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Southern Africa was hit by a cyclone that tore across the region destroying communities, a vital port, roads and bridges. Hundreds died. Mozambique's president says the death toll may exceed 1,000.

NOEL KING, HOST:

Good morning. I'm Noel King. Last week, world leaders and war veterans met in France to mark the anniversary of D-Day.

On the next Fresh Air, breakthroughs in our understanding of the immune system—and how the body fights disease and heals itself; or attacks itself.

TERRY GROSS, HOST:

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. Before states ran legal lotteries, there was the underground street version, the numbers. Some numbers games were run by organized crime.

TERRY GROSS, HOST:

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. My guest Erin Lee Carr has written a memoir about being the daughter of David Carr, The New York Times' media columnist who had a large and devoted following, including me.

The latest surge of migrants has US authorities holding families outdoors - and fenced in.

On the next Fresh Air - 

We’ll talk about caring for people with dementia, and how the medical system can improve how it treats people with dementia, in spite of the lack of medications to effectively slow its progress.

Over the weekend in Austin, Texas, South by Southwest became a major presidential forum. More than half a dozen candidates showed up to the annual music, arts and technology convention. Democrats competed with each other to be the tough-on-tech candidate, a development in line with the party's move to the left, but at odds with its reliance on tech donors.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts (center), is just one of several potential 2020 presidential candidates.Credit Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg via Getty Images / NPREdit | Remove

Democratic hopefuls are already positioning themselves ahead of a 2020 run for president.

The U.S. isn't the only country worried about the security of its southern border. Denmark is building a barrier along its frontier with Germany to keep out wild boar.

Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld died in Paris today. Rachel Martin speaks with reporter Dana Thomas about the legacy of the longtime creative director at Chanel and Fendi.

When people talk about art, they often argue over whether individual works can be truly universal. One who thinks they can is Asghar Farhadi, the gifted Iranian filmmaker who in recent years has won foreign film Oscars for both A Separation and The Salesman.

DAVID GREENE, HOST:

OK. The city of Detroit has reached a major milestone. Five years ago, it went bankrupt - was saddled with more than $18 billion in debt.

The German bank was Trump's partner on countless investments at a time when most of Wall Street shied away. As a result, NY Times editor David Enrich says, it has a trove of information about Trump.

DAVE DAVIES, HOST:

This is FRESH AIR. The new Netflix miniseries directed by Ava DuVernay, "When They See Us," is about the five New York teenagers who were wrongly convicted for the violent rape of a woman in Central Park in 1989.