here's kerry sanders >> tonight, florida's new fight against the house that mickey built. florida's senate approving legislation to eliminate disney's self governing authority and tax breaks >> 23 ayes, 16 nays. >> democrats unanimously oppose it >> why are we putting our knee on the neck of the mouse it's ridiculous. it's nothing short of extortion. it's nothing short of bullying >> it's the latest chapter in a confrontation between disney and florida republicans led by governor desantis who pushed for the legislation after disney called for the repeal of florida's parental rights and education law, what critics dub is don't say gay law, the law that bans talk on sexual orientation. >> this state is governed by the interest of the people of the state of florida it is not based on the demands of california corporate executives they do not run this state >> in 1967, the then republican governor signed a law allowing disney to essentially be its own government >> i want to express our sincere thanks to the people of florida. >> historians say that power was key to turning th

winning is the stuff legends are made of and then again tiger is already a legend lester >> kerry sanders, thank you. >>> also the astronaut who set a record for longest space flight. mark vande hei what it was like to be on the international space station with russian cosmonauts as the war in ukraine raged. >> the international space station was orbiting 250 miles above the earth and the war in ukraine is very much on the minds of the americans and russians that live together. >> my russian crewmates are dear friends and they're always dear friends and there are varying levels of discomfort for them about the situation, but we had a job to do. >> vande hei returned with russian cosmonauts >> did you even bring up the situation in ukraine or did you wall that conversation off completely >> i think some of my crewmates did try to avoid it. i did bring it up with my crewmates and all i feel comfortable saying is there are a variety of responses. >> saying the russians had a variety of responses is as much as vande hei wants to say about their view, but when the head of the russian space age

it will take at least a year for the transition to local government lester >> kerry sanders, thank you. >>> in philadelphia a feeling of whiplash over the city's indoor mask mandate abandoned four days after it was reimposed. the city said it was still encouraging people to wear masks indoors at public places at the same time los angeles county reinstated its mask requirement in airports and in all public transit as covid cases rise again in california. >>> now to those newly released tapes of house republican leader kevin mccarthy in the hours after january 6th on the phone telling other republicans that president trump should resign kelly o'donnell now with the latest. >> reporter: after denying he made specific condemnations of donald trump for the house gop leader audiotapes expose a very different story >> i've had it with this guy what he did is unacceptable >> reporter: in private with fellow republicans kevin mccarthy denounced president trump's actions on january 6th. publicly, however, mccarthy reacted to accounts described in a new book as totally false in a statement yester

kerry sanders tonight on what it means for the future >> dragon is in count down >> reporter: modern space exploration made a major port shift today again. the business of space moved one step closer to the domain of private companies. this mission to the international space station a first because the multinational crew are all from private industry a company called axiom setting the stage now for their own private space station. this journey designed to establish how the houston company will use the iss as a hi-tech construction trailer axiom plans to build modules that will eventually become its own private office park. was it inevitable that private industry would eventually take over this part of space exploitation >> inevitable, yes, certainly. the question is the timing, and i think that in particular the u.s. government has worked very hard to kind of get this -- bootstrap this idea. >> reporter: u.s. and other companies under pressure the international space station may burn up in the atmosphere as early as 2030. helping fund this mission, three crew members paid $55 million

amusement park when a teenager plunged to his death from a thrill ride more than 400 feet tall kerry sanders now with new details. >> a makeshift memorial outside a thrill ride in orlando honoring 14-year-old tyre sampson who plunged to his death almost a month ago. >> it is so sad that that happened to him. >> a preliminary investigation shows sampson's seat was not secure saying 27 of the ride's 30 seats had harnesses that closed down over the shoulders to a rider's waist leaving a 3.33" space, but the adjusted seat where tyre sampson was directed had a gap more than twice that, 7.19 inches a bystander recorded sampson slipping under the restraint as the 430-foot freefall abruptly stopped from 75 miles per hour to zero. only 14 years old, sampson was big, 6'2", 383 pounds, state officials say the ride is designed for passengers only up to 250 pounds. >> they directed him to the heavier seat so that they could have all comers, and sometimes, unfortunately, people put profits over safety. >> and you think that's what happened here? >> i don't think there is a doubt about it >> a family attor

