owed him an apology and in his reply the president stopped just stop of short same president ahmadinejad botha and apology to the people but did not quite say that they do think that is what he is saying? >> i would simply point* to what he said i think he was fairly clear on what he meant and who it was directed. >> and a question and that was asked yesterday about the letters from congress? >> of the was looking for that but i do not have any more news on that. >> the president said the nuclear clock is ticking does that imply a deadline for military action? >> i certainly will not get into anything like that. i the ink obviously only to say that we continue to have grave concerns about steps they would take to acquire a nuclear weapon. and nothing that would suggest they would take any steps not to continue to pursue. >> governor sanford, i wonder if the president has ben following the results the past week to politically or personally? >> i am sure he has read it in the paper but he has not given me any particular reaction. >> the president talked about. [laughter] >> i apologize to the. >