there may be a hulk hogan movie, a biography of hulk hogan's life.t chris hemsworth, the guy who played thor, to play hulk hogan. i say he's way too pretty. chris hemsworth is way too pretty. >> who should play hulk hogan? >> in a world where speedos and handlebar mustaches reign supreme. the hull kier they are. the harder they fall. coming this summer, or next fall, or if they ever decide to actually make this movie. heidi hamilton is hulk-amaniac. >> i'll tell you what you got to do, brother. you got to call me up on the phone, brother. and i'm going to play hulk hogan, brother. that's what you got to do. just give me a ringy-dingy. >> i nailed that audition. >> seriously, thank you so much. thank you. >> is hulk hogan and brooke hogan had a baby, it'd look like you. [ laughter ] >> that's right, brother. oh, you should hear my brett the hit man heart. >> "dish nation," we need laughs from you. take a look at today's photo of shaquille o neil and kevin hart. ♪ we are flintstones kids [ female announcer ] today, flintstones means more than multivita

and world wrestling icon hulk hogan, the man behind hulk-o-mania.'t spend much time in the ring anymore you can't keep the hulk down. >> his role as general manager of tna wrestling. the hulk has a lot to contend with, besides other sweaty men. >> that's exactly right. >> that's an understatement. >> first of all, you're an old friend of ours, and we love you, but we have to discuss the elephant in the room. >> sure. >> there is a sex tape that is out. >> yes, there is. >> that was out. looks like it was shot surreptitiously. >> hoda looked at it. >> i had to. had to know what was going on. tell us when it was shot, when the tape came out, if you had anything to do with it. >> first of all, i had no idea there was a camera in the room. there was a very, very low point. i'm not making excuses, i was accountable, i was the guy, i was there, i made the choice. it was at a really low point in my life when i was in a previous marriage when things were bottomed out completely, and i was with some friends and made a wrong choice and now all of a sudden it

. >>> hulking win. a jury awards hulk hogan $115 millionfter the web site gawker posted a video of him having sex. >> this is not only his victory today, but also anyone also who has been victimized by tabloid journalism. >> gawker vowing the case is far from over. what this means for the tabloids and celebrities. >>> and so much for spring. a nor'easter set to roar up the east coast tomorrow on the first day of spring. a foot of s areas. will the stormfirsthought? dylan will let us know. >>> and upset nation. march madness busting brackets coast to coast. northern iowa with a buzzer beater. and that shot is not the only one. middle tennessee shocking michigan state in possibly the biggest upset in tournament history. steven f. austin crushing west virginia and millions of fans tossing brackets in the trash today. saturday, march 19th, 2016. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" from rockefeller plaza. >> good morning. welcome to ay >> i'm craig melvin.eadly plane crash in russia. the fiery scene

lou ferrigno who played the incredible hulk won a lifetime achievement there. stan lee was there to honor him, the "hulk" creator. >> if i had those kind of muscles, i would terrify you. >> ferrigno won the mr. universe title twice. still acting and gives inspirational speeches. keep on going. >>> the game was tight. 13-10. so your rival teams, 20 penalties. but don't fight. this is high school. two alabama football coaches throwing elbows there. the players had to help break up the fight. the game-winning coach, by the way, lost the brawl. who is the adult on the field there? >>> coming up, robert patisson as you've never seen him before and probably won't. >>> plus "fifty shades" fans.

well, ruffalo, who stars as the hulk said in part boris johnson forgets that the hulk only fights forood of the whole. the hulk works best when he is in unison with a team. ruffalo getting into politics here >> yes. >>> all right, police in england are trying to solve a major case of lavatory larceny. it is a fully functional golden toilet there it is. it was stolen from blenheim palace over the weekend. burglars broke in overnight and ripped the art installation out of the wall, causing significant flooding the 18 karat commode is valid at more than $5 million it was previously housed a the guggenheim museum in new york city a man has been arrested in connection with the theft of the toilet has yet to be found i hope that golden throne is not being used >> had their eye on it wow. >>> still ahead, winter comes for the creative eysmm "game of thrones" reigns supreme at the awards ceremony, next on "early today." back into the room. so, try febreze fabric refresher febreze finds odors trapped in fabrics (bubbles popping) and cleans them away as it dries. use febreze every time you tidy

