are you saying elton john is too old or too gay?e may be gay but he's a humanitarian knighted by the queen of england. in fact, some people think he is the queen of england. this baby, this poor baby, is unwanted, hiv positive and stuck in some depressing orphanage that makes abu ghraib look like the presidential sweet at the waldorf with no prospects to move up in the world. where is he going to go? as tone yeah? and here is the chance to be taken in by two loving, fabulously rich parents, who will give him the best health care in the universe and dress him in versace jammies. now elton john will move on and find some other more tolerant country willing to allow him to be a dad. little lev will grow up into foster homes, turn out to be a bitter drunk and will one day return to the orphanage and say you [ bleep ], i'm living in a dumpster when i could have had front row seats at the garden for the rest of my life and hung out with sting and elizabeth r hurley. and that's a sad story. but maybe that's just me. >> "the joy behar show"

. >>> sir elton john is hoping he can follow in the foot steps of madonna and angelina jolie. gal battle. elizabeth palmer reports. >> reporter: at 62 elton john says he's finally ready to become a dad. to a little 14 month old boy me on a trip to promote his aids charity in ukraine. elton john was in the or fan imagine to donate a piano then later with his partner, david, holding l event v, he dropped the bombshell. >> after seeing lev today, i would love to adopt him. >> reporter: they were married in 2005 but a punishing concert schedule prevented elton john from considering adoption he says until this weekend. >> he has stolen my heart and he's stolen david's heart. and it would be wonderful if we could have a home. and i've changed my mind today. >> reporter: already critics are saying this is just another high profile adoption like madonna's and angelina jolie's. celebrities choosing or fans as designer trick kets. little is known about lev except that his mother is alive and that he has a brother in the orphanage. according to ukranian law, the brothers can't be split up

this man is likely in his 70s . >> elton john stealing the love this morning. he appeared saturday on a mission to spread awareness about aids. while touring, he met a 14- month-old boy who he would love to adopt. the boy could be calling the rocket man dad. he says he travels too much to make time for a child but now reconsidering. >>> in new york, bases loaded in the top of the second as brian roberts smacks this one out of the park for a grand slam against the bombers. the orioles score 6 runs in the second inning leading them to an easy 7-3 win. >> can you feel it? the buzz all around baltimore as the ravens open up the season. >> the fans take to the parking lot. that's where we join sharon gibala live. how is the assignment on a sunday morning? >> so tough, i'm smelling the burgers and the dogs on the grill. the band getting ready to queue up and a lot of fans with a lot of energy. we're live with ravens fans, chairman of the board. >> good morning. >> we're doing great. you have quite the spread going here. tell us about your usual tailgate. >> i have so

. >>> and sir elton john wants to be a father. the details behind this story after the break. don't go anywhere, we are just getting started this hour. >> father or grandfather? >> he wants to be a father.  >>> well, it's 9:12 now. not the way redskins coach jim zorn wants to start his second season with the burgandy and gold. his future and that of jason campbell perhaps on the line this year. >> the team that they led -- basically they lost to the giants 23-17 at the meadowlands. fox 5's dave ross was at the game. we talkedo -- he talked with the players about the inability to dig out of a big hole. >> another year, another loss and another case of history repeating in the meadowlands. last year the redskins fell behind 16-0. this year 17-0. in both cases, the deficit was too big to dig out of. >> it's very tough. especially playing against a team like the giants. you're 17-0 in the hole, it's tough to come back. 16-0 in the hole, it's tough to come back. but we found a way to get back into the game so we've got to some way somehow keep those leads early in the game at a

. >> i heard that ukraine has turned down elton john's request to adopt a baby. who's in charge there? >> victor. >> listen, victor. are you saying elton is too old or too gay? uh-huh. he may be gay but he also happens to be a celebrated humanitarian and has been knighted by the queen of eng. in fact, some people think he is the queen of england. this poor baby is hiv-positive and is stuck with no prospects to move up in the world. where's he going to go? and here's the chance to be taken in by two loving fabulously rich patient whose will give him the best health care in the universe and dress him in versache jammys and a cashmere huggies. so now elton john will move on and find a more tolerant country. and one day he'll return to that orphanage and say you o [ bleep ] i'm living in a dumpster when i could have had front row seat at the garden for the rest of my life and hung out with sting and elizabeth hurley. that's a sad story. but maybe that's just me. >> "the joy behar show" airs tonight. you can check i it out now at cnn.com/joy. >>> how recent deals are b

