estimated 2 million injuries, 500,000 doctors visits, and 30,000 hospitalizations annually. this past friday, 16-year-old antonio rovas collapsed on his high school track, running a routine drill. he was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead of apparent heat exhaustion. and last week, hayward dennison of central catholic high school in oregon scored the winning touchdown. moments later, dennison felt his heart racing. i got back up and i was trying to breathe a lot more. reporter: then he collapsed of a heart attack. his heart stopped for about two minutes before a nurse in the stands helped revive him. turns out he has a heart condition, something doctors previously diagnosed as asthma. his father is now fighting to mandate heart screenings for all high school athletes. i want this a law. i won t stop. i m going to push it that no other family has to go through it. reporter: dan harris, abc news, new york.
feared their loved ones may be preparing to harm themselves. they said good-bye to their living relatives. they indicated that they were going to the next life, if you will. and that s essentially, i m not quoting exactly, paraphrasing, but that s essentially what they said. reporter: that immediately brought back fears of the cult at heaven s gate near rancho santa fe, california, in 1997, when 39 people took their own lives. california police were relieved to find all 13 members of this group praying in a public park. and they re alive and well. i was just given that update. that is the best news of the day. reporter: the adult members of the group insist they were never missing and it was all a misunderstanding. we are okay. you see me, i m okay. my son, my dogs, everybody s okay. you left your cell phone? i don t want them to interrupt me. reporter: officials say the group broke no laws but the leader is undergoing psychological evaluation. members say the
midnight and pounded the british territory with heavy rains and winds up to 75 miles an hour. trees and power lines were downed, cutting electricity for nearly 20,000 customers and flooding low-lying areas. safety first. we can always rebuild. as bermudaans, we already know how to rebuild. it s just one of those things. igor is expected to turn northwest today. later this week it will cause dangerous as well as and riptides along the east coast. the american hiker imprisoned months in iran says her arrest was, quote, a huge misunderstanding. sarah shourd begged for the release of her com pain yons right now still in prison. tara mergener is in new york with more. good morning to you. reporter: good morning, terrell. shourd says she is very grateful to be home but the companions mentioned are not so lucky, their families make another appeal for their freedom. the mothers of the two hikers still held in iran want a face-to-face meeting with the country s president. we
entire security review will take. no major everyday security changes are expected here at the hospital. reporting live, adam may, wjz eyewitness news. kai? adam, thank you. stay with wjz for complete coverage of the shooting at johns hopkins hospital. wjz is always on. for updates on the doctor s condition, go to wjz.com. two baltimore city men are dead tonight after a pair of shootings, just 15 minutes apart. police have just identified the victim in an incident on bona part avenue. 25-year-old george lewis, who was shot in the head. 4:35 a.m., 28-year-old isaiah white was also fatally shot. police believe that shooting stemmed from an earlier argument. an east baltimore woman is charged with brutally beating her aunt to death. and the reported murder weapon, the club, a steering wheel security lock. wjz is live. pat warren has the latest from police on this crime. pat? reporter: that s right. police say they were led to the scene by a 911 call. reporter: no one an
name or age. there was no time for that. army medics were only told the taliban mortared hit village on election day and shrapnel cut into his skull. in a spasm of violence meant to disrupt balloting, insurgents had claimed a victim not old enough to vote. another boy s wounds were less serious but he was in shock and also in need of immediate help. 80 miles away, general steve townsend listened as reports of insurgent attacks poured in. five iraqi villages. reporter: townsend set out to see for himself. in a village of zormat, only 60 people voted. a taliban threat scared them away, said one villager. another man, an elder, had his own explanation. american-led forces had killed too many civilians and people did not support this new government, he said. townsend emphatically disagreed. nine out of ten civilian casualties caused by the taliban. and you know i m telling the truth. reporter: a truth lived by two young boys and the american medics fighting to save him.