say hello to the hulk. ♪ >> yeah. >> easy, hulk. >> hulk, you are certainly strong. >> aagh. >> and vocalmpetition. aaagh. >> that's not good. >> easy, hulk. easy. >> hulk. >> okay. why not take your smash over to that -- >> oh, my gosh. fantastic. >> oh. i've never seen moves like that in the hulk before. >> the hulk is wearing -- i don't know. all right, guys, our final guest is fearless, she's got a lot of style, but will there be bad blood? welcome to new york the one and only taylor swift. there she is, taylor. >> oh, yeah. >> good morning, taylor. >> good morning. >> some people bring a plus one, you brought a plus four. do you think this gives you an advantage over your competition. >> i do not want to create any bad blood, barbie. the haters are going to hate. i'm just going to shake, shake, shake. >> as only taylor can. >> i'm barbie. i can relate. >> all right. great to have you, taylor. and your entire squad. you can go shake it off next to the hulk over there. >> be careful. he's slightly aggressive. >> besty ed here. no one told me. there you have it the lineup for ultimate "

get to the hulk.mash -- i prefer you. >> thanks. >> but if i'm being honest when it comes to beings he is powerful and useful. >> banner is powerful and useful too. [ cheers and applause ] >> the hulk is powerful. the hulk is hilarious in this movie. do you have any hulk jokes for us? put you on the spot right there. >> yeah, i don't know. >> i mean was the hulk ever funny before? you brought the funny to the hulk. he was always angry. >> we never got to see him any other way and thought it would be nice to see him do something else. what would he be like if he was a roommate? >> oh, boy. >> and, yeah, we wanted to -- we wanted to just completely break all the rules. >> there's a comedic outlet for all of that anger in yes, he's still angry but he's fun angry. >> he's fangry. >> halloween is big around here at "gma." >> is it? >> is halloween big in the rough low household? >> halloween, my kids say it's their happiest holiday. >> really? >> yeah. >> i love that. >> what are your girls dressing up as

abc's sara haines well sara spent some quality time with hulk as hulk took new york. >> meet hulk thes tuning in to watch him weigh in, stand up to his owners and even sing with his best friend 3-year-old jordan. ♪ [ dog howling ] >> reporter: he's the colossal canine turned cheerful celebrity. you're so beautiful. yes, you are. >> reporter: a playful pit bull tipping the scales at 175 pounds and at just 18 months old, he's not done growing. the hefty hulk even taking jordan on a ride through our very own times square. think the big guy is intimidating? think again. >> is this hulk? >> this is hulk. >> reporter: which is why we decided to give the super celeb a super spa day filled with a little pampering. why do pit buts get such a bad rap? >> a lot of time because of who owns the dog. the dog is only as good as the owner. >> reporter: and we weren't quite done. >> what's the name under the reservation. >> hulk. >> hi, hulk. welcome. >> reporter: doggie treat, water for this thirsty guy and, of course, a well-deserved nap. are you telling me you don't want to spoon with me right now.

the hulk is hilarious in this movie. do you have any hulk jokes for us? funny to the hulk. he was always angry. >> we never got to see him any other way and thought it would be nice to see him do something else. what would he be like if he was a roommate? >> oh, boy. >> and, yeah, we wanted to -- we wanted to just completely break all the rules. >> there's a comedic outlet for all of that anger in yes, he's still angry but he's fun angry. >> halloween is big around here at "gma." >> is it? >> is halloween big in the rough low household? >> halloween, my kids say it's their happiest holiday. >> really? >> yeah. >> i love that. >> what are your girls dressing up as or your children dressing up as? >> they're here today. one is a little army sergeant. air force. [ cheers and applause ] and bella is a rainbow warrior. >> that's awesome. >> and i hear they were in the movie. >> yeah, they're in the movie. >> it's a family affair. >> he got cut out. >> oh. cutting room floor, huh. >> welcome to hollywood, kids. that's how it happens. >> it's happened to me a lo

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

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the she hulk.t of fun coming up. >>> a lot of news as well. we start with the victory for democrats on capitol hill. senate passed a major health care and climate package on a party line vote. let's go back to rachael scott. >> good morning, after months of stalled negotiations, senate democrats banded together to get the president's economic agenda across the finish line. >> the vice president votes in the affirmative and the bill as amended is passed. >> reporter: with every republican opposed, vice president kamala harris casting the tiebreaking vote. on the senate floor, democrats jumping t their feet erupting in cheers. >> reporter: with every republican opposed, vice president kamala harris casting the tiebreaking vote. on the senate floor, democrats jumping to their feet erupting in cheers. handing president biden a political victory passing the economic package aimed at combatting climate change, inflation and lowering the cost of prescription drugs. >> it's been a long, tough and winding r

pretty emotional but did seem to contradict hulk hogan in places. >> i can tell you this. think she came across as sympathetic and kept going back to she was being embarrassed it was released and hurt by certain things that hulk hogan said in later interviews, even though she seems sympathetic and seemed genuine, it kind of defies logic that if she knew her husband was recording other sexual trysts with other men, what made hulk different? why didn't she know about that? that is a problem for me. >> pretty good point. >> yeah, except the key to me in her testimony is how does it relate to hulk hogan, right? because this is a case largely about true as hulk hogan claims that i was trying to pressure him into having sex, in fact, i was the one being pressured by my husband to do it. if this jury believes that hulk hogan is lying about how this happened, i think that could impact damages because i've said again and again if this jury doesn't like gawker it could -- >> how about the decision of her ex-husband bubba to take the fifth? >> well, that's a critical loss for gawker.

