>> welcome to "teen kids news." i'm brandon. let's begin with our top story. this report is brought to you by the national road safety foundation. there's a lot you need to pay attention to when driving a car. but, as nicole reports, there are some things we may not see coming. >> while driving, have you ever gone over a hill or around a bend and suddenly found yourself in a dangerous situation?

blocking me, and i couldn't see anything, and when i turned the corner, i stopped short and almost hit a child. yeah, it was scary. >> i'll bet. and that's why the national road safety foundation produced a new video called "line of sight/path of travel." it alerts young drivers to the dangers of blind curves and blind hills. [ tires screech ] >> no matter what, you have to be careful of what's in front of you, because you never know what's around that bend, you never know what's gonna be over that hill. >> to help get that message across, students and teachers at new jersey's old bridge high school are taking part in a video. >> okay, so, guys, what we're gonna do here is the first scene. so here are our storyboards... >> the director explains that rather than having cars crash, the video uses common situations in school to illustrate the dangers of poor line of sight. >> and we're gonna do it a couple of times.

timecode is 13:18:13. >> in this scene, a teacher is pushing a cart down the hall a little too quickly, and she can't see what's coming. [ zing! crash! ] >> cut! nice! >> of all the scenes shot that day, everyone's favorite was the one with the cakes. >> okay, here we go. standing by, everybody. this is it. this is the big one. action! >> i was holding a cake, and i kind of demonstrated how, like, when you can't see, you're gonna crash, and so i got the cake all over me. >> it was a good example of what -- smaller metaphor of what an accident could be with a

of two automobiles. [ splat! ] and i was completely covered in vanilla frosting. i think it was a pretty fun way to display a pretty serious situation. >> okay, we got it! >> the bottom line -- if you slow down and make sure you have proper line of sight, blind curves and hills should be a piece of cake. and you can check out the finished video at teenlane.org. for "teen kids news," i'm nicole. [ engine turns over ] [ engine revving ] [ horn honks ]

>> hey! [ click ] whoo-hoo! [ horn honks ] [ clicking ] >> it's a painful subject for teens, but singing and dancing might help.

>> for too many kids, bullying is an ugly fact of life. perts say one in five high school students are bullied on school property. that doesn't even count what neighborhood. then add in bullying by text and online. clearly, bullying is an issue. and, as monika reports, in a

program is taking center stage. >> outside, it looks like just another day at the h.c. crittenden middle school. but inside, the students are getting ready for a special performance. >> summer's over, and you know what that means we're going back to school >> "the new kid" is an anti-bullying musical. it's an hour long, and it stars kids in all of the roles, which is really cool for the kids to it. and it tells a story of zack, a new kid at a middle school, and the challenges he faces trying i'm the new kid name but i think i know this game's first rule they say, "hey, you, kid" and even though i'm shy i just look up and say "hi" real cool >> well, there are these four

to belong to one of them. and there's the brainiacs, who wear blue, and they are, like, the smart girls in the school. and there's the mods, who wear yellow, and they're the popular and the mean girls. and the geeks wear purple, and they're, obviously, the geeky boys. and the gangstas are two boys and one girl, and they push everyone around and they have to wear red. >> [ rapping ] this here's shawn, and she's my main man you mess with her, you'll be in pain, man >> and i'm samantha, and i wear black because i got kicked out of being in any of the groups. >> popular you're not popular ooh, what you wouldn't trade if you want to absolutely have it made and be popular oh, so popular the world >> random farms kids' theater produces the show. they stage performances at various local schools. >> you see those kids over there?

