robert morris was interested in philadelphia and he was trying to build a canal west. he wanted to go up and across pennsylvania. he was leading an effort to build a canal there. he would say this is so much better. or sometimes he would suggest sort of balance -- to the extent he had money, he put his money where his mouth was, he just had somewhat limited liquid funds, but he did invest in it, absolutely. those letters as -- those letters from washington soliciting funds from everybody are amazing letters. they speak to two levels. they speak to great wealth -- how much this needed to unite our nation. they appealed to both. >> [indiscernible] was there any attest to the call back -- were any of the investors unhappy enough to come back for some of their capal at the eaped end? >> no because it didn't lose money. they did get some returns, but it wasn't the fortune that he was hoping for. so, no, it actually did work. there was a canal. goods were carried. it turned a profit and somebody can correct me, in two or three years. but washington was long dead by then. it

. >> robert morris university, you know them, you heard of them, robert morris university. >> yeah, an esteemed institution first college in the country to treat video gamers like athletes. thirty-five students that are part of their e sports teams, that is what they are calling them, they are now receiving scholarships. they play against other schools like harvard and mit. students practiced in a classroom fitted with computers and tv's worth $100,000. >> crazy. >> all right. >> i would have preferred to go to garrett morris college that would have been fun. >> he was a classic. >> so funny. >>> we have a look at our weather for today which is starting off rain any spots but the rain is not a huge deal. the bigger deal rain comes in tonight. so lets break it down with our weather headlines, we will start off with a milder morning, and we have no frost advisories at all. temperatures are ten to 20 degrees milder then yesterday at this time but we have clouds and ava shower around. this afternoon mostly cloudy but we will see some sun, highs in the mid 70's, that is pretty nice, tonight

robert morris? >> the ramparts group. >> robert morris, the ramparts of growth. come back soon.t to update a story from canada. canadian media reporting multiple suspects on the loose in a shooting spree in ottawa. one soldier shot at the war memorial. it chase and a gun fight that erupted, spilled inside the parliament building, local media reporting shots fired at a hotel near the parliament is the parliament walked down. prime minister steven harper left the building safely. no link to terrorism established at this point. no effect on the markets, we will bring you updates, this is fast moving multiple suspects on the loose. coming next, french oil ceo killed in an airplane crash in moscow, close ties to vladimir putin and as it turns out a big proponent of fracking. we did deep into the story of international intrigue next. >> because it happened in russia and vladimir putin is king of russia you think something is going on. >> you can't rule last part out. means keeping seven billion ctransactions flowing.g, and when weather hits, it's data mayhem. but airlines running hp e

robert morris in chicago is no different.or the first time they awarded varsity letters and funny to video game players. >> a keyboard, mouse and headset is all that needs. 35 competitors, 33 men and women are some top-ranked players. they play league of legends, on online game, with 27 million players logging on each day. >> like counterparts on the soccer field. they practice 16 hours a week in a custom built arena, with coaches monitoring technique and strategy. freshman derek was ranked 163rd in north america when the university recruited him to play league of ledge ents on a 50% scholarship. >> i was recruited. >> when he first approached me i was like what are you talking about? this is a video game. he explained the thing, show my parents. it was a good school. >> some scoff at the idea of calling video game play a varsity support, the coordinator says these players bring some of the same skill sets he looks for in players of traditional sport. you can hear the girls saying "i'm open", same thing in that game. that cli

some wood shavings. [ laughter and applause ] that's a long run. [ laughter ] listen to this - robert morrisity has begun offering athletic scholarships for video game players. athletic scholarships for video game players. in order to keep their scholarships, players must keep a grade average of a, a, b, b, up, down, left, right. [ applause ] this story is insane. a woman at a seattle gas station was attacked and robbed by a bachelorette party because she was holding her hot dog too close to them. [ laughter ] which is weird, because usually, if you hold your hot dog too close to a bachelorette party, you get tips stuffed down your g-string. [ applause ] i know. i know from experience. i had to work my way through improv school. [ laughter ] this surprised me. in an interview with oprah winfrey, former disney star, raven-symone, says she does not like being called gay or african-american. that's so raven. [ laughter and applause ] congratulations to blake lively who announced today that she is pregnant. [ cheers and applause ] give it up. what happens next, only time can tell, xo, xo, gossip

this year, robert morris university became the first foam treat it as a varsity sport along with footballsketball and hockey. >> for the first time, gamers have their venue. it opens this weekend in columbus, ohio. >> it may work out for a tain amount of time. a gamer spends half of their day basically learning mens. >> many gamers say if curling and table tennis can contend in the world's biggest sporting competition, why can't they play equ call of duty in the olympics. the ay yang olympic committee recognizes come pet if i have gaming. i think you see worst things at the olympics, things like winter olympics and how did this really become an olympic sport? so absolutely. hands down, i would love to see it. what matters: is it entertaining to watch? are people interested in watching it? can people follow it? >> what the question should be asked. not is it a sport or not. >> with another maple league gaming arena opening in china 2017, recognition of e games as a legitimate sport is on the rules for better or worse. john hendren, al jazeera, columbus, ohio. >> my son would love that. spo

