. >> reporter: we've been able to speak to people here in guatemala city and they're simply outraged.l that the united states committed a crime against their country, against people who cannot defend themselves. we spoke with the human rights commissioner in guatemala who told us he does not only blame the united states but also the guatamalan officials who allowed this to happen. he say he doesn't buy the screxe that those were different times. his department is launching an investigation, to find the families of those infected during that case. however, he says the country has suffered decades of war and political turmoil and is simply not sure record or files simply exist. he needs to find out how it affected other citizens and that an apology from the united states is not enough. >> after the apologies, i'm sure that we need compensation. the families and the country, but this disease affected the country. the people do not want to say that they have it. >> reporter: the question now is what will happen next? will the government find the families of those affected an if so how wil

they grew the syphilis bacteria in a lab storm in staten island, flew it down to guatemala city and then it into people in their skin, in their genitals and even into their spines to see what would happen when they then went on and either infected other people or just watched the natural course of the disease. it couldn't be much worse. that's why it's such big news even though it happened more than 60 years ago. and that's why the administration today called on the institute of medicine, which is a prestigious group, to thoroughly study this and find out if there's anything else going on in the world right now that might be just as bad that we have to think about it. >> think about it. this is after mengelle, after the nazi experiments. we were the good guys winning that war and shutting that down, i don't know how the people were thinking. they weren't caring. >>> when we return let me finish with something former president bill clinton said to me the other day. we showed it last night. i want to get into how he said how you reach voters in a difficult time to get them to think, not ju

they grew the syphilis bacteria in a laboratory down in staten island, flew it down to guatemala city in their skin, their genitals and even into their spines to see what would happen and then went on and either infected other people or watched the natural course of the disease and these people. it really couldn't be much worse and that's why it's such big news even though it happened more than 60 years ago. and that's why the administration today called on the institute of medicine, which is a prestigious group to really thoroughly study this and find out if there is anything else going to in the world right now that might be just as bad that we have to think about. >> think about it, this is after angola. after the nazi experiments. and good guys after winning that war and shutting that down i don't know how these people were thinking or they weren't wearing. anyway thank you robert brazell. >>> when we return, let me finish with something that former president bill clinton said to me the other day and we shared it last night. how he said you reach voters in a very difficult time to

guatemala. i want to thank the city for this wonderful work that they have done for the immigrants, and we celebrate this 15th of september with our sister countries, and also with mexico. and again, we would like to thank the city of san francisco. thank you. [speaking spanish] >> mexico. >> thank you very much. we're very proud to be here today, on the celebration of the bicentennial. and the continuation of the mexican revolution. these are very important days for mexico and mexicans. and in northern california, this is a special meaning. we have contributed to build this great state. and i think that one more important element is an extremely complex relationship that makes it so happy, is the by cultural family that we support. for that reason, this is a special occasion for me to be here. and to celebrate with all the friends of mexico. we will continue working with the elected officials with a different representative because we believe that we are part of this the first community. and we can continue contributing with hard work, for the future and the next generation. and i held that the nex

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