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Olympic organizers are under intense pressure to end a ban on protests on the podium at the Tokyo Games. U.S. shot-putter Raven Saunders became the first to defy the ban after winning a silver medal.

Melissa Block and Robert Siegel read listeners' comments about yesterday's program. The vast majority of e-mails were in response to Siegel's interview with controversial Cincinnati radio talk-show host Bill Cunningham.

America First Legal, an organization launched by former Donald Trump aide Stephen Miller, is the group behind many of the political ads.

While the Democratic presidential candidates are campaigning down to the wire in the important states of Texas and Ohio, the GOP presidential frontrunner took the weekend off. Sen. John McCain returns to the campaign trail Monday in Texas, where he's hoping to solidify his party's nomination.

Actor LARRY FISHBURNE. He was Cowboy Curtis on "Pee-wee's Playhouse," and at 15, he played a young GI in "Apocalypse Now." He recently played the musician Ike Turner in the filmed biography of Tina Turner, "What's Love Got To Do With It." His new film is "Searching for Bobby Fischer." REBROADCAST FROM 4/6/92.

SCOTT SIMON GOES TO A SUBURB OF SALT LAKE CITY TO VISIT WITH TENZIN DHONG (TEN-zin DONG-hah) AND HIS FAMILY. THE 6-YEAR-OLD CHILD IS BELIEVED TO BE THE REINCARNATION OF A HIGH TIBETIAN BUDDHIST LAMA...WHO ALSO HAPPENS TO BE HIS OWN GRANDFATHER.

(A) Writer WALTER MOSLEY. This interview took place after the publication of his book, Devil With A Blue Dress, a hard boiled detective story about a black gumshoe, Easy Rawlins, up against white prejudice. It's just been made into a film starring Denzel Washington. (REBROADCAST from 6

Mary Louise Kelly reports from London that former British spy David Shayler returned home from exile in France today and was promptly arrested. Shayler has been charged under Britain's official secrets act. He has accused the MI-6 intelligence service of plotting to kill Libyan leader Moammar Gaddhafi -- a charge the British government denies.

Pro Golfer CHARLIE SIFFORD. He was the first black admitted to the PGA in 1961. In 1992 he published his biography, "Just Let Me Play," written by SIFFORD with James Gullo (by British American Publishing, 19 British American Boulevard, Latham, New York, 12110). (REBROADCAST from 6

Robert Siegel speaks with Michael Hudson, professor of International Relations & Arab Studies at the Center for Contemporary Arab Studiesat Georgetown University and Alan Makovsky, senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy about the role Syrian President Assad is now playing in the middle east. Stereo (6:30) (IN S