left for dead. the investigation into how paramedics mistakenly believed a man was dead when he was still alive. >> how rare is that misdiagnosis and it could happen to you? hello, i'm vic carter. >> i'm denise koch. here's what people are talking about tonight. a robbery suspect lungs at police, officers shoot him in the head, medics declare that man dead but before he was taken to the medical examiner, he started to move. mike hellgren has new reaction tonight to this developing

story. >> reporter: two experienced medics thought michael quarrels was dead. his body was on the floor inside this convenience store after a police officer shot him in the head during a violent burglary. sources say the medics left the scene and quarrels was left on that floor for almost 30 minutes before police officers who were still there, noticed movement. >> reporter: and is you're the owner here. >> yes. >> reporter: what do you think about all that? >> it's bad. >> reporter: the fire department oversees paramedics. the spokesman tells wjz he cannot remember anything like this happening before. the responding medics have been reassigned pending an investigation. the department will look into whether they followed the right steps, checking carefully for pawls and any signs of breathing before declaring quarrels dead. the case has sparked some outrage and raised questions, including how could this happen and could it happen to you.

>> there's definite concerns. this was -- i was in total shock, and as soon as i heard, i needed to do my own investigation. >> reporter: while rare, wjz found there have been mistaken diagnoses of death across the country. in san antonio, texas, paramedics determined a woman died in this car crash. she was stuck inside the mangled vehicle for an hour before someone noticed she was still breathing. in brooklyn, new york, paramedics declared a 77-year- old woman did he. she was taken to the morgue before the coroner discovered she was still alive. and in north carolina paramedics pronounced larry green dead after a traffic accident. he was examined three times before someone realized he had a pulse. in the case here in baltimore, mr. quarrels is still in critical condition here it at sinai. the paramedics involved could lose their licenses, and their jobs. mike hellgren, wjz, eyewitness news. >> quarrels will face charges in the burglary case. the officer who shot him is on

administrative leave, which is routine. we have a breaking story out of pittsburgh where at least six people are dead in a shooting at a suburban health club. this was the scene just a short time ago outside of the l.a. fitness center. our sister station kdka is reporting five people are dead as well as the shooter. witnesses say they heard 10 to 15 gunshots and everyone started running. no word if anyone else was injured. new at 11:00, the fbi has joined the investigation of a battle nor county couple charged with producing child pornography. john niklaus and shannon honea are accused of filming child pornography. police believe one thrim was made at a hotel in the atlanta area. the fbi is pursuing federal charges. >> we will likely experience a swine flu pandemic this fall. that's the new warning tonight from the government just weeks before millions of children head back to school. eyewitness news is live outside

the state health department on preston street. kelly mcpherson has the information all parents will need to hear. kelly. >> reporter: vic, the swine flu transmits person to person more easily than the regular flu, and that's part of the reason why homeland security believes the big outbreak will be when kids go back to school this fall, but that's before the vaccine is ready. the latest on the world's relationship with swine flu and its vaccine is this. an outbreak is expected this fall when school starts. unlike seasonal flu that affect the youngest and oldest people, swine flu has impacted people six months to 24 years old. >> this is unique in that school age kids really are the target? >> that's exactly right. for vaccines, we're look at babies from six months, all the way up to college age students. >> that's 102 million americans who will need the vaccine being tested right now, and the university of maryland, in maryland public schools leaders expect to give five million

vaccine injections in total. as federal coordinator of health emergency, the department of homeland security is already holding on-line summits to answer questions from school leaders about how to prepare for an outbreak this fall. and what kinds of precautions before we get the vaccine, can we take, and it comes down to schools, places where viruses transmit, and so it comes down to hand washing. she's about start school, and i know that some parents don't be very cautious of cleanliness and things like that with other kids. >> reporter: the feds say the vaccine will not arrive until mid to late october. mary weir is in another high- risk group, people who work with kids. >> i haven't made up my mind whether i think it's going to be as serious as they say. i'm very interested to hear what's going to happen with the quantities of appropriate flu vaccines and how they're going to allocate. that. >> reporter: and that's what the health departments are working on now. >> physicians offices and

