he would be in the race to replace debra boing.the secretary of state oversees the state's elections. 1million californians recently took advantage of a law yee authored enabling californians to register to vote online. >>> prosecutors say kinde durkee pled guilty of stealing money from her clients including senator feinstein. >>> a phony press release was posted on pr web announcing google has purrtured ikoa for $400 million. ikoa stock raised sharply but dropped back when the company's ceo said there was no sale. there's no word yet if the secures and exchange commission will look into the matter. >>> concerns about the looming fiscal cliff and how that could affect state tax. noelle walker looks at how much the average investor could pay at the beginning of the year. >> reporter: whráepb the bell rings, -- when the bell rings, it was an up and down day. >> how the u.s. economy is going to be doing. >> reporter: one thing that kept stocks on an even keel, holiday retail sales are already up and many are giving themselves the gift