African AIDS, Hepatitis, FDA Scrutinized
Here’s the rundown on guests and topics for the weekend’s public affairs programs:
Today
“John McLaughlin’s One on One”: AIDS in Africa, 1:30 p.m. (28).
“Evans & Novak, Hunt & Shield”: Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), 2:30 p.m., repeats Sunday 7 a.m. CNN.
“Tony Brown’s Journal”: Hepatitis cure and FDA takeover, 2:30 p.m. (28).
“Capital Gang”: Rep. Sue Myrick (R-N.C.), 4 p.m., 10:30 p.m. CNN.
“McLaughlin Group”: Should being gay disqualify an ambassador?; Kosovo; Middle East, 6:30 p.m. (4).
Sunday
“News Conference”: Los Angeles City Councilman and Democratic candidate for state Senate Richard Alarcon, 5:30 a.m. (4).
“Today”: Car rentals; author Michele Weiner-Davis talks about men’s traits; Jim Fowler discusses primates, 6 a.m. (4)(39)(36).
“Pacesetters”: Big brothers and sisters, mentoring, 6 a.m. (5).
“Meet the Press”: Security advisor Samuel Berger; Jack Quinn, former White House counsel; Barbara Olson, former federal prosecutor, 7 a.m. (4)(39)(36).
“CBS News Sunday Morning”: State welfare benefits caps; critic David Remnick; Perkins School for the Blind; in Shanghai, Barry Peterson reports on Chinese jazz; West Virginia demolition derby; Georgia Rep. John Lewis (“Walking With the Wind”), 7:30 a.m. (2)(8).
“Face the Nation”: Secretary of State Madeleine Albright; Rep. Christopher Cox (R-Calif.); Jonathan Turley, George Washington University Law School; Jack Quinn, former White House counsel, 9 a.m. (2).
“Late Edition”: Security Advisor Samuel Berger; Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont.); Rep. Christopher Smith (R-N.J.); Martin Lee, United Democrats of Hong Kong Investigating the President; Lanny Davis, former White House special council; Dick Thornburgh, former Bush attorney general, 9 a.m. CNN.
“Bob Navarro’s Journal”: Jack Kyser, chief economist for L.A. Economic Development Corp; Drew Griffin, CBS 2 reporter; Gregory Rodriguez, associate editor, Pacific News Service; Joe Hicks, executive director, city of L.A. Human Relations Commission, 9:30 a.m. (2).
“This Week With Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts”: Live from Beijing with reports on President Clinton’s trip to China; Steve Forbes, president and editor in chief, Forbes Magazine; Rep. Bill Archer, (R-Texas), 10:30 a.m. (7)(3)(10); 3 p.m. (42).
“Both Sides With Jesse Jackson”: Sandy Thurman, White House AIDS policy director, 2:30 p.m. CNN.
“CNN Perspectives”: “A Century of Strife: James Earl Jones,” 4 p.m. CNN.
“60 Minutes”: Convicted spies for Israel Jonathan and Ann Pollard; the cost of keeping government secrets; rumors and scams on the Internet, 7 p.m. (2)(8).