he also had another expedition in tupelo. he was in tupelo. he had quite a few areas that he gone to and served. he was a canon shooter. so by the time he had gotten out, he did have some hearing problems, but other than that >> not after the war. listening to my great-great aunt, i asked her what job that he had and she said oh, baby he didn't have a job. and he was soldier. he fought in the civil war. so that was his job. so that's the only thing that i knew about him. as far as census goes it says that his occupation before mustering in was a farmer. but other than that after the war, that's all we know. >> and so you're going walk down pennsylvania avenue? >> yes, i am. i will be walking down pennsylvania honoring by great-great grandfather. it will be a great adventure. >> tell us about your organization, what do you do on a regular basis? >> well, on a regular basis, we have members, most of the members are re-enactors. we also have teachers, historians, other scholars people interested in the african-american participation in the civil

he's described as a visionary who started out with a tiny tv system in tupelo mississippi. described as tough, soft-spoken but a businessman devoted to his community. i can tell you i would see them out at charity events he and his wife. they were at the opening of the national american jewish history museum. also spon source of comcast cares day. something his wife started years ago because she wanted to give back to the community. they were big supporters of the cancer funding and research and finding a cure. their name is on the proton center at the university of penn. they were always giving back always in the community, always, very well received. and just gems to talk to. i should also tell you that at the time of his death roberts was past president of comcast as well as president emeritus. in addition to his wife he leaves behind four children one of their sons douglas, preceded him in deshgts passing away in 2011. definitely a sad day. this family along with him as the leader have left a mark on philadelphia. just starting right here if you look at this building, i

. >> it was in 1963 when robert bought a small cable system in tupelo, mississippi, that would grow intohe nation's leading communications corporation. >> the comcast center at 17th street and jfk boulevard, that's where we find nbc 10's george spencer who has a look at ralph roberts' life and impact here in the city of brotherly love. what an impact george. >> truly it is jacqueline. and even as he aged roberts was a fixture here at the comcast headquarters. and really across this city. in so many ways his story is a story of philadelphia. not the city of his birth, but his adopted hometown, which he never left. ol trolley tracks still line the avenue in the neighborhood where ralph roberts' philadelphia story began. a 17-year-old newcomer in germantown heights just arrived from new york. today that story closed in centre city. with roberts' face smiling in the lobby of the empire building he built. >> the impact to the city is incredibly wide. >> he remembers a philadelphia gentleman. roberts transformed a small cable company into an economic engine employing nearly 140,000 people worl

in 1963 he bought a small cable system in tupelo mississippi that he would grow into the company we now know as comcast. more than 40 years later, comcast is of course the nation's leading cable corporation, headquartered right here at the comcast center on 17th street and jfk boulevard. comcast also the parent company of nbc 10. nbc 10's drew smith and jesse gary are looking at the life and legacy of ralph roberts this evening. we begin with drew live at the comcast center. you have been talking to people who worked with mr. roberts? >> reporter: yeah and even at age 95 he was still a visible presence here at the comcast center. i was speaking with an employee inside the lobby. she got emotional just remembering seeing him just two weeks ago in here. he may be gone but the people that worked for him are remembering all that he built and what's still growing. comcast executives who were close friends and colleagues of ralph roberts called the 95-year-old businessman's death a loss for the company, philadelphia and the country. >> it's a kick in the stomach i think for everyone in this b

this was on tupelo street in april. a man walks up covers the box and walks away. an officer later found several empty boxes in the bushes nearby. may 29 the same thing happened elsewhere. police say the thieves arrived in a dark blue honda civic. the driver ran up, took a large box. detectives believe the aim suspects are behind all the -- the same suspects are behind all the threats. >>> police in hayward have busted up the largest marijuana grow operation they have ever seen. narcotics investigators served a warrant last night at a warehouse and they found nearly 13,000 plants. police say it was a sophisticated setup with its own hydroponics, lighting and ventilation along with a tangle of illegal wiring. the warehouse on diablo avenue also had a room for harvesting and packaging, a living space and a surveillance and security system. police say it has a street value of $15 million. officers arrested three men who are residents of hayward, oakland and alameda. the d.a.'s office in alameda county charged them with felony marijuana cultivation and sales. >>> san f

