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Broken Bolts Is Latest Woe for Late, Over Budget Bay Bridge

Decades after an earthquake hit San Francisco's Bay Bridge, damaging a 2.2 mile stretch connecting the city to Oakland, a new replacement section is nearly complete. NewsHour correspondent Spencer Michels reports on the project's history of delays, cost overruns and challenges, including the latest problem: broken bolts.