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Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbaja-Biamila, hosts of NBC's American Ninja Warrior, play a game where they imagine what would happen if landmarks from American cities became American Ninja Warrior obstacles.

NPR'S Melissa Block reports on the bust of a huge video piracy ring in New York city. Three dozen people were arrested for selling an estimated 100,000 counterfeit tapes each week throughout the country. Not only were many current movies found on tape, but also master copies of movies that haven't made it to the theatres yet.

Robert talks to economic consultant Len Santow of the firm Griggs and Santow in New York City about the reason October 1 is the start of the fiscal year. He explains it used to be July 1 until 1974, when the switch was made to give Congress more time to prepare the budget for the upcoming year.

A prominent Democrat in the District of Columbia is pushing a flat tax proposal for the nation's capital, and Republican congressional leaders say it's a good idea. Proponents say it would encourage middle-class residents to stay in the city, and serve as a model for other urban areas, if it works. Critics say the Federal treasury would lose needed tax money. NPR's John Nielsen reports.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports that settlers in Hebron are touting their version of history in tours designed especially for tourists to the region. The settlers are trying to convince tourists that Jews have a unique right to control the holy places of Hebron and to prevent Israel from redeploying Israeli troops from the city.

NPR's Margot Adler reports that baseball fields fields in New York city are in as much demand and as hotly fought over as rent controlled apartments. The Parks Deptartment is trying to break up cartels...in which people are actually making lots of money by trying to control just who gets to play on the fields.

Linda Wertheimer speaks with Dan Bannister, president and CEO of Dyncorp in Reston, Va., about business opportunities in the Balkans. Bannister was supposed to be on the plane that crashed near the Croatian city of Dubrovnick yesterday. Bannister says the Balkans are very attractive for investers because of the tremendous amount of rebuilding that will take place in the next 5 years.

NPR's Steve Inskeep reports on and lawsuit filed by landowners and developers who were prevented from building a Wal-Mart store in Hyde Park, New York. Such lawsuits, commonly called SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) suits, are becoming increasing popular with developers...who go after city officials and town activists who block their plans.

a professor at the University of Florida about a town that has banned baseball since 1908. For 88 years, it's been illegal to play "The National Pastime" in Webster, Florida. This week, the city council is expected to repeal the ban. McCarthy is the author of >Baseball in Florida.

Detroit, Michigan is the pulse-point of America's automobile industry...but it's been battling every major urban ill for the past three decades. Poverty and poor schools are still a reality in Detroit...but there are surprising signs of a new lease on life for the city. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.