, local, late breaking. this is wbal tv 11 news. the mta will soon begin random security screenings. the new equipment will be used to detect explosives. passengers will need to add time for the clinic. we re live at installation. the mta got a multimillion grant to screen bangs on site. if you step onto the platform with any kind of bag, be prepared to stop and get searched. buc nearly 50,000 commuters ue the trains every day. the train line is attractive to terrorists because most shuttle between baltimore and the nation s capital. vet a long makes us [unintelligible] the federal government using new equipment including hand- held devices designed to find explosives. we will randomly select the officials. you may be searched if you re carrying any kind of bag. many writers welcome the security. officials say the screenings could add 15 minutes to your trip, and up time to derail a tight transfer. 50 minutes to be a lot. i will have to use some other means of transportation. the changes take effect on friday. be prepared to show up in 18 minutes early in case should get selected for a screening. reporting live, wbal-tv 11 news. new tonight, a 30-year-old baltimore city man has been indicted in the murder of his grandmother. tyrone mason is charged with first-degree murder. authorities say that he allegedly sprayed his 85-year- old grandmother with shellac winner and then set her on fire when she refused to give him money. his grandmother died june 17. the man the police believe is possible in a hit-and-run accident that killed a johns hopkins student is facing a lot of charges tonight, but none are exactly related to the death. he was charged with 17 traffic violations that happened over a five hour time frame. according to court documents, he is not charged with manslaughter. it is an active investigation into the debt. that investigation involved the police department as well as prosecutors. we will not comment at this time on the status of that investigation. prosecutors or waiting on a report from a police act of the construction team. the trials of three religious cult suspects has been postponed. they are accused of starting a 1-year-old because he would not say amen meals. after meals. the mother fears that her daughter s appearance before the other defendants could do more harm than good. that is what i am scared of. i think she is going to be intimidated. antoinette williams will go on trial. what baltimore baltimore city police officer is suspended and charged with assault. he is accused of confronting pulling his done when confronted by a man with a chainsaw. demand was an employee of the haunted house that the officer was attending. i was a little bit scared. his job is to walk around, pretending to cut people look. then he goes for a final scream. he rubs his chain saw. when he did that sunday night, and all do the baltimore city police officer pulled is loaded service revolver and pointed it at him. as i was going out the back door with the chain saw, the officer pulled his gun out on me. it basically put the gun to my chest. as i was going back in, he said i wasn t he said he was a cop. he was with four others, including his 9-year-old daughter. documents say he first denied pointing the gun and then said he only pointed the gun at the ground. he held his arm out like this with a gun in his hand. the whole time, his child was pulling on his arm. it was noted in the report that the officer appeared to have been drinking. he seemed to be very intoxicated. when he was being processed, two of the officers noticed that his speech was slurred but he did not seem to be taking this as seriously as he should have been. today was the deadline to viral to file briefs. the controversial deal has turned into a public feud between the administration and the parent company. it is expected to raise money for the state but gov. malley says that will not happen unless there are some safeguards in place. the governor once ratepayers to get significant relief. he also wants constellation to attribute millions to a fund that helps low-income customers. this has always been about protecting consumers. they were expected to make a decision sometime this week, but they may take more time. filling up at the pump is catching some drivers off guard. gas prices have jumped merit 20 cents a gallon. as oil continues to rise, there are new concerns about home heating costs we are live in northwest baltimore with more on that story. oil closed at just below $81 a barrel, giving us a look at those prices we saw not long ago. despite the price of oil, it is expected to cost all lot less to heat your home this winter, especially if you use natural gas. with winter right around the corner, the recent spike in oil prices has some shaking in their boots when thinking about heating their homes with natural gas for heating oil. people who heat their homes with natural gas should see double-digit savings, this year compared to last year. those that use hillel s that also seek a savings. it has been to kill your for much of the year. malloy, oil and natural gas prices