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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 don't burn. they're so thick they don't burn. so actually this is the safest house in bergen regarding fire. >> reporter: the tree won't hold the tall title for long with even bigger ply-scrapers under destruction in vancouver, vienna and in london. it would seem that the timber structure is taking root. jonathan mann, cnn. my freedom day is comi...

The tallest in norway. cnn's 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 you're in the apartment you don't realize it's a big wood -- wooden building. >> reporter: dubbed the treet by builders it's a growing number of so called ply-scrapers. built in 2015 almost entirely of sustainable timber proponents say it's just as strong as concrete or steel and more envi...

About 8:1 ratio in the coldest time of year. >> very odd. >> absolutely. so that is the wild winter we've 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 isn't 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: it's all about location. and that's definitely the telling point of bethlehem's newest hotel which opened under the concr...

Scrolled bear yes, long seen as a symbol of oppression by palestinians. it's an unusual venture developed over the past year by the hotel's 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 banksy's artistic touches unmistakable, which is decorated with eclectic next of his murals and gentlemen's club kich. he says it's a place for people from all sides. a hotel with no view. would you call it visionar...

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 didn't 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 burk there. saudi arabia's king is on a nine-day trip to indonesia. >> and it's safe to say he do...