. >> reporter: emt qwasie reid happened to be driving by in an ambulance when someone ran out of the school crying for help. he immediately cleared out the little girl's mouth, put an oxygen mask on her, used a defibrillator and did cpr. >> blue in the face, no circulation. she wasn't respond ing to anything. she was basically unconscious. >> reporter: compounding the family's nightmare, they tell me the principal has never called them. they actually have no idea what happened last wednesday. when the mother saw her daughter so lifeless, she collapsed, suffered 15 seizures and had to be admitted herself. she was discharged just yesterday. >> i'm trying to find an answer but nobody give me one. >> she's a sweet girl. it's hard to see her like that. >> if i have to jump out of another ambulance again to save a child's life, i will do it anyway day. -- any day. >> the family says noelia-lisa is basically brain dead but they don't have the heart to pull the plug. no information from the department of education about the sequence of events wednesday. reid tells me he's been suspended from

get this qwasie reid's partner were transporting a nursing home patient last week when they got flagged down by a frantic man saying that the girl was choking. he immediately began life saving maneuvers. reid's efforts appeared to be in vein as the girl was declared brain dead. but according to the bosses the emt made an unauthorized stop when that guy was trying to flag him down and that is why he got suspended as he says he doesn't regret it that he would do it again if another child was joking. >> i have some important recall information to share with you tonight. their consumer alert. if you're a chip lover check your pantry recalling the sour cream and onion potato chips. the package claims they are gluten free, but they are not. if you can't have gluten, that would be a big deal. the giant wants you to throw away any uneaten portions, bring your receipt back to the store for a full refund. >>> the emissions cheating scandal has dealt a financial blow to volkswagen. a loss of nearly $2 billion in the third quarter. countless recalls, also digging their profits too. reporting a loss