lee savio, thank you for being with us today. >> u.s.secured her tenth medal earning bronze in the 5 hun meter and 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 r

lee savio beers is a. -- pediatrician, and she has the american academy of pediatrics. thank youhe spoke with reporterr about 40 minutes.

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