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NewsHour’s Miles O’Brien on losing his arm and coping

Clip: 3/7/2014 | 7m 11s

Miles O'Brien joins Judy Woodruff to talk about his experience.

Miles O'Brien has traveled the world for the NewsHour, including for a series of reports from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan. After finishing his reporting there, an injury during another stop in the Philippines became life-threatening and Miles' left arm was amputated. He joins Judy Woodruff to talk about what happened.

03/07/2014 | Rating NR

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