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It's been almost six years since the Ayatollah Khomeini issued a death sentence against writer SALMAN RUSHDIE. Since then he's lived in hiding, continuing to write, and to make a few semi-public appearances. His book, "Haroun and the Sea of Stories," published in 1990 was a fairy tale written for his son. His new book is collection of stories about the line that divides East and West, migrancy, exile, and the notion of home, "East, West" (Pantheon). Terry also talked with RUSHDIE in 1990 and 1992. (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).

Tonight PBS debuts the documentary series, "America's War on Poverty: Untold Stories from the Front Line." The five-part series documents President Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty, which he declared during his State of the Union Address in January 1964. It included programs like Head Start, and Job Corps. Terry will talk with: 1) Executive Producer and President of Blackside, Inc., HENRY HAMPTON. He was also responsible for the Emmy Award-Winning PBS series, "Eyes on the Prize." 2) Journalist NICHOLAS LEHMANN. He served as consultant on the series. He's the author of "The Promised Land," about the migration of African-Americans from the South to the North. (Knopf

2: Actor NICHOLAS TURTURRO. He's a regular in the TV-series, "NYPD Blue," as the young detective James Martinez. TURTURRO is now starring in the new film, "Federal Hill." It's his first starring film role. He also had parts in Spike Lee's films (along with his brother, John) "Do the Right Thing," "Mo' Better Blues," and "Jungle Fever."

Actor ANDRE BRAUGHER (rhymes with "flower"). In the NBC series, "Homicide," he plays the shaved-headed Detective Frank Pembleton, a man described as "eloquent but icy." BRAUGHER was educated at Julliard and is an experienced Shakespearean actor. His other acting credits include, the film, "Glory," and the TNT special, "The Court Martial of Jackie Robinson."

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports from Kobe Japan. She follows around police officials who are helping people cope with this weeks devastating earthquake.

Essayist Elizabeth Schilling (shill-ing) learns a lesson bout Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from an unsuspected source: her daughter.

Liane Hansen speaks with multimedia performance and ecording artist Laurie Anderson about her first album in more than four years, Bright Red" (Warner Brothers, CD# 9 45534 2). Laurie joins us from her studio n SOHO, New York, as she prepares for her national performance tour that begins his spring.

NPR's Jon Greenberg reports on the numbers involved in the debate on welfare reform. There are many statistics on welfare, and politicans involved in the issue have been choosing stats that support their point of view.

NPR's Ann Cooper attends the funeral of Joe Slovo, a long time South African anti-apartheid activist, member of the African National Congress and Communist Party. She has this remembrance.

Daniel visits the Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation in Washington state. In recent years, the tribe has experienced an unusually high rate of negative pregnancy outcomes. After three years of antagonism with the federal Indian Health Service, they have been improving the quality of their health care.

House speaker Newt Gingrich has called for abolishing the National Endowment for the Arts. We discuss the pros and cons of federal funding of the Arts with: 1) Art critic HILTON KRAMER. He is the founder of the Arts magazine, "The New Criterion," and is former chief art critic for The New York Times. He has also published several volumes of criticism. KRAMER is against federal funding for the arts. 2) JOHN BRADEMUS is Chair of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities, and former Democratic Congressman from Indiana. He also helped write the legislation that created the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA).

Interview with GOLDERBERGER continued.