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Senate minority leader Tom Daschle said today that no one should expect Congress to reach a deal anytime soon on passing health insurance reform that would make insurance portable from job to job. GOP amendments to the Kennedy-Kassebaum bill are the main obstacle to any agreement.

NPR's Eric Westervelt reports from Philadelphia that today marks the eleventh anniversary of the police dropping a bomb on the headquarters of the group 'MOVE'. The ensuing fire killed eleven members of the gourp and burned down an entire city block. This anniversary is being marked as a civil trial is underway by a survivor of the incident who is suing the city.

Noah and Robert talk about different festivals around the country that mark the beginning of summer.

Scott speaks with violinist Roman Totenberg. Mr. Totenberg recently won Boston University's most prestigious teaching award. His daughter joins us to sing his praises.

In Chicago today, Mitsubishi Motor Manufacturing of America announced that former Secretary of Labor Lynn Martin will conduct an independent review of company policy regarding sexual harassment and discrimination. Mitsubishi is the target of two sexual harassment suits. NPR's Cheryl Corley reports that a lawyer representing some of the women charging sexual harassment says hiring the former Labor Secretary is just a public relations move.

NPR's David Welna reports on the controversy over the xtradition from the U.S. to Haiti of the former leader of a Haitian aramilitary group.

- NPR's Lynn Neary travels to South Carolina and visits two predominately black churches that were burned last year. One has been re-built, the other is nothing but rubble. Neary examines past history and the current climate in South Carolina with Blacks and Whites who were affected by the church burnings.

Liane Hansen speaks with singer/songwriter Wayne Hancock. He ollows in the footsteps of Hank Williams with his debut cd, "Thunderstorms and eon Signs" (DejaDisc DJD 3221).

- NPR's Dan Charles reports that transportation officials today said Valujet is a safe airline. Charles looks at the history of Valujet and reports on its successes and failures.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports from Abidjan on the saga of an overloaded freighter carrying nearly four thousand people who fled the recent fighting in Liberia. The leaky vessel set out from Liberia nine days ago, but has been sailing up and down the west African coast, as Ivory Coast and Ghana have refused to accept the refugees. Today Ghana allowed the ship to dock, but many of whom are suffering from dysentery. The reluctance of west African nations to accept more refugees follows warnings from diplomats that the international community may abandon Liberia if its warring factions fail to make peace. (3:00) CUTAWAY 1A 0:59 1B 4. JURY REFORM - In Los Angeles, Virginia Biggar reports on a soon-to-be-released report on how to reform the California jury system. Reform has been on the legal agenda for years, but the OJ Simpson trial highlighted many flaws in the system, say critics. Recommendations for change vary from paying jurors more to punishing potential jurors for avoiding jury duty.