Gingrich Loan, Reno and Woods

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

Today

“Evans & Novak”: Rep. John R. Kasich (R-Ohio), 2:30 p.m., repeats Sunday, 7 a.m. CNN.

“John McLaughlin’s One on One”: Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), 2:30 p.m. (28).

“Tony Brown’s Journal”: Reexamining the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination, 3:30 p.m. (28).

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

“The McLaughlin Group”: Topics include James McDougal, Atty. Gen. Janet Reno and the FBI’s crime lab, 3 p.m. (4).

Sunday

“Today”: Jon Secada performs; report on stress; unusual inns for travelers, 6 a.m. (4).

“Meet the Press”: Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Secretary of Defense William Cohen, Sen. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.), 7 a.m. (4)(36).

“CBS News Sunday Morning”: Montana ranchers; songwriters John Kander and Fred Ebb; writer Edward Gorey, 7:30 a.m. (2).

“Fox News Sunday”: Topics include Atty. Gen. Janet Reno, a balanced budget and the chemical weapons treaty, 8 a.m. (11).

“Bob Navarro’s Journal”: Finalists for superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, 9:30 a.m. (2).

“This Week”: Topics include Newt Gingrich’s loan, the tobacco settlement and Janet Reno’s independent counsel decision, 10 a.m. (7), 11:30 a.m. (3).

“Both Sides With Jesse Jackson”: A discussion about Tiger Woods, 2:30 p.m. CNN.

“Face the Nation”: House Minority Leader Richard Gephardt (D-Mo.) and Gloria Borger of U.S. News & World Report field questions about taxes, the Gingrich loan and politics, 9 a.m. (2).

“Capital Gang Sunday”: Topics include events in Israel and the loan from Bob Dole to Newt Gingrich, 4 p.m., repeats 1:30 a.m. CNN.

“60 Minutes”: Willie Nelson; Iraqi refugees living in the United States; drug smuggling, 7 p.m. (2).