joining us from washington this morning is james rosen. good morning to you, james. >> and this report from iaea is based on brand new information or information that they've had for while because our allies have felt this for some time? >> that's true. and most of this does appear to be based on information that's been in the possession of iaea for some time and dave, flashing over the wires this morning, word that iran has set a date for u.n. nuclear inspectors to examine the most recently disclosed site. mohamm mohamed el baradei, announced during a visit to tehran that he and iran's top nuclear official agreed that iaea technicians will be allowed in to inspect the iranian enrichment facility near the holy central city. it was disclosed on october the 25th. this prompted to el baradei to say it's moving from conspiracy to cooperation. talks held last week in agagen a geneva. >> iran ignored the demands to halt, like the bush administration the white house says if they don't look at those demands there will be sanctions. >>en i know that

correspondent james rosen reports that whilest is now legal to get a handgun in the nation's capital, it is definitely not easy. >> they hit right at the top of the bull's eye. >> target practice with a glock 17, the desired end goal for any aspiring handgun owner but several steps down the line for residents of washington, d.c. first comes the trip to police headquarters to pick up paperwork. >> you know all the safety features of your firearm? >> then a five-hour course on law, safety measures and hands-on practice taught by one of 30 licensed ininstructors in d.c. >> if that weapon is discharged for any reason, there are legal consequences. >> then a trip to a gun store outside d.c. like the blue ridge arsenal and firing range in chantilly, virginia. >> is this the world's most powerful handgun? ought most powerful handgun in the world. it shoots a 50 .caliber bullet. >> do they make a holster for this? >> after you ping out a weapon that suits you, d.c. law requires a background check, a return to police headquarters for fingerprinting and a 20-question exam and a ten-day waiting

james rosen with the news from washington. james? >> reporter: julie, senior u.s. officials are treading gingerly around these excerpts of a draft report by nuclear experts from the iaea that concludes iran possesses sufficient information to design and produce a workable nuclear weapon. the head of the iaea was in iran this morning announcing his agency's inspectors will on october 25th be admitted inside the underground uranium enrichment site that iran kept secret until just last week. he won the nobl nobel peace pri, said today the iaea has no concrete proof that there is an ongoing nuclear weapons program in iran. however, the iaea draft report cites iran's work on high explosive testing and its redesign of a missile reentry vehicle. iran's decision to admit inspectors into the facility while at high level talks in geneva attended by da diplomats. today the president's national security advisor sidestepped a question about whether the iaea draft report suggesting the iranians know how to build a nuclear bomb is accurate. >> whether they know how to do it or no

. >> and china already said no to the sanctions, james rosen, good to see you, thanks. >> jamie: the head of the iaea reportedly opposes a confrontation with iran and said urging cooperation and transparency and how tough does the world need to be on iran now? is el baradei giving iran too much credit, even at this early stage, even before the inspection? joining me, former u.s. ambassador to the united nations, fox news contributor, john bolten, ambassador bolten, good morning. >> good morning. >> jamie: there is a lot of news on iran, this morning. we have a date now for this inspection and we have some details about this report. how much have we really learned about what iran is doing and how much do you think we'll really be able to inspect. >> well, in terms of the report, that is mentioned, the iaea report, let me speak in general terms. there is nothing surprising in that report. to the united states. and, in fact, nothing that has been surprising for five years. indeed, every indication is, that the bulk what the iaea got it received from western governments, that provided it

correspondent james rosen has the story. >> in a closed-door session at the white house, president obama exchanged views on the afghan war with members of the defense, foreign affairs, intelligence and appropriations committees. yaf afterward, key lawmakers emerged with a variety of reactions. >> everyone said whatever decision you make, we will support it basically. >> i hope at the end of the day, the president will follow the advice of some of our finest generals who we believe know what it would take to stabilize the situation in afghanistan. >> nobody is talking about just leaving. nobody is talking about only a counterterrorism strategy. what we're talking about is how do we accomplish a set of goals that are rrk in fact, accomplishable and appropriate to the task here. >> half measures is what i worry about, not getting completely out of afghanistan. half measures that were the same kind that took place under rumsfeld and casey that lead to failure over time and an erosion of american public support. >> earlier in remarks to employees at the national counterterrorism center in vir

james rosen has the latest developments for us from washington. james, i guess i just find it interesting that whether the question of dialogue can actually work. this is such an optimistic viewpoint from muhammad abbarad a. he's the head in the agency, jamie, and he has been less confrontational toward iran than some u.s. officials would like to see over the years. this report is an internal draft meaning it was not approved for release. its title is possible military dimension of iran's nuclear program. excerpts showing up on websites last month and "the new york times" today. it quotes sufficient information to be able to design and produce a workable nuclear weapon. it also concludes that iran has made major strides in a number of projects that can only belie an intention to billion -- build nuclear weapons. we should point out, jamie, iran maintains its nuclear work is for peaceful energy purposes. >> even medical isotopes as they would declare. you've been following this, james so i want to ask you since there is such a positive viewpoint and

james rosen reports on the continuing indecision on how to fight the war. >> the meeting aboard air force i as it idled on a copenhagen tarmac, president obama spent a half hour with stanley mcchrystal, the top u.s. commander in afghanistan. the huddle marked their first face to face since mcchrystal urged the commander in chief in a memo that was widely leaked to commit 30,000 to 40,000 more troops in the war effort, a request that the president is still mulling. >> they agreed that this was a helpful process. general mcchrystal expects that the president and others are going to ask him questions about the assessment that he's made. >> on wednesday, the president convened his war council with mcchrystal taking part via link. there were pointed challenges to mcchrystal's assessment, including sharp questioning by vice president biden who is set to favor reduced reliance on ground troops and greater use of airpower and counterterrorism strikes. thursday, the general struck back during a speech at institute for strategic studies in london where a questioner put forth a plan similar to biden

james rosen is working the story from the newsroom here in washington. hi, james. >>> senior u.s. officials are treading gingerly around draft reports from the iaea that concludes iran possesses "sufficient information to design and produce a workable nuclear weapon." the head of the iaea announced they will be admitted inside the underground uranium enrichment site that iran had kept secret until just last week. elbarade said the iaea has no concrete proof that there is an ongoing nuclear weapons program in iran. yet it citeds iran's work on high explosives testing. iran's decision to admit inspectors followed high level talks in geneva last week attended also by dip plow nationals from germany and the european union. the security advisor sid stepped a question about whether the report suggesting the iranis know how to build a nuclear bomb is accurate. >> whether they know how to do it or not is a matter of some conjecture. what we are watching is what is their intent and we have been worried about that intent. we now have an iran that is aring to come to the table. >> they will

nations nuclear watchdog agency says he sees tehran shifting gears from confrontation to cooperation, james rosenh the story. >> reporter: u.s. officials are treading gingerly around the excerpts of a draft report by nuclear experts from the iaea, that concludes iran possesses sufficient information to design and produce a workable nuclear weapon. and the head of the iaea, dr. el baradei was in iran this morning, and announcing his agency's inspectors will on october 25th, be admitted inside the underground uranium enrichment site, near the holy city of qum iran kept secret until last week and em brady who won the nobel peace prize in '05 but who conservatives see as too deferential to the iranian regime said the iaea has no concrete proof, that there is an ongoing nuclear weapons program in iran, however the iaea draft report cites iran's work on high explosives, testing and the redesign of a missile reentry vehicle so it can accommodate a nuclear warhead an iran's decision to admit inspectors into the qum facility followed high level talks in geneva attended by diplomat by the u.n. security cou