PITTSBURGH -- The race for the White House is bringing both Democratic presidential candidates back to Pittsburgh.

Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama will both talk Monday morning at a manufacturing forum at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.

Obama appears at 9 a.m.; Clinton appears at 11 a.m. Attendance is by invitation only.

Channel 11 has a team of reporters at the forum. Hear what the candidates had to say and where they're going next on Channel 11 News at noon.

Sunday night, Clinton received the endorsement of actor Sean Astin of the The Lord of the Rings. He talked to supporters at Bar Louie at Station Square.

"Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton connects with working people. She has for 35 years,” Astin said.

Meanwhile, Obama is still being criticized for describing small-town residents as "bitter" and clinging to guns or religion.

Sen. Bob Casey Jr. is defending Obama. And Gov. Ed Rendell said the comments prove Obama is out of touch with voters in this state.

Rendell said, "I think they show a pretty significant lack of understanding about the people of this state."

"He was trying to express the frustration that people feel not only with this economy, but what's been happening in Washington,” Casey said.

John McClain will be in town on Tuesday. He'll be hosting a $1,000 per-plate fundraiser at the Omni William Penn Hotel in downtown Pittsburgh. That takes place at noon.

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