. >> so i hear the ukraine has turned down elton john's request to adopt a 14-month-old ukranian boy named lev. who is in charge of that? >> victor lashenko. >> i think i dated him. victor, are you saying john is too old or too gay? he may be gay, but he also happens to be a the queen of england. in fact, some people think he is the queen of england. this baby, this poor baby, is unwanted, hiv positive, and stuck in a depressing orphanage that makes abu ghraib looks like the presidential suite with no prospectses to move up in the world. where is he going to go, estonia? and here's the chance to be taken in by two loving, fabulously rich parents who will give him the best health care in the universe and dress him in versace and cashmere. so now he'll move on, find another more tolerant country and let him be a dad. lev will likely be raised by an orphanage and one day will return to the orphanage and say, you [ bleep ] i'm living in a dumpster when i could have had front row seats at the garden for the rest of my life and hung out with e-l lilizabeth hurley. that's a sad story, but ma

are you saying that elton john is too old or too gay? uh-huh.humanitarian and knighted by the queen of england, and some people think he is the queen of england. this baby, this poor baby is unwanted, hiv positive, and stuck in some depressing orphanage that makes abu ghraib look like the presidential sweet at the waldorf with no prospects to move up in the world. where's he going to go? estonia? and here's a chance to be taken in by rich parents who will give him the best health care in the universe and dress him in cashmere huggies. so now sir elton will move on and find some other more tolerant country willing to let him be a dad. meanwhile little lev will turn into a bitter vodka swollen drunk and one day return to that orphanage and say you [ bleep ] i'm living in a dumpster when i could have had front row seats for the rest of my life and hang out with sting and elizabeth hurley. that's a sad story. but maybe that's just me. >> well, there is more joy on the way for you. the "joy behar show" premieres this tuesday right here on hln. >>> a

are you saying elton john is too old or too gay?may be gay but he also happens to be a celebrated humanitarian and has been knighted by the queen of england. in fact, some people think he is the queen of england. this baby, this poor baby, is unwanted, hiv positive and stuck in some depressing orphanage that makes abu ghraib look like the presidential suite at the waldorf with no prospects to move up in the world. where's he going to go, estonia? and here's a chance to be taken in by two loving, fabulously rich parents who will give him the best health care in the universe and dress him in versace jammies and cashmere hugies. now sir elton will move on and find some other more tolerant country willing to let him be a dad. meanwhile, little lev will likely grow up in foster homes, turn into a bitter, vodka swilg drunk and one day, will return to the orfeiphanageorphanage, y i'm living in a dump center and could have had front row seats in the garden the rest of my life and hung out with sting and elizabeth hurley. that's a sad story.

listen, victor are you saying elton john is too old or too gay? uh-huh. he may be gay, but he also happens to be a celebrated humanitarian and has been knighted by the queen of england, in fact some people think he is the queen of england. this baby, this poor baby is unwanted, hiv positive and stuck in some depressing orphanage that makes another look like the presidential suite at the waldorf with no prospect to move up. where is he going to go? here is the chance to be taken in by two loving, fabulously rich parents who will give him the best health care in the universe, and dress him in versace and cashmere the now sir elton will move on and find a more tolerant country willing to let him be a dad. meb while lev will likely grow up in foster homes, turn into a bitter vodka swiling drunk and one day return to the orphanage and say you [ bleep ] i'm living in a dumpster when i could have had front row seats at the garden for the rest of my life and hung out with sting and elizabeth hurley and that's a sad story. but maybe that is just me. >> joy, we wou

