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San Francisco's high rate of pedestrian street deaths. The city has more killed than any other city in the nation, twice the rate of New York City. Councilwoman Mabel Teng issued a report on Monday with recommendations on how the city can combat the problem.

Filmmaker JOHN WATERS. His latest film is "Cecil B. Demented" about an underground filmmaker and his cult following who declare war on bad cinema by kidnapping a starlet and forcing her to star in their own film. WATERS other movies include, "Pecker" about a young amateur photographer who becomes the darling of the New York art world; "Cry Baby," a juvenile delinquent love story set in the 1950's, which brought together such performers as Patty Hearst, Johnny Depp, Ricki Lake, David Nelson, and Polly Bergen. WATERS is known for his independent, off-beat films, such as "Pink Flamingos," "Female Trouble," and "Polyester." In 1988 WATERS entered the mainstream with his popular film, "Hairspray." (THIS INTERVIEW CONTINUES INTO THE SECOND HALF OF THE SHOW).12:28:30 FORWARD PROMO (:29)12:29:00 I.D. BREAK (:59)12:

JOHN WATERS continued.Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews the new album "Riding With the King" featuring guitarists B.B. King and Eric Clapton.12:58:30 NEXT SHOW PROMO (:29) PROMO COPY On the next fresh air. . . the film maker who prides himself on his good bad taste. . . a talk with JOHN WATERS. His latest film "Cecil B. Demented" is about an underground film maker and his cult-following who declare war on bad movies. . . by kidnapping a star and forcing her to appear in their own film. That's coming up on the next Fresh Air.

NPR's Christopher Joyce reports that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have completed an extensive study on way that war affects the human psyche. The study, conducted in Kosovo and published in this week's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, concludes, that civilian populations in warzones experience unusually high levels of anxiety, sleeplessness, and other forms of psychiatric distress.

NPR's Joanne Silberner reports on another study in the same publication, which concludes that physical and sexual abuse during childhood can lead to long term biological changes in the brain.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports that the role of delegates has been greatly reduced this year at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia. Delegates at this convention are a little more than props, but they hardly notice because they're so busy celebrating.

NPR's Mara Liasson reports on the second day of activities at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia. Last night Republicans paid tribute to three former Republican presidents, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan and George Bush. In his speech last night Arizona Senator John McCain saluted George W. Bush calling on Independents and Democrats to support the Texas governor as a man of "courage and character."

NPR's Michele Kelemen reports from Moscow that mystery writers are making it big on the Russian literary scene. One author, who uses the pen name Boris Akunin, has achieved best-seller status by taking a high-brow approach to the detective novel, writing in the style of Dostoyevsky.

Linda talks to Declan McCullagh, a reporter for Wired News, about covering the convention on the Web. McCullagh describes Internet Alley, where all the "dot-com" reporters are located at the First Union Center in Philadelphia. He and Linda discuss the services Websites provide, and whether the technology is really helpful to the average voter... yet.

NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr says that, judging from the careful phrasing of Condoleeza Rice's GOP convention speech last night, the Bush campaign is very wary of making any grand gestures concerning foreign policy.