hogan says he didn't even on this either until later that day. a bombshell. >> when they confirmed that bubba was on the tape and bubba went up, turned the camera off, and bubba told heather that, this is for our retirement, heather, i started violently shaking. >> reporter: in a video deposition heather maintains neither she nor hogan had any idea the encounter was being recorded. >> to the best of your knowledge, mr. bollea had no idea there was a camera in the room at the time of your sexual ebb encounter, is that correct? >> yes. >> reporter: he settled a lawsuit with clem who apologized for stating hogan knew he was being taped. hogan has refused to settle this one with gawker. >> today was a very good day. very good. >> reporter: and for nine days the battle has raged in court with both sides scoring points. sometimes at their own expense. gawker's former editor in chief a.j. delario seemed to contradict parts of gawker's defense, that the tape was news worthy and their decision to >> the fact that mr. bollea was taped having sex with his b

show called "hogan knows best." he says he and then wife linda drifted apart but he had a friend he says always had his back. >> he was holding my father as my father passed away. so there was never any question of, you know, who he was or what he meant to me. >> reporter: his name, bubba klem. the shock jock in florida. hogan says his best friend proposed an unusual method to make him forget his troubles. >> heather wants to have sex with you, heather wants to see the size of your [ bleep ]. it started out like that. >> reporter: heather was klem's wife. >> klem asked you, and do you recall your answer? >> i said i would. >> reporter: hogan said he laughed it off. >> i knew they had an open marriage because he talked about it on the radio. but i thought with me it was so many times they talked about it, it kind of turned into a joke. point he says he called his friend. >> she basically said, i'm filing for divorce. all i did was called bubba, crying like a baby on the phone, i broke down. when bubba says, come over

. >>> thank you, denis. the hulk hogan sex tape trial. he was back on the stand today for his lawsuit against gawker. >> attorneys are grilling hulk hogan on his actions. saying that the tape is not what damaged his reputation. carson chambers is live outside of the courthouse. >> reporter: right. hulk hogan claims that sex tape humiliated him, turned his life upside-down. but gawker's attorneys say that hulk hogan did a good job of embarrassing himself in public. the attorneys questioned hulk hogan for several hours today. basically things got vulgar. hulk hogan is suing the site for $100 million after it published that tape online in 2012. jurors listened to clips from hulk hogan's radio show interviews on howard stern and bubba the love sponge where he the anatomy, the sex tape and his daughter's virginity. >> we understood that we were going to howard stern and he would talk about sex and stuff. that's part of the deal. you have to say that is part of the public consumption that comes along with doing the media tour. >> reporter: gawk

. >>> hulk hogan is finally getting his day in court. opening statements set to begin this morning in the civil trial between hulk hogan and gawker. >> he's suing the site for millions after the sex tape released of him. abc action news reporter rodney dunigan joins us from the courthouse in st. pete. good morning, rodney. >> reporter: good morning. the jury in this case will be deciding if hulk hogan's right the release of the sex tape. his attorneys contend seven million people viewed the grainy sex tape since its release in 2012. they contend he made his sex life public with several media interviews the last few years. they posted a short clip from the full video. the six-member jury selected last week will determine if hogan's rights were violated. hogan, whose real name is terry bollea is suing gawker for $100 million for posting the tape of him and the ex-wife of a tampa radio host having sex, recorded in 2006 and released by this web site in 2012. hogan is possibly the biggest star in the wwe's history and was inducted into the ha

. >>> breaking news now with the hulk hogan gawker case. this is him speaking live about the punitive damages in this case. >> we're very excited and happy. >> tell us about the support from the community. i know you're on twitter. what do you see from people? >> the community knows who i am. my wwe family knows who i am and have been very supportive of me. at the end of the day it's nice to get back to be with my family and friends in the area. treat me like i'm still a champ and they have been really supportive. it's really cool to be in this community and feel the love. >> did you ever expect to see this judgment from the jury? >> i didn't know what to expect. >> it was only the right thing to do, folks, of course he did. >> reporter: all right you have been listening to hulk hogan live commenting on the punitive damages settled in his case with gawker and the sex tape case. >>> sorry, we're having technical difficulties right now. we'll get back to adam as soon as we can. there's been a verdict in the hulk hogan case. adam winer is over

. >>> breaking news in the hulk hogan sex tape trial. >> a st. petersburg jury delivering a verdict bringing the former wrestler to tears. good evening. i'm laura harris. night off. tonight a bombshell verdict for hulk hogan. >> the jury deciding gawker should pay millions for posting that sex tape. >> michael was in the courthouse when the verdict came down. >> reporter: $115 million is a lot of money. when hulk hogan walked through this door some people asked him for autographs. we asked him toe comment on his win. his attorneys told us he would not comment until monday but that this was a huge win against tabloid journalists. hulk hogan didn't say a word outside the courthouse but his hugs inside the courtroom hearing the jury's decision said it all. yes to all of the charges that gawker's posting was shameful, extreme, and damaging to hogan. he did tweet later, thank you god for justice. >> mr. bollea is exceptionally happy. this is not only his victory but also anyone else who has been victim maids by tabloid journalism. >> reporter: hogan w

