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for adaptations to the rudders of the 737 airliner. The move follows two unsolved crashes of the world's most-used airliner because of suspicions that sudden rudder movements caused the plane to become uncontrollable.

events in Washington, DC. Nearly a million people are expected for the festivities, which culminate Monday with the swearing-in ceremony for William Jefferson Clinton's second term.

NPR's Elizabeth Arnold talks with Noah about the implications of the report on House Speaker Newt Gingrich. Many see Gingrich as a weakened leader, and say the ethics problems have shifted more power to the Senate and Majority Leader Trent Lott.

Music reviewer Tom Moon takes a look at "Billy Breathes," the latest release from the heirs-apparent to the Grateful Dead...the rock band Phish (FISH). He says that their music has come a long way from the days of simple folk-tinged jamming, and their lyrics have now caught up to the rest of the technical abilities of the band. ("Billy Breathes" is the latest album from Phish, and is on Elektra Records.) (5:00) ((ST

NPR's Eric Weiner reports that Palestinians are celebrating and Jewish settlers are hunkering down as the West Bank city of Hebron is transferred from Israeli to Palestinian control. Israeli troops pulled back from positions in Hebron today on the basis of an Israeli-Palestinian agreement finalized this week after months of bitter negotiations.

Commentator David Brooks talks about the "Big Thinkers" tent on the National Mall that's part of President Clinton's second inauguration festivities. He says that neither the Republicans nor the Democrats have many "big ideas," and that they're making up for their lack of ideology by becoming scandal-mongers.

NPR's David Welna reports that over the past month Mexico has expelled half a dozen foreign human rights workers. Until now, Mexico had always tolerated such visits. The crackdown is raising new questions about Mexico's human rights record, as President Clinton prepares to go there next week. A major US human rights group also issued a report this week condemning what it said are widespread human rights abuses in Mexico, especially in rural areas. NPR's David Welna reports.

Instead of fighting off rebel assaults, the Zairean army is looting and pillaging and generally contributing to the country falling apart.

NPR's John Ydstie reports on a volatile day of trading on Wall Street, but the selloff that started in Asia and spread to Europe did not have much effect in New York today. Markets around the world saw stock values plunge on remarks by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan that hinted at Federal Reserve concern about "irrationally exuberant" markets.

Robert talks about Wall Street slang, and what it really means...from a "downturn" to a "dip" to "the c-word."

The dramaturg for the hit Broadway musical "Rent" is suing the estate of the show's late author. Lynn Thompson claims that her contributions went far beyond the fee she was paid. Thompson wants 16% of playwright Jonathan Larson's royalties. She says she did extensive rewriting, and was more of a co-creator than the mere "editor" that the Larson estate says she was. The suit is creating some worry in the theater world about whether it will have a chilling effect on the often informal creative collaborations that occur among playwrights, directors, and other theater professionals. NPR's Melissa Block reports.

Noah talks to Dr. William Fair, chief of urology at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Center in New York City, about the basics of prostate cancer: who it affects, when it strikes, and its diagnosis and prognosis.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports that among the roughly half million refugees returning to Rwanda are some of those who carried out the 1994 genocide there. Survivors of the massacres against Tutsis and moderate Hutus are now faced with the dilemma of how to deal with returned neighbors who killed their relatives. We meet one woman who searches for her family's killers, and finds the murderers' mother and brother.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Nairobi reports that questions have been raised about a planned air drop of relief supplies to Rwandan refugees in Zaire. Zaire's government opposes the plan. The supplies are intended for refugees who have been cut-off by fighting between the Zairean government and rebels.

with NPR's Don Gonyea. Carmakers sold more than 15 million vehicles, the most since 1988. But the industry did have its troubles...like the labor strikes at General Motors and questions about the safety of airbags and anti-lock brakes.

Two members of the Dallas Cowboys football team are being investigated on charges of sexual assault. A twenty-three year old woman has accused offensive lineman Erik Williams and wide reciever Michael Irvin of assaulting her. The investigation is the latest in a series of legal troubles for members of the Dallas Cowboys. Glenn Mitchell of member station KERA in Dallas reports on the charges, and what they might mean for the Cowboys, who are preparing for Sunday's second-round playoff game against the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte.

Bailey White's story concludes.

in its battle with European car maker Volkswagon over the alleged theft of GM secrets.

CIA official Harold Nicholson pleaded not guilty to a spying charge today. Nicholson is accused of providing Russia with U.S. classified documents and revealing the identities of agents during the last two years. NPR's Paul Miller reports.

the grandson of Mexican immigrants, has become the first Hispanic to hold the powerful post of California Assembly speaker.

Noah talks with Harry Robidoux, the director of Emergency Management Servic in Monroe County, Pennsylvania. Robidoux led the search for a family of four whose plane crashed in the Pocono Mountains. Gary and Marie Knapp and their two children had been on their way home from visiting relatives in Massachusetts for Thanksgiving when their plane went down. All four survived, thanks to the rescue efforts which discovered the family some sixteen hours after the crash.

of Zairian government troops from sizeable areas along the country's eastern border. Rebels reportedly control a 340-mile long strip of land, which runs along Zaire's borders with Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda. There are conflicting reports as to whether government troops or rebels control Kisangani, the largest city in Eastern Zaire.

NPR's Vicki O'Hara reports that African nations have apparently given up trying to win a second term for United Nations Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt. African diplomats met in New York today to discuss a possible successor...trying to ensure that the position goes to another African. The United States has used its veto in the UN Security Council to block a second term for Boutros-Ghali, saying he has not done enough to reform the world body.

which the state of Florida will try to help resolve. At Miami's request, Governor Lawton Chiles has sent advisors to assist the city to bring the budget into balance, as required by state law. Miami faces a $68-million shortfall in the current year.

for major parts of development work on its enlarged 747 jumbo jets... these new planes are designed to carry more than 500 people farther than any current plane.