allyson felix is fighting.lyson felix! >> what a nice for allyson she was so tough to be able to hang on when so many people counted her out. she gets another medal you can never count this woman out in a final, but shaunae miller-uibo becomes only the second woman in history to win back to back olympic gold at the 400. and she completes a historic sweep for the bahamas. steven gardner won the men's 400 last night and shaunae miller-uibo dominated for the women after suffering injuries all credit to the mental toughness and tenacity it took to defend tonight. >> 49.20 she is the first dominican republic woman to win an individual medal in the sport of track and field in the olympic games. but allyson felix, number 10 in a season's best 49.4 she is tied with the legend, carl lewis, on ten olympic medals phenomenal performance and the grit at the end that she displayed was phenomenal >> what we just witnessed was pure greatness allyson felix. she was in lane 9. nobody to key off of she's only went under 50 second

allyson — and the 10,000 as well. looking up the usa, allyson felix, _ and the 10,000 as well.son felix, what are for her. she has effectively put a bit of a positive spin on what has been may be a disappointing track and field session for the usa and the other picks?— field session for the usa and the other icks? , ., ., ., , other picks? yes, we are normally used to hearing _ other picks? yes, we are normally used to hearing that _ other picks? yes, we are normally used to hearing that national- other picks? yes, we are normally used to hearing that national a i other picks? yes, we are normally used to hearing that national a lot| used to hearing that national a lot more anthem times than we have heard it so far in the olympic stadium. at allyson felix, ijust cannot believe she has lasted for five olympic games. it has spanned 17 years. she is now aged 35. when she first started winning medals, she was 18. if i look at that relay, mo won the 800 metres title aged 19. she will have watched allyson felix for the past decade, i'm sure, since she has been involved in the sport.

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as i said, allyson felix is 35 years old.e women who have had careers, because of title ix, a law that opened the floodgates for women and girls to play sports 50 years ago. they've had opportunities to play in their teens, 20s, and keep going in their 30s. invariably some of these women will want to have children. as allyson felix had her daughter three years ago, all of a sudden nike, her sponsor, she's one of the biggest names in the nike stable, all of a sudden nike says, no, we're not going to pay you while you are pregnant and on maternity leave. she fought that, and she won. nike and other shoe companies, other big names in the sports industry, relented and said, yes, we do need to respect the rights of mothers who continue to compete. a huge victory, and i think we'll see the benefits of that continuing on in the olympic games, kim. there are going to be more women who are veterans, who are moms, who are going to be able to, as i said, reap those benefits that allyson felix fought for, and turns out once again, won. n

allyson felix looking to sprint to another record.d track and field athlete ever brazil versus switzerland and later gold medals in the men and women's canoe sprint final jackie joyner-kersee widely considered the all-time in the heptathalon and it's an honor meeting you. track and field entering the spotlight in tokyo what americans do you have your eye on, jackie especially with sha'carri richardson out of the games? >> so we have a real strong american team both on the men and women's side my husband, bob kersee, who is coaching allyson felix and sydney mclaughlin and looking out for them and looking to see what's going to happen in the women's hepthathlon with our three women. looking for one of them or all of them to get on the podium but then tyler davis in the long jump who broke my collegiate record brittney rece, look time history there. >> you are all full into this day. usain bolt not on the track for the first time since '04 is there anyone who could try to fill those running shoes >> you know what, it's not so much about

so what a way to go out for allyson felix. that is amazing. >> us men and women's basketball team go for the gold this weekend and for them and it's not the battle against doncic that had anticipated. >> so the men are taking on france and they should win that game. but they already lost to franceaearlier in these olympics. that was their first game here in tokyo and after the game, rudy gobare who was playing for team france. of course he said that if we see the united states again. it could look like a very different team that us men's basketball team was without 3 of its players because you had 3 guys. so we're still competing in the nba finals. and i think they had less than 48 hours to get here to tokyo for the first game. but since that loss team usa has bounced back and will be going for its 4th straight gold medal. this one not as guaranteed as the women's one in my mind and the mind of others. but team usa should win on the men's side as well. so nice. what's the prediction for the women's game. so the women you could

the latest on team u.s.a., and allyson felix's golden finish. and later, wonderful wally.e town honors a trailblazer as she shares her story of soaring into space. >> i'm looking out the window, and i say, "wow! there goes the ground!" this is the "cbs weekend news." from chicago, here's adriana diaz. >> diaz: good evening. we begin tonight with the significant setback in america's covid recovery. new daily infections have reached their highest levels in six months, returning to numbers we haven't seen since the past winter surge. take a look. new daily cases bottomed out in june at 11,000. now they number more than 100,000. several southern states are facing their largest outbreaks of the pandemic. the worst is in florida, which had more than 134,000 cases last week. the delta variant is fueling infections, especially among the unvaccinated nationwide. and now there's concern that one of the world's biggest motorcycle rallies could spark more problems. cbs' mola lenghi is in sturgis, south dakota. mola, good evening. >> reporter: well, hey, adriana. as you can see, the st

