this is "nightline." tonight, the hollywood a-listers, sounding the alarm. fighting against climate change, with civil disobedience. now one on one with jane fonda. >> this idea of protesting, getting arrested isn't new for you. >> leading the pack of celebrities. >> putting your body on the line. >> i'm puttin' it on the line. >> and celebrating her birthday in handcuffs. why she wouldn't have it any other way. plus, live pd crime time in prime time. police armed with cameras in hot pursuit. are suspects ready for their

closeups? and the "lion king" effect. the circle of life. coming full circle. our journey to africa with the cast of the broadway hit. witnessing how the show is giving back, transforming lives of those in need, and inspiring hope for the next generation. here now, byron pitts. >> good evening. thank you for joining us. hollywood is taking the good fight to washington. celeities banning together, getting arrested in the battle against climate change. now leading the charge is actress and long-time activist, jane fonda. here's abc's deborah roberts. >> this is what democracy looks like! >> reporter: jane fonda, still pushing boundaries. >> we are all here today because we know what lies ahead. >> reporter: lately, a fixture on capitol hill, sounding the

alarm on climate change. >> shut it down! >> reporter: bringing together average folks along with activists like gloria steinem and joaquin phoenix and roseannena arquette. fonda's voice now a part of a growing chorus of celebrities concerned about our planet, including leonardo dicaprio who spoke in new york. >> our future is being gambled away. >> reporter: and russell crow, whose comments delivered by jennifer aniston talked about the devastating wildfires in australia. >> make no mistake, the tragedy unfolding in australia is climate-change-based. >> reporter: but fonda's mission is different. she's now leading weekly protests in washington, d.c., with her group, fire drill fridays, hoeping to inspire others to take action in any way they can. >> reporter: it's a tough time right now.

a lot of people are feeling hopeless about our world. are you hopeful at this moment? >> yeah, activism makes you hopeful. i was very depressed until i decided to come here and do this. the minute i came here and began to engage in activism with my whole body, i overcame the depression. that's what activism can do. when you're doing something that you think can possibly make a difference, it lifts despair. >> reporter: you might expect this privileged hollywood icon to be slowing down. enjoying the fruits of an illustrious career. instead, on the eve of her 82nd birthday, fonda's being led out of the hart senate building in handcuffs, arrested for civil disobedience. how many times have you been arrested since september, since you began this? >> i think five, i'm not sure. i've lost count. >> reporter: she began her recent crusade back in october. inspired by teen activist, greta thunberg, who's been boycotting school every friday since last

year to protest climate change. >> all these young people, striking on friday, saying come on, adults. where are you? we didn't cause this. i thought, well, what can i do? i want to be able to put my body on the line and kind of role model what the next step should look like. >> reporter: specifically, what would you feel successful about, if you, if you saw something changed? >> here's the thing. in cities all over the country and states, they're allt the table, figuring out what has to be done to reduce the carbon footprint. it's happening. it's just, now it has to happen glob globally. >> reporter: fonda born into hollywood royalty made her way in oscar winning performances including "coming home." >> it's very scary for me. >> reporter: later, she built a workout empire. her personal fitness videos

selling millions worldwide. but her activism has garnered just as much attention along the way. she's grown accustomed to being arrested. becoming a regular at protests for years, both revered and reviled for her efforts. fonda found her voice back in the '60s after taking a stand against the vietnam war, a trip to hanoi landed the actress in hot water with veterans who believed she was anti-american. but that was just the beginning for jane fonda. you've been putting your body on the heine fline for a long time lot of causes. teen pregnancy, reproductive rights, violence against women, the iraq war, north dakota pipeline and now climate change. so much. how is it different for you now? >> what's different is what it is i'm protesting about. there's never been a ticking

time bomb hanging over our heads. you know, this isn't one war or one issue and one place. this is the future of the entire planet. it's a global thing, and it's very, very, very urgent. >> reporter: this idea of protesting, getting arrested isn't new for you, but you're not in your 30s anymore. when you started this kind of activism, how tough is it now getting arrested and spending a night in jail? >> most of the time we're engaging in civil disobedience, which is a time-honored, noble thing to do. you get held for a little while. you pay $50 and you get let go. but it does attract media attention. that's why you're here. >> reporter: which is why we're here. >> yeah, so that's what we need to do. people do tend to say, well, my god, she's almost 82. if she can do it, i can do it. it's the next step up. >> reporter: for fonda, it's important that she's not just talking the talk. a lot of people in the you, and

