>> dana: congressman will hurd, thank you for joining us. there is more to come. shepard smith is next. i will be on "the five" and a couple hours. we will talk about it all and >> shepard: noon on the west coast, 3:00 at the white house where the president is about award the highest honor to a soldier that risked his life to save a squad in the bloodiest battle in all of the iraq war. we'll tell you his story and bring you the medal of honor ceremony live. 9-11 first responders about to meet with the top republican in congress as the men to help sick and dying heros and their families is running out. new clues in the search for a college student that vanished after getting a ride to the airport. cops trying to track down someone in the park that she meet. did she have a secret live

online? we'll talk live with her sorority sister. new today, president trump draw as new redline on iran and said should war break out with iran, there's no exit strategy because we won't need one. reporting begins now. the man responsible for protecting america's southern border is resigning. john sanders is the acting commissioner of u.s. customs and border patrol or cbp, at least until he leaves on july 5. sanders resignation comes aamericans demand answers over the treatment of migrant children held in u.s. custody at the border. we reported yesterday on horrendous conditions at one border facility in clint, texas near el paso. a legal team visited and issued a stunning report on what they

saw. they say children, about 300 of them, were there, some for weeks, even though rules say kids should be transferred after three days. the lawyers report, children, many not yet in their teens were taken care of infants and toedlers, no access to toothbrush or soap. basic necessities and all the more for children. after the legal report went public last week, u.s. customs officials said they transferred the majority of those children elsewhere. but today a reversal. the a.p. reports the government has moved about 100 kids back in the same facility citing an anonymous border patrol official. the official says as bad it is there, the facility is better equipped than others to hold children. the trump administration says an unprecedented number of crossing is straining the system and

causing this crisis. critics say that's no excuse for the conditions. no excuse for children not having soap and toothbrushes. now the man that can answer for all of that has stepped down. kristin fisher reporting live from the white house. kristin? >> no reason has been given for the resignation. president trump said that he didn't ask for this resignation. remember, sanders has been on the job for about two months. not long at all. he was named to the role apartment president trump removed kirstjen nielsen and replaced her with cbp commissioner kevin mcleelan. this is a ton of pressure for the growing furry over the conditions that many of these conditions that these children are being subjected to while in u.s. custody. listen to what president trump said about this departure moments ago from inside the white house.

>> i knew there was going to be a change there. i made changes. we're moving some people around to different locations. the game has changed a lot because of what mexico is doing. >> right now the house and senate are considering two different competing bills to address this humanitarian crisis at the border. time is really running out. the agencies that are overseeing and handling this crisis say they're running out of money and congress is set to head out of town for the july fourth holiday starting next week, shep. >> shepard: kristin fisher, live from the white house. thanks. the president's new line in the sand on iraq. in the last hour, the president was asked about the tensions. we'll give you the late eon that line in the sand and all that it means for men diplomacy. breaking news. we're waiting for an update for salt lake city police from the

disappearance of a college student. mackenzie luick. vaccinators say this woman was last seen getting into somebody's car after she caught a late night ride from the airport to a park. we still don't know who drove her away. friends and family have not heard from her in a week. lueck's friend say they have no idea we she would go to that park. her friends say her phone has been off. she's missed class, missed an exam, missed work, left her cat in her apartment. salt lake city's police chief says detectives are examining her use of dating apps and whether she had a second cell phone or any secret social media accounts. local coverage now. scott mccain reporting live at the park where lueck was last seen. scott? good afternoon, shep. we're in north salt lake city,

about 15 minutes away from the international airport. that's where mackenzie got the ride to. as you mentioned, the press conference in the next 45 minutes or so. we're expecting to learn new information. as you mentioned, after a couple of days, it appears as though detectives finally able to get search warrants for critical pieces of information and avenues where they hope to look and hope to find information. first and foremost, mackenzie's cell phone. once they get to that, they hopefully will go through dating apps and social media sites and see who she's been in contact with recently and critically who she may have contacted that night at salt lake international airport. also at the press conference, we understand they're trying to get photos, images and possibly video of mackenzie at the airport on that fateful morning, june 17. that's the last time anyone has seen her, other than the lyft driver that morning. there's a lot on the table right

now. there's some things opening up. they were really hesitant and not able to get some of these warrants because of the reasonable expectations -- >> shepard: we lost the feed there from the reporter. he's back now. if you could pick up. you said there's some concerns. go on. well, there's no audio. we apologize for the technical issues that happens sometimes. the mistake is ours technically. at any rate, thanks, scott. i want to go to one of ashley's friend now. she's mackenzie's friend and sorority sister. tell us about mackenzie. >> thanks for having me. mackenzie is a huge animal lover. she wants to work -- >> shepard: yet she left her cat alone. so much of this doesn't make any sense. >> yes. that's a bit of an alarming fact as well.

