ronald shurer. [applause] president trump: thank you. i wish i was that popular, i'll tell you. today is a true, proud and special day for those of us here in the white house, because ron works right here alongside of us in the secret service counter assault team. these are incredible people. i asked everyone to a meeting in the west wing. i told ron he was going to receive our nation's highest military honor. it was a moment i will never forget. ron and miranda are joined today by their two beautiful sons. cameron, who is 10, and tyler, who is seven. stand up, please. [applause] president trump: cameron, tyler, we stand in awe of your father's courage. today he joins the world's most elite gathering of heroes. also with us are his parents, ronald senior, and his mom, fabiola. both veterans. we are grateful for your service. please stand. [applause] president trump: i want to thank also secretary nielsen for joining us. along with secretary of the army, mark esper. vice chairman of the joint chiefs

shurer wash helmet -- shurer's helmet.treat and stabilize one soldier's armpit he continued to braved enemy fire to get to the other soldier's -- soldier's arm. he continued to braved enemy fire to get to the other soldier's location. the mountain,own he used his own body to shield the wounded and enemy -- wounded from enemy fire. reaching the base of the mountain, staff sgt. shurer set up a casualty collection point and continued to treat the wounded. staff sgt. shurer, again under enemy fire, helped load the wounded into the helicopter. having ensured the safety of the wounded, he gained control that regained control of his command squad. staff sgt. shurer's actions are keeping with traditions of thetary service and reflect task force, special operations command central, and the united states army. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain in your seats until the president has departed the east room. , we are encouraged by this -- by the selfless acts of staff sgt. ronald's shurer -- staff sgt. ronald shurer. to

staff sergeant ron shurer was born in fair banks, alaska.ew up in a military family, moving to four states before middle school. he graduated from washington state university and applied to join the military but was rejected due to a medical condition. i can believe they rejected you. but they made up for it, right? soon after, america was attacked on september 11th, 2001. determined to serve, ron reapplied to the military and was accepted into the united states army, he became a medic and then he completed the grueling training to join the legendary ranks of the green berets. that's a long way from not getting accepted the first time, right? that's fantastic. that's a great story. it was during his special forces training that ron met miranda. just before ron's first deployment, they were married. miranda was six months pregnant with their first son cammeron when ron deployed to afghanistan for the second time. just a month before he returned home, ron was called on a special operations mission. the aim was to hunt down a deadly terrorist,

sergeant shurer to join the army.a green beret. two deployments to afghanistan. he is third from the left there with fellow members of operat n operational detachment alpha 3336, a special operations task force. is on april 6th, 2008, shurer and his fellow soldiers were ambushed by some 200 enemy fighters taking on heavy machine gun, sniper, and rocket-propelled grenade fire. braving the onslaught, shurer, the only medic, immediately and courageously began treating more than a dozen wounded. sprinting through enemy fire while returning fire. climbing a mountain to treat the wounded. for more than six hours, he bravely faced down the enemy, using his own body as a shield. even taking a bullet to his helmet. he would survive that day. >> not a single american died in that brutal battle thanks in great measure to ron's heroic actions. >> reporter: he would come home to his wife miranda and sons cameron and tyler and he would continue to serve his country as part of the secret service counter assault team. sand with his w

and ron shurer slapped me across the face and said, wake up.o die today. >> just sheer courage under fire, poise. his medical skill and acumen, they're without equal. >> reporter: it's why s of hono he was both are kind of very focused life. >> reporter: if anyone knows how to face such a challenge, it's the man now receiving the military's highest honor. joe fryer, nbc news. >> what a story of bravery. staff sergeant shurer continues to serve his country as a member of the secret service. >> thank-yous will never be enough. >>> all right. who is debate moderator? jeopardy host alex trebek. he traded the podium for politics last night, hosting the gubernatorial showdown in pennsylvania. he played arbitrator for democratic incumbent tom wolf and his republican challenger scott wagner, and he kicked things off with an unexpected question for governor wolf. >> shortly after the super bowl, you got a pretty positive reaction from the audience when you uttered the words "fly eagles fly." and that started me thinking. so please, sir, tell me the name

staff sergeant ron shurer was born in fairbanks, alaska.e grew up in a military family, moving to four states before middle school. he graduated from washington state university and applied to join the military, but was rejected due to a medical condition. i can't believe they rejected him. boy, that was a bad mistake. but they made up for it, right? they made up for it. soon after, america was attacked on september 11th, 2001. determined to serve, ron replied to the military and was accepted into the united states army. he became a medic and then he completed the grueling training to join the legendary ranks of the green berets. that's a long way from not getting accepted the first time, right? that's fantastic. that's a great story. it was during his special forces training that ron met miranda. just before ron's first deployment, they were married. miranda was six months pregnant with their first son, cameron, when ron deployed to afghanistan for the second time. just amond before -- a month be returned home, ron was called on a special

trump addressed the children of 39-year-old ron shurer of washington state. >> we stand in awe of yourher's courage. we really do. today, he joins the world's most elite gathering of heroes. >> glor: david martin now on how shurer earned the nation's highest military award and the new enemy he's battling. >> reporter: the medal of honor will humble anyone, but no one more than staff sergeant ronald shurer. >> to be singled out at all just doesn't make sense. >> reporter: you seem almost embarrassed. >> a little bit. >> reporter: like it or not, his actions during a 2008 battle in the mountains of afghanistan are now front and center. remarkably, parts of it were captured on video. here's shurer's team of green berets and afghan commandos coming off their helicopter. >> i just remember being rocky and cold, and then as soon as you look out, i was just kind of straight up everywhere you looked. >> reporter: their objective was a village, where leaders one of afghanistan's many terror groups were thought to be hiding. the enemy saw the green berets coming and opened up on them. ( gunfire

