JUDY WOODRUFF:

Miles O'Brien has traveled the world for the NewsHour, and at times to very dangerous places, as he did for his current series of reports from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan. The third installment in that series will air on Tuesday, the anniversary of the tsunami that destroyed it.

After leaving Japan, he traveled to the Philippines for other upcoming stories. There, he dropped a heavy camera case on his left arm. The injury became life-threatening. And, during emergency surgery, Miles' left arm was amputated above the elbow.

He's now back home here. And he joins us to talk about what happened, plus a little of Fukushima.

Miles, we are so glad to see you.