regular troops who had actually managed to gain a toehold on the canadian shore of the niagara river the militia refused to the grounds that the constitution did not oblige to serve outside the boundaries of new york state. of course, the battle of bladensburg in 1814 when a real motley crew simply had the british army of about two-thirds its size. there were logistic problems. that has always been seen as a very serious problem bothering the american warhead. and it's a problem by deciding to attack canada, because the united states had committed itself to an offensive war that was over 1,000 miles in length and required to supply it from towns that were well on the frontier. demographic and geographic realities come with the frontier. the population is far too sparse to an army. you just couldn't throw an army up there and say, feed yourself and mamp on the british. it was much more complicated than that. the problem is the united states had very rudimentary such -- supplies in 1822. so it's not terribly surprising they could run problems in getting the. now, all these factors, you

niagara falls are done. he's good decline this 15 degree angle incline 50 stories above the river and then he will cross between the two towers he will do that and blindfolded. the diameter of the wire is about a nickel. five-600 ft. in the air. this may be the windiest part of downtown as you would know if you've ever been done here. i spoke to nick's father who says he always gets that nervous feeling when he is talking to his son getting ready. getting ready for the latest high wire act. it's a family affair. so that begs the question, why chicago? >> why chicago? >> nick was always intrigued by the idea of the windy city he's always up for a challenge. you wanted to come here he does love the skyline. this could be the windiest part of the city right here. and so i have been told. he does train for everything he will be prepared for anything that comes his way. >> anything that comes his way. pretty cool. definitely a dared double he will take a walk on sunday. they think about 5 36:00 depending on the conditions. you can see as the look northbound, all the production and satellite crews. it's a big act out

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