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What to expect ahead of Obama’s visit to Japan

On August 6, 1945, the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, killing 140,000 people. A second bomb was dropped on Nagasaki three days later, killing another 70,000. Japan surrendered. Since World War II, no sitting American president has visited Hiroshima -- until now. Alison Stewart reports on what to expect.