. >> 11 olympic medals for allyson felix. >> to larson for the win >> it's suni lee who is in the top spot >> how their dominance is inspiring the next generation. today, monday, august 9th, 2021. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with savannah guthrie and hoda kotb from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza >>> hi, everybody. good morning welcome to "today" on monday morning. it's good to have you with us. really good to have you, craig you made it back from tokyo. >> it's good to be back. i'm talking to you, but i'm actually sleeping with my eyes open >> it's like midnight your time. we'll get you back on the clock this week. hoda is going to enjoy some time off. actually, it's her birthday today. as you can see, we are beginning the week with another enthusiastic crowd out there question eel be with them in just a moment. >> that's right. we are calling it olympic plaza for at least one more day after sunday's closing ceremony. >>> we are following some other major stories, including new covid concerns, officials now grappling with how to handle a dramatic rise in the daily cas

allyson felix claimed her place in the history books.nd another american runner surprised everyone. stephanie gosk has more from tokyo. >> reporter: molly seidel ran with the audacity of a newcomer. >> molly seidel in her third marathon is running with some of the best to ever compete in marathon. >> reporter: and it paid off. >> molly seidel, you are an olympic medalist. >> reporter: the third u.s. woman to ever medal in the marathon in the olympics. something her cheering section in wisconsin, certainly, appreciates. >> we did it. i'm good. i'm so tired. >> reporter: there was gold today, too, for the u.s. both, the men and women winning the 4 by 400 relay. allyson felix going out on top in her last-ever race at the olympics. her 11th medal. now, the most decorated track athlete in u.s. history. >> the collection of team work and the unity we had and the balance we had in our team. that gives me the chills. you know? like, whoo. >> and in basketball, the u.s. men overcame a wobbly start to the game beating france in the final. >> kevin

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allyson felix says her fifth olympics is about a lot more than medals.r her daughter. >> i feel like becoming a mother changed me in every possible way. i mean, it showed me how strong i was. >> reporter: in 2018, felix, just 32 weeks' pregnant was submitted to the hospital with severe pre-eclampsia, a life-threatening complication. her daughter camron was born weighing 3 pounds, 7 ounces. >> i was literally sitting there watching her fight every single day. running was the furthest thing of my mind. all my energy was going into making sure she was okay. >> reporter: kamron spent a month in the nicu. and then lo and behold, she is out watching you run. >> i can't believe how far we have come. >> she is off to the olympics being a mom. >> reporter: but the road back to competition wasn't easy. at first, felix could barely walk 30 minutes on a treadmill left the elite athlete in tears. people kind of expect you to be super woman. >> and you expect yourself to be able to be super woman as well. and then you go through a real life experience and you are just

allyson felix becoming the most decorated u.s. track and field olympian. men's basketball clinching a fourth straight gold medal. our james longman in tokyo with team usa's final push to the podium. >>> good evening. it's great to have you with us on this saturday. i'm whit johnson. we begin tonight with the covid surge and the delta variant fueling an alarming rise in cases. the country now seeing four straight days of more than 100,000 new infections. florida leading the u.s. in hospitalizations. emergency rooms filling up. some facilities in jacksonville opening so-called expansion units, desperate for more space. the growing numbers of patients there nearly all unvaccinated. health-care professionals nationwide urging people still on the fence to get their shots. and many appear to be hearing that call. the number of doses administered up 25% this week. states with the highest case numbers seeing the biggest increase in vaccinations. more than 68% of americans 12 and older now with at least one shot. just over 50% of all americans fully vaccinated. in

allyson felix another golden effort, the dominant run winning a seventh straight gold in the 4x400 meterfour seconds. felix has 11 medals to her name. she'll go home to her 2-year-old daughter cami and husband kenneth and celebrate. japan, the baseball-loving nation. made a special request to get america's past time back in the olympics beating the u.s. finally getting their gold, the team of japanese all-stars shutting out team usa 2-0. j pan's first ever gold in basketball. the silver medal a huge accomplishment for ed ealvarez. 31 years old from miami and won a silver medal in speed skating in 2014. when we start to feel good about ourselves in the gym or something, we think of eddy alvarez. >> thanks so much, coy. >>> the olympic games were held under the shadow of a global pandemic. as covid is keeping everyone apart there were presentee of trials to help people feel closer. less than two hours thor is mainy will hand over the 2024 summer games to host paris. blake is standing by in tokyo. organizers are playing things close to the vest about the closing ceremony. what can you tell

