heart was crushed. >> ernestine parker describes the first time she saw her niece destiny. >> this just hours after she said the 8th grader collapsed at montebello junior academy. she was taken to the hospital where she went into cardiac arrest. >> reporter: in a letter sent home, school official says they are doing a thorough cleaning of the campus. dr. ann balowitz says it's critical they give the vaccine when it becomes available. >> h1n1 may not last for the entire flu season. it may go down. and when it goes down, the other types of flu may come up. so it's important to have both seasonal protection. and h1 protection. >> reporter: vaccination clinics like this one are popping up throughout

baltimore. city and county schools have seen an abnormally high number of student absences this week. they're urging parents to keep sick kids home, wash hands frequently. and be on alert. >> be more careful. i mean, sterilize everything. sanifies. -- sanitize. like you said, get the shot. the flu shot. i mean, this is nothing to sleep on. i never thought it would touch homes so close. >> reporter: as for destiny, she is still sedated in intensive care, but is expected to recover. >> my sister streamed -- screamed and hollered yesterday. came here. she's back. just rang over and over in my head that she's back. >> and that's good news. we're all thinking positive for destiny. now, meanwhile, city officials tell me that her case is very rare. she is the exception, not the rule. most people that would contract the h1n1 virus usually get over it in just a matter of days. we're live at the university of maryland medical center, in baltimore city. i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right. thank you, jessica. wjz 13 is always on.

check in for complete flu watch coverage. for updates and important information from the cdc, log onto wjz.com. a baltimore city police officer is also hospitalized tonight in serious condition after he is shot several times during a robbery attempt. just a short time ago, police announced several arrests in the case. wjz live at city police headquarters. alex demetrick has more. alex? >> reporter: well, vic, it took police less than 24 hours to find and charge two suspects in the shooting, which took place on the officer's front porch last night. there is still police presence outside the northwaste baltimore -- northwest baltimore home. aaron harris. but last night, a heavy response flooded the neighborhood. after harris is attacked by two 16-year-old males. >> preliminarily, we know he was attempting to get into his home, when he was approached by at least two suspects. who were trying to rob him. at some point, gunfire was exchanged. he was struck in thesome -- stomach. >> detective harris was rushed to the hospital.

a few hours later, a teenager, named craig tillet, walked into an emergency room. with a gunshot wound to the leg. >> reporter: with a story about how he had been shot. homicide detectives were there to greet him. >> reporter: craig tillet led police to a second 16-year-old. gavon wilson. both had been charged as adults in what was an apparent random robbery attempt. >> i hope this is an example to other juveniles that we're not going to tolerate this. >> reporter: police do not think the suspects knew they were taking on an armed officer. >> what they suspected was an easy mark. and you know, to their surprise, it was detective harris who was armed with the 40-caliber glock, semi automatic handgun. so we thank the lord he's still alive. >> well, detective harris is 39 years old. he's a 16-year veteran with the

force. following abdominal surgery for gunshot wounds, as well as two more gunshot wounds in his leg. he is listed in serious but stable condition. >> officer harris is assigned to the warrant apprehension task force. new developments in the criminal case against mayor sheila dixon. her lawyers say prosecutors are still using inadmissible evidence in their attempt to make perjury charges. they argue that investigators improperly used this against her. dixon is accused lying about gifts she received from a former boyfriend and theft in a separate indictment. she denies any wrongdoing. baltimore breaks out the speed cameras. the city is ready to activate its first school zone speed camera, when they become legal october 1st. political reporter pat warren reports, the neighborhood is known as a high-speed zone. >> the kidoss walther avenue, versus the kids trying to cross

the street. >> it's messed up. >> reporter: it's nothing tom compared to the negative of trying to pry loose a girl pinned to a pole. >> it's a very scary and trying experience. it was something that you never want to see happen to a child. i understand that it cracked her pelvis. >> reporter: the school zone on walther avenue is clearly posted. drivers are warned of how fast they're going. but the children think they just don't care. >> yes. definitely. they just speed through there, not caring what happens. they're just focused on where they need to go. >> reporter: the cameras may get their attention. >> people really need to be mindful and slow down. because if not, they're going to pay. and it's not about generating extra revenue. it's a safety factor that has been ongoing within the city and communities who are just fed up with people speeding. >> darius wagner agrees with

the mayor. >> and people are trying to go across the street. they might get hit and get badly injured and have to go to the hospital. because i see plenty of people going through red lights all the time, around here. and not just around here, around other places, too. >> reporter: the first 30 days beginning october 1st, speeders caught on camera, will get a warning. after that, $40 fines are expected to generate millions of dollars. and the first camera will be unveiled monday. baltimore county is taking more action to help homeowners, having insurance problems, following last week's water main break. exactly one week ago, the 72- inch main break flooded several neighborhoods, damaging nearly a hundred homes. the county will open a one-day service center. to assist others. along with others who need more recovery help. it will be tomorrow, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the water's edge community center. it's not just the water main in dundalk.

