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Robert talks with Dr. Robert Williams, director of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, about newly discovered information about galaxies. Based on preliminary data captured by the Hubble telescope, there are believed to be 5 times as many galaxies as we thought until now. Instead of 10 billion galaxies, the sample of the universe studied suggests there are more like 50 billion. Also, the galaxies closer to us are more distinct in shape. The older galaxies, 8 to 10 billion light years from earth, are amorphous in shape.

Oregon Public Radio's Ley Garnett (LEE gar-NET) reports on the worst flooding to hit the western part of the state in 30 years. The Wilamette and Columbia Rivers are expected to crest in Portland at record levels tonight as citizens battle to shore up the riverbanks and save new developments.(6:30) -b- 8. BOSNIA. Noah talks with NPR's Andy Bowers in Sarajevo. They discuss the arrest of Bosnian Serb officers and response by Serbs to quit dealing with the Muslim-led Bosnian government and to halt contact with the NATO peace mission, Also, Richard Holbrooke, U-S Assistant Secretary of Sate, is being sent to Sarajevo Sunday to help the sides start talking again.

which has patterned its very different educational approach after a highly successful method used in Reggio Amelia, Italy. The innovative method is being met with great interest by American educators.

Noah talks with the Irish musician known as Enya (

On this observance of the birthday of the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., we hear an excerpt of a letter written by King while he was imprisoned in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963. He is responding to a letter written by several white clergymen who criticized King's acts of civil disobedience and suggested his civil rights agenda could best be achieved in the courts. The exceprt is read by actor Wilson Cain III.

WEEKEND EDITION GARDENING CONSULTANT KETZEL LEVINE INTRODUCES US TO A HORTICULTURALIST WHO HAS JUST RETURNED FROM NEPAL WITH SEEDS FROM RARE, EXOTIC PLANTS.

Daniel talks to NPR's Joe Palca about flu season. There are more cases of the flu in the winter than in the summer, but researchers are not sure why. Research also suggests that flu shots are beneficial for all people, not just the elderly.

Danny speaks with NPR's Mara Liasson about a speech President Clinton made today to troops at the U.S. Army base in Baumholder, Germany. Those troops will be the first Americans to go to Bosnia as part of the NATO peacekeeping force. The President told them: "If you are threatened with attack, you may respond immediately and with decisive force." Mara says that among the troops and their families, there is some concern about having to go to Bosnia during the Christmas season.

SUSAN TALKS WITH OUR GARDENING CONSULTANT KETZEL LEVINE, AND WITH LESLIE POHL-KOSBAU (pole KOSS-bau), COMMUNITY GARDENS DIRECTOR FOR PORTLAND, OREGON, ABOUT THE GROWING POPULARITY OF COMMUNITY GARDENING.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports that often, serious debate on Capitol Hill doesn't get a whole lot of news coverage, for it is the partisan stuff that really attracts the journalists. But that doesn't mean that members of Congress don't put aside politics and really dig into an issue in a serious manner. Kenyon found one such example this week in the House Judiciary Committee, which debates issues of refugees and political asylum.