they certainly in tnotice you i your red coat. >> i went to neiman's, neiman's, it's becoming a thing, consumerism, and so i thought, that's another way that i can try to be a role model. >> reporter: you're really not going to shop for clothing anymore? >> well, underwear and socks. i seem to put holes in socks. >> reporter: but you're not going to do any major fashion purchases, you're not shopping really. >> i'm trying to fly less. i drive an electric car. >> reporter: she's been joined on the capitol steps by people like taylor schilling of "orange is the new black". ben cohen and jerry greenfield, actor ted danson and lily tomlin, her "grace and frankie" co-star. >> save the world, it's not too late! >> reporter: on the day before her birthday, she marched with a

photographer and an activist, and some hollywood star power. >> i think the best way to honor jane is maybe on her birthday is to be here. >> it's our right as american citizens, to be able to protest things that are unjust, and killing the planet, we need to wake up and do something about it. >> there are so many fantastic people coming and going to engage in civil disobedience with me. it moves me so much. i think that together we're going to be braver and stronger to then go out each in our own way and step it up. >> reporter: a very different kind of birthday celebration. >> yeah. >> reporter: when we sat down to talk, fonda's long-time friend and fellow activist, sally field joined in. >> i'm here today, because i know jane is right. it's now we have to get loud. i live in california. if you think climate change isn't happening, come live in

california for a few months. the whole state is being burned to the ground. it's terrifying. in the united states, there is not a region that is left untouched. it has to be done now. this is about me maybe not so much, it's about my children and my grandchildren. >> reporter: you say that you've been passionate, and you've been an activist in some ways, but this idea of protesting and getting arrested. >> yeah. >> reporter: that's new for you. >> oh, yeah. well, i'm 73. it's time to get arrested with jane. >> putting your body on the line. >> reporter: jane is sitting there nodding so proudly like a teacher. >> but it's right, she's so right to get excited. >> i love this woman. i admire her so greatly, and, you know, it's time. >> reporter: later that afternoon, true to her word, field was led down the steps of the capitol in zip t tie handcuffs. >> it's hard in life these days to be able to align your body with your deepest values. when the two parts of

yourselves, your physical self and your spiritual self can align, and that's very empowering and transformative. and that's what happens when you engage in civil disobedience and risk getting arrested. >> reporter: how much does your faith impact what you're doing? >> it gives me a lot of strength and i believe in the power of prayer. >> reporter: you light up when you talk about this. >> it's true. you can ask the people that have joined me. can you ask the young people that have inspired me that have been out there every friday. i wish it didn't take a celebrity to get attention, because what they're doing is awesome. >> reporter: i'm deborah roberts for neat li"nightline" in washi d.c. ♪ let it shine coming up, live pd, crime time in prime time. will reality show viewers turn in to judge and jury.

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what's causing all the different opinions? "live pd." and it's as real as it gets. >> we had to extract the male. >> reporter: to law enforcement. with real officers. real suspects and real time. >> show us your hands! >> reporter: the show feature live camera feeds from police departments scattered across the country. they've been set up with the latest technology, to show the ups and downs of a typical shift on the streets. >> i think people are liking to watch it through the officers' eyes. they get to see it the way the officers are seeing it. >> reporter: dan abrams, the host, juggles the feeds that come in during three intense hours on friday and saturday night. he's joined by tom morris and shawn larkin. >> for me, as a current police officer, i like the public to be able to see the whole story of something. >> reporter: the three try to make sense of whatever is coming their way. >> we're here in the studio, and we don't know what's going to happen next any more than the

people at home do. we're just as surprised and shocked sometimes by what goes down. >> reporter: now in its fourth season, "live pd" is one of the highest-rated programs in cable television. but the success of this series comes as the country is having a painful debate over the policing policies on american streets. in 2014, a police officer shot michael brown in ferguson, missouri, which essentially began the black lives matter movement. less than a year later, walter scott was shot in the back and killed by an officer in south carolina. in 2016, philando castile was killed by an officer in minnesota broadcast live on facebook. and earlier this year, tatiana jefferson was playing video games with her nevphew when police shot and killed her through the window. >> police officers and police