the kids from parkland in step and in tune to march right into america's hearts kerry sanders, nbc newsparkland, florida. ♪ >> glad they have something to cheer about. that's "nightly news" for this monday thanks for watching. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other good night >>> right now on nbc bay area news tonight. it was arson. one of the most damaging fires in san jose history. new information about the home depot fire. a suspect has been arrested. also late word from the tsa. the federal agency will no longer enforce masks on flights and public transportation. >> saw the order. i think it's great. >> i'm still going to wear it. >> we're breaking down the court ruling that forced the hand of the tsa and talking to an expert about whether it's time to go maskless. >>> and how police say they busted the crew responsible for smash and grabs across the bay area. >>>

kerry sanders with tonight's "inspiring america. >> side step there you go >> reporter: sacrifice, how far would you go until you just give up aaron hale a u.s. army bomb tech thought losing his eyesight to an ied in afghanistan was all he could endure. >> i am 100% blind these are prosthetic eyes >> reporter: then, four years later, a freak exposure to meningitis turned his dark world silent. aaron lost all hearing. >> it was a really sad time in our life. >> reporter: aaron reunited with michaela, a family friend who made a surprise visit to the hospital >> i would just be like -- >> h-e -- hey. >> we came up with this form of communicating. >> reporter: eventually, thankfully, technology >> i am completely deaf except for one cochlear implant. >> reporter: they eventually married, became a family of five still -- >> aaron needed a mission. he needed something to do >> reporter: michaela deployed aaron to the kitchen. before he diffused bombs, he was a chef in the navy. his mission on the home front went viral on tiktok. aaron's signature dish candies. so popular with neighbors, he l

eastern tomorrow nbc's kerry sanders has more >> reporter: tiger woods teeing up what could be another>> reporter: the masters in augusta is where the world's begs come to play. tiger has won here a remarkable five time. but a horrific car crash last year nearly led to the amputation of his right leg. >> it's been a tough, tough year >> reporter: tiger was bedridden for three months then began rehab. he was back out on the course here >> i don't have any qualms about what i can do physically from a golf standpoint. it's now walking is the hard part >> reporter: walking an especially difficult challenge here the course is an undulating 4-mile walk. >> the elevation changes, the hills, the pitch of all of it. it takes a toll after 18 hole. >> it's going to be a tough challenge and a challenge i'm up for. >> reporter: repeated surgeries to alleviate back pain and knee injuries crippled his game but only temporarily >> the return to glory >> reporter: in a comeback of the ages he won the masters in 2019, and now he will try again. >> feel like i can still do it i don't show up unless i thi

here's kerry sanders >> reporter: how do you prove the worst day in your school's history is not whoell students every day never forget the 17 victims, honor their legacy by doing your very best. >> i have somebody special to introduce to you >> reporter: in parkland, florida, members of the marjory stoneman douglas marching band found out they're going to the biggest stage in the world >> the stoneman douglas high school eagle regiment has been selected to represent the great state of florida and perform in new york city in the 2023 macy's thanksgiving day parade. >> reporter: stoneman douglas one of only six high schools headed to the macy's day parade. >> very excited. >> reporter: the kids say in this selfie generation they've learned you achieve as a team. >> results don't matter if you're not having fun with each other, if you're not loving each other, if you're not caring for each other i think that's first and most important thing. >> reporter: 3.5 million on the route and some of them 40 stories in the air and then over 40 million on television it's an experience unlike any

the kids from parkland in step and in tune to march right into america's hearts kerry sanders, nbc newsparkland, florida. ♪ >> glad they have something to cheer about. that's "nightly news" for this monday thanks for watching. i'm lester holt. please take care of yourself and each other ♪ ♪ ♪♪ just a small-town girl livin' in a lonely world ♪ ♪ she took the midnight train goin' anywhere ♪ ♪ just a city boy born and raised in south detroit ♪ ♪ he took the midnight train goin' anywhere ♪ ♪ a singer in a smoky room ♪ ♪ the smell of wine and cheap perfume ♪ ♪ for a smile they can share the night ♪ ♪ it goes on and on and on and on ♪ ♪ strangers waitin' ♪ ♪ up and down the boulevard ♪ ♪ their shadows searchin' in the night ♪ ♪ streetlights people ♪ ♪ livin' just to find emotion ♪ ♪ hidin' somewhere in the night ♪ ♪ don't stop believin' ♪ ♪ hold on ♪ ♪ streetlights people ♪ ♪ don't stop ♪♪ [cheers and applause] >> kelly: hi, y'all! welcome to "the kelly clarkson show"! my birthday is coming up this weekend! we're celebrating early, we will celebrate a very successful decade, the soul patch, s

