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Exterior. with dual internal decks and a rooftop made from concrete. >> it was necessary to add weight to the wooden building. >> reporter: architects insist the specially treated wood is not a fire hazard. >> these columns and these cmt panels they dont burn. theyre so thick they dont burn. so actually this is the safest house in bergen regarding fire. >> reporter: the tree wont hold the tall title for long with even bigger ply-scrapers under destruction in vancouver, vienna and in london. it w...

The tallest in norway. cnns jonathan mann has the story. >> reporter: residents at this high rise in norway are taking green living to new heights. literally. at 14 stories and just under 53 meters high, they have taken up residence in what for the moment is the tallest wooden building in the world. >> when youre in the apartment you dont realize its a big wood -- wooden building. >> reporter: dubbed the treet by builders its a growing number of so called ply-scrapers. built in 2015 almost entir...

About 8:1 ratio in the coldest time of year. >> very odd. >> absolutely. so that is the wild winter weve had so far. >> i was in new york this week for the 70. got out just before the cold set in. >> welcome back. >> thanks, pedram. all right. the view isnt much and there is no gym, but israelis and palestinians are allowed to visit. that is a big deal on the west bank where graffiti artist banksy has opened his first hotel. jonathan mann tells us about it. >> reporter: its all about location....

Scrolled bear yes, long seen as a symbol of oppression by palestinians. its an unusual venture developed over the past year by the hotels unusual owner, br t british street artist banksy. >> banksy chose the location and developed the whole concept. he chose to put it next to the wall. perhaps not for the great views, but for other reasons that are more artistic. >> reporter: and banksys artistic touches unmistakable, which is decorated with eclectic next of his murals and gentlemens club kich. ...

Fairly or not, they were perceived as being too close to. then a former female employee making serious allegations about sexual harassment at that company, and that the company didnt help her, and in fact blamed her, she said. and now they have this issue caught on tape. with just the first crisis, the trump travel ban, and the #delete uber, they lost 200,000 users. no company, no matter how big it is can afford to lose that many users, with just one crisis, much less three. all right, samuel ...

Some areas have been told to evacuate. >> youll remember on the campaign trail the president would say jobs, jobs. the president says that jobs are one of the main reasons he is now the president. and hes promising not to let supporters down in the state of south carolina friday he attended a ceremony moin unveiling the newest aircraft. he returned to his campaign roots on saturday with a a planned rally in florida. >> president trumps return to a campaign style event follows a tumultuous first ...

Administration was in contact with the kremlin -- >> during the election? >> nobody that i know of. >> on friday mr. trump was back on the road visiting a boeing plant in south carolina marking one month since he took office. >> that was jonathan mann reporting for us. trump has faced krcriticism for his thursday news conference, but it was his exchange with a reporter from a jewish magazine that sparked a great deal of scrutiny. >> that reporter tried to ask the president about how he will addr...

Emirates. jonathan mann introduces us to the woman living out her dream on ice. >> reporter: shes wearing a hijab but she looks perfectly at home on the ice. 27-year-old joined the nhls washington capitals morning skate this week where she was able to spend time with her hockey hero, alex ovechkin. >> thats great. obviously shes very personal. she was wanting to come here, meet me, meet the capitals, watch the hockey game. >> reporter: she even got an autographed stick from the nhl star. >> than...

And the wind conditions as we head on into the work week. >> thank you so much. a star of the hit tv show "game of thrones" is focusing his offcamera efforts on the topic of climate change. jonathan mann shows the mission to document some of the dramatic changes that are happening right now in greenland. >> its like a whole different world. like something out of a movie. >> reporter: for danish actor, greenland is his familys second home. his wife grew up there. now the game of thrones star an...

Womens national league, a referee in mens games. it was her puck handling skills that caught the coachs attention. he shot this video and it went viral. >> its amazing. for a hockey guy i was amazed. she started playing hockey like six years ago. its unbelievable. >> he was so impressed he surprised her with an invitation to washington to meet her favorite team in person. in addition to skating with the players, she got to drop the puck at thursday nights game between the capitals and the detroi...