Good evening, everyone, im jeff glor. Syrian rebels tonight are ramping up their adult assault on damascus and a legalo the countrys largest city. The u. N. Peace envoy met with u. N. And Russian Diplomats trying to broker a ceasefire. At the same time there is growing concern tonight over al qaedas influence in the rebel ranks. David martin is at the pentagon. Reporter video said to show the aftermath of a syrian air strike provides graphic evidence of a lifeanddeath battle which high level diplomats say is bad and getting worse. Despite its air power the assad regime appears increasingly on the defensive against rebel forces which according to israels ambassador to the u. S. Include a growing number of radical islamist. The jihadi presence is big and getting bigger. And the longer the conflict goes on there, the bigger it will get. The jihadies are an offshoot of al qaeda in iraq which ones fought a no holds bar battle against american troops. According to Jeffrey White a former anal
Reduction commission. Theyre concerned about the dangers ahead. So concerned that simpson took to the dance floor to urge young people to get involved. Well also get the take of rising democratic star cory booker, the mayor of newark. Whats his answer to the washington gridlock . And is he planning a run for governor against Chris Christie. For analysis, well turn to joe klein of time magazine. Washington post columnist Michael Gerson and our own Norah Odonnell and major garrett, our chief white house correspondent. Its all ahead on face the nation. Captioning sponsored by cbs from cbs news in washington, face the nation with bob schieffer. Schieffer good morning again. Well to the famous combos of modern life, from mac and cheese Peanut Butter and jelly rum and coke, bread and butter, and salt and pep pepper, add one more pair simpsonbowles. Alan simpson may be in wyomingy and Erskine Bowles in North Carolina but you cant mention one without think of the other. When you headed up the
Department. As the benghazi report is finally released. Well ask our sunday panel about the nomination of john kerry to replace Hillary Clinton. And, where the investigation of a terror attack that killed four americans goes now. And, our power player of the week, continues in holiday tradition, to show respect for veterans. All, right now, on fox news sunday. Chris and hello, again from fox news in washington. At christmas, people who arnauty get coal in their stock and if the white house and congress dont make a deal in the next nine days to avoid the fiscal cliff we ring in the new year with big tax increases and spending cuts. Here to talk about what is going to happen or two leading senators. John barrasso, chairman of the republican policy committee. And, from new york, democrat kent conrad, chairman of the Senate Budget committee. Senators, welcome back to fox news sunday. Thanks for having me. Chris before heading to hawaii for christmas the president laid out a new, strippeddo
Looking at strong sales to aerospace and construction customers. Alcoa executives are keeping a cautious tone as worries linger about the budget battles in washington. You look at the businesses, you actually see that the endowment dow stream businesses are hitting new records profitabilities. Another quarter of that and record year. Thats great. When you look t upstream where its basically about the commodities coming down, the cost curve, we are coming down on the cost curve 4 point. On the smelting business, our aluminum business. So thats pretty much what the quarter looks like. Ceo Klaus Kleinfeld said sentiment rather than market fundamentals will be driving a rebound in lump naluminum price its good that we start with alcoa. The earnings season is a shocker, a shocker shock to the system. Yeah. A shock to the system. You ease in, you know, never we reported alcoa but you what if you had to start with google or or apple or you had to know, you with this, you know, 9 billion, smel
Left. I dont want to see him go because it is working out well for me to have him in the white house, but my loss will be the nations game. Jack has the distinction of having worked and succeeded in some of the toughest jobs in washington and the private sector. As a congressional staffer in the 1980s, he helped negotiate the deal between president reagan and tip oneill. Under president clinton, he presided over three budget surpluses in a row. For all of this talk about deficit reduction, making sure our books are balanced, this is the guy who did it three times. He helped oversee what our nations finest universities and largest investment banks. In my administration, he has managed operations for the state department and the budget for the entire executive branch. I have sought his advice on virtually every decision i have made from Economic Policy to foreign policy. One reason he has been so effective in this town is because he is a lowkey guy who prefers to surround himself with po