during recess. >> the audience is both entertained and educated. they learn that bullying can take many different forms -- for example, making kids do things that are just plain wrong. >> because they don't know you and you can get close, is to copy the homework and get it back to me by the end of the day. >> dre, the bully, he gives zack, the main character, three tasks. and the first one is that he has to copy homework from another group of kids, the brainiacs. >> and then the second test was that he had to kiss a girl -- a girl that he didn't really know, he had just met a few minutes ago. >> i love your nails -- >> are you gonna kiss me or what? >> i...guess...? >> should i take out my gum? >> the third test is that zack has to beat up a geek named louis. and he's not really comfortable doing that because it's one of his really good friends, so it's kind of a very uncomfortable situation. >> maybe in real life, things don't always work out, but they

>> everyone realizes that to be themselves, it's better than just to be fake. and no matter if someone doesn't like you, just be true to yourself and stay with who you really are. [ cheers and applause ] >> even when the curtain comes down, it's not over. an important part of the program is what happens next -- the cast comes back out onstage, and the audience gets to ask them questions. >> i think the audience is getting how we're trying to tell them a very important lesson about bullying. so when we're giving it to them, they're gonna say, "oh, maybe i was being a bully." >> what is a bully? or who is a bully? >> i love seeing, you know, like, how the kids react to the show, 'cause i really love it how they're like, "oh, my god!" and stuff. and, you know, it's great that we're actually, like, making a

kids think. >> some of the cast members were once in the audience themselves. >> i decided to join the play because it really sent out a good message when i first saw it, and it was something that i've always wanted to do because i've been bullied myself. >> after the show, students told us they're more determined than ever to stand up to bullying. there's even a term for it -- being an upstander. >> an upstander is somebody who takes a stand for someone who's being bullied. and they don't just stand by -- they really speak out and they defend them and they help them. >> we can go tell an adult or we can say "stop." >> they've got the right idea. if we had a lot more upstanders, we'd have a lot fewer bullies. >> cheerleading requires much more than just chanting d waving pom-poms. many of the stunts are similar to gymnastics -- and just as dangerous. in fact, cheerleading causes about 37,000 visits to the emergency room each year. to increase safety, the

recommends that cheerleading be considered a sport, not just an activity. designating it a sport means that coaches would be required to undergo additional training, and that would reduce the number of injuries. three cheers for that. >> we've got lots more to tell you about on "teen kids news."

>> "speak of the week" is when we get to hear what you have to say. here's this week's question. >> when it comes to paper money, all the bills printed by the u.s. government have at least two things in common -- they're all the same size, and and they all portray images of men. well, the treasury is planning to change that. woman you think of that idea? >> i think that's a great idea. i think it's time that we have a any

>> as long as it doesn't, you know, increase the price of [laughing] the currency -- you know, if the currency is still valued the same, it's fine. >> i think there definitely should be a woman on the $10 bill because there isn't a lot of female representation in the government, so yeah. >> i don't think it's necessary. it's part of our history and doesn't really need to be changed. >> i think they should because, you know, there's just been men on it for the whole time, and as, you know, our society evolves, so should our currency. >> just about everyone agrees that women have earned a place on our currency. here are some of the names being considered. sacagawea, the shoshone woman who helped guide the lewis and clark expedition. susan b. anthony and alice stokes paul. they were suffragettes who campaigned for women to have the right to vote. harriet tubman also fought for women's suffrage, but she's better known for helping african-americans escape southern slavery. rosa parks refused to give her

white passenger, earning the title "the first lady of civil rights." two women on the short list were fliers -- amelia earhart, the first woman to cross the atlantic solo, and sally ride, america's first female in space. so, who would you like to see on the $10 bill? >> well, a name that's been going around a lot is rosa parks, and i think that's a great one, 'cause, like, it would be a woman and also a black person, too, so i think that's great. >> i think harriet tubman. >> susan b. anthony. >> maybe... mrs. obama? >> i think it should be eleanor roosevelt or harriet tubman. >> well, like -- i don't know. i'm sure they'll pick anyone good. >> i think eleanor roosevelt should be on the $10 bill. >> i know -- i'd nominate my mom. i feel like she's a good, strong figure. >> [ laughs ] every mother should have such a loving son. and while many of us may want to nominate our own moms, the treasury is looking for women who've had more of a, let's say, historical impact, particularly

