soldiers killed last weekend in afghanistan was from loudoun county, virginia. 21-year-old stephon maceited his family in august. grieving relatives say he was apprehensive about returning to combat. mace and the seven other soldiers were in the same unit based at fort carson, colorado. >>> it is back to class for students at st. vincent pallotti in laurel, maryland. it is one of the first schools closed in our region because of the h1n1 flu. alex trevino was at the school when it reopened. >> my daughter had it. >> reporter: oh, she did have it? >> yeah, she did. she did. but it is intense for a few days but then they recover fairly rapidly. >> reporter: she feels confident to bring her 16-year- old daughter back to school after contracting the virus. >> completely recovered. still a little tired but fever free for two full days. >> reporter: some parents offer basic tips to children before dropping them off. >> just to keep her hands out of her mouth. use the sanitation things they have everywhere and she'll be fine. >> reporter: most parents aren't second guessing the school's decisi

soldiers killed last weekend in afghanistan was from loudoun county, virginia. 21-year-old stephon mace last visited his family in august and grieving relatives say he was apprehensive about returning to combat. mace and the seven other soldiers killed were in the same unit based in fort carson, colorado. >>> the federal budget deficit has hit record numbers. the congressional budget office estimates the deficit has tripled hitting $1.4 trillion for the 2009 fiscal year which just ended. the dramatic increase can be partially explained by a drop in tax revenues because of the recession, the economic stimulus bill and the wall street bailout. >>> a vote could come as early as next week on a health care reform plan being drafted by the senate finance committee. congressional budget experts estimate the measure will cost more than $800 billion, but the bill would cut the deficit by more than $80 billion over the next decade. that would mean the president's goals of a health care plan which would reduce the number of uninsured people in the country without increasing the deficit. >>> thousa