questions here. should the u.s. be reducing the amount of nuclear weapons in your job you oversee the nuclear arsenal. we need to make sure that we have a nuclear stockpile that is safe, secure and effective. they are beginning a nuclear posture review right now and we will keep what we have and put in place what is necessary to keep our nation safe. bret: so no reduction right now? no. bret: okay. and energy secretary, the former, earnest monise was deep involved in the iran negotiations. have you been? i have certainly been informed about what is going on. the guy who has been doing it certainly has been in touch with us on daily basis. i m very involved in terms of where we are. and i think we need to get back to the table honestly. bret: okay, last question. the washington free beacon did some reporting on some stocks that you owned of a company. the former obama ethics chief walter schaub criticized the
members of his national security team as the deadline came and went. so let s bring in cnn senior white house correspondent jim acosta with more. the white house is adamant that president obama is not going to accept a bad deal with iran. last night as you said the president held a video conference call with his national security team and with secretary of state john kerry and energy secretary earnest monise. there they are on the big screen in the situation room. leading the u.s. side of the talks in switzerland obviously. and at this point administration officials are telling me they cannot say whether or not they will reach a breakthrough at these negotiations. the one thing that white house press secretary josh earnest made clear to reporters yesterday is that the u.s. is prepared to walk away from the talks. he said the option of military action against iran remains on the table, should these talks fail. now there s obviously a lot at stake for secretary kerry. but also for the