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ROOSEVELT: MARCH 4TH USED TO BE INAUGURATION DAY AND 62 YEARS AGO TODAY, FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT DELIVERED HIS FIRST INAUGURATION SPEECH WHICH WAS BROADCAST OVER THE RADIO. WE HEAR SOME OF IT.

From the performance studios at National Public Radio, Liane ansen talks with Chic (chick) Street Man. His given name is Charles Edward treetman, and he performs folk and blues-based songs for the young and old. The ongs are from two of his recent albums: "Guns Away" (Mo' Street Music/Five orners Music) and "Everybody Be YoSelf," (Backyard Audio).

NPR's Jon Greenberg reports on changes at the Department of Housing nd Urban Development. Secretary Henry Cisneros has initiated sweeping changes n the agncy, which include consolidation of disparate programs and the use of lock grants.

Daniel visits 84-year old identical twins who teach physics at the University of Maryland. The Slawsky brothers, Mitch and Zack, talk about their eight decades together.

Mark Roberts reports on a new survey issued by the National Transportation Safety Board which says that fatigue contributes to as many as 40 percent of truck accidents on the nation's interstate highways.

Liane Hansen speaks with soprano and comedienne B.J. Ward about her nique performance style..."Stand-Up Opera." Her stage shows combine operatic ags with skillfully performed renditions of classic arias. 11:38 Compact Disc: B.J.Ward: "Queen Of The Night," Dorchester Records DORC

NPR'S DAVID WELNA REPORTS FROM CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS IN CHIAPAS, MEXICO, ON THE LATEST IN THE FIGHTING BETWEEN INDIAN REBELS AND THE MEXICAN ARMY.

Daniel talks with NPR's David Welna about the crackdwon on the Zapitista rebels in the Mexican state of Chiapas. The Mexican government announced this week that because talks between the Zapitistas and the government have broken down, the government has decided to arrest the leaders of the group.

NPR's Mary Kay Magistad reports on local reaction to the ecent building boom in the capital city of Hanoi, Vietnam. Many residents are p-in-arms about current threats to the city's antiquity and physical beauty, nd some are organizing to put a hold on the spurt of modern growth and xpanison.

SIMON/RAPOPORT: SPORTS: SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT TALK BASEBALL...WILL THEY OR WON'T THEY PLAY?