Government Returns to 'Code Yellow'

By Melissa Block,

Robert Siegel

Published February 27, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

The Bush administration on Thursday lowered the national terror alert level from orange to yellow, suggesting the threat of an imminent terrorist attack on U.S. soil has eased somewhat. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and NPR's Melissa Block.

Melissa Block

As special correspondent and guest host of NPR's news programs, Melissa Block brings her signature combination of warmth and incisive reporting. Her work over the decades has earned her journalism's highest honors, and has made her one of NPR's most familiar and beloved voices.

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Robert Siegel

Prior to his retirement, Robert Siegel was the senior host of NPR's award-winning evening newsmagazine All Things Considered. With 40 years of experience working in radio news, Siegel hosted the country's most-listened-to, afternoon-drive-time news radio program and reported on stories and happenings all over the globe, and reported from a variety of locations across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia. He signed off in his final broadcast of All Things Considered on January 5, 2018.