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Greece votes on whether to dump austerity, take on lenders

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Greeks begin voting in an election expected to bring to power the radical leftist Syriza party, which has pledged to take on international lenders and roll back painful austerity measures imposed during years of economic crisis. Justin Mitchell reports.

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