environment that is showing up sort of like evolutionary change right before our eyes, guys. >> kerry sandersimals, and i just found out from kerry that there's apparently bison in every state. did not know that. >> they don't sweat apparently either. >> learned a lot. >> and it's our national mammal. >> exactly never let them see you sweat. >>> let's go to dylan. is there any sweat worthy weather on your map? >> we've got snow in montana, so the next big storm system producing rain, some mountain snow, mostly up in the higher elevations, but it is cold in that part of the country also pretty chilly in the northeast, but temperatures are gett >>> and here's a live look right now at our very own stormranger. things have calmed down on the radar. we have a couple of cells pushing through morgan hill right now. parts of the south bay. expect this to be on and off throughout the afternoon. we're going to get anywhere from about a quarter of an inch of rain and also the possibility of small hail and isolated thunderstorms heading into this evening with heavy sierra snow through friday. >>> and tha

electricity and water do mix for the news, i'm kerry sanders. >>> two kenyan runners taking home theop spot in the boston marathon these two kept the lead. kept overtaking each other it came down a battle of the finish and that's when one of them took off in a dead sprint >> they can see the finish line now. when one of the greatest races in boston marathon history on the 50th anniversary of the first ever women's elite field, the best marathoner in the world on the women's side is going to come through with a victory but needed every stride to get to finish line first. >> she crossed just four seconds before her opponent finishes in just over 2:21 minutes in the last eight months she's won a olympic gold, new york city marathon and now boston >>> a federal judge striking down the biden administration's mandate for planes, trains and other public transportation. passengers posting the announcement a short time ago on a delta flight out of atlanta. >> delta hub is mask now optional for employees, customers. >> they are happy on delta but amtrak reports it will keep its mask mandate if

joining us now from orlando, nbc news, senior national correspondent, kerry sanders.xpect the governor to sign this bill and what does it mean for disney? >> reporter: initially we thought the governor may sign it as early as today. his office says he has until the early part of next month which gives kind of a window here for possibility some back room negotiations between disney and the governor. this debate as you noted is all over really not the government or the self-government that disney has. it is rather more about disney's decision to take on the governor and the parental rights and the education bill of the opponent called "don't say gay." it takes quite a bit of time to formulate. in this case, the effort to strip disney itself government is happening in days without debate. >> reporter: chaos erupts in florida house chambers. it was so disorderly no one debated if disney should lose its own government authority, lawmakers just voted. >> the bill passes. >> reporter: all is now to dissolve that was established back in 1967, the governor's signature. republi

fully commercial flight to the international space station. >> nbc international correspondent kerry sandersor us. hey kerry. >> reporter: good morning. today begins another major shift how we explore and exploit space. used to be it was the u.s. and soviets that built the rockets and then selected the astronauts or cosmonauts. now we look at pad 39a, it is private companies that build the rockets. and now for the first time another ship headed to the international space station, a crew of four all from private industry a new category of private industry astronauts chosen by a private company, axiom these four ax-tronauts will be an eight day mission to the international space station. >> they aren't going up there floating around for eight days taking pictures and looking out of the cupula. we have a very intensive and research-oriented timeline for them. >> reporter: with this mission, axiom is setting the stage to conduct its privately owned space station to compete with china which already has its own. as the iss could end its revolutionary run in the not too distant future axiom's presi

here's kerry sanders >> reporter: tonight florida's new fight against the house that mickey built florida senate approving legislation to eliminate disney's self-governance authority and tax breaks democrats unanimously opposed it. >> why are we putting our knee on the neck of the mouse it's ridiculous. it's nothing short of extorsion. it's nothing short of bullying >> disney and florida republicans led by governor ron desantis who pushed for the legislation after disney called for the repeal of florida's parental rights in education law where critics dubbed the don't say gay law. they banned this for children in kindergarten through third grade. >> this state is governed by the interest of the people of the state of florida it is not based on the demands ever california corporate executives they do not run this state. >> in 1967 the then republican governor signed a law allowing disney to essentially be its own government >> i want to express our sincere thanks to the people of florida. >> reporter: historians say that power was key to turning these early sketches and sculpting the 40 sq

