jonathan tisch was instrumental in getting it built.s the only stadium that houses two nfl teams -- giants and the jets. it's also the largest in terms of seating capacity. all of those seats came with a hefty price tag. >> this is an amazing building. it cost $1.6 billion to build. people say to us -- why is there no roof on it? that would have been another $400 million. it is important to note that there has been not a dime of public money in this building. it is all privately financed. it was quite a remarkable accomplishment. >> the stadium will be in the spotlight in early february when it plays host to the most-watched sporting event in the world -- the super bowl. >> super bowl is a great opportunity for this region, for new york and new jersey. this is a super bowl of a lot of firsts. this is the first time it is being hosted by two teams, the jets and the giants. the first time it is being hosted by two states and one big city. the first time the game is being played in a northern city in a building without a roof. >> bringing

jonathan tisch, co-chairman of the loews corporation and co-owner of the new york giants.born and raised in a new york family. in 1959, his family branched out and bought loews theaters. today the loews corporation has $80 billion in assets that generate $15 billion in annual revenue with interest from everything in hotels, insurance, oil and gas. jonathan tisch runs the company with his cousin and is also the chairman of loews hotels. >> hok

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jonathan tisch, co-chairman of the loews corporation and co-owner of the new york giants.born and raised in a new york family. in 1959, his family branched out and bought loews theaters. today the loews have billions of dollars in assets that generate 15 billion of dollars in annual revenue with interest from everything in hotels, insurance, oil and gas, to theaters.

from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening, thanks for joining us. a major earthquake registering 6.0 struck northern california overnight. more than 120 patients were treated with quake related injuries at a local hospital, many from heart attacks and as many as half dozen with critical injuries. the quake also left at least 16 buildings uninhabitable and power outages throughout napa county. it was the strongest in the bay area in the past 25 years. the epicenter was approximately ten miles south of american canyon. governor jerry brown declared a state of emergency for southern napa. emergency crews are working to restore power to thousands of homes and looking for any natural gas leaks. historic buildings in downtown napa were damaged and officials said there were more than 60 water main breaks in the area. >> two years has been released. u.s. government officials have confirmed that peter thee oh curtis was held by an al qaeda linked group in syria after being kidnapped in turkey in 2012. tool to secure the release of oth

from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. attorney general eric holder today ordered federal authorities to perform an independent autopsy of 18-year- old michael brown. the unarmed black youth was killing by a white police officer eight days ago, touching off a wave of clashes between demonstrators and police. overnight, seven people were arrested by police after a small group of protesters defied the midnight to 5:00 a.m. curfew that had been imposed hours earlier. police used smoke and later tear gas grenades to try to disperse the protesters. authorities said a police car had been shot at but not hit. this morning, the governor of missouri criticized police in ferguson for releasing pictures of the slain black youth apparently robbing a store a short time before he was shot by the policeman who reportedly did not know about the robbery at the time. >> we were unaware that they were going to release it and we certainly were not happy with that, that being released, especially in the way that it was.

all of a sudden not only the astronauts but their wives, a r astrowives wives are tisch step to the entire world as examples of the height of american family values and these wives, the most stressful time to be an american housewife, the late 15s and early 60s, has to hold up the model of perfection. so overnight they are transformed. i think of them as america's first reality stars. life magazine bought the rights. they bought their personal stories, like magazine in 1959, a huge amount of money. in exchange for that, to reporters and photographers into their homes to chronicle their day to day lives. what was it like to have your husband sitting on top of that rocket, about to be blasted into space. the women were caught in this catch-22 which is they are supposed to reveal who they are, there is acute pressure to keep up the glens to be the modern american housewife, and the book is being turned into television show which is going to air this summer on abc and just looking at some of the story lines it is very funny because one of the other wives of this group, trudy cooper was the onl

