destinee parker, an eighth grader became sick last week. this is the second pediatric death in the state now atributed to the swine flu. >>> a man accused of dousing his grandmother with alcohol and setting her on fire after an argument over money is now charged with first degree murder. police say tyron mason attacked 85-year-old ethel henderson at her home on poplar grove street in west baltimore. she died in june at hopkins bayview. so the charge against mason went from just attempted murder to murder. >>> if you text while driving listen up. a new law takes effect tomorrow that will make sending a text message while behind the wheel against the law in maryland. if caught you could be fined up to $500. you will be able to read messages sent to you. >>> in washington, the transportation department is so worried about drivers who don't keep their minds on driving that it's holding a summit meeting around the issue. distracted drivers reportedly cause thousands of traffic deaths every year. and as abc's t.j. winnick reports we all know who

. >> reporter: the shipment is due next week but that provides little consolation to destinee parker's family. >> they say this is about the ninth person that died. another couple lost their daughter, she was 14. >> reporter: in northeast baltimore, jeff hager, abc2 news. >> just days after being denied tam flue a -- tamiflu a young girl in texas died from what appeared to be the flu. her parents say it started as a fever. it was confirmed she had the flu, maybe the swine flu, but doctors sent her home without tamiflu since the cdc advises not to give it to normally healthy fever. chloe osbourn got worse. she was told to be watched. by sunday she was in the hospital and died a short time later. >> i was scared for them to put her to sleep. i was afraid -- ( indiscernible ) ---- and she didn't. they just kept telling me it would get better but it didn't. and i wish now that i might have listened to my instincts a little bit better. >> reporter: some doctors say there are red flags parents should look for like high fever, difficulty breathing and not being alert. those red flags mean you

her family returned to montebello academy today where the eighth grade student, destinee parker, first reported she had become ill last week. family members say tests at the university of maryland medical center confirmed she had contracted the swine flu. >> they say this is about the ninth person. another couple lost their daughter. she was 14. >> state health officials say destinee parker had no apparent underlying medical conditions. this is the second pediatric fatality tied to the virus in maryland. >>> the federal government gave state officials the go-ahead today to order the vaccine for the h1n1 flu. when will it arrive and who will receive it first? abc2 news kelly swoope joins us with more details. >> reporter: the vaccine is ready to be shipped, according to maryland secretary of health and mental hygiene. it should be delivered by the middle of next week. today state officials plan to order 31,600 doses, the maximum amount that was allowed for today. initially, the vaccine will be available in a very limited supply. >> it will begin with a very small amount and gradually ra

the family returned to montebello academy where the eighth grade student, destinee parker first reported she had become ill last week. tests confirmed she had contracted the swine flu. >> they say this is about the ninth person that has died. because another couple lost their daughter, she was 14. >> state health officials say parker had no apparent underlying medical conditions. this is the second pediatric fatality tied to the virus in our state. >>> and this could be a deadly flu season. a 14-year-old texas girl was dead after being denied tamiflu. her family says it started as a fever. a trip to the doctor confirmed the girl had the flu, possibly even swine flu. >> i was scared for them to put her to sleep. i was afraid she would not wake up. and she didn't. they just kept telling me it would get better but it didn't, and i wish now that i might have listened to my instints a little bit better. >> the doctor sent the young girl home without the medicine since the cdc advises normally not to give to it healthy people. for more recommendations from the cdc log on to abc2news.com. >>> i

destinee parker. an eighth grader at montebello academy, died from the h1n1 virus. she's the send young person in baltimore to die after coming down with the swine flu. she is the ninth person in the state. family members are left with heavy hearts for their loss and for the other families that had to go through the same pain. >> they say this is about the ninth person. another couple lost their daughter. she was 14. >> the young lady from montebello did pass away. our prayers with her family. during these really trying times. >> destinee parker's death comes a week before the state's expecting the first shipment. vaccine. that vaccine will change some guidelines when it comes to inoculating school children. >>> students in harford county were supposed to get their flu vaccine next week but instead students will get the h1n1 shot because they are most at risk. the seasonal flu vaccine will still be given after everyone receives their h1n1 vaccine. health officials say that will still give your children the influenza protection they need. since the seasonal flu begin

destinee parker, an eighth grader at montebello academy is the second young person in baltimore to die after coming down with the swine flu. she is the ninth person in our state. her death comes a week before the state is expecting its first shipment of the vaccine. >>> put down the cell phone and drive. the texting ban is in effect starting today. from now on if caught texting while driving you could be fined up to $500. the bans sending messages but doesn't cover reading a text message. also doesn't cover talking on the phone. those are still legal. >>> don't forget to slow down. dozens of speed cameras are now up and running around baltimore city if you're speeding and get caught the law goes into effect today so this is how it works -- for the first month drivers who exceed the speed limit by at least 12 miles per power get a warning. you yet that in the mail. after that you get a ticket. that is about $40. >>> today marks the beginning of breast cancer awareness month. we're starting the month out with a little information on a runway show. >> coming up, these rrchts your typical

. >>> the h1n1 flu now deadly, ly destinee parker becomes the first in the state to die. we have the latest. >>> and we have news about your driving. so slow down and don't text. >>> it's the first of october. thank you for joining us. >> first of october. >> do you believe it? >> no. here's justin berk with the fall-like forecast. >> second day with the second 50 years. >> why are you laughing? >> jamie, you remember the 40s? there's a 40s now. just about everywhere outside the city. 48 joppa. 45 monkton and westminster. 43 ellicott city. we had some clouds try to roll through over the last couple of hours but looks like a partly cloudy morning. range from 43 to 53 by the bay. we'll turn mostly sunny with a high of about 67 this afternoon. >>> lets check the roads with kim. >> no problems so far on the beltway and tunnels are looking good so far. but we have a broken watermain in baltimore city, west 29th street between sisson and

destinee parker was in the eighth grade at montebello academy and died from h1n1 virus. she's the second young person in baltimore to die after come down with the swine flu. she's the ninth person in the state. family members are left with heavy hearts for their loss. for the other families, so they don't have to go through the same pain. >> they say this is about the ninth person that died because another couple lost their daughter, she was 14. >> the young lady from montebello did pass away and our prayers are with her family. during these really trying times. >> destinee parker's death comes a week before the state is expected to have their first shipment of the vaccine. that vaccine will change some guidelines when it comes to inoculating schoolchildren. >>> students in harford county, the school district there was supposed to get their flu vaccine next week. instead students get the h1n1 shot because they are most at risk. the seasonal flu vaccine will still be given after everyone receives their h1n1 vaccine. health officials say that they will still give your chil