schools and hospitals, all the kinds of places where we're likely to be giving vaccines have been geared up and ready when the vaccine is here. >> reporter: later this week, the state health department expects to hear specific guidelines about when schools should be closed, and they believe it it will not be like it was earlier this year when one case will trigger a closure. live from the health department, kelly mcpherson, wjz eyewitness news. >> thank you, kelly. and the common sense message will still apply. sick students should stay at home to prevent transmitting the virus. today plans for a light rail that would link east and west baltimore were unveiled, but not everyone is on board. many of those protesters live in canton where the new red light rail would run at street level. governor martin o'malley along with representative elijah cummings appeared today to endorse the plan. if the project moves forward would it cost an estimated $1.5

billion. part of that price stag would likely be footed by the federal government and construction would start in 2000 -- 20 126789. tonight baltimore police commissioner fred bealefeld is vowing to save the mounted patrol unit. eyewitness news was the first to break the story that the unit is in jeopardy because of budget cuts. our media partner the baltimore sun reports that commissioner bealefeld is vowing the program won't go under his watch. officers ambushed by gunman, a five-year-old girl shot in the head, a dozen people shot at a backyard barbecue. the list of recent crimes in baltimore is violent and disturbing, but tonight neighbors are taking their streets back. eyewitness news is live downtown. kai jackson explains why millions across the country are spending the night out. kai. >> reporter: that's right, vic, national night out is an annual take our community back effort.

many say no community has a greater need of being taken back than baltimore. as west baltimore, residents get together for a nationwide ritual called national night out. >> a lot of young people, they see more violence, moore crime, but we're going to give the community back to them. >> reporter: there's police presence on just about every corner, yet most realize that problems still exist. last month a 17-year-old was charge weed shooting a five- year-old baltimore girl in the head. >> i think it reinforces that there's still more work to be done, and it just illustrates the point that we can't do this alone, and that the community and the fleece really need to come together. >> reporter: on july 26th, shootings in east baltimore resulted in 18 people being hit. in one of the shootings, two 19- year-old males were killed. >> it's going to take police and communities working together to really stop some of our problems, so i think it does work. i think any effort that brings

the community closer to their law enforcement, closer to their legislative representatives works. >> reporter: many of those here say this national night out event won't solve all of the problems at baltimore or other cities have, but they do agree it's a good start. for now, residents enjoy lots of entertainment and a chance to talk with their neighbors, even if it's just for a few hours. well aware that tomorrow there's more work to do. >> we have the religious and the civic leaders and the police working together to try to bert our community, and i think it's having a positive effect. >> reporter: national night out is 26 years old. back to you. >> okay, kai, thank you. in baltimore national night out events took place in nine other locations in the city, as well as locations across the county. former president bill clinton's surprise mission to north korea ends with results. the communist regime gave clinton exactly what he was asking for. as drew levinson reports,

clinton and two american journalists are heading home. >> reporter: for the first time in four and a half months, euna lee and laura ling are free women. they're heading home to america, hitching a ride on former president bill clinton's jet. it was clinton's surprise visit and face to face talks with north korean dictator kim jong- il that secured their special parts. the two journalists were captured in march along north korea's border. they were sentenced to 12 years of hard labor for illegal entry and engaging in hostile acts. they were working for former vice president al gore's media venture current tv. clinton now runs a nonprofit organization out of this building in new york's harlem neighborhood. he's always been known for his ability to negotiate, and he proved that once again in north korea. it's win-win. the united states gets the journalists back, and it's hopeful it can reopen talks over north korea's nuclear program. north korea and its dictator

