at the time. he was transported to a local area hospital. no word on the victim's condition although homicide detectives have been called to the scene. the entire 1800 block west lombard street is closed as homicide detectives conduct an investigation. thank you. left for dead. medics misdiagnose a man nearly taken to the morgue before being found alive. a wide ranging investigation aimed to uncover what happened, wjz has found other incidents around the country. mike is on the story with new reaction and video. hi mike. >> reporter: hi. michael started to move just before being taken to the med real examiners office. the city council woman who represent it is district where it happened says she is very

concerned about this but confident in the investigation. >> two experienced medics thought michael quarrels was dead. his body was on the floor in this convenience store after a police officer shot him in the head during a violent burglary. medics left the scene and quarrels was left on the floor for almost 30 minutes before police officers noticed movement. >> you are the owner here. >> yes. >> reporter: what do you think about all that? >> bad. it is bad. >> reporter: the fire departmentover sees paramedics. spokesman cannot remember anything like this happening before. the responding medics have been reassigned pending investigation. they will look whether they checked carefully for a pulse and any signs of breathing before declaring him dead. the case sparked outrage including how could this happen and could it happen to you?

>> paramedics are governed by the maryland state medical protocols. following these guidelines, you are more apt to follow the appropriate procedures that would limit an opportunity for something of this nature 20 owe are you. >> reporter: while rare there have been mistaken diagnosis across the country. in san antonio paramedics determined a woman died inside this car crash. she was stuck inside for an hour before someone noticed she was breathing. a 77-year-old woman was taken to the morgue in new york before the core nordiscoverred she was still alive. and in north carolina larry green was pronounced dead after a traffic accident. he was examined three times before someone realized he had a pulse. >> too to see your brother laying there with a sheet over your body and find out that he was still alive a little bit

and breathing? that's serious. >> reporter: the moments lost because of these missed diagnosis are critical and some times medics fail to detect a faint pulse. the paramedics face the possibility of losing their licensejobs. >> reporter: the fire department has not identified the paramedics at this point. new at 6:00 p.m., wjz will have reaction from lawmakers. an investigation is under way after a fatal accident in downtown baltimore. a bicyclist was killed lafayette and maryland avenues where a commercial truck hit a cyclist and drove away. the cyclist was pronounced dead on the scene. police are considering this a hit and run yet they are not sure the driver realized he hit

someone. sally back to you. >> it is not known if the driver face charges. updating the breaking news from 4:00 p.m., bill clinton's visit to north korea ends in a pardon of two american journalists. >> reporter: north korean television says the dictator is giving a special pardon to two jailed american journalists. the news came not long after former president bill clinton held a rare meeting with the leader. north korean television describes the talks as exhausting covering a wide range of topics. clinton conveyed a message from president obama but the white house denies that. >> our focus is on ensuring the safety of two journalists, that are in north korea right now. >> reporter: the obama administration calls it a private mission. lee and ling were working for

former vice president al gore's media venture when accused of crossing the border from china. >> reporter: the families of the two reporters approached him for help. he runs an office based in harlem. i will is high profile, known to the north koreans, dealt with them before when he was president. >> reporter: analysts say the hope is that those relations will serve a double purpose. also getting north korea back to the table for talks about its nuclear program. in new york, drew levinson. ling and lee have been in jail since march. fbi is teaming up with baltimore county police in a shocking case of child porn. john nicolas and shannon honea are charged with filming and promoting child porn from children ages 2 to 13. if you know of a child who has

had contact with the two to contact them. federal agents are looking for potential victims in other states. a newly released crime report from maryland shows good news. the murder rate fell 11 percent in the last year. here in baltimore city we are seeing a 20 year low in homicide, decrease from 17 percent from last year. a 14 percent drop in prince georges county. several jurisdictions reported reductions in violent crime. the governor wants the baltimore city police department's mounted patrol saved. >> reporter: funding for the horse patrol will end in 12 weeks. today governor o'malley dropped by the paddocks giving support. they are hoping to save $150,000 through this budget cut. the baltimore police foundation

is collecting money to cover care and food for the animals. wjz is always on log on to wjz.com. maryland is moving forward with a controversial plan to put light rail service east to west. pat war reason live in canton, one of the stops on the route. >> reporter: hi sally. the red line drew fire from people in canton opposed to the line. the train pulls in to west baltimore station and out steps margaret o'malley into the controversy. >> it was the one that was most favorably received during the public hearing process [ booing ] [ applause ] >> reporter: they applaud, the