>> oh, i've known allyson since she was in high school.ool and got her career started she came and stayed with my mother for a few days because i knew her coaches. i am so proud of her. she has been such a lady throughout. records are actually borrowed. medals are owned. i don't mind sharing any record and now she passed me so it's hers and i'm looking forward to the next person. the way it's going it's probably going to be another woman someday. >> yeah, let's talk about that because you said the women. i mean, if they had been their own country, u.s. women would've been fourth in overall medals. they did so well this time around. u.s. men, especially track and field not as well. you were quite passionate about the 4 x 100 relay. you told this to christine brennan of "usa today." it's people's lives, we're just playing games with people's lives, it's totally avoidable. and america is sitting there rooting for the united states and then they have this clown show. i can't take it anymore, it's just unacceptable. it's not hard to do the rela

and allyson felix becoming the most decorated u.s.nk about taking home 11 olympic medals. gold, silver, bronze. all -- going all the way back to athens in 2004. allyson spoke about what this accomplishment really means. >> um, i've grown up in this sport, and so it means a lot. and then, to close it out this way is really special. but also, just like sitting here and listening to what the other girls have said. um, it really means a lot to me because, you know, i know those people in my life, who came before me. and how they inspired me. and i'm, also, thinking about the -- the young girls and boys who are inspired by these women, by their dominant performances. and um, it's just a cycle. you know? and so, the next generation is going to be up there talk about them and i think that's just really cool. and to me, that's the biggest thing, um, beyond running on the track, is actually, like, impacting lives. >> so, i don't know if you remember watching the beginning of the olympics. the weather was a lot like this. it was stormy. and the

and it is history for allyson felix leaving with a total of a career 11 gold medals. tv viewers around the world marking the end of the olympics like no other, and now looking forward to the next games in paris. liz mclaughlin, nbc news, tokyo. >>> the olympic organizers are saying that 11 athletes were unable to participate because of the positive covid tests, and three people were hospitalized because of the virus, and since recovered. the good-byes are happening in tokyo and here in the bay area, and here at the nbc bay area, they are commemorating the tokyo 2020 ceremony, and the oldest of the three japan towns in the united states held a celebration. that is robert handa who emceed the event, and they came to celebrate japanese heritage, and we caught up with one family who said that the event today holds special meaning. >> we have been to japan andleyed in japan, and this is the end of the olympics, and this is a great time to be here. >> you can catch the closing ceremony right here on nbc bay area starting at 5:00 p.m. >>> we told you about the wild animals p

allyson felix may or may not win, but she's already a winner in olympic history. so i'm looking for the 400 meter finals we'll be looking forward to that as well. and thank you so much for that. report. i hope you enjoy the sunny weather out there today. >> well, wildfire in greece has forced the evacuation of dozens of villages near olympia. the site of the ancient olympic games. fire crews have so far managed to keep flames away from the site, but they're still out there, but at least 3 significant fires are burning in places throughout greece, including the parts of southern greece. the outskirts of athens. no deaths or injuries have been reported. but there's been widespread destruction to buildings and to greece is already shrinking. >> forrest. let's take a live look outside here. looking out at san francisco's downtown skyline almost shrouded in all that thick and lawrence, not too early to say. tell us about the weekend. get ready for the weekend. yes, should be a nice one to temperatures getting a little hot. i think the parts of the area even starting to

and allyson felix is 35 years old. so these are women who have had careers because of title ix, a law that opened the floodgates for women and girls to play sports 50 years ago, they have had opportunities to play in their teens and 20s and keep going in their 30s. and invariably some will want to have children. and all of a sudden nike, her sponsor, now nike says no, we are not going to pay you while you are pregnant and on maternity leave. and she fought that and she won. nike and other shoe companies, other big names in therelented we need to respect the rights of mothers who continue to compete. >> that was christine brennan speaking to us earlier from tokyo. >>> and the u.s. senate is inching closer tos paing ssing massive infrastructure bill. after months of negotiations, 18 are not senators joined democrats to shut down debate on the bill. senators are confident that it will pass but when is still unclear. lauren fox has the latest from capitol hill. >> reporter: well, senators are back in washington, they had h

