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of Nebraska about how the federal government shutdown has affected his state.

David Hearn, a world champion canoeist, tells Noah about his arrest on the flood-swollen Potomac river. He was charged with ignoring National Park Service warnings to stay away from the river, but Hearn says he was using his skills to find a missing boatman. (4:30) 3. HARRISBURG EVACUEE -- Linda Wertheimer speaks with Harrisburg resident Thelma Ziegler. Ziegler's house was flooded, and she was evacuated Saturday morning. She also survived the floods of 1936 and 1972, and prepared for the blizzard of 1996 by selling off much of her furniture in the last few weeks.

that First Lady Hillary Clinton will testify before a federal grand jury in Washington on Friday. Her testimony was requested by Whitewater Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr. Mrs. Clinton is expected to answer questions about billing records from her Little Rock law firm. A Senate committee sought those records for two years before they suddenly turned up earlier this month.

Eric Weiner reports from Jerusalem on the death of a Palestinian terrorist who was believed to be behind a series of murderous suicide bombings in Israel. The Islamic group Hamas has accused Israeli agents of the death and has warned of revenge attacks.

SCOTT SIMON TALKS WITH BRUCE STEIN OF THE NATURE CONSERVANCY, HEAD OF A GROUP OF 500 SCIENTISTS WHO JUST ISSUED A REPORT ON THE NATION'S AT-RISK SPECIES.

CONFINEMENT FARMING...RAISING HUGE QUANTITIES OF ANIMALS HEADED FOR OUR DINNER TABLES IN VERY SMALL SPACES...IS BOTH BIG BUSINESS AND A BIG ISSUE IN NORTH CAROLINA -- ESPECIALLY AFTER A NUMBER OF INCIDENTS LAST YEAR IN WHICH LAGOONS FULL OF ANIMAL WASTE OVERFLOWED.

The 104th Congress officially begins its second session this week. But NPR's Peter Kenyon reports that with budget negotiations still at an impasse, lawmakers are expected to accomplish few legislative matters this session. Today, the debt limit was the issue going back and forth between the White House and Congress. House Majority Leader Dick Armey says House GOP will block raising the debt limit until the White House accepts much of their agenda.

this morning. He was 79 years old.

TODAY IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE PUBLICATION OF "A VISIT FROM ST. NICHOLAS" OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. WE OFFER THE LATINO VERSION OF THAT POEM....READ BY NPR EDUCATION REPORTER CLAUDIO SANCHEZ. 2:30.

In San Francisco, Mecca for skateboarders, Ancel Martinez of member station KQED reports on a battle over art. A two-mile-long concrete and glass sculpture has become the favorite spot for daredevil 'boarders. Trouble is, they're ruining the $1-million-dollar installation, to the chagrin of art-lovers.