Good morning, thanks for being with us. Welcome to the week end. Happy weekend. We begin with the escalating crisis in the middle east. This morning israeli war planes bombed several targets in the hamas controlled gaza strip and israel called up thousands of reservist for a possible invasion and they spoke with israeli leaders on friday night reiterating israel has a right to defend itself and he also spoke with egyptian leaders trying to diffuse the conflict. Allen pizzey is in tel aviv with the latest. Good morning, anthony. Vague talk of a ceasefire and the realthough on the ground is another story. This morning they managed to hit ashdod with four rockets and the retaliation continued unabated. An israeli air strike demolished a building in the jabali area and there were reports of civilians among casualties. At least half of the palestinians killed have been civilians including eight children and a pregnant woman. A massive explosion rocked the socket center. The israeli Bombing Campaign expanded into other areas and included the government infrastructure, the cabinet headquarters flattened, tunnels used by hamas and others to smuggle goods and weapons from egypt were also targeted. They did the same thing in the invasion four years ago but hamas was back in business in short order. The tunisian foreign minister arrived amid the chaos to visit a hospital and show solidarity. This follows one yesterday by the eegyptian prime minister. Egypt is willing and working to promote a ceasefire. The israelis insist everything is hamas fault. We are only interested in one thing, not capturing territory, not in military victory on the battlefield, we want to bring peace and quiet. The israeli troops and arm or continue to amass along the border and roads are sealed off and the Israeli Cabinet approved plans to call up as much as 71 a,000 reservists, setting the stage for a possible Ground Invasion. He had to the Israeli Military deployed a battery of socalled iron dome antimissile system right here in tel aviv four are already operational in the south and the idea is they intercept, detect, and intercept missiles in the air and such is the success rate that three more have been rushed into production anthony. Thanks allen. Joining us from our Washington Bureau is a man that knows the middle east and the military situation there very well the former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, retired air force general richard myers. Good morning, general. Good morning, anthony and rebecca. A general as you just heard allen say if anything things seem to be escalating. So far limited to air strikes but clearly the israelis are preparing for the ground war. What are the implications if it reaches that . I think were in a stage with whats going on right now between israel and gaza that where diplomacy could get behind and if diplomacy gets behind i think escalation is the natural outcome. It is good to hear that the president is involved, good to hear that egypt wants to play the role of mediator here and well see how that plays out over the days because it is a lot hotter as your correspondent said there in gaza it is a lot hotter when youre on the ground there. And a lot more technologically sophisticated than the last time we saw things escalating. Hamas has rockets landing right outside of tel aviv in jerusalem. What would israel have to do to stop the rockets and does that mean an escalation to a ground offensive . I think the weapons, i think the technology as you mentioned, i think that does change the equation to a great extent so the things that israel is going to have to do probably have to be a little more invasive and i dont even Ground Invasion but more invasive as they go after this kind of capability. It may mean they go in on the ground but it remains to be seen. It does change the equation when rockets can come close to tel aviv and jerusalem. How much more prepared how much more powerful is hamas than they were four years ago when we we want through this . Seem to rearm well. They were beat down bad in 2009 but because of whats happened in libya examine some of the arms they had that migrated now to gaza from iran they seem to be much better prepared and i think their access through the sinai and so forth increased since the egyptians elected a new president. I think there is not as much security there as there once was. How does that changing geopolitical back drop the neighboring countries, you mentioned egypt change things for israel this go around . Might the other countries join in the offensive . So far egypt said it will support the peace treaty it has with israel. The same for jordan of course. You have to worry about the underlying stability and the mood of the people and both of those countries jordan being more than 50 palestinian and of course you have syria and lebanon on the northern and on the eastern borders that are in turmoil right now and not to mention the rest of the middle east all the way to bahrain. This is probably one of the most dangerous times we have ever faced in the middle east. General richard myers, a very delicate situation. Thank you so much for being with us. Good morning. For sure. Even as new details of the scandal that forced him out of cia director continue to emerge on friday general David Petraeus appeared on capitol hill and he was summoned to testify about the attack at the u. S. Consulate in benghazi libya, that killed four americans including the u. S. Ambassador. Margaret brennan is here with the story. Good morning, rebecca. David petraeus first briefed congress about the attack in benghazi days after the assault. Yesterday he made clear the cia knew then that al qaeda was behind the attack but that intelligence was considered classified. Avoiding cameras on capitol hill former cia director David Petraeus slipped behind closed doors to brief house and Senate Intelligence members about the deadly assault on the benghazi consulate in libya