and with me now is george jahn the associated press reporter who broke the story about the latest negotiations. george, this draft proposal that would bring down iran's centrifuges by 40% how real is it? >> it's as real as anything we're getting out of these confidential negotiations. we do vet our stories very carefully and several officials who are close to the top did tell us that this document is being discussed between iran and the united states. of course, it's part of a bigger deal, if a deal is going to be shaping up. so we're not there yet, but it's definitely on the table. >> ifill: so when the white house says the report is not accurate, they mean it's not accurate it's a done deal or these things are floating around? >> they're not denying there is a draft. they're basically saying it's not being handed around to a wider circle. it's between at this point, mostly between u.s. and iranian negotiators. >> ifill: but the question about hardware and centrifuges that's not the whole story we're talking about in these negotiations. >> oh not at all. not at all. the centrifuges are very,