barrett did that. the question was whether the hotel management company and or the owner of the hotel also involved in the terrible act that mr. barrett committed because of an issue. >> listening there to attorneys for the ownership group of the national marriott vanderbilt university, a jury just a short time ago reaching a verdict, awarding $55 million to erin andrews, who the attorneys admit was a victim back in 2008 when a stalker was allowed to be put in a room right next to her, and subsequently took naked videos of her through a peephole. $55million is the verdictment we're going to have much more on the -- verdict. on this story coming up at six. >>> now to what's making headlines across the area. heavy snow wreaked havoc, a powerful storm blanketed the sierra nevada. drivers ran into blustery, white out conditions, forcing officials to close parts of the highway as a result. additional storms are expected to hit the area later this week. >>> a georgia high school was recorded insulting a teac

barrett had been following her videos of her. he planned to sell the videos because he needed money. he got four-and-a-half minutes at the nashville marriott. andrews is suing the owners and the managers of the hotel for $75 million as a result. there were privacy policies at the hotel which would have kept jacqueline from telling barrett anything about andrews. during cross-examination. she said she didn't remember a lot of her time at the hotel, but she is sure she didn't give andrews' information to barrett. >> i can't tell you what i wore yesterday let alone the exact recollections of the date. i would not have given that information out though. >> reporter: attorneys for the marriott also played the video espn coworker jesse palmer. palmer testified andrews was professional even after the incident. erin was popular because she was well-respected and beautiful but she could be an emotional person as well. erin andrews closing statements are expected tomorrow. she is the daughter of our investigator steve andrews. >>> a woman

the hotel calls barrett a criminal who tricked them into gaining access. barrett plead guilty to stalking in 2010 and was sentenced to 30 months in prison. sot - "they could have stopped this.. and i'm so angry. i'm so mad." tag: erin andrews wasn't the only woman michael barrett videotape thru a hotel peephole? he posted videos of at least 10 more videos online. police in washington state say charges probably won't be filed against the person who belonging to actress salma hayek. it happened back on february 19th. investigators say hayek's two dogs ran off her property and garage where they started fighting with the owner came out and fired a pellet gun to the pellet nicked the dogs, causing internal bleeding. "two of ms. hayek's dogs were fighting with two of his dogs in merely trying to get the dogs out of the garage." investigators say that the shot wouldn't normally kill a dog and described it as a fluke. there is an iconic welcome sign for visitors at yosemite. it was stolen over the weekend amid a lawsuit over name changes at the park. to buy or not

. >> did you know michael barrett? >> no. >> it all began in 2008 when barrett tracked andrews down to this marriott on the vanderbilt campus. >> picks up the phone. calls the hotel here. this is jeff, scott, and erin andrews. i need to confirm our reservation. >> she was there covering college football for espn. >> it was a big game. vanderbilt was looking good and college game day was coming the week after. >> her espn colleague was on that trip. the jury today hearing his deposition from 2014. >> do you have any observations as to why she was so popular? >> she was very well respected. i think a lot of men also in the 2008 time frame, i think in general, i think they find her very attractive. >> lawyers representing the marriott property owners said he sneaking on to an employee phone at the hotel itself calling the operator and asking to be connected. >> i picked up the house phone and i called the operator and asked can i have erin andrews room. they connected me so then i knew what room she was in. >> he removed

arguing the hotel made it easy for barrett to film her in the nude. "i could actually hear her talking on the phone so i knew it was the right room. i heard the door slam closed next to me, so looked out my peephole and i saw it was her leaving room and at that time i altered peephole." "why did you decide to do that? it's a great question// i don't have it. i've thought it over and over in my mind. huge mistake." barrett posted that video online.. and experts say millions watched it.. it's been 8 years.. and despite her best efforts to remove the video.. it's still online and her family says andrews is now just a shell of herself. steven andrews, father: "she's not the girl that we used to know." the hotel maintains.. barrett is a criminal who tricked them into gaining access to andrews. they are being sued for 75-million dollars. elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. force apple to unlock an iphone to help an investigation. a federal judge handed down the ruling today in a drug case out of brooklyn. apple is appealing -another ruling in california requ