kerry sanders is breaking it down for us. what's the reaction there?g for generations. when the governor signs the new law in florida which will go into effect in july as you said. there were much applause supports the governor's doing. it bans most abortions after 15 weeks unless the baby has fatal fetal abnormality. there is no exceptions for rape or incest. those oppose these laws does not need to be any restrictions. these are reactions from those who would like to see a law like this struck down by the u.s. supreme court. >> this is a very cruel law passed if the state of florida. now people have to go to north carolina in order to access abortion past 15 weeks. >> as a person who had an abortion as a result of a sexual assault, if i was pregnant right now, i would not be able to have an abortion. >> reporter: jose, florida's law is basically built off of a structure of a law in mississippi and that's currently being challenged in the u.s. supreme court. the conservative justices on the supreme court indicated back in december that they were leani

prepared subpoenas to find out who made those changes and why inspectors were never notified >> kerry sandersparents of the oxford, michigan, high school shooting suspect today in court, defense lawyers for james and jennifer crumbly asked the judge to reduce their bonds from half a million dollars to $100,000 each the judge denied the . >> she said the bond was appropriate because the crumblies disappeared and tried to hide after they were charged with involuntary manslaughter. prosecutors say the crumblies ignored warning signs their son was troubled the crumb blis have pleaded not guilty they also pleaded they weren't trying to run away. >>> the judge sentencing a man who admitted killing a woman in her beverly hills' home last year to three life prison sentences. she was the wife of music executive clarence avant 30-year-old was seen here at the scene of the crime pleaded galt last month for the murder. he's set to serve a minimum of 150 years in prison. 91-year-old clarence avant was not injured during the shooting. he was inducted into the rom and roll hall of fame just last year. >>> s

kerry sanders is in ft. lauderdale, florida. some of the other states across the country is all but certain to be unfolding relatively soon as here in washington. we have the supreme court to announce this ruling soon on one of the most significant challenges to roe versus wade. >> reporter: yeah. that law that you are talking about is the mississippi law, which is sort of the blueprint for what they've done here in florida, which says that in nevada you cannot get an abortion after 15 weeks. unless the mother's life is in danger or there is a fatal fetal abnormality. no longer included would be the reasons to say that there was rape or incest. and so, statistically, when you look at it, based on the numbers today about 60,000 abortions are performed in florida in a year. only about 4800 happen in that post-15-week period. but all eyes are on this mississippi law and the supreme computer because the conservative justices on the supreme court in december, at least, indicated that they may actually uphold the mississippi law and if

kerry sanders live for us in the state of florida. coming in to us in the last couple minutes from new york city. what the mayor just said about little kids and masking in schools. we'll talk about that potential court fight. >>> plus first, a closer look at the long and complicated path that many ukrainians are facing as they try to safely make their way here to the u.s. we're live in poland after the break. are you taking a statin drug to reduce cholesterol? it can also deplete your coq10 levels. i recommend considering qunol coq10 along with your statin medication. the brand i trust is qunol. this is a hero, walking his youngest down the aisle, which to his bladder, feels like a mile. yet he stands strong, dry, keeping the leaks only to his eyes. depend. the only thing stronger than us, is you. >>> we're following some breaking news from new york city where the mayor has just announced as we've been on the air that he plans to appeal this ruling today by a judge that threw out the city's mask mandate for toddlers and kids under 5. t

one of the biggest, a nationwide pilot shortage here's nbc's kerry sanders >> got on a plane, they canceledhe flight and i have been on endless lines. >> with fewer covid tests these days, americans are traveling again. but virtually every airline is scrambling to fill their cockpits the lack of pilots leading to delays, flight cancellations, and even grounded fleets there are an estimated 14,500 openings for commercial pilots over the next eight years. the problem, not enough new pilots moving from smaller regional airlines to the major carriers and too few pilots exiting the military to work in the private sector pilot training can cost more than $100,000. jonathan runs the miami flight academy. >> it's an addition of different things pilots retiring, the pandemic. so now just to train the new pilots is going to take a long time >> some airlines are now training future pilots themselves united hoping to train up to 5,000 pilots over the next eight years at its own aviation academy. >> this is a nice stable descent. this is good >> instructor shelly thomas is planning to become a commercia