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team usa's allyson felix setting a record in track. the american duo winning gold in women's beach volleyball, and the stars of u.s. women's soccer. have we seen them play in their last olympics? >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt reporting tonight from tokyo. >> hello, everyone. on our final night from tokyo, as the summer games draw to a close later this weekend, we'll have full details from here ahead. but back home, we're witnessing tonight what officials stress is a pandemic of the unvaccinated, but one that's impacting all of us, just as experts have been predicting, the covid outlook is continuing to worsen. as we come on the air, over 125,000 new cases to report. 566 new deaths, and more medical centers calling for help, even as summer events bring together massive crowds in communities already hard hit. florida recording nearly 23,000 cases today, the highest single day count since the pandemic began. while there has been some progress in the number of new vaccinations, little has slowed the current surg

allyson felix just ran into the record books at the olympics.s assignment with more on her history. it is great to watch that race, ten golds, ten medals i should say for her. >> so inspiring. already alegend. she was. six time gold medallist and this is her fifth olympic games but the first time as a mother. her biggest goal is to be an inspiration to little girls around the world including her daughter cammy. now taking bronze, she just cemented her status as the goat of women's track and field. 35 years old and her tenth career olympic medal. she's the most decorated female track olympic either. she crossed the line in 49.46 seconds saving her season best for last. the six golds were among the most of any woman all time on the track. she also already had three silvers and now this bronze. congratulations to the best to ever do it, allyson felix. u.s. women's basketball dominated against serbia. they will play for a seventh straight gold medal. they extended the win streak to a staggering 54 games, jim. brianna steward set they wanted to have

allyson's story is what you showed.a lot of athletes to have a kid. can i go back and recover. is it considered taboo? she is making it en vogue, if you will. she responsible sponsored nine other athletes to bring their children there. ultimately, turn around and get a bronze and could be the most decorated if she wins in the relay and all the while being such a very wonderful avocate for mothers and athletes. this is a phenomenal story. >> kenny, it is a great story. when she was at the beginning of the packages with lester holt talking about i found out how tough i was when i was a mother. yeah, that will show you how tough you were. then preeclampsia and in the nicu for a month. i can't imagine as a parent going out after that and getting back to top world class form. then taking on nike and fighting nike for other women. and keeping her head down and plowing ahead and achieving this today. my god, this is such a great story. >> yeah. we're big fans. i got to interview her long ago. cari knows her better than i. she

so what a way to go out for allyson felix.azing. >> us men and women's basketball team go for the gold this weekend and for them and it's not the battle against luka doncic that had anticipated. >> so the men are taking on france and they should win that game. but they already lost to france. earlier in these olympics. that was their first game here in tokyo and after the game, rudy gobare who was playing for team france. of course he said that if we see the united states again. it could look like a very different team that us men's basketball team was without 3 of its players because you had 3 guys. so we're still competing in the nba finals. and i think they have less than 48 hours to get here to tokyo for the first game. but since that loss team usa has bounced back and will be going for its 4th straight gold medal. this one not as guaranteed as the women's one in my mind and the mind of others. but team usa should win on the men's side as well. so knots. what's the prediction for the women's game. so the women you could pr

allyson felix brought the curtain down on her glittering 0lympic career with a seventh gold medal asictory in the axli00m women's relay.... felix, who on friday became the most decorated female track and field athlete of all time — with a bronze in the individual 400m, helped a �*dream team' us quartet home to victory. i cannot believe she has lasted for five 0lympic i cannot believe she has lasted for five olympic games, spanning 17 years. she is 35, she first started when she was 18 and looking at that really, the last leg was won by the 800 metre title win at age 19, she would have watched allyson felix for the past decade since she has been involved in the sport and i bet you cannot believe she is on the podium with a relay baton in the same team, took about legacy and i think the us have a lots to look forward to in the future. some history to celebrate for britain today — joe choong won gold in the men's modern pentathlon. he's the first british man to become individual olympic champion — in this multi format competition. he held off a late challenge in the final 800m as part o

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the legend herself allyson felix is with me now.pleasure to meet you. what was that home coming like. what did your sweet daughter say about this whole thing. >> so nice to be with you. it is such an amazing moment. that is the longest i've been apart from her and it is good to be reunited and she missed me and loved me and that is all i needed. >> and then the moment decorated track olympian in history. i hope do you not mind but i love saying that. has it sunken in yet for you? >> i don't know if it is completely hit. i mean, it is just such an honor. i love the sport and been competing in it so long so i feel the love and feel really appreciated. >> this olympics was like no other, right. how do you describe what this olympic experience was like? >> yeah, you said it perfectly. it was so different. i've been fortunate to keep in a lot of games and of course with the pandemic there were so many restrictions. but i also felt like there was just a different sense with the athletes. i think we felt like we needed to come together and

