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Robert Siegel interviews Scott Silliman, the executive director of the Center for Law, Ethics, and National Security at Duke University, about whether the trial of Zaccarias Moussaoui could be moved to a military tribunal. Moussaoui is facing charges in federal court in Alexandria, Va. He's accused of conspiring with the Sept. 11 hijackers. But the case has been slow in getting to trial.

Jacki talks with Colonel Piers Wood of the Center for Defense Information about the sucess or failure of U.S. troop deployments since the early 1980's. Col. Wood says military mission where their is a clearly defined objective have met with sucess. It's the mission such as peacekeeping where goals are not clearly stated, where U.S. Troops have had problems.

The Senate Whitewater Committee in hearings today questioned an attorney with the Rose Law Firm of Little Rock, Arkansas. NPR's Jon Greenberg reports testimony before the panel centered on how the law firm began working for a savings and loan and what Hillary Rodham Clinton has said on the subject. The committee chairman, Sen. Alfonse d'Amato, said today he does not plan to call Mrs. Clinton to testify.

NPR's Mary Kay Magistad reports that today, China celebrated the 92th birthday of Deng Xiaoping. China's former leader is in frail health and though he remains a revered figure in Chinese history, many believe his role as the political center of China has passed to a new group of leaders, with a new vision for their country.

are preparing to work together for another four years. Mr. Clinton says he plans on moving towards the "vital center." Republicans are eyeing such plans with caution, but they approve of Mr. Clinton's call for a bi- partisan cabinet.

Linda talks with Dr. Naomi Surgi (SUR-jee), a research meteorologist at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida. They'll talk about how meteorologists track hurricanes and tropical storms. By using satellite, radio, and computer data, they can predict a storm's landfall by keeping track of atmospheric conditions up to seventy-two hours in advance.

over a new anti- homeless law aimed at stopping people from living and sleeping in public areas. The law makes "urban camping" illegal and punishable by one year in jail, or a thousand dollar fine. It is part of a growing national trend that cities are trying as a way to clean up their urban centers.

Beth Fertig of member station WNYC reports that New York Governor George Pataki proposes testing every welfare applicant for drug use, and cutting off cash benefits for those testing positive. They'd be sent to treatment programs "when available," and experts predict chaos because of the number of addicts on welfare far exceeds the number of treatment centers.

The Gardens of Remembrance, blocks away from the former site of the World Trade Center, will be designed by Dutch plantsman Piet Oudolf. NPR gardening expert Ketzel Levine speaks with NPR's John Ydstie about Oudolf's way with plants. View an online photo gallery of Oudolf's work at Talking Plants.

Wildlife biologist Mike Fay is walking from the center of Africa to the Atlantic for a project he calls Megatransect. Since there are no roads or footpaths in this wilderness, Fay follows animal trails, and records his adventures along the way for the National Geographic Radio Expeditions. NPR's Alex Chadwick has the first of three reports. More info at: www.npr.org/programs/RE/.