on the tupelo street. the suspect is seen stealing a package from the front door of a residence. >> pam: and on may 29th. an incident on freesia court shows, a suspect pulling up in a car. the suspect then runs up to the porch and takes a package. investigators believe these package thefts were committed by the same group of suspects. >> pam: the golden state warriors down. but not out after the game 3 loss. series-- 2 to 1. >> pam: kron-4's j-r stone joins us live from cleveland. j-r. fans are trying to stay positive despite getting behind in the series. j.r. >> reporter: and sustain positive and the team is staying positive spirit they are saying you know what, we have been here before. the warriors and cavaliers took to the microphones on wednesday. >> they are plan like 18 desperate. >> we have to be better. >> reporter: as any war years fan and they will tell you that they are sick of it. >> this series is sent over by a long shot. >> reporter: far not to the austrian and home away from home at st. ma

he bought a tiny cable firm in tupelo mississippi it grew into comcast the largest cable company in america and home to nbc i couldn't universal. he is secure vierved -- survived by his wife of 72 years and four children. >>> helicopter will fly in a giant rooftop air-conditioning unit to be installed on the former pnb building at one south broad. similar work was done to the historic sign atop the building in previous months. traffic will be intermittented affected from afternoon to chestnut and 11th to 15th. >>> a mother decided to show her pride of her son's success in school in a very public way. >> reporter: that high school graduate smiling on the billboard is her son aj. the writing on the billboard has deep meaning for the single working mom of 6. >> a mother can't raise a man but i raised a gentleman. o'neill wants others to take note and responsibility. >> for the males to be respectful to women. that's the meaning for me. >> i don't know too many moms that would have done this. >> reporter: ekneel bought the bill board for $700 in time for her son's graduation from leap academy s

he started by buying a small cable tv system in tupelo, mississippi. comcast has grown to become the nation's biggest cable provider. ralph roberts died at the age of 95 of natural causes. greece is buying time from the ecb. european leaders holding an emergency meeting on monday that could determine the future of greece in the euro. earlier today, pimm fox and i spoke with the economic professor at dartmouth college and former policymaker at the bank of england. me a lot of what happened what i was at the bank of england and the weekend was crucial because all the discussions were actually about the fact that you really worried about what happens when the banks open on monday if you do not do something. the central bank has been saying you are saying it's a liquidity crisis. in essence, all the things you talk about suggest to anybody sitting in greece there is a fundamental crisis and they probably should get their money out. it has been coming out during the week. this looks to me like first of all more palliatives. the worry is monday, but i think

ralph roberts founded the company that became comcast in 1963 by writing a small cable-tv system in tupelo, mississippi. comcast has grown to become the nation's largest cable provider. his son is now the chairman and ceo. ralph roberts was 95 years old. those are your top stories at noon. coming up, much more ahead -- tiger woods loses his grip -- literally. there it goes. the first round of the u.s. open. we look at why he played so poorly. pimm: we will also talk with the founder of golddaddy -- godaddy about his new business selling high-end golf clubs. in the box office wars, "jurassic world" could set more records in its second weekend, forcing pixar to suffer its first debuted that does not hit number one. the toprcling back to headline today, and almost strident russian president vladimir putin's up to his guns at the st. petersburg international economic forum, dismissing the effect of western sanctions and insisting to charlie rose that russia is not to blame for the conflict in ukraine. provision -- president clinton i do notent putin: like you using the term aggressive. we are

he bought a tiny cable company in tupelo that turned into the largest cable company and home of nbc universal> drivers should prepare for significant street closures in center city because of work being done on a highrise across from city hall. rooftop air-conditioning units will be installed on one south broad street. you may remember that similar work was done to the historic signage in previous months. various streets will be affected around city hall from arch to chestnut and market from 11th to 16th. >>> a south jersey mom decided to show her pride in her son's success in school in a very public way. annie mccormick has the story. >> reporter: orvella o'neill is one proud mom. that person smiling on the billboard is her son. the writing has deep meaning for the single working mom of 6. o'neill wants other mom to take note and responsibility. >> for the males to be respectful to women. that was the meaning for me. >> i don't know too many moms that would have done this for her children. >> reporter: o'neill bought the billboard in time for the graduation from leap academy charter school.

