Many Americans hold the misguided idea that the AIDS crisis has largely passed, that the disease is now manageable and a cure is coming. Unfortunately, it is just this belief that is fueling a new wave of cases as the epidemic spreads. INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS interviews doctors, social workers and AIDS patients from every demographic to show the real face of the disease today. With a million Americans currently HIV Positive, and a growing number of them not responding to the latest drug therapies, the medical situation stands in stark contrast to the complacency documented in communities across the nation. By tracing the path of one medication--Calanolide A--AIDS IN AMERICA shows the hope and disappointment that accompanies every possible breakthrough. And by talking to those at the front line of the ongoing fight, a disturbing picture of a disease and people's views of it emerges. Now, more than ever, AIDS is not a "gay," "junky," or "minority" disease; it is a threat to everyone who is sexually active.

Controversial, shockingly explicit, and amazingly real, the charachters in INTIMACIES dare audiences to come closer to the truth of what it is like to live being HIV+ and also gay. Kearns has performed INTIMACIES worldwide to universal acclaim. REVIEW of Intimacies "This raw piece of theatre is brilliantly transposed to this cinema verite documentary looking at Michael Kearns and his work. Shockingly real, the characters he plays dare the audience to come closer to the truth of what it is like to live with AIDS. Kearns performed "Intimacies" to universal acclaim and this documentary follows him through the final performance. "Intimacies" won the Audience Vote for the Best Documentary at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. LA Times Successful Hollywood actor Michael Kearns saw his career go down the drain when he announced that he was HIV+. Starving for work, he developed his own one man play called INTIMACIES -- and took it on the road. This raw and powerful piece of theatre is brilliantly transposed to film in this cinema-verite documentary. Kearns,(Cheers, Murder She Wrote, The Waltons) came out on national TV as being HIV positive and his career came to a screeching halt. Awards: Palm Springs International Film Festival, Audience Vote for Best Documentary

Airdate: 01-01-06 Dan Rather follows former President Bill Clinton to China's Yunnan Province, where health officials have documented the country's largest number of AIDS cases. Clinton talks about his efforts to make China confront its AIDS problem and remove the huge stigma the disease still carries there. Clinton discusses his partnership with the first President Bush, and the political future of his wife, Hillary Clinton.

Filmmaker Neil Halloran set out alone with a digital camera and laptop to southern Africa to create a documentary on the AIDS epidemic. His trip, and the documentary's message took an unexpected turn. Inspired by Africans fighting tirelessly to bring health to their people, the film takes a positive perspective on the greatest health crisis of our time. 5 Heroes of AIDS in Africa offers a glimpse into the the lives of five very different individuals who are battling AIDS on very different fronts. Mandla is an activist fighting for his people's rights. Makazi is a home-based care provider following a dream. Dr. Roux is a pediatrician and fundraiser. Juliet is the first in her town to go public with her HIV-positive status. Adelaide acts as a "mother of news" facilitating new projects in her community to address the psychological dimensions of HIV/AIDS. AIDS in Africa is not solely a story about suffering and despair. It is also a place where we find courage hope, and an inspiring display of the human spirit.