offense, number 78. five-yard penalty. and replay the try. >> al: sirles, the right tackle. >> cris: sirles moved first. may have been a little movement. but unless you cross that line, it doesn't matter. >> al: now, you have got the 7 yard line, they flex the tight end, rudolph, all the way to the left. three receivers to the right. bradford looks over the middle. where was that? ten feet high. not even close to keep it at 17-15. and obviously, they try an onside kick and if dallas recovers, that will be that. >> cris: let's see if sam bradford can get this in on the end of the play. a blow to the helmet, could have

to the helmet of the quarterback. enough force we've seen those called. and sam bradford calling for it. tony corrente did not see it. it was to the shoulder pads. it was not. >> al: not at all. that was cedric thornton, getting away with it. corrente doesn't see the shoulder pad as we see. and they get away the it. >> cris: the arm on the shoulder pad blocked the arm on the face mask, from the view of corrente, back off of the quarterback's right. >> al: we know a lot of you joined us late. mike zimmer underwent emergency eye surgery. not here. has to be at home.

if this game will go on or not. and witten hasn't caught a ball tonight. but he makes the catch there. so, the streak will be over. but the dallas cowboys are going to be on their way to another win. i just want to quickly acknowledge graham tinker passing at the age of 90. he was instrumental of building nbc into a tremendous network during his tenure. a beloved man by everybody who worked for him and a o our sympathies to the family. he was a special human being. >> cris: got a chance to meet him, thanks to you. it was great. >> al: he was something else. the dallas cowboys will get the weekend off. their next game is a week from sunday night, against the giants on "sunday night football." so, we will be there for that

the giants are 8-3. pittsburgh coming up on sunday, to try to keep pace with them. only loss this season for the cowboys was to the giants, by one point on opening day. so, find out about mike zimmer and minnesota's next game is a week from sunday. they two to jacksonville. whether mike can make it or not, we don't know. bradford trying to lead that comeback, comes up short. but coming up next, the

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welcome to "the folks volkswagen gulf alltrack game report." >> the minnesota vikings hold zeke elliott to less than 90 yards rushing since week two. and yet, the dallas cowboys emerge with their 11th-consecutive victory here on "thursday night football." winning a football game. a tight one, 17-15, here in minnesota. heather cox, moments ago, with dak prescott. >> you came into a hostile environment, on the road against a top two defense. what went right tonight? >> we stuck together. we played a great defense.

happen. things didn't go our way. but we stayed together. >> 11-consecutive wins. and we talked yesterday. there's no stage too big. what's the key to you staying so composed and so confident during this run? >> my teammates and coaches. we have a great group of veterans that have been here that have done this. just keep us all under control, just allow us to go out and have fun. >> congratulations. let's go upstairs to al. a year that starts with tony romo in preseason. and opening-day loss to the giants. they're a team you can see it now. and they figure out different ways to win the game. and they certainly did tonight. >> let's say this. that was an ugly game tonight, for the dallas cowboys. they did it in an atypical fashion tonight because the time of possession, much more in favor of the minnesota vikings.

they found a way to win. and as much as anything tonight, they went on special teams. it was the big turnover down there, that led to the go ahead touchdown. special teams, a big difference all night tonight. >> the irony in that, was zimmer not able to coach. and priefer the interim head coach. the one special teams guy that works with everybody. and the thielen play, that was really close, was the play of the game, though. >> and sam bradford hung in this is an offense that is struggling to put something together. they did on occasion. and did it on the two-point conversion and get the penalty. and don't catch a break on the officials from the last one. >> dallas, 11-1. and minnesota at .500 after the great start. they are 6-6. we'll have more of the postgame report when we come back to minneapolis after this.

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of its kind police unit patrolling our streets pour the first time and we're riding along on their first overnight latest cabinet pick while taking a victory lap after the election. a special event tonight for the children of fallen service members in our area. one organization making their holidays a little brighter. >> announcer: news4 at 11:00 begins with breaking news. that breaking news right now on the outer loop of the beltway at i-95 and springfield, those outer loop lanes are closed because of a serious crash.

one of the cars involved caught fire. there are reports one person was thrown from a vehicle. all outer loop traffic right now is getting forced onto the back lick road exit ramp. fairfax county police rolled out a brand-new unit tonight onto the streets, the first in our area dedicated to enforcing dui laws. >> this unit works year round, not just on the holidays. jackie bensen got to ride along on their first >> reporter: fairfax county police officers prepare for a evening shift different than many he has done before. he and the other eight officers in the new squad will focus on getting impaired drivers off the road. >> it's not okay to drive bile intoxicated. >> the driving while intoxicated have trended down ward, but we're seeing an uptick in

