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Japan - North Korean Leader?

Japanese authorities are trying to determine the identity of a man who tried to sneak into the country on a fake passport. It is thought that he might be Kim Jong Nam, the 29- year-old son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. Linda Wertheimer speaks with Mark Magnier, Tokyo bureau chief of the L.A. Times.

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