our guest, leslie sanchez. the washington journal is next. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] . . host: among the issues that lawmakers will be facing in the week ahead. sunday, july 7. live coverage under way in about two hours here on c-span of our nation's governors in boston. the deficit, spending priorities, and state budget. we want your thoughts and comments. short on money, long on problems. that is how they put it in ""the washington post." for democrats, 202-737-0002. for republicans, 202-737-0001. for independents, 202-628-0205. join the conversation online as well as journal@c-span.org -- as well at twitter.com/c-spanwj or send us an e-mail at journal@c- span.org. beginning with a political note this morning, dan brown says " the battle for congress will play out between now and november, indicating how president obama might govern the second half of his first term. but no one underestimates the significance of the state falls. one way that the governmen

then a look at arizona's immigration law with leslie sanchez. that is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. also a look at the federal budget deficit during the closing session of the national governors' association summer meeting. that is live at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the most important mission as a journalist is to confront those who are in power, to question those who are in power so we can prevent abuse of power. >> since 1986, jorge ramos has anchored the largest spanish television network in united states. we will spend an hour with him "q&a".day night's >> c-span brings you a direct link to public affairs, politics, history, and nonfiction books, all as a public service, created by america's cable companies. >> next, president obama speaks at a fund-raiser for missouri senate democratic candidate robin carnahan. this event is about 40 minutes. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> thank you. thank you very much. you know, it is a gorgeous room. and i like it so much that is kans

our guest is leslie sanchez, a republican. washington journal, live, 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> for a snapshot of washington and the 111th congress, the congressional directory -- a reference guide to members of the house and senate, the president's cabinet, and state governors. available online. >> president obama speaks at a fund-raiser for misery -- for missouri senate candidate robin carnahan. >> thank you very much. thank you. it is a gorgeous room. i like it so much that it is in kansas city. i want to thank all of you. so many of you are my dear friends. you have been for many years. and you have been here for me through thick and thin. for may through the thick and thin, ups and downs, the campaign's, the wins and losses, all of it. i am so pleased you are here enthusiastically supporting the next united states senator from missouri, robin carnahan. [applause] and greeting the president of the united states at the same time. you cannot get any better than at. we are all here today because we understand the choices that missourians have in november.