>> reporter: hall of fame wrestler hulk hogan has a lot of nicknames. hulk-o-mania, mr.g a teenaged girl after her car flipped upside down near tampa, florida. >> overturned truck with someone trapped in it. >> reporter: photos from tmz capturing the moment hogan and his wife and his friend were driving along veteran's expressway over the weekend. when the teen's car flipped over after be be hit by another vehicle. that's when they sprang into action the 70-year-old posting to x that he punctured the teen's air bag using a ball point pen the teenager emerging safely from her overturned car. police responded to the scene with only minor injuries reported hogan's wife posting the heroic act on social media, calling the diff incident an absolute miracle >> thanks to mara for that report have a great thursday. see you back here friday morning. have a good one. have a good one. (vo) with fargo, the new virtual assistant from wells fargo, when dad brings up the importance of... (dad) building credit. (vo) ... you're ready. (daughter cutting him off) dad. fargo, what's my fico

. >>> hulk hogan's brand new suicide confessions. today, for the very first time on camera, hulk's emotional revelations about how and why he almost killed himself. >> you're sick and tired of being sick and tired. >> hulk's emotional words today and why his marriage failed. >>> kate goes lynn's brand new confessions about why she says, no one may ever want to marry her again. and her unbelievable claim that she could see herself as a movie star? >>> tonight a blockbuster night of explosive star confessions as tv's first, most provocative entertainment news show starts right now. >>> low welcome i'm jam jams and tonight, rosie's shocking confessions. rosie o'donnell is one to hold back and tonight, i can tell you she's revealing explosive new details about her life that we've never heard before. tonight rosie shares the horrifying details of abuse that she allegedly suffered as a child. details that are so tough to hear she avoided talking about it until now. that's just the start of her truly amazing new tell-all interview. rosie ge

they claim the sex as an entertainer. >> in the privacy of your own home, i'm not hulk hogan. i'm terry. >> and allen savage was covering the train derailment in lifornia when his quick covering cameraman told get out of the way and both he and cameraman are okay. business, amazon millionaire said his company, blue originready to begin tested flights and the target for retail flights is 2018, although no for tickets yet. >>> and the annual st. patrick's day survey is out 25 to 34-year-olds are dishing out most at $24 per just ahead, it's march madness time and teens are starting to secure their bids, plus, show time. rcycle, great rates for great rides. your family outing is magical for all the wrong reasons. you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec is different than claritin .working faster on the first day you take it. try zyrtec . muddle no more . people are both soft and which is why our products are too. >>> this morning on "today," dressing room deception. the mirrors some stores are using. is it fair? jeff rossen investig

. >>> and hulk hogan is back on the stand in his $100 million the bazar scene of what happened next. "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning. i'm dara brown. more primaries, more results. donald trump was a big winner, while bernie sanders had a huge upset in michigan. trump handedly took michigan and followed closely by ted cruz, marco rubio and john kasich. cruz did win idaho, and a state trump didn't even campaign in, although he said he liked their potatoes potatoes. and michigan, where bernie sanders edged out hillary clinton, although clinton dominated in the mississippi primary and nbc news called trump as the winner in hawaii. speaking from florida last night, trump thanked supporters while talking about a growing movement. >> thank you very much, everyone. this was an amazing evening. i want to thank the public, the thank the people of mississippi. there's only one person did well tonight, donald trump. the single biggest story today is what's happening at the booth. the tremendous number of people voting. and the democrats are down. we're up by 50% and even more. y

