This Weekend's Programming 5/12/12

SATURDAY, May 12, 2012

SANJAY GUPTA, MD – Saturday NEW TIME 4:30PM – 5:00PM
This week on Sanjay Gupta MD, Sanjay talks with HBO executive John Hoffman, the man behind the “Weight of the Nation” documentary series. Also, DSM-V, the “Psychiatric Bible” is being overhauled for the first time in 20 years; Sanjay explains some controversies behind the changes. Sam Shem, pen name for Harvard Psychiatrist Dr. Stephen Bergman and author of the cult classic “The House of God,” sits down for a rare interview. Most heart attacks happen near a defibrillator, Sanjay looks at one city’s creative fix to make the public aware.

THE SITUATION ROOM WITH WOLF BLITZER – Airs Saturday 6:00PM – 7:00PM
Topic: Jailed U.S. Citizen Alan Gross; Obama administration Cuban policy
Guest: Josefina Vidal, Cuban Foreign Ministry Official
Anchor: Wolf Blitzer

CNN PRESENTS: Airs Saturday 8:00PM – 9:00PM, 11:00PM (Sunday 2:00AM)
CNN Newsroom anchor Randi Kaye anchors a three-story magazine program including a report by Pentagon correspondent Chris Lawrence on “war rage.” Lawrence looks at vets charged with violent crimes who are saying PTSD made them do it; now juries are having to decide: should PTSD be a defense for murder? Correspondent Amber Lyon investigates a new dangerous method of making illegal meth called "shake and bake," and how taxpayers end up footing the bill when it backfires. Finally, investigative correspondent Drew Griffin examines one of the deadliest food outbreaks in U.S. history – and discovers that it could have been prevented, and could easily happen again.

SUNDAY, May 13, 2012

SANJAY GUPTA, MD – Sunday 7:30AM – 8:00AM
This week on Sanjay Gupta MD, Sanjay talks with HBO executive John Hoffman, the man behind the “Weight of the Nation” documentary series. Also, DSM-V, the “Psychiatric Bible” is being overhauled for the first time in 20 years; Sanjay explains some controversies behind the changes. Sam Shem, pen name for Harvard Psychiatrist Dr. Stephen Bergman and author of the cult classic “The House of God,” sits down for a rare interview. Most heart attacks happen near a defibrillator, Sanjay looks at one city’s creative fix to make the public aware.

STATE OF THE UNION WITH CANDY CROWLEY – Airs LIVE Sunday 9:00AM – 10:00AM and NOON
Topic: Campaign 2012; Democratic agenda in Congress; Jobs and the Economy
Guest: Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Guest: Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas)
Topic: Investigation into the leak of the Al Qaeda mole; U.S. – Taliban negotiations; Secret Service Scandal
Guest: Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT)
Guest: Rep. Pete King (R-NY)
Topics: Colorado’s Special Session on civil unions; Colorado as a battleground state; Campaign 2012
Guest: Gov. John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Topic: Mitt Romney's Liberty University Speech; Pres. Obama’s same-sex marriage comments
Guest: Gary Bauer, chairman of the Campaign for Working Families; president of American Values
Guest: Tony Perkins, president of Family Research Council
Anchor: Candy Crowley

FAREED ZAKARIA GPS – Airs 10:00AM – 11:00AM and 1:00PM – 2:00PM
Topic: European election fallout: does the rise of the Left in France and Greece spell the end of the euro – the end to fiscal discipline? Will Europe tilt to the left now?
Guest: David Frum, Republican analyst, columnist for Newsweek / The Daily Beast
Guest: Rt Hon Lord Peter Mandelson, Labour Party
Guest: Elaine Sciolino, Paris correspondent for The New York Times
Guest: Josef Joffe, publisher-editor of Die Zeit (Germany)
Topic: Mr. Zoellick’s take on ending global poverty, the health of the euro, U.S. politics, and more
Guest: Robert Zoellick, president of the World Bank (2007-2012). A FAREED ZAKARIA GPS exclusive
Topics: What does the executive of the world’s largest money management firm think about the health of the U.S. economy? U.S. presidential politics?
Guest: Laurence Fink, CEO of BlackRock
Anchor: Fareed Zakaria

RELIABLE SOURCES – Airs LIVE Sunday 11AM - NOON
Topic: Coverage of Pres. Obama’s same-sex marriage announcement; Romney bullying story
Guest: Nia Malika Henderson, The Washington Post
Guest: Lauren Ashburn, Daily-Download.com
Guest: Terence Smith, former media correspondent for PBS NewsHour
Topic: Partisan coverage of Pres. Obama’s same-sex marriage announcement
Guest: John Aravosis, AmericaBlog.com
Guest: Matt Lewis, The Daily Caller
Topic: Leaking of the Al Qaeda Terror Plot to the Associated Press
Guest: Mark Mazzetti, The New York Times
Topic: Producing The Daily Show
Guest: Mike Rubens, former The Daily Show producer
Host: Howard Kurtz

THE NEXT LIST – Sunday 2:00PM – 2:30PM
Urban beekeeping has been described as a surprisingly addictive trend – one that’s taking over the rooftops from Manhattan to Shanghai. This week The Next List profiles Andrew Coté, founder of both the New York City Beekeepers Association and Bees Without Borders, a charitable organization teaching beekeeping as a means to alleviate poverty in third-world countries.

In Focus – Sunday 7:30PM-8:00 PM
The stories behind the headlines: Border War – Amid all the protests, fighting, and political posturing, a startling new report finds illegal immigration form Mexico has virtually stopped; strangled by the economy, changing demographics, and a massive increase in border enforcement fueled by Republican and Democratic presidents alike. So why isn’t Washington celebrating this rare, bipartisan success? Trouble Maker – When presidents, CEO’s, sports stars, and celebrities get into trouble, Judy Smith is always on call. She is D.C.’s most famous fixer, and her clients have included Monica Lewinsky, Michael Vick, BP, members of Congress, and plenty of others entangled in scandal. Now she is talking…at little…about her secretive world. Rapid Learner – Paulie Harraka has lightning quick reflexes, movie star looks, and a brain for business. It’s just the right combination for his strange dual life: He is a Duke University senior and, improbably, the hottest rising young driver in NASCAR. Lizzie O’Leary reports. Dog Fight – Democrats are crowing over Mitt Romney’s continued troubles about that trip he took with his dog on top of the car. And the Republican challenger might want to beware. The long history of presidential pets suggests strange things can happen when political animals start prowling.

Voters in America – Airs Sunday 8:00PM – 9:00PM and 11:00PM
Multiple deployments interrupt lives, careers, and can lead to health and financial challenges. Featuring narration by former U.S. Army infantryman and motivational speaker JR Martinez and contributions from veteran and veteran’s advocate Paul Rieckhoff, Vets Wanted looks at the unique burdens for families of men and women who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan, and follows the reintegration of members of the Georgia National Guard’s 877th Engineering Company back into civilian life. Deployed to Afghanistan in December 2010, more than half of these veterans faced unemployment when they returned to the U.S. The documentary also examines whether the bipartisan Veterans Jobs Bill passed in November 2011 is of any help as our nation’s heroes make full transitions back to the lives they left to defend America, and offers insights into how veterans’ unemployment may impact their decisions as they head to the polls this November.

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