i love elton john.hat little boy is adorabldorab. >> this is the popular thing of stars going out and adopting children around the world. >> but this is a great cause. doing the work in the ukraine for hiv kids. >> we'll be right back. first, these messages. r body. tylenol 8 hour works with your body, with one layer that dissolves quickly... ...one layer that lasts all day ...and no layers that irritate your stomach the way that ibuprofen can. it's tough on your body pain. not on your body. announcer: the super grain nutrition of quaker oats. power yourself with the limitless possibilities of instant quaker oatmeal. >>> still to come on "today," jay leno opening up about his new prime time show. details kept under wraps until now. we'll bring you a preview. >>> what are investigators not telling us about annie le? first, these messages. (announcer) eucerin smoothing essentials. the lotion with a unique formula - effective 24 hours a day lightweight and fast absorbing. turn dry skin into skin that feels

sir elton john and his partner, david furnish, want to be parents.he couple met a ukraine an toddler and now want to bring the child hope. england and the ukraine don't have formal adoption proceedings but the pair is hoping that furnish's canadian citizenship may help out. >>> now, a yale university junior is making a name for himself by honoring the legendary michael jackson. >> this story is really cool. along with a buddy from school he's created a video that appears to be an a cappella group performing a michael jackson medley. you might be more impressed with the magical editing, check it out. ♪ just call my name and i'll be there ♪ >> turns out they're all the same guy, no joke. connecticut student sam is wearing the same jeans and sneakers, but three different shirts. he is singing all the parts and his classmate, kurt schneider did all the fancy editing to form the make-believe group paying tribute to michael jackson. pretty impressive. so far 500,000 hits on youtube, 500,000 hits. youtube actually put it on its home page and now the hollywo

and elton john could gain a new title. daddy.ing he wants to adopt a 14 month old boy. elton and his partner met the child in the ukraine and said apparently in the past from adopting children. his partner did. he didn't think it was fair because how much he traveled. but the acranion child stole his heart and he was there for part of the aids charity foundation. my eyes ballooned on the match last night. she's one of the best tennis players in the world and then there was this. >> i didn't say i would kill you, are you serious? are you serious? i didn't say that! >> that was the scene at the u.s. open when serena lost the match after makeling one of apparent threats at the line judges and she illegally foot when she was serving and she lost it, started swearing, got up in the judge's face and threatened to shove a tennis ball down her throat and williams had been given a warning because they broke her racquet after losing the first set and we learned in the past few minutes, the u.s. open fined ser rena, $10,000. and this just i

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. >> not since eminem and elton john.>> nothing says i forgive you like a duet. >> and west on jay leno's new show, 10 p.m. eastern time on nbc. david what, do you think taylor swift -- she is a kid, i'm sure startled and confused at that moment. >> stunned silence. >> what so co-she possibly do except say, okay, you want to say something, here is the microphone. as a veteran of the industry, sure she has a lot of respect for him and i'm sure she did for this moment. >> feel sorry for her, at a least beyonce gave her another moment to shine. and taylor swift will be on "the view" telling her side of the story. >> "the big picture" talking about bad behavior, the house of representatives is considering a formal reprimand for south carolina republican joe wilson who called president obama a liar during his prime time speech to congress last week. wilson spoke on the floor of the house just a short time ago but did not offer any apology. >> during my 25 years of serving the public in the state senate and congress, i have not

what is okay for bran jelena is not okay for sir elton john. a ukrainian court ruled the singer and his partner cannot adopt a child from that country because elton john is too old and unmarried, although i don't think anybody was accusing angelina jolie of being told. he wanted to adopt lev a baby with hiv at an orphanage that he visited with his partner. sir elton says lev stole their hearts. the ukrainian minister said adoptive parents have to be younger than 45 and the country does not recognize same-sex marriages. >>> when we return, congressman joe wilson says no way for demand from house democrats he apologize, again, this time on the house floridaer for that "you lie" outburst during president obama's speech. are democrats pushing this too far? >>> the senate is develop nothing the possible cancer risk for cell phone users. we will take a closer look at the dangers ourselves. >>> another outrageous meltdown for kanye west. this was at the mtv awards. you know, here is a teenager just trying to given a acceptance speech. what's he doing