>> shepard: police are leaning maybe there's a second life in dating apps and -- they're the ones raising the questions. i want to know if that fits anything that you know about her? >> not that i know about her. i know one person, mackenzie. she's a great girl. that's why we're all looking for her. >> shepard: another concerning thick is, you know, there's been lots of stories in the news about bad things that happen with ride sharing drivers. for instance, you get into a ride sharing car but it's not the right one and something bad happens. we learned this from south carolina. not this time though. according to the lyft application, she wanted to go to this park. nobody knew why at 3:00 a.m. on the other side of town. >> yes, she did make to it that destination. that's what police have confirmed. we need to find out who she met and get her name out there and try to get her home. >> shepard: i know she has a lot

of good friends. how are you guys processing this? >> you know, i think it's been a lot of shock, a lot of emotional distress. we're looking for her and want her to come home. >> i'm guessing everybody feels the same way. ashley, good luck to you and all of your friends. let's hope they find herself. >> thank you. >> shepard: the president draw as red line on iran. strike anything american, anything and iran will face overwhelming force. possible obliteration in some cases. asked if there's an exit strategy should war with iran break out, the president said no. that's next. later, the medal of honor ceremony for an american hero. the first living iraq war veterans receive our nation's top military honor. live coverage uninterrupted by commercials ahead. fact is, every insurance company hopes you drive safely.

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>> shepard: it's happened now. the trump red line is drawn on iran. the president drew that line on twitter. he said this. iran hits anything american, he's promised overwhelming force, which in some cases, said the president, will mean obliteration. so the president's red line iran is no longer about american persons being attacked or u.s. troops under attack. u.s. allies under attack. if iran hits anything american overwhelming force is coming. that from the president of the united states. then in the last hour, when asked what the message of his tweets is, the president said this. there is no message. i'll tell you what the message is. when they're ready, they have to let us know. when they're ready, they'll let us know. very simple. >> ready to negotiate?

>> ready to do whatever. whatever they want to do, i'm ready. >> shepard: then reporters asked the president about an exit strategy should war with iran break out. the president said there is no exit strategy. he went on to say we don't need an exit strategy. all of this after the iranian president mocked the president's latest round of economic sanctions and outrageous and idiotic. he said on iranian television today the americans have become desperate and confused and that this has made them unusual measures and talk nonsense. iranian president said the white house is mentally handicapped. ellison barber reporting live. ellison? >> hi, shepard. iran's president said the latest round of sanctions means failure and defeat for the united states. president hassan rouhani called

the latest round of economic sanctions which will hit the supreme leader of iran, idiotic and outrageous and he said president trump has lost his mind. >> how can a person lose their mind so badly and do something so outrageous and idiotic by sanctioning the leader of a country? >> president rouhani has often talked about as one of the more moderate iranian leaders. he's signals on some level in the past publicly that he's open or willing to some sort of talks. that's not something that a lot of iranian leaders do. his criticism today is some of the most pointed. the foreign minister of iran has weighed in on this. he says the sanctions have upended, obliterated any hopes of diplomacy between iran and washington. shepard? >> shepard: thanks very much. ellison barber live in

jerusalem. this has just happened. brand new. unscheduled and unexpected. the president has just called the white house press corps in to the oval office and the president is now talking with the white house press corps unscheduled again and unannounced about certain matters. the first of the matter was immigration. then when this is complete, this discussion with reporters, the white house press pool will turn that video around and we'll be able to play that out for you and we will. at the same time, the senate majority leader is meeting with 9-11 first responders today as the money they need for their healthcare and their families continues to run out. ahead, one recovery worker's message to senator mitch mcconnell. >> today i'm asking him to show that level of compassion that we need that we desperately need for the 9-11 community.