and one more thing -- they can't still be living. currently on the $10 bill is alexander hamilton. whether he'll be replaced by or joined by a woman is still up in the air. by the way, women haven't always been given short shrift on our paper money. more than 100 years ago, the treasury printed bills sporting pictures of pocahontas and martha washington. since then, the only women celebrated on our currency were on coins. but as bob dylan wrote, "the times, they are a-changin'." and frankly, it's about time. with "speak of the week," i'm eric. >> global warming is melting the sea ice in the arctic, and that's putting animals like the walrus in danger. sea ice is critical for all parts of a walrus's life. females give birth and raise their pups on the frozen expanse. adults use the ice as a diving platform to go after the fish that they need to survive.

to lewis carroll, author of "alice in wonderland." almost 150 years ago, he wrote what's called "nonsense verse." surprisingly, some of it seems to be coming true. pigs still don't fly, but our seas are warming up. and that's not nonsense. it's actually something we have very

>> learning how to create things

to have. it's also a great way for a teen to make some extra money. sandi masori, america's top balloon expert and author of "the diy balloon hat bible," shows us how. so, you've said that a great place for a teen to set up to sell balloons is in a public place, like a park. what do you think is the best sculpture to make there? >> i, personally, love hats. hats are so visual, so colorful, and they become a walking advertisement. >> right. >> and the thing is -- being an entrepreneur is not just having the skills to make money, but also knowing it's a little bit go. right, so, a park is a great place, and how do you know if enough? i mean -- one, if you've got a good visual when you pull in, there. but another way to know is if there's an ice cream truck or if there's several ice cream trucks there. there's some parks in my area where there are like three or four ice cream trucks because they're so busy, so you know there's gonna be a ton of kids there.

first balloon hat and a kid walks away with it, you're gonna draw a crowd. so, you might even, you know, call a kid over and make the first one for free -- not looking for tips or anything like that. because they're gonna be your billboard to get you more. so, i'm gonna show you just a simple hat -- two-balloon hat. really effective but really simple. so, we start with a fully inflated balloon. it has a good burp. let some air out so it's not too tight. and we're gonna put a bubble in the end, and then i'm gonna wrap it around your head. we always want to measure the put it on. and twist. basic stick hat. right? we just have the stick going up, and then we have the hat. now i'm gonna take a second balloon and i'm just gonna twist -- make a little bubble and twist it onto the stick or the bubble at the bottom of it. and now i'm gonna spiral these two together, just like that. and squeeze and twist, and i'm gonna bring this extra piece here to the back of the hat. i'm gonna make a bubble.

bend it a little bit and shape it. and so here we have something that's really fast, easy, fun, and will bring a crowd to you. >> cool! and there are countless hat designs. they're only limited by your imagination... and skill. for "teen kids news," i'm emily. [ bat cracks ] [ cheers and applause ] >> walk-off home runs are always very dramatic for any baseball team. a walk-off home run is when a team wins a game on a home run in the team's final at-bat. now, this has happened twice in world series play to win a world series. the first time it happened was in 1960, where in the bottom of the 9th of game 7, pirates second baseman bill mazeroski hit a home run off yankees relief pitcher ralph terry. that was the pirates' third world series crown. in 1993, the toronto blue jays won their second consecutive world series on a walk-off,

home run by joe carter. i'm matt with "teen kids news." >> are you dreaming of a white christmas? had a white christmas, don't feel bad. neither have a lot of people. for example, 95% of the people in india have probably never seen snow. that's more than a billion people. using weather conditions, a world almanac, and logic, one enterprising person came up with a global estimate. almost half the people on our planet -- 46% -- have never had an up-close and personal encounter with the fluffy white stuff. think of that next time you're

>> this report is brought to you by high impact television. >> 'tis the season to buy some

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>> that wraps up our show. be sure to tune in to "teen kids news" again next week.