this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. pelley: good evening, president obama and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu met in the oval office today. the subject was war, whether history was made we won t know for a while. israel wants support to stop iran from developing an atomic bomb. mr. obama is counseling patience determined not to repeat the intelligence mistakes that led to war with iraq. chief white house correspondent norah o donnell has been talking to her sources and she joins us from the white house tonight. norah? reporter: scott, the president today tried to convince the israeli prime minister to give diplomacy more time to work. it s not clear if mr. obama was able to secure a firm commitment from netanyahu that he would delay a military strike against iran our commitment to the security of israel is rock solid. reporter: president obama worked to reassure the israeli leader that when it comes to nuclear iran their goal is one and the sam