Announcer this is nbc nightly news reporting tonight from the Olympic Games in rio, peter alexander. Good evening on this wet and windy night the rio olympics will draw to a close. A carnival like closing ceremony. A fitting end to the first games in south mevg. Team usa with a historic performance securing 121 total medals the most won in three decades and the third most ever. And the brazilian hosts are reveling after earning gold in this countrys most popular sport. Reporter as the soccer team goes so goes the country. At least that is what Many Brazilians believe. Neymar has a chance to make history. Reporter in the final moments of the shootout in maracana stadium you could see it in their faces. Blows the whistle reporter two years ago in the semifinal of the world cup, brazil lost in the same stadium to the same team, a crushing, 71. Neymar right footed takes it and scores reporter when that final goal sailed in it wasnt just the countrys first soccer gold medal it was redemptio
Street. The flash on your screen is a car exploding after a drunk driver ran a red light in citizen hit a jeep denver and hit a jeep so hard. The drunk driver is now on his way to prison. 9news crime and justice reporter Anastasiya Bolton is joining us now. The driver was so drunk he blacked out . Reporter we talk about drunk driving a lot but rarely do we get to seeneural views crash see interviews with the drivers after they crash. The driver was just sentenced to 24 years in prison for this crash off 44 and federal in august of last year. [ indiscernible ] they are still alive. Yes, they are. [ crying ] anything you would like to say to them . I am so sorry. Irresponsible. Reporter at the time of the interview the driver of the car hasnt died yet. During rush hour he was driving to get food. At the time he was going to twice the legal speed limit and then blew threw stop light hitting a jeep so hard it raptured the gas tank and the jeep caught fire. The driver of the jeep died later
Announcer this is nbc nightly news reporting tonight from the Olympic Games in rio, peter alexander. Good evening on this wet and windy night the rio olympics will draw to a close. A carnival like closing ceremony. A fitting end to the first games in south mevg. Team usa with a historic performance securing 121 total medals the mos third most ever. And the brazilian hosts are reveling after earning gold in this countrys most popular sport. Reporter as the soccer team goes so goes the country. At least that is what Many Brazilians believe. Neymar has a chance to make history. Reporter in the final moments of the shootout in maracana stadium you could see it in their faces. Blows the whistle brazil lost in the same stadium to the same team, a crushing, 71. Neymar right footed takes it and scores reporter when that final goal sailed in it wasnt just the countrys first soccer gold medal it was redemption. Brazil strike olympic gold for the first time in their history. Reporter a fitting en
Announcer this is nbc nightly news reporting tonight from the Olympic Games in rio, peter alexander. Good evening on this wet and windy night the rio olympics will draw to a close. A carnival like closing ceremony. A fitting end to the first games in south mevg. Team usa with a historic performance securing 121 total three decades and the third most ever. And the brazilian hosts are reveling after earning gold in this countrys most popular sport. Reporter as the soccer team goes so goes the country. At least that is what Many Brazilians believe. Neymar has a chance to make history. Reporter in the final moments of the shootout in maracana stadium you could see it in their faces. Reporter two years ago in the semifinal of the world cup, brazil lost in the same stadium to the same team, a crushing, 71. Neymar right footed takes it and scores reporter when that final goal sailed in it wasnt just the countrys first soccer gold medal it was redemption. Brazil strike olympic gold for the fir
Announcer this is nbc nightly news ing tonight from the Olympic Games in rio, peter alexander. Good evening on this wet and windy night the rio olympics will draw to a close. A carnival like closing ceremony. A fitting end to the first games in south mevg. Team usa with a historic performance securing 121 total medals the most won third most ever. And the brazilian hosts are reveling after earning gold in this countrys most popular sport. Reporter as the soccer team goes so goes the country. At least that is what Many Brazilians believe. Neymar has a chance to make history. Reporter in the final moments of the shootout in maracana stadium you could see it in their faces. Blows the whistle brazil lost in the same stadium to the same team, a crushing, 71. Neymar right footed takes it and scores reporter when that final goal sailed in it wasnt just the countrys first soccer gold medal it was redemption. Brazil strike olympic gold for the first time in their history. Reporter a fitting end