. >>> another day on the stand for hulk hogan. airing his dirty laundry for a second day today in a defamation suit against gawker media not. the testimony getting personal while hulk hogan was grilled by defense attorneys. carson chambers joins us with the highlights from today. carson. >> reporter: well, hulk hogan spent hours on the stand but mostly answering questions from gawker's attorneys. they say he did a great job on his own of embarrassing himself in public. >> when i found out about the sex tape, i was just dispondent. >> reporter: he claims a secret sex tape humiliated him, turned his life upside-down. >> not being able to eat or sick. >> reporter: gawker defense attorneys made sure that jurors clips where hulk hogan talked about the sex tape, his anatomy on shows like bubba the love sponge and howard stern. >> you were discussing the length of your [censor] on bubba's radio program. any doubt. >> well, it's not mine because mine isn't that size. but we were discussing the length of hulk hogan. >> reporter: he is suin

first, hulk hogan is finally getting his day in court. opening statements are set to begin this morning in the civil trial between the pro-wrestler and popular web site gawker. he's suing the site for $100 million after release of a sex tape of him and the ex-wife of a tampa radio host. opening statements start at 9:00. we'll stream them live at abcactionnews.com and our mobile app. >>> allegiant air its fighting another public relations battle go public claiming the airline isn't doing enough to keep its passengers safe. this comes days after an allegiant flight this weekend bound for st. pete had to abort a takeoff in fort wayne, indiana because of smoke in the cabin. today the teamsters' aviation mechanics coalition will release its open report outlining a list of problems. >>> we're following up on a disturbing case in pinellas county today where former teacher accused of getting a student pregnant is going to go before a judge. police arrested robert celeste in november but last month dna results showed he impregnated the 16-year-old

hogan says the tape was made without his knowledge. hogan also received backlash and later apologized for racially offensive statements that he made on the recording. >> never have i ever been this embarrassed, never has my world been turned upside down in such a fashion. >> real name terry bollea, suing gawker for $100 million for posting the tape. a pinellas county jury will decide if his right to privacy was violated. lawyers for gawker contend that hogan made his sex life public with several media interviews on the subjects over the past few years. speaking of that, we just got an e-mail minutes ago, about 15 minutes ago from gawker media, kind of outlining their thoughts on this case. it says in part "that three and- a-half years ago gawker showed nine seconds of hulk hogan having sex with the wife of his best friend who actually made that 30-minute tape and appears in it as himself. it goes on to say that hulk hogan was more than willing to talk about his sex life including in two autobiographies, a reality tv series as well as t

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rodney, hogan is pretty emotional about this. reason. when he walks back through the 8:00, just a few hours and more of his personal life will be put on display for the entire world to see. he is expected to take the stand once again this morning. hogan says yesterday that he was at a low point in his life when he was lured into this sexual relationship with the wife of his best friend, tampa radio host "bubba the love sponge." at the time hogan says he was going through a tough breakup with his wife testifying again in day one of his privacy lawsuit against the gawker web site he says he didn't authorize the tape to be made or give gawker permission to publish it. hogan says the taping of his encounter with heather klem was a setup by a couple he believed were his friends. heather? >> to the best of my knowledge three, maybe four but it was the only place that i actually felt safe. as crazy as that sounds. those people -- bubba made me feel he was my best friend. the people made me feel they loved me. as it sounds, at that time it just

in his alleged role in the paris neighborhood police have been how did he evade them for so >>> hulk hogan's huge courtroom >> just give us something, hulk. >> awarded $115 million. his emotional reaction winning his lawsuit against the website that posted his sex tape. >> this is not only his victory today but also anyone else who's been victimized by tabloid journalism. >> why did the jury award him even more than he asked for? >>> and brackets busted. march madness living up to its name with this shocking win over michigan state. plus, the slam dunk that wasn't and this half-court buzzer beater. >> jesperson, half-court heave for the win! >> you better believe it's go big or go home. go big or go home >>> hey, good morning on this last day of winter, all right, we've got a little bit of a bad news/good news situation. the bad news is there is a storm rob marciano is back. hey. great to see you. >> this one is not really bad. we'll talk more about that. >> great to have you back. you did a phenomenal job filling in for job while on maternity leave. indra did a good job. >> i'm happy to be

>> it may go down as the biggest match hulk hogan ever won. a florida jury ordering the gossip news website dwauk tore pay him $115 million after the site posted portions of a sex tape featuring the former wwe star. but nick denton, founder of gawker, says the fight is not over. >> we feel very positive about been preparing and we expect to win this case ultimately. >> thanks for watching abc news. tune into "good morning america" tomorrow. and as always, we're online at abcnews.com and on our facebook pagege. good night, america. have a great weekend. dr. oz: today -- money, money, money. we are literally worrying ourselves sick over can. my credit clinic helps instant

