Iraq, Weapons Inspections and the Holidays

Here’s the rundown on guests and topics for the weekend’s public-affairs programs:

Today

“Today”: Children and holiday stress; Christmas collectibles; unusual gifts; make-over; the Tuscan Village restaurant, 5 a.m. (4).

“Evans & Novak”: Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.), 2:30 p.m., repeats Sunday 7 a.m. CNN.

“John McLaughlin’s One on One”: Bill Richardson, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, 2:30 p.m. (28).

“Inside Politics Weekend”: Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.), 3:30 p.m.; repeats midnight, CNN.

“Capital Gang”: Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), 4 p.m., 10:30 p.m. CNN.

“Larry King Weekend”: Sara Ferguson, Duchess of York, 6 p.m. and 11 p.m., CNN.

“McLaughlin Group”: Iran, 6:30 p.m. (4).

Sunday

“Today”: Holiday eating habits; Hal Linden and cast members of “A Christmas Carol” perform, 6 a.m. (4)(39)(36).

“Meet the Press”: Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), Richard Butler, executive chairman of the U.N. commission on Iraq, 7 a.m. (4)(39)(36).

“CBS News Sunday Morning”: American spirituality; Anthony Davis’ opera, “Amistad”; Bill Geist’s Christmas baking and decorating; 7:30 a.m. (2)(8).

“Contrapunto”: Assemblywoman Marta Escutia (D-Huntington Park), 8 a.m. (KVEA 52).

“Fox News Sunday”: Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Rep. Steve Largent (R-Okla.), former football great Mercury Morris, Coach John Thompson of Georgetown University, 8 a.m. (11).

“Face the Nation”: 9 a.m. (2).

“Late Edition”: Richard Butler, U.N. chief weapons inspector; Bill Bennett of the Heritage Foundation; John Hope Franklin, chairman of the President’s Racial Advisory Board; Rahm Emanuel, senior advisor to the President Clinton, 9 a.m. CNN.

“Religion & Ethics News Weekly”: Assistant Secretary of State Rick Inderfurth; John Carr, member of the U.S. Catholic Conference, 10 a.m. KCET.

“This Week”: Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), the Rev. Jesse Jackson, 10 a.m. (7); 10:30 a.m. (10); 11:30 a.m. (3)(42) .

“Life & Times”: Entertainer Steve Allen, radio writer/reporter Norman Corwin, 11 a.m. (28).

“Both Sides With Jesse Jackson”: Walt Frazier, former New York Knicks star; sports journalist Frank Deford; Coach John Thompson of Georgetown University; attorney William Martin, 2:30 p.m. CNN.

“60 Minutes”: The New Orleans Police Department; “West Side Story” in Worcester, Mass.; “code blue” incidents at an Air Force hospital, 7 p.m. (2)(8).