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In the summer of 1944, a young black woman boarded a bus in Gloucester, Virginia headed for Baltimore. Sitting in the "Negroes Only" section, she was asked to give up her seat when a white couple boarded. Irene Morgan refused, went to jail, and lost at trial. But a young Thurgood Marshall took the case all the way to the Supreme Court, some eleven years before Rosa Parks, and won a ruling that found segregation in interstate travel unconstitutional. This weekend, the town of Gloucester honors the 83-year-old for her courage.

NPR's John Burnett reports from Big Bend National Park in Texas, where the drifting smoke from coal-burning power plants hundreds of miles away in Mexico has made the park one of the most polluted in the country.

Fishing conjures up images of rushing blue water and crystal clear streams. While the East River in Harlem hardly compares to the traditional setting, some hardcore fishing buffs -- New Yorkers, no doubt -- still get the best of what the old-time sports has to offer. Annie Cheney reports from New York.

Essayist Christopher Wynn contemplates a world in which anti-bacterial products become dangerous to one's health.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. (This week's winner is John Slater from Wheaton, Illinois. He listens to Weekend Edition on member stations WBEZ, Chicago, and WNIJ in DeKalb.)

Liane talks with NPR's Anthony Brooks, who is travelling with Democratic Presidential hopeful Al Gore. The Vice President is gearing up for the Democratic Party convention, which begins next week in Los Angeles.

Liane talks to 18-year-old Katherine Tarbox about her experience as a teenager involved in an on-line relationship with a man she later discovered was a pedophile. Her book is called katie.com, published by Dutton (Penguin Group). (10:00).

Jeff Barry of member station KCLU in Thousand Oaks, Ca., reports from Sequoia National Forest on the status of the wildfires which are burning throughout the west. Firefighters in ten states from the Rockies to the Pacific Ocean are battling the blazes, which have burned more than 700,000 acres in recent weeks.

NPR's Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr makes note of some interesting letters written to kids by Presidents of the United States, from Washington to Nixon.

Turns out the most popular TV star in China is actually Canadian: Mark Rowswell's character, Dashan is adored by millions of Chinese fans, and NPR's Rob Gifford reports he's the first foreigner to be accepted in an elite group practicing the art of Chinese comedic language.

Liane reads letters from listeners.

Next week's Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles has the Los Angeles Police Department worried about Seattle-style protests. NPR's Aaron Schachter reports that LA police are warning downtown businesses of possible violence; demonstrators are trying to assure merchants they don't intend to be unruly.