can he go back to griffith park? >> yeah. all good questions. first, i want to make clear.cause he preyed on the chihuahua. you know, listen, the chihuahua owners are amazing. we are devastated as i would be but love p22 and don't want to hurt. captured because almost radically overnight his behavior changed. a., preying on dogs. and signs of distress they could see from photos and observations and ring cameras. the totality of the behavior for ten years stayed in griffin park, came into the neighborhood occasionally and something happened. that's what necessitated this capture. >> do you -- do you fear that p22 will be euthanized? >> i -- yes. i -- i trust in the -- i don't know if fear is the right word. the updates i'm getting, he was hit by a car and extent of those injuries from the updates i'm getting, they were more extensive than first thought when he was captured. but i trust in the california department of wildlife and the top veterinarians caring for him to make the right decision. the decision on the table right now, i they it is very -- he's not going to be re-

s griffith park the new home traveling about 50 miles from the santa monica mountains and navigating the city's notoriously busy highways. so many people felt a connection to p22. did you feel a connection to him? >> i felt a direct connection and so i buy every nilg as i would walk out of the park i would say good-bye to him though i'd never seen him before. >> reporter: winter says it's believed less than a dozen people saw p22 in the wild but that changed when the big cat started to canvas neighborhoods for prey. they feared the 12-year-old might be in distress. when captured monday the once majestic cat was mall nourished and had injurys. they had no choice but to euthanize him. >> this animal did not deserve to suffer. >> reporter: p22 inspired a wildlife cross jg a land bridge in los angeles that will allow many animals to safely cross teb lanes of freeway. a fitting tribute to the famed cat. cbs news, los angeles. >>> next on the "cbs weekend news" the sequel making waves at the box office. >>> why do you come to us? >> i just want to keep my family safe. >> the sequall to "av

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this was 3p22 seen in griffith park beneath the hollywood sign.gars are nocturnal and rarely seen, but p22 was captured on security and doorbell cameras. veterinarians suspect he was hit by a car. they tried to save him but his wounds were too severe. >>> a nationwide tribute to remember america's fallen service men and women. this is wreaths across america day. the tribute began at arlington national cemetery in 1992 is in its 30th year. wreaths are placed at all national cemeteries in all 50 stag states and abroad. >>> while italians still have something to celebrate at the world cup. >>> later, pep talks from notre dame athletes helping sick kids. >>> with christmas eve now just a week away, you may have noticed that the holidays are costing us more. cbs's scott macfarland reports price increases are hitting businesses that help us deck the halls. >> reporter: christmas tree farmer gary thomas is chopping and selling trees he planted eight years ago at his sprawling operation near the pennsylvania/maryland border. that's how long it takes to gr

he was usually found in griffith park in l.a. over the beacon, he was put down after getting hit by a car. any colleges says they will use him to study other animals in the area. >> it has been an interesting animal. we have gotten great information from him. he is persistent in the strange ever recorded for an adult not online. an interesting animal. he will forever be an important part of our not land studies. you will be looking for his data for years to come. reggie: most mountain lions live to be about 10 years old. at 12 years old, p22 was considered old. kumasi: christmas is less than a week away. what you are looking at is one of the busiest travel corridors in the country, interstate 80. aaa estimates that 113 million americans will be traveling later this week read nearly 102 million americans started to drive to their destinations. air travel is closing in on preventive make numbers, with 7.2 million people catching types. experts say the busiest travel days will be december 23 and january 2. reggie: you should just ge

that's the name of this beloved griffith park big cat that researchers tracked for more than 10 years month they noticed changes in the mountain lion's behavior. when they examined him, they found he had multiple medical issues and had also been hit by a car and had to be euthanized. now eric spiegelman said he ran the twitter account. he has been revealed, for the mountain lion. he joins me from los angeles. i thought it was the mountain lion tweeting all that stuff. >> did you really? well, he could have been. >> p-22 has been pretty smart. how were you memorializing p-22's passing? >> well, personally i just went on a hike the other day to a spot that he was photographed in eye number of years ago, a place where you could stand and say p-22 was here. it was quite nice. that's how i'm doing it. i think a few people have done hikes. i saw graffiti on franklin that said r.i.p. p-22. everyone is observing in their own way. i thought i would contribute by sharing what p-22 meant to me personally. that's why i wrote that piece. >> i'm curious. p-22 was really beloved weven though people

the cat became famous after being spotted at the hollywood sign and the griffith park observatory.n and his incredible journey inspired a new era of urban conservation including the world's largest wildlife crossing in california. >>> the santa cruz mountains are not looking like themselves lately and that's a good thing. mary lee shows us the result of more than a foot of recent rainfall. >> reporter: lydia ramos and her cycling group are spending the day riding around the santa cruz mouns. ty made a specl trik >> i'm dressed for warmth. around the creek it is really cold. but, it is beautiful. it is really beautiful. a lot of water. >> reporter: lydia was created by the sounds and the incredible views of the waterfalls around the park. >> it is amazing. i haven't seen green and so much water in the creek for so long. so i'm just loving it. >> reporter: her fellow cyclist craig was here last month and said the waterfalls were down to a trickle. >> i heard they got five inches in one 24-hour period here so i kind of wanted to check out the water. >> reporter: craig said it is a big

s griffith park his new home traveling about 50 miles from the santa monica mountains and navigating city's notoriously busy freeways. so many people felt a connection to p-22. did you feel a connection to him? >> i felt a direct connection and every night as i'd walk out of the park i'd say good-bye to him though i'd never seen him before. >> reporter: winter says it's believed fewer than a dozen people saw p-22 in the wild, but that changed last month when the big cat started canvassing neighborhoods for prey. his behavior worried wildlife experts who feared the 12-year-old might be in distress. once captured monday the once majestic cat was malnourished and he had injuries from likely being hit by a car. wildlife officials felt saturday they had no choice but to euthanize him. >> this animal did not deserve to suffer. >> reporter: p-22 inspired the creation of the world's largest wildlife crossing, a 200-foot land bridge in los angeles that will allow many animals to safely cross ten lanes of freeway. a fitting tribute to the famed cat. cbs news, los angeles. >> and that is the ov

we talked about getting a bite to eat in silver lake, and then seeing the christmas lights in griffith parkt leonard's talking about a big d and d game at his place. saturday night just went from crazy to epic! woo-hoo!

miguel discovered p-22 ten years ago when the adolescent cat paid the seemingly impossible trick to griffith parks, crossing to freeways, the 405, and the 101. for ten years, he escaped being hit by a car, but when he was captured for evaluation earlier this month, wildlife biologists realized his luck had run out. >> even though he lasted ten years, he was done in because -- >> they were very hopeful. it looked like sanctuary was an option. as these tests started coming back, he was hit by a car. those injuries were pretty severe. >> beth pratte known as p-22's biggest advocate spent time with the cougar on friday. >> i apologize to him. i told him i was sorry but i promised we wouldn't stop. it's hard to imagine l.a. without him. any other state, he would have been removed or shot immediately upon detection. l.a. said no, we want to coexist. we want this wildness here. it's his home, not ours. >> los angeles became p-22 the biggest champions, cheering him on until lighting when he was seen on streets or in backyards. p-22's existence planted the seeds for the creation of a wildlife crossing, a