. >> marlena: i can't believe you worked on all these cases. you were barely there a year. >> john: it's been a tough year for the city. way too much violence. >> rafe: oh, hey. sorry. thought you said the room would be empty. >> john: is that your reapplication? >> rafe: yeah, that's it. even though everything's still on file, i have to to redo everything to be reinstated. >> marlena: you a little nervous? >> rafe: oh, no. i'm not nervous. no, just i'm excited, you know? it's like, being here, and-- it's good. feels like home. >> john: well, we need you here, so make sure all your papers are in order and get them in. >> rafe: well, this is everything. it's everything right here. everything but my psych evaluation. >> marlena: then let's get that taken care of. we need you back on the force. >> rafe: okay. >> hope: hey, eric.

>> marlena: i guess he thought you told me that already. so, it's true, hmm?not gonna lie to you. >> marlena: you mean you're not going to lie to me anymore. >> john: i was gonna tell you, doc, i was just waiting for the right time and place. >> marlena: what, so you weren't sure that i would support you in this? >> john: was i wrong? >> jj: you want to know if i would go undercover with the dea...for you? paige, that's the only reason why i'm doing it. [club music] >> clyde: i ordered a single malt double neat. >> rafe: yeah, i heard you. >> clyde: you plan on pouring it? >> rafe: nope.

. >> marlena watson is receiving the new york state medal of valor at a ceremony on long island. she came to the aid of two teenagers during a shooting in syracuse last fall. >> long island reporter kristin thorne is live in farmingdale with more. kristin? >> reporter: dave and shirleen, the ceremony wrapped up a short time ago. marlena watson served a tour in afghanistan but it's what happened in her own front yard that earned her this prestigious medal. she received the medal of valor in front of her family fellow national guard members. last november when she was living in syracuse at the time heard gunfire. she heard screams for help outside of her home. she ran outside and she tell us that she saw two teenage boys were shot during an apparent drive-by shooting. she rendered aid and was able to save their lives. army officials say watson deserves the medal of valor for putting her own safety on the line to help others. >> i am excited, a little overwhelmed. i didn't think this would happen when the incident happened. you don't think of what medals i will get. i feel honored r

marlena watson joined the national guard at 17 and served for a year in afghanistan. at facing fire as a medic, the last thing she expected was to hear gunfire upon returning to her home in syracuse. last november, two young teens collapsed on her lawn in the middle of the night victims of a drive-by shooting. >> one was shot in the back. a lot of people are standing around. i told one person, i used a sock to stop the bleeding. i told a guy to come over, hold pressure. >> she did this while the shooter lingered in a nearby suv. watson was awarded the medal of valor for an act of bravery. >>> otis livingston is next with sports. >>> afternoon game for the yankees? >> they were going for the sweep in the breaks. they played the twins. not sure greg bird is giving the yankees more than they expected but he gave them what they needed. in the fourth, that is gone. that's his first career home run. goes into the second deck. 2-0 yankees. eovaldi perfect for 5.33. a big blow two out two-run single courtesy of joe mauer. the kid wasn't done. bird does it again another two- r

. >> reporter: staff sergeant marlena trtson has dedicated 11 years to new york's army national guard, including a year as a medic in afghanistan. but it was a crisis closer to home that truly revealed this long island mom's heroism. >> it was a drive-by shooting. >> reporter: watson was home with her 6-year-old son when the shots rang out. despite the danger, she ran outside to give medical assistance to two teenage boys wounded by the gunfire. >> you don't really think about your safety or anything when it happens. you just do what you're trained to do. >> watson's response that night -- >> we present the medal of valo >> reporter: today brought the 28-year-old new york's highest military award. the medal of valor. >> you are what we are really about. personal courage to do the right thing when the situation demands it. >> look, i'm wearing a medal of valor. i feel honored. >> reporter: staff sergeant watson's desire to always run toward danger may be surprising toha some, but not her parents. they say she's been like that her whole life. >> she makes you sit on your edge of your se

today marlena watson received the state's highest military award for heroism, the medal of valor. >> you don't thing that you would ever get a medal this high. i did what anybody else would have done. >> reporter: what she did is not necessarily what anyone would have done. watson saved the lives of two teenage boys shot during a drive-by shooting upstate. watson was living in syracuse last november when she heard gun shouts outside her house. >> i went outside and i seen two boys yelling help me, help me. >> using her training as a health care specialist and what she learned during her deployment in afghanistan, watson rendered aid and saved the boys lives. >> incredible honor and recognize one of our soldiers for a very selfless act. >> i am excited, overwhelmed. i didn't think this would happen when the incident happened. you don't think of what medals i will get. so, i feel honored by receiving this. >> reporter: watson's family and her 6-year-old son say they are not surprised by her heroic act. they say she always puts others before herself. >> obviously i'm proud of her. the f