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Child sex trafficking and the future of Backpage.com

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The Minneapolis City Council passed a resolution Thursday demanding that Backpage.com stop running ads it says facilitates child sex trafficking. The website claims they're protected by the First Amendment, and so far in a Washington state lawsuit, the legal system has agreed.

Tom Weber talks to Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman, who says if he can't prosecute Backpage.com, he wants to embarrass them.