barrett is testifying that there were some 10 to 15 other women he also stalked. >> for andrews, it's >> do you believe you'll ever get over this? >> no. >> but after the crying a grueling cross examination for andrews. >> you had done very well in your career since 2008. >> arguing that the nude recordings have not had a negative impact on her career. >> you also got an endorsement for reebok. >> yes. >> you also got an endorsement for degree. >> yes. >> you also got an endorsement for diet mountain dew. >> yes. >> in legal eagles have argued that her career took off after the nak i would respond that her career took off in spite of the naked video. >> but in a world where a sex tape is said to have said help catapult kim kardashian to fame. some online questioning her motives. one posting on her instagram just this week. it's everywhere. but it's staged. she set the entire thing up. another saying even the executives at espn believe you staged the entire thing. it's an opinion andrews has been defending against for years. >> it's a violation. >> opening up to oprah winfrey in 2009.

barrett did..." they claim barrett manipulated the reservation system - to get the room next door to andrews which allowed him to make the video.. jay gray - nbc news. a ruling by a new york judge in one case could help apple bolster its argument in another. today, the judge ruled that the justice department cannot force apple to give the fbi access to data from a locked iphone in a routine brooklyn drug case. the judge's decision supports controversial stance not to assist the fbi with accessing the iphone used by one of the shooters in the december massacre in san bernardino. apple's opposition to the government's tactics has evoked a national debate over digital privacy rights and national security. the company's filing to oppose the order by a california magistrate judge is due by friday. a moving ceremony at the white house today for a real american hero. navy seal edward byers received the medal of honor for rescuing an american civilian being held hostage by taliban insurgents in afghanistan.

. >> was the defendantchael david barrett at fault, yes. windsor capital at fault, yes? >> the jury awardeddrews $55 million. michael barrett is responsible for 51% of that amount and the management and hotel companythe decision was unanimous. the judge then order the the courtroom camera turned off so that andrews could speak to the jury. andrews sued for $75llion for emotional distress after a video taken of her undressing in her nashville hotel room eight years ago went ral. >> i think what really hit home for me and hurts me the worst is when girls, high school, college, they tweet me and they say want to be erin andrews except for the marriott stalker thing, and i can't control that. >> reporter: she claimed the hotel michael barrett's request to room next to her. the hotel's lawyer says barrett is a criminal who manipulated their reservation >> banks created bank robbers. are banks responsible for bank robbers? >> reporter: barrett after serving 20 minutes in he admitted he was wrong. >> i felt bad for her. i felt bad for everybody. i know the ripple effect will af

. >> was the defendant michael david barrett at fault, yes. was the defendant windsor capital at fault, yes? >> the jury awarded andrews $55 million. michael barrett is responsible for 51% of that amount and the management and hotel company 49%. the decision was unanimous. the judge then order the the courtroom camera turned off so that andrews could speak to the jury. andrews sued for $75 million for emotional distress after a video taken of her undressing in her nashville hotel room eight years ago went viral. >> i think what really hit home for me and hurts me the worst is when girls, high school, college, they tweet me and they say i want to be erin andrews except for the thing, and i can't control that. >> reporter: she claimed the hotel granted stalker michael barrett's request to room next to her. the hotel's lawyer says barrett is a criminal who manipulated their reservation system. >> banks created bank robbers. are banks responsible for bank robbers? >> reporter: barrett testified by video after serving 20 minutes in prison. he admit

