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NPR's Richard Gonzales reports on a pirate radio station in Berkeley, California that has provoked the ire of government regulators who want to shut down the low-power station for operating without a license. But, pirate radio operators say their voice is crucial to the democratic process and promise to continue broadcasting despite government efforts to close them down.

WITH TENSIONS BETWEEN CHINA AND TAIWAN AT AN ALL TIME HIGH, OLD BOMB SHELTERS IN TAIPEI ARE REAPPEARING. NPR'S MARY KAY MAGISTAD REPORTS.

has moved to Capitol Hill. Both President Clinton and Republican front-runner Senator Bob Dole will use their negotiations with Congress as indications of their capability for leadership.

Bob Mondello reviews "Bottle Rocket," a low-budget comedy about three not-so-bright suburban slackers who fancy themselves master criminals.

SCOTT SIMON AND DANIEL SCHORR, WEEKEND EDITION'S SENIOR NEWS ANALYST, TALK ABOUT THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK.

NPR's Anne Garrels reports from Moscow on the battle for the Chechen capital, Grozny. Russians troops have launched an attack to regain parts of the city that had been seized by Chechen fighters. It has been nearly 15 months since Russia sent troops to the Caucasus region to crush the Chechen bid for independence but the fighting is raging anew.

Commentator Reuven Frank says that when Bill Clinton gave TV executivess a new rating system, both he and the executives forgot their obligation to the first amendment. Frank says the President was thinking about politics, and the execs were thinking about big money.

Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan to a third four-year term. The President also announced yesterday that he will nominate Budget Director Alice Rivlin and Washington University Economist Lawrence Meyer to vacant seats on the Federal Reserve Board.

NPR's Martha Raddatz reports on the arrest today of a former National Security Agency employee charged with spying during the Cold War. The Justice Department alleges that Robert Lipka passed classified documents to the Soviet Union in the 1960's. (5:00) -B- 8. TEXAS FIRES -- Linda talks with Jeff Edwards, fire marshall of Parker County, Texas, about the fires that have been burning out of control just west of Forth Worth. Speaking from Poolville, Texas, Edwards says firefighters have contained one blaze that has destroyed 20,000 acres but worries about two more fire that are still burning.

Linda Wertheimer speaks with chef David Page, who is preparing a meal for this evening based on the first cookbook published in America in 1796. Author Amelia Simmons stressed the use of indigenous foods and contains receipes which are still found in cookbooks today. This is the book's bi-centennial.