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NPR's Mike Shuster reports that the Directors of the C-I-A and the F-B-I today told Congress that Organized Crime in Russia is a serious problem. They said it is so serious that it could undermine democrcacy in Russia. And, it is a threat to the security of the United States.

We catch up on collegiate basketball news... Robert Siegel talks with two journalist from Sports Illustrated Larry Berke and Kelly Anderson, about the N-C-double-A Final Four Tournament, for both the Men's and Women's.

Novelist Fenton Johnson will be watching the N-C-double-A Finals in the days ahead. He played basketball as a kid, but stopped when he realized pursuing it further would put him in a position he didn't want to be in.

an editor with Entertainment Weekly magazine, about NBC's monopolization of the Olympics in the near future. The network paid more than 3-and-a-half billion dollars for the right to broadcast summer and winter games for the next 12 years. C-B-S had already secured the rights to the '98 winter games in Nagano, Japan.

Denny Townsend is a research geneticist for the U.S. National Arboretum (AR-buh-REE-tum) Agricultural Research Service in Washington, D.C. He talks to Robert about the success they have had in coming up with a method that prevents elm trees from becoming infected with Dutch Elm Disease, a blight that has destroyed millions of trees.

Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune and John McCaslin of the ashington Times discuss the week's new with host Liane Hansen. Among the opics: the passage of the immigration bill by Congress, the state of the Dole ampaign, the rise in gas prices, and the uproar over D.C. Mayor Marion Barry's nscheduled retreat.

about the snow shutdown here in D.C.

Noah and Linda read from listeners' letters. They'll include comments on the Israeli and Russian elections, the Olympic torch run, and childcare in casinos. (To send letters to All Things Considered, mail to All Things Considered Letters, c/o NPR News, 635 Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, Washington, DC, 20009...or via e-mail at ATC at NPR dot COM.)

Daniel talks with Film Director Spike Lee. Lee's new movie opened this week nationwide and it's about a group of Black men who travel by Bus to the Million Man March, which was held last year in Washington D.C. The characters in the film represent, what Lee says, are all aspects of the Black community. He says it's not what you would usually see in a Hollywood film. Also, the film was financed by donations from 15 Black men. Lee turned down money offers from big studios and when the film was done, he sold the film to Columbia for a profit.

From the United States Catholic Conference's Film and Broadcasting office, HENRY HERX. He's is office director. They provide reviews of current films, evaluating them for plot, entertainment value, and moral content. Their number is 1-800-311-4222. The office has five ratings, A-1 (for general audiences) to 0 (morally offensive). (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE REV. SEG