supporters and opposition boos. [ yelling, booing, clapping ] they will be taking away a whole lane of parking, reducing sidewalks, creating noise and it is unbelievable. >> i have never been one afraid of controversy. >> reporter: the red line would carry 42,000 passengers a day in access of 7500 businesses nearly 200,000 workers. the billion dollar project must stay within strict federal funding guidelines. >> i see a few of you shaking heads but the fact remains if we don't take advantage of this here, can i tell you something, your tax dollars will go somewhere else. >> reporter: it appears state leaders are not about to let that happen. >> there has been disagreement between good people on both

sides of this issue. there are no big, important projects that we ever take on that doesn't also some disagreement. >> reporter: quite a bit here in canton. critics are not letting up. live from boston street. back to you on television hill. >> thank you. o'malley announced plans to go forward with the purple line, 16 miles between bethesda and new carroll on the. summer temperature is effecting train travel. as csx announces a heat restriction. orders were put into effect for camden and brunswick line because of the heat of the trains, they are forced to travel slower to ensure a safe ride for passengers. heat can warp rails. >> temps are bringing us warm and muggy weather. will it continue to rise as the week goes on? bob turk and brenda.

tomorrow the same, chances of showers and thunderstorm, that will cool things down. look at radar. showers in the last hour, most of them are pretty much gone now. a pretty good one by bel air, aberdeen. practically nothing left by the time it has moved up and a pretty good storm just to the west of fen wick delaware and that will be approaching the northern areas. nutting in ocean city. a few more also -- nutting in ocean city. a few more also died out. mountain regions to the west, they will not effect the region. may go south of washington but right now from the city quiet. bernadette has an interesting look at amazing rainfall statistics for this year. bernadette. >> it has been pretty incredible. we all know we have been up and down with our streaks. we started out very dry and then got very wet. but here are some to have numbers to take you through the season so far. a different way we haven't looked at them before. when we were at our worst,

middle to end of march but then we got that huge wet streak and went way above up to 5-inchs in our surplus. then the first half, first two thirds of july were dry, brought us down but a low point of 1.73 inches then back up again because of these recent storms we are over 3 inches in the surplus. so since we turned the corner we have been in the surplus but seen some updowns still and it will be interesting to see how the rest of the season goes. >> thanks. still ahead ... >> i am at the university school of medicine. why a drink aday could keep lymphoma away. i am in middle on the frederick county. it took a lot of community commitment and money to build this synthetic turf field so who would have set it on fire. coming up next.

cruising back to baltimore, us ns come for the cruising back after months at sea in a six country mission. >> how hot will it get? the updated weather forecast with bob.

we are following breaking news. sky eye chopper 13 over an incident first mariner arena. mike. >> yes, kai, a few moments ago, park avenue, west baltimore, a man allegedly holding a knife at the throat of a woman, pushing a baby carriage. now when officers arrived on the scene, they did find a man, it is not clear at this point whether he had a knife but as they were trying to take him in custody you can see one to have police cars t officer tried to exit her vehicle when a sport utility vehicle struck her vehicle and caused damage.

the man was taken into custody. the woman does not appear injuried and police are investigating the situation. back to you. thank you captain mike perry. a frederick county town is crushed tonight after the turf was set on fire before the start of the season. the feeling of loss goes way beyond the cost of repairs. >> reporter: they have top of the line synthetic turf. at middle town high school west of frederick, they have made the same investment. people and businesses donated $800,000 for the new field. when practice began yesterday, damage from an arson fire on the field is discovered. >> the community loves it and then someone who you don't understand why they have the reasoning to come out and damage it in this sort. it just boggles the mind. >> reporter: repairs will cost 20,000 to $50,000. insurance should cover it but the hurt goes deeper.

