"the new york times" has now developed two revenue streams. there's ads, but because we decide to have a flexible subscription model, we're asking our heaviest readers, the people who are just, you know, every day they've got to read many stories in "the new york times," we ask them to pay. i'm not like embarrassed that we ask people to pay. >> how is that working? >> that's working great. >> more money than you expected? >> more money than was originally forecast. >> can you talk about the relationship between "the times" and social media nowadays. >> sure. >> i can remember a time when twitter and facebook didn't have much impact on "the new york times." does it now? >> well, twitter and facebook have impact in like bringing audiences to us. if one of our stories is being mentioned prominently on either one, our traffic grows. what facebook and twitter have done is, you know, they engage readers. it's a way for readers to decide and almost publish themselves what they think is the most interesting. "the times" are anywhere in the journalisti

what does new york city look like a year from now? >> a safer city, reduce crime and murders and blacks, latinos and whites getting along. reporting crime, stop and frisk is not racist and it's not racial profiling. the people who are racist are the criminals who keep attacking black and latino men and women and children and they are the ones we should seek to lock up and put away. >> thanks to all of our guests for a great discussion, and waj and i will see you online. >> the head of the egyptian military confirms he will stand for president. >> hello, i'm sue turton, you are watching al jazeera live from doha. also, securing the games. a plea for peace amid concerns for the 2014 winter olympics. >> tightening their grip on, approving a law coming in for criticism from the west. >> not much to tweet about - twitter annou

he was 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. jonathan tisch runs the company 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. >> 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 early in the morning. >> 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. the team is va

a battle going on right now between the mayor of new york city and new york state about it's over theise to tax millionaires, the governor has said he supports universal pre-k but does not want to tax millionaires. the idea of allowing new york city to implement the regime and not doing so for the entire state was repugnant. back with me at the table is bill de mass yo. what's the deal here? >> we need pre-k for our kids in new york city. if we expect them to do well academically, we expect them to graduate, be able to be relevant in the modern economy. >> the governor agrees with you. >> i say we need a way to do it that's reliable and consistent. the only way to do it is to tax the wealthiest new yorkers, folks who make a half million or more have a five-year plan that would bring us more every year to bring pre-k to every child that qualifies in new york city. >> i can't let new york city represent this, i represent the entire state of new york, why don't you care about the kids in scenectity and syracuse and -- >> i do, i think we should get full day pre-k up and running in new yo

he was working in washington to move the family to new york where he worked for "the new york times" and she went to medical school in manhattan. i knew she would a wonderful. elizabeth tommy what was it like in 1969 after he wrote the eli massacre story and he would call you consistently at 3:00 in the morning and threatened to cut off her husband's private parts? what was it like to live with this guy who would get up at 5:00 in the morning and beyond the phone by 6:00 with the united states senator. john stennis a powerful democrat in the united states senate said sy would call me at 6:00 in the morning. we would talk for an hour before they go to work. this guy who would start his day at 6:00 in the morning and 11:00 at night in the newsroom at the washington bureau of "the new york times" surrounded by obscure government people with the phone still crept in his neck. what was it like to live with this obsessed guy? the other thing i would have liked to have asked her speaking of threats and this was an important time in new york. 1978 in 1979 after seven years working for "the n

what does new york city look like a year from now? >> a safer city, reduce crime and murders and blacks, latinos and whites getting along. reporting crime, stop and frisk is not racist and it's not racial profiling. the people who are racist are the criminals who keep attacking black and latino men and women and children and they are the ones we should seek to lock up and put away. >> thanks to all of our guests for a great discussion, and waj and i will see you online.

the new york mayor bill deblasio, the mayor of new york, bill deblasio will be here. super bowl last night where the denver broncos scored some amazing field level seats to a blowout victory by the seahawks. they couldn't have been closer to the action. i heard. i had a tivo foul up. i spent the night watching the game show soup or bowl. contestantsants are forced to er choose soup or bowl. choose soup, you got no bowl, your hands and if you choose bowl, you get a bowl and no soup. it's a terrible show. [laughter] i will say this though, i learned something interesting if you are irish and married -- [laughter] [cheers and applause] you know what i realized is a wonderful gift for a married irish man is a taste of your lucky charms. [cheers and applause] anyway lovely couple who announced to us their plans after the show. [ laughter ] the mayor bill deblasio is here. apparently to shovel outside. today new york hit with six to let's say 28 inches of snow. [ laughter ] it's actually providing the mayor with a chance for some snow removal redemption. >> this is the firs