. >> allyson felix with her 11th career olympic medal. she passes the great carl lewis as the most decorated american track athlete of one time. >> it means so much. obviously i am going to miss being out there, but no regrets. it was fun. >> 35 years old, her fifth olympic game and first as a mother. what a way to go out, on top. >> incredible. what a dream come true. joy talk about dream come true. for another athlete, team usa has chosen tara winger to be the flag bearer at the closing ceremony. she is so proud, she posted it on instagram. she is one of two track and fien tokyo. she had her second best performance in the javelin. you can catch the closing ceremony here starting at 5:00 p.m. >>> and we will be celebrating it at historic japan plaza. you have two chances, one at noon and the other at 3:00 p.m. this is just two weeks ago during the opening celebration, also in japan town. tomorrow robert will be emceeing the event and we hope to see you there. >>> a violent night on oakland streets. police investigating two homicides abou

here are the two battling to the line and allyson felix...e her trying to fight on, and above simone... getting an opportunity to show her stuff. nonstop, displayed at the highest performance level... finding something and the us takes gold! ♪ dream on ♪ ♪ dream on ♪ ♪ dream on ♪ ♪ dream on ♪ - yes! ♪ ahhhhhhh ♪ ♪ dream until your dreams come true ♪ >> fighting through mental health challenges, which she acknowledged publicly. simone biles returned to competition to win the bronze medal on the balance beam. we go to tokyo. you said you were 20 yards away. describe what that comeback was like and this win was like. >> for the first time at these games, in my experience there was an atmosphere. no spectators. mostly media members from around the world, some fellow athletes. they said to keep social distancing. everyone standing to their feet when simone answered. my heart was pumping. one media member had cardboard cutouts of simone biles's dog because she wanted to show love to her. that's what this environment was like. she kept calm. i watch

allyson felix is now the most decorated female athlete of all time. previously that record was held by carl lewis. >>> nelly korda edged out japan for a gold medal. but in the baseball game, the u.s. fell to the host country with a 3-2 finish. on the mat, a silver from sarah hildebrand. in the equestrian team event, jessica springsteen made her olympic debut with a silver. >>> team usa water polo, those women came out with a big win, a gold. and seeing our hometown hero continue her scoring streak. there are more gold medals up for grabs. women's basketball, and women's volleyball. they will be taking on brazil hoping to get their first gold medal. >> liz, before we let you go, one more day. any more uniforms to show? you have a different outfit on every single day. >> i am wearing the close uniform jacket, but we never got to show you some weightlifting swag we have. a pair of medals went home with weightlifters. and katie nye broke a record, three of them actually. and this belt, gives you abdominal support while you are crunching. >> nice, liz. >>>

here are the two battling to the line and allyson felix...d above simone... getting an opportunity to show her stuff. nonstop, displayed at the highest performance level... finding something and the us takes gold! ♪ dream on ♪ ♪ dream on ♪ ♪ dream on ♪ ♪ dream on ♪ - yes! ♪ ahhhhhhh ♪ ♪ dream until your dreams come true ♪ >> ben: democrats are abandoning andrew cuomo like rats on a sinking ship. looks like the love affair with the governor is over after a year of fawning over his every move. >> some people call themselves cuomo sexuals they want to date you and marry you. >> trevor, you call yourself a cuomo sexual, i agree with you, i feel like i'm a cuomo sexual, too. >> do you think that you are an attractive person now because you are single and ready to mingle? >> is it true that this was the swab that the nurse was actually using on you and disappeared so that in scale this was the actual swab that was being used. >> it's okay. these foreign relation perfectly natural. many americans experience mommy's of being at least andrew curious i

tell us more about her olympic journey. >> reporter: allyson felix, yeah.ng medals in athens back in 2004. do you remember when the olympics were held back in athens? and every subsequent summer games, she's either taken home gold or silver or bronze. i mean she has, as you said, 11 olympic medals. this particular olympics was going to be her last. she knew that. preparing for it was quite a challenge. obviously staying fit to help in the 400-meter sprint relay for an extra year because the olympics were postponed but she had an emergency c-section in the lead-up to these games and yet still she showed up, she soaked it in and made history. it's really extraordinary. you know, jessica springsteen, bruce springsteen's daughter had a pretty good olympics as well. she helped nabbed silver in the team jumping final at equestrian park. so some star power for sure. she's actually ranked 14th in the world. i didn't know that. >> that's amazing and a great day for her as well. will, you got to speak to britain's tom daley who has become an internet sensation due to

