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NPR's John Nielsen reports on some of the dangers associated with the smoke plumes caused by wildfires.

Commentator Kevin Phillips says that President Clinton can quote several of his predecessors, both Republicans and Democrats, as he prepares to veto legislation that would abolish the inheritance tax.

NPR's Ina Jaffe reports on the Environmental Protection Agency's experimental attempt to cover an undersea deposit of toxic DDT off the coast of California, with a fresh layer of sediment. An estimated 110 Tons of the poisonous pesticide is located on 17 square miles of ocean floor. Between 1947 and 1971, Montrose Chemical dumped the DDT into the sewer system, which discharged it into the ocean.

Host Renee Montagne talks to NPR's Gerry Hadden about Mexican President-elect Vicente Fox's visit to Washington. Yesterday Fox met with President Clinton and vice president Al Gore. Today he will meet presidential candidate George W. Bush in Dallas.

Host Renee Montagne talks with singer/song writer Jill Sobule about her new album, Pink Pearl. In 1995 Sobule had a controversial Top 40 hit with I Kissed a Girl. It took a move to a new label and Sobule's songs often combine poppy, up beat music with ironic and sometimes satirical lyrics. (6:40) STATIONS: Jill Sobule new album is titled Pink Pearl and is published by Wea/Atlantic/Lava; ASIN: B000005J7Z

Robin Urevitch reports on efforts by the U.S. Border Patrol and private citizens in San Diego, to supply water to desert migrants along the U.S. Mexico border. Since the Immigration and Naturalization Service beefed up enforcement in 1994, more than 500 migrants have died in the deserts north of the U.S.-Mexico border.

NPR's Snigdha Prakash reports on the issue of worker burnout. Workers are complaining about spending too much time at work. A strike by Verizon Communications employees ended this week after the company agreed to cut mandatory overtime in half.

NPR's Phillip Martin reports on Redeem the Dream an event commemorating the 37th anniversary of the March on Washington at which Martin Luther King Junior gave his famous I Have A Dream speech. The event is being organized to force action by the White House and Congress to address racial profiling in law enforcement.

Colin Fogarty of Oregon Public Broadcasting reports on Ralph Nader's campaign. The Green Party candidate is hoping to attract his largest number of supporters in Portland tonight. His candidacy has many voters worried that a vote for Nader will steal votes from vice president Al Gore.

Commentator Matt Miller commends Republican Governor Gary Johnson's position on Marajuana - Legalize it.