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A Colorado mayor has secretly been sleeping in his city's homeless shelters for months: 'It's made me more compassionate'

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Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman spent months staying in the city's homeless shelters to better understand conditions and committed to improving programs to meet residents' needs.

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