good wednesday morning, i m erica hill. i m chris wragge. good to have you with us this morning. the extraordinary scene in north korea at the funeral for dictator kim jong-il. even in his final farewell showed that same level of control. reporter: the funeral started at the memorial palace and then wound through the main thoroughfares for about 25 miles. a giant portrait of the smiling kim jong-il was carried by limousines and another car bore the coffin which was wrapped in a red flag. tens of thousands of north koreans, including the military stood in frigid snowy weather to pay their respects. even the skies were grieving this day. foreign delegations were shutout of the funeral, observers said the extravagant spectacle was a replay of the ceremony held for the previous dictator back in 1994. then, as now, the event was aimed not just as paying homage to him but to thiz son and ensure a trouble-free. kim jong-un. north korean television showed him near the coffin
reporter: this man installs alarms for a living and worries people might put themselves in harm s way trying to verify the alarm. if i have a neighbor walking over to a client s home checking at large and it s ringing and who runs out the back door, an intruder, that s a very dangerous situation. reporter: the california alarm association sent out an alarm today asking the mayor to delay a dangerous policy. a spokeswoman for the mayor says that s just not going to happen. it will take effect january 1. it was passed in the budget in june, elizabeth. wondering, joe, does this mean that maybe homeowners in san jose would be better off just not having the alarm and just calling 911 if there is a break-in? reporter: well, not quite. that s where it gets interesting. the police department says if you have these alarms keep them especially the sign out front because it is a deterrent. if they see it they may pass by and go to the next one. thank you, joe vazquez. a pi
online are better than stores. reporter: retailers feel it s the best business in years a experts believe there is nowhere now to go but up. even the most pessimistic economists feel the job growth will be sustained. i think it can only get better. reporter: the other threat to consumer confidence is gridlock in washington. they say if lawmakers can overcome some of the policy differences, next year could be better for retailers. i m just thinking the deals just keep on coming because they must be good judging by what s going on behind you. reporter: absolutely. it s not just this store. we went all over bay street and emeryville and i mean, 75% off, 60% off, it s everywhere. thank you. governor brown says the key to convincing californians to raise their own taxes is to convince them that the alternative is worse. he is pushing a plan to raise an extra $7 billion a year. he wants to increase the state sales tax by half a percent and raise income taxes on peop
problem just after take off. he contacted air traffic control and told them he had an emergency. he turned the plane around and headed for one of these open runways but missed. take off trouble for a pilot at buchanan field in concord and this is the result. a single engine navian nose first north of the one of airports runways. the pilot and passenger injured. just after take off around 3:30 this afternoon, the pilot declared an emergency. tried to make it back to the airport and crashed. take a look at these pictures from news chopper 2. you can see the small plane came to rest near the runway just yards from highway 4. firefighters pulled the pilot and male passenger out of the wrecked plane. both suffered minor injuries. they were taken by ambulance to john mier medical center where tonight they re said to be in good condition but expected to stay overnight. the pilot is hill and he received his pilot in 2008. robins is a member of the mount diablo s members association.
pelley: good evening. no holiday tax increase. after a week-long standoff, the senate, house, and president came together on a two-month extension of the temporary cut in social security payroll sexes. a year ago, that tax rate was lowered from 6.2% to 4.2%. and for a lot of families, that comes to about $80 a month. house republicans wanted a longer extension and they threatened to let the tax cut expire if they didn t get their way. but today they backed down and the president was quick to grab his pen. sharyl attkisson has been covering from the capitol to the white house. i said it was critical for congress not to go home without preventing a tax increase on 160 million working americans and i m pleased to say that they ve got it done. reporter: the president touldn t have asked for a better sendoff for his hawaii holiday. a week ago, nobody predicted democrats would win such a decisive p.r. victory as tax astters looking out for middle- class workers while republic