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It's still raining over much of the west. Gamblers are trapped in Reno hotels, and the casinos and bordellos are closed down for the first time in 100 years. The governor of Idaho has declared several counties disaster areas. In California, rivers in Napa and Sonoma counties are above flood stage. Damage is in the hundreds of millions of dollars -- much of it because of bad planning, according to experts. NPR's Richard Gonzales reports.

In Yosemite National Park this holiday season, all the evergreens are staying outdoors. The park has deemed real Christmas trees and garlands to be fire hazards. Robert Siegel talks with Ed McCann, co-author of Faux Flowers and a contributor to Country Living Magazine, about this year's decorations at the Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park.

Actor Ossie Davis has died at 87. He was found this morning in a hotel room in Miami, where he was making a film called Retirement. The cause of death was not immediately known. Davis was a distinguished presence on stage, on screen, and as an activist taking on racial injustice.

At 80, Carroll is still performing. She's released a number of CDs this year. Her latest is Live At Birdland. For many years, Carroll performed at Bemelman's Bar at the Carlyle Hotel in Manhattan. This interview was originally broadcast on June 9, 2003.

Wilco's new album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot takes the erstwhile alt-country band even further from its roots. Frontman Jeff Tweedy talks with John Ydstie on All Things Considered. And Meredith Ochs reviews a new anthology of music from Tweedy's old band, the legendary Uncle Tupelo. (8:15) The CD is on Nonesuch Records. See http://www.wilcoworld.net/.

Egypt which left at least 18 people dead this morning. The gunmen, using automatic weapons, fired on a group of tourists in front of the Europa hotel.

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon won his bid to be the Likud Party's candidate for the Jan. 28, 2003 elections. Six were killed by Palestinian gunmen as they voted in Israel, and investigators arrive in Kenya to probe coordinated attacks on a jet and tourist hotel that killed 12 people.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak visited Sharm el-Sheik Saturday, hours after blasts targeted hotels and a market at the resort. Mubarak said his government would hunt down those responsible. There are signs a crackdown by security forces is already underway.

Electronic musician Moby talks about juggling business with his intensely personal and idiosyncratic music. He is currently touring in support of his latest album Hotel.

As the state's wind power trailblazer, Mars Hill exposed some of the regulatory and legal pitfalls that can result when 400-foot-tall wind turbines are built near homes.