the franchise owner of the hotel maintains barrette is solely to blame. dawn champion, cbs news. >> barrette spent two and a half years in federal prison for recording the videos. he has not shown up in court to fight the lawsuit. >>> a couple from parker was killed on a motorcycle ride weekend. investigator believes the driver who hit them was drunk and texting. kelly werthmann says the couple was known as good people who were kick to help others. >> they were best friends. >>reporter: the douglas county bern were friends to everybody. >> they were friends -- >> the cup was killed saturday afternoon while riding on highway 83 in frank town. it was just about 1:30 when 27-year-old munoz swerved into traffic while reading a text message. she admitted she smoked marijuana that morning and had been drinking wine with a friend before the crash. they were empty alcohol bottles, and a glass pipe and marijuana in his car. this isn't the first time munoz was involved in a scene. she shot and killed home invasions but cleared by make my day law. she's facing vehic

michael david barrett: yes i did." on the same day.. the jury also heard from her convicted stalker.. michael david barrett... deposition. her room, uh, and, at that point, i altered the peephole." the 37-year-old reporter and "dancing is suing barrett for filming her naked through the peephole door.. she's also suing the owners and managers of this nashville marriott. erin andrews: "no one ever called me. no one ever told me when i checked in he asked to be put next to me." barrett posted that video online.. and experts say millions watched it. erin andrews: "i was just screaming that i was naked all over the internet and i didn't know what it was ...." it's been 8 years.. and despite her best efforts to remove the video.. it's still online. paula andrews, erin andrews' mother: "she just always has this monkey on her back.. loss of security, safety." the hotel maintains.. barrett is a criminal who tricked them into gaining access to andrews.. they are being sued for 75-million dollars. elizabeth hur, abc news, new york. you have one la

. >> was the defendant michael david barrett at fault, yes. did he enter win windsor capital, yes. >> reporter: michael barrett is responsible for 51% of the amount and the hotel owner and management company, 49%. the decision was unanimous. the judge ordered the courtroom camera turned off so that andrews could speak to the jury. andrews sued for $75 million for emotional distress. after a video taken of her undressing in her nashville hotel eight years ago went viral. >> i think the thing that's really hit home for me and hurts me the worst is when girls -- high school, college, they tweet me and they say, i want to be erin andrews, except for the marriott stalker thing. and i can't control that. >> reporter: she claimed the hotel granted stalker michael barrett's request to the room next to her. the hotel's lawyer says barrett is a criminal who manipulated the reservation system. >> banks created bank robbers. are banks responsible for bank robbers? >> reporter: barrett testified via video and he admitted he was wrong. >> i felt bad for her

the hotel is where barrett recorded one of the videos through a peephole. andrews testified she found out about the videos in july 2009 when a friend called her. >> he said erin, there's a naked video of you on the interned. i said no, there's nott i don't do that. what are you talking about? >> she was hysterical. >> reporter: monday her mother talked about the lingering effects of the video. >> she still has to travel, and that makes her very nervous. >> reporter: video clips from barrett's deposition were played in court monday. in them, he described renting hotel rooms next to andrews to shoot the videos. the franchise owner of the motel maintains barrett is don champion, north carolina news. >>> a local woman is reconnecting with a british man she didn't remember seven decades after they first met. this photo was taken in the early 1940s. the man is an 18-year-old british sailor who was on leave in our area and met them. jeff's nephew discovered the photos and managed to track her down. coming up at 5:00 p.m., hear from jeff palmer and the mystery surr

the hotel maintains barrett is solely to blame. don champion, reporting. >> michael barrett spent two 1/2 years in federal prison and has not shown up in court to fight the lawsuit. >>> funeral arrangements are under way for actor george he was part of the 1960s classic "cool hand luke." the 91-year-old's grandson says kennedy died of old age. he carved out a niche of hollywood's most recognizable actors. the most memorable were the "naked gun" films. >>> authorities just confirmed two people did die in a fire on the marina. flames destroyed or damaged about 50 boats. investigators believe someone intentionally started the fire. >>> the ntsb released a report about a deadly plane crash nearly a year and a half ago. officials say 9 seconds after taking off and getting 120 feet off of the ground, the pile lot reported losing the left engine. right before impact, he said "we're going in. we're dead. the crash killed the pilot and three people in the building. pilot was on medications that could have impaired mental or physical abiliti