victor, are you saying that elton john is too old or too gay?land. in fact, some people think he is the queen of england. this baby, this poor baby is unwanted, hiv positive, and stuck in some depressing orphanage that mabs abu ghraib look like the presidential suite at the waldorf with no prospects to move up in the world. where is she going to go? astonia? here is a chance to be taken in by two loving fabulously rich parents who will give him the best health care in the universe and dress hip in i have sacvers jammies. he will move on and legal lev will turn into a bitter, vodka swelling drunk and one day return to the orphanage and say, you [ bleep ], i'm living in a dumpster when i could have had front row seats at the garden for the rest of my life and hung out with sting and elizabeth hurley. and that's a sad story. but maybe that's just me. >> "the joy behar show" premiers on hln next tuesday. don't miss it. you can check it out now at cnn.com/joy. >>> former child star. >> mickey: mackenzie phillips dropped a bombshell. she says she had

now sir elton john may move on.s, turn into a bitter vodka swirling drunk and one day return to the orphan age saying you [ bleep ], i'm living in a dumpster when i could have had front row seats at the garden for the rest of my life and hung out with sting and elizabeth hurley. that's a sad story. maybe that's just me. >> that's next tuesday at 9:00 p.m. eastern. you can check it out now. >>> many police departments have adopted the motto to protect and serve. some officers apparently decided that means playing video games during a drug bust. ring ring ring ring. progresso. your chicken tuscany says it has fiber in it. yep. four tasty new soups with 28% of your daily fiber. but i like this chicken tuscany., i like it too. but it has fiber in it. that's right. fiber? yeah. but i like it. (announcer) progresso. you gotta taste this soup. ( laughs, click ) when you hear a click, ( clicking ) you know it's closed and secure. that's why hefty food bags click closed. hefty! hefty! hefty! so you know you've helped lock in

. >>> elton john cannot adopt this 14 month old ukrainian child because he is not married and to all.adopt this hiv- infected child. ukrainian law does not represent a -- is now recognized homosexual unions and parent cannot be more than 45 years older than the child. >>> a florida woman is taking a unique approach to spending time with her boyfriend. he is stationed in iraq. she made a our work cut out of her boyfriend. -- she made a cardboard cut out. she snaps photos of them together in all of their favorite spots. images are sent to the real patrick thomas and it is part of her mission entitled, "perk up patrick." >> he is so excited about the project. he gets the pictures and calls me and says he loves them. >> staff sergeant thomas has been in iraq for two months and is expected to return in november. that is sweet. >>> coming up tonight at 6:00 p.m., general motors is working to buy back customers with a 60 day money back guarantee. we have more details on the extended test drive offer. these stories and more. >>> we want to check in with doug see what the weather is looking li

. >> elton john's dream of adopting will not come true. partner wanted to adopt a 14-month-old ukrainian boy with hiv. ukrainian law requires a parent to be no more than 45 years older than the adopted child. elton is 62. ukraine does not recognize homosexual unions as a marriage. >> still ahead, we reveal the night winner in our friend us on facebook contest. >> plus, the ravens in for another fight sunday when they visit the chargers in san diego. but how healthy are the . >> once again, seeing the clouds move in. and spot city showers through the overnight. better chances for pop up showers tomorrow. as we can see on radar. and that we have a few showers south of the city, down around annapolis. but in d.c. but it looks like the chances for rain continue. 40 percent chance, to 50 percent chance through wednesday and thursday. and looking at friday, 20 percent chance. we may get sunshine out of there. now the temperatures are cooler from the 80s down to the 70s. so 73 degrees on wednesday. and 71 on thursday. and 76 on friday. and then i

department of health and human services. >> elton john is looking to rock the cradle.s to join the ranks of celebrities who are adopting kids, he and his long time partner trying to adopt a partner and met the child during

looks li an elton john concert. [ laughter ] there's like a guy dressed as donald duc-- and it is bizarrege. do peoe recognize you all the time and go, "oh, my god, it is bob costas." when you talk? >> well, sometimes. sometimes, people will say, "i didn't recognize you until you began to speak." and then, sometimes, you get these very strge circumstances. and i swear to you, i ear on my life, this actually hapned. about three years ago, i walking down the strt inew york, and i'm stopped at a corner and a young guy comes u to me. a well-dressed guy about 2 26 years old, african-american guy. he walks and he goes, ryant, bryant! [ laughter ] and i'm like -- so, i pause for a second and i say, "you know, this is getting so old. i'm greg gumbel, i'm not bryant guml. [ laughter ] i know my brother is more famous th i am, but can i get a little respect?" and the guy, without missing a bea says "oh, greg. i love you, too." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: that is aweso. that is way awesome. way awome. >> another time, i'm gting off of a plane, and the pilot is standing in the cockpit door and with a big