new york had 54 million visitors in 2013. the regency sold out for super bowl weekend about a month before it even opened. it is not just about keeping hotels full. tisch says tourism is critical for the new york economy. >> it is about the jobs. it is about the ability for visitors to come and spend money so we can hire more new yorkers. if you look in new york, thousands of people are making a living in some aspect of travel and tourism. we want to bring in the international travelers. that is extremely important. they stay longer and spend more money here. >> since 1970, the regency has been home to the power breakfasts. business leaders and politicians convene every morning over coffee to get their day started. >> you look at the history of the power breakfast. it was started by my father. >> your father and your uncle. >> right. these were the times new york city were in very dark financial shape. the leaders of the city at the time came together to talk about how to save new york city. >> and they did it right here? >>

i'm kate snow, reporting from new york. for all of us here at nbc news, have a good night. >>> good evening. thanks for joining us. i'm diane dwyer. we begin with the olympics. we are just four days from the start of the games. security remains our highest priority. our very own is in sochi including this reaction from the athletes to the crackdown. >> reporter: all the athletes, volunteers in the media, they have to be jescreened and background checked and once they get in they get this and even people with tickets are registered with a

. >> new york was jumpin'. and we were jumpin' because we had landed in new york and we were in america. there was nothing more far out than that! >> good evening, thank you for joining us. joie chen is on assignment. i'm josh rushing. oscar winning actor philip seymour hoffman was laid to rest, the ceremony was private. but his death apparently over heroine, has sparked unrest, over the heart of the problem which lies in a place that has a long dark history with heroin. the city where hoffman died, there in new york city, the drug is cheaper than anywhere else. according to the new york daily news you can buy 100 packets of american for $400. basically four bucks a bag. that's where "america tonight"'s christof putzel went to get the answer to the questions, what's behind the heroin spike. >> the city of new york has a heroin problem. heroin related deaths have increased 84% in the past four years. heroin is now cheaper more potent and easier to get than ever. the result is a city reeling from a new epidemic.

i'm ashleigh banfield in new york city, beautiful new york city. -- >> ashleigh, we're going to takeou -- this is third street. this is the closest street to the capital. and third street is covered in snow. we just saw the first set of snowplows go by today. we haven't seen them in hours. so no wonder the federal government is closed, the roads are in terrible condition. also, dulles airport, all the runways are shutdown as is true national airport, reagan airport. the runways are open at baltimore-washington airport, however most of the flights are canceled. as we said the federal government is closed. the capital building, there are supposed to be hearings going on today. everything is basically on standstill today. the white house briefing has been canceled too. just take a look at how heavy this snow is. kind of dangerous. i'm sure that would hurt, but we do have a lot of people out here today. the reality is for as dangerous as the snowstorm is throughout the country, it can be a little bit fun here in washington, ashleigh. >> i don't know if you can see or hear me. i don't kno

it comes back to new york city, the focal point of the u.s.'avel and tourism industry, and you can probably make the same statement for the world's travel and tourism industry. we wanted a property we're proud of that will also make a good return on this investment. >> any return on investment for a hotel depends on visitors to the city. tisch has worked closely with the past two mayors to improve new york's gritty image. he helped kick start the makeover and was on a campaign to bring tourists back since 2011. his efforts seem to be working. new york had 54 million visitors in 2013 and the regency sold out for super bowl weekend about a month before it even opened. but it's not just about keeping hotels full. tisch has tourism is critical for the new york economy. what's it really about? >> it's about jobs. it's about good jobs. it's about the ability for visitors to come spend money so that we can hire more new yorkers. if you look in new york city alone, 330,000 people are making living and some aspect of travel and tourism. and we're also r

what does new york city look like a year from now? >> a safer city, reduce crime and murders and blacks, latinos and whites getting along. reporting crime, stop and frisk is not racist and it's not racial profiling. the people who are racist are the criminals who keep attacking black and latino men and women and children and they are the ones we should seek to lock up and put away. >> thanks to all of our guests for a great discussion, and waj and i will see you online. >> good evening, crch, welcome to al jazeera america. i'm john siegenthaler in new york. sochi, warning about possible explosives in toothpaste tubes. ice and snow digging out, hundreds of thousands in the dark and cold. saving the crops. desperate omen as farmers try to save their crops. >>> the nation's second largest drugstore

