Anderson Cooper to Present "Hope Survives: 30 Years of AIDS"

As the 30th anniversary of the first AIDS diagnosis approaches, Anderson Cooper will take a look at the history of the battle and the latest medical breakthroughs. Hope Survives: 30 Years of AIDS will air on CNN this Friday, January 14th, at 9 PM EST.

From the press release:

In addition to Anderson Cooper’s in-depth interview with Sir Elton John about his foundation’s work to end the disease, the show will also include interviews with Academy-award winning actress Mo’nique, Project Runway’s Mondo Guerra, Phill Wilson, Founder and Executive Director of the Black AIDS Institute and co-founder of Greater Than AIDS, a new national movement developed with the Kaiser Family Foundation, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The special hour will also feature emotional clips from famous personalities on their personal “Deciding Moment” that changed how they think about the disease and inspired them to get involved, including Academy-Award winning actress Susan Sarandon, actress Sharon Stone, singer Barry Manilow, basketball legend Kareem Abdul Jabbar, comedienne Margaret Cho, Author Maya Angelou and Jeanne White Ginder, the mother of the late Ryan White.

Below you can see Margaret Cho's "Deciding Moment," as she recalls her family bookstore in the mid-80's and the reason it suddenly started losing business.