something about it. revealing investigations, fascinating characters, stories with impact. this is cnn presents with tonight s host, drew griffin. tonight, a special look at some of the men and women who have served our country. opening investigations into the unbelievable injustices done to them. we begin with the startling story how u.s. soldierings were used as human guinea pigs. during the cold war the military embarked on a top secret program to test chemical and biologic weapons. the researchers used animals. believe it north, they also used humans, volunteers from the army who had no idea what they were signing up for. nearly half a century later, some of these human guinea pigs are emerging from the shadows with disturbing stories what the military did to them then and how they re being treated now. dr. sanjay gupta investigates. i enlisted. joined at 18 years of age. it was the height of the vietnam war era and really felt a sense of duty to my country to go
military academies. i remember him turning off the lights and me asking, what are you doing? women who feel betrayed by the military they committed to serve. and the pentagon s battle to do something about it. revealing investigations, fascinating characters, stories with impact. this is cnn presents with tonight s host, drew griffin. tonight, a special look at some of the men and women who have served our country. an eye-opening investigation into the unbelievable injustices done to them. we begin with the startling story of how u.s. soldiers were used as human guinea pigs. during the cold war the military embarked on a top secret program to test chemical and biologic weapons. the researchers used animals. but believe it or not, they also used humans. volunteers from the army, who had no idea what they were signing up for. well, nearly half a century later, some of these human guinea pigs are emerge ing from the shadows with disturbing stories about what the military
by a car and everything was turned upside down. how did she recover? she ll teach us. then, the crisis in america. we call it that. it s alzheimers disease. the numbers are alarming and on the rise. this year, there will be an estimated 5.4 million americans living with the disease. a lot of people asking about the numbers all the time. there s a new report out from the alzheimers association saying an ageing baby boomer generation will cause that number to rapidly escalate. you could guess that. they say the number of cases will increase from 5.4 million to 16 million by the year 2050. it s devastating. it s a devastating brain disease that erases your ability to remember moments, experiences and people in your life. it destroys nerve cells that allow you to think clearly. it can wipe away your ability to function like walking and swallowing. the news isn t all grim. that s what we want to talk about. what s remarbleable is while there s no cure, we learned some brain chan
students at northwestern university, chicago. while we don t have advanced details of his speech he is said to talk about what is known as a top secret program of targeted killing for americans involved in groups like al qaeda and who commit acts of terrorism against the united states overseas. such an action has already taken place. you may remember september of last year a u.s. drone strike killed an american citizen an marr. that attack also killed another american citizen of north carolina. his death was categorized as collateral damage. they are pressing them to have the kill program. they say it s a failure to provide lack of process for americans who are suspected of operating with terrorist groups
ability to silence the press? saint makers. what does it take to be a saint? ask this baptist that used to be lying? his unlikely in a path to sainthood. fascinating characters. stories with impact. this is cnn presents with tonight s host, randi kay and sanjay gupta. good evening. we begin with this unbelievable story of how u.s. soldiers were used as human guinea pigs. during the cold war they embarked on the program to test chemical and biological weapons. the researchers used animals but believe it or not, also humans and volunteer who is had no idea what they were signing up for. nearly a half a century later, the guinea pigs are emerging from the shadows and stories about what the mill pear did and how they are being treated now. . i joined at 18 years of age. it was the height of the vietnam war era and i really felt a sense of duty to my country to go and serve. i went straight to ft. brag. it was the thing to do. that was my obligation and my duty as an a