, the biggest one on the track tonight, at least in my opinion, is the women's 400 meters because allyson in this one that she is a 5 time olympian. she has 9 career olympic medals and she's 35 years old. so she's been a terrific story going back even before the track and field trials in eugene almost 2 months or so ago allyson felix may or may not win, but she's already a winner in olympic history. so i'm looking for the 400 meter finals tonight. we'll be looking forward to that as well. and thank you so much for that. report. i hope you enjoy the sunny weather out there today. >> and in today's destination, california, saint is in the heart of wine country and one of the vineyards has been around for nearly a 150 years. melanie townsend takes us there in this week's destination, california. >> it's amazing to think of in your built in the 19th century could still be in operation today. but after 145 years, they're injured. vineyards continues to be one of the leading winemakers in napa valley and it all started with a vision of 2 german brothers, jacob and frederick parent or the wind i

sprinter allyson felix has made history and tied with lewis. this is her fifth olympics and her first after becoming a mother. how did that change her life? well, completely, as nbc "nightly news" anchor lester holt reports. >> allyson felix says hear fifth olympics is about a lot more than medals. she's running for progress, for equality and for her daughter. >> i feel like becoming a mother changed me in every possible way. i mean, it showed me how strong i was. >> in 2018 felix, just 32 weeks pregnant was admitted to the hospital with severe preeclampsia, a life-threatening complication. her daughter cameron was born weighing 3 pounds 7 ounces. >> this didn't matter. >> i was sitting there watching her fight every single day and running was the furthest thing on my mind. all my energy was just going into making sure she was okay. >> cameron spent a month in the nicu and then lo and behold she's out watching you run. >> she's off to the olympics as a mom. >> being on this ride has really been incredible. >> but the road back to competition wa

and allyson felix becomes the most decorated u.s. field athlete in olympics history. >> the u.s. women's basketball team beating japan 90-75 to win their seventh straight gold medal at the tokyo olympics. >> this is always really difficult, to win a gold medal. this year was even harder, given all the challenges everyone faced. no fans, no friends or family, really isolating in a lot of ways. for our team to deal with the same adversity everyone else's dealing with and just nev it get us down, to be sitting here now with a gold medal is special. >> on the track, the woman finishing the 4 x 400 really with a significant lead, earning them a gold. allyson felix earning her 11th medal, making her the most decorated track athlete in american history. >> i think has been a really special games for women. in our sport, outside of our sport. it has been really inspiring for me to see, just, performance after performance, out there getting it done. >> and redemption for the u.s. men after they failed to make the final of the 4 x 100 relay. t

sydney, delil, helped allyson felix. she's now the most decorated u.s. track and field athlete ever. >> so special. to do it with these bright lights of the sport who are going to carry the sport, you know, on so far, it is so special. >> reporter: an amazing olympics almost over. the flame passed from japan to france and paris 2024. and it's fun to look forward to what the next olympiad brings, but we need to close the cover on the tokyo games and everyone will get an opportunity to do that later today with the closing ceremony. back to you. >> you already got to see that. we're excited to see it too. it was on at 4:00 a.m. our time but we're reairing it at 5:00 and see what you got to see. thanks so much to you for being with us live from tokyo. >>> here is a look at the medal count. the u.s. has a total of 113 medals, the most overall. we just slipped past china for the most gold medals with 39. china has 88 and the russian olympic committee in third with 71 total medals. if you missed a live closing ceremony at 4:00 this morning, not to worry. see it

olympic track star allyson felix leaves tokyo as the most decorated american olympic track star ever. "new day" starts right now . >>> thank you so much for spending your sunday morning us with. it is august 8th. we appreciate you tuning in. good morning, christi. great to see you, as always. >> good morning to you as well, boris. so despite, you know, it's good to see you despite what we have to talk about this morning. this new data that shows a dramatic surge in the number of coronavirus cases across the country. the u.s. now averaging more than 100,000 new daily covid-19 cases each day. that is the highest rate in nearly six months. >> yeah, in fact, the last time the seven-day average was that high was in february. compare that to the end of june of the average just over 11,000 cases. remember, roughly half the u.s. population remains unvaccinated. so this is potentially almost fully preventible. hospitalizations and deaths also climbing. so as we think about the more than 63,000 covid-19 patients in hospitals and suffering from this, we can't ignore that fact, christi, that vacc

we'll see how drones are used to track hurricanes, and we'll talk with allyson felix and kevin costnerorning news for this thursday, thanks for watching. i'm ann marie green. have a great day. >>> you may think they look like sai sailboats.

