tisch was 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, to oil and gas. jonathan tisch runs the company with his cousin and is also the chairman of loews hotels. >> he totally took this area and made it guest friendly. >> true to his roots, he just completed a massive luxury renovation of the flagship regency hotel that is near and dear to his heart. >> i grew up in this hotel. >> but that work has not stopped him from writing three business strategy books. and bringing the super bowl to the new york region. >> you get about six hours of sleep? >> 5 to 6 hours of sleep. you will get an e-mail from me at 3:00 in the morning. >> despite a grueling schedule, he tries to make it to every giants home game. i caught up with him at his team's home turf -- metlife stadium. ♪ >> it is incredible to be out on the field. how does it make you f

co-owned by the tisch and mara families. if loews corporation was a football team, what is your position? >> probably the coach. i'm not there day-to-day. very much true in the hotel business. i can sit in my office on madison avenue, but i'm not checking people into the rooms or making the beds. in that regard, i guess i would be the coach. understanding what is in your game plan, the playbook, and then you have to articulate it, and then you have to perform it. it ain't easy. in the hotel business, 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and you have to get it right every time. >> i know your family is a big football family. why do you like it? >> you never know what will happen. a play can change the course of a game. a pass could be intercepted, a runner could fumble. you never know what will happen. it is exciting. the fans get involved. people are aspirational when it comes to their players. that puts more pressure on us to ensure the product we are putting on at metlife stadium is the best that it can be.

jonathan tisch was instrumental in getting it built.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. jonathan: 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. betty:

jonathan tisch runs the company with his cousin and is also the chairman of loews hotels.

tisch was born and raised in a new york family., 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, to oil and gas.

tisch was born and raised in a new york family of hoteliers. 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 t

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from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york this is alison stewart. >> stewart: good evening, thanks for joining us. i'm alison stewart in for hari sreenivasan. there's a sign of progress in talks to rebuild the failing peace plan between russia and ukraine. leaders of germany and france are now planning what they call intensive talks in minsk on wednesday. they hope to create a new package of measures to stem fighting in eastern ukraine. the previous peace deal fell apart in september. before the minsk meeting, german chancellor angela merkel will sit down with president obama tomorrow. while there have been reports of a rift between the u.s. and its european allies over whether to arm ukrainian fighters. this morning, secretary of state john kerry said leaders are united in finding a diplomatic solution. >> president putin's got to make the decision to take an off ramp and we have to make it clear to him that we are absolutely committed to the sovereignty and integrity of ukraine no matter what. both european and ukrainian leaders are pushing for greater autonomy in eastern

from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. an international terror group linked to al qaeda is warning of attacks on shopping malls in the united states, the united kingdom and canada, including the mall of america. the warning was conveyed in a video released online by al shabaab yesterday. this morning on cnn, homeland security secretary jeh johnson urged vigilance, saying terror groups no longer need to rely on people trained overseas to come into the united states to launch an attack. >> we're in a new phase in that these groups are relying more and more on independent actors to become inspired, drawn to the cause... >> and the internet, through the internet. >> ...carrying small-scale attacks on their own through their effective use of the internet. >> so, how seriously are you taking the threat? >> i'm very concerned about the serious potential threat of independent actors here in the united states. we've seen this now in europe. we've seen this in canada. >> but specifically against the mall of a

from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, alison stewart. >> stewart: good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm alison stewart. hari sreenivasan is off. at a security conference today in munich germany, world leaders tried to find a way to end, or at least contain, the now- escalating 10-month conflict in eastern ukraine. this, as the united states and nato consider whether to send arms to the pro-western ukrainian government to help it thwart an offensive by pro- russian rebels. it's an idea that one of america's most reliable allies, germany, has resisted. >> i think the progress that ukraine needs cannot be achieved by more weapons. i really, really doubt that. i really doubt it. i can't stress it enough. >> stewart: and, russian foreign minister sergei lavrov warned the west against sending more arms. >> ( translated ): there are growing appeals in the west to support kiev's policy of militarisation, to pump ukraine full of lethal weapons and to bring it into nato. this will only exacerbate the tragedy of ukraine. >> stewart: but vice president joe biden responded

from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. after days of negotiations for a prisoner exchange apparently broke down, isis today reportedly executed a japanese journalist it had been holding hostage in syria. just last weekend, isis also beheaded another japanese citizen it had captured. there was no immediate word about the fate of the jordanian pilot isis is also holding. the islamic extremist group had been demanding that jordan set free a woman implicated in a 2005 bombing attack in amman that killed 60 people in exchange for the hostages. for more about this, we are joined from washington by douglas ollivant. he is a senior national security fellow at the new america foundation and a partner at mantid international. so, douglas, what does this tell you? there was almost a moment of-- a window of opportunity there where there was a conversation going on with isis. there was some potential and some possibility. that seems over. >> it does-- it is obviously over, lamentably, for both of these japanese