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>> shepard: breaking news. we're interrupting the commercial break for the following. i told you before the commercial break that the president unannounced had called members of the white house press pool in to the white house oval office for an unplanned on camera discussion. we didn't know the topic of the discussion. turns out the beginning of that discussion, about seven minutes in total, was regarding the drug fentanyl, which i'm sure many of you know is causing deaths

across the country. some of that fentanyl coming in from china. so the original discussion was with kellyanne conway, the president's senior advisiviser fentanyl. but the press corps was allowed to ask questions as they did in the last hour, 40 or so minutes ago. they were allowed to ask questions. the press corps asked about the threats and iran. the threat of obliteration and the rest of them where the president said if a war begins with iran, we won't need an exit strategy. now the press corps has been allowed to ask questions again. the white house pool is playing the questions back. listen. >> northern half of mexico they have discovered fentanyl in mexico. we know it's there. that's why we need a strong southwest border. >> we're going to have it. thank you very much.

>> [question inaudible] >> yes, i do. >> mr. president, is there an emergency to get funding for the wall? why have not you considered the condition for children a similar -- >> hopefully we're getting funding today. it's a humane bill. it's about humanity, helping children. what has happened is so sad because of the democrats approves the loop holes, knocked out the loop hole and we change asylum, the border would be fixed. mexico is doing much more for us than the democrats and congress. so it's a real simple thing to do. they just refuse to do it. i think we should probably be successful with humanitarian aid. it's going to have a big impact. just remember, we're treating them and doing a much better job than the obama administration. the one difficulty we have is because the country is doing so well economically, the best it's ever done in the history of our

country, people are coming up like you have never seen anything like it. they all want a piece of the action. thanks very much. >> shepard: the president said there when asked about the migrant crisis, the president said we're treating the children very well. and because he's made that statement, i'm going to go back and read to you our reporting on how those children are being treated as we did in just the last few minutes. that specific question has to do with this border facility not far from el paso, texas where they've been keeping migrant children under what's been described as deplorable conditions. i told you legal delegation went in to take a look at the conditions there and reported back. our reporting is as follows. the resignations of the customs

and border protection chief or the acting one, comes on july 5. his resignation comes as american demand answers of migrant children held in custody. we reported on horrendous conditions in clint texas. a legal team visited and issued a stunning report on what they saw. they say about 300 children were there, some for weeks. even though u.s. rules say the kids must be transferred after three days. one lawyer said the children were taking care of infants and toddlers. in other words, young migrant children less than ten years old taking care of infants and toddlers. their clothes covered in snot. no access to toothbrushes or toothpaste or soap. basic necessities for any of us and all the more so for children. we reported accurately yesterday that were these prisoners of war instead of innocent children, those withholding of those items would be violations of the

geneva convention. that is what the president considers treating well, the children of migrants that came across the border without documents. children that are now separated from their families. 100 of whom were transferred elsewhere and today returns to that facility, which is incapable of providing toothbrushes and toothpaste and soap where children were sitting in their own filth. those are the facts at that facility. add to that the fact that the director of the facility said it was better capable of housing children than other facilities of the kind. a fox urgent. the senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell, is meeting with 9-11 first responders today as the bill that helps them pay for healthcare sits in limbo on capitol hill. the comedian and activist jon stewart and first responders made an emotional plea before

congress or a subcommittee earlier this month and called for lawmakers to extend the victim compensation fund for decades. >> responded in five seconds, they did their jobs. with courage, grace and humil y humility. 18 years later, do yours. >> shepard: the justice department officials warned in february that the fund is running out of money and they've had to cut benefit payments up to 70%. on september 11, 2001, the collapse of the world trade sender sent a cloud of dust over lower manhattan for weeks even as authorities assured the world the air was safe to breathe. thousands of construction workers and firefighters and first responders and students at

a nearby high school breathed in the fumes. many of those first responders and others are now sick with respiratory and digestive illnesses including cancer. and then the first responders that rushed in to help after the attack on the pentagon and in shanksville, pennsylvania. mike emanuel reporting live on capitol hill. mike, you talked with john feel, a former world trade center recovery worker and an advocate for first responders. what did he tell you? >> he's part of a group of first responders here in the halls of congress making a plea for congress to pass a funding extension. >> this is a generation-long battle. even if we got legislation passed within the next hour, more and more people will get sick and more and more people will die. what we can do is offer them dignity and offer them relief and offer them humanity, which seems to have been lost over the last decade. i've been coming here for 15