get worldwide attention. >> it is showing the north koreans the real benefits of a constructive and normalized relationship with the united states. >> reporter: the journalist families are overjoyed and thanked clinton and gore, saying they are counting the second until they can hold the women in their arms. the white house has said little, but did dispute north korea's claim that clinton conveyed a verbal message to kim jong-il and emphasized his was a private mission, a private mission with a very public outcome and two overjoyed families waiting to be reunited. in new york, drew levinson, wjz, eyewitness news. >> now, the reporters were working on a story about the trafficking of women when they were arrested. an emotional reunion tonight for the crew of the hospital ship u.s.s. comfort and their families. the comfort docked just a few hours ago at the canton pier. the cruise shipped out four months ago to provide medical assistance to more than 100,000 people in latin america and the

caribbean. we would say welcome back, but we don't need to, as we just saw they've already been warmly welcomed. >> i bet they're sitting up watching us. probably not. welcome home, though. straight ahead, historic landmark flooded. heavy rain fills up the famous churchill downs racetrack. put the phone down and drive. the new call to get cell phones vought the hands of drivers. a rooftop wind turbine in federal hill. would it generate energy or be an eyesore for the neighborhood? i'm derek valcourt, that story coming up on eyewitness news. some showers and possibly storms tomorrow. i'm bob turk. the first warning forecast coming up next.

it is 74 degrees and clear in central maryland right now. the complete first warning forecast is coming up. but first, the home of the kentucky derby sits underwater tonight. look at these incredible picture of churchill downs partially submerged by flood waters. heavy rains pounded louisville today and the water thoued where to go. police and fire crews rescued several people after their cars got stuck in washed out roads. over three i remember vees rain fell in a matter of hours. well, the debate over supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor ran late into the night on the senate floor. lawmakers lined up to weigh in on sotomayor's qualifications.

democrats emphasized her experience while republicans accused her of judicial activism. she's likely to be approved, possibly by thursday. put the phone down and keep your eyes on the road. that's the message from the u.s. secretary of transportation who is calling for a nationwide ban on texting while driving. studies show you are 23 times more likely to get into an accident if you text while you drive. thousands of people use their cell phones when driving, like this driver who was on her cell phone during a recent high- speed chase. experts say the number one cause of acts is simply not paying attention. 16 states have already banned texting while driving, including maryland. the ban here takes effect october 1st. no wind above her roof, for now. tonight the city's zoning is appeals board turned down a request to install a wind turbine on the roof of a federal hill home. derek valcourt reports the home's owner wanted to use it

for a greener, cleaner source of power. >> reporter: this is a miniature model of the seven- foot-tall, six-foot-wide wind turbine marsha wants on her home. >> this is clean energy. not only renewable, it's clean, it's steady. >> reporter: but before she can get that clean normal, she needs permission. that's why she's asking the city zoning is appeals office to allow the tour pain on her roof. >> to actually get electricity from our wind, wow. >> reporter: but not everyone agrees. some of the neighbors have some real concerns. among them, safety, and how those wind turbines would affect the view from these rooftop decks in this historic neighborhood. >> i can't come up here and not see that. it's right there. i can't look out my back of my house, it will always be there. >> it will affect our property values. we hope that anything green is a positive effect.

bough seven-foot by six-foot structure on top of a three- story home, on top of a deck in the middle of federal hill, which is a rooftop deck area, could be very unsightly. >> reporter: these "not in my backyard" debates are happening more often as people look for ways to go green and save money. >> with the bge rates doubling, in the last couple of years, something like this makes more and more sense. >> reporter: in fact, maryland's energy administration says there are already 50 wind turbines up and running in maryland, with another 21 on the way this year. there's a major offshore windmill project slated to be built 11.5 miles off the delaware coast and another considered off the coast of ocean city. but the idea of wind turbines in dense areas like baltimore city is new and laws and regulations are still trying to catch up to the growing technology. derek valcourt, wjz, eyewitness news. >> now, the maryland energy