departments are under the microscope right now. people around the country are demanding more transparency. >> reporter: the police departments on the show believe that broadcasting their work helps both the police and the public. >> i just knew that people needed to see what we see every day. not just a snapshot, but actually see the funny stuff, the dangerous stuff that we encounter every single day. most people don't see that. they on "live pd" now. >> reporter: richland county police department has been on "live pd" since the first episode. sheriff lott decided to take a chance on this new transparency. i'm sure there's worried that you had because it's live. >> really, no. i didn't have any worries whatsoever. i trust my people. we have good professional deputies on the show. i knew our people would do the right thing. >> reporter: but at the same time, your people are human. >> what i wanted people to see is that we are human. had no worries. i was not scared one bit. >> reporter: when the program became a hit, some of his

officers became celebrities. is it okay to call you a star of the show? >> sure, sure. >> reporter: do you like that word? >> i don't feel so much like a star, but it's been very positive for us. >> reporter: lieutenant danny brown from the rich land county sheriff's department is one of the most recognized faces on the show. people like to run from you. >> i don't know why. i'm a nice guy. >> reporter: almost every time he stepped out of the car, someone in richland county knew his name. >> is this "live pd"? >> what do you watch me on? >> oh, my gosh! >> reporter: but some police officers -- >> [ bleep ]. >> reporter: don't always have good face-to-face encounters. >> most people, their contact with law enforcement is not a good time. you come home from work and your house is burglarized. you get pulled over for speeding. we don't get called to somebody's house because their kid came home with straight as that day. >> reporter: some say it

exploits a person's lowest moments. >> [ bleep ]. >> why are you dancing, though? >> i'm not dancing. >> reporter: abrams, who is also a chief legal analyst for abc news says what you see on the show is fair and legal to broadcast. >> when someone is approached by the police or arrested on a public street there is an argument that there is something inherently newsworthy about that. newspapers have laid out about all the people who were arrested that day. this is not that dissimilar. >> reporter: over a three-hour show, there are countless arrests. getting arrested doesn't necessarily mean you're guilty, but the perception can be there. even when people are not charged or acquitted at trial. >> anytime someone ends up being cleared while we're on, we make sure to tell the audience that. people are innocent until proven guilty. we don't ever say ah, this guy's hammered. he's going to prison for whatever it may be. >> reporter: for some reason, people of color seem to make up a big percentage of arrests.

>> if you're in missoula, montana, you're not going to see a lot of interaction with african-americans. if you're in richland county, south carolina and you're dealing with the high crime areas, those tend to be the more african-american communities. >> reporter: the show has been sued for defamation or invasion of privacy. frederick west was arrested for drug trafficking in 2017 on "live pd" by the greenville county sheriff's department. but the charges were later dropped. he claimed he was ragscially profiled and sued. a black man whose car was crashed into by a police cruiser said that he was largely targeted in this manner because of his race. one lawsuit dismissed and another pending. the producers say that the two lawsuits regarding the production of "live pd" in greenville county completely lacked merit and had no bearing on filming or continued outreach from other departments hoping to participate on the series.

even the show's critics agree there are flashes of compassion. >> do you understand that how i feel -- >> i do. >> as -- >> i do. i definitely do. >> reporter: deputy addie perez shared this moment with a homeless veteran smoking marijuana in his home. >> i was homeless living in my car, and i'm in the military as well, and i did report overseas. >> reporter: he tells deputy perez he has a medical marijuana card from california. >> my ptsd is bad. >> reporter: he's released without charges. one of the moments that wins over hearts and minds. >> the show has showed the human side of law enforcement. that we want to help. not everybodisa bad person. we are here to do our job. >> reporter: at least six law enforcement agencies have quit the show. some concerned about showcasing crime in their cities, others concerned that "live pd" videos

wouldn't be allowed to be used at the trials of suspects on the program. >> the vast majority have been satisfied with what we do and how we do it. but look, we're not looking to in every single case say to the police department we want to make sure that you're okay with everything. this is part of following them. >> reporter: in richland county, sheriff lott says "live pd" has dramatically improved relations between his police force and the community. he now has a waiting list of officers hoping to join his department. >> we don't have a recruiting staff. we don't go out and, we don't have to do recruiting. our deputies do it every single day. and the show has now helped show them, show professionalism that they have. and, you know, so people want to come work here. >> reporter: in april, "live pd" celebrated its 200th episode, and this was the watch party in richland county. the more than 5,000 people showed up. they had to move the event to the county fair grounds. so the show keeps racing along.

