it gets complicated is it sounds like there's some relationship between your son gus and jason patrick with jason he was exposed to gus. gus is my world. anyone in my world would have contact with him. >> you guys got back together after the sperm donorship and it was through that that he had access to your child. >> when gus was about 13 months old. we had contact before that, though. >> let me set the stage a little bit. the facts, the law, common sense are on danielle's side on this case. the law in california could not be clear rer. he had an opportunity prior to the conception of this child to say i want to be the dad. he said no. he not only said no, he said i want to keep it a secret and right before the child is born, maybe four or five days before the child is born he said it again in writing. he doesn't juan to be the dad. he then comes in after the fact, after the fact and by intimidation, dad by intimidation he wants now to claim parenthood. we're not saying he doesn't have a right to be part of this child's life. at danielle's okay. danielle is the mom. the law recognizes

. >>> a child custody battle involving actor jason patrick, the respected actor.ou the full, fascinating story. there's a lot of headline s so let's get to michaela pereira. >>> plans are in the works for a trayvon martin national day of action, protests in over 100 u.s. cities over the weekend has demonstrations continue in the wake of george zimmerman's acquittal. cbs cameraman assaulted and injured overnight in a violent protest in los angeles. >>> later today eric holder addresses the naacp's convention and is expected to address growing demands for federal civil rights charges against zimmerman. >>> heat advisories in effect for parts of massachusetts, could be c connecticut and rhode island. temperatures in the 90s will combine with high humidity making things uncomfortable in the northeast and mid-atlantic regions and it will feel hotter, heat indices are expected to soar well over 100 degrees. >>> former supporters are turning up the heat on san diego mayor bob filner to resign and sharing details of their sexual harassment claims. filner says his behavior

. >>> the actor jason patrick is fighting for more parental rights for sperm donors.in a moment why this fight is very personal for him. a quarter million tweeters are tweeting. and 900 million dollars are changing hands online. that's why the internet needs a new kind of server. one that's 80% smaller. uses 89% less energy. and costs 77% less. it's called hp moonshot. and it's giving the internet the room it needs to grow. this ...is going to be big. it's time to build a better enterprise. together. hi, hi, i'm sherri. and i'm going to show sherri how collecting box tops for education earns cash for our school by shopping at walmart. come on. sherri, look at all these products that you can buy for your family with box tops. and look, four box tops in one box. that's awesome! more cash for our school. only at walmart you get 4 box tops on over 100 items. karissa i got it and you only had to tell me four times. find 4 box tops on your family favorites like general mills cereals and nature valley granola bars backed by our low price guarantee. to prove to you that aleve

we have new details on the child dust custody battle between actor jason patrick and his girlfriend.o her on monday and we'll talk to him in just a moment. >> reporter: there are photos stage and screen actor jason patrick with his former girlfriend and the son she bore with his donated sperm three years ago. the boy, named gus, with patrick alone. there's video of them visiting in new york city when he was in a long running play and showing gus finding daddy on a broadway play bill. >> which one is dada? right there. that's right. >> he wrote her that he didn't want to be a father though he was willing to donate sperm and she told savannah that after the baby's birth patrick spent very little time with him. >> he never changed a single diaper. was never with gus unsupervised for more than half an hour here or there. >> he says he selected intended father on his donor form rather than waving his rights to claim parenthood and says he was an active father to gus from the beginning in as many ways as he could be choosing and paying for preschool and spending as much time as he could wi

. >>> we all know actor jason patrick. a big star for how he looks and acts.ddle of a battle. he's fighting for partial custody of his young son. he was called by the mother a sperm donor. it involves a law on the books in a fight to change it. it's an intriguing case. we'll tell you about it this morning. >> interesting perspective. >> getting back to the zimmerman case, all the talk we have been doing, let's hope we keep communicating. it doesn't have to be another case where we start talking about this all over again. let's hope we get something accomplished this time. >> it would be great to move forward. too often, they remind us of the problems. don, your coverage down there was so important. everything was done the right way. >> thank you. see you soon. >> certainly opened up dialogue. >>> coming up on "early start," alex rodriguez back in the game. his best showing since rehab. ready? happy birthday! it's a painting easel! the tide's coming in! this is my favorite one. it's upside down. oh, sorry. (woman vo) it takes him places he's always wanted to go

. >>> the actor jason patrick is making a high-profile push for new legislation in california to protecte stemmed from a custody dispute with a former girlfriend. the new bill would allow donors to sue for parental rights. he told chris cuomo about what happened in his case. >> that's a known donor sperm form, which means you waive all your rights, if you have a known doe mor. >> but what was signed by you and danielle is an intended parent form. >> right. >> that's like 20-plus pages. >> that's right. >> of your signatures. it says in here that obviously you're intended parents. that you have to notify the state if you change your partnership. >> that's right. >> and that if something happens to the mother, the embryos would go to you? >> that's right. >> and all of this was signed by you and danielle? >> and a witness at the fertility firm. >> and to you, what does this mean? >> that i intend to parent this child. the word parent means to birth, nourish, raise a child. if i'm signing jason patric intends to parent and danielle signs next to me, not only are we the parents, but she's co

. >>> actor jason patrick is the father of a 3-year-old little boy but the mother says patrick is juster battle is setting the stage for many modern family custody cases. he wants to help raise the child he fathered by in vitro fertilization but a california law says the donor of sperm is treated fas if he were not the natural father and now patrick is fighting to change the law to give sperm donors equal rights. he sat down with "newsday" to give his side of the story. >> what is your understanding of why the mother won't let you see your boy? >> i have no idea. she was on the "today" show and said she wouldn't have a problem. i said call me, i'll be anywhere in the world. she's been ignoring me for 23 weeks. >> did danielle ever tell you we both know this relationship between suss not what it needs to be, i'm the sole parent? >> no, never. >> did she ever say under the law, i'm protecting myself? >> this law is something her lawyers found two months into the separation. i was shocked when i was hit with the papers. >> so you were already in court -- >> we spent seven hours with the m