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barrett is a criminal, a stalker, no doubt about it. counsel is trying to tie my client to the client but had nothing to do with that guy. >> reporter: there were several pieces of evidence all leading up to this. it's all left up to the jury, seven women and five men. guidance on how to assess damage but no fixed formula on how much to award, especially when it comes to emotional injuries. even if a jury does side with andrews, they might not agree with the 75 million she's asking for. >> i work for a moving company. year. i'll give her 50 grarngsd you see what i'm saying? the jury is going to put their perspective this case. >> reporter: the jury has chosen to deliberate on monday and court will resume at 9:00 a.m. now, if they do choose in favor of erin andrews that means they will have to specify the amount of lester? >> morgan radford in nashville, thank you. >>> a newly unsealed autopsy report shows bobbi christina brown had several drugs in her system about she was found face down in a bathtub but it does not make clear if her de

meantime, the franchise owner of the hotel maintains barrett is solely responsible.l barrett spent two and a half years in federal prison for recording the videos. did he not show up in court to fight the lawsuit. >> the hotel fighting back, one more day on the stand for her? >> again today. >> jan, thank you. 5:16. we want to check in with katie. march is coming in like a lamb? >> indeed it is, doesn't necessarily last very long, but start to see new system bring in wet weather, and here it is, we look at the wide zoom on storm scan, you have got snow, you have got some ice, certainly some rain, very likely another round of severe weather potential. not here necessarily, but we could see few thunderstorms, so this is the next big thing, as i always like to say, for now high pressure, actually real nice weather unfolding out there today, guys. good excuse to get outside if you can. we start things off with a look, though, in the live neighborhood network, outside pleasant valley middle high school here, just tran will. walk out the door. if you hit the road, in the,

barrett plead guilty to stalking in 2010 and was sentenced to 30 months in prison. the hotel claims barrett is a criminal who tricked them into gaining access.attorneys for the marriott hotel arguing that the nude recordings have not had a negative impact on her career. marc dedman/defense attorney: you also got an endorsement for reebok?ea: yes. andrews maintaining this emotional scars.erin andrews: i instantly cover the peep hole and then i do a check of the room, i look everywhere, the video? which is still online today has been seen by nearly 17 million people at court ? her family by her side ? her father saying almost 8 years later... his daughter still isn't the same.steven andrews: she's not the girl that we used to know. and when we come back... back...what we know at this hour about two teens now facing charges in connection to monday's school shooting. jason? and jason is back with a look welcome back.the butler county sheriff says that two students are being charged in connection to the shooting at madison high school on monday. monday.the sheriff says t

barrett and the little one. they got into an area where they people were herded into buildings just be safe. everyone turned out to be ok. no one was hurt and people were having fun with this on twitter. sheree: we can laugh about it when nothing went wrong. i hotwire to the zoo director' s but i' m told he likes to work. all i wanted was a change of scenery, you guys. cincinnati businesses also got into the fun. they said we found barrett waiting patiently for some doughnuts earlier. you can buy a shirt to commemorate this day in cincinnati history. mike: barrett the bear is one of my followers. @ccccccccc complications in the search for that vehicle that plunged into the ohio river. sheree: @cccccc@ why rescue teams are temporarily suspending their rescue operation. g a customer tweets "bank fees make me physically ill. #overdraft" how do you respond? sounds like a medical problem. i'd send her to a hospital. "hashtag not the bank's problem." at huntington, she can link with her savings account and then we tra

