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Calif. Rim Fire spreading fast, threatening Yosemite Park

Fire crews in California are gaining ground on a giant wildfire by Yosemite National Park, but flames are still spreading fast. The Rim Fire -- named for a nearby lookout point called the "rim of the world" -- has blackened 290 square miles in 11 days. Just Tuesday, the fire grew by another 40 square miles. Manuel Bojorquez reports.
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