you want to know how much of a legend allyson felix is, i just spoke to nevin harrison who saw her in medal to her count in the 400 meters in just a few hours. she is looking to become the first woman to claim ten olympic medals in track and field. she won silver in this event in rio and among the contenders once again. the 35-year-old is already the only female track athlete to win six olympic golds but she told me that she wants to be remembered to making her mark off the track. >> i really want my legacy to be one of someone who fought for women. you know, i think if you had asked me that question years ago, it would have been records on the track or how fast i ran. but now i think that it is really about having some impact on my sport and some impact on change for women so that they have had an easier battle than myself. >> u.s. women's basketball team will play for a seventh straight gold medal after crushing serbia and extending their win streak to 54 games. they have won gold at every olympics dating back to 1996. griner leading the team with 15. they will face either japan or

here are the two battling to the line and allyson felix...ying to fight on, and above simone... getting an opportunity to show her stuff. nonstop, displayed at the highest performance level... finding something and the us takes gold! ♪ dream on ♪ ♪ dream on ♪ ♪ dream on ♪ ♪ dream on ♪ - yes! ♪ ahhhhhhh ♪ ♪ dream until your dreams come true ♪ >>> news tonight of another police officer who was on duty at the january 6th riots on capitol hill taking his own life. according to the d.c. metropolitan police, officer kyle freytag died on july 10. his death means four officers have now died by suicide, all of whom served during the insurrection. the others are d.c. officer gunter hashida, u.s. capitol police officer howard liebengood, and d.c. officer jeffrey smith. i'm joined by colorado democratic congressman jason crow, who, of course, witnessed all of the rioting and the violence firsthand. i appreciate you joining us. we don't know the specifics of these officers' suicides, but we know based on testimony from other members of law enforcement who

allyson felix in track and field won her $11 medal, become the most decorated olympian in u.s., was her bronze medal win in the 400 meters. this is a woman who's in her fifth olympics. she has a child and she is out here proving a point. she made a huge statement in track. you also have gymnastics. i mean, the headline was simone biles pulling out. but what that meant for the other gymnasts is that they had an opportunity to stand up and perform. and wow, did they do it. suni lee, jade carey surprised everyone with a gold, and mykayla skinner who didn't think she was going to be competing anymore in these olympics, suddenly steps in and gets a silver herself. alicia, for me, the medals that stand out are the ones we don't expect and the athlete that stood out for me was in the pool, bobby fink is a long-distance freestyle swimmer. he ran these races where he was basically in fifth or third the entire race. and then pulled out the win remarkably in the last 50 meters. he won two gold medals. it was cool to see. >> there were images of protesters in japan who did not want the oly

and let's talk about allyson felix, shall we, simply incredible. in the 400 meter, that's the first thing. second thing now, just to remind you here, is that this is her fifth olympic games. and since we're talking about track and field, let me tell you about some fire really quick. they're going to do the 4x400 meter any minute now and guess who's on that usa team? we've got sydney mclaughlin, allyson felix, athing mu, and dalilah muhammad. >> we were happy to know belize was tied with the u.s. in medal count. something might have happened over the last 16 days but i think paris 2024 is our year. >> you never know, i will say the united states has more than 100 medals at this tokyo olympics. that's something good and there is some good luck going on here in tokyo. see that. >> there you go, laura, we like to end with the silver lining. >> they have 100 more medals than belize. >> hang in there, belize. laura, thanks so much. >>> a few votes and some cooperation is all that stands between americans and a new investment in infrastructure. >> what we

winning the women's floor routine earning the 21-year-old her first gold medal, and finally american allysonelix won her first round heat of the women's 400 meters as she began her quest for a tenth olympic medal. she's now one step away from becoming the most winning women's track and field athlete of all time. and in terms of the medal count, the u.s. held first place overnight, but china has the most gold medals, mona. >> all right, thank you for that update, will ganss. >>> time now for a look at your tuesday morning weather. new video shows fire crews surrounded by flames as they drove through a wildfire near polson, montana. other areas of the west including northern california and oregon could see more fires erupt today due to dry lightning and gusty winds. meanwhile, a flash flood watch has been issued from new mexico to montana where several inches of rain could fall in less than one hour. checking today's high temperatures, heat warnings are in effect from southern california to washington state. highs could top 110 in some areas. >>> coming up, why you should start your holiday sh