hulk, welcome. >> thank you.en did you decide it was the time to do that? >> watching what was going on with everybody's house for sale and nobody could make it and i went through such a tough couple years, i mean, on all levels that i said if i can pull the nose up on my life and be happier than i ever been and been more positive and have my intentions to be so pure that i need to tell everybody that knows me or watches the character of hulk hoegan that life is beautiful. it is going to get better. >> you were considering using three pounds of pressure and ending your life. >> right, right. >> that's how the book starts and then it's fun and games after that. >> that's a tough one for me, every time somebody talks about the beginning of the book or talks about it it really scares me again because i had no id that i could get to that point. only cowards threaten and i had no idea it could sneak up on you. >> depression is horrible. you were in a severe clinical depression. >> not being le to communicate or talk t

. >> in the privacy of your own home, i'm not hulk hogan.erry. >> and allen savage was covering the train derailment in alameda, california when his quick covering cameraman told him to git o get out of the way and both he and cameraman are okay. >>> it's time to get down to business, amazon millionaire said his company, blue origin 25 34-year-olds are dishing out most at $24 per person. >>> and just ahead, it's march madness time and teens asta starting to secure their bids, plus, show time. you're watching "early today." ♪ ♪ ♪ ifor all the wrong reasons.gical you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin®. because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. try zyrtec®. muddle no more®. no, no, no, no, [music] using. is it fair? jeff rosseinvestigates. >>> and south dakota state and gonzaga had secured a place in the basketball tournament. and the coach did his best hand stand in front of

in part boris johnson forgets that the hulk only fights for the good of the whole.s in unison with a team. >>> as the country faces a growing health crisis believed to be caused by vaping, new york is planning to do something about it governor andrew cuomo has announced an emergency executive action banning the sale of flavored cigarettes. now the ban would not affect tobacco or menthol-flavored e-cigarettes it comes as the trump administration works the finalize its own plans to ban all flavored tobacco from the market >>> today is national guacamole day. the national price of avocado has dropped nearly 50% since july according to the fda. it's a great day to find gawk where it isn't extra you can get it free by signing up for the just toros or california tortilla and saying guac love. and how to win an entire year supply >>> mickey mouse is in the house. he was spotted at citi field for the dodgers/mets game sunday night. mickey threw the ceremonial first pitch to start off the game, and he was out celebrating junior's rebranding of the animated mickey show as mic

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hulk hogan was embarrassing. i started violently shaking. i couldn't stop. >>>>eporter: hogan's real name is terry bollea. he should have a reasonable expectation of privacy not in the pubc eye. gawker founder nick denton says the compana can win the case on appeal. >> i am confident we would win if we presented the full case. >> that is testimony from the man who recorded the sex tape, bubba the love sponge. he suggested that hogan knew about it from the start. if this verdict stands, gawker could be crippled and free press advocates could believe this would intimidate reporters in the future. >> does gawker have a strong case for appeal? >> they will argue this is excessive. in a wrongful death case, you get $3 million to $5 million. they will argue this wasn't a case of privacy. presented in the trial that suggested thaha hulk hogan knew about this from the start. that he was in on the sex tape. it wasn't something done to him, but something he did. if you can get that in front of the jury, that would change a lot. >> thank you, ari. >>> turning to the we

they made the perfect start with hulk making the perfect start with hulk making the first strike.d out in the second half. ten minutes from time, hulk from the penalty spot got his and shanghai's second of the night. too little, too late. antlers won 4—3 on aggregate to seal their place in the last eight. bbc news. and here are the eight quarter—finalists, two each from iran and qatar in the west, and two from south korea in the east, with one each from china and japan. four of the last eight are previous winners of the tournament and the ties start at the end of august. there were two managerial departures in the english premier league on wednesday. sam alla rdyce has sam allardyce has been sacked by everton after just over six sam allardyce has been sacked by everton afterjust over six months in charge. allardyce took over from ronald koeman in october, with the clu b ronald koeman in october, with the club in 13th position and helped them finish the season in a co mforta ble them finish the season in a comfortable eighth but he was heavily criticised by fans who didn't like his

