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President Bush visits the sites of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks to mark the fifth anniversary of the events. After a memorial service at Ground Zero in New York City, where the World Trade Center towers fell, he travels to the Pentagon in Northern Virginia and to the rural Pennsylvania site where hijacked plane crashed.

Then we're in concert with the Jacksonville Symphony and cellist Wendy Warner, to hear music by a man who dreamed of the stars, French composer Camille Saint-Saens. We hear the second and third movements of his Cello Concerto No. 1. Michael Butterman is the conductor.

Researchers say they have used genetic engineering to create a mouse that is abnormally anxious and aggressive -- a strain that could help explain why some people are prone to anxiety or panic attacks. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports on new research published in the journal Neuron. Watch videos of normal mouse behavior, and the violent behavior of a genetically modified mouse.

The restrained passion of Saint-Saens: The music of French composer Camille Saint-Saens is a model of elegance, structure, and passionate restraint. Pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin finds those traits in a performance of the Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, in concert at the Bellingham Music Festival, in northwest Washington state. Michael Palmer leads the American Sinfonietta.

Choosing a holiday gift can be a challenge and selecting an appropriate gift book can be especially difficult. NPR's Susan Stamberg talks with independent bookstore owners and gets their suggestions for adult and children's titles this holiday season.

Guest: MICHAEL ARNDT *Senior Correspondent, Business Week

Doctors are struggling to treat two diseases that have reached epidemic proportions in American children: asthma and obesity. Physicians at Boston's Children's Hopsital have given cameras to their young patients to document what goes on outside the doctor's office. And as Madge Kaplan reports, the tapes are revealing a side of kids' lives doctors rarely see, but probably should.

The Sound of Art: The week-long series on the connections between paintings and music continues. In 1906, Sergei Rachmaninoff saw a symbolist painting by Arnold Boecklin (BERK-lin) called "The Isle of the Dead." The vision of a small boat floating towards an island with steep cliffs and towering cypresses inspired Rachmaninoff to write his own tone poem called "Isle of the Dead." Michael Kimmelman, the chief art critic of the New York Times, introduces the painting and Rachmaninoff's evocative music. You can see a reproduction of the painting on the Performance Today web site at WWW.NPR.ORG, then click on the program, Performance Today.

A Prankster in Portland: Richard Strauss (REEKH-art SHTROWSS) identified with the anti-establishment prankster Till Eulenspiegel (OY-len-shpee-gel) and wrote a short tone poem after the legendary character. We'll hear "Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks" as performed on April 9th by the Oregon Symphony and guest conductor David Lockington. (Michael Johnson and Nettleingham Audio)