allyson barber in mississippi, da sha burns in tennessee and dr. scott gottlieb is here.how bad is the covid spike among kids in tennessee, and more importantly, how sick are they? >> reporter: steph, i'm in the highlands, a region where i've spent a lot of time over the last year. a lot of time engaging with the hospital system here, and their staff is telling me what they're seeing among kids right now the unprecedented. yesterday, among the cases in their system, 29% of positive cases were among those under the age of 18. stephanie, in washington county, the school system here only a week into reopening, they already have 50 students and staff testing positive, and 194 in quarantine. but, stephanie, despite that, there is no mask mandate in this district or the vast majority of districts in this area. there is no social distancing requirement. and while they're notifying parents if their child was exposed to covid-19, they are not requiring that parent quarantine that child. this is an area where this virus has become deeply political, a lot of parents very upset over

allyson felix posted she was excited to head home after winning 11 medals surpassing carl lewis as the most decorated track and field athlete. they have come to tokyo and kept the streak alive. and the u.s.a. women's basketball team beat japan to win gold, that i is seventh straight gold medal win. >> couldn't be more happy. this is always really give to win a gold medal. this year was even harder given all the challenges everyone faced. >> reporter: the paralympics start october 24th for now there seeps to be a collective sigh of relief for the athletes that competed after two years of wondering, waiting and finally competing in these games. jericka. >> duncan: and i'm sure a sigh of relief that you finished, congratulations again. safe travels back home. straight ahead on the cbs weekend news. it's a political showdown in the show me state over masks as missouri battles its fourth covid surge. and later another summer games ended today, it was much smaller but equally as inspiring. >> duncan: missouri is responding to the latest covid surge by deploying ambulances across the state, t

a >> and in los angeles allyson felix, the most decorated track & field athlete in olympic history, getting a hug fit for a hero from her daughter. and who can forget the g.o.a.t., simone biles returning from tokyo to this parade in her hometown of spring, texas? >> we love you, simone! whoo! >> welcome home. that's "nightline" for this evening. catch our full episodes on hulu. we'll see you right back here same tim >> covid cases in kids are rising across the country. coming up, doctor recommended tools to pregnant your kids from covid while in school. travel alerts are taking off due to covid-19 cases. >> tracking warmer days ahead. i'll have the numbers in the accu weather forecast. >> building a better bay area. moving forward. finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> this is not your grandfather's covid. >> tonight alarming new numbers in the covid pandemic. the u.s. is prioritying 100,000 new cases in four days. there have not been numbers like this in about six months. >> now the virus fueled by the delta variant is targeting children by the thousands. >> children are experiencing m

. >> allyson felix posted to instagram that she was excited to head home after winning 11 medals, surpassingarl lewis as the most decorated track and field athlete. and the usa women's basketball team beat japan to win gold. their seventh straight gold medal win. >> couldn't be more happy. this is always really difficult to win a gold medal. this year was even harder, given just all the challenges everyone faced. >> reporter: the paralympics will start here in tokyo august 22nd. there does seem to be a collective sigh of relief among athletes who waited for two years and wondering. >> we'll be glad to get you here to this country, too. again, great coverage, jamie. do you struggle with occasional nerve aches in your hands or feet? try nervivenerve relief from the world's #1 selling nerve care company. nervive contains alpha lipoic acid to relieve occasional nerve aches, weakness and discomfort. try nervivenerve relief. >>> this is the "cbs overnight news." >> i'm jericka duncan in new york. thanks for staying with us. after months of delay due to the pandemic, the united nations will release

let's talk allyson felix. this story never gets old, even though she's continues old in the world of track and field. when we say old, 35. that's pretty young to me. she's the oldest gold medalist in american track history. she was part of that rock star dream team four by 400 relay squad. capturing her 11th medal. that surpasses carl lewis. talk about a legend in terms of american track stars. felix has done so much for women's rights, mother's rights and the black community. team usa baseball, congratulations for winning the silver medal. japan wins gold. here is the final out. japan in the white uniforms there and the japanese are celebrating. this is where the lack of fans really is evident. baseball is america's past time. but here in japan, they love the game. during normal times, the fans are wild. it is like going to a party every night. great moment for the host nation as they win gold. a big congratulations to joe ryan for winning the silver helping lead team usa. >>> well, not just medals. we discov

. >>> allyson felix is the olympic chapelenon! in japan. tonight's prime time broadcast is being presented to you by visa. monday morning here