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SCOTT SIMON TALKS WITH ASSOCIATED PRESS SCIENCE EDITOR PAUL RAEBURN ABOUT HIS NEW BOOK "THE LAST HARVEST: THE GENETIC GAMBLE THAT THREATENS TO DESTROY AMERICAN AGRICULTURE" (PUBLISHED BY SIMON & SCHUSTER), WHERE HE STATES THAT HUMANS HAVE NOT LEARNED FROM IRELAND'S GREAT POTATO FAMINE WHICH BEGAN 150 YEARS AGO THIS MONTH...AND THAT NOT ONLY POTATOES GROWN ON AMERICA'S FARMLANDS ARE AT RISK.

NPR's Derek Reveron reports from St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. Hurricane Marilyn severely damaged the island last week and now the tourism industry is trying to recover in time for winter tourists.

NPR'S DAVID MOLPUS REPORTS ON OSEOLA (oh-see-OH-lah) McCARTY OF HATTIESBURG (HAT-eez-berg), MISSISSIPPI, WHO IS BEING HONORED TONIGHT AT A DINNER OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BLACK CAUCUS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. MS. McCARTY, WHO DROPPED OUT OF SCHOOL IN THE 6TH GRADE, IS FUNDING SCHOLARSHIPS AT HER HOMETOWN UNIVERSITY WITH PREFERENCE GIVEN TO AFRICAN-AMERICANS IN FINANCIAL NEED...A GIFT OF AT LEAST 150-THOUSAND DOLLARS COMING FROM A WOMAN WHO SPENT 75 OF HER 86 YEARS CLEANING AND IRONING OTHER PEOPLES' CLOTHES.

SCOTT SIMON AND DANIEL SCHORR, WEEKEND EDITION'S SENIOR NEWS ANALYST, TALK ABOUT THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK.

As potential presidential candidates start to line up, voters will begin thinking once again about who will make the best leader for this country. Daniel talks with historian Michael Beschloss and Charles Cook, of the Cook Political Report, about what qualities the American public typically looks for in a leader. And whether those qualities are necessarily what it takes to be a good president.

Daniel talks to Steven Mufson, the Washington Post's correspondent in Beijing, about how the Chinese have been reacting to some of the latest developments in Sino-American relations.

Andrew Weil

WEEKEND EDITION'S ELVIS MITCHELL REVIEWS MARTIN SCORCESE'S NEW FILM 'CASINO.'

NPR's Eric Weiner reports that author Salman Rushdie is running into trouble again - this time in Bombay.

1: Former Secretary of State JAMES BAKER talks about his role during the Bush Administration. His new autobiography is The Politics of Diplomacy: Revolution, War & Peace, 1989-1992.It was co-written with Thomas M. DeFrank and published by G.P. Putnam's Sons 1995. As the 61st Secretary of State, James Baker oversaw U.S. relations during many historic geo-political changes. Among those include The Persian Gulf War, Tiananmen Square, and The fall of the Berlin Wall. Bio: Baker has served under three Presidents: as Under Secretary of Commerce for Gerald Ford, as White House Chief of Staff and Treasury Secretary for Ronald Reagan, and as Secretary of State for George Bush. Baker is a lawyer in private practice today.