from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. before leaving for vacation on martha's vineyard today, president obama warned that he could not put a timetable on the latest american military intervention in northern iraq. islamic extremists there have closed to within about 25 miles of the kurdish capital of erbil, where many americans are said to be. the militants' advance has also prompted tens of thousands of others to flee the city and take refuge on a mountain, where they are now trapped. >> and american aircraft are positioned to strike isil terrorists around the mountain, to help forces in iraq break the siege and rescue those who are trapped there. now, even as we deal with these immediate situations, we will continue to pursue a broader strategy in iraq. we will protect our american citizens in iraq, whether they're diplomats, civilians or military. if these terrorists threaten our facilities or our personnel, we will take action to protect our people. >> sreenivasan: for more about the situation

from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. this is pbs newshour weekend. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. american jets today hit positions near a key dam in northern iraq that that had been captured recently by islamic extremists. this, a day after the extremists members of the islamic state are said to have massacred dozens of yazidis. the extremists reportedly had demanded members of that religious minority convert to islam. for about all of this, we are joined now via skype from duhok in northern iraq by liz sly of the washington post. so, we've heard about several more air strikes in the region this morning. what can you tell us? >> reporter: all we know is there have been some big explosions around that dam at isis positions. we have been hearing reports from residents about that. it is not clear at this moment whether the u.s. has been involved but we know they have been involved in a lot of the other air strikes going on around that area and i think it is expected these were u.s. strikes. >> sreeniv

from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. in iraq today, a rare battlefield defeat for islamic militants who have captured large portions of the north and west of the country with little resistance the past few months. kurdish fighters reportedly forced the jihadists to retreat from two towns they had captured about 30 miles from erbil. many americans are in erbil. responding to the growing crisis in northern iraq, the state department today removed some personnel from the u.s. consulate in erbil. the u.s. had moved some personnel from baghdad to erbil just two months ago, because of the deteriorating security situation near the capital. earlier today, u.s. warplanes again dropped bombs on militant positions and late last night american and british planes delivered more aid to yazidis, a minority religious group who had fled the area in the face of the islamic state advance. the yazidis took refuge on a mountain, where thousands of them are still stranded with little food or water. we have a report fro

from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening, thanks for joining us. ukraine continues to be a flashpoint-- officials there say a navy vessel came under fire earlier today from pro-russian rebels on shore. but overnight, there was a rare moment of cooperation between russia and ukraine. in an exchange at the border, nine russian soldiers were swapped for 63 ukrainian soldiers. all this as the european union draws up tougher sanctions on russia. and the ukrainian port city of mariupol continued to brace for an attack from pro-russian fighters who have made advances in the area this week. while some residents of mariupol have fled, others have taken to the streets to demonstrate support for the ukrainian government. for the latest we are joined via skype from mariupol, ukraine by james marson of the wall street journal. journal, prisoner exchange is this a signal that tensions are easing? >> well it is seernl siren that the -- seernl a sign that the ukrainians, ground are saying is there have been a huge influx of russian fighters

from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. york, hari sreenivasan. >> good evening, thanks for joining us, israel today began a major withdrawal of its ground troops from gaza but its selling of hamas targets there continues, one attack there today killed ten people at a u.n. school prompting con depp nation from a un official who was asked whether huh mass is using children at human shields. >> yes there are certainly behaviors that equipoise the population on the ground by militant groups that operate close to civilian premises, but certainly if you look at the extent of the damage, the extent of the physical destruction but also the extent of the loss of human life and i witnessed that myself visiting this week the pediatric ward in the main hospital in gaza, seeing the broken bodies of the children there, there is no doubt in my mind whatsoever that insufficient measures of precaution and control and protection are being taken including by the israelly defense force when engaging in gaza. >> the state department also was u

from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening. we begin tonight with syria, where the extremist militant group isis has increased its control in parts of that country and in neighboring iraq. the syrian government continues to battle the militants, who have taken control of three military bases in recent weeks. late this week, the government sent in reinforcements to maintain control of the tabqa air base in eastern syria, the government's last stronghold in the region. after isis released a video on tuesday showing the beheading of american journalist james foley, the obama administration announced that it is reconsidering its military strategy, including the possibility of air strikes in syria. this following a new united nations report which puts the death toll from the conflict in syria at more than 191,000. in the last year, the number of casualties has more than doubled. for some analysis of the syrian situation as the united states considers its options against isis, we are joined from washington by douglas ollivant. he is

