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The first and only car with direct adaptive steering. ♪ the 328 horsepower q50 from infiniti. and we are back. the organization justice league new york city will divert their march to swrusjustice to stand in sol dar city -- solidarity with his family. gray suffered a severe spinal injury following his arrest by authorities. he died sunday morning. independent and internal investigations are under way. mark barger has more. >> reporter: sounds of protests from about 50 people this morning ou...

Love, because it only occurs when you love something more than you love yourself. >> more than a few were shed at williams sudden passing, but the legacy he leaves behind will leave smiles for years to come. mark barger, nbc news. still ahead, the top political videos of 2014 and the supreme court finally joins the 21st century. and bob franken joins us with his 2015 political predictions, thats next.

Veronica? last night, television honored its best from the past year at the emmy awards. it was a night filled with glitz, glamour, and drama, including a complete shutout for amcs "mad men" which started out the night with the most nominations. nbcs mark barger has details. >> and the emmy goes to "homeland." >> reporter: a modern day drama beat out a 60s one sunday night. first year conspiracy thriller "homeland" broke "madmens" four year winning streak as best tv drama. >> were a little sta...

Field we had 29 medals all together. women accounted for quite a few of those. also 31 medals in swimming and folks like missy franklin and allison schmitt putting on phenomenal performances in these games, rebecca soni, as well. and the womens soccer team winning the gold medal. its been a great games for the women. >> i think theyve outperformed the men something like 54-40 in that area. mark, also, you know, fans are gearing up for tonights closing ceremony. i mentioned american bryshon nellu...

Mark barger, whos been watching this for us. just what happened is the mens basketball game final. the united states taking a win there. >> thats right. its somewhat reminiscent of the game four years ago when team usa beat spain for the gold medal. in that game, the u.s. really was tight with spain until the final two minutes and they were able to finally put them away. like the u.s. team, the spanish team has a lot of nba players including the gasol brothers, pau and mark. they provide a lot o...

Pet shop boys, george michael, the who, and no doubt a lot of other names we havent been privy to yet. but theyve been rehearsing. we heard a few minutes ago one well-known sports anthem from the 1970s. i dont want to say anything more than that lest i offend anybody with nbc sport who is will be showing this to us later tonight. they tell us it will be cheeky, cheesy, and thrilling, and no doubt a great cap to whats been a wonderful olympic games in britain. >> great to watch from here. mark ba...

Lets go to london and check in again with nbcs mark barger. a lot of events wrapping up today. one of the biggest the mens basketball final, of course. >> reporter: thats right. as you alluded to, the u.s. wins the gold medal for the second time in a row. 107-100 over spain. this game was a whole lot like the game four years ago against spain for the gold medal. it basically came down to the last couple minutes of the game. u.s. was only up by a point going into the fourth quarter. kevin durant ...

British music. the director says it will be cheesy, cheeky, and thrilling. there already about 30 different numbers spanning the panorama of british music. well see people like the spice girls, the who, annie lennox, muse, the pet shop boys. thats just for starters. no doubt there are a number of surprises. in fact, there are two acts they approached to be part of this event tonight that turned them down but called back after the opening ceremony and said, hey, we want to be a part after all. th...

Griffith on broadway, tv and film. for most of us, andy griffith will always be remembered as the sheriff of mayberry and opies pa. >> that was a pretty good idea i come up with, huh? >> reporter: mark barger, nbc news. >> heres your "first look" at news around america today. in wisconsin, look at thin credible video. it shows a car that turned right into a rocket. it launched into mid-oar after slamming into a section of road that buckled from the heat. the driver could be seen losing control a...

But in colorado springs, where firefighters return from the front lines, parades are taking place every night. hundreds line the streets. >> thank you, thank you! >> high-five! >> reporter: a community grateful for the men and women who have saved lives and homes. >> that was nbcs miguel almaguer reporting. president obama is remembering actor andy griffith as somebody who warmed the hearts of americans everywhere. the man known as sheriff andy taylor of mayberry died in his native north carol...