Tuesday, August 12, 2008

AMERICA'S HOST: Renee Montagne; NEWSCASTS: Paul Brown, Barbara Klein
CALIFORNIA/NEVADA HOST: Donna Apidone; NEWSCASTS: Steve Shadley

Here are some highlights of today's show:

It's Tuesday, the day we bring you Sacramento StoryCorps.  Two friends, now in their 80s, faced World War II from opposite sides.  We'll hear them tell their story at 6:35 and 8:35.

The conflict between Russia and Georgia appears to have widen with pro-Moscow rebel forces opening a fresh offensive against Georgian troops. The UN Security Council has held five emergency sessions concerning the fighting. We'll have updates in the first segment of each hour.

Our "Crime in the City" series takes us to Nablus, a Palestinian city in the northern part of the occupied West Bank. Nablus's layers of history and bustling old kasbah are inspiration for Matt Benyon Rees's new novel "The Samaritan's Secret." It's the latest in his Omar Yussif mystery series. That's at 7:51.

Thanks for listening.