you met hulk hogan once. >> i did. >> change the subject so desperately. >> i was a little hulk amaniac and my father ran a story about the first ever wrestle mania and backstage i met hulk hogan and it remains the greatest day of my life. >> in case christine and the kids are watching i can think of three other days that were -- >> that's what i'm saying -- >> wedding day? first or second child. >> the first one was close. >> you know, i'm just walking away. >> mom and dad right here. are you inside. >> it is the hulkster. >> this is quite uncomfortable here on the seat today. >> lucy i love you, george, you're pretty good too man. >> guess what, mr. hershey, they're going to go live with him. >> i think we should do the news and put an end to this. >> maybe before you get in more trouble. let's get to the headlines. a new investigation launched into the disappearance of madeleine mccann. the british toddler that disappeared in portugal where her family was vacationing. portugal closed it's case but the british government is willing to reopen the investigation in hopes of solving the c

that's a point hogan disputes. >> in the privacy of your own home, i'm not hulk hogan.e privacy of my own home, i'm terry ballea. >> and allen savage was covering the train derailment in alameda, county tuesday morning when his cameraman told him to get out of the way. he instinctively jumped. as a car that had just been in an accident crashed into the camera. thank goodness they're both okay. >>> just ahead, it is march madness time, and teams are starting to secure their bids. >>> plus, showtime! you're watching "early today." ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ geico motorcycle, great rates for great rides. ifor all the wrong reasons.gical you may be muddling through allergies. try zyrtec® for powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin®. because it starts working faster on the first day you take it. try zyrtec®. muddle no more®. no, no, no, no, [music] people are both soft and strong... yey! which is why our products are too. angel soft. >>> this morning on "today," dressing room deception. wait until you see the mirrors some retailers are using to make shoppers appear five

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when i realize children want to see hulk hogan videos and parents say you should see him hulk hogan was greatest. right away the way google works and i'm not very familiar with how the internet works it pops up hulk hogan sex tape. every time i met somebody or see somebody when i'm walking in here and shake their hand i have this crazy thought that what do they think of me? what does the father think of me? do they think a million times less than before? it is something that never goes away. >> can you talk about the with bubba now? >> we are not friends. we don't talk. he never was my friend. it's hard to explain. he was there when my mom died. the day my dad took his last breath. i had one hand and bubba had his other hand and it is like that is something. my dad went -- and it was over and bubba was there with me it was really hard to handle the fact that he did this to me. i don't know how to say it. >> do you blame bubba as much as you blame gawker? >> no. i blame myself. an all-time low. you have nobody. and my gut was telling me something is wrong. my gut telling me something is

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up next, the reason we won't be hearing from the hulk in this case. >>> hulk ho ban's sex tape scandal is headed to court. >> news channel 8's josh thomas at the pinellas county courthouse. opening statements begin in just two hours. >> reporter: yes, and the jury is selected to start hearing opening testimony in this case which is scheduled to start at 9:00 this morning here in st. petersburg. now hogan is suing the gawker website for releasing 41 seconds of that sex tape in 2012. he claims it's an invasion of his privacy. hogan is suing the website for $100 million we are told that he is expected to plead the if to testify -- plead the fifth and is not expected to testify during this trial. >>> a new face of erin andrews' peep toll -- a new phase of erin andrews' peephole trial gets under way today. andrews is suing her stalker and nashville marriott for $75 million. she claims the hotel allowed the stalker to book the room next to hers. erin andrews is the daughter of news channel 8's chief investigative reporter steve andrews. >>> presidential candidates are florida. to tampa today

