in 1959, his family branched out and bought loews theaters. today the loews have billions of dollars in assets that generate $15 billions of dollars in annual revenue with interest from everything in hotels, insurance, oil and gas, to theaters. jonathan tisch runs the company with his cousin and is also the chairman of loews hotels. >> made it guest friendly. >> he completed a massive luxury renovation of a flagship hotel that is near and dear to his heart. >> i grew up in this hotel. >> network has not stopped him from writing books. >> you get about six hours of sleep? >> 5-6 hours of sleep. you will get an e-mail from me early in the morning. >> he makes it to every home game. i caught up with him at his team's home turf -- metlife stadium. ♪ >> it is incredible to be out here. how does it make you feel? >> pretty amazing. i think that my father and what he went through to afford us this opportunity to be partners with the giants. >> bob tisch fulfilled his lifelong dream when he bought a 50% stake for the giants. for a reported $80 million

it is a statement about how loews corporation and loews hotels are committed capital to building new that says a lot that we have made a conscious decision that we cannot supply because demand is increasing. >> and that is the key point. i was looking at data coming up from mastercard suggesting that spending habits have shifted. a few years ago they wanted stuff for their home. now they are willing to spend money. what is the described area in hospitality? >> hotels are growing insurgencies. if you look at -- hotels are growing in certain cities. if you look at new york, 5000 coming online -- 1500 coming online in the next two years or so. chicago, we are building a hotel -- >> shameless plug number two. buying it on. >-- bring it on. >> and counting. , tohe biggest growth area answer your question, is international travel. >> a lot of international travelers, particularly the future traveler, who was younger, are using the b&b and staying at people's homes in brooklyn. is that eating and your business? >> the eighty are making the -- they are making the argument that these are trav

this is a live view from the loews hotel. clouds have broken in the distance.se clouds are moving in. they'll be moving out, too. we'll see sunshine to warm temperatures up. right now, 68 in philadelphia. humidity is creeping back up. it's at 81%. won't be high but it will go higher over the next couple days. this will be the place to be. seelrstures near 80 deg i days. the temperatures soar and. it will be nice and warm at the beach, too. right now we're looking at clouds that are moving in. no serious cloud cover here. no showers expected with these clouds but there is a big coming. humidity and heat will be surging into the area over the next few days. we're watching the tropics. we may see the formation of the first tropical storm of the season, low pressure off the east coast of florida could very well become tropical storm arthur. then may impact the east coast this week. we'll be watching that one closely. right now we're watching clouds move through. they'll keep on going. we'll see sunshine, filtered sunshine this morning and bright sunshine this after

this is the cloudy view from the loews hotel in center city. the rain has tapered off in center city. a bit misty, however. the heavier showers are now farther north and west moving into the allentown area, eastern berks county and a few heavy downpours in northern chester county. at this time the heavier downpours this afternoon will come as temperatures climb into the 80s. right now it's starting to taper off a little bit in the bedminster area. heavier showers have pushed to the north. they will continue going to future weather at 7:00 this morning, heavy downpours in north jersey, a few spotty showers in the i-95 corridor. and breaks of sunshine possible at noon time. might still be a few sprinkles around but it's this afternoon that we'll see showers and thunderstorms develop, first north and west, that's 4:00 this afternoon. and then a chance some of the showers will be in the area this evening. just in time for the phillies/cubs game in south philly. heading to the coastline, showers and thunderstorms at the jersey shore and the delaware

chairman oftisch is the loews corporation and a longtime client.his idea to include a high-end spot in the hotel's makeover. >> i was sitting in the chair one day a couple years ago and said we are thinking about making a major commitment to creating a salon, would you be interested? >> so they became partners. >> how much of a difference can a facility like this, julian's name and reputation and talent, make to a regency? we think it makes a big difference. it tells the story of the $100 million enhancement in ways other than an new lobby, new carpet, wall covering. but i wonder,- >> is $1000 to much to ask for a haircut? >> i do not set his pricing. he knows his clientele. he does not set my hotel prices. when we check out, we think you will be pleased on the return of expectation. the same is true at the salon. >> voila. >> now you are ready for business. first of all, i love you in every minute of it. haircut, i male somewhat understand if we are talking about 10th avenue and 14th street and we are at sally hershberger. but if we are talking ab

