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12:06Summer Terrorist Threat

Washington prepares for a huge World War II commemoration in the same week that U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft warns that Al Queda is "almost ready" to strike again in America. A look at how regional officials are prepared for a biological or conventional attack.

Guests

David Robertson, Executive Director, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

Dwight Pettiford, Acting Chief, U.S. Park Police

12:20Summer Movie Preview

Maybe you're waiting to see indies like “Coffee and Cigarettes” and "Open Water." Or maybe you're waiting on the blockbusters -- like New York City at the dawn of a new Ice Age or Snoop Dogg pilot the Soul Plane. Critics share their opinions on which summer movies are worth your time and which are worth missing.

Guests

Bill Henry, “The Movie Guys” Washington DC film critic

Joe Barber, Arts Critic, WTOP; WETA's "Around Town"; Arts Columnist, The Current Newspapers

Desa Philadelphia, reporter, Time magazine

13:06World War II Memories

Where were you during World War Two? What is the one war-time memory that sticks with you now, some sixty years later? As the city prepares for the dedication of our newest memorial, share your for recollections from the battlefield or from the home front.

Guests

Robert Cutler, amateur historian; retired Air Force major; and Professor of Engineering at George Washington University

Ed Walker, Host of WAMU's "The Big Broadcast"

Gilbert Hahn, author "The Notebook of an Amateur Politician: And How He Began The DC Subway" (Lexington Books)

??Gloria Feldman, WAMU reception desk volunteer

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