we have the latest on the hulk hogan trial. that's right after we check in with don schwenneker after this short break during we are asking registry the saturday at 11:00 we are looking for dondon: we are taking a live look into rdu. temperatures are in the 40's and 50's across the region right now. it's 50 in roxboro. the seven-day forecast, it will be 76 today. rain >>> we welcome you back to "gma." this morning, adam laroche is leaving the team and $13 million behind after a request the team made about his son. we have that coming up. >> talking all morning about that. >>> also, the race for the white house heating up. donald trump and hillary clinton taking aim at each other and donald trump refusing to participate in a debate next week with other republicans which has now been canceled. >>> this morning everyone watching to see what happens with their march madness brackets. an estimated 51 million fans of 64 starts squaring off today. >> you hit it on the head. bracket day. how many of you right now are being productive?

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 claiming the presidential hopeful's modeling agency treated her like a slave.ush) if you need an opioid to manage your chronic pain, you may be sooo constipated it feels like everyone can go ...except you. opioid-induced constipation, oic, is a dierent 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 optionon

hulk hogan talked about the sex tape. it's a tough distinction to make and i think one that's going to be hard for the jury to accept. >> yeah. >> particularly on the issue of damages. >> how does it relate to damages. >> because, think about it, let's assume there's liability, that the jury says we think that gawker's responsible. how much pain and suffering, economic damage, et cetera, did terry bollea suffer, because of what hulk hogan did? it starts to make you wonder whether terry bollea should sue i mean, it's a sort of -- it's this surreal world sign i had the courtroom now but i'll tell you, i think the most important testimony is going to come from the defendants themselves, from the gawker folks, because whether they believe hulk hogan, terry bollea, this case is going to come down to why gawker did what it did. >> have you ever heard of this type of defense ? >> no, actors are comparing it to being an actor but talking about real things in his real life. not just about acting roles. >> there's a difference. dan

it's not hulk hogan that you are used to seeing in the ring with the wwe. this is the private hulk.a and came across as measured and calm and not what people would have expected. >> i thought hulk hogan was okay. i didn't think he was great. i think this whole distinction between i get to pick when i'm hulk hogan versus when i'm terry bollea is not a particular -- >> you think gawker not going on the stand is an option. >> no, no question nick denton will take the witness stand in this case. no question about it. i mean he has to take the stand. you can't let them put clips of your deposition in without providing context. nick is a much more important witness in the context of this case than terry bollea/hulk hogan meaning 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

the jury giving hulk hogan that $115 million. also electing to literally punish gawker with punitive damages on top of that. we're back here at court today how are you feeling? this morning, an enormous victory for hulk hogan and his invasion of privacy battle against gawker. a jury deliberating for just six hours before awarding him $115 million. once the verdict was read, hulk hogan bursting into tears and hugging his legal team. earlier in the trial, hogan telling the jury the tape that showed him having sex in 2007 with then-wife of his best friend at the time, bubba clem, turned his world upside-down. >> completely humiliating. >> reporter: in closing argue pts his lawyer portraying gawker's owner -- >> privacy invasion has a who thinks like that. >> reporter: but gawker says hogan made his sex life news. giving them first amendment protection. >> giving the key evidence and the most important witness in this case were withheld from the jury, we all knew that this -- the appeals court would need to resolve this case. >> repo

and hulk hogan doesn't get to decide that. issue as he did and he's a celebrity as he is then it's very tough to figure out legally how gawker loses the case. >> right. a lot of those jurors everyday people might be thinking of privacy. >> privacy and right and wrong and that's the thing that the gawker team is going to have to overcome. >> and the fact it's gotten this far. >> that's right. the fact that it's going to trial is a big deal. >> thank you, gentlemen. >>> now to that cruise ship accident that injured 17 people overnight. the ship crashing into a wall in a river lock in upstate new york. t.j. holmes is here with all the details. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: what we're talking about, a river lock two walls sitting here on the river. one side opens up a ship goes in wall closes and can add or take away water so it levels out. that's what's supposed to happen. this ship is sitting between those two walls. passengers still on board as they try to figure out how bad the damage is. >> respond to a boating accident at

hulk hogan talked about the sex tape. tough distinction to make and i think one that's going to be hard for the jury to accept. >> yeah. >> particularly on the issue of damages. >> how does it relate to damages. >> because, think about it, aume there's liability, that the jury says we think that gawker's responsible. how much pain and suffering, economic damage, et cetera, did terry bollea suffer, because it starts to make you wonder whether terry bolleatmpterry bog to come down police sting and gstory. >> reporr: her in. her new boyfriend and what came next, an undercover sting fit for hollywood. she's a baker, of "southern indiana living" magazine and aer is ex-boyfrien >> i thought it wasjo all honesty we we ssutherland, th fhe of their 3-year-old son speaking out after police say buckingham recruited her new boyfriend, a marine sniper to help kill him. >> why? that's the only question i have. the only thing i want to know. why. >> reporter: buckingham wanted to end a contentious custody battle with sutherland, police