years. 1,700 plus meetings. i want one meeting with mitch mcconnell and shake his hand and say thank you for doing the right thing. that's all i care about today. >> these guys say 9-11 heros like luis alvarez shouldn't have to be coming to congress to appeal for government help. >> a lot of people have a problem that in that physical condition have to come down and beg for assistance. he said it better than anybody. i think somebody that is reaching the end of their life, they have a perspective that i don't have. that allows them to speak on what is needed. what is needed so when they're gone, the people that are left behind can carry on. >> going into that meeting today, they say they come in peace but willing to fight for what they earned. >> shepard: i understand mitch mcconnell could speak? >> yes, but he didn't say a lot

but offered a preview of this meeting. >> i'm going to be meeting with a 9-11 group later today. look forward to it. as i've said repeatedly, we're going to address this issue. >> on the senate floor, chuck schumer pressed mcconnell to make it happen soon. >> these brave men and women who rushed to the towers when nobody knew what would come next, they deserve a commitment that their bill will be considered in a timely manner here on the floor. >> the 9-11 first responders say they have the votes in the house and senate but they need congressional leaders to schedule it, shep. >> shepard: mike emanuel reporting live from capitol hill. a live look now at the white house. president trump about to present the nation's highest military award. the medal of honor to an army staff sergeant that single handedly saved an entire squad from enemy fire. staff sergeant david belavia

will be the first living veteran of the war in iraq to receive this honor. it's for his heroic actions in the second battle of fallujah, the bloodiest battle of the war. on his 29th birthday, he and his platoon were clearing a block of buildings. he grabbed a gun and provided cover for shoulders to get out. the sergeant went back into the house, knowing the only way to protect his men was to eliminate the enminute. at one point, staff sergeant bellavia took out an attack in hand-to-hand combat with a knife instead of a gun so he wouldn't risk causing an explosion. in a moment, staff sergeant bellavia will be honored for those actions of bravery and

selflessness. jennifer griffin reporting live this afternoon from the pentagon. jen? >> shepard, this is the ninth medal of honor awarded by president trump, the same number as presidents bush and combined. the award is being upgraded from a silver star. staff sergeant bellavia turned 29 on the day he committed the honor. he saved a platoon pinned down in a darkened house and killed five enemy fighters in all. slitting the throat of one during hand-to-hand combat. >> he put himself in the line of that fire and laid down a base of fire, overwhelmed the enemy long enough for me to get myself and the members of my squad out. >> were it not for david bellavia, i wouldn't with basic necessity sitting here today. >> the journalists were embedded with bellavia that day in

falluj fallujah. >> sergeant bellavia had to dive back into a darkened house where he knew there was five or six suicidaal jihadi's waiting. this were bullets going through the walls that forced the platoon to go back outside and regroup. david went in and in the dark and hunted them down. >> since leaving the army, bellavia ran for congress as a republican from new york. he lost to chris collins. collins now faces an indictment for insider trading. >> i never thought i would see love on a battlefield. it's horrible, ghastly and ghoulish. you see people doing things for each other that they would never ever do in any other circumstance. it's a sight to see, change your life forever. i think we're all better for

having seen that love displayed in combat. >> bellavia is now a radio host in buffalo, new york. in 2017 he spoke at a pro trump rally in which he said president trump can be the greatest president this country has ever known. today he gets the medal of honor. >> shepard: thank you. jennifer mentioned that he's a radio host now upstate in new york. he spoke of this on his radio program. he said, and i'm quoting now "you head just spins. you go back to 15 years ago. ever since i got this news, we're back there now and now i'm talking to the families of those that were lost." bellavia was released from the army in august of 2005 after serving six years and has been awarded the silver star, the bronze star, the new york state conspicuous service cross. he wrote about the battle in a

2007 book which he titled "house to house." bellavia has been active in politics saying that president trump could be the greatest president that this country has ever known. staff sergeant bellavia ran for congress in 2012 losing to representative chris collins in the republican primary and talked about a successor to collins when collins suspended his re-election campaign after being indicted on insider trading charges. others wrote about this as well as "the washington post." they gave great tribute to staff sergeant bellavia. sergeant bellavia will get this honor as the first living combatant in the war of iraq.

