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Tovia Smith reports that New Hampshire have been inundated with campaign ads in recent weeks as rivals for the Republican presidential nomination try to outdo each other on the airwaves. This unprecedented use of television advertising -- in a state where previous campaigns were waged mostly in living rooms and meeting halls -- is partly due to the massive influx of campaign spending by millionaire businessman Steve Forbes. Some analysts say the increasingly negative ads will only turn off voters.

The Beatles made their last public performance 27 years ago today, on the roof of Apple studios.

The Navy is suspending flights by a fighter squadron, following the crash of one of its F-14 jets in a Nashville Tennessee suburb. Five people died in the accident, including the two fliers aboard the plane. NPR's Martha Raddatz looks at what investigators have determined about the cause.

Commentator Elissa Ely learns about the professional distance that a therapist is expected to keep from her patients. But during her residency, she meets Steven, a fascinating patient, who speaks like a professor, but eats like an animal and slips into delusions. From her interaction with him she learns to balance professional and human needs.

This Sunday NBC will broadcast an all-star two-part adaptation of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver Travels. Ted Danson has the title role and reviewer Ken Tucker says the production features outstanding special effects, is funny, and remains true to its satiric source.

Illinois Governor Jim Edgar commuted the death sentence of Guinevere Garcia today. Garcia was scheduled to be executed on Wednesday for the 1991 murder of her husband, who allegedly abused her. NPR's Edward Lifson reports that more than 90 percent of women on death row are not executed. The Governor said the fact the Garcia is a woman did not influence his decision.

Times are tough for hospitals in rural areas -- people are moving away, and spending for health care, which these hospitals rely on, is being reduced. NPR's Joanne Silberner reports on how a federal program is helping a small hospital in western Kansas survive.

Robert talks with Ken Auletta, media writer with the New Yorker, Bob Lucky who is vice president of applied research for Bellcore and author of "Silicon Dreams", and Peter Huber, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and author of "Orwell's Revenge." They project what changes we can expect to see in the next 15 years as a result of the Telecommunications Bill.

Daniel talks with jazz musician Michael Wolff, who plays solo piano for us in our studio. The former bandleader for the Arsenio Hall Show is now traveling and recording with a trio - and that's been a quite a change of lifestyle for him.

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WE RECEIVE A LESSON IN BELLRINGING FROM THE DIRECTOR OF MUSIC AT ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN HENDERSONVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA.

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