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NPR's Jon Greenberg has the latest on yesterday's collision involving two passenger trains in Silver Spring, MD., outside Washington,D.C. At least 11 bodies have been recovered from the wreckage. Today it was learned that among the dead are eight Jobs Corps students who were traveling home for a holiday weekend. The National Transportation Safety Board is looking for the cause of the crash. Today, NTSB spokesmen said both trains -- an AMTRAK passenger train bound from Washington to Chicago, and a smaller commuter train -- were moving at the time of the crash "not at a crawl."

We eavesdrop on a convesation between playwright Wendy

NPR'S Edward Lifson reports on the last day of campaigning by Republican Presidential contenders in Iowa.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports from the American sector of the NATO implementation force zone in northern Bosnia. In spite of a more agressive position taken by NATO on behalf of the International War Crimes Tribunal, American soldiers don't expect to be apprehending indicted war criminals any time soon.

From New Hampshire, Linda Wertheimer talks with NPR's national political correspondent Elizabeth Arnold, who says that in the last days before the New Hampshire primary, there are no confident candidates making their way through the snow. Late polls show voters are still shopping around, changing their preferences from day to day and that 20 percent of the voters have made no decision at all. We'll talk about why that is, about last night's debate and about what the candidates are saying today.

In San Francisco, Mecca for skateboarders, Ancel Martinez of member station KQED reports on a battle over art. A two-mile-long concrete and glass sculpture has become the favorite spot for daredevil 'boarders. Trouble is, they're ruining the $1-million-dollar installation, to the chagrin of art-lovers.

NPR's Melissa Block reports that the announcement last week of three arrests in New York in an alleged cellular phone fraud ring is the latest chapter in an ongoing story. Estimates are that fraud will cost the cellular industry nearly a billion dollars this year. And even as the cellular companies come up with technologies to make cellular phones more secure, crooks manage to outsmart them every step of the way.

The 104th Congress officially begins its second session this week. But NPR's Peter Kenyon reports that with budget negotiations still at an impasse, lawmakers are expected to accomplish few legislative matters this session. Today, the debt limit was the issue going back and forth between the White House and Congress. House Majority Leader Dick Armey says House GOP will block raising the debt limit until the White House accepts much of their agenda.

Commentator Daniel Schorr observes that Hilary Clinton's involvement in the Whitewater and White House Travel Office controversies will likely obscure the merits of her new book on children and the family in American society.

NPR's Margot Adler reports on those in life who enjoy and even revel in a major snowfall.

Eric Weiner reports from Jerusalem on the death of a Palestinian terrorist who was believed to be behind a series of murderous suicide bombings in Israel. The Islamic group Hamas has accused Israeli agents of the death and has warned of revenge attacks.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports on the resignation of Israel's head of security forces. The Shin Bet chief, whose identity remains anonymous, stepped down to take responsibility for a lapse in security that allowed the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli visits with some young people from Banja (BAN-yah) Luka, the Serb-held city which was the headquarters of the Bosnian Serb Army. Little was known about the city during the war as reporters were blocked from visiting it. The local economy now produces almost nothing for export and only about ten percent of the local population is legitimately employed. Young people in Banja Luka are skeptical about the future and maintain a deep aversion for the Bosnian Serbs.

David Hearn, a world champion canoeist, tells Noah about his arrest on the flood-swollen Potomac river. He was charged with ignoring National Park Service warnings to stay away from the river, but Hearn says he was using his skills to find a missing boatman. (4:30) 3. HARRISBURG EVACUEE -- Linda Wertheimer speaks with Harrisburg resident Thelma Ziegler. Ziegler's house was flooded, and she was evacuated Saturday morning. She also survived the floods of 1936 and 1972, and prepared for the blizzard of 1996 by selling off much of her furniture in the last few weeks.

NPR's Richard Harris reports on research released today that scientists believe they have discovered a link between a personality trait and a specific gene. The gene in question seems to be partially responsible for the behavior in some people who take risks.

Linda Wertheimer speaks with Senator Bill Bradley about his new book, Time Present, Time Past. The Senator who will not be standing for re-election, muses over his experiences in politics and what he has learned about leadership and effectiveness in today's society.

The warring sides in Bosnia have complied with demands in the Dayton peace agreement to pull back from the cease fire lines. NATO troops have moved into a buffer zone separating Bosnians, Serbs and Croats. NPR's Mike Shuster went along with one U.S. Army unit as it searched a section of the cease fire lines for mines and bunkers.

Danny talks with comedian Tracey Ullman about her new HBO series "Tracey Takes On..." which premiers Wednesday the 24th of January. In their conversation Tracey dismisses the idea that comedians are actually masking a great deal of personal pain. She says she loves what she does and entertains us with some of her favorite impersonations.

Danny speaks with Congressman Kweisi Mfume, who was chosen yesterday to be the new president and chief executive officer of the NAACP. Mfume will take up his post in February. He says his first priority is to get the organization's financial crisis resolved. Then, he wants to work on empowering African-Americans by getting more blacks to vote and on emphasizing educational excellence.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports from Jerusalem on the first-ever Palestinian elections. Voters turned out in high numbers in balloting that went relatively smoothly. They cast ballots for a president and a Palestinian Council.