i want to read to you the -- what was written today in "the washington post" and other places about exactly what he went through during that time. this ceremony was to begin at 3:30 this afternoon. so just about four minutes ago. that impromptu discussion with reporters in the oval office has delayed it for a couple minutes. originally they said this event would begin early today. clearly the president had that quick meeting and now there's a short delay here. staff sergeant bellavia to be honored and he will be there. jennifer griffin, do we know if he will speak today? >> usually what they do, they read the citation and it is not expected that he would speak so he may speak after the ceremony. i hear they're rising right now. looks like the president is entering. >> the president of the united states accompanied by staff

sergeant david g. bellavia, united states army. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, please joint me as we mark this ceremony in a word of prayer. the lord is my light and my salvation and whom shall i fear. the lord is a stronghold of my life and whom shall i be afraid. righteous, just and loving god. today we gather to honor the spirit of a warrior that put others' safety above his own and ran toward danger meeting it face-to-face. we give thanks for staff sergeant david bellavia, an example of heroism whose spirit

shown bright in the darkest hours of battle. his character, commitment and courage were revealed in a moment, but they were forged over a lifetime by his faith, his family, his friends and a disciplined life of selfless devotion to duty. god bless david, his family and as many comrades in arms this very day. let his life and legacy and very medal placed around his neck be an inspiration for all to face our fears and place others over self. i pray these things in your mighty and most holy and gracious name, amen. >> thank you very much, please. thank you, chaplain, very much. very beautiful. today it's my privilege to award the highest military honor to an american soldier that demonstrated exceptional courage

to protect his men and defend our nation. will you please join me in welcoming staff sergeant david bellavia. david, thank you. [cheers & applause] david is the first living recipient to earn the congressional modern of honor for his bravery in the iraq war. [cheers & applause] and we're honored to have with us distinguished leaders of our military. i want to recognize acting

deputy secretary of defense, david norqiust. acting celebration of the army, ryan mccarthy. congratulations. just happened yesterday. i have to con gradlate him. and general paul silva. army chief of staff general, mark emlay. and thanks as well to members of congress who join us, representative liz cheney. thanks, liz. chris collins. thanks, chris. dan crenshaw, tom reed. thank you. thank you, tom.

i see you over there. thank you. joining david for this special ceremony are his wife, deanna and three children, evan, aden and vivian. along with his mother, marilyn and his brothers daniel and rand. i want to thank you all for being here, a special day for you and for all of us. for the nation actually. [applause] david's father, william, passed away in 2017. though he's no longer with us, we know that today he must be one of those proud dads. he's looking down upon us from heaven. he's very proud of his son and his son's family. i have to say that. thank you, david. finally we're gratified to be joined by eight previous medal of honor recipients and do i have to tell you, i've got the know about all of them.

you're forever with us. you inspire us. you're truly brave, great people. thank you for being here. [applause] brave people. david grew up in western new york. he was the youngest of four children. as a boy, he would listen to stories from his grandfather a world war ii veteran and hero in his own right that earned a bronze star in the normandy campaign. i just came back from normandy. that was something. as david remembers, his grandfather's stories were vivid and pride and delivered beautifully. there was a nobility around purpose in the infantry and david saw that at a very young age. i wanted to be what my grandfather was david would say. i wanted to be part of this noble adventure.

is that right? a pretty good quote would you say? better say yes. otherwise i have a problem. [laughter] in 1999, david followed the example of his grandfather and joined the united states army infantry. several months after the september 11th attack, david said good-bye to his wife and son, evan. he served in germany, kosovo and then iraq. in november of 2004 after nearly a year of intense enemy combat, iraq, david led his squad into battle to liberate the city of fallujah and anti-iraq forces. that was the bloodiest battle of the iraq war. for three days straight, david kicked down doors and searched houses and never knowing where they would find a terrorist lurking next and there were plenty of them. the third day of battle was

november 10th. david's 29th birthday. he's squad was tasked with clearing houses of insurgents. very dangerous. they entered house after house and secured nine buildings. then came the tenth. a ten story building surrounded by a nine-foot wall. as they entered the house, two men were behind concrete barricades. they opened fire on david and everybody. in the dark of night, shards of glass and brick and plaster flew through the air wounding multiple soldiers. the rounds of fire ripped holes in the wall, separating the americans from the terrorists. a wall was ripped to shreds. david knew that they had to get out. david thought that they had had it. he leapt into the torrent of