plus linda hogan, the ex-wife of the hulk of hulk hogan out with a scathing, tell-all book does not holdshe is here to fill us in. >> yeah, there's a lot of stuff in this book. there really is. we'll talk to linda about that. >>> first, a check of the weather. al is off today. we have stephanie abrams filling in. take it away. >> that's right. we are here with some people from naples. a little bit better than the city, she says, at your age. right? let's have a look at our forecast. see if it's beach weather or not. and we are going to see that sunshine in the center of the country. maybe you can go to a lake. they call those beaches, right? tomorrow, unfortunately, on the gulf coast, could see showers. but you could >> there is a slight chance you could run into a few rainshowers in your neighborhood destroyed the day. the later this afternoon and evening, >>> is this good birthday weather for you? >> yes, it's beautiful. >> find out what your birthday weather is like. all you have to do is go to weather.com 24 hours a day. matt, back to you on the other side of the plaza. >> thank you

hulk then tucked away his second penalty of the game. still all to play for in the second leg.like... the players looked lost on the pitch and without confidence and we suffered a bit. the reaction that we had in the second half gave to us some hope to play... to win the game. we can compete with this team but not like we did in the half but like we did in the second. in the european champions league, three more teams qualified for the group phase on tuesday, including the 1991 champions, red star belgrade. they were held to a 1—1 draw by young boys in the 2nd leg of their play—off with aleksa vu kanovic scoring for red star, before the swiss side drew level, courtesy of an own goal. 3—3 the aggregate score — with red star going through on away goals. elsewhere, olympiakos won 2—1 at krasnodar, for a 6—1 aggregate victory. while dinamo zagreb drew 1—1 at rosenborg and go through 3—1 on agregate. inter have agreed a loan deal to sign forward alexis sanchez from manchester united with the european transfer window closing on monday. if a deal goes through, sanchez will link up wit

and following opening statements yesterday, hulk take the stand. he told the court that he had a friendship with the shock jock and his now former wife. she is the woman seen in the tape with hogan. he testified that he was aware that they had a security camera inside their home but he didn't he claims the tape's release ruined his reputation. >> i was embarrassed what it did to me as a person. but it was even embarrassing as a character. hulk hogan was embarrassed. >> reporter: now attorneys for the website gawker claims they have a right to publish the tapes since hogan is a well- known public figure. those attorneys are expected to cross-examine hogan on the stand this morning when the trial resumes herer in st. petersburg. the trial is expected to last up to three weeks and you can count on news channel 8 to have the latest developments on this ongoing trial. >> yeah, a lot of people watching to see what happens here. josh, thank you. >>> new this morning, at least 14 people are injured after the derailment of this commuter train in california.

. >>> happening today, it's back to the witness stand for hulk hogan and his trial against the website gawker. hogan is suing the site over the release of a sex tape. news channel 8's josh thomas is live from the pinellas county courthouse. josh, hogan has already had a lot to say. >> reporter: yes, and he will have probably more to say today as he takes the stand for the second day and is cross- and now that hear willing begin in the courthouse behind me here in st. petersburg around 9:00 this morning. hogan is seeking $100 million from gawker for putting the sex tape online, a tape he claims has ruined his reputation. and now following opening statements in the civil trial, hogan whose real name is terry gene bollea was the first to take the witness stand. he told the court that he was best friends with the radio shock jock and he claims that bubba and his now ex-wife heather talked to ho gathered and began about having sex with her -- to hogan about having sex with her but he had no idea he was recorded on a security cameras. >> it was so surreal that i was there and he was handing

in this corner, wrestler and reality tv star hulk hogan. in that corner, the blog gawker, the king of the snarky headline. hogan says "i am going to slam another giant! hogan versus gawker." the wrestler is suing the website for publishing a video of him having sex with heather klemm, who was married to his former best friend, radio shock jock bubba the love sponge. gawker says they had the right to run the story. >> this story is obviously not pen to papers. most stories on msnbc, most stories on gawker don't meet that standard. but this was a good story about a major public figure. >> reporter: hogan wants $100 million for emotional distress, privacy violations and publishing private facts. he talked about how the video impacted him in 2012. >> this is the worst thing that's ever happened to me. it's really turned my world >> hulk hogan's privacy rights were invaded. it's wrong for a media company to take footage that was secretly filmed in a private bedroom, showing a person without their clothes on and engaged in adult activity and to l