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After Fire, Weed Residents Wonder If Full Recovery is Possible

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It's been two weeks since wildfires scorched thousands of acres across northern California. Especially hard hit was the small town of Weed, an hour south of Oregon, near Mount Shasta. More than half of the people living there were forced to evacuate as firefighters scrambled to get the upper hand. We visit the working-class town of 3,000, which is trying to figure out how -- or if -- it can get back to normal.

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