and there s kids out there watching you tonight. what do you hope they appreciated about the way you played? they appreciated some good football. somebody who is passionate about the game. obviously, you love the game of football. for whoever is watching, congratulations. guys, thank you so much. taking this to the linemen. take them to the lineup, whatever you want. and take the balls. take the football. take the football. happy thanksgiving. mike? happy thanksgiving, michele. oh, beautiful. thank you. well, there s the playoff picture. this goes with the thanksgiving tradition. this is the night we start to see this. the playoff picture, unfolding in the afc. you slide pittsburgh for the moment, over there. on the 6-5, mark, with indianapolis, dropping to 5-6. houston leading their division. baltimore for the moment. baltimore had a chance with nine teams in the afc, than they have. pittsburgh beat cleveland, indy was depleted here. do you get the sense that p
reporter: at least knowing what he was looking for. the smart gadgets, all the bells and whistles, tv. reporter: shouldn t be a problem, right next to his new friends. he just got a start up. reporter: conversation helps pass the hours. it was a nice camaraderie, once you establish your position. reporter: and so does a surprise visit from mom. reporter: just the support jeff needs to get him through the home stretch. i m very proud of him. hopefully will get him a new tv. reporter: it just might be worth the wait. i ll be everybody s hero for about six seconds. reporter: so long as there s food left over. it s a 50/50 shot, but i was promised a drumstick for my efforts. reporter: we were hoping that jeff was able to get that as for colorado mills, these stores are going to be open until 1:00 this morning. doesn t seem like this is letting up anytime soon. we see a steady stream of cars coming hear. a lot of thanksgiving day shoppers. hopefully
china s great wall. nightly news begins now. announcer: from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news. reporting tonight, thomas roberts. we begin tonight with jaw-dropping moments at the cincinnati zoo gorilla exhibit after a 3-year-old boy somehow got through its fencing, falling at least ten feet into the pen and then getting cornered by a 400 pound silver back all as the child s mom watched in horror. at times the massive primate violently dragged the boy at lightning speeds and other times appeared to demonstrate a protective concern. with no time to spear, zookeepers acted with lethal force against the able to save the boy. our gadi schwartz has the terrifying moments all caught on camera. reporter: ten minutes of terror. mommy s right here. reporter: this cell phone video showing a 400 pound gorilla and behind him in the corner of his exhibit, a 3-year-old boy. suddenly screams. [ screaming ] reporter: the gorilla dragging the b
? ? teammates, close friends, medalists tonight in rio, biles and raisman. that brings us to a look at the medal count of day six. presented by mcdonald s, supporting athletes on their another big day and night for the americans, with five golds overall. while the united states owns more gold medals than any other country in olympic history, fiji won a gold in rugby for its first medal of any kind. a nation with a population less than delaware, fiji loves rugby like no other sport. children grow up with a ball in their hands. entire villages huddle around radios and small tvs to listen to or watch the national team play. 15,000-seat national stadium. there you see it, in the capital city. and they watched the gold medal match won by their countrymen there tonight. meanwhile, turning back to the headliners here in rio, a group that included aly raisman, winning a silver medal and the performance of her life in the all around. raisman has five medals in her distinguished ol
incredible play by agatha and barbara. and heartbreak for the americans. technically, it s really not an upset. brazil ranked number two. united states, number three. but we all know the truth. r first match loss in olympic play. so agatha and barbara, they will play for the gold medal against germany. the united states, meanwhile, will play for the bronze. wow. that had everything. atmosphere. kerri walsh jennings had been 26-0 in olympic competition. her first ever defeat. what a setting for it to happen. it s possible that brazil could occupy two of the three places on the podium in this event. they will play the americans for the bronze, and they will play germany for the gold. and we ll come back here to wrap things up on this tuesday night in rio after this. this broadcast is presented by authority of the international olympic committee and may not be reproduced or retransmitted in any form without the express written consent of the international olympic committee.