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the payroll tax cut. it's set to expire at the end of this year. president obama called john boehner today and the white house has even put a counterdown clock on the home page of its website. it says if the house does not act, taxes on the middle class will increase starting the first of the year. let's go to the white house. our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin, is standing by with the latest on this dramatic political showdown. what is the latest? >> the latest is that the white house believes there is only one way for the nation to avoid an increase in the payroll ...

this tax cut for the american people and jeopardizing our economic growth. >> north korea's newly declared great successor steps to the forefront. kim jong un views his father. it is the first time the 20-something-year-old has appeared in public since his father's death. he has inherited the north korean leadership, including its weapo nuclear arsenal. many around the world are worried about how he's going to lead. state-run tv continues to show pictures like these, north koreans weeping uncontrollably as they supposedly mourn the death of their so-called leader. the nation is now i...

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yesterday in california. 48-year-old andre turner opened fire killing two of his co-workers and wounding two others. turner then committed suicide. according to the "l.a. times" she was shooting at specific people. the breast cancer awareness bible also known as the pink bible is being pulled from stores. the publishing wing of the southern baptist convention ordered the recall. the group says the bible helped raise money for a foundation that contributed to planned parenthood. many conservative christian groups oppose plan parenthood because of its rule as abortion provider. in ...

to pass an extension. now, if it gets extended, the average american will save about $1,000 in taxes next year, senate r.s and ds have been meeting right now. and john thune of south dakota stepped out a moment ago. we're hoping for some good news. what can you tell us? >> right, it's a two-month extension, erin. it has unemployment insurance, it has the payroll tax cut extension, and what we call the doc fix, which deals with physician reimbursements under medicare. and then it also has the keystone pipeline language that was in the house, also in this particular senate bill. so i f...