But late today things looked frosty between the secretary and israeli Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu. Faces were long and comments were short. She had just flown ten hours, leaving president obama behind on a tour of cambodia throughout this day there were rumors of peace but israel unleashed a ferocious bombardment of gaza from air and sea. The palestinians and gaza fired back. Since this started last week, 133 palestinians have been killed in 1,500 israeli air strikes. Five israelis have died after more than one thousand rockets rained down from gaza. We have correspondents on both sides of the line, first Charlie Dagata in gaza. Reporter city skyline was filled with smoke as israeli tanks fired shells followed by air strikes. When we drove to one neighborhood to take a closer look, another strike came in. The bomb landed less than a hundred yards from us. Residents scrambled for safety. Our next stop was the hospital. There had been a number of explosions here in gaza this afternoon with casualties brought here to the hospital. Weve heard reports that at least ten people have been killed in the last hour alone. They are all civilian, were told, thats caused anger and outrage here in gaza city. Hamas kept up its offensive too, firing more missiles into israel. And in the streets, militants shot dead Six Palestinians suspected of collaborating with israel one body was dragged through the street as people cheered. Others packed up and fled as israeli warplanes dropped leaflets warning gazans to get out. Hamas urged residents to ignore the warnings calling it psychological warfare. Human rights activists said that despite the mounting casualties, hamas still has widespread support. I think if the war stops today it will be victory for hamas. Reporter even if stopped today you would see it as a victory . Yes. Reporter in what way . This is the worst war israel lost. They are big losers. Their image is tarnished. Were not victims any more for the first time ever. Reporter Yousef Graham is a farmer who told us he was wounded in an israeli air strike now he said he supports hamas. His nephew told us israelis dont care if they hit civilians. That growing anger is a problem that could outlast any truce that diplomats might patch together. Pelley Charlie Dagata is in gaza city tonight. Charlie, simply put, what is it like to be a citizen of gaza today . Reporter quite frankly, scott, its been a terrifying day and into the evening. The streets are empty and theres good reason israeli warships have been pounding gaza for most of the evening, dozens of rounds have been fire into the gaza strip. Israeli tanks have opened fire in the south. Weve had fighter jets flying overhead on these bombing runs. There have been huge explosions here. Some in residential neighborhoods that we passed on the way here. At the same time, we have seen and heard hamas firing rockets back into israel. So its been so unpredictable and there has definitely been an uptick in the violence and fighting here in gaza. Pelley Charlie Dagata in gaza city. Thank you, charlie. Now we want to remind you what gaza is and how it came to be. The gaza strip was laid out in 1949 after the war that created israel. Its home to palestinians displaced in that war. 25 miles long and roughly ten miles wide, gaza population is 1. 7 million. Israel occupied it until 2005. A year later the hamas Political Party won the election there. The u. S. Says the hamas military wing is a terrorist organization. All of this started when israel retaliated after weeks of rocket attacks from gaza. Secretary of state clinton will meet tomorrow with palestinian representatives and then move on to talks in egypt but she is in jerusalem tonight and so is allen pizzey. Reporter the latenight press conference in the office of the israeli Prime Minister was brief and blunt. Benjamin netanyahu made it clear he was in no hurry to sign on the dotted line and signaled that a ground war was still possible. Now if theres a possibility of achieving a longterm solution to this problem through diplomatic means wed prefer that. But if not im sure you understand that israel will have to take whatever action is necessary to defend its people. Reporter secretary clinton made the point that both sides have suffered casualties and added a thinly veiled warning that a ceasefire was essential. Our hearts break for the loss of every civilian, israeli and palestinian and for all those who have been wounded or who are living in fear and danger. I know today was a difficult day and i offer my deepest condolences to the loved ones of those who were lost and injured. Reporter formalities over, the secretary and Prime Minister headed into the back room to get down to the business of hammering out a deal that everyone thought had already been done. Pelley thanks, allen. Every american president gets pulled into this dispute sooner or later. Wyatt andrews is covering the white house for us tonight. Wyatt . Reporter scott, the president worked the telephones personally today from his hotel room in cambodia in what has now become a highstakes administration effort to broker a truce in gaza. The president called israels Prime Minister netanyahu and three times called egypts new president Mohamed Morsi to ask what it would take to stop the violence. Mr. Obama then sent secretary of state clinton to the middle east. The violence in gaza has forced the administration back into the middleman role it seemed to abandon last year when two years of work by middle east special envoy George Mitchell came up empty. But