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- Even as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he would attend the Washington summit, his government declarted today that they would reopen the controversial archeological tunnel near Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem's Old City -- the same tunnel whose opening last week sparked the current round of violence. NPR's Eric Weiner reports on the latests developments on the ground.

Critic Bob Mondello reviews the film "Caught." It's based on the Edward Pomerantz novel "Into It." The book was optioned for filming 23 years ago and finally hits movie theaters in selected cities this week.

- Jackie speaks with Jordanian Information Minister Marwan Mu'asher about the current tensions between Jordan and Israel. Jordan, which has a peace treaty with Israel, was the only Arab country to welcome the election of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last May. But Mu'asher says Netanyahu's performance since then has caused deep concerns in Jordan about the future of the Middle East peace process.

NPR's David Welna reports from Managua on Sunday's presidential election in Nicaragua. The two leading candidates are Daniel Ortega, former Sandinista president, and Arnoldo Aleman, the conservative former mayor of Managua. Aleman denies Ortega's charge that he represents a return to the days of the late dictator Anastasio Somoza, despite his popularity among supporters of the former Contra rebels. Aleman has vowed to cancel, or force compensation for, the thousands of property confiscations carried out by the Sandinistas when they were in power.

The great grandson of one of the founders of Coca Cola says he's going to sell the best-kept secret in corporate history: the Coca Cola formula. Susan speaks with Mark Pendergrast, author of "For God, Country, and Coca Cola," a history of the great soft drink company. (5:40) [outcue: (STAMBERG) "... the secret formula is valuable only as a piece of memorabilia."

- Some 1.5 million elderly Americans live in nursing homes, where they receive medical and custodial care but are often denied the warmth and personal contact associated with a real home. Thomas Lalley of member station WAMC in Albany reports on a new kind of elderly care in New York state that could revolutionize the country's nursing homes.

that, so far, 28 states have submitted their welfare reform plans. The deadline is July 1st in order to take advantage of a new funding mechanism which will allow them to receive more money from the federal government. Other states in other circumstances have no incentive to file their plans early.

Noah talks with New York State Assemblyman Joseph Crowley about Gov. George Pataki's bill that will ensure New York school children learn about the Irish potato famine. Pataki signed the bill today, while Ireland's president Mary Robinson is visiting the city.

The day after the vice presidential debate, both President Clinton and his Republican opponent Bob Dole met up with their running mates on the campaign trail. Both claimed victory for their partners, but from there their appeals to voters diverged. Dole stepped up his attack on Clinton, while the Democrat scarcely mentioned the election at all. NPR's Elizabeth Arnold in Ohio with the Dole campaign and Brian Naylor in Tennessee with the Clinton campaign.

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