America Now - September 15, 9 PM EST

Cosmic wars? US announces a new ‘space weapon’, China and Russia urge extreme caution
The United States, for the first time ever, admitting it has weapons in space. America Now anchor Ben Swann and Chris Lehto, a retired F-16 pilot and host of ‘Our Fractal Universe’, discuss what we know and what the government isn’t saying. Also, Elon Musk raises new fears that artificial intelligence could soon be powerful enough to launch a nuclear weapon. And finally, a disturbing and growing trend in America. Straight-A students have been doubled in a decade, but America Now correspondent Olivia Flynn explains how their test scores are telling a very different story.