drugs. >> reporter: the effect of drugs can differ from alcohol detection. >> a drug recognition experts can often tell you just by evaluating a person through a series similar to field so bright test thes, can determine what type of drug they are on, often how much they've used. >> i'm going to stop and let him know what's going on. >> reporter: out on patrol, this officer makes a traffic stop. the money for thi from a grant administered by the department of motor vehicles. >> fairfax has the largest county police force in the state. as a pilot project we have to put something here in virginia. they have done an excellent job. >> reporter: statistics from this unit will be gathered every year and compared to see if the mission as this grant is doing what the plenty wants it to do, reduce the number of impaired

new tonight a man accused of setting his girlfriend on fire is behind bars now. police arrested louis reader in richmond this evening. he was caught just hours after delores williams died from burns suffered inside their fairfax county home here last month. police tell us the couple got into a argument and reader set williams on firedfire. he had been on the run. police tell us a tip helped we have word that the man killed in alexandria last night was on the run after escaping from a prison in california. he was found behind the town house where he used to live years ago. this is the seventh homicide in alexandria this year, the third in this section that's north of old town since june. alexandria's acting police chief says various outreach groups are working to find solutions to the

housing issues because we understand that even though we've seen a few acts of violence that have led to homicides, we know this just isn't a police matter. >> police do not believe that mclennon's murder was random. but they also say it is not connected to the other homicide inside that area either. a surprise announcement from donald trump tonight as he began his thank you tour with a campaign-style rally in he ohio. in what seemed like an o revealed his pick for secretary of defense. and he pledged to unify the country while also continuing to take shots at his doubters. news4's brian moor has our report. in his first official trip since the election he went to ohio stop one in his victory tour. >> the people of this the great state answered.

indiana, where he celebrated carrier air's decision not to export a thousand jobs to mexico. >> these companies aren't going to be leaving anymore, they are not going to be taking people's hearts out. >> great news. >> reporter: it is a holiday gift for workers who had been bracing for unemployment. but cnbc confirmed carrier is closing another indiana plant, exporting.00 jobs to mexico, that includes the one held by this trump supporter.

looking ahead, elections officials in wisconsin are looking back to election day. they are recounting every vote arc task that will keep them busy around the clock for the next two weeks. brian moor, nbc news, washington. three, two, one! woo! >> president obama and the first family lit the national christmas tree for the fin taking place at the ellipse near the white house earlier tonight. the ceremony filled with musical performances, kelly clarkson, mark anthony, james taylor, garth brooks, trisha yearwood. >> doug was there too, and he has a look at our forecast. >> a cool night tonight. it definitely feels cool. now we have gotten cloud cover making its way in and that has put a cap on ourp atmosphere, a

temperatures to get all that cool yet. 48 in derek c. 43 in haguerstown. normally this time of year we should be in the 30s everywhere. even though it feels quite cool temperatures right now are above average. i think we'll be at or above average tomorrow. 39 for the overnight low. 7:00 a.m. tomorrow it's still cold. 47 by noon. 53 by 4:00. coming up in just a second we'll talk about the weekend forecast and the first air. it's in the ten-day forecast. i'll have it for you in about ten minutes. the death toll from those wildfires in tennessee now climbed to 11. the state's governor declaring a state of emergency tonight to speed up aid to the victims. hurricane-force winds fueled those wildfires monday, forced more than 14,000 residents to evacuate the city of gatt land burr. >> federal investigators believe metro knew about track defects

summer a. train came to have the tracks to us east falls station in july. 63 people were on board. no one was seriously hurt. the ntsb says the spacing between the rails was too the wide because of deteriorated wooden cross ties a. report blames metro's ineffective inspection and maintenance practices. now it seems a showdown over metro's service is inevitable. because today a two years that vote is preliminary. now, dc leaders can decide if them veto this. from the sounds of it, that just might happen during a tense the meeting today. metro board chair and dc council board member evan said dc only would sign off on the changes for one year. it's not a threat, mr. goldman,

district of columbia. we believe we have compromised enormously. for someone to say that we need to compromise more is not a realistic approach to this problem. >> the full board will vote in two weeks. the proposed cuts would end service at 11:30 we can nights, 1:00 a.m. on friday and saturday, and 11 p.m. on sunday. and that will start in july. the safeway in adams morgan is back open now after it was shutwn found improper food storage, a leaking refrigerator, and mouse droppings. all this in the deli section. safeway says a follow-up npg was solve. it also told us tonight store cleanliness is of the utmost importance. and the issues found wednesday did not meet company standards. vandals have struck twice in montgomery this week leaving

yesterday a family in burtonville found three of their cars spray painted with the words swastika and the words trump and racist. thursday, a swastika on a wall in a high school. >> no matter where it is, whether it is placed in a school or again to represent a condemnation of a person upholding one political view, it's ab hornet and should be rejected by everybody. >> there have been other instances of hate based vandalism in the county. officials say they have noticed a uptick in the crimes since this election. >> it's said a police officer used excessive force when he hit a suspect with his police cruiser. a grand jury indicted the officer on charges of assault and misconduct in office. a suspect was running from

him. prosecutors believe it was intentional and unwarranted. hernandez has been suspended since that incident in june. child protective services investigating how a toddler was allowed to walk ow the front door of a day-care center in gainesville three weeks ago. police say a 3-year-old walked out of the kiddie academy after dark and wandered at least 200 feet to a papa john's. employees at the pizza place first tried to the day care's director is charged with child neglect. one of the greatest explorers of his generation apparently not done exploring. >> former astronaut buzz auld drin, 86 years old, rescued from a competition to the south pole. an update on his condition. we have got santa. we have got kids. we have hugs. we have toys. and everyone is honoring the children of fallen u.s. service members.

