news4's mark segraves with that report. >> reporter: matt micah's gunshot wounds to his chest and arm were so severe, paramedics were shocked to find him alive. >> he shouldn't have been alive. he should not have been alive, but he was there. >> reporter: micah was standing on infield when the shots rang out. and he went down. >> someone was watching over me that day, and with that, no one thought i was going to make it. >> reporter: micah said that someone was his mother. >> and the paramedics got me in. i was just talking to them and at the same time i was talking to my mom. >> reporter: chad shea was the paramedic who rode to the hospital with micah. >> he actually was talking to me about his mom. >> reporter: micah said talking about his mom in the ambulance gave him the strength to hang on. but micah wasn't finished talking. >> then he grabbed my arm and said you need to call my dad. and he gave me his father's phone number. the >> reporter: the paramedic made that call to his father in michigan. >> it was hard. hands down that was the hardest part of my whole day. >> the worst t

was going to make it that day. >> reporter: matt micah was shot in the chest and the arm. he feels lucky and thankful to be alive. mike was standing on the infield when the shooting began. as he ran for cover and the shots continued, he noticed a young boy. >> congressman joe barton, his son was there. my first thought is why was a kid on the field and a shooter and i threw him down. luckily members of congress and staff that were in the dugout and pulled him in. so i don't remember much after that because at some point that's when i got hit, the first time in the chest and the second time in the arm. >> reporter: after the first shot to his chest, micah kept running. he fell by the suv where capitol police agents were exchanging gunfire with the first base and actually ran as i was hit and then i got by agents griner and bailey and then crystal griner, agent, got shot in the ankle and fell on top of me. >> reporter: as he lay on the ground he was shot a second time. that's when he saw agent griner, who had also been shot, get back up. >> she used her gun, got back up as a

i got to the hospital, they didn't think i was going to make it that day. >> reporter: matt micah was shot in the chest and the arm. he feels lucky and thankful to be alive. micah was standing on the infield when the shooting began. as he ran for cover and the shots continued, he noticed a young boy. congressman joe barton, manager of the team, his son was there. >> as i was running outside the dug out, he was there. my first thought, why is there a kid on the field? i threw him down. luckily there were members of congress and staff in the dug out and pulled him in. i don't remember much after that because at some point that's when i got hit. the first time in the chest and the second time was in the arm. >> reporter: after the first shot to his chest, micah kept running. he fell by the suv where capital police agents were exchanging gunfire with the shooter. >> i got hit right outside the first base and ran out and actually ran as i was hit and then i got by agents greiner and bailey and crystal griner, agent, got shot in the ankle and fell on top of me. >> reporter: as he lay on the

it's an annual tradition at the hospital and one of those recognized was matt micah the lobbyist shot in the capital hill baseball practice back in june. he says he sti feeling in one hand. he's doing lots of physical therapy and has many to thank for his recovery including david bailey and crystal grinder. agent grinder fell on top of me. when the paramedics got me in i was talk ing to them and at the same time i was talking to my mom who unfortunately passed away ten years ago. she was there with me that day. she was my guardian angle. meek a says officers grinder and bailey are his heros for saving his and others' lives on that practice field that day. firefighters battling a massive fire. thick flames and flames are seen coming out of the building. where this is happening next. a woman appears to pay for items at a store but then she attacks the clerk. all it all ended coming up. if you have a story idea call fox5 at 202-895-3000 or you can e-mail fox5tips@wttg.com. fox5tips@wttg.com. i would say we've gotten about six miles guy, in 35 minutes. just so you know we plugged in when

. >> matt micah, he was shot once in the chest and then again in the arm. five months after that shooting he returned to gw hospital today to thank the doctors who helped save his life. >> news4's mark segraves is here now and, mark, he also talked about that day and how he's still recovering. >> yes, it's been a tough recovery for him. matt is a lobbyist who helped coach the republican team the past ten years. he said that day started out just like any other practice. micah said that on that day, as he ran for cover, he was hit twice. the paramedics who were first to get to him told me they didn't think he was going to live. was conscious and told the paramedics to call his father and his girlfriend, and he gave the paramedic the phone numbers. since then micah has undergone numerous surgeries and continues hours of physical therapy every week. and he says he's back to work. >> feeling good, one day at a time, getting better. i feel better than i feel, i have broken ribs, cracked ribs. i don't have function in my hand but happy to be here. >> reporter: mic