. >>> an unrelated case earlier today, russell smith was sentenced to 15 years in prison for attacking transgender woman in broad daylight in northwest washington last summer. the 26-year-old tried to steal the victim's purse but when she refused, he pulled her hair, punched her into the head and tried to pull her into an alley. they convicted him with assault with attempt to rob. >>> traffic is now back open on the inbound lanes of new york avenue northeast after an accident. it started with police tried to pull over a suspected drunk driver. the chase then crossed over into the district and finally ended with the driver of a pickup crashing near new york and florida avenue. as many as two other vehicles were damaged in this accident. luckily nobody got hurt. >>> a local teacher yanked out of the classroom over charges he had sex with a 16-year-old student. he is scott duane spear, and the montgomery county police say on two occasions he had sex with a girl that he used to teach and later coached. spears has been teaching history at julius west middle school and coaching track and bas

russell bankk. thhs is overheard. >> smith: russell anks, welcome. >> banks: thank you, evan. >> smith: very nice to have you here and congratulationss3 on the book. >> banks: thank you. >> smith: although this is old hat for you at this point to ttke around a new book. you are a.you've got a lot of experience of, of -- of, promoting. >> banks: yeah. >> smith: .and talking about it and all that and i wonder if you get tired of it. >> banks::no it doesn't happen but once every three or four years anyhow so it -- it doesn't get repetitious or annthiig for me. and of course with each book there's a whole differrnt way of talking about it, of thinking about it and -- and wwen a book is, you know, is published it's the first time that i as a writer have to kind of transfer myself out of my identity as the writer and my relation to the book. >> smith: right. >> banks: .entirely as, as someone inside it um and, and begin to see it for the first time as a reader because i don't really consider the readers, the audience, while i'm writing the book, i'm really writing it for myself. i mean, an audience of one