chris clackham, nbc news >>> japan became the latest nation to announce a diplomatic boycott of the olympices the government made the official to not send government officials to beijing joining the u.s., the united kingdom and australia japan will send officials with ties to the olympics, including the chief of the tokyo summer games, and the japanese olympic committee president. >>> now to the nfl and demolition derby in dallas on "sunday night football." the cowboys offense didn't give washington a warm welcome. getting out to a 21-0 lead in the first. dallas nearly doubled washington's offensive yardage, and dak prescott spent a chunk of the second half on the bench. the cowboys nabbed the 56-14 win. but it was another offensive performance that had the league roaring. >> 2nd and 7 williams downfield look at this on the fly footrace leaping into the end zone, 68 yards. >> the bengals quarterback joe burrow put on a clinic cincinnati he finished with 525 passing yards, good for the fourth most in a game in nfl history the bengals beat down on the ravens 41-21 and the bills and patriots w

nbc's chris clackham has more on harry reid's lasting legacy. >> the highlight for me -- >> reporter:ry reid has known as a tenacious fighter even before becoming a senator. growing up in poverty, his toughness shined as a scrappy boxer, and later as a u.s. capitol police officer. he got his political start in nevada politics serving on the state's gaming commission in the late '70s and early '80s. then climbed onto the national political stage in 1983, serving two terms in the house and for the next 30 years as u.s. senator from nevada, even becoming senate majority leader in 2007. >> i do hope they will do their constitutional duty -- >> reporter: during his leadership tenure, reid was a sharp critic of president george w. bush but instrumental in the obama years, passing major legislation like the affordable care act. throughout his career, reid also championed a cause dear to him, land conservation in nevada. it was a severe injury suffered on exercise equipment in january 2015 that eventually led to the fierce fighter losing some punch. although reid refused to admit it at the ti