now under the threat of war the u. S. Sees little choice except to step in. Secretary clinton will ask the palestinians to stop the rocket attacks and ask israel to offer more hope of a longer term peace agreement. The goal must be a durable outcome that promotes regional stability and advances the security and legitimate aspirations of the israelis and palestinians alike. Reporter the crucial player now is president morsi of egypt whose islamist government openly supports hamas because the u. S. And israel see hamas as a terrorist organization, morsi is essentially the gobetween. This is new ground for both the president and the secretary of state. Regional and Popular Support for hamas and the palestinians has never been more powerful. The threat of war is real, and scott, the white houses attempt to stay low profile in the middle east is over. Pelley thank you. Now moving on to americas u. N. Ambassador susan rice, she is one of president obamas top candidates to be the next secretary of state but some republican senators have vowed to block her nomination they accuse rice of being misleading about the september attack on the u. S. Consulate in benghazi, libya. As you recall, ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other americans were killed there. Our state Department CorrespondentMargaret Brennan has new information on why rice said what she said. Margaret . Reporter good evening, scott. A Government Official tells us that references to al qaeda and terrorism were cut from the talking points by the intelligence community, not the white house or the state department. The edits came from the office of the director of National Intelligence d. N. I. With the agreement of the c. I. A. And the f. B. I. U. N. Ambassador susan rice relied on those talking points during an appearance on face the nation on september 16 in which she called the benghazi attacks a spontaneous demonstration by extremists not an act of terrorism. We do not have information at present that leads us to conclude that this was premeditated or preplanned. Reporter republicans have accused her of intentionally making misleading statements, suggesting they tone down any references to terrorism for political reasons ahead of the president ial election. C. I. A. Director David Petraeus told Congress Last week that an early draft of the talking points did include a link between al qaeda and the attack but the official told us someone in the office of the d. N. I. Crossed it out because the links were deemed too tenuous to make public at that point. The head of d. N. I. Is james clapper, an obama appointee. A source told us clapper reviewed the points but theres no indication he personally made the edits. 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Reporter in the 1960s when Birth Control pills were first approved, only married women could get a prescription. Now, nearly 11 million women in the u. S. Are on the pill. Gynecologists dan grossmans research led to todays recommendation that oral contraceptives be made available over the counter to reduce the risk of unwanted pregnancies. We have over 50 years of experience with oral contraceptives now and its one of the best studied medications thats around so we know its incredibly safe. Reporter about half of all pregnancies are unintended a rate that has not changed in 20 years. Nearly five million women considered atrisk for an unintended pregnancy do not use any kind of Birth Control. Women who arent currently use any type of contraception or who are using a lesseffective method might start using the pill. And also it could make the pill easier to get for women who are already taking it and prevent gaps in use. Reporter ann mahan is a reporter ann mahan is a registered nurse and director of the Student Health clinic at farleigh dickinson Health Clinic in new jersey. She has concerns about the recommendation. I can see chaos from Birth Control pills being over the counter. Reporter shes worried a lack of oversight could lead to misuse or increase the risk for side effects such as blood clots. We need to have that contact with our patients and we need to be able to monitor their health and the only way to do that is to have Birth Control pills stay a prescriptive item. Reporter but the report cites evidence that women can effectively screen themselves for risk factors such as smoking and hypertension. And when the pill was available over the counter, women were just as likely to use it correctly as those who received a prescription. The food and Drug Administration is already looking at ways to increase access to certain drugs including oral contraceptives. 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Our net debt today if you include the impact of borrowing from Social Security is about 11 trillion today and over the next ten years grows to about 20 trillion. That means our annual interest bill would be a trillion dollars a year. Its ridiculous pelley dave cote knows about fixing finances. He pulled honeywell out of a slump. Its one of americas largest industrial conglomerates. 130,000 employees make products ranging from Aircraft Parts to home thermostats. Given the uncertainty of whats going to happen next how much effect does that have on your planning at honeywell . I wish i made up this phrase because its so good. Its capital is a coward. When it comes to hiring, you know, they retire, they leave for a variety of reasons and im not going to back fill those jobs. I wont hire for them. When i look at Capital Expenditures and decide should i build that new plant or modif