george recalls getting to graceland after hearing the awful news. >> i get to graceland, the gates swing open, mr. presley runs up to me. he says george, george, i have lost my son, you lost your best friend. at the time, the doctor walks in and says gather around me. i hate to tell you this by elvis presley passed away at baptist hospital. it was very sad, you just couldn't believe it. the guy was such a superstar. had the whole world in his hands. >> did his entourage, including you, george, did you hesitate to tell him it was inappropriate or maybe he should have taken better of himself. >> elvis thought because it came from doctors and it was a doctor's pill, he didn't buy off the street it wouldn't hurt him. but lo and behold, it did. you know what happened. >> why didn't anyone else tell elvis to stop or slow down? >> well, i'm really glad you asked that. first of all, elvis was a really proud human being and he thought his job was to help everybody else. very hard for him to take any help. >> why didn't you stop him? >> i tried on different occasions to stop elvis when i saw him t

they called the hotel graceland west. performed almost nightly selling out a record 837 consecutive concerts. now called the westgate las vegas, the memory of the king is very much alive. >> elvis was happy because he would come and there was a party every night after his show. >> he took me here when i was 15 years old. he would always cut the hair for vacation, come here after a movie. >> so who did he love? >> priscilla pressley. host: though elvis one and only true love, neither is faithful. she carries on an affair with karate instructor as elvis stays busy with every scarlet from hollywood to graceland. one point putting life of a 20-year-old coed. >> he didn't have this rockstar mentality, he was like a southern gentleman who was trying to impress a date. >> they separated in 1972, their divorce finalized in '73, a year he nearly overdoses. once hospitalized in a near co coma. >> did he seem to open up to you? >> he didn't drink alcohol. he only did pills. >> he never did illicit drugs. he went to richard nixon and

and george recalls getting to graceland after hearing the awful news. >> i get to graceland, the gateng open. he runs up to me, he says, george, george, i've lost my son. you've lost your best friend. and at that time, the doctor says, can you please gather round me, folks. he said, hate to tell you this, but elvis presley passed away this afternoon at baptist hospital. it was very sad. and, you know, you just couldn't believe it, you know. this guy was such a superstar. and had the whole world in the palm of his hands. >> did his entourage, including you, george -- did you hesitate to tell elvis that maybe this or that was inappropriate or maybe he should take better care of himself? >> a couple of elvis' guys did. elvis thought, geraldo, he was prescribed medication. he thought because it came from doctors and it was a doctor's pill, it wasn't bought off the street, it wouldn't hurt him. but lo and behold, it did. and look what happened. >> why didn't anyone tell elvis to stop or slow down? >> well, you know, i'm really glad you asked that. first of all, elvis was a real proud human

graceland's mailbox. least time to reply to it as well as keep it. >> reporter: people say he was a real gentleman. >> he really was. if you were at the gate of graceland and elvis was going to the movies, it wouldn't be uncommon for him to say hey, follow me, and you go to the movies with him. >> reporter: it's also a sense of sadness, because he died age 42. you see all the things he achieved and you think oh, my goodness, he died so young. if only. >> there is a little bit of that, but he accomplished so much and he changed pop culture for us. it's like he's still here. ♪ and i always will >>> just time for me to bring you the live scene from hong kong again. because this really is the end of the protest, the pro-democracy protest. campaigners have been there for the best part of 11 weeks. that is the last few left, and they will be moved away by police fairly soon as well. you're watching "bbc world news." and you want to get an mba. but going back to school is hard. because you work. now capella univ

now fans have a chance to get up close and personal as graceland goes to london. neil curry. >> reporter: from graceland, home to rock and roll's first family, to greenwich, elvis has entered the building. ♪ ♪ step on my blue suede shoes next month, marks 80 years since the birth of elvis presley. the poor boy who would grow up to change pop music and pop culture before his premature death at the age of 42. this is being described as europe's biggest-ever elvis retro specktive. >> his music speaks to generations. he gave people the freedom of expression to be who they wanted to be. he was a rebel at the time and he was being himself. >> they spent three months painstakingly picking out 300 items to bring to london. from cars to costumes. >> the jump suits were so iconic. elvis made them what they are. and being able to see the american eagle jump suit from the hawaii special, i hope that resonates with people. it's one of the most recognizable costumes he had. to see in london, it's amazing. >> reporter: there's a reminder of the encounter between the two biggest

he was just being himself. >> reporter: they picked out 300 items from the graceland collection to bringom cars to costumes. >> the jump suits were so iconic. elvis made them what they are. you know, being able to see the american eagle jump suit from the aloha from hawaii jump suit, i hope it resonates with people because it is one of the most recognizable costumes elvis had and to see it on a mannequin is amazing. >> reporter: there are two biggest names in the music business. >> when else vils and the beetles met in '65 they met at his home in bel-air. they say what happened is the guys walked in and elvis was on a sofa strumming a bass guitar and paul was like he plays the bass, i can play with him. and ringo and the guys played pool on the table on display here. i think they found somebody they could relate to. >> reporter: alongside the elvis movie memorabilia, there are personal possessions from the every day, the keys to graceland and the giant mailbox that couldn't cope with a flood of fan mail and simple souvenirs, such as a photo of aed dad with his daughter, lisa marie. and t