>> it is a slap in the face to the community someone could be malicious and do something to a field that everyone is pretty proud of. >> reporter: the fire marshalls office said the man made field doesn't burn and it would not spread so it took work to create such damage. >> apparently some type of ignitable liquid, probably gasoline, was used to help enhance, to get this fire started. >> reporter: this isn't an easy fix. beyond the turf on top, there is 4 inches of rubber below that is damaged that has to be cut out and replaced. yard markers are not painted on, they are part of the manufacturing process. the season starts august 15th. it is not clear if all the work can be done in time. a former football player at middle town says it is an insult. >> the community came together and put a lot of money into it. the kids love this field. it is a shame someone had to come and burn it. >> the fire marshall's office

is hoping for tips. the is a felony and a person convicted can go to jail for three years. salary. thank suzanne. the turf company will come out tonight to see if the repairs can be made before the season starts. let's check on the roads with sharon at wjz traffic control. >> hi kai. some accidents, not many serious delays. one on 795 northbound lanes, westminster pike. butler road, route 30, 2 here and a water main break, video from the chopper on that, westbound west northern parkway, falls road. you can see the right lane is blocked at this point we are not seeing delays in this shot but do keep in mind this will be there for a few days. as far as delays go, a slight 195, northbound lanes, between here and the tunnel. there is a look at your drive

times, between the top and west side. 83 and 95, 33 miles per hour. harper road, things smooth out there. this traffic report is brought to you by subway. check the new subway cheese steak. piled high with toppings, subway eat fresh. back over to you. >> thank you, sharon. they shipped out on a four month tour now they are back in baltimore. here is a live look of the ship coming in. it just spent time bringing assistance to six countries. we are live. weijia jiang with more. >> reporter: family members have been here all afternoon pacing back and forth. in an hour the ship will come here and they can say hello to family members they said goodbye to four months ago. >> the u.s. ms comfort the navy's vessel is coming home to

baltimore. >> i am excited to see him. >> reporter: a home coming for this ship means hundreds more for people on it. the hudson family drove from long island to pick up their 20- year-old son. >> he is the kind that he is not you know -- >> he is not emotional. we may be. >> we may be. he is not. >> reporter: the ship is a state of the art hospital that floats. most often it brings navy personnel and doctors and nurses to heal soldiers in the war. it is anchoring after a four month humanitarian mission. he left comfort in new york last week after getting injured. >> we flew the flag. we showed countries we care. we are not all about destruction and what a lot is put out there. we went out and put our heart and our soul into our mission. >> reporter: the operation provided medical treatment to more than a thousand people

abroad. for family becomer onboard knowing that lessoned the pain. our youngest one wears his comfort shirts he's got so he can tell everyone where dad is at. >> an honor and privilege to have them volunteer for their country. >> reporter: nothing like welcoming them home. >> i was excited for him and proud of him. it is unexplainable. >> reporter: so just about 30 seconds ago from the ground here we were able to catch a glimpse of comfort. we can see it now. family members are here. they expect it at the pier in an hour. everyone is gathering. they have signare ready to welcome these guys home. thank you. when not deployed comfort is kept at canton pier. if need be it can move into full operation status in five days. >> they have nice weather to come in to home port.

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first warning of severe weather. some folks out on the comfort seeing our chopper out there. great job. back from four months helping people all around the world. they do an unbelievable job. look at temperatures conditionings around the region. one or two showers that have popped up. ocean city had one close by. just a brief sprinkle oakland, baltimore hagers town, 89 washington. dew point has dropped a tad. winds south, southwest most places will bring in some warm and rather humid conditions into tomorrow. they have had tremendous rains out of portions of indiana, ohio, kentucky, louisville, some areas, four, five, six, eight inches of rain alone. major flooding downtown louisville. a real mess. this whole complex is heading to the south and southeast of

our region. some of the moisture will be moved to the northeast along the frontal boundaries. we expect to see showers and thunderstorm activity. as that front moves into our region. all this heavy stuff will be weakening tonight over north carolina and southwest virginia. we are not too concerned about that here. we will see showers and storms, warming tomorrow. thursday, most activity will be to the south and southeast but the city, north and west, should be nice. low humidity and lower temps. south and east, showerstorms on thursday, maybe even on friday. south winds, five to 10 knots. bay temp, nice warm 81 degrees. as warm as it gets. tonight, any showers very widely scattered. 68 then tomorrow, muggy, warm, thunderstorms, pretty good shot. 89 degrees now 2 degrees above average for this time in august.

okay. >> summer. still summer. >> thanks. >> still ahead, wrong way crash. new information on a fiery wreck in new york that killed eight people. a roof top wind turbine in federal hill. would it generate energy or be an eye sore. that story coming up on eyewitness news. harbour east, food, fun, fabulous prices. baltimore restaurant week is back.

