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Freeze puts $1.5 billion Calif. citrus industry in danger

Citrus growers in California's San Joaquin Valley, the largest fresh citrus producing region in the U.S., rushed to pick as much fruit as possible Wednesday before freezing temperatures descended upon the area. If temperatures drop for as long as predicted, farmers could lose half their crops. Bill Whitaker reports.
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