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Linda talks with Dr. Naomi Surgi (SUR-jee), a research meteorologist at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida. They'll talk about how meteorologists track hurricanes and tropical storms. By using satellite, radio, and computer data, they can predict a storm's landfall by keeping track of atmospheric conditions up to seventy-two hours in advance.

Robert talks with Elizabeth Birch, executive director of the Human Rights Campaign, about the implications of the Senate's rejection of a bill today that would have guaranteed against job discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

, where today defense attorneys will request the two suspects be charged separately. If defendants Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols are tried together and found guilty, they will share equal responsibility for the bombing.

Linda talks with BBC reporter Alan Pearce about reaction in Afghanistan to the latest events in Kabul. After the takeover of the nation by the Islamic Taleban military regime, there has been concern about Afghani human rights and possible violations. Women are especially concerned about the new prohibitions on women in the workplace, and many fear leaving their homes after recent beating of women who were simply out doing household shopping.

about the World Cup of Hockey. The top hockey playing nations in the world and their best professional players will compete. The finals begin tonight in Philadelphia, with Canada playing the U.S.

We'll hear an excerpt from a talk given today by Judge Richard Goldstone, the former Chief Prosecutor for the International War Crimes Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda. He talks about the obstacles he faced in bringing war crimes to world attention, and war criminals to trial.

has recovered from a major oil spill seven months ago. A supertanker split open on the rocks there in February, blackening beaches and endangering wildlife.

Tobacco companies are preparing their arguments against new rules curtailing their advertising that reaches teenagers. NPR'S Barbara Bradley reports the companies will file court papers in the next few weeks objecting to the ad limits which they say violate free speech guarantees. The Clinton administration is imposing the restrictions to reduce young people's exposure to the enticements of smoking.

Linda talks with Andy Kohut, the director of the Pew Research Center for People and the Press, about the latest results of the Center's polls, which indicate a solid lead for Bill Clinton in the upcoming presidential race, and a small gain for Congressional Democrats in local races.

thoughts on immigration and Jamestown, Virginia.