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"David Makes Man": Tarell Alvin McCraney on the "doubleness" of his own childhood

Tarell Alvin McCraney is a playwright, professor and co-writer of the Oscar-winning screenplay for “Moonlight.” McCraney is turning to television for his new project,"David Makes Man," about a 14-year-old prodigy handling the pressures of an elite education and the dangers of his Miami neighborhood. McCraney joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss how he drew on his own Florida childhood for "David Makes Man."
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