Thompson Hearings, Internet Business

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

Today

“Today”: Food safety; treatments for addiction; actors Tim Robbins, Martin Lawrence; motherhood; tango dancing, 6 a.m. (4)(36).

“Evans & Novak”: Sen. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.), 2:30 p.m., repeats Sunday, 7 a.m. CNN.

“Tony Brown’s Journal”: Money on the Web. Business and the Internet, 3:30 p.m. (28).

“Inside Politics Weekend”: Turmoil among House Republicans, 3:30 p.m.; repeats midnight, CNN.

“Capital Gang Saturday”: Sen. Robert Bennett, (R-Utah), 4 and 10:30 p.m. CNN.

“Larry King Weekend”: Encore presentation of three interviews: Michael Landon, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Audrey Hepburn, 6 and 11 p.m. CNN.

“McLaughlin Group”: Thompson hearings; NATO and war criminals, 6:30 p.m. (4).

Sunday

“Sunday Journal”: 5 a.m. C-SPAN.

“News Conference”: Donna Shirley, manager of the Mars Exploration Program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 5:30 a.m. (4).

“Today”: Recognizing addictions; affordable Caribbean vacations; influential TV programs of the past, 6 a.m. (4)(36).

“Temas y Debates”: Rep. Roberto Menendez (D-N.J.), professor Francisco Thoumi, Roberto de Posada, conservative analyst, 7 a.m. (34).

“Meet the Press”: Robert Rubin, Secretary of Treasury, Rep. Bill Paxon (R-N.Y.), 7 a.m. (4)(36).

“CBS News Sunday Morning”: Pollution, pollen and asthma; HBO miniseries “Oz”; ugly truck contest; Cambodian sculpture exhibit; mystery writer Janet Evanovich, 7:30 a.m. (2).

“Contrapunto”: Deputy Chief Mark Kroeker of the LAPD, 8 a.m. (52).

“Fox News Sunday”: House leadership: Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.), 8 a.m. (11).

“Face the Nation”: Richard Barreto, Miami Beach police chief, Doyle Jurdan regional director, Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Sens. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.), Michael Rustigan, criminologist, San Francisco State University, 9 a.m. (2).

“This Week”: Reps. Bill Archer (D-Texas), Matt Salmon (R-Ariz.) and Joe Scarborough (R-Fla.), Franklin Raines, Director of Office of Management and Budget, 10:30 a.m. (7)(3); 11:30 a.m. (42).

“Life & Times”: Sean Walsh, spokesperson for Gov. Pete Wilson, Assembly Speaker Cruz Bustamante (D-Fresno), Dr. Arthur Southam, Health Net, 10:30 a.m. (28).

“Both Sides With Jesse Jackson”: airs at 2:30 p.m. CNN.

“60 Minutes”: Doctor sues for sex discrimination; an epileptic violinist opts for surgery; war criminals in Canada, 7 p.m. (2).