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Noah talks to Judy Wiesman (WIS-man), the mayor of Weyauwega (wy-uh-WEE-guh), Wisconsin about a train accident in the town. On Monday, 35 cars of a Wisconsin Central Ltd. train derailed. Propane from the cars ignited and caused a fire that destroyed a feed mill and continues to burn. Weyauwega residents who were evacuated may have to stay away from their homes for as long as three weeks before the danger of fire has passed.

Daniel meets up with this 22 year old African American comedian who now stars in a new ABC program called "Buddies". The sit-com has received some poor reviews but Chappelle is drawing positive attention. Much of Chappelle's humor focuses on racial issues, but Chappelle says he's not trying to offend people - he just wants them to think.

Texas has the longest border with Mexico of any state, and the Texas economy depends heavily on trade with Mexico. Texans know firsthand the complexity of the problem of illegal immigration and are unlikely to believe in simplistic solutions.

Mark Gillespie of Alaska Public Radio Network reports on the increasing media and corporate hoopla surrounding the annual Iditarod dogsled race. Once a solitary match of human endurance and skill against nature's worst, it's become a huge logistical operation akin to a military campaign, complete with platoons of camp followers eager to borrow from race's notoriety.

A court in Little Rock has been hearing opening statements today in a case in which President Clinton is expected to testify. A special prosecutor is making a fraud case against the president's former business partners James and Susan McDougal and Arkansas Governor Jim Guy Tucker. NPR's Jon Greenberg reports from Little Rock that one prosecution witness says then-Governor Clinton pressured him to make a government-guaranteed loan to Mrs. McDougal. Mr. Clinton denies the allegation.

today in the first trial connected with the Whitewater land deals. Federal prosecutor, Ray Jahn, alleged that through a series of complicated real estate deals and business loans, Arkansas Governor Jim Guy Tucker and Susan and Jim McDougal -- former business partners with the Clintons -- conspired to defraud the government.

NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports on how the issue of education has evolved since the last presidential campaign. Four years after George Bush and Bill Clinton vied for the right to be the "education president," the Republicans competing for their party's nomination have fought strongly against the idea that Washington should have any role in education. When Bob Dole, Steve Forbes and Pat Buchanan do bring up educational issues in their campaigns, America's schools often appear as an example of a larger moral decline these candidates say they will reverse if they get to the White House.

about security challenges facing the Clinton administration... including threats to the peace negotiations in the Middle East.

SCOTT INTERVIEWS THE DEPUTY MAYOR OF A TOWN IN FRANCE THAT IS TRYING TO RAISE FUNDS TO BUY THE CHATEAU ONCE OWNED BY THE FRENCH AUTHOR AND PHILOSOPHER VOLTAIRE. THE TOWNS SURROUNDING THE ESTATE ARE AFRAID THE FAMOUS HOUSE WILL END UP IN THE WRONG HANDS.

Increasingly, pet owners are chosing to have proper burials for their dearly departed and as a result, pet cemeteries are springing up across the country. But, this growing industry has not been well regulated and in Virginia, lawmakers are trying to do something about it. NPR's Adam Hochberg reports.