Morning Edition - Wednesday, April 23, 2008

America's Hosts:  Steve Inskeep and Renee Montagne; Newscasts: Carl Kasell, Giles Snyder
Northern California Host:  Donna Apidone; Newscasts: Steve Shadley

StoryCorps, NPR's oral history project, is in Sacramento.  For more information, visit capradio.org

Here are some highlights in today's show:

The United Nations World Food Program announced yesterday that increases in food prices could leave more than 100 million people hungry, calling the international crisis a "silent tsunami."  That's at 6:21 and 8:21.

Home mortgage lenders acknowledge that lowering borrower's interest rates can prevent foreclosures, but new numbers released yesterday tell a different story. Despite efforts to motivate lenders to
renegotiate subprime loans, only a small proportion of borrowers have actually been able to renegotiate their mortgages.  That's at 6:51.

Vintage baseball is catching up around the country.  We'll hear that story, plus a commentary from Frank Deford, at 7:50.

Thanks for listening!