UK, France at odds over migrant deaths

The World

The deaths of 27 people in the English Channel this week have Britain and France pointing fingers at each other. At issue is how to handle the problem of migrants making risky attempts to cross the Channel. Reporter Rebecca Rosman is in the French port city of Calais, where many migrants set off for the UK, and she explains the diplomatic breakdown to host Carol Hills.

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