celebrity mentors nicole richie and john barbados.nds like barbados. >> great word. >> welcome, welcome. >> now, this is a new show and there's a lot of buzz about it. there are other shows like this out there, but what makes this one unique, elle? >> there are shows that are about making clothes. this show is about selling clothes and buying clothes. you can buy the clothes as you see them walk down the runway tonight or tomorrow morning at macy's or any of the great places that we have with us. >> people like instant gratification. >> yes, they do. >> you are the mentors, not the judges. >> right. >> tell us about your role. >> we're working with the designers to help guide them through, take them through not falling into those holes that we've fallen into in the past that we've had as well. and to help them build a brand, not just a -- one item but help them build a brand and market themselves. >> does it get nasty? >> it can. it can. it can. >> it has to be intense. you can't really show that on youtube the way you can a music tal

that is the focus of nba's newest reality series, and nicole richie and john varvatos joined us from new york. >> i feel like i'm from baltimore because my husband is from there. big orioles fan. >> clackum at you want -- like to have you on. nicole, tell us how the show works. >> this show is amazing trait you will be meeting and getting to know talented designers, each competing for $6 million from the biggest retailers in america. they have challenges. they have to present designs on a huge runway, big, over-the-top fashion shows, fun music. they can order it online at night or go into the retailers and buy it the next day. this is something that has never been done before. we're talking about immediate, accessible fashion, designing clothes for america to wear white here and right now. >> john, by the way -- apologized for calling you joe -- >> regular joe. call me chesaco if you want -- jessica if you want. >> how do you advise up-and- coming designers? >> the first thing is they have to create their own personality for the brand, and create a brand, more than just one product. i

. >> jimmy: john barbados, is a mentor and nicole richie. >> she's funny. >> jimmy: is she like the toughthe one who cuts people down? >> i think john barbados, he's so respected that a lot of the designers look to him for the critiques and stuff. they kind of look to nicole and i just for opinions here and there. but i think that they really trust when john says. he probably makes them nervous. >> jimmy: do you get rough with them and let them have it? >> well, i want everybody to succeed. the whole show is about getting those buys and selling those clothes. that's a great thing because every week there's different winners that get to sell. >> jimmy: and the stuff is ready right away. people buy the stuff right away. >> you buy it online that night or in the stores the next day. with the premiere, we sold out. >> jimmy: you did? >> yeah, we sold out all the clothing. it was exciting. >> jimmy: have you made anyone cry? >> well, there is a guy on there that cries. his name is oscar. he cries a lot. and this week i inform him that i had a dream that i gave birth to him because he cried on

the celebrity mentors include nicole richie and jessica simpson. each week there will be a challenge an fashion showdown. during that fashion show, retailers h and m, macy's and sax fifth avenue will bid on the designs. viewers can buy the clothes in the store very soon after the show. >>> and as america is watching the clothes go down the run way, they can order it online that night or pick it up in stores the very next day. so we're talking about immediate fashion. >> it premieres tuesday night at 9:30 right here on nbc 4. >>> more trouble for metro. they posted this video on youtube. metro general manager visited a plant in japan to take a look at the 7,000 series rail car. it will be the latest addition to the metro rail complete, but the rail car's new features, there are miss spellings of a couple of the station names. metro tweeted the rail car in the video is just a pre-production model to highlight the car's build and features. >>> coming up on news 4, a toddler swallowed 37 magnets and it could have killed her. it turns out this type of a

. >> nicole richie all have very successful fashion brands of their own.d here? and you're talking about a $6 million collection that they'll be able to create, right? the stakes are pretty high. >> it is. it's a huge prize. a capital collection for each of our stores, that's the grand prize and we are looking for the next great designer. what's so unique about this show is every week a designer can win and sell their designs in any one of our stores. that's never been done in any design competition. >> and the grand prize could really launch somebody. thank you so much. and we should mention "fashion star" airs tonight, 9:30, 8:30 central right here on nbc. thanks, guys. >>> coming up next, from what you eat when you're on the go to what to eat when you're nursing. joy bauer has answers in her diet sos. and her bffswith karen and we are talking about activia. i've been eating activia and i feel great! i'm used to having irregularity. i feel like that's normal. if you are not feeling like trying this on, that's not normal. activia helps with occasional irr