on september 11th. Four americans were killed in the attack including ambassador chris stevens. When asked by lawmakers to explain thecias talking point memo circulated after the assault, petraeus is said to have described the assault as a terrorist attack. The cia points to intercepts of cell phone calls and Text Messages as proof that some of the attackers belong to al qaeda many the must gorap, the north african affiliate. The final version used by susan rice in five sunday talk shows made no mention of terrorism, only extremists. I think it is clear there were extremest elements that joined and escalated the violence. Administration Officials Say al qaedas suspected role was classified information and the white house denied making any attempt to sense sure the world terrorism saying the talking points were produced by the Intelligence Community. Congressman peter king voiced his concerns. It is still not clear how the final talking points emerged. Went through a long process involving many agencies and including the department of justice and the state department and no one knows yet exactly who came up with the final version. Reporter a Senior Intelligence official tells cbs news the Intelligence Community decided that the unclassified points should exchange the broader term extremist for terrorists when referring to those responsible for the attack. It is not clear why al qaedas role would be considered too sensitive at that time to share with the public. Margaret brennan, thank you so much. As we said petraeus appearance in congress did not slow the scandal that brought him down. The latest developments around jill kelley, the florida socialite at the center of the storm, and her twin consider both have debt and legal problems yet both managed to cultivate relationships that got them into some pretty exclusive places including the white house. Cheryl atkinson is in our Washington Bureau with more. Good morning. Good morning, anthony. The white house says kel lee and qualm visited there three times in recent months after the fbi began investigating allegedly threatening and jealous emails kelly received over her friendship with general petraeus. The white house says jill kelley and her twin sister natalie kwan visited three times in the past seven weeks having meals with a male staffer and taking a tour. It also extends to the tampa mayor and friday his Office Released 70 pages of emails mentioning kelley who frequently name dropped. We just got back from spending the weekend with the petraeus . It was daves 59th birthday. I am in d. C. Having dinner with petraeus and john allen. The access included a 2010 fundraiser for marco rubio and his office says they didnt contribute. Kwaun got invites to Campaign Committee events in marthas vin yard and and the baptism of patrick kennedys baby and john kerrys private party for last year stanley cup champion boston bruins. Central to all of that access is gerald harrington, a finance official on kerris 2004 president ial campaign. He extended her a loan worth 300,000 according to documents filed in the bankruptcy which shows a 3. 6 million debt. Records show her sister kelley is a party to nine Court Actions involving debts, mortgages, and multi Million Dollar foreclosures. Nothing wrong with private citizens forging all of those friendships and connections and a former Legal Counsel at the Defense Department told cbs the debt and legal issues should have been huge red flags for the officials. Thanks so much, cheryl. Now we turn to the socalled fiscal cliff, the combination of tax hikes and spending cuts that will kick in at the start of the year if congress and the president cant cut a deal. After the first round of talks on friday, the tone at least was positive. My hope is this is going to be the beginning of a fruitful process where were able to come to an agreement that will reduce our deficit and in a balanced way, that we will deal with some of these longterm impediments to growth. While well continue to have revenue on the table, it will be incumbent for my colleagues to show the American People were serious about cutting spending and solving our fiscal dilemma. How likely are they to actually reach a compromise before the deadline . Joining us is our friend michael santolli. It is great to have you with us as always, michael. Thanks. Theyre sounding like theyre flexible on both sides of the aisle. How much is their action behind those words . We dont know. It is slightly incremental progress that there is this mutual intention to say in the next six weeks we want to get a deal done and not go to the brink and maybe have some kind of common ground. I dont think there is any clarity, though on the specific sticking points here. The raising of the income tax rate for the top 2 of earners and things like that that we really can bank on right here. I think the reassurance comes, there was this possibility out there that both sides or one or the other was going to use the idea of a market panic or public outrage if they really got to the brink, almost as a tactical maneuver and say the other side will come to us. Maybe it is less likely now. We have been down this road before. We looked like we had a deal the last time we went through this and of course it all collapsed and seems like there was goodwill then. It is difficult to trust this. You mentioned market panic. If we get to the cliff, how big a market panic do you think there would be . I think we have a down payment on the panic since the election, down 7 or 8 in a couple of months and most of that in the last couple of weeks and i do think you see another tantrum that the markets would throw and i dont know exactly how much. I do think you have to distinguish it from the debt ceiling talks in 2011 when you basically if you didnt come to a grand deal and raise the debt ceiling, we invited a Credit Rating to fall and you compromise the Borrowing Capacity and here you can do it piecemeal and extend the provision and cancel another and let it expire and i dont think it is quite the stakes are not quite as high as of december 31st but being treated that way. You have another debt ceiling debate that comes right after this on the heels of all of this either way. In terms of where the compromise could exist, one of the main things with the republicans and the democrats on taxes, where does the compromise exist . It might exist in some combination of not having the top income rate go up to a stated 39. 