>> know what you got to do, right? >> reporter: trying to humanize the hard-working people who protect us and trying to lessen the tensions on the police beat. for "nightline," steve osunsami in richland county, south carolina. next, how amy schumer is breaking free of the stigma of infertility.

it is a deeply per per private journey, the use of in-vitro fertilization to conceive a child.

now amy schumer is going public. we cover one couple's journey from heartbreak to happy ending. here's juju chang. >> trust me, she's not going to shock you. she's not going to be like yes! >> reporter: she's the daring comedian known for feminist punch lines on "inside amy schumer". >> i had a one-afternoon stand, and then i couldn't find him. but, you know, yankee stadium is so big. >> reporter: breaking through in "train wreck." >> just walk like you walk down the street. you good? thank you. >> looking pregnant. >> reporter: and recently getting laughs about new motherhood in "growing." >> if you had a good pregnancy, if you enjoyed being pregnant i hope your car flips over. >> reporter: now amy schumer, getting personal about her quest for child number two and her struggle with infertility. schumer had a son last may with husband chris fisher, but she

recently posted a visceral image of her bruised stomach on instagram saying i'm a week into ivf and feeling run emotional. responses pouring in. one woman writing ivf is the hardest thing. others saying so proud of you for sharing. so many silent sufferers. >> anytime there's a celebrity with a big platform and they step up to the plate with their personal health issue it does an enormous amount to increase awareness. at times it can destigmatize an issue. >> reporter: schumer's post putting the spotlight on the often private and rarely-discussed journey taken by so many couples desperate to conceive. >> it can be an incredibly lonely, isolating experience. and even though the reality is these women and couples are not alone, it can feel like they are. >> reporter: and it appears she'll continue to document her

journey. she wrote this followup instagram post. we're going to freeze embryos, hopefully. and there was this one as only she can, finding the funny in her ivf journey. >> am i still wearing my hat? >> no. >> the pictures that she posted just sort of resonate the with people, especially people who go through ivf, because it usually feels very private and secluded and almost isolated what you're going through. >> reporter: we followed aviva and adam for more than a year as they used ivf to try to grow their family. to the moments inside the doctor's office. to the call that could change their lives forever. >> hi, doctor. >> we're a team, and we're going through this together. and i might be the one who's getting the shots and waking up early, but he's on my team.

he's supporting me. he's, you know, even if he's not going through it physically, he's going through it emotionally, as much as i am. >> it's pretty special what she's going through for us. not just for her. it's for both of us. >> reporter: the couple conceived their son benji naturally, but when it came to try for baby number two, adam was devastated to learn he had cancer. >> cancer became focus number one and baby was on the back burner for a while. >> okay, adam, tell us what you're going to do. >> i'm going to hit the gong. >> and why are you hitting the gong? >> i finished chemo. >> reporter: with his cancer in remission, ivf became their best chance at being able to conceive again. on this day, they're going through an egg retrieval, the first step toward creating their embryos. >> six. >> how'd it go? >> she sailed through.

>> perfect. she's really a trouper. we got 29 eggs. >> reporter: once recovered, it was time for aviva to prepare her body for the next step. >> i'm taking my first, tiny little estrogen pill to prepare for embryo transfer. ♪ >> reporter: on the day of her embryo transfer, aviva feels the weight of the moment. >> i probably shouldn't, but i feel like there's a little more pressure on me, because, you know, it's my body that has to do the work. >> okay, so you see that little white spot? >> yep. >> it's right in the middle of your uterine cavity, and hopefully, we will meet it in nine months. >> in the successful cycle, she can be pregnant just after the embryo is transferred to her uterus. we usually don know that until about ten days to two weeks

later when the pregnancy test is done. >> reporter: when we come back, adam and aviva's test results are in. >> someone's phone's ringing. >> reporter: are they pregnant? stay tuned. >> hi, doctor.

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someone's phone's ringing. >> reporter: a couple weeks later, they await the call to find out if they're pregnant. >> hi, doctor. you know, i've been doing this for a long time, i've had to give bad news to people, good news to people. fortunately, i don't have to deliver any bad news, because you are pregnant. >> thank you. >> it's only a start. it's the biggest hurdle. >> right. >> but it's not the only one that we have to get through. >> okay. bye-bye. >> thank you, goodnight. >> that was a rollercoaster.

