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Last week we asked our listeners to phone in with some of their scariest moments. Tonight we hear some of their replies.

SCOTT SIMON AND SIMON HOGGART OF BRITAIN'S GUARDIAN NEWSPAPER TALK ABOUT THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK

Danny speaks with journalists Vittorio Zucconi of Italy's La Stampa newspaper and Rupert Cornwell of Britain's Independent newspaper about how Europeans are reacting to the budget impasse in Washington.

Could anyone ever credibly play James Bond after Sean Connery? And could there ever be another Zorba other than Anthony Quinn? Do people SEE Zorba even when Quinn is playing some other character. Film critic Bob Mondello examines these and other casting questions.

Film critic STEPHEN SCHIFF reviews "Toy Story."

To assess the threats those troops will face once they're in Bosnia, Danny talks to David Hackworth, a retired army colonel and Newsweek magazine's military analyst. Hackworth says the greatest threats confronting the troops will be severe weather, landmines, and rogue enemy forces.

NPR'S MARTHA RADDATZ EXPLAINS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF YESTERDAY'S CONGRESSIONAL VOTE ON FUNDING FOR A US BOSNIA PEACE FORCE, WHICH THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS HAMPERS THE BOSNIAN PEACE EFFORT. AND SHE TELLS US WHY A HIGH-RANKING ADMIRAL WAS FORCED TO RESIGN OVER INAPPROPRIATE COMMENTS.

SYLVIA POGGIOLI BRINGS US UP TO DATE ON HOW A DIVIDED POLAND IS FEELING ON THE EVE OF A PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION PITTING INCUMBENT PRESIDENT LECH WALESA AGAINST A NEO-COMMUNIST CANDIDATE. 5:00.

NPR'S John Greenberg reports that the House of Representatives today passed a resolution that would reopen Social Security and Veterans benefits offices across the country. Forty percent of the government's offices have been closed since Monday due to an impasse between Congress and the White House over how to balance the federal budget.

NPR's Elaine Korry reports that California has relaxed regulations which would have required that two percent of the vehicles sold in California by 1998 emit zero emissions. For all practical purposes this would have meant putting electric cars on the market. Carmakers have been fighting this mandate ever since it was passed.

A sound montage of this past week's news including resident Bill Clinton, Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole (R-KS), House Speaker ewt Gingrich (R-GA), three federal goverment employees, a Representative from he House, and White House Press Secretary Mike McCurry.

Critic Bob Mondello reviews The Crossing Guard, a film starring Jack Nicholson and Angelica Houston and directed by Sean Penn.