appreciate it, both of you. >>> tonight, joy behar's explosive new elton john controversy. ger over sir elton being rejected of an adoptive parent because he's gay. >> he may be gay, but he also happens to be a celebrated humanitarian and has been knighted by the queen of england. in fact, some people think he is the queen of england. >>> this is "showbiz tonight" on hln. now theticker. more stories making news right now -- ashleigh banfield. >>> right now hollywood's a list and the ugly truth about mariah carey. the songbird is unrecognizable in the british film "precious." what the director lee daniels did, all he could, everything he could, to make her look ugly. mariah makes up a brand new word to describe it. >> i mean, really, lee went all out. he wasn't just like, i want you to be plain jane or whatever. he was like, you're going to have basically anything that he considered ugly was what he did to me. like dark circles and overhead lighting and just like really bad, like, hideous, edosity i'll call it. >> doesn't sing a note in the movie. another big stretch but call

[ laughter ] i mean, it looks like something elton john would wear for an encore. homo eroticus!aughter ] what's with his hair? sticking up all over the place. he looks like he's hanging upside down. barberus needicus! nowicus! call supercutsicus! he's taller than i am. hey, pattinson, i make more money. scoreboardicus! [ laughter ] barnes & nobleicus. amazon top sales rankicus. "publishers weekly" favorable reviewicus. check it out, too. i have an owl that delivers my mail. [ laughter ] i hear you're ice cold. i hear you're ice cold in your movies, like your career. freezing. that's not the best oneicus, but you get it. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: how crazy. that is insane. well, it doesn't stop there. it doesn't stop there. check out this mash-up that somebody posted of the outtakes. [ light laughter ] somebody posted this. i don't know who did it. the outtakes from those two videos. these guys are really at each other's throats. >> look, what do vampires do best? suck. >> does he bother me? yeah, he does. >> his records. i'm just breaking all of them. >> hello. look at t

. >>> elton john will not be allowed to adopt a 14-month-old ukrainian child.ister for family affairs says adoptive parents must be married and ukraine does not recognize homosexual unions. he also said john was too old to adopt a ukrainian child. >>> serena williams apologized for what she calls her inappropriate outburst at the u.s. open. >> you may not have heard it all. plenty of people grabbed the intent by watching. that tirade on saturday cost her a point that actually decided the semifinal match and earned her a $10,000 fine. >>> it wasn't the only weekend outburst that has people talking. in case you missed kanye west's episode at mtv's music awards last night, you're in luck. here it is. >> i sing country music. thank you so much for giving me a chance to win a vma award. >> i'm really happy for you. i'll let you finish but beyonce had one of the best videos of all time. one of the best videos of all time. >> kanye later apologized in his blog writing in all caps, i'm so sorry to taylor swift and her fans and her mom. swift called the evening interest

i think i dated him, listen, victor, are you saying that elton john is too old or too gay? uh-huh.umanitarian who's been knighted by the queen of england. in fact, some people think he is the queen of england. this baby, this poor baby, is unwanted, hiv positive, and stuck in some depressing orphanage that makes abu ghraib look like the presidential suite at the waldorf with no prospectses to move up in the world where is he going to go, atonia? here is a chance to be taken in by two loving fabulously rich parents who will give him everything he needs. so now, sir elton will move on and find some other more tolerant country willing to let him be a dad. meanwhile, little lev will likely grow up in foster homes and turn into a drunk and return that orphanage and say, you you [ bleep ] i'm leave living in a dumpster when he could have houng out with sting and elizabeth hurley. that's a sad story. but maybe that's just me. >> "the jay behar show" premieres next week. you can check it out now at cnn.com/joy. >>> jen says she loves the queen of england line. after months and months of pl