from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. negotiators have reached a deal ending a long-running, costly labor dispute that slowed the shipment of goods into and out of dozens of ports on the west coast. the tentative agreement between shipping companies and unions representing thousands of longshoreman was brokered by u.s. labor secretary thomas perez. the white house called the agreement “a huge relief." the longshoremen and shippers had been feuding for many months. during that time, the loading and unloading of shipments to and from the united states had slowed at 29 ports up and down the pacific coast. those ports handle an estimated 50% of u.s. maritime trade and more than 70% of u.s. imports from asia. by some estimates, export losses to farmers were thought to be running hundreds of million dollars a week. a storm system that brought snow to the rockies and midwest caused dangerous icing in portions of the south. the storm has now moved east affecting major cities along the i-95 corridor, includ

from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, william brangham. this is pbs newshour weekend. >> brangham: good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm william brangham. hari sreenivasan is off. the government of jordan today renewed its offer to release a woman bomber it's held for nearly a decade, if the extremist group known as isis frees a jordanian pilot it's holding. jordananian officials have demanded proof that the pilot is still alive before any deal can be struck. at a news conference today, the pilot's father begged for his son's life. all this, a day after isis beheaded a japanese journalist who was also being held hostage. egypt today freed peter greste an al jazeera journalist who had been imprisoned there for more than a year. greste and two of his al jazeera colleagues had been sentenced to terms of 7-to-10 years on charges they spread lies to help the recently outlawed muslim brotherhood. one of the other jailed journalists, mohamed fahmy, is also expected to be released from a cairo prison within days, according to an egyptian securi

from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, alison stewart. this is pbs newshour weekend. >> stewart: good evening. i'm alison stewart. hari sreenivasan will be back next weekend. there has been another terror attack in europe. police in copenhagen, denmark, say a gunman fired dozens of bullets into a cafe killing one person and injuring three policemen. at the time, an event titled“ arts, blasphemy and freedom of expression” was being staged there. the event featured a well-known swedish artist and cartoonist who had been threatened during his career for his depictions of the prophet mohammad. the french ambassador to denmark was there but was uninjured. all this, a month after the terror attack in paris at the satirical magazine charlie hebdo left 12 people dead. police released this photo of the suspect, a man in his late the united states is reportedly stepping up arms shipments to jordan to help in the war against isis. jordan has been conducting air strikes against the islamic extremists since a jordanian pilot was burned alive. its muni

so tisch a thompson and the news 4 i-team want to see how your poth compare and got their hand a listthe "hole" story. >> there's one thing all the neigs can agree on. on this stretch of 14th street near maryland avenue in nortt d.c >> it's a good conversation topic with neighbors. everyo is like the potholes. >> angie said it was the first thg she noticed when she moved into her home. we had the moving truck day. they almost got it. >> she calls it a natural speed bump because everyone slam their brake when they see it. make the turn here because i don't want to go there. it's one that will need to be fixed this coming here. >> 295 to 395, 695 first and then we're goi to look at the new avenue and then we'll start going into the side streets from there. d-dot's reginald said the ones who plow your -- fill the pothol it happens when water finds a way to get under the pavement and into t soil. when it freezes, it pushes the soil up at a weak spot and leaves an air pocket when it thaws. cracks into a pothole when u drive over it. the i-team found that d-dot meets that goal about . when

tisch thompson and scott mcfarland went through every entry. why, they even took notes.ll they are the iteam. i'm pat collins news4. >> and all of our judges are fair. you can check out all of the entries and they sure are cute. head to the nbc washington app and search "snow stick". >>> right now first at 4, another winter blast on our doorstep. it could cause more problems throughout our region. we'll tell you about the accident that involved the driver of a snowplow. >>> but first, a quick burst of snow is about to make a big impact in our area hitting right in the middle of the evening rush. veronica is back to tell us what sto expect. >> announcer: you're watching news4 at 4. >> now at 4:30, live pictures as we prepare for another winter blast, this one set to arrive during the evening rush. >> and it is going to pack a punch folks. let's get an update on the timing and the impact from storm team 4 meteorologist veronica johnson. >> yeah, guys. some of you still seeing some sunshine right now. if you are, expect rapidly, rapidly changing conditions and, yes, deterio

so relying on elements on the ground who have no morale new orleanser peat detroit tisch, don't have the training and will, something we have to take into account. in that speech the president said, this is going to be different than past wars in iraq and afghanistan because there will be no boots on the ground. and in the same exact speech he says, tonight i'm sending 495 additional troops to iraq. someone shows me a picture of their grandson the air force in baghdad, wearing a uniform, carrying a rifle, wearing boots. the boots are of own the ground. the term boot on the ground in washington, the realities is we have boots on the ground and we fleet to not worry about what polls or wording sounds the best. we have to understand we have some of greatest special operation forces in the entire world. we have the best special operations forces in the entire world. army rangers, greenber raise navy seals marines delta force. when we talk about boots on the ground we're not talking about an enduring occupation. no one is talking about that. i don't support that. but i tell you what i do