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WEEKEND EDITION ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC ELVIS MITCHELL COMMENTS ON THE NEW "NYPD BLUE." THE ABC TELEVISION DRAMA SERIES MAY HAVE WON AN EMMY AWARD, BUT ELVIS SAYS HE'S NOT HAPPY WITH IT.

Rock historian ED WARD begins a special series on the contribution of various cities to rock and roll. He begins with Los Angeles. REV. :Classical music critic LLOYD SCHWARTZ reviews a new CD of early recordings by Mary Martin, "Mary Martin--The Decca Years 1938-1946" (Koch label). It includes songs by Cole Porter, the Gershwin''s, Frank Loesser, and others.

BILL SHORE is founder and executive officer of the non-profit hunger organization, Share Our Strength (SOS). The organization is a new form of non-profit, the "nonprofit run for profit." It gets no money from the government. It generates wealth through entrepreneurial ventures and has raised $30 million which it then gives to programs dealing with hunger. SHORE has written a new book, Revolution of the Heart: A New Strategy for Creating Wealth and Meaningful Change (Riverhead Books). S.O.S. is located at 1511 K Street NW, Suite 940, Washington, D.C. 20005 (202) 393-2925.

To assess the threats those troops will face once they're in Bosnia, Danny talks to David Hackworth, a retired army colonel and Newsweek magazine's military analyst. Hackworth says the greatest threats confronting the troops will be severe weather, landmines, and rogue enemy forces.

They've been together as a music act for more than twenty years, and now the Pointer Sisters are on tour in "Ain't Misbehavin," a showcase of Fats Waller songs. The show is currently in Washington, D.C., where Danny caught up with the sisters. They talk about their careers, their relationships, and we hear them sing.

2: From the hip-hop group, PM Dawn, PRINCE BE. The duo consists of PRINCE BE (Attrell Cordes) and his brother J.C. the Eternal (Jarrett Cordes). One reviewer writes of them, "the duo effortlessly blends disparate elements -- balladeering and rapping, samples and live orchestration -- into gorgeous, wide-screen tableaux of sound. They also write terrific songs, from galloping melodies. . . to exquisite forlorn ballads." Their new album is "Jesus Wept" (Gee Street, Island Records).

Critic Bob Mondello reviews The Crossing Guard, a film starring Jack Nicholson and Angelica Houston and directed by Sean Penn.

SCOTT SPEAKS WITH PAUL SKIPWORTH, THE OFFICIAL "CLASS" PHOTOGRAPHER, WHO TOOK THE PICTURE OF 190 WORLD LEADERS AT THE U-N 50TH ANNIVERSARY GATHERING.

The Miami Dolphins legendary coach Don Shula is expected to officially announce his resignation.

of nine atoms of anti-matter, previously possible only in science fiction. Scientists call it an important development in physics.