Ray’s Last Interview; McCartney’s Death

Today

“Washington Journal”: Deborah Kalb, Gannett News Service, 5 a.m. C-SPAN.

“Today”: Medicare and health costs; golf gear; Cirque du Soleil, 6 a.m. (4).

“John McLaughlin’s One on One”: Discussion of the implications of the impotence drug Viagra on relationships and society, 1:30 p.m. (28).

“Evans & Novak”: Cardinal John O’Connor, 2:30 p.m., repeats Sunday 7 a.m. CNN.

“Tony Brown’s Journal”: Authors Herbert Harris and George Fraser, 2:30 p.m. (28).

“Reliable Sources”: Media coverage of Linda McCartney’s death, 3:30 p.m. CNN.

“Capital Gang”: Ralph Reed, GOP campaign consultant, 4 p.m., 10:30 p.m. CNN.

“Larry King Weekend”: James Earl Ray’s last interview; William Pepper, attorney for Ray; Dexter King; Jesse Jackson, 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. CNN.

“McLaughlin Group”: Cuba; tobacco, 6:30 p.m. (4).

Sunday

“Sunday Journal”: Phil Bronstein, executive editor, San Francisco Examiner, 5 a.m. C-SPAN.

“Today”: Retirement planning; health-care costs for baby boomers, 6 a.m. (4)(39)(36).

“Pacesetters”: Los Angeles Mayor Richard Riordan; Black Business and Trade Show, 6 a.m. (5).

“Temas y Debates”: Dr. Alejandro Reyes, National University of Colombia; Hiram Ruiz, U.S. Committee for Refugees; Diego Perez, Colombian social investigator, 7 a.m. (KMEX 34).

“Meet the Press”: Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.); Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah); retired Gen. Colin Powell, 7 a.m. (4)(39)(36).

“CBS News Sunday Morning”: The history of Israel; Itzhak Perlman and the Israeli Symphony Orchestra; photographer Micha Bar Am; sculptor George Segal, 7:30 a.m. (2)(8).

“Fox News Sunday”: Defense Secretary William Cohen; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu; retired Gen. Colin Powell, 8 a.m. (11).

“Midday Sunday”: U.S. Department of Agriculture proposal that would lower the standards of organic products, 9 a.m. (11).

“Face the Nation”: Sen. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.); Sen. Dan Coats (R-Ind.); former federal appellate Judge Robert Bork; Steven Levy, senior editor of Newsweek, 9 a.m. (2).

“Late Edition”: Retired Gen. Colin Powell; U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Bill Richardson; Mack McLarty, counselor to the president and special envoy for the Americas, 9 a.m. CNN.

“This Week With Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts”: Patricia Ireland, National Organization for Women; Anita Blair, Independent Women’s Forum; author James Stewart, 10 a.m. (7); 11 a.m. (3)(10).

“Both Sides With Jesse Jackson”: Michael Meyers, New York Civil Rights Coalition; Gerald Posner, author of “Killing the Dream”; Joseph Lowery, civil rights activist, 2:30 p.m. CNN.

“60 Minutes”: A look at the racial sensitivity program at Denny’s; investigation of why there is a shortage of a life-saving drug called immune globulin, 7 p.m. (2).