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NPR's Anne Garrels reports on the Russian operation to free a hundred hostages held by Chechen rebels. Russian forces attacked the rebels today with artillery, mortar and gunships. Although Russian officials say their military moves are mostly complete, Chechen rebels continue to hold some hostages.

SCOTT REPORTS ON A WALL IN CHICAGO WHICH MEMORIALIZES THE VICTIMS OF GANG VIOLENCE. THE NAMES OF THOSE VICTIMS ARE PLACED ON THE WALL BY SOME OF THE GRIEVING MOTHERS, AND IT'S GIVEN THEM A SENSE OF COMMUNITY.

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

REPORTER SUE SIMPSON REPORTS ON THE CHANGE IN THE AIR -- OR MORE CORRECTLY THE AIRWAVES-- IN SOUTH AFRICA. WITH BLACK SOUTH AFRICANS ALLOWED TO OPERATE COMMUNITY RADIO STATIONS, THEY'VE DISCOVERED A NEW TOOL FOR COMMUNICATING.

NPR's John Greenberg reports on the stalled budget talks between the White House and Republicans in Congress. The deadline passed for reaching an agreement last night, and today several government agencies shut down for the second time in a month.

Daniel speaks with NPR's Mike Shuster about the debate over whether NATO forces in Bosnia should assist the War Crimes Tribunal in investigating allegations of mass executions in the former Yugoslavia.

Robert talks with Charles Lewis, the executive director of the Center for Public Integrity, about his book, "The Buying of the President." Lewis' book traces campaign contributions for current presidential candidates as far back as 1979 and identifies the top 10 "career donors."

Five years ago, Operation Dessert Storm began, turning the crisis in the Persian Gulf into a full-scale war. We recapture the events of that day with a monatage of sound.

2: Writer JON KRAKAUER. JON KRAKAUER is a contributing editor for Oustide magazine, and the author of "Into the Wild" . "Into the Wild" tells the story of a young man's rash and tragic journey into the Alaskan wilderness. Christopher Johnson McCandless gave away all his money to charity, abandoned his car and possessions, hiked into the woods and within four months had starved to death.

The Senate Whitewater committee has been questioning White House and personal lawyers for President Clinton about whether the administration improperly shared inside information about the investigation with the Clintons' private attorneys. NPR's Jon Greenberg reports that the White House has denied it got improper information and that it tried to hinder the investigation.