McVeigh Verdict, Life in New York City

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

Today

“Today”: Andrew Weill (“Eight Weeks to Optimum Health”); author Paul Theroux on Hong Kong; skin cancer, 6 a.m. (4)(36).

“Saturday Journal”: Craig Winneker of Roll Call; Dan Pink, speech writer, 7 a.m. C-SPAN.

“Evans & Novak”: Rep. Richard Gephardt (D-Mo.), 2:30 p.m., repeats Sunday, 7 a.m. CNN.

“Inside Politics Weekend”: Sen. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.), 3:30 p.m.; repeats midnight, CNN.

“Capital Gang Saturday”: Rep. Tom Delay (R-Texas), 4 and 10:30 p.m. CNN.

“Larry King Weekend”: a career retrospective, 6 and 11 p.m., CNN.

“McLaughlin Group”: the McVeigh verdict; Defense Secretary William Cohen’s support for Gen. Joseph Ralston, 6:30 p.m. (4).

Sunday

“Meet the Press”: Jack Kemp, Rep. Steve Buyer (R-Ind.), Rep. Jane Harman (D-Rolling Hills), 5 a.m. (4)(36).

“Sunday Journal”: 7 a.m. C-SPAN.

“Temas y Debates”: contracting of minority businesses, with entrepreneur Luis Quinones and Gerardo Franco of the Department of Transportation, 7 a.m. (34).

“CBS News Sunday Morning”: the legacy of Ennis Cosby; 10th anniversary of the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition; restoration project of Holland, Mich., 7:30 a.m. (2).

“Reliable Sources”: Reed Hundt, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, 7:30 a.m. CNN.

“Fox News Sunday”: Gov. Frank Keating (R-Okla.); Bishop William Skylstad; Rep. Bill Paxon (R-N.Y.); Gov. Roy Romer of Colorado, chairman of the Democratic National Committee; and Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), 8 a.m. (11).

“Face the Nation”: Gov. Frank Keating (R-Okla.), Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), the Rev. Jesse Jackson, 9 a.m. (2).

“Late Edition”: FBI Director Louis Freeh, 9 a.m. CNN.

“Bob Navarro’s Journal”: Wayne Doss, director of Children’s Services, and councilwoman-elect Cindy Miscikowski, 9:30 a.m. (2).

“This Week”: Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Me.); Casper Weinburger, former secretary of defense; Sen. Don Nickles (R-Okla.); Cardinal Bernard Law, 10 a.m. (7); 11:30 a.m. (3)(42).

“Life & Times”: Bruce Herschensohn, the Claremont Institute, and law professor Ed McCaffery, 10:30 a.m. (28).

“Both Sides With Jesse Jackson”: Pam Stuart, former prosecutor; Henry Hudson, former U.S. attorney; Keith Watters, former criminal defense attorney, 2:30 p.m. CNN.

“60 Minutes”: the Citadel; New York City’s improved quality of life; allegations that an all-girls public school is discriminatory, 7 p.m. (2).