bullets and fired back without thinking. he just took over. david took over. he provided suppressive fire while he's men evacuated rescuing his entire squad at the risk of his own life. only when his men were out did david exit the bolding. militants fired down on them with round after deadly round. a bradley fighting vehicle came to the scene to suppress the enemy and drove them further into the building. knowing he would face death, david decided to go back inside the house and make sure that not a single terrorist escaped alive or escaped in any way. he quickly encountered an insurgent that was about to fire a rocket-propelled grenade at his squad. david once again jumped into danger and killed him before he had a chance to launch that grenade. next two more insurgents came

out of hiding and fired at david. he returned fire killing them both. a third a salient burst out of a wardrobe warring a wardrobe and opened fire. david shot and wounded the man, but he escaped up the stairs, racing after them, david engaged in hand-to-hand combat and killed him, too. bleeding and badly wounded, david single handedly defeated the force whose attacked his unit and would have killed them all had it not been for the bravery of david. another combatant jumped down and attacked from the third story room. david shot him. alone in the dark, he killed four insurgents and wounded the fifth saving his soldiers and facing down the enemies of civilization. here with us today 32 american

service members that fought with david in iraq, including 12 that were with david on that very, horrible and dangerous night. please stand. [applause] did he do a good job? if not, you know, it's not too late. [laughter] thank you very much for being here. we appreciate it very much.

also with us are five families of david's brothers and arms that made the supreme sacrifice. to the gold star families of sean sims, steven falkenburg, scott lawson, j.s. madison and michael carson, our entire nation expresses our love, loyalty and gratitude. please stand. please. [applause] thank you very much for being here. i appreciate it. thank you. david tells young people

americans don't want to fight but if someone picks a fight with us, we will always win. because we don't fight for awards or recognition. we fight for love of our country, our homeland, our family and our unit and that's stronger than anything the enemy has. thank you and thank you to his family very much. great family, david. thank you. david exemplifies the same warrior ethos that gave his grandfather and all of the heros of normandy the strength to defeat evil exactly 75 years ago. i hear that his grandfather, joseph, is now 99 years old and that today he's watching this ceremony at his home in jamestown, new york. a lot of people are watching david. american's blessed with the heros and great people like staff sergeant bellavia whose intrepid spirit and unwavering

resolve defeats our enemies and defending our great america flag. david, today we honor your extraordinary courage. we salute your selfless service and thank you for carrying on the valor that has made our nation the strongest in the world. our country is stronger now and doing better economically than ever before. we appreciate everything you've done, david. thank you. i'm very pleased to ask the military aide to come forward while i present the congressional medal of honor to staff sergeant david bellavia. please.

[laughter] >> the president of the united states of america authorized by act of congress march 3, 1863, has awarded in the name of congress the medal of honor to staff sergeant david g. bellavia, united states army for conspicuous gallantry above and beyond the call of duty. staff sergeant bellavia served as squad leader in support of phantom fury in fallujah, iraq. while clear ago house, his platoon trapped within a room by intense enemy fire coming from a fortified position under the stairs leading to the second floor.

recognizing the immediate severity of the situation and with disregard for his own safety, staff sergeant bellavia retrieved a weapon and entered. staff sergeant bellavia fired at the enemy position providing cover fire that allowed the squad to break contact and exit the house. a bradley fighting vehicle was brought forward to suppress the enemy. however, due to high walls surrounding the house, it could fire directly at the enemy position. staff sergeant bellavia reentered the house and came under intense fire. he observed an enemy preparing to launch a rocket-propelled grenade. recognizing the danger, staff sergeant bellavia assaulted the enemy position, killing one insurgent and wounding another. staff sergeant bellavia realizing he had an unclear room to his back moved to clear it. as he did that, he was fired

upon. simultaneously the wound ed soldier encountered him. he eliminated him. he received enemy fire from another insurgent emerging from a closet in the darkened room. exchanging gun fire, he pursued the enemy upstairs and eliminated him. now on the second floor, staff sergeant bellavia moved to a door that opened on to the roof. at this point, a fifth insurgent fled. he wounded him and caused him to fall off the roof. acting on instinct to save the members of his platoon, staff sergeant bellavia cleared an entire enemy-filed house, destroyed four insurgents and wounded a five. his bravery, unselfish and courageous actions are in keeping with the finest

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[applause] >> shepard: staff sergeant bellavia being honored in the white house this afternoon. president trump presenting that honor. the final bell is about to ring on wall street about 4 1/2 minutes from now.

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