0 a.m. eastern, so set your alarms and start your day with cnn. that s it for the lead. i ll be back at 6:00 p.m. eastern to fill in for wolf. but now i turn you over to brianna keilar, filling in for wolf in the first half of the situation room. tens of millions could files powerful storms including the terrifies and high-speed winds known as a derecho. 10-year-old sarah is getting a new set of lungs. wolf blitzer is off today. i m brianna keilar, you re in the situation room. a top sblel jens official is the director of the national security agency says the details are still classified, but he tells lawmakers that phone records were critical in foiling numerous terror threats. it s dozens of terrorist events that these have helped prevent. i want the american people to know we re being transparent in here. while u.s. authorities build a case against the man who blew the lid off those survaluance programs, edward snowden has dropped another bombshell, the self-declared
political side, they re digging a deeper divide, the president heading up to baltimore, to face a tough crowd, the president addresses the house republicans at their annual retreat, what will he say about jobs, will the two sides meet or will they? new details on what will go down today and more on that developmenting story in a minute. in the meantime, a new story, new word the obama administration is looking for another option to try the 9/11 terror suspects rather than in downtown new york city. as you likely know that trial will include the self-professed mastermind of the attacks that killed nearly 3000, khalid shaikh mohammed, on screen here, the trial supposed to be held in a federal court within walking distance of where the twin towers once stood. there has been a major public outcry in new york and now we hear it out of congress, both the house and senate side, and new york s once supportive mayor has second thoughts in addition to that. here s mike bloomberg. it