosaur? [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] inside iery box of heart healthy cheerios are those great tasting little o's that can help lower cholesterol. stickers? uh-uh