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A rarely used U.S. code pertaining to public health was invoked during the pandemic by the Trump White House to expel asylum-seekers. The Biden White House wants to keep it.

The sequoias are "wrapped with house-wrapping material, kind of an aluminum-foil fabric that goes around the base of the trees," says Jon Wallace, who is helping to lead the firefighting effort.

Noah talks to NPR's Jennifer Ludden about the latest efforts to halt the bloody violence in the West Bank and Gaza. Secretary of State Albright has been meeting with the Israeli and Palestinian leaders in Paris today, searching for ways to end the confrontation and revive the stalled peace talks.

This campaign season we're broadcasting excerpts of the stump speeches of presidential candidates. Last week, Vice President Al Gore was campaigning in St. Petersburg, Florida. He outlined his plan for Medicare -- including proposals for prescription drug benefits for senior citizens, coverage for early screening tests without co-payments, and allowing people to buy into Medicare.

NPR's Michele Kelemen reports from Moscow that an overwhelming majority of CDs purchased in Russia are illegal copies, sold openly and cheaply at stores and open-air markets. Pirating has taken a heavy toll on Russian musicians. Deprived of income from their recordings, they're almost always on the road, forced to keep to a grueling live performance schedules.

NPR's Cheryl Corley reports from Chicago on a newly released guide to help parents prepare their third-grade children for statewide achievement tests. The booklet is sold in six states that rely on the mandatory exams.

Linda talks with David Brooks of the Weekly Standard and E.J. Dionne, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a writer for the Washington Post, about tomorrow's debates. National polls show Al Gore and George W. Bush in a dead heat. Tomorrow's debate could sink either one of the candidates as well as set the tone for the rest of the campaign.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports on allegations that a British company managed to corner the market for a particular type of oil earlier this year. A lawsuit filed last month claims London-based Arcadia Petroleum engineered an elaborate scheme to drive up the price of North Sea Brent Crude and then enjoyed windfall profits.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Gaza reports another cease-fire between the Israelis and Palestinians failed to stem the violence raging throughout the Palestinian territories. There were gun battles near an Israeli settlement in Gaza and in at least one town in the West Bank. Israeli troops clashed with stone-throwing demonstrators in other areas.

NPR's Ted Clark reports Secretary of State Madeleine Albright is preparing for crisis talks in Paris tomorrow with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Albright is seeking an agreement to end the bloodshed sweeping the West Bank and Gaza. She is also working for an eventual resumption of the stalled peace talks.