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Classical Music Critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews a recording by Maria Joao Pires and Augustin Dumay of Mozart and Brahms sonatas on the DG label. Schwartz is Classic Music Editor for the Boston Phoenix.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports on the journey of one man back to his home in the mountains outside Sarajevo. It was his first trip since the siege of the city began nearly four years ago. The man was reunited with his neighbors whom he had known for 25 years. (8:00) CUTAWAY 2C 0:59 2D 14. NORTH AMERICAN ASTEROIDS - NPR's Richard Harris reports that researchers have found evidence that the United States was hit by a series of asteroids or comets similar to those that struck Jupiter recently. In the case of the U.S., the impacts may have occurred an estimated 300 million years ago. If confirmed, this would be the first such string of impacts found on Earth.

NPR's Neal Conan talks to Mike Doddson, Alexandria, Virginia as he plows a suburban side road. We find out plowing is hard when everything's closed, because cars are parked on the street and and you have to be careful not to bury them. And it's hard to find a place to put all the snow, which the city is dumping into Potomac River. Doddson says its kind of fun to operate big machinery, and the money's not bad.

NPR's Dan Charles reports that the first genetically engineered crop to make it to the supermarket has produced disappointing sales. The Calgene tomato, which is genetically engineered to stay fresher longer on supermarket shelves, has been losing money.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports that businesses throughout the area affected by the storm struggled to reopen today. Airports managed to resume operations, though officials warned it will be several days before the schedules return to normal. Meanwhile, more snow fell in the Washington, D.C. area, causing additional problems for commuters.

Daniel talks with NPR''s Mike Shuster (from Tuzla) about the death, today, of a U.S. soldier in Bosnia. The soldier was killed near the northern Bosnian town of Gradacac when a landmine exploded.

Laura Sydell of member station WNYC reports that guilty verdicts were reached today for all of the defendants in the New York landmarks bombing trial. Sheik Omar Abdul Rachman and others were accused of planning to bomb prominent sites in New York City.

THE STORY OF HOW A NAZI CONCENTRATION CAMP SURVIVOR FOUND HIS FAMILY BIBLE FIFTY YEARS AFTER THE END OF WORLD WAR TWO.

SCOTT TELLS ABOUT A LITTLE GIRL WHO IS RECUPERATING THIS WEEK FROM SURGERY THAT MAY ENABLE HER TO "LITERALLY" SMILE.

Susan speaks with Father Fred Kamer, president of Catholic Relief Services about a decrease in contributions to charity by Americans. He says that this decline in giving comes at a time when more people are requesting assistance from churches and other charitable organizations.