Under increasing pressure to do a media interview, the McCain campaign announced that Gov. Sarah Palin will meet with ABC News anchor Charlie Gibson later this week in Anchorage.
It will be Palin's first interview since being named to the Republican ticket.
Earlier in the day, McCain campaign manager Rick Davis told Fox News that Palin would not subject herself to any tough questions from reporters
"until the point in time when she'll be treated with respect and
deference."