. >> alan l. auldridge. >> the names that died echoed through washington, d.c. they reminded everyone of the toll. despite years of advances, the significant ma is still there. >> what is happening, as i sit down like i did recently and tell somebody they are hiv positive, they are still reaction go the same way 30 years ago, you i'm going to die. >> they co-founded black brothers esteem pushing african-americans to get tested. he was diagnosed in 1990. >> there is fear of the unknown but they have to realize that we are living longer. now it's about hiv and aging. >> the world became familiar with the drug azt that prolongs lives. then protease inhibitors were approved. >> in the current form of therapy has gone from uniformly 100% fatal disease with enormous damage to a treatable disease. >> a new breed of researchers focuses on treating patients earlier to stop the virus from replicating and doing more damage. >> we have sheochb and removing that threat to the body at an earlier time point we show that kavs long term benefit for the patient. >> in the meantim