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Hurricane Ivan Pounds Jamaica

Hurricane Ivan roars into Jamaica with 150 mph winds and drenching rain. But a shift in the Category 4 storm's path spares the capital city of Kingston from Ivan's full fury. The storm could hit Florida Monday. Hear NPR's Scott Simon and Kevin Sullivan of The Washington Post.

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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.