>> reporter: right, profit and power are the two reasons hogan's attorneys gawker posted this video in the first place. he got on the stand and talked about it in detail. >> it was a low point in my life. when bubba says hey man, come to the house, let's talk i was just so desperate. >> reporter: hulk hogan on the stand talking sex tape and public humiliation. >> he handed me a condemn and it was so crazy. my gut was saying this is off. from the feeling i had i thought you're not filming this are you. >> reporter: he had no idea a camera was rolling while he had when he posted the tape he lost it. >> hogan is suing the site for 100 million. the sex tape posting wasn't lucrative. gawker did not make any money directly from this post. >> jurors have to decide if gawker violated his right to privacy. gawker maintains the site aims to tell the truth this time about a prowrestler for decades who painted himself as the all american hero. >> he wants the public to have the truth. the simple, unvarnished truth. >>. >> reporter: jurors also heard woman on the tape. she testified by taped deposi

hulk hogan is suing a website for $100 million.'s attorney said gawker posted that sex tape and the now ex-wife of bubble a love sponge clem. they also say the site did so in a malicious intent, trying to get power and profit. gawker attorney tell -- attorneys tell the public deserves need to know the truth about hulk hogan, who portrayed himself as the ultimate hero.>> it was kind of like a group of. heather started walking balking -- into the bedroom, pulling my hand. i went with her.>> he said he was on a media tour when he found out about gawker jurors must decide if it violated his right to privacy. we want to warn you, some the conversation on our website is not for little ones.>>> right now, another high-profile trial centered around video. it's in the hands of a jury. deliberations started today. a woman is suing the marriott and her stalker for $75 million. her stalker, michael barrett, has already been convicted of the crime. andrew says the hotel should have told her he specifically asked to be in the room next to her. th

site gawker, a day after attorneys grilled hulk hogan about his sex life. the former wwe star claimed on the stand that gawker sex tape but his attorneys say hogan publicly embarrassed himself. they played interviews of hulk hogan on howard stern's radio show where he discussed intimate details about his sex life. >> we understood and knew he was going to talk about sex and stuff. that is part of the deal. you have to say that is part of the public consumptions that comes along with doing the media tour. >> hogan claims he did the interviews as his wrestling persona, not his real life personality. terry bollea. we're live streaming from court again today and you can watch it on our free mobile '. >>> a south florida woman's interview on 20/20 could cost her, her freedom. a motion was asked for dahlia d' polito's bond to be revoked or decreased. she's currently under house arrest and is only allowed to leave to help prepare for her trial. interview with abc news was a violation because it had nothing to do with the trial preparations. >>> this morning new te

hulk hogan says it's a major victory against tabloid publications. >> i feel great. i think we made history today because i think we protected a lot of people from maybe going through what i went through. so we're very happy. michael paluska, abc action news. >>> in democracy 2016, presidential primary day for more u.s. states. republicans have a primary in arizona and a caucus in utah. instead of campaigning or debating all three gop candidates spoke to a critical pro-israel lobbying group yesterday in washington. the republican candidates all stating their unwavering support for the jewish state. >> when i become president the days of treating israel like a second class citizen will end on day one! [ cheering and applause ] >> i remain unwavering in my support for the jewish state and the unique partnership between the united states and israel. [ cheering and applause ] >> israel is a liberal democracy that shares our values, israel is a sted fast and loyal ally and our military aid to israel is not charity. it is rather -- criticized donald trump over comments he

the jury heard from hogan himself and also learned officially they would not hear from bubba the love sponge. his lawyers invoked his fifth incrimination. gawker said hulk hogan played a character from a miley sire rhys video and he said this character hosts the web site. closing arguments of the case are expected so start this morning. we'll be streaming the whole thing live if you want to check it out. live in st. pete this morning, corey dierdorff, abc action news. >>> of course, a lot on the line as this case draws to a close. file for bankruptcy. don't miss a moment of closing arguments. we'll be live streaming the end app. once we learn a verdict, we'll let you know about that, too. >>> power is back on for hundreds of people after a car slammed into a utility pole overnight. the cash knocked out power to more than 800 customers. the driver is in custody. daniel crone. meyer is charged with dui and leaving the scene. >>> deputies need your help to track down this guy right here. we know the pictures are grainy keep listening, though. they think this guy stole the car with a todd

hulk hogan's testimony, yes, it's relevant. yes, it's important but the most important question in this case is, why did gawker do what it did? what were they thinking? what was the reasoning behind -- >> dan, i think that what you're saying legally is absolutely correct, because this case is against them and you've got to get their reasoning but in my mind when i am speaking to a jury, what's going to matter is, how did this affect hulk hogan? is he believable? sincere. >> that assumes liability and we're already to damage. >> that was great, guys. thanks very much. >> yeah. >> coming up we'll talk about the model taking on donald trump claiming the presidential hopeful's modeling agency treated her like a slave. ush) you may be sooo constipated it feels like everyone can go ...except you. opioid-induced constipation, oic, is a different type of constipation, which may need a different approach. longing for a change? have the conversation with your doctor about oic, and ask about prescription treatment options. get 30% off eve