prepared subpoenas to find out who made those changes and why inspectors were never notified >> kerry sanders, thank you very much >>> a judge refusing to lowe bond for the parents of the oxford, michigan, high school shooting suspect today in court, defense lawyers for james and jennifer crumbly asked the judge to reduce their bonds from half a million dollars to $100,000 each the judge denied the motion. she said the bond was appropriate because the crumbleys disappeared and tried to hide after they were charged with involuntary manslaughter. they son allegedly shot and killed four students at his high school in november prosecutors say the crumbleys ignored warning signs the son was troubled and bought him the gun used in the shooting they have both pleaded not guilty they also contend they were not trying to run away with a manhunt tracked them down at a warehouse in detroit >>> well, a judge sentencing the man who admitted killing 81-year-old jacqueline avant in her beverly hills home last year to three life prison sentences avant was a noted philanthropist and the wife of clarence avant

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kerry sandal -- sanders is outside disney world with more. >> reporter: florida governor ron desantisalled happiest place on earth plunging into the middle of a culture war. florida's republican governor, ron desantis, targeting disney, the state's largest single site employer. >> the mayor treated on a pedestal this one corporation is treated differently than everybody else. now, in the legislature, you see a movement to re-evaluate those special privileges. >> reporter: the governor, angry at disney's opposition to the state's controversial new parental rights and education legislation, also known as the "don't say gay" law. it bans classroom discussion on sexual orientation and gender identity from kindergarten through third grade. in a statement, disney says our goal as a company is for this law to be repealed in the legislature or struck down in the courts. it's all amid the backdrop of cultural and political battles over the law and issues of representation, which conservatives hope to make a central issue in the midterm election. desantis fund-raising off the fight. matt gaetz

le, today" >> kerry kerry, thank you very sanders, ft. very much. >>> this week we highlight another life well lived. schindler's art, revealed a story of a german businessman who created a scheme to save jewish lives during the holocaust. steven spiel perjury -- spielberg won seven academy awards, including "schindler's list." >> 1100 people are alive because of you 1100 people are >> reporter: schindler's now famous list was kept by a prisoner gameday carmen vikner who went by mimi she was given a job at the nazi camp at poland because she spoke german and had experience in stenography. when the nazis moved in poland in 1939, minimumy and her husband sent their son to live in hungary the jewish couple was placed, where mimi's husband was killed before she was sent to the labor camp husband was killed before she was sent to the labor there, a german factory owner named oscar schindler instructed mimi to write down and including 1200 names of jews who were to names of be spared so they could work in his fact in czechoslovakia extensively

we get the latest from senior national correspondent kerry sanders. >> reporter: as promised, florida republican governor ron desantis signing a law ending disney's tax breaks. the privilege the theme park had here for 55 years. >> this state is governed by the best people the state, not by any one individual or corporation. >> reporter: florida's legislature passed the law. a major victory for desantis and his fight with disney. a new culture war battle after the entertainment company called for the repeal of the education bill. the don't say gay law. it prohibits classroom instruction of sexual orientation or gender identity for children in kindergarten through third grade. >> we signed the bill and incredibly they say we will work to repeal parents rights in florida. >> reporter: the self government at disney is called the reedy creek division. it providing services like any other government would. now profit taxes will have to be hiked 25% to make up for what reedy creek has paid for. >> they have to cut services everywhere and raise taxes. >> reporter: kerry sanders, nbc news. >>

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. >> nbc sports mike tirico and senior national correspondent kerry sanders have made their way to augustant but first, mr. sanders, good morning, how are you >> good morning. and high anticipation here at augusta, will tiger woods return to play at the masters could he would he after almost losing his leg in that accident about a year ago we'll find out when he makes the announcement at the press conference later this morning. this morning all eyes on tiger, as he continues to prep for the masters. the 46-year-old golf great played a practice round monday with friend and fellow star justin thomas and golf legend fred couples looking on. >> i watched it today. he looked phenomenal i hope everything keeps going tuesday and wednesday, and i'm sure he's going tee it up thursday. >> reporter: woods still hasn't officially said if he'll play at the masters, which he's already won five times the rules give him until tee time thursday to opt in. woods tweeting, it will be a game-time decision on whether i compete. it would be his first pga tournament since the catastrophic car crash last year whi

