wow, he looks a little like bruce jenner meets justin bieber. >> david houston, houston, we have a littleoblem with some great hair. >> that is hulk hogan's attorney. >> you did great, threw it out there, let it

this is in from david houston who is representing terry bollea in court.bout this statement and the veracity of it. >> i'm going to talk to you in a moment. i get it. it sounds interesting. when we go off the air and do radio interviews or reality tv shows, ostensibly we are still in character but also our personal side. otherwise they wouldn't book us. they wouldn't book us to just get what they get on our shows. they book us to get something more. how can he argue he isn't also terry bollea when he take talks to howard stern. >> as hulk walks an on the street he looks like hulk hogan, he appears to be hulk hogan. this is not a mask he puts on. he keeps the handlebar mustaches. that is his character. fwhu is a clever strategy for humanizing terry bollea to the jury and saying all of the stuff that is my character, whatever it is, is to be over here. private terry bollea never intended for this to get out and your analogy of news anchors or other people is not the same as a professional wrestler. there's nothing like professional wrestling where you are ex

the website gawker did, and david houston sent gawker a letter demanding they take down the video. >> i was asking them to take it down. that was my goal. take the video down. >> reporter: yeah, you know, we are still getting a lot of calls, emails, people posting on social media about terry bolea wearing that black bandanna in court. we reported on this before. just to make it clear, early on gawker attorneys objected to awearing it. most people are not allowed to wear hats or head gar. when gawker objected he said he could wear it as long as it was a plain black bandanna. nothing fancy. >> that is the number one question i get asked on social media when people are inquiring about this story. why did the judge allow it? do we know? >> you know, it's not really clear. she ruled in court he could wear it as long as it was plain and that is it. there is no written order on it. so there you go. that's the whole reporting on the big black bandanna. >> you heard it here. thanks, jeff. >>> small business owners in lutz are cleaning up after a fire last night. why it may take months for thos

. >> reporter: david houston pleaded to take down the video but they said no. hulk hogan's attorney urged the site gawker to do the right thing. >> take down the individual grow. take down the video. >> reporter: he wanted them to remove a clip of a sex tape involving hulk hogan, his client, and the wife of bubba the love sponge. >> what did you see when you went there? >> i saw a video depicting my client having sex even went to demonstrate what everyone was saying to each other in that tape by incorporating subtitles. >> reporter: he never threatened them but tried a human approach. >> we're not here to challenge you or to try to tell what you to do, it is something that could cause damage to my client, therefore, i'm asking you, take down the video. >> reporter: but it didn't work. >> did they remove the tape that the time? >> no, sir, they did not. >> then the 100 million-dollar lawsuit. for violating the right to privacy. guamer says that hogan bragged about his sex life in public and it is fair game n a video deposition the former editor said it was news

. >> david houston was his name and he said he was not threatening or rude. the right thing, and as soon as he realized they had posted the website he tried everything to have it taken down. he wrote e-mails to gawker pleading with them to remove it from the website and the tape showed hogan having sex with heather clem, and houston says he threatened to sue but instead tried a softer approach. >> we are not here to challenge you or tell you what to do. it is certainly something that could cause great damage to my client and therefore i'm asking you please, as another human being take down the video. >> gawker did not remove it until they got an order from a judge, and they said hoaken hogan talked openly about his sex life and that made it fair game. miles down u.s. 301, there is the driver, dunk derek hyde. deputies followed him and boxed in him and then hyde slammed his truck into four police cruisers before giving up. they found a one-pound bag of a white powder in his truck and he was also tossing things from his truck and he drove along. neighbors said they were stunned by what the

. >> david houston, of course, attorney. >> he looks a little like bieber, i don't know. i decided to open up a little on the light side of things. wow, he looks a little like bruce jenner meets justin bieber.

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the news just hit me and when my agent saw it and i remember being on the phone with david houston andy hand started shaking. >> gawker claims that since hogan is a public figure, it is news worthy. >>> experts are warning mack users about a new security alert, researchers say malicious software called ransom wear targeted apple computers for the first time. ransom wear is software that hijacks computer and locks out a user until a ransom is paid. the program in questioned is requiring victims to pay with bitcoin which is more than $400 to retrieve their files. apple took steps to protect users after being first alerted on friday. >>> ever dreamed of working for cia? now is your chance. central intelligence agency is looking for a librarian. pay is good too between 50 and $118,000 a year. if you want, there may than some james one-like opportunities, to qualify you must have a master's degree and prior library experience and the ability to pass an intensive background checks. >>> university of georgia students are spending their spring break right here in philadelphia a. >> they are do