from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, this is hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. prime minister benjamin netanyahu said today that israel has accolished many of its goals during its nearly four- week-long conflict with hamas. and israeli troops and tanks began to pull back from parts of gaza. netanyahu signaled that a wider pullback could be coming after the last of the hamas tunnels leading into israel from gaza are destroyed. >> ( translated ): the military will prepare for continuing action in according to our security needs and only according to our security needs. >> sreenivasan: an estimated 1,650 palestinians and 66 israelis have been killed during the fighting. meanwhile, the egyptian leader, abdel fattah al-sisi, is hosting a meeting in cairo with palestinian officials to try to broker a new, more lasting cease fire between israel and hamas. an earlier cease fire arranged by egypt broke down after only hours yesterday. earlier today, we spoke via skype from jerusalem with jodi rudoren of the "new york times." what do w

from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. with thousands of russian troops now reportedly fighting ukrainian government forces in eastern ukraine, ukrainian president petro poroshenko appealed today for help from the west. and during a meeting with european union leaders in brussels, he warned that the crisis puts at "high risk" not only peace and stability in ukraine but throughout europe. >> i think we are very close to the point of no return. point of no return is full-scale war, which already happened in the territory controlled by separatists. >> sreenivasan: the western leaders are debating whether to impose a third round of more stringent sanctions against russia following its takeover of crimea and its more recent intervention. for more about the fighting in ukraine, we are joined now by alan cullison of the "wall street journal." he joins me via skype from kiev. alan, what can you tell us? what's the latest there this morning? the whole week we've been reporting on new incursions or invasions-

joining me with more on the story is the sports management professor at nyu tisch institute for sportsnd business, also the author of "52 weeks." thanks for joining us. under really putting the pressure on nike, but i'm guessing nike has enough money to top or meet the deal, and they have the right to do so in the contract, right? >> i think it is almost less about under armour putting pressure on nike then baa putting the pressure. caa --ion is part of >> the agency. >> an army of skilled negotiators backing roc nation wade away.wyane now they say you have 90% of the basketball sneaker market in you have been dictating terms for a long time. they have made a game changer deal in the sneaker business. >> i wonder how much nike has to pay attention to. ok, maybe kevin durant goes to under armour,: i think of basketball shoes, i think of nike. -- reebok hasn tried. other companies have tried, but nike makes basketball shoes. can anyone really take a piece of that market? >> oh, absolutely. $4.5 billion sneaker market, one third of all athletic footwear. nike is plenty of room for to have

. >> : tisch suffering one gunshot wound to lead princeton debt at the scene. at this point they do not know what led to the shooting and do not have any suspects. the homicide unit is on the scene police say they will look for any surveillance video helped them to cease all this together. authorities suspect expect to be here another 45 hours as the city's 23rd homicide of the year >> : at this point a lot more questions than answers will be checking in with mike up the morning. it lent the news at mass-transit in the area on friday first dump truck and the bus collided and japan to on the injured 20 people. and then shortly afterwards the bayview district a big rig truck and union light rail road train collided. it assessed the truck driver tried turning left and off the train. the driver of the trip was not injured police say he apparently made illegal looked and turn >> : as the truck and you need us. 12 people also injured in that accident toll of the antic in the local hospitals all expected be ok. this year say it odd but stress were to avoid one truck a

but when you do that to control everything then did you create opposition and the tisch -- potential dissidents. if you tell all artist to paint the same way a and one artist says know now you made him into a political dissident. >> if you want to subsidize housing and the populace agrees, then put on the balance sheet and make it clear and evident to make everybody aware of how much it cost. but when you deliver through third-party enterprises like fini may and freddie mac through a public company with private shareholders and executives to extract a lot of that subsidy for themselves covet it is not a very good way of subsidizing a motorship. -- home ownership. >> who was seidman and schuster? >> they were to gentleman who were friends and way back 1924 they decided to start a publishing house on their own and they have been working and publishing houses but thought they could start themselves so they set out one day to go to the base and put up a sign that says simon & schuster publishers. >> host: what they recognize what you do today? >> i think they would. it is interesting to