private tim joseph signed up for the army fresh out of high school. that was back in 1968 at the height of the vietnam war. he said it was the right thing to do. when the army offered him a chance to volunteer at a base near his home many pittsburgh, he took it. what he didn't realize was he was becoming a hunl test subject in a top secret program that was testing chemical weapons. the decision he made changed his life forever. when 1-year-old private tim josephs heard about the chance to volunteer at the base in maryland, he jumped at it. >> it was like a plum assignment. the idea was they would test new army field jackets, clothing, weapons, things of that nature, but no mention of any drugs or chemicals. when i went there, it did not look like a military base, more like a hospital. >> describe it. what was it that you saw? >> everyone is in lab coats, some military doctors and some were civilian doctors. you were well aware you were a private and they were a captain and up. i expressed my concern right from the beginning. they took me aside and sai

using men like tim josephs. >> for did not look like a military base. more like a hospital. >> describe it. what was it that you saw? >> everyone was in lab coats. some military doctors and some were civilian doctors. you were well aware that you were a private and they were a captakapcaptain and up. i expressed concern from the beginning. they took me aside and said you volunteered for this and if you don't do it, there is most likely prison and a dishonorable discharge. >> you were intimidated? >> yes. >> coerced? >> yes. >> forced? >> forced. >> you didn't sign up for this? >> not at all. . >> i reported it september 3rd. that started my ordeal. i trusted my government and the army. we were assures that we would not be harmed in any way. >> they said don't worry. was that the right message? >> not at all. >> you trusted them? >> sure. >> how about now? >> don't trust them very much at this point. >> there is good reason for that. they were testing substances from lsd to nerve gas. on human subjects. >> pirates received a high dose of the agent. in 15

. >> three american soldiers, tim josephs, frank rochelle, bill blazinski. called to arms nearly a half a century ago, from different backgrounds, but about to share an experience that would change each of their lives at edgewood arsenal military base in maryland. >> a couple of doctors from arsenal came and gave a presentation. >> they presented it as not everyone would be chosen. >> there would be a guaranteed three-day pass every weekend. >> three-day passes are the rule. >> no duties, no guard duty, no kitchen police. >> this is what we filled out. they ask you about your criminal background, they asked you if you drank, they asked you about your parents, they asked you about your brothers and your sisters. silly questions like, did you like your mother better than you did your father? >> well, i took the test and got chosen and you got a couple days off at home and then reported to edgewood for two months. >> when you got chosen, were you excited? >> yes, i was glad to go. it was like a plum assignment. you would get all the weekends off and the idea wa

using men like tim josephs. >> when i got there, it just did not look like a military base.ore like a hospital. >> reporter: describe it. what was it that you saw? >> everyone's in lab coats. some military doctors, i guess, and some were civilian doctors, but you were well aware that you were a private and they were a captain and up. and i expressed my concern right from the beginning. they took me aside and said, you know, you volunteered for this. and if you don't do it, there's most likely prison and a dishonorable discharge. >> reporter: you were intimidated? >> yes. >> reporter: coerced? >> yes. >> reporter: forced? >> forced. >> reporter: you didn't sign up for this. >> no, not at all. >> i reported up there september the 3rd. and that started my ordeal. i trusted my government. i trusted the army. we were assured that we would not be harmed in any way. >> reporter: they said don't worry. was that the right message for them to be giving you? >> not at all. >> reporter: you trusted them. >> sure. >> reporter: and how about now? >> i don't trust them very much at this po

tim josephs, frank richelle, bill blizinski. called to arms nearly half a century ago, with different backgrounds but about to share an experience that would change each of their lives. at edgewood arsenal military base in maryland. >> a couple doctors came and gave a presentation. >> they presented it as not everyone would be chosen. >> there would be a guaranteed three-day pass every weekend. >> no guard duty, no kitchen duty. >> this is what we filled out. they asked you about your criminal background, they asked you about your parents, if you drank, about your brothers and sisters. silly questions like, did you like your mother better than your father? >> i took the test and got chosen and you got a couple days off at home and then reported to edgewood for two months. >> when you got chosen, were you excited? >> yes. i was glad to go. it was like a plum assignment. you would get all the weekends off and the idea was that they would test new army field jackets, clothing, weapons, things of that nature. but no mention of any d

using men like tim josephs. >> when i got there, it just did not look like a military base.ore like a hospital. >> reporter: describe it. what was it that you saw? >> everyone's in lab coats. some military doctors, i guess, and some were civilian doctors, but you were well aware that you were a private and they were a captain and up. and i expressed my concern right from the beginning. they took me aside and said, you know, you volunteered for this. and if you don't do it, there's most likely prison and a dishonorable discharge. >> reporter: you were intimidated? >> yes. >> reporter: coerced? >> yes. >> reporter: forced? >> forced. >> reporter: you didn't sign up for this. >> no, not at all. >> i reported up there september the 3rd. and that started my ordeal. i trusted my government. i trusted the army. we were assured that we would not be harmed in any way. >> reporter: they said don't worry. was that the right message for them to be giving you? >> not at all. >> reporter: you trusted them. >> sure. >> reporter: and how about now? >> i don't trust them very much at this po

