Saturday, December 18, 2010

This Weekend's Programming

SATURDAY, December 18, 2010


SANJAY GUPTA, MD – Airs Saturday 7:30AM – 8:00AM
CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta interviews Nancy Ann DeParle, the director of the White House Office of Health Reform about the Administration’s interpretations about this development – and other looming challenges to implementation of the new law. CNN senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin weighs in on the legal challenges as well. Dr. Gupta also interviews 16 year-old Kiwane Clay, who overcame family financial strains obtain dialysis to manage his diabetes, and Dr. Gupta dissects the new child nutrition bill – and the healthy changes that could be coming to kid’s lunches.


THE SITUATION ROOM WITH WOLF BLITZER – Airs Saturday 6:00PM – 7:00PM

Topic: Federal Reserve
Guest: Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX)

Topic: Wolf Blitzer Travels to North Korea with Gov. Bill Richardson
Guest: Gov. Bill Richardson, New Mexico (Interview from Beijing, China)

Anchor: Wolf Blitzer (with guest anchor Suzanne Malveaux)


A SOLDIER’S STORY- Airs Saturday 8:00PM – 9:00PM, 11:00PM – 12:00AM, 2:00AM – 3:00AM
CNN’s Jason Carroll follows three people from different walks of life, beginning with the moment they pack their bags through each chapter to becoming soldiers. Taking full advantage of unprecedented Pentagon access, Carroll goes behind-the-scenes to capture the day-to-day lives, triumphs and stumbles – during their transformation from recruit to soldier. PFC Will McLain, from Rosamond, California, enlisted to escape the small town where he grew up. Latricia Rose, a young mother from Columbus, Georgia, sees the army as a way of providing for her family during tough economic times. And, Sgt. First Class Randy Shorter is a father of two and heading back into battle to finish the job he started during his last deployment. These are some of the personal stories behind the deadly war in Afghanistan.


DOWNFALL: THE TIGER WOODS SCANDAL – Airs Saturday 10:00PM – 10:30PM, 1:00AM – 1:30AM, 4:00AM – 4:30AM
He was the most famous athlete in the world; on pace to shatter golf’s most prestigious title. But one year ago, Tiger Wood’s carefully crafted image came crashing down. CNN’s TJ Holmes talks exclusively to Tiger’s brother, Earl Woods Jr, and alleged mistress, adult entertainment actress Veronica Daniels for insights into the life of the world’s first billion dollar athlete.


SUNDAY, December 19, 2010


SANJAY GUPTA, MD – Airs Sunday 7:30AM – 8:00AM
CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta interviews Nancy Ann DeParle, the director of the White House Office of Health Reform about the Administration’s interpretations about this development – and other looming challenges to implementation of the new law. CNN senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin weighs in on the legal challenges as well. Dr. Gupta also interviews 16 year-old Kiwane Clay, who overcame family financial strains obtain dialysis to manage his diabetes, and Dr. Gupta dissects the new child nutrition bill – and the healthy changes that could be coming to kid’s lunches.



STATE OF THE UNION WITH CANDY CROWLEY – Airs LIVE Sunday 9:00AM – 10:00AM, NOON – 1:00PM

Topic: GOP Agenda
EXCLUSIVE GUEST: Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senate Minority Leader

Topic: Analysis of the Afghanistan Review
Guest: Amb. Zalmay Khalilzad, former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan and to Iraq
Guest: Adm. William Fallon (Ret.), former commander, U.S. Central Command
Guest: Gen. Richard Myers (Ret.), former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Topic: Struggles of the U.S. Postal System
Guest: Fredric Rolando, President, National Association of Letter Carriers

Anchor: Candy Crowley



FAREED ZAKARIA GPS – Airs Sunday 10:00AM – 11:00AM and 1:00PM – 2:00PM

Topic: Britain’s austerity budget – will it save the UK or tear it apart? Euro troubles; Bush tax cuts
Guest: George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer for the U.K. (Conservative Party)

Topic: Britain’s austerity budget – will it work; Brown’s role in global financial crisis; Bush and Obama administrations; Bush tax cuts
Guest: Gordon Brown, former Prime Minister, U.K (Labour Party); former Chancellor of the Exchequer for the U.K.

Topic: Remembering Richard Holbrooke; Afghanistan and Pakistan after Holbrooke
Guest: Leslie Gelb, PhD, president emeritus and board senior fellow for the Council on Foreign Relations
Guest: Vali Nasr, PhD, U.S. State Department
Guest: Joe Klein, senior writer and columnist, TIME magazine

Anchor: Fareed Zakaria



RELIABLE SOURCES – Airs LIVE 11:00AM – NOON

Topic: Coverage of the Tax Cut Compromise; Palin on GMA; Boehner’s Emotional Interviews
Guest: Katrina Vanden Heuvel, editor, The Nation
Guest: Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor, National Review
Guest: Alex Wagner, White House correspondent, Politics Daily

Topic: Race and Journalism
Guest: Soledad O’Brien, anchor and special correspondent, CNN

Topic: How Facebook is Changing the Nature of Journalism
Guest: Ian Shapira, The Washington Post

Host: Howard Kurtz


A SOLDIER’S STORY- Airs Sunday 8:00PM – 9:00PM, 11:00PM – 12:00AM, 2:00AM – 3:00AM
CNN’s Jason Carroll follows three people from different walks of life, beginning with the moment they pack their bags through each chapter to becoming soldiers. Taking full advantage of unprecedented Pentagon access, Carroll goes behind-the-scenes to capture the day-to-day lives, triumphs and stumbles – during their transformation from recruit to soldier. PFC Will McLain, from Rosamond, California, enlisted to escape the small town where he grew up. Latricia Rose, a young mother from Columbus, Georgia, sees the army as a way of providing for her family during tough economic times. And, Sgt. First Class Randy Shorter is a father of two and heading back into battle to finish the job he started during his last deployment. These are some of the personal stories behind the deadly war in Afghanistan.


DOWNFALL: THE TIGER WOODS SCANDAL – Airs Sunday 10:30PM – 11:00PM; 1:30AM – 2:00AM
He was the most famous athlete in the world; on pace to shatter golf’s most prestigious title. But one year ago, Tiger Wood’s carefully crafted image came crashing down. CNN’s TJ Holmes talks exclusively to Tiger’s brother, Earl Woods Jr, and alleged mistress, adult entertainment actress Veronica Daniels for insights into the life of the world’s first billion dollar athlete.


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