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Boston backpack hoax suspect charged, sent for psychiatric evaluation

Man who was arrested near the Boston Marathon finish line with a suspicious backpack is charged and sent for psychiatric evaluation, as the city beefs up security ahead of next week's event. Vanessa Johnston reports.