abc's david kerley is at the johnson space center in houston. good morning, david. >> reporter: guy, scott kelly is back here in houston and what a trip it's been. >> it would have been great to get here quicker. i'm used to going 17,500 miles an hour, but this airplane doesn't do quite that so it took us some time. >> reporter: several years ago he let me get inside this soyuz capsule here in houston. it is very tight in there. that's why he was so happy when they got on the ground in kazakhstan. you heard him talking about breathing in the frigid air. everybody was in heavy coats and the air. it feels so good. it's so fresh. he was very happy to be on the ground. a record 340 days in space, the longest long duration space flight for an american. and now for scott kelly, a battery of medical tests comparing him to his twin brother, mark, a former astronaut. mark's been the baseline on earth for those 340 days. now we learn about bone density loss, muscle loss, radiation effects, eyesight, all these things that may have happened to scott during t

david houston: mr. bollea' s exceptionally happy. this is not only his victory today, but also anyone else who has been victimized by tabloid journalism. we' re coming back monday for the rest of it, and we thank you all for your interest. brett: over the course of the trial, gawker' s editor admitted he didn' t think about the impact to hogan' s life. that video showed hogan having sex with his then-best friend' s wife. now to a live look outside this morning over orlando international airport. we have some flights taking off for the first time today. but you can expect a squeeze on the tarmac, all because of spring break. airport leaders expect spring break travel to peak today with 156,000 passengers at oia. that' s a 13% increase over last year. that means you' re going to want to leave plenty of time to get through security. if you' re on a domestic flight, you' re encouraged to get to the airport about two hours before departure. and another live look outside in claremont this morning -- looking out towards all to mount springs

david. >> reporter: dorothy houston a senior married her high school sweetheart.nst the rules and she was never given that diplo she raised five children, and taught them the importance of an education. >> mother! >> reporter: 74 years later, on her 93rd birthday, she thinks she's going for a walk with the family. instead, outside, the superintendent of schools is right there with that long overdue diploma. >> i'm here to present you with your north high school diploma. >> oh. >> all right? >> mother made it very clear that the worst decision she ever made in her life was to leave school. and she was so regretful of that. and so it was pounded into our heads, you've got to finish school. >> reporter: dorothy has her diploma and her cap. >> my head was probably smaller then. >> the diploma map that finally arrived on her 93rd birthday. ♪ happy birthday to you >> david muir, abc news, new york. >> very nice. we'll be right back. >>> some toys have become complicated in this digital age. it can be a nice change of pace to put down the touch screens and make things by

. >> reporter: david houston telling the jury all joking aside, he and the hulkster had a very clear agenhe whole purpose was to get the word out rut knock out anyone who might be tempted to publish it. in this is notice. if anybody goes forward with this thing we'll find them andem. >> reporter: five months later what no other media outlet dared. the man behind the post labeled safe for work, a.j. di lair g he couldn't wait to publish it. >> i enjoyed watching the video. i found it very amusing. >> reporter: daulerio saying't call hogan or clem before putting it up on the site. >> so it's fair to say that whether he suffered emotional distress or part in your decision to publish it. >> reporter: lawyers asking if there's any celebrity sex tape he wouldn't consider newsworthy. >> if they were a child. >> what age? >> orter: but gawker calling the outrageous remark flip saying only it was made after he of a child. nick denton was asked whether posting it would be distressing to hogan. >> uh, no, i didn't because my job is to disseminate information and that's our social function.m hog

officials say 46-year-wld david mosman from houston, texas may have fallen overt 3 a.m. saturday morning. the missing passenger was on nanaigator of the seas. the ship on its way to port everglades. mosman was on the 10th deck when he fell into the water. it is still unclear how or why it happened. >> as of now, there are no reports of david being found. but we are still searching. we have two of our aircraft that we are searching. also a coast guard cutter that is searching and we plan on searching throughout the night. we are doing our very best and we have -- we have a lot of assets on scene and we are doing the best we can to bring david back home. >> neki: caribbean released a statement t ying the ship along with the coast guard conducted a search for the missing guest early saturday morning. the ship was advised by the coast guard they would bee assuming control of the search. the ship resumed its journeyo port everglades. royal caribbean careeeaeam are providing support to the guest oviding support to the guest's family and our thoughts and prayersand are with the