. >> thirty-five students at robert morris university are receiving scholarships for playing video gamest are part of the e sports team that play as begins other colleges, such as harvard, and mit. what has our country come to. >> the the students practiced in the classroom, fitted with computers and tv's worth 100 you this dollars. >> i guess if they are learning, they are writing, develop, coding video games or something. >> writing code. >> writing code. >> okay. 4:51, sue. >> i don't know, i can do all the other ones forget bit. for our weather watch to take, this morning you'll be much milder. you won't to have bun will up as much but we will have clouds and we have some showers around. ground is a little bit damp here in olde city this afternoon mostly cloudy with some sun with highs in the mid 70's. it should be a comfortable afternoon but you won't see a whole lot of sunshine. the just a little bit. coal front brings rain and a few then are storms in the overnight hours. so that is your weather authority forecast at 4:52. lets take a look at traffic ape we will start in north phi

this year, chicago's robert morris university became the first u.s. treat the e game league of legends as a varsity sport along with football, basketball and hockey. >> it now, for the first time in the u.s., gamers have their own venue. major league gaming's arena opens this weekend in columbus, ohio. >> it may work out for a certain amount of time but a computer gamer spends half of their day just basically learning mechanics. >> now, many gamers say if curling and table tennis can contend in the world's biggest supporting competition, why can't they play e games like call of duty. the asian olympic committee recognizes competitive gaming. >> you see worse things at the olympics. you see some thing like winter olympics and it's like how did this become an olympic sport? absolutely. hands down, i would love to see it. what matters, is it entertaining to watch? are people interested in watching it? can people follow it? >> what the question should be asked. not is it a sport or not? >> with another major league gaming arena opening in china in 2017, r

or robert morris or james madison, they envisioned a stronger central government.one person, besides maybe benjamin franklin who was quite elderly who had the nation's trust, and he had that trust because after the revolution when -- when the world was saying, oh, he's just going to become a dictator, he voluntarily stepped down, relinquished control to civilian rule. and that made him not only first in war but first in peace. and the people trusted him. and then, he helped lead the movement to first to draft a new constitution and then get it ratified and then get a federalist congress elected. it was that process by the end of that he was inevitable to be the first president. >> very interesting. well, edward, one of the things you write about is the fact that he had this very real, very visceral sense of what the country could and should look like from his own travels throughout the country. >> that's a wonderful point. what we forget about washington is we tend to put him up on mt. rushmore. look at the picture on the $1 bill that makes him look like a wax figu

university in chicago has become the first in the nation to treat video gamers like athletes. 35 robert morristudents are practicing in $100,000 classroom outfitted with a video screen, computers and gaming paraphernalia, scholarships are for the game, league of legend, where they battle in a science fiction- like setting. university is the first to treat it as a varsity sport. it will compete against the brain power of harvard and m.i.t. to reach the league of legends north american collegiate championship. >>> a new report on charity finds amid a widening income gap, the rich are giving less while the poor and middle income members are digging deeper to help their favorite causes. extensive analysis of i.r.s. data finds that americans who earn $200,000 or more gave less to charity and those who earned less than $200,000 a year donated more of their income to charity. residents of utah are the nation's most generous, new hampshire comes in last. >>> coming up, we'll have more headlines and a live look outside as we continue to track the weather around the bay. a live look from mount tam. back

robert morris university in chicago is no different. >> for the first time, r.m.u. awarded varsity letters and scholarship money to video game players. a key board, mouse and head set are all they need. the 35 competitors, 35 men and two women are some of the nation's top ranked players, they he play league of legends, with 27 million players logging on each day. like their counterparts on the soccer field or tennis court, the e sport team practices 16 hours a week in a custom built arena with coaches monitoring technique and strategy. >> freshman derrick was ranked 163rd in north america when he was recruited to pay league of legends on a 50% scholarship you. >> got recruited to play video games. >> when he first approached me, i was like what you are talking about? this is video games. he comes in and he explains the whole thing. i show it to my parents and they said wow, it's actual a good school. >> while some scoff at the idea of calling video game play a varsity sport. r.m.u.'s e sport coordinator said he looks for as as i wills that are intra additional sport

morris the ball. running tonight is going to be the key on offense. also desean jackson, pierre garcon, andre roberts. these receivers need to play well against the legion of boom. these guys need to earn their money. of and finally, the redskins have to shake off their prime time problems, 3-16 since 2008. when they play under the lights. this is their chance. they could turn it around. even if they don't get this victory tonight, they least -- we're at least going to see the characters this team has to see if they can maybe finish on a positive note. >> i expect them to play hard and well. >> back to you guys. >> thanks, we appreciate it. we're looking forward to seeing how this turns out tonight. >> two wins tonight. >> two wins tonight. there it is. if she says it, it must be so. >> my wife is ready -- "nbc nightly news" up next. >> see you at 11:00. >>> on our broadcast tonight, rescue mission. another american with ebola back in the u.s. tonight and there are new questions about this country's emergency response as we get late word new screening measures are on the way. >>> the surprise move at