the keys to graceland and the giant mail boxes couldn't cope with a flood of fan mail.enirs, such as a photo of elvis with his daughter, lisa marie. the gold-plated bedside phone for those times when a little less conversation just wouldn't do. >> elvis always wanted to tour europe and tour outside the united states and never had the opportunity to do so. >> event organizers say they will be able to welcome a quarter of a million visitors over the next nine months. and with tickets at up to $30 a time and a gift shop brimming with elvis memorabilia, it is certainly one to get ready for. it took months to get ready for, now it is all set. neil curry, cnn, london. >> never get tired of seeing elvis perform. and i can imagine it will be a big hit in london. >>> all right, staying in london now, nutritionists may disagree, but twin brothers who are there have started a business and they think everyone should start their day with breakfast cereal. and trust me, they have every kind you can imagine. here is jim bolden. >> reporter: it is a cereal killer idea. sell nothing but

i read that graceland is going to auction off elvis presley's first ever recordings from 1953 -- or as as people now coming to america from cuba put it, "whoa! what's that hot new sound?" [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] look at him shake his hips. it's called rock 'n' roll. it's your cousin marvin. it's marvin -- this is nice. earlier this month, china announced that it will continue its tradition of panda diplomacy and loaned two pandas to israel to solidify the country's relationship -- [ light laughter ] --as opposed to the other way china help its relationships with jewish people, keeping the restaurants open on christmas. [ laughter ] ♪ oh, my god! [ cheers and applause ] there he is hashtag the panda. thank you hashtag. there he is. there he is. oh, my gosh. hashtag -- hashtag the panda. immediately stopped once -- ♪ [ laughter ] tired. [ laughter ] out of breath. he's little out of breath. i wouldn't make him -- i wouldn't -- it's not right to make them do it one more time. ♪ [ laughter ] that one definitely hurt him. there, yeah, yeah. hashtag the panda ladies and gentlema

when you come this way or plan a vacation to memphis, you can check another graceland after you do this. but come to the national civil rights museum and be enlightened, be encouraged and powered by the telling of the story. a great intellectual asked the question, would america have been america with ought negro people? would america have been america without her negro people? i think you can answer that question without demonizing or casting aspersion on any other culture or race of people, but one has to acknowledge that america simply would not be were it not for the contributions of african-americans, and so i believe that every race of people ought to be judged by the best they have been able to produce, and i believe that dr. king is among the best that our people have ever produced, and this movement is just not's king. king was a man, not a movement. the movement entailed and involved a whole lot of other people, some we know and some we don't, and many who paid the up mat price with their lives to help make america a country that will one day by as good as its promise. we ain'

check out graceland after you do this. but come to the national civil rights museum and be enlightened and encouraged. be empowered by the telling of the story. deposit great black intellectual once asked what america has been america without her black people? i think you can answer that people without demonizing any culture or race but one has to acknowledge america simply would not be here were it not for the contributions of african-americans. i believe every race of people ought to be judged by the best i have been able to produce. i believe dr. king is among the best that our people are produced. this movement was not just about king. am i screwed to say that. king was a man. he was not a movement. the movement entailed a lot of other people, some we know and some we don't know and many who paid the ultimate price with their lives to help make america a country that will one day be as good as its promise. we ain't there yet. we are working toward becoming a nation that will one day be as good as its promise and that j

check out graceland after you do this. but come to the national civil rights museum and be enlightened and encouraged. be empowered by the telling of the story. deposit great black intellectual once asked what america has been america without her black people? i think you can answer that people without demonizing any culture or race but one has to acknowledge america simply would not be here were it not for the contributions of african-americans. i believe every race of people ought to be judged by the best i have been able to produce. i believe dr. king is among the best that our people are produced. this movement was not just about king. am i screwed to say that. king was a man. he was not a movement. the movement entailed a lot of other people, some we know and some we don't know and many who paid the ultimate price with their lives to help make america a country that will one day be as good as its promise. we ain't there yet. we are working toward becoming a nation that will one day be as good as its promise and that j

the fear is not so much that there will be contingent from greece -- aof contagion from graceland that there is a preview of issues. >> i see it as also positive element, that maybe we will be able to go back to ignoring greece the way we did before. is it possible to renegotiate the agreement without causing europe-wide panic? >> the only problem with the renegotiation plan is that there are all these anti-austerity parties everywhere else in europe -- in a lily -- italy, spain, and if greece can negotiate its plans, why can't we? the leaders in europe are loath to renegotiate. >> furthermore, it is not just the fringe that is anti-austerity. the prime minister of italy wants europe to loosen the restrictions set in place. >> and that will be a good thing if the centrist parties could agree to that, like a broader loosening austerity. >> the only party that needs to agree is germany. >> elliott, could this trigger what we're talking about a domino effect with other countries? >> i guess that was more of a concern back in june 2012 when i was here offering those general elections that