the military they committed to serve. 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. 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 vi
lemmon. this is not good for the president of syria. one of his most senior officials has defected and now he s talking. nawaf was the syrian ambassador to iraq. not anymore, he fled his post and fled to another country and is supporting the rebels trying to throw out president bashar al assad. translator: the regime in syria is a totalitarian regime and dictatorship. there is only one person who gives the orders. one person who is the president. fares talked to cnn from his secure location in qatar. the syrian capital damascus has witnessed the most intense fighting yet today according to activists. the opposition said 57 people have been killed across the country. activists also have a message for president obama. they say the time for action is now regardless of how it might impact the election. translator: with regard to america specifically, we would like to say to president obama that waiting for election to make a move on syria is unacceptable for syrians. it i
florida teams up with homeland security. the state s new tool in their voter purge fund. plus we want him returned to boston safely. two americans kidnapped in egypt. and now we have new details and their names. the family of one hostage tells us what they think happened. and later, your money or your wife? how you can prevent finance from ruining your romance. tips from our financial expert. good morning, everyone. i m randi kaye. it is 7:00 on the east coast, 4:00 a.m. on the west. thanks for starting your morning with us. glad you re here. we start with politics and the obama administration giving in to florida. the state will now have access to a department of homeland security data base on immigrants. part of florida s effort to clear illegal voters off their voter rolls. florida d sued the government for access to the data base. the federal government had challenged florida s efforts in court but lost. to washington now. it s going to be a big week for ben
say to president obama that waiting for election day the make the right decision on syria is unacceptable for syrians. we cannot understand that a superpower ignoring the killing of tens of thousands of syrian civilians because of an election campaign. also an american pastor kidnapped in egypt apparently had no idea that where he was traveling was a dangerous area. the pastor was abducted along with a parishioner and tour guard. his son talked with cnn s randi kaye about the ordeal and how it s taking a toll on the entire family, especially the pastor s wife. all of a sudden and i just she even right now seems like a dream to her, a nightmare. nightmare indeed. we ll have more of the interview coming up in a few minutes. another chapter in the rate fixing scandal. they re looking into possible criminal activity. authorities around the world are trying to find out if banks manipulated a key interest rate that impacts most consumers right before the financial crisis