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ONCE WERE WARRIORS director LEE TAMAHORI (TOM-a-hore-ee) and it's star RENA(Rain-a) OWEN. This critically acclaimed new film takes a front-line look at an urban Maori(MOW-er-ee) family plagued by poverty, violence and alcoholism. The movie recently became the top grossing film in New Zealand history

NPR'S JULIE McCARTHY REPORTS FROM TOKYO ON THE LATEST ON EFFORTS BY JAPANESE POLICE TO FIND THOSE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONDAY'S LETHAL GAS ATTACK ON TOKYO SUBWAYS.

ommentator GERALD EARLY looks back at the legacy of Jackie Robinson.

AN INJUNCTION ISSUED YESTERDAY BY A FEDERAL JUDGE IN NEW YORK ENDED THE 232-DAY OLD STRIKE BY MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS BY RULING THAT MAJOR LEAGUE OWNERS HAVE NOT BEEN BARGAINING IN GOOD FAITH WITH THE PLAYERS UNION. SCOTT SIMON TALKS WITH WEEKEND EDITION SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT AND FORMER YANKEE PITCHER AND AUTHOR OF "BALL FOUR" AND "STRIKE ZONE," A NOVEL, JIM BOUTON.

JAPAN: SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH NPR'S JULIE McCARTHY IN TOKYO TO UPDATE US ON THE SHOOTING OF THE POLICE CHIEF. SHE ALSO HAS THE LATEST ON THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE LETHAL GAS ATTACK ON TOKYO SUBWAYS.

SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH DAVID McKITRICK, A CORRESPONDENT FOR THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER, WHO IS BASED IN BELFAST, ABOUT THE END OF THE BRITISH ARMY'S ROUTINE PATROLS OF THE CITY, A MOVE WHICH IS HOPED TO HELP THE PEACE PROCESS ALONG.

ONE YEAR AFTER SOUTH AFRICA'S FIRST FREE ELECTIONS, NPR'S MICHAEL SKOLER REPORTS THAT DEEP SEEDED SUSPICIONS OF THAT COUNTRY'S GOVERNMENT REMAINS.

NPR's Corey Flintoff reports that President Clinton today said that his administration would look for a way to circumvent a Supreme Court ruling. Earlier this week, the high court struck down a federal law that prohibited guns within 1000 feet of a schoolyard, saying that the Congress does not have the power to create such a law under the Commerce Clause of the Constitution. The President said that keeping schools safe should be a priority for the nation and charged the Attorney General with finding a way to continue enforcing the law.

ENTERTAINMENT: SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION'S ENTERTAINMENT CRITIC ELVIS MITCHELL TALK ABOUT TWO NEW FOX TV SCIENE FICTION SHOWS...VR.5 AND SLIDERS.

SCOTT SIMON SPEAKS WITH MARVIN OTT, A FORMER SENIOR ANALYST AT THE C.I.A. WHO NOW TEACHES NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY AT THE NATIONAL WAR COLLEGE HERE IN WASHINGTON, D.C., ABOUT ALLEGATIONS THAT THE C.I.A. MAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEATH OF AN AMERICAN IN GUATEMALA.

SIMON/BIRMINGHAM BOMBING: SCOTT SIMON GOES BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, AND VISITS THE 16TH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH WHICH WAS BOMBED ON SEPTEMBER 15, 1963. HE TALKS TO THE PERSON WHOSE TESTIMONY HELPED CONVICT ONE OF THE PERPETRATORS AND EXAMINES WHY NO FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS TOOK PLACE. (BOOK: LONG TIME COMING - AN INSIDER'S STORY OF THE BIRMINGHAM CHURCH BOMBING THAT ROCKED THE WORLD, WRITTEN BY ELIZABETH H. COBBS/PETRIC J. SMITH AND PUBLISHED BY CRANE HILL - BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA)

NPR's John Burnett reports on how former President George Bush's resignation from the NRA has affected other members of the organization. This past week, Bush wrote a letter of resignation from the group saying he was offended by comments from one NRA leader who referred to federal agents as "jack-booted thugs" and compared them to Nazis. NRA members have had a variety of reactions to Bush's move with some agreeing that the rifle association has gone too far while others just say "good riddance" to the former president.