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Mark Roberts reports on a new survey issued by the National Transportation Safety Board which says that fatigue contributes to as many as 40 percent of truck accidents on the nation's interstate highways.

Liane Hansen speaks with soprano and comedienne B.J. Ward about her nique performance style..."Stand-Up Opera." Her stage shows combine operatic ags with skillfully performed renditions of classic arias. 11:38 Compact Disc: B.J.Ward: "Queen Of The Night," Dorchester Records DORC

NPR'S DAVID WELNA REPORTS FROM CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS IN CHIAPAS, MEXICO, ON THE LATEST IN THE FIGHTING BETWEEN INDIAN REBELS AND THE MEXICAN ARMY.

Daniel talks with NPR's David Welna about the crackdwon on the Zapitista rebels in the Mexican state of Chiapas. The Mexican government announced this week that because talks between the Zapitistas and the government have broken down, the government has decided to arrest the leaders of the group.

NPR's Mary Kay Magistad reports on local reaction to the ecent building boom in the capital city of Hanoi, Vietnam. Many residents are p-in-arms about current threats to the city's antiquity and physical beauty, nd some are organizing to put a hold on the spurt of modern growth and xpanison.

SIMON/RAPOPORT: SPORTS: SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT TALK BASEBALL...WILL THEY OR WON'T THEY PLAY?

SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH MICHELLE LOVRIC WHO COMPILED A BOOK OF OLD LOVE LETTERS FROM FAMOUS PEOPLE TITLED "LOVE LETTERS: AN ANTHOLOGY OF PASSION," PUBLISHED BY MARLOWE & CO.

Puzzle master Will Shortz challenges listeners to puzzles and word ames. 8:13 This week's on-air player lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and listens to

Texans have long enjoyed great political clout in ongress -- in the past, it's been Democrats, but now powerful Republicans from he Lone Star State are strutting their stuff. Wade Goodwyn (GOOD-win) reports rom Austin on how Republican Congressmen from Texas will try to balance the ederal budget while trying to keep their constituents happy.

NPR's Anne Garrels visited several villages in the southern part of the breakaway Russian republic of Chechnya and reports that residents are divided as to whether to continue fighting Russian troops. The Russians have occupied the capitol Grozny for several weeks.