Name: I Was There: Boston Marathon Bombings - Juli and David
Duration: 571
Description: Reporter David Abel was shooting a documentary about the first woman with dwarfism to run the Boston Marathon when the bombs went off.

Reporter David Abel was shooting a documentary about the first woman with dwarfism to run the Boston Marathon when the bombs went off.

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I Was There: Boston Marathon Bombings - Juli and David

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