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Off in the wild in the 1920s. all of the ones that you see are in captivity. >> how much food does he eat? >> always red meat and chicken. do you have a lion by the tail? >> just today. >> i believe he was 350 pounds. obviously that was a happy video footage there of a perfectly normal lion in a normal habitat. in terms of the intern who has died here. would you have expected somebody to be inside the cage? >> i dont know the circumstances but i can tell you that my interaction over at project s...

Ever be in captivity in this way. clearly it is an ongoing debate. what is your answer to people. >> the point is, they are there. in 99.9% they come from parks not the wild. and what we have done there, is $42 million by the zoos in this country. $42 million were sent to animals in the wild life. what we learn is very important. the parks today. most animals we continue to debate this. we are going to continue to have our lions and educate the public. we are going to continue to say this is the...

Out of a wild state. >> is it even right to keep them in captivity? theres the issue of whether its safe. especially considering the people who visit these sorts of places are usually children learning about the animals. so that has a lot of parents afraid. but just the broader question about whether its right to keep an animal like that in captivity. >> erin, thats a very interesting and loaded question and its really, its how you look at the answer and i believe that legitimate organizations t...

Called cat haven. >> i didnt see any type of aggressive behavior or anything that i needed to be worried about. >> reporter: cat haven is a 100-acre, wooded sanctuary, home to some of the rarest cats in the world, including lions, tigers and leopards. its dedicated to the preservation of wildcats. 5-year-old couscous came to the sanctuary as a cub. founder dale hanson says this species of lion no longer exist in the wild. >> all the ones you see are in captivity. >> reporter: as for the victim d...

>> when you brought the cheetah onto my set. it was extremely powerful. i was shocked that you would be up to a cat that size. i could sense real power and that wasnt a lion. let me ask you this. what it will do as these incidents will tend to do, will raise the debate again should ever be in captivity in this way. clearly it is an ongoing debate. what is your answer to people. >> the point is, they are there. in 99.9% they come from parks not the wild. and what we have done there, is $42 millio...

Of lion no longer exists in the wild. >> the north africans were killed off in the wild about the 1920s, so all the ones you see in captivity. >> reporter: as for diana hanson its not clear how she died but her father says big cats were her passion writing "we will miss you so much but i know that you will be happy for now, you truly are in the eternal cat haven." apparently this lion had never shown aggression toward humans in the past it makes you wonder whether or not this young woman had som...

The dprk. instead of spending money on celebrity sporting events, to entertain the elites of that country, the north korean regime should focus on the well-being of its own people who have been starved, imprisoned and denied their human rights. >> we should mention that the whole rodman event is expected to air in a documentary on our corporate cousins hbo. with me now, laura and lisa ling. youll remember they were detained in north korea for nearly five months back in 2009. they were jailed, ...

Were taken care of by the american government upon your return? i mean, i know there was obviously limited things they could do during your captivity. but on your return. >> you know, the best way i can answer that, its a lot different for me being a young, single marine come, back 21 years. ive tried to turn this into an opportunity and manage it for myself. the problem is, im sitting here before you. there are what, tom, 20 hostages in this area? and im the youngest -- one of the youngest ones...

Michigan u.s. attorney prosecuted the case. >> they were told they were going to have to call willoughby daddy, that they were going to be required to engage in sex acts for money. and then the two adult females schooled the minors on what they could expect. >> it wasnt no cult. it wasnt no ill buy you this sweater. this guy was just plain, he got them in the house. boom. boom. period. >> on day ten of their captivity willoughby had the two girls and his two female accomplices driven to this mic...

Barry rosen, shown here, being examined by doctors, all prop began to to convince the west theyre treating the hostages humanl humanly. >> several times they had people coming in and checking on our health. sure enough, they use that video tape that they brought the weights we had at the embassy from the weight room. they knew they needed us healthy to be able to negotiate. >> as the days turn into weeks and then months, the hostages wonder if the outside world has forgotten about them. but actu...