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Film critic HENRY SHEEHAN reviews the new film "Hannibal" starring Anthony Hopkins and Julianne Moore.

Andrea Dukakis of Colorado Public Radio reports that courts across America are busier than ever. And as case loads increase, so does the number of children who accompany their parents into courtrooms. It's a problem that's forcing some judges to double as babysitters.

NPR's Anne Garrels reports from Moscow that since President Bush was inaugurated, U.S. and Russian officials have exchanged some heated words.

Commentator Michael McFaul suggests that for all the bickering, the Russians might actually prefer the Bush administration to that of President Clinton.

NPR's Guy Raz reports from Berlin that German prosecutors will end a year-long criminal investigation into former Chancellor Helmut Kohl's role in illegal fundraising. Kohl agreed to pay a $140,000 fine so that the charges would be dropped.

Robert talks with Wall Street Journal sportswriter Stefan Fatsis about the challenges facing the National Basketball Association as the league enters All Star Game weekend. The NBA is getting ready to renegotiate its television contract at a time when attendance at games has been flat, and television ratings are down.

A program called Pathways To Housing has developed an unusual approach to housing homeless, mentally ill substance abusers: offer them apartments of their own, straight off the street. Right now, the program operates in New York City and it places few conditions on the people it houses. Critics of the program say giving an apartment to this population is risky. But studies may suggest otherwise. Robert Siegel explores this program.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports that President Bush has ordered a sweeping review of U.S. defense needs for the future. The review aims to take a hard look at current strategic concepts and deployments and to assess whether these are the best suited for the U.S. military of the 21st century.

The National Transportation Safety Board is expressing concern with a new, looser, Federal Aviation Administration policy on air traffic controller mistakes. Air traffic controllers can now allow planes to get 20-percent closer to one another than the law allows without risking punishment. Robert talks with Dr. Marvin Smith, Chairman of the Air Traffic Management Degree Program at Embry Riddle University in Daytona, Florida.

NPR's Doyenne of Dirt, Ketzel Levine, talks to us about how to order and how NOT to order flowers this Valentine's Day. She tells us how to "talk florist" and get the best and most beautiful bang for our buck. To learn more, check out Talking Plants.

The $1.6 trillion Bush tax cut plan is now before Congress. How it is resolved could be defining event in the early stages of the Bush presidency. Robert talks with David Brooks, Senior Editor at the Weekly Standard, and E.J. Dionne, columnist for the Washington Post about their views on the political importance of the tax cut bill.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Jerusalem reports on the disillusionment among Israel's leftists and peace activists following the election victory of right-wing leader Ariel Sharon.