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NPR's Mike Shuster reports from Sarajevo that the American Forces in northern Bosnia are still on high alert. There is continuing concern about the threat Islamic fighters might pose to U.S. Forces. The fighters, known as mujahadeen, came to Bosnia in 1992 to help the government army. There is also concern about a threat posed by an American who has been associated with Islamic causes in the past.

American poet T.S. Eliot wrote about the planets revolving "like ancient women / Gathering fuel in vacant lots." Robert reads his poem "Preludes."

Pope John Paul II begins his week-long tour of Latin America today. This trip includes stops in Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. Hopes run high that this visit will help shore up support for the Catholic church in a region that has traditionally been one of its strongholds. Emma Paterson reports from Guatemala on how increasingly popular evangelical churches are posing a threat to the dominance of the Catholic Church in Central America.

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.