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It could have been us. it could have been me. it could have been my friend. i don't know. >> reporter: i share a table with olivia atare. he's french, but recently proudly became an american. >> i was in new york on 9/11, so i experienced that. i live in brooklyn. >> reporter: after paris' 11/13, he had to come back to the city. in defiance to the terrorists, he sits outside in the dark, drinking a bottle of wine and eating a cheese burger, taking a stand. >> i'm american and french and this is my life. and there is no way somebody is going to change that. >> reporter: thank you. very good to ...