[applause] >> officer kevin jobe.edal of valor presented to officer kevin jobe, alexandria police department, virginia. for placing himself in grave danger to protect two u.s. capitol police officers, members of congress, their families and congressional staff. officer jobe engaged an active shooter, neutralizing a volatile gunman and preventing further injuries to innocent bystanders in the park. [applause] president trump: very brave people. great people. congratulations to all of you. we are forever in your debt. thank you. god bless you. god bless our truly amazing law enforcement, and god bless america. thank you very much. thank you. [applause] announcer: ladies and gentlemen, please remain in your seats until the president has departed the east room. announcer: next, vice president pence addressing business leaders had an independent meeting of business. he talks all caps cuts and the need for legislation that the senate voted on early this morning.

[applause] fficer kevin jobe. medal of valor presented to officer kevin jobe. alexandria police department, virginia. for placing himself in grave danger to protect two u.s. capitol police officers, members of congress, their families and congressional staff. officer jobe engaged an active shooter, neutralizing a volatile gunman and preventing further injuries to innocent ystanders in the park. [applause] president trump: very brave people. great people. congratulations to all of you. we are forever in your debt. thank you. god bless you. god bless our truly amazing law enforcement. and god bless america. thank you very much. thank you. [applause] announcer: ladies and gentlemen, please remain in your seats until the president as departed the east room. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2017] >> down pennsylvania avenue from the white house at the capitol today, the house passed the mini bus appropriations bil

[applause] officer kevin jobe.valor presented to officer kevin jobe, alexandria police department, virginia. for placing himself in grave danger, to protect two u.s. capitol police officers, members of congress, their families and congressional staff. officer jobe engaged in an active shooter, neutralizing a volatile gunman and prevents injuries to innocent bystanders in the park. [applause] >> very brave people, great people. congratulations to all of you. we are forever in your debt. thank you, god bless you, god bless our truly amazing law enforcement and god bless america. thank you very much. thank you. [applause] >> shepard: there we go. the medals have been awarded. phillip bump is with us from "the washington post." when this happened, the shooting, for a hot minute, it seemed to bring people together. >> yeah, for a minute. there was a period there, hours or days when there was the sense of calm on capitol hill that evaporated quickly. >> shepard: the reason you're here today is to talk about jeff sessions

[applause] >> officer kevin jobe.f valor presented to officer kevin jobe, alexandria, virginia for placing himself in grave danger to protect two u.s. capitol police officers, members of congress, their families and congressional staff. officer jobe engaged an active shooter, neutralizing a volatile gunman and preventing further injuries to bystanders in the park. [applause] >> very brave people, great people. congratulations to all of you. we are forever in your debt. thank you, god bless you, god mess our truly amazing law enforcement, and god bless america. thank you very much. thank you. [applause] >> and so some well deserved recognition for the police officers who put themselves in harm's way. there was no one who was on that baseball field that morning six weeks ago in virginia who doesn't know that what they did saved a lot of lives. of course, steve scalise was shot very seriously injured, just released from the hospital after six weeks yesterday for a long period of rehab. up next, though, we're going to go

officers nicole bataglia, kevin jobe, and alex jensen joined the fight.al agent griner was shot in the leg. i visited her in the hospital. she was hurt very badly. and shrapnel injured special agent bailey as bullets swirled all around him. despite their injuries, both officers heroically continued to face down the gunman until they brought him down. and he had rifles. they had handguns. it's a big difference. these officers saved the lives of every innocent person on the field that day. many of them friends of mike and myself. they are american heroes and we salute them. [ applause ] >> fantastic. that is so beautiful. thank you. we also salute the members of congress who acted with such bravery in the face of danger. shielding each other and caring for the injured. we honor today the emergency dispatchers who directed the first responders to the scene within seconds. they really acted quickly. i especially want to recognize all of the personnel from the alexandria fire department and the u.s. park police aviation unit for providing life support in a cri

join me in welcoming five american heros here to the east room of the white house, officer kevin jobe of the alexandria police. [ applause ] officer alexander jensen of the alexandria police. [ applause ] >> officer nicole vataglia of the alexandria police. [ applause ] >> officer david bailey of the united states capitol police. [ applause ] and officer crystal griener of the united states capitol police. [ applause ] >> as you will hear more in a moment these officers exemplify the best law enforcement in the country and they honor us by their presence today. will you join me in showing one more round of applause to five remarkable americans and all of the men and women in law enforcement they represent here in the white house today. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. ♪ [ applause ] >> please sit down, thank you. thank you to vice president for doing a fantastic job and for the introduction. we welcome you all, members of congress and distinguished gu t gues guests. we are gathered here today far very very special occasion as we pa

david bailey and crystal grind eras well as alexandria officers nicole what tal yeah, kevin jobe anal commander general sen. the officers are credited with members and others including steve scalise. capital police, special agents, david bailey and crystal grinder race through the bullets and that's exactly what they did. they raised through the bullets. and immediately engaged the gunman. minutes later, members of the alexandria police department arrived on the scene. these officers \safe\saveed the lives of every innocent person on the field that day steve scalise is now out of the hospital. he will now begin a period of intensive rehoob. doctors say he is in good spirits and is looking forward to returning to work. coming up next, a fears disee bates over a high school with a controversial name. that's right, fox5's kristin leone is live in falls church tonight. any word on the vote? >>reporter: no word yet on that vote, vote will be made tonight. coming up we'll break down what's been going inside that room in the middle l school and it's been happening for the last two hours. ton

baseball practice in alexandria david bailey and crystal grind eras well as nicole what tal yeah, kevin jobe and kevin general sen. they are credited with saving the . capital police, special agents david bailey and crystal grinder raised through the bullets. and that's exactly what they did, they raised through the bullets. and immediately engaged the gunman. minutes later members of the alexandria police department arrived on the scene. these officers \safe\saveed the lives of every innocent person on the field that day house majority whip steve scalise is now the out of the hospital and will begin intensive inpatient rehab. >> the rain is coming tomorrow. >> yes, coming later in the the day tomorrow so the dwrief in should be fine shall but the drive home than a the beginning of the weekend dodging a the lot of weekend. tomorrow get your grocery shopping done. >> it's almost like preparing for a wirnt stosm. a noreaster is a all your stuff where you want to be for the even. even if that means staying inside, sitting on the the couch watching movies all weekend, i'll be with you because yo

. >> it was givendale david bialy and crystal griner and alexandria officers nicole bat tag lea kevin jobee lives of several gop members including house majority whip steve scalise. >> capitol police special agents david bailey a crystal griner raced through the bullets and that's exactly what they did. they raced through the bullets. and immediately engaged the gunman. minutes later members of the alexandria police department arrived on the scene. these officers saved the lives of every innocent person on the field that day. >> congressman scalise is out of the hospital now and is now undergoing inpatient rehabilitation. the man responsible for the attack was shot and killed at the scene. >> all right thanks for being with us tonight. >> the news at 6:00 starts right now. >> ♪ >> this is fox5 local news at 6:00. >> a woman sexually assaulted inside her home targeted as she got off a metrobus. tonight the man accused of attacker her is already behind bars. >>> then, the name change virginia school named after a confederate general. the school board's final decision is expected soon. >>> pl