. >> simone askew yesterday became the first black woman to assume the first captain duties for the corpseans she will be at the lead for every academy event and set her class agenda and oversee about 4400 students. congratulations, cadet. >>> all right. coming up -- taylor swift's legal fight. a jury in denver is siding with the pop star in her sexual assault trial against a former radio deejay. hear why they awarded her just $1. >>> and if you are looking for a special celebrity estate with a special '80s flair, eminem has that for you. we'll have that story ahead in "the skinny." but first here's a look at today's forecast >>> "world news now" weather, brought to you by united health care. >>> "world news now" weather, brought to you by united health care. i'm only in my 60's. i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest

simone askew is the first black woman to lead the long gray line at the u.s. military academy. she was name first captain at west point, which is the top leadership role for cadets. as first captain sheetz responsible for the overall performance of the core of cadets. askew calls the honor humbling and exciting. >>> court case we've been following. taylor swift speaking out after a jury in denver ruled that a former radio deejay did in fact touch her inappropriately during a 2013 meet and greet. nbc's joe fryer has been covering this trial from the start. he's at the courthouse -- or he's in l.a. good morning. >> good morning. it was a clean sweep for taylor swift in court on monday. the pop superstar mouthing thank you to members of the jury, after they unanimously said she was assaulted by that former radio host. deliberations taking just four hours. this morning, taylor swift is vowing to turn her courtroom win into something bigger. writing in a statement, my hope is to help those whose voices should also be heard. therefore i will be making donations in the near future to

west point. 20-year-old simone ascii the serve as the first black one to lead west point's corps of cadets. she assumes duties this week. brigadier general steve gillen said askewthe values of duty, honor and country. >>> get the latest news anytime with the abc 7 news app and push alerts, to be the first to know about breaking news where you live. >>> thank you for joining us at abc 7 news at 4:00. >>> breaking news in lake county, where there's been an all-day-long search for the man suspected of shooting at chp officers. we'll have the latest. >>> i don't quite understand why someone of that persuasion would be working in berkeley. >> threats against a popular hot dog restaurant. a former employee has potential ties to the white supremacist rally in virginia. >>> new details on an early-morning shooting that kept a freeway closed for hours. >>> a lawsuit to protect sanctuary cities. >>> that breaking news is in lake county where we're just getting new information into the newsroom on the hunt for a man wanted for shooting at chp officers, and cal trans workers. this man that you're looking at now. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm kristen sze. thank you for joining us.