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check that out a. massive red ribbon hanging from the white house northport port coto mark world aid day. people around the globe use december 1st to remind people about the fight begins hiv aids and remember those who lost their lives to it. the mayor today vowed to end the

more than 18,000 people are living with the disease in dc. that qualifies as an epidemic. the plan calls for 90% of residents to know their hiv status by 2020, and a 50% decrease in new info fixes. we took a look at who is being asking diagnosed and which parts of the district are being hit the hardest. search d cnbc on the nbc washington app. former drin, the second man to walk on the moon is recovering in a hospital after a dramatic emergency rescue to the south pole. the 86-year-old traveled to the bottom of the world with a luxury tour the. at 90 though feet above sea level his condition deteriorated. he was meddy vacced to new zealand. he is described as stable with fluid in his lungs but responding well to antibiotics

moon with kneel armstrong following him down the ladder to the lunar surface. a white house spokesperson says it is logical now that previous barriers to women in military service are being removed. the administration says it remains committed to an all volunteer military. it could take an ability of congress to add women to the treated to special cheer tonight in arlington. this time of year can be bitter sweet for their families. they have all lost parents who served our country in the military. news4's shomari stone now on the organization bringing them a little winter wonderland. >> it's incredible. it's really -- it's so much fun. >> reporter: mickey and her six-year-old son christopher are happy. >> it's overwhelming but like a good overwhelming.

and winter wonderland for survivors. toys for totd provided governments. >> it's fun to see other people who lost their parents. >> reporter: to show their peeshs for more than 100 kids and wives who lost their parents. her husband was killed in afghanistan in >> we are here for a sad reason but people want to make us feel good. >> reporter: the joy of the holiday season is sometimes overshadowed by the loss but the organizers say the gifts and the love shown here tonight help the families with their grieving. >> the most parn part of the night is that the kids are together. >> reporter: christopher received his gift and showed respect for the marines. >> you can never forget this night. never forget this night.

>> reporter: in arlington, shomari stone, news4. doug had a lot of christmas cheer in his evening as well. he was down at the tree lighting. >> that was so cool. it is a great event every year. this year not as cold as in past years. you've done it a few times. you know what i'm talking about. this time we were in the 40s, the wind chill felt like the 30s. it was definitely cold out and i wore the wrong shoes. other than that, temperatures right now sitting in the 40s. 48 at the airport. that's well above average. two witnesses for that. one, wind out of the west at ten miles an hour, that helps to keep the warmer weather at the surface. the other thing is the cloud cover keeps that blanket on top of the atmosphere here keeping us warm. this is fairly mild for this time of year even though it feels chilly. 41 in manassas. 32 in gaithersburg.

even that has come up a degree over the last hour, once again because of the cloud cover moving in. you can see it on the radar, no rain to talk b. here's what is happening. storm system from yesterday is moving out. we have got another storm system up towards the great lakes. you see it bringing in lake effect rain around the buffalo area, over towards parts of michigan and you can see the clouds inching down across your region. if those clouds stick around we are going to be on the cool side tonight. freezing. do you know who is getting snow in the next couple of ways? hawaii. in the volcanos, above 12,000 feet but they could see 6 to 12 inches of snow. hawaii might get snow first this season. not your forecast. 39 tomorrow morning. 50 at noon. 53 by 3:00 in the afternoon. not a bad day tomorrow. it's going to be quite nice for this time of year. the actual average high is

be chilly. upper 40s toward the west, low 50s in and around the city and the metro area. sunshine, a little bit of a breeze, cool, not bad. friday, 53 degrees. quite cool. if you are going out friday night take the coat. look at these numbers, 7:00, 46, 42 by 11:00. with a little bit of wind. that puts the wind chill in the 30s. speaking of that, it's going to be really struggle to hit 50 degrees here. a lot of people getting out there getting their christmas trees on sunday. yes! 40 degrees 9:00. more clouds at noon. temperatures around 46. chilly at 3:00. increasing cloud cover on sunday keeps things cool as well. make sure you have the coats on. next week chilly air. notice next weekend. next saturday and sunday we are going for highs in the upper 30s to low 40s.

air comes in next week and it look like it wants to stick around for a while. >> we call that winter? >> yes. i think some people around here call it that. coming up, the cavs can't beat the clock while an old friend turns foe. >> sports is up next. first here's jimmy fallon. >> emma stone is my guest. jeff redean morgan. ?? ??