Airstrikes, Queen Noor and ‘Miss Saigon’

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

Today

“Washington Journal”: Tina Stage, White House correspondent for Bloomberg News Service; David Talbot, editor in chief of Salon magazine; Dan Levine, senior editor of Reader’s Digest; 5 a.m. C-SPAN.

“Today”: “Miss Saigon” cast performs; choosing a family pet, antibiotics and children, best computers for the new school year, 5 a.m. (4)(39).

“Evans, Novak, Hunt & Shields”: Steve Forbes, editor in chief of Forbes magazine, 2:30 p.m., repeats Sunday 7 a.m. CNN.

“Reliable Sources”: Chris Bury, ABC News; Helen Thomas, UPI; Kenneth Tomlinson, former editor in chief of Reader’s Digest; 3:30 p.m. CNN.

“Capital Gang”: Jim Nicholson, Republican national chairman, 4 p.m., 10:30 p.m. CNN.

“Larry King Weekend”: Queen Noor of Jordan, 6 and 11 p.m., CNN.

“McLaughlin Group”: The aftermath of President Clinton’s mea culpa speech, 6:30 p.m. (4).

Sunday

“Washington Journal”: Nackey Loeb, publisher of the Union Leader, 5 a.m. C-SPAN.

“News Conference”: L.A. Unified School District Superintendent Ruben Zacarias, 5:30 a.m. (4).

“Today”: Leslie Nielsen, women and stress, back-to-school fashions, 6 a.m. (4)(39)(36).

“Pacesetters”: Officials from Berendo Family Center, Children’s Bureau of Southern California, United Way, 6 a.m. (5).

“Meet the Press”: Secretary of Defense William Cohen; William Bennett; Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.); Patricia Ireland, president of NOW; James Carville, Democratic strategist; Mary Matalin, Republican strategist; 7 a.m. (4)(39)(36).

“CBS News Sunday Morning”: Clinton’s acknowledgment; opera in Central Park, art restorer without hands, Love Canal update, 7:30 a.m. (2)(8).

“Contrapunto”: Mexico’s foreign and domestic policies, Gov. Vicente Fox of Guanajuato and presidential candidate for the PAN party, 8 a.m. KVEA (52).

“Fox News Sunday”: Rep. Tom DeLay, (R-Tex); outgoing U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Bill Richardson; Rep. Porter Goss (R-Fla.); 8 a.m (11). “Midday Sunday”: Tomas and Manuel Delgado of Candela’s Guitars in East Los Angeles, 9 a.m. (11).

“Face the Nation”: Gen. Henry H. Shelton, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; the Rev. Jesse Jackson; Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah); Thomas Friedman, the New York Times; 9 a.m.(2).

“Late Edition”: Dan Quayle, former vice president; Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.); Rep. Paul McHale (D-Pa.); Rep. Robert Wexler (D-Fla.); Rep. Bill McCollum (R-Fla.); Mandy Grunwald, Democratic strategist; Lisa Caputo, former press secretary for Hillary Clinton; Lanny Davis, former White House counsel; Richard Thornburgh, former U.S. attorney general; Alan Dershowitz, criminal defense lawyer; 9 a.m. CNN.

“This Week With Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts”: Secretary of State Madeleine Albright; Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.); Rep. Jennifer Dunn (R-Wash.); Rep. Paul McHale (D-Pa.); 10 a.m. (7); 10:30 a.m. (10); 11:30 a.m. (3)(42).

“Both Sides With Jesse Jackson”: the Rev. Jerry Falwell, 2:30 p.m. CNN.

“60 Minutes”: Repeat segments about the Muslim rulers of Afghanistan, Middle East terrorists and former President Richard Nixon, 7 p.m. (2)(8).