. >>> an update on the hull hogan versus gawker lawsuit. an expert claimed gawker made millions of dollars when they posted the sex tape. so now a jury is saying gawker should pay hogan $140 million. we talked to one juror about how they reached the verdict. >> when we actually viewed the video, that changed the game. >> reporter: juror selina stevens said gawker violated terry bollea's right to privacy first amendment for journalists to do it. >> we're not naive. we're talking about a lot of money and people who believe they did nothing wrong. >> reporter: balker argued that the sex tape was, "newsworthy," so they published it. >> reporter: gawker's attorneys argued hulk hogan knew the entire time that he knew it was being recorded. but a juror said she didn't see it that way. >> just the conversation that was going on between him and her, it was very human if you're going to be videoed, you would not be talking like that. comment? >> reporter: gawker founder nick denton did not comment read. he's on the hook for $10 million. hogan said th

. >>> the hulk hogan sext tape lawsuit ends in a bombshell hogan sued gawker after a sex tape of him was published online. showing him having sex with the wife of his former friend. the trial centered around if hogan knew the camera was rolling at the time. documents just released yesterday proved that everyone involved knew it was recorded. >> given the key evidence and the most important evidence in this case being withheld from the jury, we all knew that the appeals court would need to result -- resolve this case. >>> a mulberry man is looking up behind bars this morning suspected of stealing a car with a baby inside. he is facing multiple charges. the child's stepmother said she parked the car in front of a mulberry pharmacy. three minutes and tells us she left the keys in the mission and her two-year-old stepson in the back seat. he took the car and ended up ditching it about five minutes later even calling the pharmacy letting them know where to find it. >> i was scared. but all i could do was start praying that no one did anything to him. i wasn't worried about the car.>> than

hogan heard making racial slurs. >> can we stop for a second? >> reporter: telling amy robach rock bottom. >> i was at the lowest point of my life to the point where i wanted to kill myself. >> you were suicidal. >> yes, i was. >> reporter: opening arguments are set to begin monday and the trial is expected to take three weeks, hogan is expected to take the witness stand. robin. >> linzie, thank you. we bring in abc's chief legal analyst dan abrams for this. a high-profile case like this seating a jury, how difficult is that? what are both sides looking for. find a jury pretty easily. there's been a lot higher profile cases where they have. but it is critical. why? they're not fighting over the facts, they kind of agree as to what happened. it's a question of how do you interpret the law and so which jurors you get and what mind-set they come in with is absolutely critical. so hogan's team will want people simply offended that gawker published this at all while gawker's team will want people more willing to focus on sort of constitutional princi

. >>> millions of dollars for hulk hogan who says the sex tape ruined his life. the reason he could stand to earn even more money in the wake of the scandal. plus, get ready apple fans. the company is expected to unveil new products today. here's lauren and candace. apple's big event and new product unveiling. >> as usual no official word on what ceo tim cook will unveil but most experts expect to see a smaller version of the i- phone as well as new i-pad and apple watch models. >>> microsoft teeming up with lowes to help you remodel your home. >> shoppers will be able to strap on a lens reality headset to see how their newly remolded kitchen will look like. and twitter celebrating its 10th birthday this week. >> the social media has 300 million active users, is a public company and launched the tears of joy emoji, those are >>> 6:24. it's getting tougher for investigators to figure out what caused a plane to crash in russia killing dozens of people on board saturday. investigators found the data recorders from 9 the fly dubai jet but told they are "significantly

and lawyers for gawker contend that hogan filed this lawsuit in effect to hide the racist statements he made in that video. now something important to remember here, a number of times when cases are appealed in court these large verdicts are reduced so if hulk hogan does eventually get paid out in this case it will more than likely be a lot less than the awarded and possibly less than the punitive damages he receives as well. of course we will be inside the courtroom a bit later today and you can follow all those developments on-line at abcactionnews.com. for now reporting live in st. pete, rodney dunigan, abc action news. >>> 5:36. we're just learning the name of the latest service member killed by enemy fire in northern iraq. the department of defense saying staff sergeant lewis f. cardin was a marine from southern california. and say he died two days ago from injuries when his rocket was hit by rocket fire. the last killing of a service member in iraq was in october of 2015. >>> the lone surviving terrorist of the paris attacks is talking to investigators and admitting he was plan

and hulk hogan's attorney planning to appeal that. bubba the love sponge was a no show today at court. but his ex-wife testified. she testified about the making of the sex tape. >>> this is the greatest honor of my life. marry me 28 years ago. >> an emotional merrick garland accepts president obama's nomination to the supreme court. the republican party plans to use a task force to block that nomination. they will attack garland's record and use the issue to go after democrats facing re- election. tonight we're hearing from some voters who didn't get to cast a ballot for the candidate they wanted. good eveningment i'm ashley glass. >> and i'm laura harris. wrong, plus the steps that you you. >> i kindly went up to them and i said i think you gave me the wrong ballot, i'm a democrat. >> reporter: she got a surprise when she showed up to this polling place. she intended to vote as a democrat for bernie sanders but she was listed as a republican. the 23-year-old says that has never been her party. she went to the election office to get i

hogan sued gawker for posting a sex tape of him on their web site. gawker says the tape was newsworthy and protected by their first amendment. hogan argues he never knew he was on camera calling it an invasion of privacy and jurors agreed. >> just the conversation going the video, it was just -- it was very human and if you're going to be on video you would not be talking like that. if you knew. >> hogan says he hopes the ruling will send a message to other tabloids to stop invading celebrities' private lives. >>> a family has good samaritans to thank for protecting a child that made his way to the highway while riding his bike. troopers say the boy has a disability and left his home unexpectedly yesterday morning, eventually peddling down southbound on 275. anthony stewart who drives a medical transport van says he noticed the child on the highway south of 54th avenue. says he and two other drivers created a moving wall to make sure no one hit him. >> if it were my kid i would want somebody to please get him out of the road. i don't want to visit my