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87 degrees, mostly sunny. see the comfort there, almost back in baltimore. thanks for staying with eyewitness news. with soaring electricity bills, more people want to consider green alternatives to power. wind is one of the most a attractive alternatives. one city homeowner wants to install a wind turbine on top of her home in federal hill. >> reporter: this is a miniature model of the 7-foot tall, 6-foot wide wind turbine she wants on the roof of her home. >> this is clean energy. not only renewable, clean. >> reporter: but before she can get that clean energy she needs permission. that is why she is asking the city zoning appeals office to allow it on her roof. >> to get electricity from our wind, wow. >> reporter: not everyone agrees. some neighbors have some real concerns. among them, safety and how

those wind turbines would effect the view from these roof top decks in this neighbourhood. i will can't come up here and not see that. it is right there. i can't back in my drive way, i can't lookout my back of my house. it will always be there. >> it will effect our property values. we hope that anything green is a positive effect but a 7-foot by 6-foot structure on top of a three story home on top of a deck, in the middle of federal hill k is a roof top area, roof top deck area, could be unslightly. >> reporter: these not in my backyard debates are happening more often as people look for ways to go green and save money. >> with bg ande rates doubling, something like this makes more sense. >> reporter: maryland's energy administration says there are 50 wind turbines up and running already with 21 on the way this

year. there is a project slated to be built 11.5 miles off the delaware coast and another being considered off the coast of ocean city. the idea of wind turbines in dense residential areas, like baltimore city is new. they are trying to catch up to the growing technology. at this hour the city's zoning appeals board is hearing from both sides on this issue. they will be the ones who make the decision whether to allow a wind turbine on that roof, we will keep you posted. back to you. >> maryland energy administration office grants up to $10,000 to help defray the cost. a state senate candidate is charged with attemped rape. he was caught by a police officer holding a woman down against her will in his eastern shore office. the officer heard her yelling for help and forced his way in to the office. he is being held on bond. he ran for state senate 2002

but lost. police in montgomery county are asking for help in identifying a shoplifting suspect. it happened at sax fifth avenue chevy chase. the security guard approached the person dressed as a woman who may have been a man after shoplifting a $2,000 dress. the guard was pepper sprayed. an update on a fiery crash in new york. denise. >> reporter: the report shows she had a blood alcohol level more than twice the legal limit. there were also traces of marijuana her system. the 36-year-old mother was driving a minivan when she centered the state parkway driving the wrong direction and then slammed head on into an suv. witnesses report seeing her drivinger ratically and six drivers called 911 before the collision.

the mother, two-year-old daughter, three nieces died in the crash along with three men in the suv. >> her five-year-old son was the loan survivor and suffered minor injuries. midwest and southern states are being pounded by heavy rains. drivers in indianapolis are dealing with flooded streets and strong wind that is knocked this tree into a house. louisville kentucky, several drivers had to be rescued, after ignoring high water signs they were arrested after their cars got stuck. bernadette wood s with more on severe weather this those areas. >> incredible amounts of rain in louisville particularly. first warning doppler radar, keyed into those sections. back earlier today, this first round of rain dropped 6 inches in the downtown area, in just one hour alone. then this one, is the one that produced all of the damaging winds in india before it moved

southeast -- indy before moveling southeast. and as you can see lined up behind it, another batch of thunderstorms going to come in as we head through the evening hours. already six and 8 inches worth of rain. they have had a lot of water rescues going on. church hill downs is under water and the university of louisville had to be shut down for the day. thanks. the debate is under way in the senate on the first hispanic nominee to the supreme court. most republicans are in opposition but democrats voting in fay very of the historic confirmation. the senate is about to start debate on president obama's first supreme court nominee. despite republican head winds, judge sonia sotomayor is expected to sail through confirmation process. >> she develop add 17 year record as a moderate, mainstream judge. >> reporter: with democrats

soldly behind her, it is all but certain. six gop senators will cross party lines to vote for her, far fewer tandem crates and white house hoped for. sotomayor's north sotomayors nomination is causing some to cross the line. >> reporter: do they face political push back voting against her? >> this is a cross roads moment i think for the republican party and latino community. i think many in our community will always remember this vote. >> reporter: but the senate's top republican is rallying his ranks around the argument sotomayor would bring bias to the bench. >> the judge must be able to check his or her personal or political agenda at the courtroom door. that is a test judge sotomayor does not pass. >> reporter: others say they

