This Weekend's Programming 4/13 - 4/14/13

SATURDAY, April 13, 2013

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

This week on “Sanjay Gupta MD":  the bionic hand, a remarkable new prosthetic where the user can program and control movements with a standard i-phone.  Sanjay gets an exclusive demonstration with the first person to use the device: a young father who lost both hands to an electrical shock.  Also, Bracing for bird flu: as the investigation continues into the new flu strain that is killing people in China, Dr. Thomas Frieden – the CDC Director – tells Sanjay he’s worried the U.S. is not fully prepared to handle an outbreak, or to identify new viruses. 

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

Topic:   North Korea; Drones; Guns

Guest:  Mark Mazzetti, The New York Times

Anchor: Wolf Blitzer

SUNDAY, April 14, 2013

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

Topic:    North Korea; Gang of Eight Immigration Deal

Guest:   Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), ranking member, Armed Services Committee

Topics: Gang of Eight; Immigration Bill

Guest:  Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)

Topic:    Gun Legislation

Guest:   Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV)

Guest:   Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA)

Topic:    Politics

Guest:   Donna Brazile, Democratic strategist; CNN contributor

Guest:   Ana Navarro, Republican strategist; CNN contributor

Guest:   Gerard Seib, Washington bureau chief, The Wall Street Journal

Noon Hour Only:

Topics:  North Korea Tensions; Nuclear Threat

Guest:   Victor Cha, senior adviser and Korean chair, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Guest:   Gen. Michael Hayden (Ret.), former CIA Director

Anchor:  Candy Crowley

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

Topics:    Obama 2014 budget proposal; How urgent is deficit reduction – and what is the right approach?

Guest:     David Stockman, former Director of the Office of Management and Budget (Reagan Administration)

Guest:     Austan Goolsbee, PhD former chairman Council on Economic Advisers (President Barack Obama Administration), professor of economics for the Booth School of Business, University of Chicago

Topics:    How do we get medical costs under control?

Guest:     Steven Brill, journalist, founder of Court TV, American Lawyer magazine, Journalism Online

Guest:     David Goldhill, president & CEO of the Game Show Network

Topic:     The globalization of food

Guest:     Anthony Bourdain,adventure chef, host of CNN’s “Parts Unknown”

Topic:      Do ethics hurt the bottom line inbusiness?

Guest:     Ratan Tata, former chairman of the Tata Group, a seven-sector Indian multinational corporation

Anchor:    Fareed Zakaria

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

Topic:   Mother Jones’ David Corn Uncovers Secret Recording of Sen. McConnell’s Campaign Planning Meeting; Coverage of Gun Legislation Compromise

Guest:   Nia Malika Henderson, National Political Reporter for the Washington Post

Guest:   Amy Holmes, Anchor of “Real News” on The Blaze

Guest:   Ana Marie Cox, Political Columnist for The Guardian

Topic:    Congressman Plans Twitter Ruse

Guest:   Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN)

Topic:   NY Times Interview with Anthony Weiner: Staging a Political Comeback?

Guest:  Paul Begala, CNN Contributor and Democratic strategist

Topic:   New Documentary: “War on Whistleblowers”

Guest:  Robert Greenwald, Producer “War on Whistleblowers”

Guest:  Howard Kurtz

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

This week "The Next List" profiles Juan Sostheim, a pioneer in scalable sustainable living. As founder of Rancho Margot, a luxury eco-tourist resort, educational facility and organic farm in Costa Rica, he’s demonstrating that “living off the grid” is not only possible, but practical for large scale communities.

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