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our viewers joining us in the united states and all around the world, im christina macfarlane in for max foster here in london. just ahead -- >> i am worried about the level of voter turnout among young people and working people who will be voting democratic. >> midterms have mostly been a referendum on the party in power. i cannot deliver the mandate on which i was elected. he still has his own set of baggage coming into downing street. >> this is a total joke. were the laughing s...

Between what is real and what is fake? >> sir, may i have your attention? >> you dont like me, john. >> [ bleep ] it. [ bleep ] it. >> pull over. >> i kept talking like a friend of mine, like some beach bum dude named kenny. just describing everything in the world to him talking about like the house or just kind of -- just stupid stuff. talked with my grandma a couple of times so i had to yell really loud. grandma, hey. >> were probably going to have to go back. >> no, im driving. >> pull over h...

The unlikely love story started in swinging london in 1969 when our two heroes, john rendal and ace burke went shopping at harrahs department store and bought a lion. >> so ace and i saw these two lions. a lioness and the cub that we subsequently called christian. and he was totally, totally irresistible. it was really a shock to see these beautiful creatures in such a tiny cage. >> we half wanted to rescue him from this situation, and we half thought it would be an adventure. >> anyone could se...

Thats what i would say. im hoping its real. lets put it that way. >> well, no need to worry. the video is real. but the true adventure of christian the lion was first told in a documentary that became the source of the viral video footage. the unlikely love story started in swinging london in 1969 when our two heroes, john rendal and ace burke went shopping at harrahs department store and bought a lion. >> so ace and i saw these two lions. a lioness and the cub that we subsequently called christ...

Instructors, two were actors. in both cases, the videos were unscripted, depending on the improv skills of the student, an actor named johnny pemberton. >> no, go right. keep your hands on the wheel. this is totally dangerous. >> just chill out. im not talking to you. you dont need to chill out. people ask is it real or fake? i always say its both. at one point where do you draw the line. >> sir, may i have your attention? >> you dont like me, john. >> [ bleep ] it. [ bleep ] it. >> pull over. >...

George adamson who would release him back into the wild. about a year later, john and ace went back to africa to look for christian and found that the magic was still there. >> he comes closer and closer and closer. and then you can just see that click of recognition. so we called him and thats when he took off. >> and he ran towards us with such excitement. the exuberance of it is what surprised everyone. the euphoria of that moment. in fact, we were all caught up in it. there was the most beau...

Teachers were actual instructors, two were actors. in both cases, the videos were unscripted, depending on the improv skills of the student, an actor named johnny pemberton. >> no, go right. keep your hands on the wheel. this is totally dangerous. >> just chill out. im not talking to you. you dont need to chill out. people ask is it real or fake? i always say its both. at what point do you draw the line, is it real or fake? >> sir, may i have your attention? >> you dont like me, john? >> [ bleep...

But the true adventure of christian the lion was first told in a documentary that became the source of the viral video footage. the unlikely love story started in swinging london in 1969 when our two heroes, john rendal and ace burke, went shopping at harrahs department store and bought a lion. >> so ace and i went to the pet department and there were these two lions. a lioness and the cub that we subsequently called christian. and he was totally, totally irresistible. it was really a shock to s...

I counted four different camera angles. its a pretty elaborate setup for a high school kid. >> was the video for real? now, this is a two-part question. first, is the kid playing a prank or is this a genuine situation caught on camera? second, if it is a prank, are the instructors in on it or are tease real reactions? well, yes and no. but mostly no. >> this one had me fooled, 110%. >> while most of the driving teachers were actual instructors, two were actors. in both cases, the videos were uns...

Thing was staged. but the way the story was created and the way it played out and the way the online portion was distributed, you can only think this is really something different and special. >> if its fake, i think i might go shoot somebody. how could you be so cruel to make that up? thats what i would say. im hoping its real. lets put it that way. >> well, no need to worry. the video is real. but the true adventure of christian the lion was first told in a documentary that became the source o...