coming up on r t a dark secret buried just off the coast of new york part island is where many have been laid to rest in mass graves including the homeless before and even infants birth by prison inmates will dig up the history that. just because you're paranoid doesn't mean that they're not after you the old saying rings true as a florida school district upsets parents by keeping biometric data on students this is a group of hackers files a permanent complaint against the german government for assisting the n.s.a. more on that coming up and how much did it cost to build a guantanamo bay detention facility well it's a question that the obama administration refuses to answer now a federal court is being asked to dismiss a lawsuit seeking that's true more on this later in the show. it's monday february third five pm in washington d.c. i'm going lopez and you are watching r t america well not too far away from the bright and dazzling lights of times square and the new york city skyline was one of america's darkest secrets potter's field on hard island is a small patch of land in the eastern

our in-depth look at crime and punishment, new york city's trorvel policnew york city'sconk putting a stop, to stop and frisk. >> particularly to men of color, you as a criminal, not because you what you are doing but who you are, how you look. >> also a terror warning, airlines on the look. a possible bomb making ingredient, and there is nor to it. we return to soledad o'brien's story of a haitian teacher who inspires the kids and an extraordinarily generous gift from an "america tonight" viewer. >> good evening, i'm joie chen. thanks for being with us. many american cities face the very same challenge. finding and stopping the biggest threats to its innocent citizens, especially hiding among them. many cities across the country, have looked to the controversial, end policy tactic used by the new york city pd, called stop and frisk. it is a tactic that was aimed towards making the city streets safer but unfairly abusively targeted people of color, the practice hit close to home for new york's brand-new mayor who promised to take action, in our in depth crime and punish many, sarah ho

new york city media market. the media market has turned a traffic cone into a mountain and the level of exaggeration that he should resign over a traffic cone? it is a little overkill and after a few days the media are realizing, maybe they overbit on the story. >> juan, the online story in the "new york times" was written on deadline said that wildstein and i quote, "had the evidence to prove it," and the story was rewritten and that happens all the time. and stuck to the vaguer evidence. "new york times" posts the letter and everyone was writing and talking about it could have their own interpretation of what he was saying. >> that is legitimate. the headline was an overstatement. to think that people now perceive "new york times" as having an adversarial relation ship with christie is interesting. over the course of christie's career "new york times" has treated him pretty fairly. christie has been the darling of the new york media you were referring to. the bigger point is this is now death by a thousand cut

no matter whether you are in detroit and new york, and i have family in new york. cousins andre and morelli. whether it's here at home, coming from a family of law enforcement. i don't want them to be surprised by individuals with arms either. there's a thin line. i believe most officers will adhere to the constitutionality of policing. there are those that take it. unfortunately they go too far. i think that's why it's imperative to have leadership on the civilian side and the department that can uphold the constitutionality of sound policing. >> unfortunately sometimes we talk about abuse of any kind within law enforcement and a community, you almost have to wait until something goes wrong before there's action or outcry. here lies the opportunity. i would venture to say let's not wait until something goes wrong. we have the opportunity to be proactive. i'd urge local communities to reach out. have strong advocacy questions, reach out to the chief of police and ask what are the numbers, how are young boys of numbers being impacted. therein lies the opportunity to

new york is hosting this mega event. new jersey, if you want to get technical, is where it will happen. just as its new mayor, new york's new mayor, pledged to slim the gap between rich and poor. >> we are called to put an end to economic and social inequalities that threaten to unravel the city we love. >> reporter: host committees promise big spending, overfilled hotel room, overflowing vaunts and a relaty text rav revenue. does any trickle down to those not going to the convenient working and living in its shadow? doesn't matter. every city wants to host the super bowl, no matter the numbers. a chance to showcase your home for 1 million viewers, a point of civic pride. something you can't necessarily put a price tag on. two of the men responsible for bringing the game here, they join me now. jets owner woody johnson and giants co-owner jonathan tisch, both here today. for the record, you are in the warm studio. i'm the one sitting out here in the cold. >> not that bad! it's going to be 45 at game time. weather is -- >

new york city is getting hit with the biggest snowfall of the season in the greater new york city area. don lemon is right in the middle of it all. don, new york is obviously a city of 8 million people. so there's a lot at stake when this much snow, this kind of snowstorm, reaches the metropolitan area. >> a lot of people affected by this, wolf. the issue is, you know, we've seen a lot of snowfall lately. a lot of ice. and then it gets piled up here and people can't really get to where they're going or it's very difficult. look at that. i mean, this is a mountain of ice and snow. and people getting around. where are you from again? this guy just walked by our live shot. where are you from? >> i'm from england. >> are you nuts? >> no, maddogs in england go out in the winter snow. >> good luck. take the snow back to england with you. you can see that guy is running around out here. some of the tourist who is are out and about, they're fine, but people are having to get to where they're going, they're working, they're commuting, it's a little bit tough. wolf, i want to show you this is wh

