it's part reality show, part buddy movie, part monty python.spin-offs and merchandising, "top gear" is a billion-and-a-half dollar property and a global gold mine for the bbc, the same people who brought you "i, claudius." but you're not likely to confuse the two after you've seen this story. there's nothing on television quite like "top gear." what began as a boring automotive program in the 1970s has morphed into this. >> jeremy clarkson: that's the most amazing road i've ever seen. >> kroft: in this recent episode, the hosts took three of the world's highest performing cars on an expedition to find the best driving road in europe, which they finally discovered in romania. viewers tune in to watch extravagantly filmed segments, usually involving some kind of motorized vehicle. it could be driving the smallest car ever made through the bbc's offices, or testing the toughness of long haul trucks by smashing one through a brick wall. there's a news section, car reviews, and a talk show segment with international celebrities, who must agree to tu

it's monty python test. >> might be next.porter. a lion tamer mauled. the circus workers trying to hose down the lions to get them. doug shepard was there with his family saying there wasn't much to protect the crowd from the attacking animals. >> it's a one-ring circus with about, you know, a thousand people, 1,500 people around and then the gate that goes in and out of the ring is held up by aluminum with some netting and throughout the video you see it open and closed for people to come in and out and there's nothing between that, the lions and all of the kids and moms. it's mainly moms and kids in the audience. >> the lion trainer underwent emergency surgery and said to be today in stable condition. >>> scott ashton, said he needed to protect himself and record a meeting that took place between himself and sharron angle, also seeking election for nevada's senate seat. we'll talk to him live about why he did it and whether any of what she said made sense. ♪ when it's planes in the sky ♪ ♪ for a chain of supply, that's logi