he bought a small cable tupelo,on station in mississippi.is son brian is now the chairman and ceo of comcast. ralph roberts died of natural causes at the age of 95 years old. that is the look at your top stories. mark: coming up on the "bloomberg market day," google is facing an antitrust fine from the european union. we look at how much the company may have to pay. betty: he was government is proposing a 24% increase in fuel economy for large trucks by 2027 in an effort to cut pollution. we look at how that could impact the trucking industry. mark: we hear more from russian president vladimir putin, including how he is planning to increase economic ties with china. it may really be down to the wire for greece this time, with just days left until the bailout program expires, the european central bank through an emergency lifeline to greek banks earlier this morning. betty: depositors pull down nearly 2 billion euros from the country's banks in the last two days alone. we're joined now from washington by jacob kierkegaard, senior fellow at th

: roberts hired the guy, dan aaron, who sold him the system in tupelo. 1,200 subscribers paying $5 ather guy was anxious to get into cable, too. julian brodsky. >> when i saw what was happening, i went to ralph and kind of startled him and said i just resigned today, you're not doing this without me. >> reporter: the trio began a business and working partnership that lasted 30 years. >> ralph set the tone of discussion with his earliest two colleagues, dan aaron and julian brodsky, who would often yell at each other, even when they were a very tiny company over whether they should make an acquisition or what the next step should be. >> reporter: this little business, cable, wasn't the media mainstream back then. so what inspired all that passion? >> recurring monthly income. something that you could take to a banker and say, look we know what we're going to make here. and indeed it was like rental income. it was steady and it was predictable. >> reporter: roberts' cable business grew, mostly in rural areas. a state of the art cable system had less than 12 channels in those days. the

ralph roberts started off selling belts door to door in tupelo, mississippi.e wound up coming up here and buying a cable company that had 7,000 subscribers. that's all. he built it into the biggest communications company and media company i think in the world. but he has been more than just a business success. he's done so much for philadelphia. your lead-in piece demonstrated just a couple of what are hundreds and hundreds of things that his generosity and comcast's generosity they don't get enough credit for their corporate giving but they are everywhere and ralph made sure of it. he built comcast into a great business but made it a great corporate citizen as well. >> you have called him the example of the american dream. personally, what did you learn from him based on your personal relationship? >> well i learned that you can be successful and be nice. ralph roberts was a tough, strong effective businessman but he never forgot that he was a good person. he always did the right thing. he was always nice to people. he treated people respectfully whether they

this is on tupelo street back in april. the man walks up covers the box and then just walks away. an officer later found several empty boxes in bushes nearby. >>> then on may 29, the same thing happened on fresia court. thieves arrived in a dark blue honda civic. the driver took a box. detectives believe the same suspects are behind all the thefts. anyone who recognizes them or the car are urged to call police. >>> this morning there's a heavy police presence just a few miles from a prison where two convicted murderers escaped nearly a week ago. cbs news' don champion has the latest on the widening search. >>> reporter: police converged on the town of cadyville over night. new york state police set up roadblocks and shut down a highway in the area amid a massive manhunt for richard matt and david sweat. >> they are killers. they are murderers. there is no reason to believe they wouldn't do it again. >> reporter: the town is about 10 miles from the clinton correctional facility where the convicted killers escaped over the weekend. cbs news has learned joyce mitchell an employee at

: all that changed in the early '60s when roberts and his partners bought a tiny cable company in tupelo known as the birth place of elvis presley. cable tv was small change back then but roberts saw it as a way to reach more customers, offer them more channels. and it was just a start. >> we hung in there and we kept growing and growing, buying building getting franchises and were very aggressive in our desishde desire to build a real company long term. >> reporter: cop castmcast is still headquartered in philadelphia where he grew up. robert robert's own family included five children and wife susan, son brian succeeded him as president in 1990. >> i had to be proud of something, i think i'm proud of the way he did. he didn't come out like a spoiled brat like some kids do. >> reporter: with ralph roberts as chairman comcast continued to grow buying nbc universal in 2011. it was the ambitious vision that company's modest founder saw a half century earlier. >> ralph roberts never wanted to be a household name. he wanted comcast to be the household name. he never wanted to be a mogul. that

i didn't pay too much attention to tupelo because i didn't know anything about cable.pelo nobody had ever heard of that except i later found out it was the birth place of elvis presley. but as i began to look at what was happening i realized the cable business was the best of all the ones i had invested in and decided to go forward full boat. >> and he went forward full boat indeed. comcast, the combination of the words communications and broadcasting started improving on the cable system model offering more services and steadily buying up other systems in mississippi, michigan pennsylvania and soon enough across all of america. the roberts made each new addition self-sustaining to protect the broader company. it costs a little more but maybe it did at the outset but it gave comcast the steadiness and consistency to expand. and it just continued expanding. comcast has 27.2 million subdescribers. it's one of the largest telephone providers in america and it took in $67.8 billion in revenue last year. and it was ralph who did this with his family company. philadelphia's