. >> reporter: weiss has thrown extreme baby showers for celebs nicole richie, pink, brooke shields andmething whimsical or something you loved as a child. >> reporter: it's not just the parties that are over the top. weiss says moms receive jaw-dropping gifts, too. beyonce's bff, kelly roland, got her this crystal diamond-studded bathtub for blue ivy. >> i've seen an amazing gucci bag filled with gucci shoes, blankets and pacifiers. >> reporter: i had carrots at my baby shower. they were the edible kind. this has become a trend. and jessica simpson has been very open about this pregnancy. she's been enjoying it. >> over the top. over the top. over the top. if you want to see more, yo uh can check out the latest issue of "people" magazine. >>> let's get right outside now to robin and josh. >> you are listening to taylor swift singing, "eyes open," from "the hunger games" soundtrack. we've had fans here all night. their eyes open, waiting for this man right here, josh hutcherson. the breakout star of "the hunger games." everybody, please welcome, josh hutcherson. >> awesome. really. yeah

. >> we are joined by the host and executive producer, nicole richie, elle mcpherson.t quite made it yet. take me through how the show works? >> we have three great retailers, macy's, sax 5th avenue and h & m. the contestants are home makers, making clothes but not in department stores. they want to get in front of macy's, for example. so they present their garments on a fashion show. t-shirts, jeans, leather jackets with the help of the mentors and they are bought or not by macy's saks and h & m. >> they must be like sponges. really open based on the fact that you have been successful in your career. >> you do have to be -- there is a difference from being an artist to being a brand. we want to transition them to be a brand. you don't just want to design a $10,000 gown and never hear from them again. this is about clothes america wants to wear. >> and you can buy tonight. >> it's about helping them understand it's not about being a one trick pony. they are learning to build a brand, an image and create an aura around who you are. >> people at home say how can you buy

richie. ♪ >> dancing on the ceiling was an ultimate hit maker. ♪ hello >> the songs, sensational collaborations, his daughter nicole and a country singer.visit with a music icon. >>> plus, arguably one of the worst decisions of all time, this is piers morgan tonight. >>> good evening, trayvon martin shot at close rank. but was it self-defense? >>> also, lionel richie, the pop icon joins me. he's back in the spotlight with a hit country album. ♪ ♪ hello is it me you're looking for ♪ >> but, first, a big story, trayvon martin and the night that he was killed. joining me are trayvon martin's parents and the family attorney, benjamin crump. thank you so much for joining me. i send you my deepest condolences on the loss of your son. i can only imagine with the whole world scrutinizing everything that happened, the pain for you must just worsen and for that i just send my sincere sympathies. >> thank you. >> i know that you've seen this video in the last few minutes. it shows george zimmerman at the police station. what is your reaction to this video? >> we just looked at the video and we were just surprised of -- because, according to the po

richie. ♪ oh, what a feeling when we're dancing on the ceiling ♪ >> dancing on the ceiling was an ultimate hit maker. ♪ hello >> the songs, sensational collaborations, his daughter nicoles surprising reinvention as a country music singer. my visit with a music icon. >>> plus, arguably one of the worst decisions of all time, this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> good evening, our big story tonight, trayvon martin shot at close range. was it self-defense? his parents react to the store friday from the night of the shooting. >>> also, lionel richie, the pop icon joins me. he talks music, politics, race and trayvon martin. he's back in the spotlight with a hit country album. what's behind the story of this classic video? ♪ hello is it me you're looking for ♪ >> but, first, a big story, trayvon martin, details have emerged since the night he was killed. with with me tonight his parents and their attorney. thank you so much for joining me. i send you my deepest condolences on the loss of your son. i can only imagine with the whole world scrutinizing everything that happened, the pain for you must just worsen and for that i just send my sincere sympathies. >> thank you. >> i kn