. >> tim joseph has had par kinson's like symptoms. >> do you think it's related to the tests at edgewoodolutely. the substances affect the same regions of the brain. they gave him such high doses that he ranged from overdose with one substance to the anecdote back and forth. he had to get a very powerful antipsychotic drug because he flipped out. >> at what point does an 18-year-old kid think this is for life? what they are doing to me is going to affect my health for the rest of my life? >> things were different then. you believed in your government and wouldn't believe they would give you something to harm you intentionally. >> i tell you, we wanted to talk about the lawsuit with the v.a. and defense department. they declined to be interviewed on camera but offered this statement. it is quote made it a priority to identify all service members exposed to biological substances. the v.a. has offered medical attention to them. they are expected to go to trial next year. >>> coming up, a former model, former actress, young and healthy, then suddenly, she got hit by a car. if you don't think

joseph singles. that puts the giants up 7-6. giants win, 8-6, the final. but timcecum gave up five earned runs today. >> we have to eliminate the fact that you're trying to get supercompetitive out there. and trying to get out. and really focused on what you're trying to work on. for me, it was -- i wanted to keep throwing my fastball. hopefully time will come with that. >> timmy had a bad day. but earlier this spring, he made a fans day. lance lemper won the ultimate fan contest, but duplicating the freak's delivery flawlessly. the prize, getting to show off his moves to lincecum himself. >> like looking into a mirror a little bit when i came through that gate and saw a guy with a wig identical to me. you wonder what it's like to see yourself pitch. when you see this guy in person, it looks identical to what i'm doing out there. you see the time and effort he put into it. >>> crunch time in basketball. pac 12 tourney. stanford taking on arizona state. jason randall was hot. five of six from three-point range. 27 points in the first half. the pac 12 tourney record

joseph koney, wanted for international war crimes. >> he has been kidnapping children into his rebel group. >> reporter: the video exploded online. its been viewed more than 30 million times. oprah, tim tebow and have told their followers to watch it. ugu they trending higher on twitter than the new i-pad. koney may not be a familiar name, and that's what this film wants to change. >> we are going to make him a household name. >> reporter: the film maker hopes the video motivates people to get informed get involved. >> not just about the social immediatey. that's where it starts, that's where people are connecting but we are having -- we have to move beyond just the twitter and the facebook news fee. >> reporter: that means putting the pressure on washington and world leaders. >> the degree to which this youtube video helps to increase awareness that can only help all of us. >> reporter: the united states has 100 special forces advisers to help track koney down and bring him to justice. >> now, maryland's most powerful radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weather rate. >> all right. right now it's a quiet day out there but a warm day. 71, 38% humidity. winds are southwes

tim caputo with that story. >> reporter: a laser-pointing controversy now has the spotlight on this man, 42-year-old joseph cordesnthrop father is now charged with a misdemeanor for allegedly shining a bright green light into the eyes of a teenaged goalie. the charge? disturbing the peace. >> we want to make sure we have the appropriate charges. we didn't want to overcharge him. we didn't want to undercharge. any time we're in doubt we consult with district attorney's office. >> this is from an arrest in 2008. officer says they saw cordes on the roof of this cvs and charged him with trying to break in. last week the winthrop high school girls team was playing midway in the preliminary round of the play-offs. winthrop won. midway's athletic director told us a few days after the game he believes they lost in part because of the bright light. >> in speaking with the goalie, she didn't know what it was. she thought maybe someone taking a picture. >> reporter: winthrop's win stands, a major disappoint to midway's entire team, but especially their goalie. >> they didn't really take an action. i skorting him out, yes. b

tim tebow, and rihanna have told their millions of twitter followers to watch it. in fact, uganda, invisible children, and stop kony were trending higher on twitter than the new ipad or peyton manning. josephony may not be a familiar name to most americans, and that's exactly what th

joseph kony. >> so the goal of stop kony 2012 is to make the elusive leader so famous he's brought to justice. sents from timow to taylor swift are supporting that action. this morning on the "today" show the director of the video explained why he believes it's caught fire online. >> i think it's because it's a human story. we're all human beings, and for some reason we forgot about our humanity because of politics and because of all of these things that we are talking about. it's paralyzed us and we forgot, we're humans first. >> the obama administration has sent 100 u.s. military advisers to uganda to help forces there track down kony. >>> at least 31 anti-government activists are dead in syria today. this after dozens of tankses fired mortar shells in rebel-controlled territories around that country. one bystander says tanks even fired their canons at house. rebels are reporting four high-ranking offices have defected president assad's government in the last three days bringing the total number that have switched sides to seven. i'm joined by richard engel. it's good to have you here. as we talk about the

tim tebow, and rihanna have told their millions of twitter followers to watch it. in fact, uganda, invisible children, and stop kony were trending higher on twitter than the new ipad or peyton manning. joseph kony may not be a familiar name to most americans, and that's exactly what this film wants to change. >> we are going to make joseph kony a household name. >> reporter: the filmmaker says he hopes the video motivates americans to get informed and get involved. >> it's not just about the social media. yeah, that's where it starts. that's where people are connecting. but we have to move beyond just the twitter and the facebook news feed. >> reporter: that means putting the pressure on washington and world leaders. >> the degree to which this youtube video helps to increase awareness, that can only help all of us. >> reporter: the u.s. has 100 special forces advisers in central africa to help local troops track kony down and bring him to justice. rob and paula. >> and there's fear that this video will actually kind of stir up the hornet's nest, just let those special ops forces do their thing and now that everybody knows about this and they're asking for donations they're like just let t