People talk 9/29/04

Radio commentator hits the campaign trail

NEW YORK -- Al Franken is taking his radio show on the campaign trail. "The Al Franken Show" will broadcast live across the country starting Thursday and ending Oct. 9, making stops in eight cities including swing state battlegrounds Minneapolis; Columbus, Ohio; and Miami. The tour will open in San Diego and then head to San Francisco; Denver; Minneapolis; Madison, Wis.; Columbus; Miami; and Tampa, Fla.

Security concerns bring cancellation of concert

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Alanis Morissette is the latest international star to cancel a concert in Indonesia due to security fears. Morissette, who is touring with her new album, "So-Called Chaos," had been set to perform Sunday in the capital Jakarta, concert promoter Rini Noor told local television station Metro TV on Tuesday. A U.S. travel advisory on Sept. 3 warned of possible terror attacks in Indonesia. Six days after the advisory was issued, a suicide bombing outside the Australian Embassy in the Kuningan district of central Jakarta killed nine people and injured more than 170.

DVD release chronicles life of 'Mister Rogers'

NEW YORK -- It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood video store. Mister Rogers arrived on DVD Tuesday in a commemorative documentary about the life of the man in the cardigan sweater and sneakers. The Emmy-nominated, three-hour documentary, "Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor," chronicles the life of Rogers, an ordained Presbyterian minister who produced, wrote and hosted "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" for more than 30 years. He died Feb. 27, 2003, at 74 after battling stomach cancer. The documentary is narrated by actor Michael Keaton, who began his career as a stagehand on the show. In January, the film was shown on PBS and was nominated for prime-time Emmys.

-- From wire reports