financially, there is a connection to loews hotels, loews corporation to the family. >> what was thedifficult part of renovating this hotel? >> the challenge we faced was once we got into that building and went behind a wall, i came to the realization that my father and uncle, god bless them, did not spend a lot of money when they were building it 50 years ago. we found some conditions that made it challenging to rebuild at the pace that we were hoping to. >> structural issues? >> structural. because of super bowl, we knew that we had an end date we do not want to go beyond. we had to scramble. >> you have spent $100 million. it was the most you have ever spent on any renovation. why so much? >> we felt $100 million was necessary to bring the regency back to a place that befits the neighborhood, but also the vision that we have for this hotel. the $100 million mark not only includes the rooms and the corridors and the restaurant and the new fitness center and the salon and the new lobby, but we replaced every window. the windows were 50 years old. guests will appreciate that. we're l

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. jonathan tisch runs the company and is also the chairman of loews hotels. >> he took this area and 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. >> but that work 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 at 3:00 in the morning. >> despite a demanding schedule, 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 of my father and what he went through to afford us this opportunity to be partners with the giants. >> in 1991, bob tisch fulfilled his lifelong dream when he bought a 50% stake for the giants. the team

in 1959, his family branched out and bought loews theaters.he 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

in 1959, his family branched out and bought loews theaters.he 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.

in 1959, his family branched out and bought loews theaters.ws 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

you know or how did it happen for you that entertainment -- >> well, there was amateur hour at the loew'sn brooklyn near pitkin avenue and there were three prizes and four contestants. there was a majorette spinning and big fat guy and he sang pagli accci. every time he hit a high note, abuten would pop off. i swear to you. there was a skinny black kid and he was pretty good. he had black and white shoes and he was dancing. he was fair. and i did jolson. i was terrific. you know. because everybody was doing mammy. i was doing the other jolson. it was a different jolson. ♪ when you were sweet when you were sweet 16 ♪ it was a beautiful jolson. but they didn't know that. they wanted mammy. so three prizes. majorette wins. she dropped that thing three times. the fat guy, he came in second with the buttens flying all over. the little black kid, he did all right. he got third. three prizes. i got nothing. but i was determined. and so i kept -- finally, i went to the borscht belt and to the resorts in the mountains and i learned my craft. i was a busboy and i was a waiter and i was all kinds of

also moving, a few high clouds you can see the scattered clouds from this view at loews hotel in center city. temperatures will start coming up which is about 25 minutes away. cool, 63 in allentown, mt. pocono, 57 degrees. still in the 70s in delaware and south jersey but humidity dropping as the day goes on. at 9:00, breeze will continue to increase this morning. by lunchtime, we'll see 71 degrees. and 83 degrees at 4:00 this afternoon. we'll go through it neighborhood by neighborhood, when i come back, but first, jillian is watching traffic. >> good morning. swinginging some of those cameras, penndot was able to find out the problem, southbound side, bridge street we have a disabled vehicle blocking the right lane in that area. as a result, you can see the delay on 95 southbound. this is near cottman avenue. that delay is going south to the bridge area because of that disabled vehicle so leave yourself extra time. we have a new accident at trent

we've seen a few sprinkles in philadelphia now, see something of the clouds on this live view from the loewstel. the clouds extend right to the coastline this morning. the jersey shore, the delaware beaches, we'll see on and off showers, possibly some thunderstorms this afternoon. you can see thinning in the clouds. don't look for sunshine today. more likely we'll get the storms that are lining up in western pennsylvania. that's due in this afternoon and into this evening. for now, steadier, heavier rainfall in berks county, into the lehigh valley with some scattered showers now in chester, montgomery and bucks county. the chance of severe weather this afternoon and this evening will extend through delaware and south jersey. even in portions of south jersey along the coast, the jersey shore, during the later afternoon hours. look at that, heavy rainfall pushing up into the area and into tomorrow as well. so stand by with your rain gear. showers, some thunderstorms and winds to 20 miles an hour with stronger gusts, passing storms this afternoon. within i come back, the full seven-day forecast

the northeast has the loews teen births, its highest in the south and southwest -- it's high nets south and southwest. >>> we are seeing cloudier companies as we go through the afternoon and into the evening because we are tracking some thunderstorms right now. most of these storms are just outside the area but they are moving in this direction are, so as we go into tonight, showers and storms in the forecast, tomorrow, we have showers in the forecast so the kind of gloomy pattern with rain around is going to go into part of your week and we will have a cooler weekend, too, with high temperatures at least around only 80 degrees. here's a live look out at the link right now. we have cloudy conditions with some rain trying to move into parts of the area shock you the radar in a second. philadelphia, 82 degrees before the the eagles play this evening. feels like 85 degrees now, you factor in the humidity around, cloudy, warm, humid this afternoon, the lehigh valley, 85 degrees, 75, mount pocono, 80, westchest westchester, 82, bensalem. temperatures ranging from the midthe upper 70s, like a

look at this, our camera atop the loews hotel, not only do we have a spider web in clear focus but youond that a lot of fog and low-lying clouds. we are rain move through this morning. a cloudy start to your friday and we'll continue according to meteorologist brittney shipp to see a chance of showers throughout this friday. be aware of that as you hit the road this morning. >>> defense secretary chuck hagel says the terror group isis is far beyond anything we've seen. this follows the execution of american photoç journalist jam foley. he was beheaded on camera by ice is. america's top military officials insist it will take more than bombs to crush isis. while the president promises there will be no u.s. boots on the ground in iraq, the state department is asking for 300 more troops to secure u.s. facilities there. >>> the bodies and ashes of 20 malaysians who were killed when that airliner was shot down over ukraine have finally been returned to their home country. the victim's emains were carried aboard a chartered malaysian airlines jet. 298 people on board that jet were killed whe