have concerns about her protecting gun rights. nra says it will lower its rating of any senator who votes for her confirmation. joel broken, wjz. the 55-year-old went on to serve as district attorney, private litigator and federal judge after graduating yale. the deputy defense have ordered a review of the use of internet for recruitment. the white house is using the world wide web to strike back at an unknown critic. someone put together video clips saying he wants to eliminate health care. a spokesperson said the blogger took the words out of context

to give a false impression. although alcohol can raise the risk of cancer, it has been shown to have protective effects. how alcohol can reduce your chances of developing one of the most common forms of lymphoma. ray is my care taker, my oldest daughter. >> reporter: 64-year-old esther is a proud mother and grandmother. her family keeping her going. >> as long as i don't know how bad it is, i can fight. but once i know how bad it is, i might give up. >> reporter: esther has stage three lymphoma, a diagnosis about 74,000 americans receive every year. one surprising means of protection is moderate alcohol consumption. >> whether beer, wine, or other alcoholic beverages,. >> reporter: researchers established alcohol consumption

can help reduce lymphoma. now scientists think they know why. dr. ronald said his research indicates how it can have such a powerful effect. in a lab they found it inhibits activity of an important protein that play as role in controlling regulation of cell growth. >> by understanding how people who consume alcohol have a decreased incident of developing lymphoma, we can use it in other therapypreventative approaches. >> reporter: new treatments that could be available in three years to five years. >> when is it too late? can i go out and have a couple martinis. >> reporter: the doctor does not recommend people increase their alcohol consumption as a result of research. just weeks after esther outlaw meat with me for the interview, she developed an infection and died. her daughters wanted their

mothers story to air to show people how positive she was even when faced with an aggressive form of cancer. i am kellye lynn with health watch. researchers also confirmed what previous studies have shown, alcohol does not have the same protection against breast cancer. some stories you will find in tomorrow's early morning addition of the baltimore sun. a look at the ravens trevor price's indoor soccer training regiment. >> a guide to help plan your culinary strategy for restaurant week. >> eat as much as i can is my strategy. >> for these and more stories, look for the updated forecast from wjz first morning weather team. speaking of restaurant week, it begins this friday. demand is to high, some restaurants are already planning to extend the most delicious week of the summer. >> reporter: summer sizzle is

heating up in baltimore. restaurant week is back, some harbour east to little italy and beyond. three course dinners for $30. >> a great time for people who don't normally go to some to have more expensive restaurants, go in, check it out, get a deal. >> reporter: phones are ringing and reservations are coming in. as the ocean air where the crab cakelobster are ready and restaurant week choices have expanded. >> we will do four different appetizer courses, six different courses -- or six different choices in entrees and then three desserts. a little something for everybody. >> reporter: this is the fourth year for summer restaurant week. coming at what is normally a slow time of year. >> that is why we do it during this time period. despite that, restaurants are booking up. go online baltimore restaurant week.com to make their resser visions as soon as possible. >> reporter: it is growing.

more than 120 restaurants taking part this summer. at this popular harbour east spot they are bringing in alaskan halibut and extending restaurant week until august 23rd. >> we want to make sure everybody gets an opportunity to come in. if we are booked this weekend. we will get you next weekend or the weekend after. >> reporter: those who savour this week. >> not everybody can afford to go out, especially in these times. if we can offer people a deal, bring them in. >> reporter: ron max, wjz eyewitness news. wjz is always on. far list of restaurants taking part in restaurant week log on to wjz.com. still to come tonight, baring it all. police search for an unusual thief who steals in the nude. >> weather, more humidity, perhaps showers and storms, headed our way. here is today's report from

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we have breaking news to report to you right now. mike. >> northbound i-95 an accident

initially with rescue. several vehicles involved. difficult to tell how many. several people being transported to local area hospitals. northbound 95 clayton road and mountain road north of gun powder river. back up is several miles. expect delays northbound. only two lanes getting by. >> thank you captain mike perry reporting live. >> time to check out the five day. all right. we will start with tomorrow's forecast. warm and muggy. starting out the day upper 60s as we head through the afternoon. showers and thundershowers. as we head through the evening, scattered showers and thunderstorms around, monitoring these to see if they become strong. >> looks like a warm, humid day tomorrow with a good chance of storms later on and some could be heavy. thursday, most of the action should be south of the baltimore region. cooler, 85 and friday, slight chance for a pop up shower,