he bought a small cable system in tupelo mississippi.sformed that company to one of the largest phone cable and internet providers. he is survived by his wife of more than 70 years and four children as well. he died at the age of 95. 20 minutes past the hour. 14 days and counting since the two escaped killers went on the run and they are becoming part of an famous group now. >>> plus the annual faith and freedom conference is underway with republican all-stars. carl cameron is there and that is still ahead. >> you cannot have a strong country without strong people. you cannot have strong people without strong families. and you cannot have strong families with a government that strong arms parent and our faith. female announcer: don't miss sleep train's 4th of july sale! save $300 on beautyrest and posturepedic. plus, pay no interest for 36 months on tempur-pedic and icomfort. sleep train's 4th of july sale is on now! ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> two escaped killeders added to the u.s. marshalls 50 most-wanted list. this

that was a system in tupelo, mississippi. he bought it in 1963. look at it now.e importantly, the legacy ralph roberts leaves is one about family. >> absolutely. >> comcast is still a family-run company. having seen upclose brian roberts and his relationship with his father that was genuine. brian, even after 30 years at comcast, still deferred to his father on a lot of decisions. ralph roberts will be missed. >> a absolutely. i often think about the fact that ralph and brian, as well they both stick to what ralph said which is when you are in a business working for a company, be an owner, not a renter. it's a simple phrase but when you take a close look at it means an awful lot. >> he will be missed. we'll be back after this. when a moment spontaneously turns romantic why pause to take a pill? and why stop what you're doing to find a bathroom? cialis for daily use, is the only daily tablet approved to treat erectile dysfunction so you can be ready anytime the moment is right. plus cialis treats the frustrating urinary symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequent

: all that changed in the early '60s when roberts and his partners bought a tiny cable company in tupelobirthplace of elvis presley. cable tv was small change back then, but roberts saw it as a way to meet more customers, offer them more channels. and it was just a start. >> we hung in there. we kept growing and growing, buying building getting franchises and were very aggressive in our desire to build a real company long term. >> reporter: comcast is still headquartered in philadelphia where roberts grew up. >> he thought of his company as a family business and ran it as such. >> reporter: roberts' own family included five children with his wife suzanne. son brian succeeded him as president in 1990. >> if i'm proud of something, i'm proud of what he did. he didn't come out like a spoiled brat like some kids do. >> reporter: with the help of his children comcast continued to grow. buying universal in 2011 it was ambitious decision the company's founders saw a half century earlier. >> reporter: ralph . >> ralph roberts never toptdwanted to be a household name. he wanted comcast to be a ho

. >> reporter: all that changes ss sd in the early '60s when they bought a tiny cable company in tupelos presley. cable tv was small change back then. but roberts saw it as a way to reach more customers. offer them more channels and it was just the start. >> we hung in there and we kept growing and growing, buying, building, getting franchises and we're very aggressive in our desire to build a real company long term. >> reporter: the company was headquartered in philadelphia where roberts grew up. >> he thought of his company as a family business and ran it as such. >> reporter: roberts own family included five children with wife suzanne, son, brian, succeeded him as president in 1990. >> i had to be proud of something, i think i'm proud the way he did. he didn't come out like a spoiled brat like some kids do. >> reporter: with roberts chairman, comcast continued to grow. buying nbc universal in 2013, the ambitious vision the founder saw a half century earlier. >> roberts never wanted to be a household name, he never wanted to be a moogpgulmogul. it was about creating a company. >> i do

and the tupelo army aviation support facility. at columbus air force base where over 2,000 personnel serve this bill and the defense appropriations bill, which the gentlelady from maryland may speak about in a few moments these pieces of legislation allow our student pilots to have adequate training and adequate flying training hours. in startville, mississippi the authorization of appropriations bills are integral to completing the army reserve center for equipping and training military earn he will. and along the gulf coast these defense bills the authorization and the appropriations bill, would support a new army national guard aviation depot at the gulfport biloxi airport, as well as the continued mission of over 11,000 americans who work at keisler air force base. i'm proud of these and i'm proud of what they do for our overall national defense of the united states. mississippi is just one of many states to take part in this. simply put mr. president our -- the future of our defense should not be put in jeopardy because of di