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Noah talks with Jack Webb, a citrus farmer in East Lake, Florida. Webb says the low temperatures are worrisome, but the weather so far this winter is nothing compared to devastating cold snaps of the 1980's, when the mercury dropped to the low teens overnight.

NPR senior news analyst Daniel Schorr says that in the recent old days, creative initiatives came from the Federal government, but lately, with the budget impasse and gridlock on Capitol Hill, the states seem to be taking the lead once again.

WORLD CHESS CHAMPION GARY KASPAROV GOES UP AGAINST "DEEP BLUE," AN I-B-M SUPERCOMPUTER IN PHILADELPHIA STARTING TODAY. THE ODDS MAY FAVOR THE HUMAN, BUT THEY'RE NARROWING. SCOTT SPEAKS WITH INTERNATIONALLY SYNDICATED CHESS COLUMNIST SHELBY LYMAN.

NPR'S MICHAEL GOLDFARB REPORTS ON THE BOMBING IN LONDON LAST NIGHT AND THE CALLING OFF OF THE IRA CEASE-FIRE.

SIMON/ BABE RUTH MUSEUM: SCOTT SPEAKS WITH PETER SOLLOGUB PRINCIPAL DESIGNER FOR THE MUSEUM EXPANSION. THE MUSEUM WILL BE "HANDS ON" AND INCLUDE EXHIBITS SUGGESTED BY BALTIMORE SCHOOLKIDS.

In the third part of our series on the income gap, reporter Elaine Korry examines whether America is still the land of opportunity or whether that cornerstone of our national identity has been eroded by years of stagnant wages and a growing disparity in incomes.

NPR'S Phillip Davis reports on growing opposition to a provision in the telecommuncations bill recently sent to President Clinton for his signature. The American Civil Liberties Union and other groups say the bill's vaguely-worded ban against the transmission of "indecency" over the internet violates the First Amendment guarantee of free speech. They plan a legal challenge.

John Testrake, the TWA pilot who demonstrated extraordinary cool when his Flight 847 was hijacked to Beirut in 1985, has died of cancer at the age of 68.

Commentator Marion Winik in her late 30's and PMS has set in. It makes her a total nut. One day she behaved so badly she called a parent counselor, the school counselor, her ob-gyn and almost called social services to come and take her away for being a bad parent.

NPR White House correspondent Mara Liasson reports that while President Clinton pleaded today for Republican leaders to return to budget talks and said an agreement is within reach, Republican leaders rejected the President's latest modifications.