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Vice President Al Gore will be underway this morning in Dubuque, Iowa, two days after receiving the Democratic presidential nomination. NPR's Anthony Brooks reports.

Melinda Penkava talks to Weekend Edition entertainment critic Elvis Mitchell about the new documentary, The Kings of Comedy. 6:00.

Melinda reads letters from listeners.

To no one's surprise, Tiger Woods is leading in the PGA Championship, in Louisville, Kentucky. Melinda speaks with Weekend Edition's sports commentator Ron Rapoport about Mr. Woods' popularity and what he brings to the sport.

The submarine disaster has had repercussions for President Putin, who was vacationing during much of the crisis. From Moscow, journalist Yevgenia Albats tells us how the president's decision to remain on vacation angered Russian citizens.

NPR's Mary Ann Akers reports on a labor dispute between United Airlines pilots, mechanics and management, which has debilitated the carrier's service and has left passenger's stranded.

Liane talks with Secretary of Transportation Rodney Slater, who has summoned the heads of the major airlines to Washington for a meeting tomorrow to discuss the delays and cancellations that have plagued air travelers for the last several months.

Commentator Madeline Hnatowich Dean recalls her recent summer vacations out West --sharing the woods with fire fighters.

Jacki Lyden talkswith Barbara Robinette Moss about her new book Change Me Into Zeus' Daughter. The memoir chronicles the extreme poverty her large family endured in rural Alabama during the 1950's, which led to serious physical deformities for Moss. (Published by Scribner 2000; ISDN: 074320218X) (

While the naming of Senator Joseph Lieberman as the Democratic Vice Presidential nominee has been hailed as a landmark step for Jews in America, commentator Ellis Cose offers words of caution on premature celebrations.