mike morrell is a cbs news consul tent. >> we have provided legitimacy for kim jong-un. that's political gold for him at home. >> reporter: and kim adds to the his nuclear stockpile. >> it comes at a price. but i think that price is worth getting to the negotiating table and talking somewhere with these guys. >> reporter: john bolton, denied a "new york times" report suggesting the trump administration would settle for a nuclear freeze of north korea. where they would maintain material but face its cardinal. nsc staff nor i have mans for a nuclear freeze by north korea. trump says u.s. sanctions will praise him on north korea. but is looking forward to eases them if negotiations are successful. >>> european nations are scrambling on iran knuckle deep. it has reached the limit of how much it can sold. prest yoe s playing withe. cameraar got bump from the debate. she is five points behind joe biden. elizabeth warren and bernie sanders are third and fourth. ed o'keeffe reports that airs got some unwanted attention from the trump family. over the weekends, in a notable sign

mike morrell is a former acting director of the c.i.a. a cbs news consultant. >> we have provided additional legitimacy to kim jong-un, which is gold for him, political gold for him at home. >> reporter: while kim has suspended nuclear and long-range missile tests, he continues to add to his nuclear stockpile. >> reporter: it comes at a price, but i actually think that price is worth getting back to the negotiating table and seeing if we can get somewhere with talking to these guys. >> reporter: national security adviser john bolton denied a "new york times" report suggesting the trump administration would settle for a nuclear freeze by north korea where they would end new production of nuclear material but maintain its current nuclear arsenal. he tweeted, "neither the n.s.c. staff nor i have discussed or heard of any desire to settle for a nuclear freeze by north korea." president trump says u.s. sanctions will remain on north korea, but he's open to easing them if negotiations are successful. david? >> begnaud: paula reid from the white