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NPR's Joe Palca reports that a new study has found that the number of Americans who die from infectious diseases has been increasing. Researchers at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that deaths from infectious diseases increased 58 percent from 1980 to 1992.

Reporter Ruby De Luna from member station KUOW in Seattle has this story about grizzly bears and Yellowstone National Park. The park has a grizzly-version of the "three strikes and you're out" rule, which ships bears out of the part if they bother humans three times.

SCOTT SIMON TRAVELS TO DERRY, NEW HAMPSHIRE, AS NPR OPENS ITS 1996 ELECTION PROJECT WITH A STORY ABOUT WHAT'S ON VOTERS' MINDS IN THE STATE THAT HAS FIRST SAY IN THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES. 17:00.

NPR's Howard Berkes introduces us to Patricia Sullivan of Missoula, Montana, whose job it is to write descriptions of web sites on the world wide web.

Commentator Elissa Ely has a friend who leans on her for romantic advice. Just recently Elissa closed a deal on a house. This business transaction gave Elissa insights into negotiating which she passed onto her friend.

NPR's Chitra Ragavan reports that while federal agencies and departments are finally back at work again, a daunting task awaits them -- catching up with nearly a month's workload.

Alleged drug kingpin, Juan Garcia Abrego (AH-bray-go) is in jail today in Houston, awaiting arraignment on charges of overseeing the distribution of large amounts of cocaine and marijuana in the United States from a base in northern Mexico. Abrego, a U.S. citizen, was deported from Mexico yesterday after being seized by Mexican anti-drug agents. In the United States, the White House has hailed the arrest and deportation. But NPR's David Welna reports the incident has created controversy in Mexico, where Abrego is suspected of involvement in bribery and corruption at high levels of the Mexican government.

DANIEL SCHORR DISCUSSES THIS WEEK'S REVELATIONS ABOUT THE CIA WITH DAVID WISE, A WRITER ON INTELLIGENCE ESPIONAGE AND GOVERNMENT SECRECY AND WITH SENATOR ARLEN SPECTER, CHAIRMAN OF THE SENATE SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE.

Susan talks with disappointed tourists who came to Washington D.C. hoping to do a little sightseeing and instead got the closed door treatment due to the federal shutdown.

SCOTT SPEAKS WITH IRA LIPMAN. IN 1957, AS A HIGH-SCHOOL SENIOR, MR. LIPMAN WAS THE PRIME SOURCE FOR JOHN CHANCELLOR, WHEN HE WAS REPORTING ON THE FEDERALLY-ORDERED INTEGRATION OF CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL IN LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. THEY MET AGAIN THIS WEEK WHEN MR. LIPMAN UNDERWROTE AN AWARD IN JOHN CHANCELLOR'S NAME FOR THE U-PENN'S ANNENBERG PUBLIC POLICY CENTER.