that's 5-year-old zane holden and that's his dog, zeke.ng a drink of water. >> i wonder if the mom accidentally calls the dog by the kid's name and the kid by the dog's name? >> the mom's name is zora. >> and baby sister is -- >> zelda. >> zelda and zraoraida. >> and uncle zeus. >> and the cat. zeely. >> the time of the year where everybody has a real or fake decision to make. i'm talking christmas trees, real or plastic? if you're going to get the plastic one, chances are it comes from a factory that looks like this in china. this video is from national geographic in their series -- i didn't know that. here's a look at one of the factories that makes basically christmas trees. >> polyvinyl chloride. or pvcs to you and me. >> this is how they make a christmas tree that's six and a half feet tall. >> the shredded pvc is pulled through the coil that separates the needles and makes them bushy. >> the branches come out way too long for a christmas tree that would fit into your home or apartment. so they cut these by hand. >> they have robots t

after viewing the effect, zane and kyle decide cindy's moves on top of the car aren't realistic enough. >> bouncing off of the hood, we didn't quite have the right movement on this arm. so we had to isolate her arm from another moment in time and build a fake arm and animate it. and drop it in. in its own little spot, so we could get the performance we needed. >> with the effect complete, kyle sends the finished video to the cast and crew. >> even though i knew what was going to happen, i didn't know it was going to look that good. >> what i saw, it took my breath away. >> i was blown away. >> my mouth just dropped. >> it was so real. >> even worse, it was me, it was me that i was seeing. >> rachel! >> satisfied with the response, kyle launches "exhibit b-5" online. >> hey, sheri here. >> to add to the mystery, he releases it under a fake youtube account name. claudia mckinney. >> we invented a person, claudia mckinney, and then her story was that her dad used to be a judge and that she was taking court evidence and putting it up on youtube. >> but "exhibit b-5" doesn't catch on right

here's cnn's zane vergi. >> can you believe it is already the end of the year? actually, the mayan calendar said it would be the end of the world, but oh, my goodness, look at this, we're still here and we are heading into 2013. there were so many headlines this year, so many important stories of 2012, from conflict, hopelessness, to inspiration and hope and we also made sure we had a little bit of fun. take a look. number ten. >> welcome to london. >> the queen of england celebrated her diamond jubilee year. it rained on her float parade, but it didn't take the sparkle out of the magical moments. millions lined the streets, millions more tuned in for this famous wave. number nine. september 11th in benghazi, libya. u.s. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans killed in a terror attack on the u.s. diplomatic mission there. american officials first suggested it was spontaneous, sparked by a protest over a controversial anti-muslim film. the white house's handling of the attack became a political hot button. number eight. a political transition in north

filling in is billy, star of stage and screen, billy zane. he deserves that. and he once showed up outside my bedroom window with a boom box over his head playing peter gabriel's "in your eyes" and we have been friends ever since. he is the host of the opie and anthony show. >> is it better to be born in the city of burn? according to a report switzerland will be the best place for a baby entering the world in 2013. the u.s., a dismal 16th on the list. a long fall for america which was ranked first in 1988. the economist intelligence unit aimes to measure which country will provide the best opportunities for healthy, safe and prosperous lives ahead. 1k3* the winner of this year's lottery of life are wee ones births in switzerland, australia, norway, sweden and denmark. which i am sure are one country. this thing is already very suspect. the economist says the index was compiled using 11 statistically ipped caters noting being rich helps more than anything else, but things like crime, trust and public institutions and health of the family life matter too. all o

sincerely zane green. >> jillian craiger. >> come and see santa. oh, ho, ho, ho.is a special p.s. >> help all children to get lovely presents, too. >> normally in the morning on christmas you always see crumbs all over the chair. >> you can eat as much as you want. >> applesauce. >> chocolate chips. >> sometimes my dad steals the cookies. >> give every reindeer two carrots and give a carrot to the elf. an eighth of a carrot will do. >> seeing everybody so happy. >> me and my brother sometimes go crazy on christmas day. >> i can't be too excited on christmas, because there might be a big bag of coal in there. >> merry christmas! >> merry christmas! >> merry christmas. >> merry christmas. >> merry christmas and happy new year! >> all right. so we all have young kids, and they are counting down. luke said yesterday it's taking too long. when will it get there? >> mine wants a magic wand, and when he gets it he says he'll make christmas come faster. >> my daughter is worried it's not snowing, and therefore we cannot have christmas without snow. maria says we might get