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Mourners Pay Final Respects to Rosa Parks

Celebrities, politicians and other mourners flock to Detroit for the funeral of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks. Former President Bill Clinton and singer Aretha Franklin are among the thousands who paid their respects to Parks, who died Oct. 24 at age 92. WDET's Quinn Klinefelter reports on the service.

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