. >> number one, could hogan be paying the bills himself? i don't think so. or a contingency fee? hogan should have settled this case. gawker was willing to pay a lot better. i wonder if there's someone is backing hogan. >> thank you, dan. >>> coming up here, new health warning about humidifiers. >>> and later, madonna goes public about her custody battle. her emotional appeal to her fans at a concert this weekend. come on back. i don't want to live with the uncertainties of hep c. or wonder whether i should seek treatment. i am ready. because today there's harvoni. a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. harvoni is proven to cure up to 99% of patients who've had no prior treatment. it's the one and only cure that's one pill, once a day for 12 weeks. certain patients... can be cured with just 8 weeks of harvoni. with harvoni, there's no interferon and there are no complex regimens. tell your doctor if you have other liver or kidney problems, hiv, or other medical conditions, and about all the medicines you

a day after attorneys grilled hogan about his sex life. hogan claimed on the stand that gawker humiliated him by releasing a sex tape but gawker they played an interview hogan did on howard stern's radio show where he discussed intimate details about his sex life. >> what we understood, we were going out with stern as the hogan family. we knew he was going to talk about sex and stuff. that is part of the deal. you have to say that is part of the public consumption that comes along with doing the media tour. >> hogan claims he did the interviews as his wrestling persona, not his real life personality. terry bollea. we're live streaming from court again today. watch it on our free mobile app. >>> a south florida woman is accused of drunk driving with her toddler in the back seat. the dash cam video shows colleen loehmann being arrested saturday night in fort lauderdale. >> you're under arrest for driving under the influence. >> oh, please no. please don't. >> fhp troopers say she was stopped in an emergency lane of i-95 with the keys in the

before a lunch, hogan was on the stand for a second day attorneys. he is suing the website for publishing a sex tape. gawker attorneys point out that hogan was not shy about talking about his size of -- well, you know. the tan line on his rear end, virginity. all of that was talked about in court today. hogan says the sex tape humiliated him. >> i was concerned because there were people who thought i might have something to do with this. we even had calls from vivid entertainment who does these pornographic films and said there's an open checkbook. we will pay you as much money as you want. >> jurors have to decide if gawk erin raided hogan's right to privacy. >>> the orca whale that was the focus of black fish is very sick. he has a bacterial infection and is not responding to treatment. with that, veterinarians are saying he is an aging whale and are now just trying to make him comfortable. he has been with sea world for 23 years now and blamed for the death of three different people. in the meantime at sea world in san diego, there is still a ther

. >>> hulk hogan's sec trial against gawker was held today. hogan say he is did not know he was being filmed. >> i said, you're not filming this, are you? and he just laid into me, i'm your f-ing best friend. i would never do that to you. it just froze me in my tracks. >> jurors will have to decide if gawker violated hogan's right to privacy. >>> a controversial man manatee tonight. deputies looking into another case after patty the dog bit another dog. the 4 and a half month old golden retriever is a service dog in train, so it's protected urn the plan patty's owner misdemeanor. patty. >>> hit by a suspected drunk driver and then held against her why l, a pinellas county woman is recovering from a broken pelvis. con vision of running her over. 6-year-old was in excruciating pain -- the 60-year-old woman was in e excruciating pain and begged de jesus to call police. >>> highway patrol troopers tell us ivan hall lost control when a front tire blew out on a bridge. that set off a chain reaction of crashes involving 10 vehicles total. >>> that wa

day two of the hulk hogan testimony continues. we're expecting to learn about hogan's state of mind when he agreed to have sex with the wife of his then best friend tampa radio host "bubba the love sponge." abc action news reporter rodney dunigan live at the courthouse >> reporter: in just a matter of hours, 8:00, hulk hogan will be walking through the doors of the pinellas county courthouse. he's expected to take the stand once again and today he'll be describing in further detail what led him to make the decision to sleep with his best friend's wife. in day one of testimony he described how he was in a dark place in his life at the time. he was going through a breakup with his wife and he believed that bubba and his wife heather were some of the only friends that he had at the time. at the urging of his friend he agreed to sleep with heather at the couple's home but what he claims he did not know was that encounter in 2006 was being recorded. that video made its way to the web site gawker. they posted it and here we are today, m

hogan prior to the time you published right? >> that's true. >> reporter: on the stand, former gawker editor a.j. daulerio. >> a.j. delario is the guy who wrote the article. he's the guy who got the tape and the guy who came across as incredibly callus in the deposition that the plaintiff's presented. that is so important in this case. if these jurors hate him and hate gawker, they're in trouble. >> he was at times sarcastic and consistently unapologetic. >> not out loud laugher, but it is a smirk, yeah. >> because you don't think the do you? >> it's very serious. >> reporter: and he may have handed the $100 million case to hogan on the stand admitting there was no news value in some of what he published. >> it didn't really matter whether or not it was a morbid and sensational prying into people's lives for its own sake. that didn't matter to you, did it? >> reporter: he didn't back down tape that hogan says was filmed without his consent. >> they played it for months and mons and it made so much damage, we had to live with it.