and so, ronald shurer has just become the 73rd living recipient of the medal of honor. that is our broadcast for this monday night, as we start a new week. thank you so very much for being here with us. good night from nbc news headquarters in new york. ♪ >>> a raucous rally in tennessee. president trump claims democrats opposed to brett kavanagh's supreme court nomination are trying to burn down our future and slams a couple of potential 2020 challengers. >>> plus, new text messages obtained by nbc suggest brett kavanagh was communicating behind the scenes with friends about what accusers claim before it became public. >>> in the russia probe, new reporting that president trump's former campaign manager paul manafort has sat down with special counsel robert mueller. ♪ >>> good

staff sergeant ron shurer was born in alaska. he grew up in a military family moving to four states before middle school. he graduated from washington state university and applied to join the military, but was rejected due to a medical condition. i can't believe they rejected you. that was a bad mistake, but they made up for it, right? they made up for it. soon after america was attacked on september 11th, 2001, determined to serve, ron reapplied to the military and was accepted into the united states army. he became a medic and then he completed the grueling training to join the legendary ranks of the green berets. that's a long way from not getting accepted the first time, right? that's fantastic. that's a great story. it was during his special forces training that ron met miranda. just before ron's first deployment they were married. miranda was six months pregnant with their first son cameron when ron deployed to afghanistan for the second time. just a month before he returned home, ron was called on a special operations miss

and so ronald shurer has just become the 73rd living recipient of the medal of honor.is our broadcast for this monday night, as we start a new week. thank you so very much for being here with us. good night from nbc news headquarters in new york. /s >> tonight on all in. >> it does no good to have an investigation that just gives us more cover, for example. >> a white house responds to reports of a limited investigation. >> i think the fbi should do what they have to do to get to the answer. >> tonight, what we know about which accusers and which witnesses have been interviewed as the white house says it has authorized an expanded probe into brett kavanaugh. >>> plus, just what constitutes lying to congress? >> if judge kavanaugh is shown to have lied to the committee, nomination is over? >> oh, yes. >> the impact the kavanaugh scandal is already having on the polls. >> this is ccu

and so, ronald shurer has just become the 73rd living recipient of the medal of honor.his monday night, as we start a new week. thank you so very much for being here with us. good night from nbc news headquarters in new york. >>> thank you to you at home for joining in this hour. rachel has the night off, but she will be back tomorrow. she will be back tomorrow, i promise. if you were keeping notes on the twists and turns in the ongoing story of the supreme court nomination of brett kavanaugh, your best bet would have been to talk those notes in pencil, because the story has changed directions multiple times since the dramatic testimony of christine blasey ford, who accuses kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when they were in high school, and the angry confrontational testimony of kavanaugh himself. and that was just this past thursday. there has been a ton of breaking news since then, including today. even just in the last couple of hours. and we have a lot to get to regarding the state of play as

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president trump awarded staff sergeant ronald shurer the medal of honor. more than 200 enemy forces had attacked shurer and his team of commandos in afghanistan. the yearoo was 2008. he life saving actions, scaling rough terrain and dodging enemy fire. he now works with the u.s. secret service. a proud moment for him. very nice. >>> when weome back, there is something special about the new car ell, right? what if your ride smells old and musty. >> consumereporter -- what are you looking at me for? you looking at me for? susan kaine: my dad ran an ironworking shop. i learned hard work and a trade from him and his workers. then i went to honduras as a missionaryid and taught to be carpenters and welders. our economy works best when everyone has a skill, like shipbuilding.'s thhy i created career and technical academies across virginia and passed a law t yexpand job training fng people. i'm tim kaine, and i approve this message. here in virginia,ui we have to an economy that works for all. >>> i was in the car wash this rning. he tole in 38 years in the busin

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right now is medal of honor recipient staff sergeant ron shurer.itely a hard day to try to encapsulate. it was, like they said, it was a very long day as soon as we got off the helicopters we could see mountains everywhere. it was cold. it was very quiet in the valley until everything kind of exploded around us. and then for the next six hours we just started working together trying to figure out how to get out of there. ainsley: thanks to you, all those u.s. soldiers made it out of that battle alive. that is what led to you receiving the medal of honor on monday. what was that day like when the president of the united states is honoring you for your service? >> it definitely very overwhelming day but it was definitely very meaningful to have all of our friends, family, especially all my teammates from that day who could come out to share in the experience and, we're definitely honored that we can continue to share the story of the team more and, just how how proud we are of what we all accomplished that day. steve: sure. you say you wouldn't have

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in the face of heavy enemy fire stafl sergeant shurer shielded three teammates with his own body. i congratulate him for his heroism and bravery and his sacrifice, and i'd like to congratulate him and his family on his receiving of this honor. we in washington are very proud of staff sergeant shurer. now, mr. president, turning to the f.a.a. bill which i hope we are going to be considering very shortly here, i'm pleased that the senate is looking at a five-year reauthorization. it wasn't that long ago that we were talking about short-term extensions and didn't know if we could get to this point of clearing the rest of these issues. so i'd like to thank my colleagues, chairman thune, ranking member nelson, and my colleague on the aviation subcommittee, chairman blunt, for helping get us to this point. the work we've done in this legislation is so important because it's helping commercial aviation remain the safest and most secure in the world and to improve the traveling public's experience. but just like so many other reauthorization, this reflects an agreement by congress on the