john, in roman polansky's chinatown what is that is metaphor?state of job where truth, justice and reality doesn't exist. roman has been living there for somele 30 sum odd years. >> i see what you did there. jill what is the hottest story on the entertainment beat these days? >> they are making a siegel. instead of placing it at an opera house withle be autolyze. scant wait to check o it out. and creia, who are you filling in for on position and. listen at your desk or on sirius or fm. >> bill, anything you want to plug? in check out a little travel venture i'm doing with a dud did i of mine at half show.tv. >> sunday at 70:00? >> yes. >> i'm busy. greg, i understand you put together a ferret nation habitat came? >> i did. i ordered a ferret cage for fair rates but i'm not filling them with ferrets. >> what are you filling them with, greg. real

like gene did in real life, his character moves from san francisco's chinatown to a mostly white suburben he moves in, he's only one of two asian kids that are at his school. and immediately, all his classmates think that they're related. it may sound funny, but it's not. it's stereotyping. that means judging people based only on unimportant things, like their looks. gene's sensitive exploration of ethnic identity earned him praise and recognition. but he's not just an artist and writer. gene also teaches computer science to high school students. and that's an important lesson, too. >> you can choose to be an artist without choosing to be it as a career. you don't have to worry about using your art to feed you, and that actually gives you a bit more freedom in terms of what you want to do. >> reporter: but whether or not it's your career, art takes discipline. almost every night, gene devotes two hours to his craft. to find out more, follow the link to his website at teenkidsnews.com. for "teen kids news," i'm sam. >>> our word this week doesn't show pleasure or pain. it's "stoic." s-t-

>> chinatown is better. bill: i thought saturday night fever should have won.uestion number three a shocking video surfaced of a 16-year-old honor student in chicago being beaten together by gang members. [shouting] [beep. [. bill: that may be why chicago didn't get the olympics. i'm not kidding. because that was just unbelievable worldwide. now, which american city ranks as the most violent according to forbes magazine statistics? bill: the answer is d, doocy is now two ahead with two to go as maccallum may be getting the cards up quickly but she is getting the wrong cards up. bill: all right, maccallum, you can still pull it out for your contestant. have you got venus. >> i have got venus. i have got michael venus. >> cindy. don't worry, cindy. bill: don't lose hope, cindy. last week speaker pelosi attended a concert in d.c. which musical act did she see? bill: the answer is, roll the tape. ♪ ♪ beautiful day ♪ beautiful day ♪ bill: correct, barry manilow, right? isn't that berry? a lot of botox these days. >> oh, berry. looking good, berry. bill: i like bono.

northwest dc, chinatown, 7th and h street no accidents here or in the district overall. andrea, over to you. >>> it is the first of october and new laws take affect in maryland. one of them brings speed cameras to construction zones. it is a story that is happening today. digital correspondent, alex trevino is live along 95 in laurel. alex, hello. >> hello, andrea. i-95 is one of the quickest ways to get from washington to baltimore for many folks, but for thousands of highway workers, it is the office and a danger they try to avoid every day. a driver speeding in a work zone killed rick mooser in frederick county in june of 2007. the highway worker's widow is among those rolling out a new speed camera system that will make its debut in maryland today. >> this is their office. you can see how close it is to speeding vehicles, to dangerous situations. >> reporter: the system includes large warning signs going in to the speed traps. also an electronic display of your speed. only then will a car-mounted camera snap your picture. if you travel 12 miles an hour over the speed