. >>> testimony in hulk hogan's sex tape trial is set to continue. yesterday, a local celebrity shock jock bubba the love bug is refusing to testify. heather cole testified she didn't know she was being taped having sex with hulk hogan. hogan, whose real name is terry is suing gather for invasion of privacy for posting the video online. >>> a man is now suing uber. jason dalton is asking for $10 million claiming that working psychological damage. he went on a shooting spree and injured two others and killed several more. >>> a hospital closed for more than a day to sterilize equipment. crews spent the night last night sterilizing the surgical center in fayetteville. tests confirmed a possible case of cjd on a patient who had a procedure there. cjd is a devastating causes dementia and death. officials say it is hirely unlikely it can spread to patients but they didn't want to take any chances. >>> meanwhile, more than 1300 former patients at a seattle hospital are being warned they may have been exposed to hepatitis b, c, or hiv. a surgical technician

lawyers for gawker tried to inconsistencies in the hulk hogan persona and hogan said this was an in between character who hosts the web site. closing arguments are expected today. if you want to tune in you can on abcactionnews.com where we'll be streaming the whole lining. corey dierdorff, abc action news. >>> this morning, we're learning where a firefighter is off the job in sarasota county. investigators say he enticed a minor to send naked pictures while he was at work. the text messages are too graphic for us to show you. investigators say keye asked for numerous naked pictures from a 17-year-old. she sent them to him while he was at work at station 6 and and early january. her to visit him at while several times. >> taking advantage. there are people who worship those in uniform, supposedly the hero. that might be glamorous to a 16 or 17-year-old girl. >> keye is on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of the sheriff's office investigation. >>> an urgent warning from a severer hills family. they want to you check your septic tank. they barely made it out of the home alive whe

yesterday the jury said hogan should get an extra $25 million in punitive damages. all told gawker will have to pay $140 million for posting that sex tape of hogan to its web site. gawker says the tape was newsworthy and protected by the first amendment. the jury sided with hogan who argues he never knew he was on the camera and it was an invasion of privacy. >> the conversation between him and the woman in the camera, if you are going to be videoed, you would not be talking like >> motionan says -- hogan says he hopes this sends a message to other tabloids. gawker says they will appeal. >>> the number of zika virus cases could rise especially in florida. the reason, more mosquitos that are expected to turn up in the warm summer months. look at a map just published in a medical journal about infectious diseases. the cities in orange and red show where the mosquitos are most likely to survive in summer. as you can see tampa, orlando and miami are all expected to have a higher number of zika- carrying mosquitos by july. this comes just as florida health officials repo

hulk hogan wasn't the only one her husband recorded. in a taped deposition, heather cole testifying she and hulk hogan whose real name is terry bollea did not know they were being filmed by her husband at the time, radio shock jock bubba clem. >> to the best of your knowledge mr. bollea had no idea that there was a camera in the room at the time of the sexual >> yes. >> reporter: cole saying she slept with hogan at the request of clem. >> you eventually had sexual relations with mr. bollea? >> yes. >> do you recall the number of encounters that you had with him? >> to the best of my knowledge i think three times that i remember. >> reporter: weeks later clem revealing he'd recorded one of their encounters. she said but she said they had an open relationship admitting he'd done it before. >> were any of your sexual encounters with other men recorded during the time that you were married to bubba? >> yes. >> reporter: also wednesday the judge refusing to allow gawker to call clem as a witness before the jury saying he had a credibility pr

hogan is suing gawker for $100 million in damages. >>> tragedy tonight in texas. a fire sweeping through a humane society building, killing 67 dogs inside. investigators believe the fire was caused by a bad dryer. the organization is now asking for foster families for the animals that survived as well as donations of blankets, dog and cat food and cat litter. repairs also. >>> tampa voters may have one more decision to make in its way. the nc -- the naacp is pushing >> people have been stopped every day. >> reporter: so-called biking while black tickets have dropped according to the chair frank redrick but only because the chief is using discretion to cut down on ticket statistics. >> tampa is one of the largest cities of its size that has no ameaningful community oversight of policing. >> reporter: tampa for justice and naacp are calling for an initiative to bring a investigative panel one that citizens could appeal to directly. a panel that would have its own budget and staff. results. and what we are seeing is that they need to be the beginning into local naacp

