Pope visits the White House: President Bush will celebrate Pope Benedict XVI's 81st birthday as he welcomes him to the White House with a 21-gun salute and 9,000 guests. The president and pope plan to discuss issues including human rights and immigration.

Virginia Tech one year later: Today marks one year since 32 students and faculty were killed by a mentally ill student, who later turned the gun on himself, in one of the deadliest massacres in US history. The Virginia governor has called for a moment of silence at noon.

Laura Bush wakes up early for TODAY: First Lady Laura Bush will guest co-host the 9 am hour of the TODAY show on Tuesday April 22nd. Jenna Bush will appear with her mom to talk about their new children's book Read All About It and Mrs. Bush will take viewers on a tour of the Bush ranch in Crawford, Texas.

Secret cancer battle for Cynthia Nixon: The Sex in the City co-star revealed she was diagnosed with breast cancer a year and a half ago, and kept it quiet because she didn't want paparazzi at the hospital. Nixon's mother successfully battled breast cancer when she was 12, and since then, she says she thought there was a really good chance she'd also get it.

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