we recently opened the loews. well, the business will continue to come to new york, the demand generators, the reasons people want to come to new york are very, very strong, and it's about this growth that also is going to create jobs. every new hotel room, every new restaurant, it creates jobs. >> we're really tight on time because of the apple event, so let me ask you the other burning question. how is eli mansion's ankle? will he return sooner than we thought? >> we're excited, as co-owner, we think we had a good off-season, free agent and the draft was good for us. eli is walking around. he is ready to go and we're excited about the season in august with the preseason. >> congratulations on the conference. thank you very much for having us, jonathan tissue, at the head of loews hotels and the host of this conference. >>> we'll get to the front lines on the war on cancer, after "street signs" returns after this short break. ♪ [ girl ] my mom, she makes underwater fans that are powered by the moon. ♪ she can pri

that's a live view of loews at center city philadelphia. look at the storms that rolled through the i-95 corridor but they didn't waste any time moving through the east at 35 miles an hour. things are quickly driving out. heavy downpours that we saw a half hour ago. portions of gloucester and burlington have ended. and light showers in cape may county. and a moderate shower in portions of suffolkco

that's a live view from the loews hotel. 73 muggy degrees at 5:34. >>> your rare weather phenomenon videoof the day. not one but three waterspouts spotted off the coast of southern norway, just off the coast there. meteorologists say norway isn't immuned to tornadoes but they are rare. beo.dat how well sea so there was no damage to homes and no one was hurt. >>> now your nbc 10 first alert weather. with meteorologist bill henley. >> that's the best waterspout video i've ever seen. haven't seen any strong thunderstorms but this afternoon we could see heavy downpours. this morning we're getting a steamy ar thunderstorms are going to beeang our way later ing,da srt wiouds, cloudiness and muggy conditions. that will likely fuel showers this afternoon. we could see heavy downpours this evening. allentown be 70, 73 for northeast philly. atlantic city seeing sunshine. there will be sunshine along the coastline. that will warm temperatures into the upper 70s with, closer to 8 degrees for cape may. if you look close, you can see the low clouds overhead. no rain drops falling from the clouds. north

we can see it from the loews hotel. the clouds have increased in the last few minutes. they'll be around this morning but clearing out completely this afternoon. 73 degrees at nbc 10. if you look closely you can see them on the satellite imagery. the temperatures we've seen them into the 60s and 70s. 72 for northeast philly and wilmington. trenton, 67 in allentown. it's dropped into the 50s in the pocono mountains. a bit of a breeze blowing, northeastly winds briing in the morning clouds. we'll see them cler out and the temperatures climb to 80 degrees by lunch time today. a look at the future weather. if you're moving out the door, jillian is standing by with traffic. >> if you're moving out, you won't be slowed down at all. major roads are in the clear. the vine street expressway near 76. no delays to deal with at all right now on the vine, on 76, 95. the roosevelt boulevard is clear. drivers making their way southbound as they appac76. its a v q ss tthing ic go. atinikit especially oa id i, t white horse road bridge, that is closed that was shut down, free emergency

that's a live view of loews at center city philadelphia. look at the storms that rolled through the i-95 corridor but they didn't waste any time moving through the east at 35 miles an hour. things are quickly driving out. heavy downpours that we saw a half hour ago. portions of gloucester and burlington have ended. and light showers in cape may county. and a moderate shower in portions of suffolk county, south of delaware, south of lewis. that's an improvement from a short time ago. the temperatures in the upper 70s. 73 right now. a bit muggy in philadelphia. might run into a spot or two 0 of fog but mainly, it's going to be much quieter. there's still a chance of an isolated shower. better chance we'll see showers at lunchtime. >>> a look at the latest power outages at this hour. updated numbers, peco is reporting 4400 people in the area. ac electric, 7800 customers atlantic and columbia county the most impacted. we've got the nbc10 weather app. it's free to download. you can get it right now at our website nbc10.com. >>> and because of th