i cthis year aloneore places offi hit new york...ist. and texas!'s rates every day... so they can guarantee their low hotel prices. ♪ h-o-t-w-i-r-e ♪ hotwire.com >> if you need a break from snow you should go to the winter olympics. it was warmer in sochi than in tampa. 60 degrees >> winter olympics. and a couple skiers, sleeveless in race gear, it's warm. these, i'm told are cheerleaders heading towards one of the venues. you can see the cauldron there in the background thchl is down at jersey shore. some canadian is showing weather. more canadians here that don't have their shirts on. then again, they're canadian because they'd be doing this even if it wasn't freezing. and this, two construction workers about to take a dip into the black sea. they're pointing in the sky for a flying putin. forecasters say it's only going to get warmer. all day, folks in the storm's path tweeted pictures we showed you kids sleding and pups playing in snow. now, we bring you clouds. they're over there where julia hangs out. did you get good stuff, jules? >> yes. we

new york city mayor's office and new york city schools would close schools.erm. mayor de blasio is defending his call to keep the schools open saying new york city doesn't shut down when there is adversity. he also responded to roker's criticism. >> i respect al roker a lot, watched him on tv for many, many years. it's a different thing to run a city than to give the weather on tv. so i am comfortable with our decision-making and we just got off the phone with the national weather service. again, i respect all the meteorologists out there, but the one i respect the most is called the national weather service. and this did -- and they just affirmed to us on the call before we came out to you that this went faster and heavier than their projections last night. >> well, that response made roker even more outraged. he then tweeted how dare new york city mayor's office and new york city schools throw national weather service under the school bus. forecast was on time and on the money. mr. mayor, i could never run new york city, but i know when it's time to keep ki

marlie hall here in new york. thanks a lot, marlie. >>> this morning the storm has moving up the atlantic coast. our meteorologist eric fisher of boston's wbz has more. >> we've seen impacts this morning. i'm sure we're not finished yet. snow from boston, philadelphia, d.c., and all the western suburbs. this is going to be a nightmare drive for a lot of folks. we've already seen huge airport implications. more canceled flights by the hundreds today. then we head toward the afternoon. the snow just north of new york city up through massachusetts and into new england. some rain tries to mix in near the coast. that will cut down accumulations there. still extending a band of snow right on down into the chesapeake. looking at snow totals, 8-14 in d.c. high totals on the west side of town. 6 to 12 in philadelphia, just getting over their ice storm, 3 to 6 in the city of boston, higher totals just west of town. plus we're eyeing a forecast for recovery in the northeast. lots without power. look at the highs. 30s for tod

new york. governor, you don't want me. tell me specifically why i'm not allowed to be here. i'm leaving. as soon as i can get out of here, i am out. [cheers and applause] >> jon: wow. what a wholly unexpected response to that sean hannity says as soon as i can get out i'm leaving but he has to know it's not east germany. you can really get out any time. large metropolitan area, we've got airports, interstates, seaport. [ laughter ] you could walk. [ laughter ] i would carry you. [ laughter ] but that didn't stop mr. hannity from taking the grievance train toll victimtown which is really the only public transportation he has been on. >> why should i move forward when my governor said there's no place for me in new york. >> maybe he doesn't get it. >> what is the story are you leaving new york? >> we hope for something positive. this is an awful thing what he said. traditional marriage americans are not welcome in the state. protraditional marriage there's no place for you in new york. >> jon:. ♪

he worked for "the new york times." easy to get access to "the new york times" stories. a decade with "the new yorker." easy to get access to his new yorker stories. so i didn't need a -- no i would need the new york public library. from 1972 to 1979, his editor was abe rosenthal, a towering figure in american journalism. when he died a couple years ago, his wife gave his papers and all of his memoirs and letters and many of the documents he compiled, his editor gave them to the new york public library. so they're boys. i need is an archive of the new york public library crisis trade and i spent a lot of time and they were wonderfully, gc madness inside things i found out about the relationship to "the new york times" right across the street at "the new york times." -- i'm sorry, at the new york public library. so it's a wonderful library. a scoop races sitting at the archive on display and the archivists were always efficient and wonderful and i appreciate the efforts of "the new york times" doing that and actually hope to get back to the archives. lastly, let me think