but first, >>> it has been a busy couple of years for actor jeremy renner.nt in iraq in the film "the hurt locker." and played a bank robber in the 2010 film called "the town" earning oscar nominations for both roles. now he has chosen to accept the mission of starring alongside tom cruise in "mission impossible: ghost protocol." take a look. >> so you're sure about this suit, right? >> pretty sure. >> pretty sure? >> jump. >> o god. >> jump. jump! >> oh. come here, renner. good morning to you. pretty sure? >> yeah. exactly. >> what is it about you? this is a crazy thing. you've done a lot of crazy things for this movie. >> yes. >> what is it about you that kind of seeks this impossible physical challenges that kind of death defying stuff? >> i don't know -- i don't know if i enjoy it, but come on, it's a big fun action movie. you get the opportunity to do those sorts of things, hang out with tom and stuff. that's amazing. >> yeah, let's take a look at that. that clip is getting a lot of play, the one with tom cruise, hanging off the world's tallest building

jeremy renner, thank you so much. the movie is called "mission impossible:ghost protocol".y to the nfl. >>> this morning on "today's" extra yard, the inspirational story of new york giants' rookie mark herzlich. correspondent -- people are pushing me around here. jenna bush hager is here with more on this on the football beat. jenna, good morning. >> morning, guys. yeah, he's young, only 24 years old, but herzlich has lived a lifetime over the last two years battling cancer on the way to the nfl. a journey that's changed his perspective on life. >> my dream as a little kid was to play in the nfl. >> he liked the jacksonville jaguars. >> football became something i really fell in love with in high school. >> he started getting interested in colleges. >> reporter: it's no secret that making the nfl is tough. only about one out of every two,000 children who ever play the game will take the field as a pro. mark herzlich wanted to be that one. a high school standout, he played at boston college, and as a junior was named acc defensive player of the year. with that became buzz he

one of his team members is jeremy renner, who has been an analyst until now. but nothing is ever as it seems. >> who are you really? >> we all have our secrets. don't we, ethan? >> not very emotional about things. >> he brings a physicality and an intelligence and a charm. and it's a surprise. >> reporter: mission impossible goes protocol, opens december 21st. >> now? >> yes. commit. jump. >> jump? >> jump. and i catch you. >> jump! >> reporter: also tonight, kourtney kardashian's surprise pregnancy. and net work news bloopers you just have to see. that and much more coming up much later on entertainment tonight. >> and you can see entertainment tonight, coming up at 7:30, here on wjz. i get all choked up over entertainment. >> i hope we're in auto -- not in any of those network bloopers. >>> still to come tonight. an update on the injury status. >> stan has the story coming up in sports next. ,,,,,, -dad, why are you getting that? -that's my cereal. is there a prize in there? oh, there's a prize, all right. is it a robot? no. is it a jet plane? nope. is it a

one is jeremy renner, who has been an analyst until now. nothing is as it seems. >> who are you really? >> very analytical. and not very emotional about things. >> he brings a physicality and an intelligence and a charm. and it's a surprise. >> reporter: mission impossible goes protocol, opens december 21st. >> now? >> yes. commit. jump. >> jump? >> jump. >> and i catch you? >> jump! >> reporter: also tonight, kourtney kardashian's surprise pregnancy. and network news bloopers you just have to see. that and much more coming up later on entertainment tonight. >> and you can see entertainment tonight at 7:30, here on wjz. >> well, two zebras escaped from a virginia zoo. the zoo said outside workers left the gate open. zebras saw it and ran free. animal control officers safely captured them with tranquilizers. they are now back at the leesburg animal park. and they were unharmed. but the people who drove by and saw them in virginia. >> imagine the 911 operator. you see a what? and it's where? >> uh-huh. >> looklook at the painting on that hors