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How will online sales tax ruling affect consumers?

Online shoppers may soon have to pay extra to cover sales tax. The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that states can now force online retailers to charge a sales tax, even if the company doesn't have a physical presence in the state. Wired editor-in-chief and CBS News contributor Nicholas Thompson joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss what this would mean for consumers, states and the brick-and-mortar stores who have had a tough time competing with online retailers.
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