i was coming to the phoenicia since the beginning.his is a very special hotel. mona ross is an international model who was based in beirut before the war. wow! mona ross! take a seat! now she is a permanent resident of the hotel. i mean, it's part of my life. i consider i'm part of the columns of the phoenicia. maybe i am! you are part of the furniture, yeah? part of the furniture! yeah, you're part of the fabric of the whole hotel! when the war came, the hotel became a battleground, a key strategic point because of its size and downtown location. i was passing by next to the phoenicia when it was destroyed and saw a little plant, hibiscus plant, with little red flowers on it and i was so touched by this and i couldn't believe my eyes — why this plant is alive in front of this hotel who was dead? today, a generation of young lebanese are determined to shake the dust and debris from the city's reputation. this is nice. where have you brought me to, lisa? so, we're in an area called mar mikhayel. when you come during the day, you can ac

i was coming to the phoenicia since the beginning. a very special hotel. mona ross is an international model who was based in beirut before the war. wow! mona ross! take a seat! now she is a permanent resident of the hotel. i mean, it's part of my life. i consider i'm part of the columns of the phoenicia. maybe i am! you are part of the furniture, yeah? part of the furniture! yeah, you're part of the fabric of the whole hotel! when the war came, the hotel became a battleground, a key strategic point because of its size and downtown location. i was passing by next to the phoenicia when it was destroyed and saw a little plant, hibiscus plant, with little red flowers on it and i was so touched by this and i couldn't believe my eyes — why this plant is alive in front of this hotel who was dead? today, a generation of young lebanese are determined and it's the night life that's really putting beirut back on the map. the music hall is one of the capital's most famous venues, hosting a cabaret packed with an eclectic mix of musicalforms. i s

i was coming to the phoenicia since the beginning.! take a seat! now she is a permanent resident of the hotel. i mean, it's part of my life. i consider i'm part of the columns of the phoenicia. maybe i am! you are part of the furniture, yeah? part of the furniture! yeah, you're part of the fabric of the whole hotel! when the war came, the hotel became a battleground, a key strategic point because of its size and downtown location. i was passing by next to the phoenicia when it was destroyed and saw a little plant, hibiscus plant, with little red flowers on it and i was so touched by this and i couldn't believe my eyes — why this plant is alive in front of this hotel who was dead? today, a generation of young lebanese are determined to shake the dust and debris from the city's reputation. this is nice. where have you brought me to, lisa? the music hall is one of the capital's most famous venues, hosting a cabaret packed with an eclectic mix of musicalforms. i said "i'm going to get a place where you have extremes, there could be classi

i'm so lucky. >> b star went to phoenicia high school but he will tell you he etball and improv, theheater. >> i only did one theater show the very last year. i don't think they would call me the theater can. but i was just kind of that dude that did a little bit of everything. i was weird and i was funny. i like kind of try to make friends with everybody. >> reporter: pictures and home videos show you the boy who always loved entertaining. >> i did technically start when i was probably eight. that is when i first started really like saying this is something i was interested in and my mom and my dad started kind of taking me to things. so i mean i don't know how many auditions i have been on probably well over 400. >> what percentage of those worked out for you? >> [ laughter ] >> 2% maybe? >> i have heard a lot of no. >> the note did not stop him from auditioning. >> boy, i am energized! >> or dancing. >> or singing. 's social media filled with the joy of doing what he loves. >> he has made the most of every yes he has gone from san francisco state to los angeles and new york city.

phoenicia 82. pleasant hill 90. sausalito 72. a nice afternoon and oakland 76. the shores of lake merritt. napa plan on the 80s. luma 83. windsor 87. lakeport 97 degrees but not changing much but a couple degrees up or down here are they are depending on the day. cloutier next tuesday and wednesday. we are staying in the 60s and 70s and low 80s net the water. highs will be in the low to middle 90s inland for the next seven days. perhaps all the way to september. >>> bart is considering a ban on panhandlers. and performance on his trains. it could lead to lawsuits. >>> historic fires in the amazon. why environmentalists say there is no overstating the crisis in brazil. >>> why the san francisco das office is passing on charging the suspect in this violent attack. >>> oh! oh! oh! ♪ ozempic®! ♪ (announcer) people with type 2 diabetes are excited about the potential of once-weekly ozempic®. in a study with ozempic®, a majority of adults lowered their blood sugar and reached an a1c of less than 7 and maintained it. oh! under 7? (announcer) and you may lose weight. in

phoenicia, 92 degrees. sonoma, 95. lakeport, 102.st, equally as hot on thursday. the ocean breeze moves in. down to the 70s and 80s inland. much cooler for the weekend. hot weather for the next 48 hours. that is your forecast. >>> new at 6:00, new facebook privacy concerns after a bombshell report shines lights on what the company does the with audio recordings. what facebook has to say about it. >>> plus, toxic algae causing alarm. >>> why this violent attack caught on camera is causing concern in the embargo area in san francisco. >>> a passenger could hardly believe his luck on a delta flight from aspen to salt lake city. he was all alone. he made a mini documentary of that trip. >> a flight to salt lake city, you are the only passenger on this flight. >> yes, yes, i am coming. >> has anybody wrote alone on a plane before? so we are just adding weight to the plane because there are no people. thank you so much for flying me. >> no problem. >> thank you. >> we look forward to taking care of you today. >> oh, my gosh. delta, delta,

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