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Host Melissa Block talks to NPR's Andy Bowers in Honolulu on the testimony of the captain of a Japanese fishing boat rammed by a Navy submarine. The captain tells of watching waves sweep young passengers off the boat's deck. A military investigation into the accident is under way in Hawaii.

NPR's Mara Liasson reports that the Washington reaction to last week's school shooting was muted. Gun control advocates are worried that their allies in Congress are afraid to speak up, for fear of losing re-election. Political analysts say Al Gore's strong support of gun control cost him several crucial states, including West Virginia.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports on the Naval Court of Inquiry taking place in Hawaii. The captain of the Japanese boat, which was hit be the US. submarine Greeneville, is scheduled to testify today.

NPR's Cheryl Corley reports that school officials across the country are trying to prevent shootings similar to last week's incident at Santana High School in California. While they say student tips are the best way to prevent violence, many students still think that would be a betrayal of their peers.

David D'Arcy reports on an unlikely Johannes Vermeer exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. It features several of the 17th century Dutch artist's paintings, but it also shows work from his contemporaries in the Netherlands. Curators hope the juxtaposition demonstrates Vermeer's immense talent.

Seth Berkeley is the president and CEO of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative. He argues that treating AIDS is only a part of the picture. Berkeley says that prevention -- in the form of a vaccine to stop the spread of AIDS -- should be just as important as treatment.

Noah Adams talks with Ralph Gardner Jr., who is covering the Puffy Combs trial for the New York Observer about closing arguments in the Puffy Combs trial. Yesterday, the defense made their closing arguments, and today was the prosecution's turn. Gardner says today prosecutor Matthew Bogdanos started his summation of the state's case by playing recordings of emergency telephone calls after 3 people were wounded by gunfire on Dec. 27, 1999.

A portrait of seediness and forgetfulness in the biggest little city in the world. Andrei Codrescu returns to the town where five years ago he was snowed in. Codrescu claims mountain lions came down to the town back then, but finds people don't remember that detail.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports the Nasdaq bounced back a bit from its steep fall yesterday. The Dow industrials spent most of the day in negative territory. Stock prices have plummeted in recent weeks because of a string of disappointing earnings reports from major technology companies.

Reaction from around the country to the dips in the stock market.