that's a live view from high atop the loews hotel in center city. rain has moved back into the city but there is heavier rain offshore from atlantic city and areas north and west. chester, montgomery, berks and into lehigh county some of the heaviest downpours, moving toward newhanover and look at the lehigh valley, there are heavy downpours in the area. temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s. warmer start but a muggy one and a bit foggy in areas too. showers and thunderstorms will be here this afternoon. but this morning we'll deal with showers and clouds. 72 at 9:00, may see breaks in the clouds and a break in the showers at lunch time. but that will change this afternoon with more wet weather. the future weather when i come back. first, jillian mele has traffic. good morning. >> good morning to you, bill. it's very early on this friday but we have all sorts of problems. we have a downed tree on 309 northbound as you approach the exit for susquehanna road. it's behind this sign. police out there, most is on the shoulder but like i said it's par

you can see the clouds of this live view from the loews hotel. the wind, that's a southerly wind.ill help warm things up. we're starting off at 68 degrees. that south wind, 5 miles an hour. the humidity is back up. 81% right now. here at nbc 10, no wind but we do have clouds, again, no showers expected with these clouds. the showers that occurred overnight, the pocono mountains, they since fizzled. we will see temperatures go higher, though, as these clouds thing out during the day. it's already taking place farther to the west. harrisburg area seeing breaks in the clouds. sunshine is going to be bright enough to warm us into the upper 80s today. we're watching the tropics. could see a tropical storm come together. first one of the season. arthur, low pressure off the east coast of florida may become indeed the first tropical storm. could have an impact on the east coast this week. some scattered clouds this morning and lots of sunshine this afternoon. high temperatures in the mid to upper 80s today. southerly winds to 12 miles an hour. 92 degrees and the humidity goes higher for

this is the murky view from the loews hotel camera in center city. cloudy skies and showers are in the vicinity. 71 muggy degrees foggy out there. >> it is in spots. this is a look at construction, 95 near girard avenue. it's not the construction we warned you about yesterday. that was postponed because of the weather. i'll have more about that coming up in a few minutes. >>> overnight a frightening home invasion in philadelphia. a woman was tied up during the crime. >> a troubled bridge over water, today we should learn how and when the shutdown bridge in delaware will be repaired amid reports that the problem that led to its closure was reported back in april. >> here is a look at radar, meteorologist bill henley is tracking storms and showers and there is fog and low clouds out there. first alert forecast straight ahead. 71 degrees at 4:30. this is "nbc 10 news today." i'm tracy davidson. >> i'm chris cato. it's muggy this morning. let's get to meteorologist bill henley with his first alert forecast. a humid tuesday. >> very muggy to start with, h

we can see it from the loews hotel. the clouds have increased in the last few minutes.y'll be around this morning but clearing out completely this afternoon. 73 degrees at nbc 10. if you look closely you can see them on the satellite imagery. the temperatures we've seen them into the 60s and 70s. 72 for northeast philly and wilmington. trenton, 67 in allentown. it's dropped into the 50s in the pocono mountains. a bit of a breeze

>> in this business of market forecasting, nobody rings the bell at the loews or at the peaks.h i had that as part of my toolkit, but the process of turning bullish or turning bearish or even agnostic is a process. in the name of discipline you put out markers that will help you change your mind. the important thing is to understand things are not constant, they change constantly. liz: of course. when i get new information i change my opinion. it has been rewritten so many times. >> at the same time you can't confuse people, so you have to have some backbone, a fundamental view. and ultimately when there is enough evidence to challenge your view, you have to step up to the plate and say there is enough evidence at this point i have to undergo a change of view. so it is really drawn the line between waffling. you will have no credibility to what you are saying. i laid out the markers, understand the notion it was time to shed around that time. really what happened int in 201s u.s. economy did not go into recession despite the fact we have one of the most acute the end of fiscal