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senior international correspondent kerry sanders is in orlando good morning >> reporter: legislationlly takes time to formulate and then followed by deliberate discussion but in this case, the effort to strip disney of its self governance is happening in a matter of days and without debate >> reporter: chaos erupting thursday in the house chamber. it was so disorderly, no one even debated if disney should lose its special self governing authority. lawmakers just voted >> 70 yays, 38 nays. the bill passes. >> reporter: what was established back in 1967 t governor's signature republican governor ron desantis push to end disney's self rule but only after the entertainment company called for the repeal of florida's parental rights in education law. what protesters have dubbed the "don't say gay" law. it bans classroom discussion on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade. but dismantling disney's self government known as the ready creek improvement district comes at a cost. firefighters, ems, power and other government functions of 40 square miles that

. >> kerry sanders from orlando with the latest. good morning >> reporter: good morning.overnor has ever taken on disney because the power of the mouse is unparalleled in this state but florida governor ron desantis is not backing down this morning the happiest place on earth plunging into a middle of a culture war florida's governor ron desantis targeting disney. >> treated on a pedestal, this one corporation is treated differently than everybody else. and in the legislature you see a movement to reevaluate those special privileges >> the governor angry at disney's opposition to the state's controversial new parental rights and education legislation, also known as the "don't say gay" law. it bans classroom discussion on sexual orientation and gender identity from kindergarten through third grade. in a statement disney says our goal as a company is for this law to be repealed in the legislature. or struck down in the courts it is all amid the backdrop of cultural, political battles over the law and issues of representation which conservatives hope to make a central issue

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kerry sanders is in coral gables, florida, with more. >> reporter: disney world draws many of touristslions in revenue, but behind the scenes disney's operates in what is essentially its own government. florida governor, ron desantis, wants to undue that self governance, and some say that's pay back for the don't say gay law. pressuring state lawmakers to repeal disney world's unique self governing authority, and that date backs to the late '60s. >> they will be considering the termination of all special districts enacted in florida prior to 1968, and that includes the reedy creek improvement district. how unprecedented is it for a governor to take on disney in florida? >> it's highly unusual to see an out and out fight between one of the most powerful and important companies in the state. >> political insiders say the battle is really over florida's new parental rights and education law. which opponents, including some vocal disney employees, call the don't say gala. disney's ceo initially noncommittal saying after it was signed into law, our goal as a company -- >> this is not based

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>> kerry sanders for us there in florida. thank you. >> let us turn to the weather.ylan in for al this morning that is snow behind you. why are you showing snow it's april >> do you like it? >> no. >> well it wasn't here but it was in new york in the syracuse area. and boonville near syracuse. they picked up several inches of snow folks out shoveling once again i mean it is april 20th after all and this is this poor guy just running through the snow right there. that is usually my excuse to not go out for a run we have very chilly temperatures this morning frost vooidsryes, freeze warnings, ohio, kentucky, down through virginia and maryland. this afternoon about 10-20 below average. detroit 53 bradford 50. baltimore 60, and then as we go into tomorrow afternoon some warmer temperatures trying to trickle into st. louis 75 degrees cleveland 66 still below average in the northeast but we will see warmer temperatures work in by friday in fact in new jersey a high of 69 degrees on friday and mid-60s rest of the week pittsburgh 81 by sunday so the warmer weather is on the

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nbc's kerry sanders explains in our "sunday spotlight." >> reporter: 12-year-old angel rodriguez plays>> oh my purposeful twitches and instinctive clicks are now more than fun and games. what moms and dad once perceived as a waste of time has become a legit pathway to college. close to 250 universities and counting now offer e sport scholar shipss are on average $2,400 to a new category of video game athlete. >> major d1 colleges throughout the nation. >> reporter: giving scholarship for playing -- >> video games, yup. >> reporter: you say so so matter of factly. i go really? >> we'll be looking like this as a college sport. >> esports now has its own governing body. >> it used to be the athletic department at a university wouldn't touch e sports. >> reporter: this professor teaches the business of e sports says the lines in the world of sports and esports are being redrawn because so much money is at stake. worldwide esport competitions are $175 billion business. on its current track, next year it's projected to hit 200 billion. >> so the nfl on average, you have 17 million on e sport