Sudan is on the verge of becoming two nations. The north and south are set to divide into two countries on July 9. But fighting in the Sudanese state of South Kordofan threatens to derail that transition to independence. Anchor Marco Werman gets the latest on diplomatic efforts to stop the fighting from the US Special Envoy to Sudan, Ambassador Princeton Lyman.
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