Weekend Talk Shows/Feb 3-4

THE REUTERS TV WEEKEND DAYBOOK

Saturday and Sunday

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Saturday

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7 a.m. -- WASHINGTON JOURNAL (C-SPAN):

8 a.m.: Robin Maher, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center, discusses "the recent execution in Alabama which used nitrogen gas for the first time and the overall state of the death penalty in the U.S."

9:15 a.m.: South Carolina ETV reporter Gavin Jackson discusses his podcast, "South Carolina Lede" and South Carolina's Feb. 3 Democratic Presidential Primary Day.

8 a.m. -- THE WEEKEND (MSNBC):

An interview with Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.).

11 a.m. -- THE AMANPOUR HOUR (CNN):

An interview with former Vice President Al Gore, founder of The Climate Project.

12Noon -- CNN NEWSROOM WITH FREDRICKA WHITFIELD (CNN):

An interview with Joel Rubin, a Democratic candidate for Maryland's 6th congressional district.

4 p.m. -- CNN NEWSROOM WITH JIM ACOSTA (CNN):

An interview with Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.).

6 p.m. -- THE SATURDAY SHOW (MSNBC):

An interview with Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.).

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Sunday

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7 a.m. -- WASHINGTON JOURNAL (C-SPAN):

8 a.m.: Kyle Kondik, managing editor of the University of Virginia's "Sabato's Crystal Ball," discusses "campaign 2024 and political news of the day."

9:15 a.m.: Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) fellow Matthew Frakes discusses "the evolution of U.S. foreign policy toward Iran and its proxies since the 1983 Beirut Bombing."

8 a.m. -- THE WEEKEND (MSNBC):

An interview with 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.).

An interview with Biden-Harris reelection campaign co-chair Mitch Landrieu.

An interview Marc Elias, former general counsel for the Hillary Clinton and John Kerry presidential campaigns.

9 a.m. -- THIS WEEK WITH GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC):

An interview with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.).

An interview with Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio).

A political roundtable with former DNC chair Donna Brazile; former RNC chairman Reince Priebus, former White House chief of staff; Politico senior political columnist Jonathan Martin; and Washington Post congressional reporter Marianna Sotomayor.

9 a.m. -- FOX NEWS SUNDAY WITH SHANNON BREAM (FOX):

An interview with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.).

An interview with John Kirby, coordinator for strategic communications at the National Security Council.

A legal discussion with George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley; and Tom Dupree, former principal deputy assistant attorney general.

A political roundtable with Marie Harf, former State Department spokesperson; Olivia Beavers, congressional reporter at Politico; Rich Lowry, editor-in-chief at National Review; and Bloomberg News White House and politics editor Mario Parker.

9 a.m. -- STATE OF THE UNION WITH JAKE TAPPER AND DANA BASH (CNN):

An interview with Republican presidential candidate former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-S.C.).

An interview with Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.).

A political roundtable with former Obama senior policy adviser Ashley Allison, former national coalitions director for the 2020 Biden presidential campaign; Doug Heye, former Republican National Committee communications director; Scott Jennings, former special assistant to President George W. Bush; and Faiz Shakir, former Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign manager.

10 a.m. -- SUNDAY MORNING FUTURES WITH MARIA BARTIROMO (FOX NEWS):

A taped interview with former President Donald Trump, a 2024 Republican presidential candidate. For a videolink, go to https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6346064929112.

An interview with Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas).

An interview with Gov. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.).

10 a.m. -- FAREED ZAKARIA GPS (CNN):

Mina Al-Oraibi, editor-in-chief at The National; and Vali Nasr, professor of Middle East Studies and International Affairs at John Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), discuss "continued attacks on American forces by Iran proxies"; and "the U.S. response."

Former Bush White House speechwriter David Frum discusses "U.S. congressional Republicans block aid to Ukraine and Israel over immigration controls at the southern border."

Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator at The Financial Times and author of "The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism," discusses "What's behind China’s economic slowdown – can it revive itself?"

Shannon O'Neil, senior fellow for Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, discusses "Argentina's new anti-establishment president, Javier Milei."

10:30 a.m. -- MEET THE PRESS WITH KRISTEN WELKER (NBC):

An interview with House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).

An interview with national security adviser Jake Sullivan.

NBC News national political correspondent Steve Kornacki discusses a new NBC News poll.

A political roundtable with Sam Jacobs, editor-in-chief at TIME; Ramesh Ponnuru, editor of National Review; NBC News senior Washington correspondent Hallie Jackson; and MSNBC host Symone Sanders-Townsend, former chief spokesperson for Vice President Kamala Harris.

10:30 a.m. -- FACE THE NATION WITH MARGARET BRENNAN (CBS):

An interview with Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.).

An interview with national security adviser Jake Sullivan.

A joint interview with Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee; and Rep. Jim Himes, ranking Democrat on House Intelligence Committee.

An interview with retired Gen. Frank McKenzie, former commander of United States Central Command.

11 a.m. -- INSIDE POLITICS SUNDAY (CNN):

An interview with Mazi Pilip, a Republican candidate for New York's 3rd congressional district.

An interview with former Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.), a Democratic candidate for New York's 3rd congressional district.

An interview with former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.), who represented New York's 3rd congressional district before he was expelled from Congress.

11 a.m. -- MEDIA BUZZ (FOX NEWS):

The guests are: former Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah); Lucy Caldwell, former Joe Walsh presidential campaign manager; Washington Examiner investigations editor Sarah Bedford; Democratic strategist Tim Hogan; and Clay Travis, radio host and founder of Outkick.com.

12Noon -- INSIDE WITH JEN PSAKI (MSNBC):

An interview with Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.).

4 p.m. -- CNN NEWSROOM WITH JIM ACOSTA (CNN):

An interview with Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas).

7 p.m. -- 60 MINUTES (CBS):

An interview with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on "inflation risks and the economy, the timeline for cutting rates, the health of the country's banks, and more."

A report on the "fastest growing group entering the U.S. through the southern border – Chinese migrants." The segment includes interviews with Chinese migrants who explain how they used instructions posted on TikTok for their journey and ultimately crossing the Mexico-U.S. border "through a 4-foot gap in the border fence."

A report on "how technology has helped spur a sports betting boom" and what it has meant for "sports fans, betting companies, and the gamblers – overwhelmingly young men – making snap bets anytime, anywhere."

8 p.m. -- Q & A (C-SPAN):

Sebastian Thrun, a former vice president at Google and founder of Google X, Waymo, Google Brain and other projects, discusses "his work in Silicon Valley and the future of artificial intelligence."

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The Reuters Weekend TV Daybook

Saturday and Sunday/February 3-4, 2024

REUTERS