this 50,000 square foot mansion built and lived in by hadid has a 300-seat ballroom turkish bath largey pool and 5,000 square foot guest suite. >> why build homes this big? >> there's a need for it. you have customers asking for it. >> reporter: the ultra-rich living richer. he says a new generation of global billionaires is driving this construction boom. >> this is not your typical in-home theater. >> reporter: they want it all. >> they expect to have a theater in these mansions. from 20 seats up to 50 or 70 seats. >> what is the number one amenity buyers are looking for when they are purchasing a house of this magnitude? >> entertainment area. they want to have the splash to have a full 300 people at the party. you need to have bar areas, outdoor area. something specific about a house that is different than anybody else. >> reporter: that includes outdoor landscaping that feels hike a resort. a swimming pool that stands out. maybe two or three. and the best location. luxury mansions soaring beyond 20,000 square feet are popping up on street after street. some 40,000 square feet. and

until hadid bought the house above him, tore it down, and excavated.os angeles is not happy either. they've issued a stop work order. >> we got our permits correctly. >> reporter: real estate expert david kramer said the high-end building boom started with the selling of aaron spelling's 56,000-square-foot home. >> people see the reality of we have buyers here. >> reporter: he sold the spelling man nor for $85 million. and says it opened the floodgates for larger luxurious homes. now some are waiting for this real estate bubble to burst. for "good morning america," brandi hitt, abc news, los angeles. >> what do you do with 90,000 square feet? >> what do you do with 28 bathrooms? >> i can't even begin. >> it overwhelms me. >> lifestyles of the 1%, ladies and gentlemen. >> i think it's the 0.00001%. >> fair enough. i've never been good at math. >>> well coming up on "good morning america" -- we'll exercise dan's math skills. but the oscar dresses that inspired desserts, all ahead in "pop news." >> is that a good thing? >> i don't really know. not given.

. >> mega real estate developer mohamed hadid has made a career of building luxury hotels and homes forhe uber rich. such as this one showcased on bravo's reality show "real housewives of beverly hills," featuring his ex-wife yolonda foster. these days he is not making friends in beverly hills or more exclusive bel-air. tearing down mega mansions for the new giga mansions. and nearby residents like jennifer aniston, whose house is 8500 square feet, are fighting back, voicing outrage to city officials. >> the very idea that a building of 90,000 square feet can be called a home seems like a significant distortion of building codes. >> why build homes this size? this big? >> there is a need for it and you have customers asking for it. >> the ultra rich living richer. he said a new generation of global billionaires is driving this construction boom. >> what is the number one amenity buyers are looking for when they purchase a house of this magnitude? >> area. they want to have the space to have 200, 300 people party. several bar areas. an outdoor area, something specific about a house that

and this time i bring these various copies of the hadid.ren't just actions occurring because of bombing actions of the u.s., they are happening because of an ideology that's happening and spreading through our world. over the next few days, the obama administration is going to have the summit on countering violent extremism. it's dancing around this idea of islamic ideology. the leader of denmark is right. we are not at a war with islam but with an interpretation of islam that wants to destroy us. in that way, we better pay attention, otherwise we're really going to end up with troubles here at home also. and i don't try to put fear into people, but this is a very true reality that we face today. >> we're going to take a break right there. we'll be back with more on this subject. >>> and also, later, the trial of the real, the killer of the real american sniper in texas today. the jury heard the defendant's confession, his video confession in court. that's coming up. sensitive bladder? try new always discreet up to 40% thinner, for superior

hadid. this was the seen in ties earlier. abd-rabbu mansour hadi met the secretary-general of the gulf cooperation counsel. the g.c.c. is backing abd-rabbu mansour hadi. crossing to our correspondent on the front line. with the g.c.c. backing abd-rabbu mansour hadi and the u.n. security council sawing that he is the legitimate president. how significant is this. >> it is very significantly. particularly for abd-rabbu mansour hadi. we have been waiting for the development of the support and critical of the delay in the u.n. coming forward, and expressing support. considering that the u.n. much was behind the and played a crucial role. it has been involved in negotiations. for the u.n. to come at this particular time and be vocal about the support. it's important for him in particular, and for the anti-coup. parties in yemen. and there are several that cyst in many provinces, trying to come together. they have been asked to come to aden. there are party leaders have been invited to come. for him to have the national support fro

the privacy is gone. >> he says for 15 years he lived a quiet life tucked away in the hills until hadidt bought the house next to him, tore it down and excavated the hill the city issued a top work with order. >> we got our permits correctly. >> reporter: david kramer says the high end building boom started with aaron spelling's 56,000 square foot home. >> people saw the reality of we have buyers here. >> reporter: he sold the spelling man nor for 85 million and said it opened the flood gates for larger luxurious homes. now some are waiting for this ultra rich real estate bubble to burst. brandi hitt abc news los angeles. >> you know i have to say i have a hard time understanding the objection. people should be able to do whatever they want with their house. >> i think they feel it messes up the neighborhood. a lot of people -- something similar going on in new york with foreign money coming in and buying up big properties. some people have a problem with that. coming up a lot more. keep it here on "world news now." ed. but a lot of us leave our identities unprotected. nearly half a mil

to have agreed with everyone else that it was barbaric act and justified in their terms with these hadidcame up with and examples of the early come pan -- companion of profit. >> in the atlantic magazine and thanks for joining us this evening. >> thank you for having me. >>> fighting in myanmar is forcing tens of thousands to flee for safety. >> chinese media says 30,000 crossed over china border in the last week to escape the ethnic tensions. >>> and some journalists working hard to uncover wrongdoing only to be paid hush money not to publish the story. in myanmar marshal law declared in the country northeast where there is heavy fighting between military and ethnic minorities. >> accused foreign powers and china of backing rebels and denies this and it's on the border of china and dominated by ethnic chinese and the group calling an alliance army is fighting for autonomy and we take a look at civilians caught in the cross fire. reporter: supposed to be celebrating the chinese new year but on the camp border of myanmar are either trapped by fighting between a rebel army and myanmar mili

you have those who supported the ousted president hadid, those who supported the president before himli salahu ousted during arab spring. in the battle if it separates in a country that's 60% sunni, 40% shia you have another country in the arab world, the poorest of them that becomes unstable divided, fractious at a time when the region is already quite unstablement for the united states it becomes much harder to wage its counter terrorism and counterer intelligence campaign that it was engaged in heavily in yemen. >> also we mentioned earlier the fighting between ukraine and pro russian separatists in ukrainement the cease-fire going into effect just hours from now over there. in the run-up to the cease-fire all sorts of heavy brutal action. there is last-second territory grabs. when you look at the cease-fire do you think there is a chance it will hold? >> well certainly looking promising. even those who created the cease-fire, france and germany who led the effort were with quite pessimistic. that said this was arguably the least of the bad options. what the u.s. and western world