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Dan Schorr discusses the week's events in the Middle East with Shibley Telhami, who holds the Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland, and Robert Satloff, who directs the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.

Debbie Elliott reports that the trial of a former Ku Klux Klansman in the 1963 bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham has stirred memories and resentments of that turbulent time, even as the city tries to project a new image. The Klansman's attorney says there is no way his client can get a fair trial in Birmingham, which is seeking redemption for its racist past.

NPR's Larry Abramson reports on the inexact science of audio recovery and storage.

Scott with some thoughts on Anti-Semitism.

Scott reviews the news of the week with NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr.

The Mississippi River is expected to crest today in the small Wisconsin town of Prairie du Chien. But the floods have already placed a tremendous financial burden on homeowners and businesses. NPR's Jackie Northam reports.

NPR's Sarah Chayes reports from the city of Mostar in Bosnia-Herzegovina on the secessionist moves by Croat nationalists. Tensions boiled over when SFOR peacekeepers raided a bank believed to be funding the Croat rebellion. International officials say they are facing their worst crisis since the end of the Bosnian war in 1995.

A new paper in the journal Science reports that families tend to grow and prosper when they're led by big old females who can hear trouble coming when it's still miles away. We're talking about elephants, of course. NPR's John Nielsen has more on a study with important conservation implications.

From New York, Annie Cheney updates the story of Bruce Renfroe, The Elevator Man. Last year, we heard the story of how Renfroe turned his Washington Heights neighborhood subway elevator into a haven for community and conversation; but now, his oasis is being threatened.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is Matthew Cahill from Gustavus, Alaska. He listens to Weekend Edition on member station KTOO in Juneau.)