Abe Sylvia, the screenwriter of the new film "The Eyes of Tammy Faye," tells CBS News' Jamie Wax how he approached telling the life-story of televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker.

"The Eyes of Tammy Faye" screenwriter on the legacy of the groundbreaking televangelist

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"The Eyes of Tammy Faye" screenwriter on the legacy of the groundbreaking televangelist