Obama cancels campaign trip following Colo. shooting

July 20, 2012 11:31 AM

President Obama was in Florida on a campaign trip, but cancelled it to return to Washington when he learned about the Aurora, Colo., movie theater shooting that killed at least 12 people. As Anthony Mason reports, the president spoke about the tragedy before leaving the state.

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