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Judge N. Sanders Sauls heard a second day of testimony in the debate over whether Presidential ballots from two Florida counties should be re-counted manually. Advisors to Al Gore believe a manual recount will give the Vice-President the votes needed to win Florida's 25 electors, and thus the election. Lawyers representing George W. Bush argued that a re-count would not likely change the outcome. NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks to host Lisa Simeone from Tallahassee.

Linda Wertheimer and Robert Siegel bring us excerpts from the 90 minutes of oral arguments made before the Supreme Court of the United States this morning. Attorneys for George W. Bush argued that the Florida Supreme Court was wrong to extend the deadline for Florida counties to submit their election results to the state capital for certification. Attorneys for Gore defended the Florida court's decision, and argued it's an issue that does not belong in federal court.

NPR's Nina Totenberg wraps up the various legal avenues begin pursued by the Bush and Gore campaigns, and private citizens over the Florida vote count. Among the court actions: a federal judge in Miami has rejected a Bush campaign request for an injunction against further hand counts of ballots... and the Gore campaign has gone to court for the first time in the dispute, joining a suit by Volusia county asking for more time to count ballots.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports on the latestdevelopments in the deadlocked presidential campaign. Last night's ruling bythe Florida Supreme Court that manual recounts could continue was seen as amajor boost for Vice President Al Gore's chances to become the 43rdPresident. But Gore's hopes took a downward turn today when the electioncanvassers of Miami-Dade County, the state's largest, announced they wouldabandon its recount because it could not meet the Sunday deadline.

We hear excerpts from the Bush and Gore lawyers' arguments today before Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis. Gore's lawyers say Florida's Secretary of State didn't lawfully comply with a previous court order. They say she didn't exercise adequate discretion when she rejected the requests by several counties to submit hand tallied votes after the deadline passed. Bush's lawyers say she exercised "enormous care" in making her decision.

Host Bob Edwards talks to NPR's Cokie Roberts about the week ahead in politics. They discuss the Miami Herald review of uncounted presidential ballots in Miami-Dade County, which concludes that Al Gore would not have gained enough votes to defeat George Bush in Florida. They also talk about President Bush's address tomorrow night to a joint session of Congress.

Wesley Wilcox, a Republican who is the supervisor of elections in Marion County, says the potential for election-related violence is "very very concerning to us."

Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker said the officer has turned himself in.

Police deputy Donna Rogan relived her high school years by going undercover as a transfer student in Carter County, Tenn. The Elizabethton Star reports "Operation Jump Street" led to 14 arrests.

A prosecutor in Michigan announced Monday that she is bringing perjury and other charges against Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his former chief of staff. Wayne County prosecutor Kym Worthy began investigating the mayor after the publication of racy text messages allegedly exchanged with his chief of staff.