elton john as an actor renna? -- as anna karenina? it seems to me to argue something is going bury badly wrong. it is understandable, but what if we are going to been array churchill, he should have seen much further ahead. as things were, what he did see was in england in close alliance with the united states. it is true to say that he got out of it what for us was a privileged existence. the england in which i grew up was remarkably prosperous. it seemed to be doing very, very well. suddenly, in comparison with the rest of europe, it went down. you'll remember in the 1970's when you looked at to passport and felt dread traveling to somewhere in continental europe. obviously i am not blaming churchill for that, but i think there was a mood of national complacency which developed, which grows around the sort of plinth view of churchill. the title island which had planned its war effort with great distinction, which had emancipated women during the war. the result of all that was the sort of thinking that went into the labor government

are you saying elton john is too old or too gay?manitarian and has been knighted by the queen of england. in fact, some people think he is the queen of england. this baby, this poor baby, is unwanted, hiv positive and stuck in some depressing orphanage that makes abu ghraib look like the presidential suite at the waldorf with no prospects to move up in the world. where's he going to go, estonia? and here's a chance to be taken in by two loving, fabulously rich parents who will give him the best health care in the universe and dress him in versace jammies and cashmere buggies. now sir elton will move on and find some other more tolerant country willing to let him be a dad. meanwhile, little lev will likely grow up in foster homes, turn into a bitter, vodka swilling drunk and one day, will return to the orphanage, you [ bleep ] i'm living in a dumpster and could have had front row seats in the garden the rest of my life and hung out with sting and elizabeth hurley. that's a sad story. but maybe that's just me. >> the show premieres on

are they going to do elton john as anna karina. and the 12th of july raid failed. there was a list of all of the germans that approached them during the war to see if peace could be picked up. they were picked up by the gestapo the following day. that seems to me to argue something going very badly wrong. it is understandable, that if we're going to sven rate churchill, he should have been like de gaulle and seemed much further ahead. as things were, what he did see was -- wass an england in close alliance with the united states. ds perfectly true to say that he got out of it, for us, a privileged existence. the continent oflp europe was wrecked. and the england which i grew up and scotland, i'm sorry i'm old-fashioned, british, you'll forgive me if i don't say britain. and the england i grew up in, was -- was remarkably prosperous. it seemed to be doing very well and then suddenly in comparison, with the rest of the part of europe, it went down. you'll remember the times in the 1950e7's, when you looked at your passport and felt rather dread of traveling to somewh

listen, viktor, are you saying elton john is too old or too gay? uh-huh.pens to be a celebrated humanitarian who has been knighted by the queen of england. in fact, some people think he is the queen of england. this baby, this poor baby, is unwanted, hiv positive and stuck in some depressing orphanage that makes abu ghraib look like the presidential suite at the waldorf with no prospects to move up in the world. where's he going to go, estonia? and here's the chance to be taken in by two loving, fabulously rich parents who will give him the best health care in the universe and dress him in versace jammies and cashmere huggies. so now sir elton will move on and find some other more tolerant country willing to let him be a dad. meanwhile, little lev will likely grow up in foster homes, turn into a bitter, vodka-swilling drunk and one day, will return to the orphanage and say you [ bleep ], i'm living in a dumpster when i could have had front row seats at the garden for the rest of my life and hung out with sting and elizabeth hurley. and that's a sad story.

don't shoot me, i'm only the piano player, as elton john once said. i'm just talking about the political realities for these blue dogs and these moderate democrats, who believe you me, bloggers on the huffington post and daily cost might think they're rightly nuts and barack obama has not been liberal enough. they get pounded every time they go home. they have done so much heavy lifting in 2009. so anyway. >> isn't that why we send them there, though? to make tough votes. >> sure, yeah. >> they're supposed to be real men. >> still ahead, the moderator of "meet the press." >> they're supposed to do what is right and not be hammered by the huffington post. just because they think it's the right thing to do in san francisco doesn't mean they think it's the right thing to do in tennessee. alec baldwin? really? >> david gregory will be joining us. he sat down with president obama over the weekend. also, political analyst harold ford jr. will be here. after the break, a look at what's making headlines in papers from around the country. we'll be right back w