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Scott Horsley of member station KPBS in San Diego reports that California Gov. Gray Davis announced a plan yesterday to speed up the construction of new power plants over the next several years. It's the latest effort to ease the state's power crisis.

British actor ANTHONY HOPKINS. His include "Equus," "The Remains of the Day," "Mission Impossible," "Armistad," "Nixon," and "The Silence of the Lambs." In the new film "Hannibal" he revives the character of Doctor Hannibal Lecter, a brillant psychiatrist turned sociopath killer, which he played in "The Silence of the Lambs." (REBROADCAST from 3

Jazz Historian WILL FREIDWALD. Hes the author of books like –Jazz Singing: Americas Greatest Voices from Bessie Smith to Bebop to Beyond—, –Sinatra! The Song is You: A Singers Art— and a contributor to Tony Bennetts autobiography –The Good Life.— Most recently, he wrote the liner notes for Mosaic Records release of –The Complete Columbia Mildred Bailey Sessions,— a comprehensive 10 disc set of the legendary singers recordings. He talks today about Baileys influence in American music.

Andrea Dukakis of Colorado Public Radio reports that courts across America are busier than ever. And as case loads increase, so does the number of children who accompany their parents into courtrooms. It's a problem that's forcing some judges to double as babysitters.

The National Transportation Safety Board is expressing concern with a new, looser, Federal Aviation Administration policy on air traffic controller mistakes. Air traffic controllers can now allow planes to get 20-percent closer to one another than the law allows without risking punishment. Robert talks with Dr. Marvin Smith, Chairman of the Air Traffic Management Degree Program at Embry Riddle University in Daytona, Florida.

NPR's Guy Raz reports from Berlin that German prosecutors will end a year-long criminal investigation into former Chancellor Helmut Kohl's role in illegal fundraising. Kohl agreed to pay a $140,000 fine so that the charges would be dropped.

NPR's Doyenne of Dirt, Ketzel Levine, talks to us about how to order and how NOT to order flowers this Valentine's Day. She tells us how to "talk florist" and get the best and most beautiful bang for our buck. To learn more, check out Talking Plants.

Film critic HENRY SHEEHAN reviews the new film "Hannibal" starring Anthony Hopkins and Julianne Moore.

Robert talks with Wall Street Journal sportswriter Stefan Fatsis about the challenges facing the National Basketball Association as the league enters All Star Game weekend. The NBA is getting ready to renegotiate its television contract at a time when attendance at games has been flat, and television ratings are down.

NPR's Anne Garrels reports from Moscow that since President Bush was inaugurated, U.S. and Russian officials have exchanged some heated words.