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revelations that the White House turned a blind eye to Iran shipping arms into Bosnia to aid the government in Sarajevo.

Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr examines the relationship between law enforcement and the press- one that can become too close in a world of image conscious federal authorities and fiercely competitive news organizations.

NPR'S SUNNI KHALID REPORTS FROM SOUTHERN LEBANON, WHERE ISRAELI WARPLANES, FOR THE LAST THREE DAYS, HAVE ATTACKED. THE VILLAGES OF SOUTHERN LEBANON ARE CONTROLLED BY HEZBOLLAH (HEZZ-boh-LAH), AN ANTI-ISRAEL GUERRILLA GROUP.

Danny goes to Adelphi Maryland, site of the world's largest x-ray machine. Named 'aurora', this relic of the cold war is now being dismantled by the Pentagon but at one time, this six-story, 7 thousand ton structure was used to design shields for military equipment by mimicking gamma rays generated by a nuclear bomb. Aurora was considered an important feature of the U.S. defense system and one the Soviet's would've loved to have copied, but were never able to.

NPR's John Burnett reports that the status quo is under attack in the automobile retailing industry. The used-car "superstore" is coming to America...and industry analysts say this new kind of dealership is already changing the used-car business. Consumers seem to like the low-pressure, fixed price shopping environment...even if they don't always get the best deal. (7:30) FUNDER 0:29 CUTAWAY 0:59 =========================SECOND HOUR======================= BILLBOARD :59 NEWS 2:59 NEWS 1:59 THEME MUSIC 0:29 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2A 9. CHRISTOPHER IN MOSCOW -- NPR's Anne Garrels reports from Moscow where U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher met today with Russian President Boris Yeltsin. Christopher is in Russia to organize next month's nuclear issues summit between Yeltsin and President Clinton. Christopher says the talks made "excellent progress" toward a total ban on nuclear testing and "substantial progress" on a treaty controlling conventional forces in Europe.

NPR's Anne Garrels reports from Moscow where U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher met today with Russian President Boris Yeltsin. Christopher is in Russia to organize next month's nuclear issues summit between Yeltsin and President Clinton. Christopher says the talks made "excellent progress" toward a total ban on nuclear testing and "substantial progress" on a treaty controlling conventional forces in Europe.

NPR'S TED CLARK HAS A PRIMER ON HEZBOLLAH.

SCOTT SPEAKS WITH WEEKEND EDITION SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT ABOUT ONE OF HIS FAVORITE TOPICS, THE CHICAGO BULLS, AND THEIR RECORD-SETTING SEASON.

NPR's Sunni Khalid reports from Beirut, Lebanon on the latest fighting between Israel and Lebanese-based Hizbollah movement. For the third day, the Israelis attacked Hizbollah positions, in retaliation for Hizbollah rocket attacks on settlements in Northern Israel. Today, Israeli ships blockaded the coast of Lebanon to prevent incoming boats from delivering supplies to Hizbollah. And an Israeli helicoptor destroyed an ambulance carrying refugees in South Lebanon. There were civilian casualties. Israel says the ambulance was transporting a Hizbollah fighter.

tension between North and South Korea. North Korea has sent troops into the demilitarized zone over the past three days.