move together. the reason they are all over the board, u.s. supplies are sky- high and oil is compared to the recent past. it has more to do with demand and speculation. i would not expect the same kind of spike that we saw in 2008. this does not seem to be in place. there is one factor that could throw classic economics of the window. if this winter is as severe as some believe, those heating costs will go through the roof. the colder winter could also spell disaster. traditionally, higher than normal oil prices cause consumers to spend much more on fuel than a guess. we are live in northwest baltimore. tonight s medical alert, president obama has called the glarus a national emergency. that means that doctors can skip some government paperwork but it will not create a vaccine any faster. the government says there are only 16 government doesn t available nationwide and there is no definite timetable when will be ready. the vaccine is coming out the door as fast as it comes off the production line. health officials say there will be enough vaccine for everyone who wants it. health officials say that a limited number of appointments have been the nasal spray available you can call beginning tomorrow morning. to find out more information, including a list of the priority groups, you can go to our web sites, wbaltv.com and click on h1n1 at the top of our page. and tonight s consumer alert, if you have young children, you may have one of those baby einstein videos. a disney is ready to get your money back for those videos after they were threatened with legal action saying that they were educational. one hour a day of watching the movie slowed children. now parents are wondering what to do. alyc created a problem? it is something he likes and something he expects every day. what does it will offer a refund of $15.99 to anyone who bought the video in the last five years. he played third base like no other. nobody was asleep in the cockpit and no arguments took place. ok, so what did make two northwest pilots over st. the runway by 150 miles. tonight, the surprising revelation. but america s newest rocket is that a lot in less than 24 hours but will it be the first and last flight? what we have a couple of chances for wet weather over the next couple of days. and honored soldier falls ill and asks of the veterans a ministration for help but after his murder, the government took his money back. the surprising policy tha have an update on what caused to pilots to lose contact with air traffic controllers and overshoot a runway by 150 miles. the pilots were apparently on their laptops, going over scheduling, something that we can do as passengers. that is a violation of company policy. air traffic controllers try to contact the fly for more than an hour. they eventually turned around and landed. both men face the possibility of losing their pilots licences. 14 people are dead after two helicopter crashes. president obama paid tribute to the soldiers early in the day. the u.s. generals urged him to increase troops. leading democrats say that 40,000 is too many. i will never rush ithe saleme decision of sending you into harm s way. you have to transfer responsibility to the afghans. the president has not said when and if he will send the troops to afghanistan. next month, americans will pause to honor veterans a family is not only that family of the vietnam veteran, but they cared for him. at 17, he needed his parent permission to it less and fight a war. it to two hours later, he made it home with a purple heart and deep conviction. it did not stop as his body were down from agent orange exposure and disease and it did not stop at age 62 when he was murdered in his westfield home during a burglary. he sent him twice. right to the heart. before he was killed, he sought help here at the department of veterans affairs. 18 months after the first applied for benefits, a lump-sum payment finally came in the mail and monthly benefits were soon to follow. the problem was, he was dead. at the advice of an attorney, his sister deposited the check out the of $13,694. daniel had never been married or had children and she was his rep. she is not saying that monthly benefits should be sent to a deceased veteran, or her issue is that retroactive lump-sum payment that would help cover daniels debts. but never managed the affairs to give them the money. it was something that was owed to him prior to his death and whether it was payable to him or his estate, it was owed government affairs thought differently. soon after learning that he had been killed, but the check back. the demanded that the $13,000 check and return it to the u.s. treasury. they just reclaim the money out of the bank. . if we died and no one received anything we were supposed to get, that meant that we were not owed it anymore. daniel is buried at arlington national cemetery. va officials say they acted according to federal law, which mandates that the money is reclaimed if the recipient dies. daniel had an if daniel had a wife or children, they could petition to get the money returned to his