Witchcraft, Election Predictions and NASA

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

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Today

“Today”: Boat show in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; modern witches and witchcraft; photographer James L. Stanfield, 5 a.m. KNBC.

“Evans, Novak, Hunt & Shields”: Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.); Rep. Mark Neumann (R-Wis.), 2:30 p.m., repeats Sunday 8 a.m. CNN.

“Reliable Sources”: Tom Bier, news director, WISC-TV; Marcia Kramer, political reporter, WCBS-TV; Paul Taylor, Alliance for Better Campaigns, 3:30 p.m. CNN.

“Tony Brown’s Journal”: Secular and spiritual leaders, 3:30 p.m. KCET.

“Larry King Weekend”: Ross Perot, former presidential candidate, 6 p.m. and 11 p.m., CNN.

“McLaughlin Group”: Campaign ’98 preview, 6:30 p.m. KNBC.

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Sunday

“News Conference”: John Petrocik, political science professor, UCLA; Antonio Gonzales, national president of Southwest Voter Registration Project, 5:30 a.m. KNBC.

“Bob Navarro’s Journal”: Matt Fong, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, 5:30 a.m. KCBS.

“Today”: Danny DeVito; national horse show, 6 a.m. KNBC.

“CBS News Sunday Morning”: Environmental controversy in West Virginia; museum in Spain; tenor saxophonist David Sanchez, 6 a.m. KCBS.

“Meet the Press”: Daniel Goldin, NASA administrator; Rep. Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.); Rep. John Kasich (R-Ohio); Charlie Cook, political analyst; Stuart Rotenberg, political analyst, 7 a.m. KNBC.

“Face the Nation”: Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.); Sen. Bob Kerrey (D-Neb.); Norm Orenstein, political analyst; Linda DiVall, Republican pollster; Harrison Hickman, Democratic pollster, 7:30 a.m. KCBS.

“Late Edition”: Daniel Goldin, NASA administrator; Gov. Roy Romer, Democratic Party chairman; Jim Nicholson, Republican Party chairman; the Rev. Jesse Jackson; Randy Tate, executive director, Christian Coalition; Bill Schneider, CNN senior political analyst; Jeff Greenfield, CNN senior analyst, 9 a.m. CNN.

“Contrapunto”: Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-Calif.), 9:30 a.m. KVEA.

“Religion & Ethics Newsweekly”: Reports on the American Muslim community’s influence on U.S. political process; impact of the Christian right on the election, 10 a.m. KCET.

“This Week With Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts”: Rep. Martin Frost (D-Texas); Rep. John Linder (R-Ga.); Mark Halperin, ABC, news political director; George Stephanopoulos, ABC news analyst; George Will, ABC news commentator; Bill Kristol, ABC news analyst, 10 a.m. KABC.

“Both Sides With Jesse Jackson”: Ed Rollins, Republican strategist; Bob Beckel, Democratic strategist; Ron Walters, political analyst, 2:30 p.m. CNN.

“CNN Newsstand”: Election Day ‘98, 7 p.m. CNN.

“60 Minutes”: Voting; plastic surgery in Rio de Janeiro; the Texas Supreme Court, 7 p.m. KCBS.

“California Capitol Week”: Election preview, 9 p.m. KLCS.