. >> the hulk hogan versus dwawrk trial continues at this hour as damages. coming up, the impact that the outcome of the trial could have not only on gawker but other well. >>> first now at 9 : 30 -- breaking news from sarasota. people killed in an overnight crash. wesley murder kerley, michael -- mckerley, duffy and custer all killed. a fourth person not identified is in the hospital now. police say it happened near the section of old bradenton road and desoto road. only one car involved. it's not clear what led up to the crash but officers do believe speed was a factor. >>> right now history in the making as president obama and his family wake up for their second day in havana, cuba. >> today president raul castro is expected to meet with president obama at the palace of the revolution. the president says the trip is an opportunity to engage with the cuban people. the last presidential visit was in 1926. it took president calvin coolidge three days to get to cuba. president obama's trip only three hours on air force one. >>> our favorite baseball team the

hogan prior to the time you published it, right? >> that's true. >> reporter: on the stand today former gawker editor aj delario. >> he is the guy who wrote the article and got the tape and came across callous. that is so important in this case. if these jurors hate him and hate gawker, they're in trouble. >> reporter: he was at times sarcastic and consistently unapologetic. >> that's a smirk because you don't think the first amendment is serious, do you? >> it's very serious. >> reporter: he may have handed the stand admitting there's no news value in some that he published: it was a morbid sensational story for people. that didn't matter, did it? >> no. >> reporter: he didn't back down for posting the tape. >> they played it for so many months and so much damage we had to live with. >> reporter: on the stand he said he netted a bonus of $2,000 after publishing the tape. gawker has increased in thousands of dollars because of the increased web traffic. they maintain they had a first amendment right to publish this tape. >>> breakin

>>> a huge verdict in the hulk hogan gawker sex tape trial. the jury awarded the former pro wrestler millions. but there is a chance he will not see a dime. >>> let's get you live out to mcdill air force base where the tampa bay airfest best kicks off later this one. if you're planning to go, you may want to leave the house now. we will show you the backup. >>> we are celebrating all things today and soon it will take over the hillsborough river. ranks near the top of the list as one of the best places to celebrate st. patrick's day. >>> it looks like fun. i'm lindsay lohan -- logue along with bill logan. >>> a jammed packed event weekend. >>> it looks as though we will get a break early and then get much-needed rain later on. current view from our tower cam or our live camera. it's not really on a tower, it's on top of the mainsail beach in, that is at the end of 60 there's 66th. there is some blue and clouds. as you look to the west, there is a bunch of clouds. and a lot of showers out there. right now we are mostly clear across the region.

we begin with hulk hogan's $100 million lawsuit. opening statements in the trial petersburg. hogan, real name terry bollea claims the web site invaded his privacy by showing a video of him having sex with the ex-wife of shock jock bubba the love sponge. via our mobile app. >>> meanwhile hulk hogan's souvenir shop is open today after a scare over the weekend. hundreds gathered on a balcony to get autographs from the former wrestling star saturday when it started to shift. everybody was cleared until crews put up new support beams. it's believed construction may have caused the weakness. >>> ivan has our forecast. good morning. >> good morning. temperatures in the 50s, low 60s but i showed you just 30 seconds ago we were in the 40s across the north. that will continue. it will take a while to warm up across the north. citrus, hernando county, in the lower 40s. rest of us, low 50s. typical for this time of year. in the afternoon a nice recovery, 20, 25-degree jump. mid-70s by lunchtime and we'll have a quiet evening, dry temperatures in the upper 70s. extended forecast, we'll se

. >>> now to hulk hogan and his sex tape lawsuit against gawker. testimony from the founder answering questions about the news worthiness of a celebrity sex tape. elizabeth herr reports. >> reporter: round two underway with the website founder on the stand and on the defense about his journalistic philosophy. and check with legal. hammering denton. >> yep. >> reporter: first taking hits for sarcastically answering questions in his taped deposition. the testimony at times even contradicting parts of gawker's defense about hogan's sex tape was considered news worthy so his decision to publish is covered by the first amendment. >> the fact that he was videotaped was be the news hook for your piece, was it. >> no, not necessarily. >> it didn't really matter whether or not it was a sensational crime. that didn't matter to you, did it. >> no. >> reporter: the judge has already ruled that the man behind the tape, shock jock bubba the love sponge does not have to testify in front of a jury but will have to somewhere questions in front of her. plans on plea

petersburg jury awarding terry bollea, aka hulk hogan, $140 million. he's now describing the moment when the jury read thevert and how he broke down sobbing. also revealing how discouraged year legal battle. >> they did everything they could to deter me. hoping financially i wouldn't be able to stay in the game, either i would quit or tap out. >> attorneys with gawker say they will appeal. hogan has plenty to say about his multimillion-dollar verdict and what is next for him. catch the full interview here on your abc action news station after this newscast on "good morning, america." >>> still ahead -- what donald trump says typically gets people talking. this morning he's taking aim at a presidential candidate's wife. but there's more to the story. >>> good morning. we're checking out the roads in pinellas county. starting with i-275, traffic looking great here. starting to pick up a little bit but still up to speed on 275 in both directions. checking our cameras on i-4, right as you head into downtown tampa. again traffic starting to pick up a little