there's no question that barrett is responsible. he's admitted that he did this, that he altered the peephole. he's going to be found responsible then the question is should the hotel and the management group be found responsible meaning were they negligent? assuming the ans those questions is, yes, then it's damages. how much should this be worth to erin andrews. >> we've heard the figure 75 million. obviously the stalker doesn't have 75ey is, right? can andrews' teamicm once they get clear o and landed safely. this report just out science to protect young athletes from brain injury. saying this morning. important headline coming up. soil is the foundation...e msree foun. new colgate total daily repair toothpaste. it helps remineralize enamel and fight plaque germs for healthier teeth and gums. strengthen the foundation for healthy teeth. new colgate total daily repair. i apprecabsolutely. ing by. the market's been pretty volatile lately. there is a lot at stake here, you know? look jim, we've been planning for this for a long time

barrett sot: and asked, can i have erin andrews room? they connected me // so then i knew what room she was in." the hotel calls barrett a criminal who tricked them into gaining access. barrett plead guilty to stalking in 2010 and was sentenced to 30 months in prison. sot - "they could have stopped this.. and i'm so angry. i'm so mad." tag: erin andrews wasn't the only woman michael barrett videotape thru a hotel peephole? he posted videos of at least 10 more videos online. to buy or not to buy... what retail experts say to buy in the month of march to save the most money. this morning.. you can eat some waffles... and help make a dream come true..i'm rebecca kitchen live with the details. "you're watching kolo 8 news now good morning reno with dave lawrence, amanda sanchez and lindsey matherly with your hour by hour forecast" noah sarah and, i'm sarah johns. march has arrived and that means time for spring cleaning. and that includes your budget. noah we'll show you how you clean up your finances... tonight on kolo 8 news now at five. i

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>> reporter: barrett testified by video after serving 21 months in prison. he admitted he was wrong. >> i felt bad for her, i felt bad for everybody else. i didn't know it was going to affect a lot of people. >> reporter: finally after hours of testimony, a decision. >> she can talk about the distress she's going to have the rest of her life, but she can't put a monetary figure on it. that's why the jury came back with a lesser figure. >>> funeral arrangements are set for former first lady nancy reagan who died sunday in california. mrs. reagan, who was 94, will lie in repose at the ronald reagan presidential library tomorrow from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., and then again on thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. a private funeral is being held on friday at 11:00 a.m. the white house says michelle obama will be among those attending. she'll be laid to rest near her husband president ronald reagan who died in 2004. president obama paid tribute to the former first lady. >> as someone who has been lucky enough to have an extraordinary partner in my life as well, i

. >> reporter: now michael david barrett is responsible for 51% award. the hotel owners are responsible for the rest. >> good, because the hotel i think that they have to protect especially celebrity. >> reporter: during the trial andrews claimed the hotel granted the stalker his request, to stay in the room next to her, allowing him access to her door. >> people's privacy is a safer thing, except for someone in her situation. they dropped the ball. >> reporter: attorneys for the hotel said barrett manipulated their reservation system. a crime. that has not been in dispute. that. we all agreed mr. barrett did that. >> reporter: andrews tweeted out a thank you to the court, to the jury and her legal team. she also thanked victims around the world for their support. michael david barrett served a prison sentence admitting to recording the secret nude videos of andrews. the sportcaster left the courtroom in tears but this time of joy. the case is over. >>> the nypd looking for a man who opened fire inside a you can see th an walk up to the register at gisel

the jury ruled that both michael barrett and the company that owned the nashville marriott where par et recorded a nude video d -- barrett recorded a nude video of andrews are both to blame. >> what amount of damages have you awarded the plaintiff erin andrew. >> 55 million. >> the jury decided that barrett was 51% responsible, and that the company that operated the marriott was 49% responsible. again, that total award was 55 million-dollars. that breaks down to roughly barrett owing andrews $28 million, and the company owing her $26 million. this case, of course, unfolding over the last couple of weeks. some very emotional testimony we heard last week from erin paula and steve andrews, who works here, our lead investigator for 8 on your side. it was a rough day on the stand, a rough week on the stand, with that emotion coming to fruition in a jury verdict, again, of $55 million. jenn. >> in our tampa news center, jen, thank you. >>> and there is another trial in the news tonight, one that people on twitter are calling the most entertaining courtroom drama in months. terry balea bett