AC360° Radar for June 26th

Lisa Ort
AC360° Producer

Here’s a look at some of the stories on our radar for tomorrow:

RAW POLITICS: Sen. John McCain will be in Cincinnati, OH where he’ll meet with some local pastors, go to a finance event, and have a town hall meetinf.  Sen. Barack Obama will be in Pittsburgh, PA at an economic summit in the morning and at a fundraiser in DC later in the day.  Michelle Obama will be on the campaign trail in Manchester, NH and in New York City. 

LONG ISLAND SLAVERY SENTENCING: Scheduled date of sentencing for Varsha Sabhnani, convicted of enslaving and torturing two Indonesian housekeepers in her family's Long Island mansion. Her husband, Mahender, will be sentenced tomorrow on the slavery charges.

MYSPACE SUICIDE CASE: Scheduled date of court hearing for Lori Drew, accused of portraying herself online as a teen boy and tormenting a 13-year-old neighbor. The girl, Megan Meier, later committed suicide.

OUTLOOK FOR SUMMER AIR TRAVEL HEARING: Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee’s Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security Subcommittee holds hearings to “examine the growing problem of congestion and delay in the National Airspace System (NAS) and steps the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and airlines are taking to address it.”

NATION’S FINANCIAL CHALLENGES HEARING: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee’s Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security Subcommittee holds a hearing entitled “In the Red: Addressing the Nation’s Financial Challenges.”

CATCHING FUGITIVES IN THE 21st CENTURY HEARING: Senate Judiciary Committee’s Crime and Drugs Subcommittee holds hearings to “examine effective ways to catch fugitives in the 21st century.”

CLIMATE CHANGE HEARING: House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Energy and Air Quality Subcommittee holds a hearing entitled “Climate Change: Costs of Inaction.”