Stock Market, Elections and Fate of the President

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

Today

“Today”: Post-pregnancy make-over; fashions for new moms; children’s books; Vermont Senate candidate Fred Tuttle; rewards of grandmotherhood; simple home repairs, 5 a.m. KNBC.

“Evans, Novak, Hunt & Shields”: Paul Begala, counselor to the president, 2:30 p.m. CNN.

“John McLaughlin’s One on One”: President Clinton and foreign policy, 2:30 p.m. KCET.

“Tony Brown’s Journal”: President Clinton’s behavior, 3:30 p.m. KCET.

“Capital Gang”: William Bennett of Empower America, 4 p.m. CNN.

“Larry King Weekend”: 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. CNN.

“McLaughlin Group”: Is the November election really a referendum on Bill Clinton?, 6:30 p.m. KNBC.

Sunday

“Bob Navarro’s Journal”: Los Angeles County Sheriff Sherman Block and his election opponent, Lee Baca, 5:30 a.m. KCBS.

“CBS News Sunday Morning”: The stock market and the economy; Vienna Boys Choir centennial; author Barbara Kingsolver; 6 a.m. KCBS.

“Today”: Post-pregnancy make-over; makeup for new moms; teen tells of her family’s yearlong trip across the United States; the works of Gordon Parks, 5 a.m. KNBC.

“Meet the Press”: Paul Begala, counselor to the president; Republican national committee chairman Jim Nicholson; Minister Louis Farrakhan, Nation of Islam; David Maraniss, Clinton biographer, 7 a.m. KNBC.

“Face the Nation”: Rahm Emanuel, White House senior advisor; Linda DiVall, Republican pollster; Bill Inturff, Republican pollster; Geoff Garin, Democratic pollster; Harrison Hickman, Democratic pollster, 7:30 a.m. KCBS.

“Contrapunto”: Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and her Republican challenger, Matt Fong, 8 a.m. KVEA.

“Fox News Sunday”: 8 a.m. KTTV.

“Late Edition”: 9 a.m. CNN.

“This Week With Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts”: Former Vice President Dan Quayle, Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun (D-Ill.), 10 a.m. KABC.

“Both Sides With Jesse Jackson”: Rep. Bob Barr (R-Ga.), 2:30 p.m. CNN.

“60 Minutes”: Walter Cronkite and John Glenn discuss the Cold War space race; genocide trials in Rwanda; sterilization drug distributed in Third World countries, 7 p.m. KCBS.

“California Capitol Week”: State attorney general candidates: Republican David Stirling, Democrat Bill Lockyer, 9 p.m. KLCS.