This Weekend's Programming 2/9 - 2/10/13

SATURDAY, February 9, 2013

SANJAY GUPTA, MD – Airs Saturday 4:30PM – 5:00PM and Sunday 7:30AM – 8:00AM

This week on Sanjay Gupta MD, Sanjay is in London examining a British approach to treating pain, which is much different from how pain is treated in the United States. Sanjay also gives an update on Malala, the 15-year-old human rights campaigner from Pakistan, who just underwent a crucial operation after surviving being shot in the head by Taliban militants. Finally, Sanjay talks with actors Alfred Molina and Ving Rhames, as they co-star in TNT’s new drama, “Monday Mornings.”

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

Topic:   State of the Union Address Preview

Guest:  David Frum, CNN political contributor; former speechwriter for Pres. George W. Bush

Guest:  Paul Begala, CNN political contributor; former adviser for Pres. Bill Clinton

Topic:   Pakistan

Guest:  Pervez Musharraf, former Pakistani President

PLUS:   Live updates on the winter storm hitting the northeast and the manhunt for Christopher Dorner.

Anchor:  Wolf Blitzer

THE COMING STORMS – Airs Saturday 9:00PM – 10:00PM and 12:00AM

CNN’s intrepid correspondents report for a comprehensive investigation on the lessons learned by the October Superstorm Sandy – and what Americans need to do to prepare for the next inevitable weather test.  CNN’s Jason Carroll, focuses on the impact of the storm surge and flooding, particularly to lower Manhattan, Staten Island, and New Jersey, in the wake October’s devastating Tropical Storm Sandy.  CNN’s Ed Lavandera investigates what New Orleans has done in the deadly wake of Hurricane Katrina to make sure that city won’t go underwater again – and what we can learn from them.  CNN’s John Zarrella reports on threats to our eyes in the sky, satellites which are crucial to warning people that a storm is coming.  CNN’s David Mattingly reports from Breezy Point in Queens, New York, on potential engineering solutions to address the powerful storm surges associated with superstorms, and investigate the vulnerability of the nation’s power grids, communications and transport systems – and what municipalities are and are not doing to safeguard our infrastructure from storm damage.  CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen reports from Greenland about science being gathered there about the condition of the ice sheets and their potential affect on global climate.  And throughout, chief meteorologist Chad Myers, offers his scientific insights on the factors that make these powerful “superstorms” so destructive, and discusses what Americans can expect from future weather systems.

SUNDAY, February 10, 2013

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

Topics:    Foreign Policy; Prebuttal to the State of the Union Address

Guest:     Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)

Topics:    Drones and National Security; State of the Union Address

Guest:     Sen. Angus King (I-ME)

Topics:    Emerging Threats; Chuck Hagel Nomination; Defense Cuts

Guest:     Robert Gates, former Defense Secretary

Topics:    Politics

Guest:     Jim Acosta: national political correspondent, CNN

Guest:     Former Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX)

Guest:     Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)

Guest:     Amy Walter, national editor, Cook Political Report

Anchor:   Candy Crowley

RELIABLE SOURCES – Airs LIVE Sunday 11:00AM – NOON

Topic:    GOP Rebranding and Fox News; Coverage of Sen. Menendez and Gov. Christie; Dorner Manifesto

Guest:   Ryan Lizza, CNN contributor; Washington correspondent, The New Yorker

Guest:   Lauren Ashburn, editor-in-chief, DailyDownload.com

Guest:   Steve Roberts, Professor of Media and Public Affairs at The George Washington University

Topic:    Pew Study Results on Facebook; First Netflix-only TV Series Released

Guest:   Mario Armstrong, digital lifestyle expert, HLN

Guest:   Sarah Lacy, founder, PandoDaily.com

Topic:    CBS Announces Grammy Wardrobe Guidelines

Guest:   Maureen O’Connor, features editor, NY Magazine’s “The Cut”

Guest:   Lola Ogunnaike, culture commentator

Host:     Howard Kurtz
 

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

Topic:      Who has the power in Washington post-election?  Which parts of his agenda can President Obama realistically push through?  What can President Obama do about jobs?

Guest:     Edward Conard, former managing director of Bain & Co.  

Guest:     Arianna Huffington, president and editor-in-chief, AOL Huffington Post Media Group

Guest:     Paul Krugman, columnist, The New York Times and Professor of Economics & International Affairs, Princeton University; Nobel laureate in economics; author: End This Depression Now! (2012)

Guest:     Mort Zuckerman, editor-in-chief of  New York’s Daily News and U.S. News & World Report

Topic:      Why Ambani is “optimistic” about America; America’s energy revolution; what would a strike on Iran do to the world energy market?; India’s great inequality problem

Guest:     Mukesh Ambani, chairman & CEO of Reliance Industries Limited

Topics:    The Syrian civil war, the Arab Spring, and women’s rights in the Arab world

Guest:     Abdelilah Benkirane, Chief of Government of Morocco

Guest:     Najib Mikati, Prime Minister of Lebanon

Guest:     Salam Fayyad, Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority

Guest:     Hesham Qandil, Prime Minister of Egypt

Guest:     Ali M.Z. Ben Zedan, Prime Minister of Libya

Anchor:   Fareed Zakaria

THE NEXT LIST –  Airs Sunday 2:30PM – 3:00PM

This week 'The Next List' profiles Jay Keasling, a pioneer engineering microbes – single cell organisms like yeast and E. coli – to produce biofuels, medicines, and even cosmetic compounds from simple ingredients like sugar cane and grass.

ENCORE PRESENTATION:

JAKE TAPPER REPORTS: An American Hero: The Uncommon Valor of Clint Romesha - Airs Sunday 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM, 11:00PM

In a Jake Tapper Reports special, the anchor and chief Washington correspondent will look back at one of the deadliest days of the Afghan war through a compelling interview with former U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Clinton Romesha, who led the courageous battle when Combat Outpost Keating was attacked on Oct. 3, 2009. President Obama will award Romesha the Medal of Honor for his actions that deadly day on Monday, February 11.

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