never sleeps, so i don't know if you say good morning to new york, but we are going to do it anyway, good morning, new york, 57 degrees and showers expected. not expecting the weather to be too bad there, but new jersey, a major political announcement around 11:00 eastern today. cory booker is expected to announce that he will run for the u.s. senate. this is the seat left vacant by the death of long-time senator who died earlier this week. earlier this year, before lotten pwurg announced his retirement, booker said he was running in 2014. but there is a special election in october to fill that seat. freedom versus safety is the debate across the country. president obama now fighting critics for a controversial surveillance program. >> the national security agency has been keeping track of millions of phone calls in the united states and they have been doing it for seven years.