>> reporter: nearly nine weeks later, the couple gets news that every potential parent going through ivf dreads. >> the sonogram at eight weeks and five days, there was no heartbeat. throughout the process, we tried to be careful and refer to the embryo or the fetus. the minute they said there was no heartbeat, the only reaction was that was our baby. one of the things that has made this a little easier is having benji. you know, and i know for a lot of women, that's not the case. >> reporter: after the miscarriage, the couple did not give up. a year and a half later. >> what's that?

>> reporter: here's how adam and aviva's family are doing today. >> well, since last time, we went through a successful pregnancy, and now we have a beautiful baby girl. and she is almost seven months old. >> reporter: meet juliette rose, the bouncing bundle of joy adam and aviva and benji first conceived of in their dreams. the couple made the decision to undergo a second round of ivf after their first miscarriage. >> moeshemotionally, you feel l you're putting your heart on the line. you want to picture yourself with a happy ending and a happy baby, but on the other hand you're scared to give yourself that promise and to give yourself that dream without knowing if you'll ever get it. when they first put julie on my chest and i held her, it felt very surreal to think that we'd finally made it there. >> i didn't, i think we didn't

exhale until she was born and we held her in our arms for the first time and we knew that it was over and we'd gotten exactly what we were hoping for. >> reporter: adam and aviva have no regrets on what it took to build their family. >> when i look at her, living through all of it, when i think of what we went through, it's all been worth it. >> if we need to, we will certainly do ivf again, even with all weigh we went through, because it gives us the best shot of what we're hoping for. up next, it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood, with mr. rogers on the silver screen. ♪ won't you be my neighbor

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♪ it's a beautiful gday in the neighborhood ♪ >> reporter: he welcomed everyone into his neighborhood. ♪ a neighborly day for a beauty ♪ >> reporter: sweater on, sneakers tied. a routine comforting and mesmerizing to millions of children, making mr. rogers one of the most cherished figures of all time. ♪ please won't you be my neighbor ♪ ♪ hi, neighbor. >> reporter: now tom hanks is putting on that cardigan to recreate "a beautiful day in the neighborhood." the two-time oscar winner and real mrs. rogers sat down for their first joint interview. how do you think your husband would have reacted by being portrayed by this guy? >> i think he might have been speechless. [ laughter ] >> reporter: what do you think he saw in tom? >> you know, i'm sitting right here. >> here you are. >> reporter: we might ask you a

question or two, too. >> what i can say is what i think of tom. easy to be a friend. >> you know, if people said of me what they have all said about fred i'd be the luckiest man in the world. >> reporter: the film explores fred's brand of radical kindness. >> mr. rogers, i'm here to interview you. >> it is so nice to meet you. >> reporter: told through the store e story of a jaded journalist and the unexpected ways in which mr. rogers helps him reconcile his own troubled past and fraught family relationships. >> this piece will be for an issue about heroes. do you consider yourself a hero? >> i don't think of myself as a hero, no, not at all. >> reporter: the story is loosely based on the real-life relationship of fred rogers and journalist who was tasked with writing a profile for "esquire".

>> he had this intuitive understanding of what people needed in that moment, at the moment he met them. >> reporter: born in 1928 in pennsylvania, fred rogers was an ordained minister. in 1968 he developed "mr. rogers' neighborhood". for a long time he was the only one on television who spoke directly to children. >> it's not so much what we have in this life that matters, it's what we do with what we have. >> reporter: providing answers to their eternal questions about pain, bullying, anger and sadness. >> i know a little girl and a little boy whose mother and father got a divorce. and those children cried and cried. >> the great episode, award winning, if you want to put it in that kind of superlative and he talked about the death of his dog when he was young. >> my grandmother heard me crying. i remember. and she came and just put her arm around me.

>> and he says, and i was really sad for a while. part of being alive is to be sad. ♪ but the very same people who are sad sometimes ♪ ♪ are the very same people who are glad sometimes ♪ >> reporter: yet, for all the goodness mr. rogers radiated on-screen, you might be surprised to hear that it didn't come easy for him. >> how does it feel to be married to a living saint? >> you know, i'm not fond of that term. for you to think of him for a saint. then his way of being is unattainable. he works at it all the time. it's a practice. he's not a perfect person. he has a temper. >> i think he was perfectly human. imperfectly human, i should say. >> reporter: how do you think he practiced being kind?

