Helsinki Summit, Lake CIA Nomination
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Here’s the rundown on guests and topics for the weekend’s public-affairs programs:
Today
“Today”: Depression in teens and children; future cars; children’s educational videos, 6 a.m. (4)(36).
“Evans & Novak”: Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen, 2:30 p.m., repeats Sunday 7 a.m. CNN.
“Capital Gang Saturday”: Sen. Daniel P. Moynihan (D-N.Y.) discusses the budget, GOP disarray, partial birth abortion and the Anthony Lake CIA nomination, 4 and 10:30 p.m. CNN.
“Larry King Weekend”: Andy Williams, 6 and 11 p.m., CNN.
“McLaughlin Group”: Subjects include the Anthony Lake CIA nomination, NATO and President Clinton’s Helsinki trip, 6:30 p.m. (4).
Sunday
“Sunday Journal”: 5 a.m. C-SPAN.
“Today”: Depression and the elderly; art for the blind, 6 a.m. (4)(36).
“Pacesetters”: Mayor Richard Riordan, state Sen. Tom Hayden (D-Los Angeles), 6 a.m. (5).
“Meet the Press”: Samuel Berger, assistant to the president for national security; Laura Tyson, former chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisors; Patrick Buchanan; former Vice President Walter F. Mondale and former U.S. Senators Nancy Kassenbaum and Howard Baker, 7 a.m. (4)(36).
“Reliable Sources”: Barbara Cochran, president of the Radio-Television News Directors Assn., 7:30 a.m. CNN.
“CBS News Sunday Morning”: Gambling in Iowa; Stan Freberg; author Tina Ansa McElroy; Cuban cigars, 7:30 a.m. (2).
“Fox News Sunday”: Bill Richardson, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations; Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas); former Clinton advisor Dick Morris, 8 a.m. (11).
“Face the Nation”: Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Tom Friedman of the New York Times talk about the Helsinki Summit, China and the Middle East, 9 a.m. (2).
“Late Edition”: David Kessler, former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, 9 a.m. CNN.
“Midday Sunday”: Patty DeDominic of the Coalition to End the 8-Hour Work Day, and Miguel Contreras, executive secretary of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, 9 a.m. (11).
“This Week”: Rep. Bill Paxon (R-N.Y.) and Jack Kemp, former GOP vice presidential candidate, 10 a.m. (7); 11:30 a.m.(3)(42).
“Life & Times”: James Strock, secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency, 10 a.m. (28).
“Both Sides With Jesse Jackson”: David Horowitz of the Center for Popular Culture, USC professor Todd Boyd, actress Sheryl Lee Ralph and director Howard Fine discuss minorities and the Academy Awards, 2:30 p.m. CNN.
“Crossfire Sunday”: Basketball star Charles Barkley and former football great Jim Brown discuss black athletes as role models, 4:30 p.m. CNN.
“60 Minutes”: Cadets discuss treatment at the Citadel; Mary Schiavo reveals FAA data on airline safety; Iranian President Hashemi Rafsanjani, 7 p.m. (2).
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