here's a live look at the ben franklin bridge from our camera atop the loews hotel.heck in with first alert meteorologist brittney shipp. the great weather is not going to last for long. >> it's not going to last. next weekend looks really good for father's day. if you want to look on the bright side of things. here's what to expect as we head into your workweek. rainy conditions for most of the workweek. it will be a little more humid for us. and we'll even see storms a bit stronger by friday. so that's when we have our best chance of the stronger thunderstorms. but we're already starting to see rainfall moving in to our area especially in reading. that's when we're seeing the thunderstorms roll through. you can see they are short lived here. still seeing rainfall near maiden creek. and everything continues to shift to the east. so we could see by 11:47 some of this rainfall in parts of the district and then after midnight, closer to millford. this is a weather disturbance continuing to track to the east. a lot of the thunderstorms stronger outside of our area are b

loew, the battle of the bulge. he credits the good lord for saving his life numerous times in congress. he was eventually captured and spent four months in a prisoner of war camp and was able to escape aid. after the war, he became a successful businessman, operating the haynes brothers candy company in murfreesboro. known as the flag man, he sells thousands of american flags each year. thank you, sergeant haynes, for your service. you truly embody the spirit of the greatest generation. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek recognition? chu: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. chu: every day it's becoming more difficult to vote. today it's nearly one year after the supreme court's shelby decision, which gutted provisions of the voting rights act. states quickly moved to restrict voting rights. in fact, hours after shelby, texas annou

a mostly cloudy view from high atop the loews hotel. just a few breaks of sunshine. the north those clouds are producing scattered showers. the pocono mountains seeing some light to moderate showers moving into the area. the temperatures will be moving up. 70 now in northeast philadelphia. 71 in reading, atlantic city is 69 degrees. the clouds will thin out as the day goes on, 83 degrees at noontime today and with sunshine, 8 this afternoon. >> all right, bill, let's see how the morning rush is shaping up now. nbc 10 first alert traffic reporter katy zachry. >> we're seeing periods of volume on the majors build, then minutes later, things wane out. that's good news for drivers. a live look at 76ea belmont avenue, your drive from the vine to midcounty, 23 minutes, much quicker if you're going eastbound toward center city. a live look at 42 freeway. this is right at creek road. a lot of volume building northbound headed toward the bridges. >>> this is causing traffic problems. a water main break in northeast philadelphia in the rhawnhurst community has some roads close

his assistant coach was joachim loew right here, they know each other so well. >> by all accounts they good friends. there's been talk about whether they will have a friendship agreement to make sure that they both get through and they get the draw. i don't think that's in their nature. i think jurgen klinsmann has something to prove and wants to go out there and beat his old team. >> now the u.s. has more to play for in this game. it doesn't seem likely there will be any kind of gentleman's agreement here, but if it's tied at halftime, if, you know, 0-0 after 45 minutes, what do you think you'll see in the second half? >> i think you'll see things naturally slow down. part of that will be the fatigue and conditions in there. i also think it gets into the players' minds that all we need to do is get through. seeing this huge breakthrough of soccer in the united states in general. saw the huge numbers of tv ratings from the sunday game in particular, and i think the u.s., players, coaches, everyone says it's so important just to get to that next knockout stage. it would huge if they can

this is a view from the loews hotel. can see some sunshine breaking through but clouds will be around for much of the morning. the temperatures warm up in the spite of the clouds. 69 degrees right now in philadelphia. you can see the scattered clouds and the view from the nbc 10 studios. the wind is calm right now but that is going to change. we see a southerly wind today to help boost our temperatures, warmer than it was yesterday. yesterday we saw a high of 86 degrees, in the upper 80s today with hotter weather to come. the clouds will be thinning out. the humidity will be on the increase over the next several days. with that high humidity will come hotter temperatures, too. and speaking of hotter, heating up in the tropics. we could be looking at what will become the first tropical storm of the season. that may become arthur and as a possibility, that may impact much of the east coast this week. we'll be watching that storm system closely. this morning, we'll watch the clouds move through. they'll thin out, see sunshi