6 which is what the law would have from 35 or it may be kind of bringing the rate down and having tangible cutting of deductions and allowances and things like that that get you the revenue. To me it will be a matter of what could you live with on the other side of the table and then of course has to be paired with some kind of genuine effort to have cuts in Medicare Medicaid and the trajectory of spending growth which is what theyre calling spending cuts in washington. Thank you, michael. For a while on friday it looked like we were about to have another Huge Oil Spill in the gulf of mexico. It didnt happen but it was bad enough. A powerful explosion and fire on an oil rig off louisiana left four workers critically burned and two missing and feared dead. Manuel is in grand isle with the latest. Good morning. Reporter good morning, anthony. The coast guard continues to search for two missing workers this morning. Crews are tracking the current to determine exactly where to focus their efforts. By friday afternoon investigators were already onsite. Initial reports were that a worker cut a pipe using a torch and it ignited vapors in the oil tanks and the explosion left 11 people injured, four critically with second and third degree burns. Were right next to the platform and it almost seems as if there was no explosion at all. Thats until you look closely. The heat was intense enough it melted metal and even that crane up there. The explosion came one day after the announcement of the largest criminal penalty ever 4. 5 billion against bp for the explosion on the deep water horizon rig just 80 miles from here in 2010. A similar threat never existed on this platform since it was not producing. The only threat of oil came from 28 gallons still in the line. Houstonbased black elk energy owns the rig. Were out there doing oil and gas but at the end of the day it is families and taking care of those families and thats my greatest concern because the injuries and the two that are still missing. Reporter the company has a stake in 150 platforms off louisiana and texas. We found no record of safety violations or complaints on this rig. Rebecca. Thank you, manuel. Local officials and federal safety investigators in midland, texas, are trying to determine what led to a horrible accident on thursday. It happened during a parade honoring wounded military veterans. A Freight Train traveling more than 60 Miles Per Hour smashed into the flatbed truck the vets were riding. Four veterans of iraq and afghanistan were killed 16 more people injured. Anna warner reports. Reporter just a day after the accident investigators from the National Transportation safety board began scrutinizing the wreckage of the flatbed truck that had carried 26 people, war heroes and their wives. Mark rosekind is one of those here with the ntsb. Is there something that immediately stood out to you or stands out to you about this right now . Every accident scene is tragic, and i think what is really difficult about this one, it was in the middle of a celebration celebrating heros and in the middle of that it turns tragic and it is in an instant and all of those people their lives, their families, their friends, this town you know, everything changed in that moment. Four veterans who served in iraq and afghanistan and suffered wartime injuries were killed in the accident. 16 others were injured. One of those who died saved his wife by pushing her off the flatbed truck. Witnesses saw a horrific scene. Everybody was hurt everybody was just bleeding everywhere. It was chaos. It was pretty bad. Like i said something i have never seen and nothing and something i have never heard and i wish i never hear that again. Reporter there were ten collisions at the rail crossing between 1979 and 1997 and none fatal and none in the last 15 years. Investigators now have to find out why lives were lost here and now. For cbs this Morning Saturday anna werner midland, texas. The arrest of a missouri man may have foiled a possible massacre inside a Movie Theater this weekend. Police in bolivar near springfield say blake lahmers admitted he planned to open fire during the twilight move and i they were tipped off by his mother and she was worried the assault rifles he purchased looked like those used by the gunman in the colorado Movie Theater massacre in july. They say lahmers is under a doctors care for mental illness. At least 47 people are dead mostly children after a speeding train hit a school bus in southern egypt this morning. The crash happened 190 miles south of cairo and the children were on their way to kindergarten at the time. There were prorts the crossing gates werent down when the bus crossed the tracks. It is about 19 after the hour and here is lonny with the first check of the weather. Good morning to you. Good morning, everybody. What i want to do lets get right to the satellite and radar picture. The first thing youll notice about 60 of the country at this hour is cloud free. There are a couple of areas that had disturbed weather today and one of which offshore the Central Florida coast, this will bring rain anywhere from florida into portions of south carolina. It is not terribly heavy. Know the bulk stays offshore. This is an entirely different set up for the Pacific Northwest and not just one but two systems lined up backtoback and actually a third one behind that. This is a pattern that will last into the middle of the week with rain, snow and wind. A