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The impact of ‘Black Lives Matter’ on Democratic convention

A Black Lives Matters protest in Philadelphia Tuesday was a reminder that the issues of race relations and police shootings of black Americans loom over the Democratic convention. During the primaries, protesters took their concerns directly to the candidates. Tuesday night, the mothers of several shooting victims were to speak. The policing issue will be back Wednesday night. John Yang reports.