and his longtime attorney david houston telling us it was never about the first amendment. >> this had nothing to do with political speech, freedom of ideas, freedom of words. it had to do with invading terry bollea's privacy for the most base of reasons which was greed. >> did plaintiff prove that the video was posted in such a manner as to outright cause mental suffering, shame or hugh mill indication to a person of ordinary sensibilities? yes. >> reporter: hogan telling us he was overcome with emotion when >> when i knew they -- yes, i just did this crazy involuntary senator like a 900-pound pig and as i tried to not senator again just water just came pouring out of my highs, i just started shaking. >> reporter: you were emotional because you felt that people finally believed you. >> when the verdict came in and the people, the jury of my peers says we believe you, it just -- it just, you know, the world was round, i told you. it was just really great. >> reporter: gawker says it is confident it will win this case on appeal, pointing out that jurors were not allowed to know that oth

at least one person dying in floodwaters near houston. davidthis is where the home was, and in an instant, it was blown 50 feet across the road. and tonight, friends are trying to salvage a lifetime of memories as this community braces for another round of storms. david? >> phillip mena. thank you. meteorologist rob marciano is tracking those storms for us tonight. rob? >> reporter: hey, david. the severe weather threat is going to be ongoing tonight. we expect to see another round developing across south-central texas, from corpus christi to austin, back through houston. could see damaging winds and tornadoes with this. overnight tonight, in through the day tomorrow, through southwest louisiana, continued threat. not only of the wind, but heavy rain on top of what is becoming saturated ground. so, a flash flood watch has been posted from the gulf of mexico all the way up through southern illinois. another five to eight inches on top of what's already fallen, so, people who live in this area, david, have to be aware of the potential of life-thr

david? >> steve osunsami in montgomery. thanks, steve. the urgent manhunt in houston on the. several arrests, and this evening, they are still searching for more suspects after that dramatic surveillance video showing at least ten thiefs smashing into a gun store, stealing dozens of high-powered weapons. three suspects now under arrest, but there are many more, and the question now? where are the weapons? abc's phillip mena is in houston. >> reporter: tonight, authorities in texas remain on the hunt for the brazen thieves seen here in this dramatic surveillance video, smashing into a houston gun store in less than 90 seconds. using a chain tied to a pickup truck to yank the steel doors right off their hinges. seven of the ten suspects who poured in and pillaged the store, still on the run tonight. authorities making three arrests late wednesday, following a two-day manhunt. the thieves wasted no time using hammers to smash display cases. this one swiping 18 handguns in 30 seconds. >> we've got people, right now, street, looking for those guns. >> reporter: in just under three

. >> he landed in houston early this morning after nearly a year long journey in space. david curley is in houston with the latest. >> reporter: astronaut scott kelly home in houston early this morning. >> is a long trip . great to be back in texas on us soil. >> 340 days in space made hugs with his children, girlfriend, 24 and former congresswoman gabby giffords especially sweet. >> i missed everyone very much. >> reporter: is mission was to test human interest and rekindle an interest in the space program, and interest he said on social media with updates and glorious pictures of the planet. scott will be compared to his identical twin, mark. he likely is 2 inches taller with less bone and muscle mass for now. he's already tweeted his first sunset on earth and getting it reflects back. >> i used to go 17,500 miles an hour but this plane does not do flight -- quite that. >> what's next? a battery of medical test to find changes between him and his brother he says his return is bittersweet it is ready to come back to earth but will miss the space station. he can come visit the

david? >> phillip mena in houston. >>> now, to a winter blast moving up the east coast over the next 24 hours. the clipper expected to impact the commute for millions tomorrow morning. our weather team telling us alerts tonight in effect from kentucky to new jejeey. and to the west there, a series of storms with snow, heavy rain and strong winds set to hit this weekend and into next week, we're tracking it all for you. >>> new developments tonight, the mystery crash that killed a billionaire ceo in oklahoma. these images this evening of the fiery wreckage now. oil and gas executive aubrey mcclendon's suv slamming into a highway overpass. indicted. tonight, there are new 911 calal from witnesses, and the abc's clayton sandell on the case. >> reporter: this fiery crash, under an oklahoma city underpass, tonight is a mystery. >> i just heard a big bang and now there's smoke coming out -- someing's on fire. aubrey mcclendon. >> the cab is completely crushed. >> oh my goodness, okay. what color? >> and there's fire -- >> and there's fire. >> reporter: cops say his eeding car veered left wednesday

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