>>> day two in hulk hogan's multimillion-dollar fight with gawker. coming up, more insight into personal life. >> a violent night in tampa leaves one dead, two shootings just miles from each other. were they connected? what police know at this hour. >> an alarming wake-up call. the new protection officials are going to consider for students after a teacher was arrested in a sex scandal. >>> good morning. thank you for joining us at 9:00. i'm dan shaffer. >> i'm deiah riley. we'll get to the forecast and final look at traffic coming up but first we want to begin with sex, lies and videotape. at this hour day two of hulk hogan sex tape trial against the popular web site gawker. >> we're expecting to learn more today about hogan's state of mind when he agreed to have sex with the wife of his then best friend tampa radio host "bubba the love sponge." rodney dunigan was at the more. >> it was like a low point in my life that -- when bubba says hey, man, come to the house, let's talk. i was so -- so desperate i went there. one thing led to another, i just

hulk hogan is suing gawker for invasion of privacy. they published a videotape of hogan having sex with now the ex-wife of bubba the love sponge. hogan is suing for $100 million. >>> three pennsylvania football players are behind bars for sexually assaulting a 14-year- old freshman with a broom stick. the district attorney saying in a hazing ritual so he was assaulted. the other young members of the team were told to strip to their underwear and clean the floor. the incident happened in october of last year. the da saying that it was called no gay thursdays. >> you would have an older kid come behind a younger kid and put his genitals on top of the younger kid's head. that was okay on thursdays. >> well, the hazing was so bad on thursdays that some players avoided the locker room on that day or quit the team. the school district claims no one, including coaches, was aware of what was happening. three teens are being charged with assault. >>> a health alert to tell you about. a mysterious bacteria linked to 18 deaths in wisconsin. 44 pe

tonight wrestling star hulk hogan speaking in depth for the first time since his victory over gawker media. sitting down exclusively with abc news today. a jury awarded him $114 million over the publishing much his sex tape. hogan spoke about his tearful reaction to the verdict. >> when they read the verdict, it was so overwhelming when i knew that we had won and people believed me. it was just -- gosh, it was a moment. it was a moment. >> you can hear much more from hogan about his victory and that's coming up tomorrow on "good morning america." and new developments for a jacksonville gun advocate shot by her 4-year-old son. putnam county deputies now recommending that she face criminal charges. the gun slid from under her seat to the back seat of her car while she and the boy were driving. the 4-year-old got ahold of it and shot his mother in the back. deputies believe she should be charged with not properly securing the gun that carries up to 180 days in jail. the state attorney's office will have the final say on charges. >>> memorials are repped from the ground, not by vandals b

hogan is suing gawker for publishing a sex video with clem's then wife. the judge ordered that once made public. >> we're staying here with the chief. and i feel like i could stand like this, den, because it was so beautiful out there. is there anything that we need to talk about but it's so beautiful. >> it is. i guess if you're thinking of doing something this weekend, we have to talk. >> i know. >> what you're looking at right there, a lot of people on spring break and at spring training. at this point in time i'm not showing any rain. there could be a couple of showers popping up over the next few days. the bigger changes arrive friday and the weekend. look at these temperatures. the viewing area, especially east of i-75. along the coast where there was fog this morning, temperatures in the upper 70s. satellite picture is showing a little bit of cloud cover out there. maybe even a shower popping up around desoto county. otherwise mostly clear skies overnight. we stay dry for one more day and then changes coming this weekend. there's rain on the way as

petersburg, closing arguments will begin in hulk hogan's sex tape lawsuit. yesterday, the lawyers tried to show the inconsistencies against hulk. gawker's lawyers may try to point that out today. hogueson suing gawker by invading his privacy by posting that sex tape online. >>> for the first time in 60 years, you can now mail a letter to cuba. the president mailed a letter wrote to him last month. president obama will travel to cuba on sunday. in his letter, he invited that woman to have coffee with him. >>> a university of california student who stabbed four other students last year was inspired by isis. the fbi believes he was self- radicalized from terrorist propaganda. a tampa police officer shot and killed him the day of the attack. all of his victims survived. investigators found isis propaganda on his laptop but say there's nothing to indicate that he was working with anyone or that he was actually directed by the terror group. >>> 4:36 right now. a massive search on lake thonotosassa is over. investigators recovered the missing man's body. >> the man

. >>> the battle over the hulk hogan sex tape continues today in a st. pete courtroom. video postedded by gawker humiliated him and turned his life upside down. gawker said he did a good job of embarrasses himself on his own. >> we understood it was the hogan family and he was going to talk about sex and stuff. that is part of the deal. you have to say that is parts of the public consumption that comes along with doing the media tour. >> gawker attorneys suggested the sex tape was a publicity stunt. hogan denies it and is suing the web site for $100 million. >>> a camera caught the moment federal agents raided a university of tampa professor's home. authorities say 39-year-old nathan madsen tried to pay a 14- year-old girl for sex. return home. >> that is not sitting well with neighbors who worry about the many kids living nearby. >> police, we have a warrant! >> agents swarm the home tuesday night as part of a federal investigation. five days ago this man was handcuffed after he was caught in an undercover sting. now the visiting assistant professor of