. >> reporter: for the past four years, meredith ballard and ricky have been inseparatible. they care for each other. meredith is legally blind and ricky is her guide dog. she is a favorite among professors and students. >> she is a class mascot. >> dog is paying attention. why were ricky helps meredith finds and empty see the in class and find her way to school. for someone that cannot see clearly, just crossing the street can be a frightening experience. but ricky acts like meredith's eyes. >> she sees everything and knows everything. >> reporter: but right now ricky is too stick to go to school. >> she's a lot more tired than usual. old became lethargic and stopped eating and she has a mass on her spleen and she needs surgery and it costs $7,000. and she started a gofundme page and reached her goal in less than 24 hours. >> it blows me mind and the kindness of the generosity that people showed in the past day amazing to me. >> to see a law community that can be so serious at times coming to the is amazing. >> it's a family and we care about each other and take care of each

she accompanies meredith ballard to class everyday but recently learning she has a mass on her spleen and needs surgery that's going to cost thousands of dollars. she asked for help on a gofundme page and so far raised the money she needed in just one day, thanks in large parts to classmates and also professors at campbell. >> it it blows my mind, and it, the amount of kindness and generosity that everybody has showed, especially, you know, in just the past day, is amazing to me. >> you can find the gofundme page on our website, the link there, wncn.com. any additional money that's raised will be donated to the organization that provides meredith with the guide dog. >> yeah, that's just an awesome story, go to our website to watch the full story. >>> hospitals have long banned the facilities but e-cigarette regulations not well-known. researchers conduct ad i survey of -- conducted a survey of policies, and in their hospitals they found #0i% surveyed ban videotaping along -- vaup along with -- vaping along with smoking. e-cigarette use, if it continues will normalize smoking again, no