Swiss-born blues musician and historian Walter Liniger is spending the weekend in Montreux, teaching blues harmonica to 400 Swiss postal administrators. He speaks with NPR's Scott Simon.
Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.
Search and rescue continues in eastern Kentucky, where flooding killed at least 11 people over the weekend. Communities across the state are dealing with mudslides, power outages and washed out roads.
The protestors participated in the 50501 Movement, which originated in response to the Trump administration and its efforts to cut government spending. Many chanted "Where is Congress?'"