mainly south, east 84. 88, 92. warm summer weekend but a good deal of sunshine this weekend. sally. >> thanks, bob. >> three teens in california riased after crashing a car into a house. they were driving a stolen vehicle. the car went through the front of someone's home no. one was inside at the time thankfully. the three suspects were seriously injured. they later found a shotgun in the stolen vehicle. another mass transit accident injured several in san francisco. an suv got sandwiched between two muni cars. the driver was distracted talking to a passenger when the accident happened. a burglar in pennsylvania is breaking into homes, not wearing clothes. surveillance cameras caught him fleeing the scene of an apartment robbery nude. he could also be involved in

the robbery of a local house. in both cases, women's clothing was removed from drawers. >> he hasn't done anything to harmony one, but the crimes themselves are -- appear to be sexual in nature and the realms of not normal activity. >> it is still under investigation and doesn't appear the man was armed. >> michael douglas' son arrested on drug charges at an upscale new york city hotel on a meth dealing charge. his attorney says the officer failed to do his job properly. eyewitness news at six. vic is standing by with a preview. one of the largest efforts to revital rise the chesapeake bay is happen being tiny creatures. massive numbers ofisters were deployed to restore the oyster

population. what do kid haves to do with carbon footprints. one of the best ways to go green is have fewer children. now back to you. >> thank you. nissan is going green with an emission free vehicle it will sell beginning next year. the new electric vehicle seats five and will be call add leaf. it will hit the u.s. market in the second half of 2010. they hope to make it as affordable as possible. hail to the chief is not the tune playing at the white house today. >> instead happy birthday mr. president and helen thomas. ♪ [ music ] ♪ happy birthday dear helen ♪ >> before today's briefing president obama who turns 48 sang happy birthday to press core member helen thomas celebrating her 89th birthday. the washington post says he

celebrated early at camp david over the weekend joined by family and friends from hawaii and chicago. >> he did give her a peck on the cheek. >> what a characters. >> seen quite a few presidents. >> how many have kissed her? >> eyewitness sports is next. >> at ravens training camp, westminster. we will catch up withed to heap looking to -- todd heap looking to bounce back from a season of injuries. they unvile a new rookie pitcher in detroit tonight when

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the season isn't over. the time now is to look forward to next season. >> yeah. some of these guys got to show id to get into the ballpark. >> that young. >> yeah. the future is now for the young orioles. another highly out thed minor leaguer arrives in the big leagues to make a much anticipated debut tonight. his eighth to play his first game in the majors this year. he will start against the tigers less than a year after signing his first pro contract.

he following hillman to the mound who pitched in just his second big league game last night. he gave up the home run to cabrera, growing pains are part of the youth movement. >> the process to get where you are going isn't always peaches and cream. you know, it is somewhat a bumpy road. there has been no hidden agendas, no false pretenses. all about trying to get as many good, young players as we can and trying to attract as many pieces as we can and look at where our needs are and go forward. >> maddox, two the years old. first round draft pick last year. started just 19 games in the minors. they face washburn, game time on masn hd. adam's season is over before it begins.

placed on injured reserve today. needs further surgery to repair his chronically injured right knee. he started seven games last season expected to be replaced by rookie, michael orr. among veterans going strong,ed to heap his ninth season with the ravens hoping to make a come back from a dispointing year. limited by back and leg injuries. >> i put in a lot of work this off season and you know, there was points i was saying man, am i going to get there. in the last month and a half, i just made strides every day. >> he says he is feeling stronger than ever in how he comes off the line. good sign for the ravens. >> that was the guy we thought was young awhile ago. >> i can't believe it is nine years. >> football makes you older. >> still to come,. >> dead or alive.

paramedics mistakenly think a man shot in the head is dead but then he starts moving a half hour after they've left.

coming up at 6:00 -- will a call that almost cost a man his life cost medics their job? more about the man mistakenly pronounced dead. to get you from here to there across baltimore, gets

high profile support. why the governor is endorsing a light rail red line. >> i'm alex demetrick on the severn river, where there's a push to save the native oyster. i'll have that story. a seasonal and sunny day in maryland but changes are coming. >> that and all the breaking news. eyewitness news at 6:00 starts now. dead by mistake. wjz has the latest on how medics mistakenly believed he was dead when he was still alive. >> how rare is this diagnosis and could it happen to you? >> i'm vic carter. >> i'm denise koch. >> it