i m going to introduce you to a model and actress who thought she was invincible. like was great, then she got hit 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 al
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saint makers. what does it take to become a saint? ask this baptist who used to be blind. that s why it s a miracle. his unlikely role in an indiana nun s path to sainthood. revealing investigations, fascinating characters, stories with impact. this is cnn presents with tonight s hosts, randi kaye and dr. sanjay gupta. good evening. we begin tonight with this unbelievable story of how u.s. soldiers were used as human guinea pigs. during the cold war, the military embarked on this top-secret program to test chemical and biological 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. nearly half a century later, some of these human guinea pigs, well, they re emerging from the shadows, with disturbing stories about what the military did to them and how they re being treated now. i enlisted. joined at 18 years of age. it was the height of the vietnam war era and
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