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Fred Rogers, the host of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, dies of cancer at the age of 74. Rogers hosted the popular children's program on public television for more than 30 years. All Things Considered offers a remembrance.

The Organization of the Islamic Conference prepares for an emergency summit in Qatar to discuss the impending U.S. attack on Iraq. Meanwhile, the six countries that make up the Gulf Cooperation Council agree to deploy forces in Kuwait to help thwart any Iraqi attack. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports.

Turks weigh the consequences of Saturday's parliamentary vote denying U.S. troops access to bases in southern Turkey. That impedes U.S. strategy, because the Pentagon assumed Turkey would stage U.S. forces preparing for a potential strike against Iraq. Hear reports from NPR's Guy Raz in Turkey and NPR's Tom Gjelten at the Pentagon.

Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews A Ship Made of Paper, the new novel by Scott Spencer (Ecco).

President George Bush outlines his plan to reform Medicare, a program that serves 41 million elderly and disabled Americans. The president's $400 billion proposed overhaul would cover all seniors, but would generously reward those in managed care. NPR's Brian Naylor reports.

An investigation is underway following Saturday's arrest of al Qaeda leader Khalid Shaikh Mohammed. Mohammed is being held at an undisclosed location outside of Pakistan. Everything found in his living quarters in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi will be analyzed by the FBI. NPR's Melissa Block talks with Tim McGirk who's following the story for Time Magazine.

The steel drum musical instrument was first created in Trinidad, hammered from biscuit boxes, brake drums and oil barrels. One of the biggest "steel pan" bands of the 1960s was the Esso Trinidad Tripoli Steelband, who gained worldwide fame when an unlikely patron heard their act and took them on tour. Lost and Found Sound presents a story of calypso music, steel drums and flamboyant pianist Liberace.

NPR's Michele Kelemen reports the Bush administration believes the arrest in Pakistan over the weekend of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, is a major blow to al Qaeda -- but experts say it is not a mortal blow.

The British proposal advanced Friday at the United Nations favors giving Iraq a deadline of a few days in which to prove there are no more banned weapons, or else face war. NPR's Melissa Block talks with Jeremy Greenstock, Britain's permanent representative to the U.N.

Commentator Andrei Codrescu tells the story of a woman offering to show him her breasts in exchange for Mardi Gras trinkets. Codrescu offers a portrait of New Orleans in all of its glorious weirdness.