>> fred was a minister, first and foremost. and the program was his ministry. >> reporter: and that's how he communicated it. >> yes. >> nobody asks joanne if she got mad. >> reporter: right, did you get mad at him? >> oh, yes. >> reporter: he got on your nerves like every good marriage. >> absolutely. i would come in just talking about having a hard time at the car dealership, and he would say something like, well, you just don't know what that man was dealing with, you know. you just don't. and i would just want to go -- >> that response is not marriage therapy 101. i don't think that's the thing a husband should do. >> hey, mr. rogers! >> reporter: what do you want audiences to take away from this movie? >> i want them to enjoy it. ♪ it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood ♪ ♪ a beautiful day for a neighbor ♪ ♪ would you be mine ♪ could you be mine

up next, how the circle of life is coming full

now to the eternal magic ""the li the lion king.

abc ginger zee joining cast members on the ground seeing how a new chapter has opened for children at one school. >> you ready? you . >> speaking ♪ ♪ >> reporter: for he and his wife, this moment is about honoring the beauty and culture of south africa. >> we look at ourselves as ambassadors, we represent the culture. ♪ these are our people, and we want the world to see that this is who we are. and it's important for us to come back and show our people what we are doing overseas. >> reporter: both are current n ensemble cast members in the

lion king on broadway, which has been mesmerizing audiences on stage for more than two decades, with 25 total productions to date in 20 different countries. more than 59 million people have seen the musical. and there's been a conscious effort to stay true to the culture it represents. since its premiere there have been more than 250 south african cast members in shows around the world. including this couple who are here raising money for broadway cares, a nonprofit that works with the theater community. >> it has raised over $10 million. of that $5.4 million has literally gone back to about 8 e organizations in cities and small towns all across south africa. >> reporter: after the show, these intricately-beaded animals

are sold, but they're more than souvenirs, they are helping change lives more than 8,000 miles away. abc's parent company disney invited us to south africa to meet the women behind these hand-made homementos. we travelled to a small village where we met this woman. >> i grew up, got married. >> reporter: she left africa for broadway, eventually landing a role in the late '90s. she was inspired by the work broadway cares was doing and it was her idea to connect them with this village where her family was from. >> i was very teary-eyed. oh, my god, how could people live like this. >> reporter: no electricity, no running water. >> i didn't have a bed to sleep on. i used to sleep on the floor. >> reporter: so within these homes we have seen there are people without beds. >> absolutely. >> reporter: she founded her own organization, creating jobs for

these women. and these women didn't want handouts. instead, they wanted the job. they'd bead traditional african patterns over carved animals, the same animals sold on broadway. >> every purchase you make you're feeding a child somewhere in africa. you may never get there, but the dollars that you're spending on this are feeding somebody. [ speaking in foreign language ] she bought five cows. so if you have phfive, you can easily multiply that when they give birth. that is the investment. >> reporter: did you imagine your dream becoming this reality? >> no. >> reporter: what does that make you feel like? >> i'm afraid to look deep into the emotional side of it. >> reporter: hmm. >> i haven't lived. i haven't been in their shoes. >> reporter: mm-hm. >> but i have been exposed.

oh, god, i'm going to cry. i've been exposed to the difficulties that they go through. they don't complain. oh, god, i'm going to cry. they don't complain. if it's not do-able, it's not do-able, you know, you just have to live with it. >> reporter: in addition to helping create jobs, broad kway cares also donated to the village to build its own preschool. the school was very necessary because it helps parents in this community and grandparents work so that they can have jobs. and so now we're here, and you see the money, but it also must inspire you to think there is so much more. >> there is really so much more to do. >> just standing here, just looking around, we can help with this. we can help with that, you know. when you're an arou are around like this you can't help but think what you can do to make it better for the kids and the community. >> reporter: they show me

inside. where we show them ""the lion king."" the kids here don't have tvs, let alone know what "the lion king" is. ♪ their laughter lights up the room. >> i think they will remember this. >> oh, yes. >> they definitely will remember this. that's why you had them say "play it again". >> you never know. >> full cycle again. >> reporter: mm-hm. >> it is the cycle of life. >> reporter: for "nightline," ginger zee in south africa. ♪ thank you for joining us for this special edition of "nightline." you can catch us every week night after jimmy kimmel live and catch fca .

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