estate, but as a single veteran, that is not the case. a service person can do to tours in vietnam and in his time of need, if he did not choose to marry or did not have any children, he just vaporizes in their system. it is a shame. but vietnam veterans don t agree. long waits can be common, but not if veterans get help from service representatives that organizations offer. have someone be your advocate. on your own, you can wait a long time. after the inquiry, the department of veterans affairs agreed to pay more than $2,700 to cover expenses related to her brother s death. they made it clear that it is a one time payout, only this is not about collecting. no, it is about honoring a veteran. the va calls this case unusual. military rules are different if a veteran dies alone, without a spouse or children. we would like to know how you feel about this story. do you think that was fair for the va to reclaim benefits? tell us how you feel wbaltv.com. now, at your 11 insta-weather forecast. is a pretty nice looking all day. things are starting to change. especially to the south and east. some rain is on the way. showers are pushing into maryland. the trend is to move its north and east. it looks like areas of south and east will be most prone to the showers. this is just one of two systems. of the rest is sitting off to our south and west. it could bring more substantial regions. so far, there is nothing in the rain gauge. there is the same tank in the harbor. it will be a dry day in the weather books. 63 is normal. that is a fairly typical october day. the clouds have been increasing south and east of baltimore. of temperatures have been holding steady and warmer. stewart s town is part. there are thicker, or cast clouds. in the morning, and looks like showers will be in the area the sun rise will not be much of a sunrise. some scattered showers. two systems will impact the region. we just kept the northwest friends of that one. it will take a more direct hit coming off the gulf coast. showers are going to leave pretty quickly. as early as 2:00 p.m. in the afternoon, we will be left with just cloud cover. more substantial rain is arriving wednesday morning and continuing into wednesday afternoon. skies turned partly cloudy. 57-62 wednesday. as to head east, the shower chances increase. the insta-weather plus a seven day forecast, 60 on wednesday, a warming trend will be hit the low 70 s on friday and saturday but there may be a few showers around on saturday afternoon. he dazzled baltimore fans for two decades. tonight, hundreds gather to honor the legendary brooks robinson. we will take you there. nasa s newest rocket is set for its test flight. 75 sensors will create sensitive data. a 60 percent chance of rain could stall the unmanned mission. lawmakers called the project too expensive. they say that the cut that nasa should leave will orbit ventures to private companies. this represents a great amount of learning. flight engineers say that the rocket will bring nasa one step closer to its expiration goals. for more than two decades, he dazzled orioles fans. tonight, the sporting committee paid homage to brooks robinson. they honored the 16 time gold glove winner. it featured a special teammates tributes and proceeds will be donated to the american cancer society on behalf of the 1970 world series mvp. john harbaugh is a young upcoming coach and he is 14 years older than his counterparts. boss:hey, glad i caught you. i was on my way to present ideas ú about all the discounts we re offering. i ve got some catchphrases that ll@ make these savings even more memorable. gecko: all right. gecko: good driver discounts. now that s the stuff.? boss: 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is bradford stands ready to listen, but it is a little late. he will forgo the rest of his oklahoma eligibility. however, it comes as a result of two injuries. hopefully, the surgery goes well and he has an nfl jered to follow. for the first time in my career, it has a little weight. here s a look at the top five. there was a lot for number one. texas round about the top five. maryland got my vote. you can see my entire all- american team at wbaltv.com. congratulations. i m impressed. maybe they will name an arena after you. wow. will come back with a look at our seven the forecast for it on issues important to seniors, senators mikulski and cardin have been leaders, fighting to make health care more affordable and to make sure seniors have access to the medicines their doctor prescribes. now maryland senators can improve medicare and help close the donut hole without raising premiums on seniors by as much as 20%, which some proposals would do. call today ask senators mikulski and cardin to support the senate health care reform bill. because we can improve medicare without making seniors pay more. , so low rate tomorrow? tomorrow and the next day. it looks like wednesday will bring up a little more rain. it could be that way for a longer period of time. we re watching a 4 percent chance of showers late saturday. chocolate bars is not good. we will have an