CNN 2009-06-03（在线收听）

Hey there, I m Virginia Cha at the CNN Center in Atlanta with a look at what s happening NOW IN THE NEWS.President Obama preparing to head out on an important trip to the middle-east as well as Europe, he is making a major speech about U.S relations with the Muslim world from Cairo,Egypt later this week. President Obama has said the U.S is not and will never be at war with Islam.

President Obama wants the Senate to confirm Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor before August. Republicans warn though they will not be rushed through the voting process. Today Judge Sotomayor will meet those who will determine her fate.She s heading to Capitol Hill. She s now there to meet with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Wreckages have been found in the Atlantic Ocean that could have come from the Air France plane that disappeared yesterday.So far, a drum, seats other items have been found but it s not enough to make a confirmed connection to Flight 447. The flight was headed from Rio de Janeiro to Paris when it encountered turbulence and then lost radio contact.The 228 passengers and crew onboard are presumed dead.

The man accused of killing a doctor who performed abortions is expected to be in court today. Investigators believe Scott Roeder shot and killed Doctor George Tiller in the foyer of his church on Sunday. Roeder's ex-wife says he became involved with anti-tax and anti-abortion activists groups about 10 years ago.She also spoke about the killing, .

He shouldn't have done this to this man. No matter how wrong abortion is,no matter how justifiable,you don t go and shoot someone in the head that it s a selfish thing to do.

Embattled automaker General Motors says it has reached a preliminary agreement to sell its Hummer brand.but GM is not revealing the name of the buyer citing a memorandum of understanding with this said buyer.GM says that the sale is expected to close by the end of the third quarter of this year.And those are the headlines for you at this hour. Stay with CNN for more on those stories and all your other news of the day.