administration offers grants of up to $10,000 to help de fray the costs of buying wind turbine. president obama celebrated his birthday today by bringing someone else cupcakes. "happy birthday dear helen, happy birthday to you ♪ >> the president surprised veteran reporter helen thomas with cupcakes for her á89 birthday, also today, thomas has covered every president since john f kennedy. the president himself who turned 48 also celebrated his birthday with a game of bowling, and then, of course, a meeting. >> i don't know which one is happier, the president's birthday, but helen, i don't know, that's pretty terrific. midweek coming up tomorrow, chance of some more showers in the region. take a look at temperatures right now. it's down to pretty comfortable, all things considered. 74, winds are calm, humidity subpoena, barometer holding steady right now.

how warm did it it get today? believe it or not, it was a pretty normal day. 88, 66 this morning, 87/66 is average on this date. nothing unusual. the records 100 and 55 on this daint august. right now we have very little wind around the area. general al souther am flow tomorrow, continues us in some warm and rather humid conditions. the problem with tomorrow is we've got a front that's going to be approaching us from the west. a lot of rain this morning, and this afternoon, from, let's say southern iowa, through illinois, into particularly northern kentucky, where you saw those flooding pictures vought louisville. they had six inches of rain in one location in like an hour and a half. unbelievable amounts of rain. that's pretty much gone now, but that front associated with some of this activity will be crossing our region tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow night, and because of that, with the front going through, some of this moisture will be moving into our area. we don't expect that but we could see some scattered

showers or thunderstorm activity with the front going through. we've got a warm, humid air mass behind it, a little cooler, a little drier air on thursday. the front may get hung up a little bit thursday and friday, down to our south. that's why we still have a chance of showers down there. it should generally clear out from the baltimore area north and west, at least for a couple day, and that same front will probably go through area over the weekend, as a warm front. looks like it's going to get almost hot this weekend. south winds, i'm talking maybe 90, south winds, 5 to 10 knots, bay temperature around 81. tonight generally clear, nice moonlight, 68 overnight. tomorrow it's called hot, up near 90 degrees. scattered showers and some thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. m could be locally strong with some gusty winds and some heavy downpours in some locations. next five days, after the front comes through, it will drop to the mid-80s. widely scattered showers south and east of us. the weekend, warm again, 88 and 92, sub knee to partly cloudy

skies saturday and sunday. denise. >> thank you very much, bob. coming up, the orioles welcome another one of their rookies to the big leagues. >> mark has more next in

even cal ripken was a young player at one time. >> and another new one. keep them coming. the orioles were hoping that history would repeat itself with a young pitcher. it was 18 years ago tonight that mike messina launched his stellar career with his debut. at that time brian mattis was four years old. tonight he's a 22-year-old o's rookie making his debut less than a year after he signed his first pro contract. he gets the league's best hitter, miguel cabrera for his first career strikeout. the first of five tigers to strike out. he allowed one run in five innings. meanwhile, o's hitter tee off on jarrod washburn.

that blast went 440 feet. three hits for mar kay kiss, three runs driven in, and the o's win. chris tillman and brian mattis side by side in the victorious dugout, a sign of hope. as for tonight's winner -- >> lots of smiles. >> you dreamed about coming to the big leagues, and you wonder, when that moment comes, what am i going to do what. did you learn about yourself? >> it's tough. >> reporter: welcome to the big leagues. >> thank you very much. >> yeah, and that is the thanks, as this ends the tiger's threat. the o's snap a four-game losing streak. let's talk football. i visited with ravens sever mark clayton at training camp in westminster. he spoke of his frustration over another hamstring injury saying it's possible he could be out a couple weeks.

here he is in action a week ago. 41 catches last season. clayton's career low. and michael orr is likely to replace carey. and lineman jay ratliff and marc company lumbo battle it out at cowboys practice in san antonio. these guys are teammates. first they fight, then they knock each other's helmets off. >> we do that in the newsroom.

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