turns out a lot of people think kevin o'connor has a right to his beliefs. listen. >> that's their opinion. like i said, you can't take that away from them for what they want to do. what this act does. >> but the critics didn't just fade away some are louder than ever. an indiana high school basketball coach tweeted, quoting here, who's going to walkerton indiana to burn down memories pizza with me? she's been suspended and is being investigated. indiana state senator jim arnold said quoting, i hope they enjoy eating their pizza because i don't think anyone else is going to. the senator would be mistaken. the o'connors are getting support from gay and straight people across the country and in their hometown. listen. >> these are folks that go to bat for anybody in this community. anybody that needed a handout, that's needed volunteers that's needed money they've been there. >> and it looks like they will continue to be there. megyn. >> wow. trace, thank you. joining me now, dana loesch, the person who kicked off this fundraiser for the pizzeria. she just spo

kevin o'connor, mind you, stands by his comments because that's the way he was raised. but for a place called memories miss u pizza, this memory isn't a fond one. megyn. >> brit, let's pick up there on the question of which side is being intolerant in this. i'm sure there are a lot of folks who support the gay rights movement say it's the pizza owner and he is reaping what he sowed. >> it's absurd to think anybody's going to have pizza at their wedding. >> what self-respecting gay couple would have pizza -- bernard i'll get bernard on that. >> absolutely not. >> go ahead, brit. >> beyond that this does illustrate the force of this movement and the political power of this movement that this much of a backlash could be stirred against this guy and his pizzeria most americans and perhaps indianans have never heard of. this achieves something like one of the things it's always hoped for is something like the consensus consensus, or hopes it has something like the consensus achieved by the civil rights movement where being a racist has become and long been one of the worst t

one of co-owners of memories pizza, kevin o'connor joining us. kevin, thank you for coming in, i appreciate it. a lot has to do with interview with another co-owner of your shop essentially she said you would not cater to a wedding after gay couple but have you ever catered a wedding before? >> no. we haven't. that would be my daughter. we never catered to anything. david: so was kind after moot point in terms of what happens in reality but have you ever refused service to a gay person? >> i wouldn't know if they were gay or not because, we just serve whoever comes in. david: so, you don't have any particular animus against that but it was particularly a wedding ceremony among two gay people you would have problems with because it doesn't accord with your religious beliefs? >> that's right. we wouldn't condone it. we couldn't condone it. david: tell us exactly what the reactions were by people online or in telephone calls or whoever they responded to what your daughter said? >> it got pretty vicious. it got to the point where i wouldn't even look

that answer became so intense that the o'connors were forced to close down their pizzeria out of concerns for their own safety. joining me now are the owners kevin and his daughter crystal o'connor. guy, good to see you. first, let me ask, i've never heard of a wedding being held at a pizza place. have you ever catered a wedding before? >> no. >> no. >> all right. but the hypothetical was brought to you. what has been the reaction? mr. o'connor we'll start with you. >> just anger. bitterness. it's something i never expected or imagined when the comments were made. unimaginable to me. >> i read crystal that in fact on the other side of that that people have been sending you guys donations. that true too? >> yes, it is. >> pretty significant amount, $140,000 so far? >> reached more than that. >> i think it's more than that now, sean. >> why do you feel that you need to shut down your business? i mean, is it that intense? i mean look if you google my name or look on social media sites, a lot of horrible things are said there. i just don't read them. i'm smart enough not to read it. i know you're not in the public eye. it may be new to you, but what

for that, indiana pizza shop owner crystal and kevin o'connor had to go into hiding, and that shop looksike it could be closing. this family has gotten so many death threats and nasty e-mails and tweets crystal is at the point she wonders if it's worth the trouble. a woman who insists she bears no ill will will towards guess that's this country. galvanized the mainstream media against businesses in her state. and crystal feels against her. you heard all the others thumping their chests now time to hear crystal who want to get something off of hers. crystal, welcome how are you doing? >> i'm doing all right. neil: are you surprised all of this happened? >> yes actually shocked. neil: now bring me back a little bit if you can help me crystal. because you were talking to the local reporter at first not about the law in the state this reporter just dug up an interview she had done prior in which you expressed this reservation about catering a gay wedding. tell me what happened. >> well, i was working that night at memories pizza, and she this reporter, had called and asked if she could inter

kevin o'connor told us yesterday right here on after the bell that the backlash was almost immediate.orcing the store to close shop while the controversy raged on. but it hasn't been all bad news for the pizza company which found a multitude of generous supporters. liz. >> i was so emotional. watching him yesterday when he spoke. he was almost teary eyed. the pizza shop received funding from the american sympathetic. here's what memories pizza plans to do with the extra money. >> well, there's some bills that the store has to pay off, and we'd like to remodel it and do it the way we would like to do it. so a lot of it will go into the store and redo the store and get rid of the debt. >> kevin is going to have more than enough money to do that remodel. look at this. fundraiser has generated 750,000 dollars as of 3:30 p.m. eastern this afternoon. he was very clear that he doesn't judge people's lifestyles. it's not something he will cater though. >> any gay person has come into his store was not turned away. it was just whether you cater. how many weddings have you been to where there's

"hannity" exclusive to explain what they plan to do with that money owners of memories pizza, kevin o'connorou. first congratulations on the reopening. is business booming today i hope? >> oh, yes yes. >> has the threats stopped? >> we've had two phone calls that i just hung up on. other than that i haven't heard of any other threats. >> what about the money that came in all of this money. what a testament to the generosity of the american people. what are the plans for the money? are you going to expand the operation? >> we are going to do that and we're also donating. >> we're going to pay ahead, sean, and people have been sean. people have been good to us we just want to give back. we'll share that way. and two things. >> you think you are now open for business and don't expect anymore trouble? >> we hope not. i'll just say that. i hope not. we've been helped a lot and it's been helping us. >> when i'm in town, i'm coming in for pizza. >> you do that. >> and i converted kirsten powers the new book going to be called the silencing. how the left is killing free speech. wow. >> let's just be