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Tom Picchiano (pitch-YAH-no) of member station WSKG in Binghamton, New York, reports on flood damage to the village of Walton, New York. Walton was one of many small towns throughout the mid-Atlantic states hit hard by a rush of water caused by rapidly melting snow and heavy rains.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports on the legal maneuverings in the trial of Yigal Amir, who confessed to assassinating Yitzhak Rabin. It's not even clear whether or not Amir entered a guilty plea, foreshadowing the legal complexities to come.

NPR'S Don Gonyea reports on the settlement today of a custody case involving a family member who, it was feared, would be allowed to commit suicide if he fell into the wrong hands. Siblings went to court in Michigan this month, to determine who would get custody of their father, Gerald Klooster, diagnosed with Ahlzheimers disease. Klooster's son says he was afraid some family members would try to assist in his father's suicide.

NPR's Michael Goldfarb reports that the long-awaited report with suggestions on how to end the arms impasse in Northern Ireland is due out tomorrow morning. The peace process has been stalled because the Protestant Unionists want the the Irish Republican Army to give up its guns. The IRA's political wing, Sinn Fein, has said it won't give up the arms until all-party talks begin.

Year's Eve performance by the Sarajevo Philharmonic earlier this week. Throughout the Bosnian conflict, the Sarajevo Philharmonic has performed continuously, offering a sort of musical therapy for people enduring years of war.

on the State of Union Address.

Linda talks to historian W. Turrentine (rhymes with turpintine) Jackson about the early history of Wells Fargo; the company that extended passenger and mail delivery west of the Mississippi in the last century. American Express did want to go West, so Henry Wells and William Fargo started their own company, which ran the Pony Express and Wells Fargo Stagecoaches.

Daniel talks with Thomas Pickering, United States Ambassador to Russia about Boris Yeltsin, prospects for reform in Russia, and U.S. policy toward the war in Chechnya.

After some delays, hundreds of prisoners being held by each of the warring factions in detention camps were released in compliance with the Dayton peace accord. But there are still more prisoners which remain captive according to Red Cross officials.

Today at noon across the country, church bells were rung to mark a day of prayer for the U.S. and other NATO peacekeepers in Bosnia, and for those they protect. The event was called for by Christian, Muslim and Jewish leaders nationwide.