Hawaii's Kilauea volcano eruption forces evacuations

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The eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano forced 1,700 people to leave their homes, and the state National Guard has been mobilized. CBS News' Vladimir Duthiers reports on the threat, and then National Geographic environmental editor Brian Howard joins CBSN to discuss what may happen next.