maryland's infrastructure is crumbling beneath our feet. well, a cooler than normal, but pleasant september evening. a live look outside right now. the question in store for friday. what's in store for the weekend. meteorologist tim williams and bob turk are updating the forecast. we had a the love -- a lot of rain. now, clouds kind of hanging around a little bit. we're at 70 degrees. out to the west and southwest of us, there is a batch of rain. and it is heading generally toward our region. and it should be here probably by this time tomorrow afternoon. maybe a little earlier. maybe 4:00, 5:00 saturday. and a much cooler, cloudy, damp afternoon expected. and that would continue into sunday morning. how does that play into the ravens game here on sunday? tim williams has a look at that forecast. tim? >> reporter: well, you know, the ravens game likely will start off with a little bit of rain. and hopefully by halftime and beyond, things start to improve. what we're looking at here is the rain moving in tomorrow.

and the earlier it gets here, the earlier it leaves on sunday. ravens and browns, kickoff time at 1:00. we're look being at -- looking at clouds. kickoff temperatures, 70 degrees. again, won't be a washout, won't be a mud bowl out there. it could be a little damp in the early. going take the poncho and definitely be prepared to heat up as the game progresses. we'll have your complete updated forecast with bob. >> might even have to use the umbrella as well. can they make it three in a row? the ravens are looking back to extend their record. mark viviano looks live. >> reporter: the first goal of any nfl team is to win their division. the ravens get their first shot at a divisional flow, when the cleveland browns come here sunday. and baltimore has built some momentum for this matchup with a two-game win streak. >> reporter: the ravens had a battle to the end to beat the kansas city chiefs. and it took a last-second stop to secure a win in san diego.

so at 2-0, the ravens feel good about being unbeaten. but are well aware of how tough it is to win. even with the struggling cleveland browns coming to town. and the ravens favored to cruise to an easy victory. >> i know cleveland is going to be definitely a desperate team. going down 0-3 in our division. it's not a good thing. i know they're going to come give it their fair game. >> reporter: the ravens spoke of being humble. their hearing, may be the best team in the nfl. but the team doesn't take the accolades seriously. >> one week, you love it and everyone loves you. next week, you're losing, and everyone hates you. one week, tom brady is the greatest quarterback who ever lived, now they're questioning whether he can lead the patriots to a victory. i mean, people's opinions change like the wind. >> reporter: adding to mistakes, cleveland is a division opponent, a team the division plays twice a year.

and they come from a city that has strong feelings about baltimore. >> there's not a lot of people in cleveland that like us. and i think it's vice versa. >> coach john harbaugh did emphasize again today that his team will not take cleveland lightly. and we'll hear from the coach coming up a little later on in sports. vic? >> okay. looking forward to it. don't miss the excitement sunday. cleveland browns come to m&t bank stadium. that's 1:00, exclusively on wjz 13. just a short time ago, it became official. the school is no longer loyola college. it is loyola university, maryland. wjz is live there now. gigi barnett has more on the reasons for the name change. gigi? >> reporter: loyola college wanted its name to match its image. and after nearly a decade of wondering if a new title would work, the college decided to take the plunge and become a university. >> reporter: after a year's wait, the loyola college name will never be the same. >> welcome. to loyola university, maryland.

[ applause ] >> reporter: in a special ceremony today, the school made it official. no longer a college. now, loyola is a university. >> i think university kind of gives it the nice little -- like everybody knows, it's a university now. >> and every sign on campus shows it. >> changing a sign on the bridge. >> reporter: some students say the new name looks just as good on paper as it does on campus. >> i think from communities, from people, employers, saying you graduate from loyola university, it just implies a little more academic standard. >> reporter: father brian lanain agrees. although he says some students and alumni resisted the change. >> some of our alumni are afraid that we're straying from our traditional mission or that it's no longer the same. >> loyola considered a name change, nearly nine years ago. but students and alumni said no back then. now, with students on board,

the new name may attract more. >> i think it's going to draw a lot more attention to people because of that title. >> reporter: and the university says the toughest part about the name change is removing all of the old banners, the letter heads, and getting people used to saying loyola university. it also has a new website, which took about nine months to create. back to you, denise, on tv hill. >> thank you very much, gigi. and of course, we're going to get used to saying loyola university as well. >> that's right. still to come on wjz eyewitness news. maryland's crumbling infrastructure. it's a problem we can't seem to get around. victims of a devastating water main break saying the government is doing too little, too late. wjz investigates. wjz sponsors the great prostate cancer challenge. where runners help raise funds for doctors to learn more about that disease. i'm suzanne collins. and i'll have that coming up next. i'm mike schuh at the reserve center in dundalk. moms going off to work.

dads going off to work, too. they're in the same unit. so who is looking after this beautiful baby. the fascinating story when eyewitness news continues. h. and a pleasant late september evening. stick around for the updated first warning forecast. that's coming right up.