legendary designers dolce and gabbana under fire for comments about in vitro babies. families are furious, including one very famous family calling for a boycott. "nbc nightly news" begins now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news." reporting tonight, lester holt. >>> good evening. starting with the disappearance of his wife over 30 years ago, eccentric millionaire robert durst has confounded prosecutors and detectives from coast to coast as the murder suspect they could never quite make a solid case against until maybe now. tonight durst is behind bars in new orleans awaiting extradition to los angeles where he faces charges in one of those cases, the murder of a friend back in 2000. it's a case that may have been solved in part with millions of tv viewers watching. an hbo documentary provided a stunning twist to a long and sordid tale. our stephanie gosk was in the courtroom for his first appearance today. stephanie. >> reporter: good evening, lester. robert durst was escorted into the courtroom. he was handcuffed shackled in a

se trata de la fertilizaciÓn y invitÓ in vitro con la asistencia de la tecnologÍa.loso papÁ. monica: olivia es la octava bebe de la familia pero lucharon mucho para lograrla. >> tuvo un aborto involuntario antes de olivia y en total cinco hasta que tuvieron la prueba que le da la oportunidad a los embriÓlogos dÉ con un microscopio computarizado se puede ver al embriÓn durante la fertilizaciÓn. >> queremos conseguir toda la informaciÓn para seleccionar el mejor embriÓn, no todos los embriones pueden hacer a un bebÉ. como lo explica este doctor. >> este nuevo examen puede mirar los embriones con la computadora porque ponemos los embriones en un microscopio y graba imÁgenes de los embriones cuando estÁn dividiendo esta tecnologÍa. >> toma fotografÍas de los embriones y esto ayuda a evitar que los embriones se multipliquen y que las futuras madres puedan llegar a tener hasta sÉxtuple es o mÚltiples embarazos poniendo asÍ en riesgo a ambos. monica: despuÉs de que ya fue un rotundo Éxito este experimento ahora esta prueba estÁ disponible para cualquier futura madre. julio

they also criticized the use of in vitro fertilization and surrogate mothers.ohn whose two children were conceived by in vitro fertilization wrote on instagram your archaic thinking is out of step with the times just like your fashion. i shall never wear dolce & gabbana again. the designers who were once a couple themselves said in statement they didn't intend to judge the choices made by others. anne-marie? >> jill wagner in the new york stock exchange. thank you, jill. >>> the match madness matchups are announced and a race car goes airborne before slamming into the track. we'll find out what happened to the driver. we'll find out what happened to the driver. plus a whiter smile? you can have both! with colgate total® advanced whitening. [ male announcer ] it removes more surface stains to whiten 30% better. and it improves mouth health. healthier plus whiter. [ male announcer ] colgate total® advanced whitening. 30% more whitening. advanced design makes it easy to protect your dog or cat from fleas and ticks. discover seresto. with the performance you expect

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now the -- or in vitro fertilization. now the duo is telling cnn they respect how all people live. >> this comes after the designers were quoted in an italian magazine referring to ivf babies as synthetic children born from rented wombs. they then went on to say no chemical children life has a natural cause, there are things that shouldn't be modified. >> elton john responded by calling for a boycott of the d&g label, posting on instagram, "how dare you refer to my beautiful children as synthetic? shame on you for wagging your judgmental fingers at ivf." we're joined with more from hong kong. you spoke with the designers. they seem to be backtracking a little about what they said the controversial comments. what are they saying this now? >> reporter: absolutely they are backtracking big time. they say that this has been blown out of proportion and quite shocked at the reaction that this has received. speaking to them today in hong kong they said that they were interviewed by an italian manage over a week ago. the topic wa

reportera: les presento a bolivia, esta bebita que naciÓ bajo el experimento de fecundaciÓn in vitro.scÓpico o _ver con el microscopio 20 veces mejor. no todos los embriones pueden hacer un bebÉ, como lo explica el doctor. >> este nuevo examen, puede ayudar, ponemos los embriones en un microscopio, que graba imÁgenes de los embriones cuando estÁn dividiendo. >> esta tecnologÍa toma fotografÍas de los embriones dividiÉndose cada cinco minutos, esto ayuda a evitar que los embriones se multiplican y que las futuras madres puedan llegar a tener hasta sÉxtuple son mÚltiples embarazos, poniendo en riesgo a ambos despuÉs de que fue un rotundo Éxito este experimento, ahora esta prueba estÁ disponible para cualquier futura madre. ♪ ♪ ♪ julio: y en segundos le presentamos los estrenos de este fin de semana la pantalla gigante, ya regresamos. ♪ ♪ ♪ carolina: bienvenidos una vez mÁs a la cartelera de entrada _variety latino. empezamos con la pelÍcula protagonizada por will farrel, quien recibiÓ hace pocos dÍas su estrella en el paseo de la fama de hollywood. james, un millonarios acusado de fraud

>> i believe in in vitro. >> you vice president ivf?yes. >> you don't. >> it's personal. >> today you don't need to support or not support. you think what you think. i think today -- >> it's not supporting. it's just your belief. >> but you don't judge people who use ivf, who have children through the process of ivf like elton john. elton john has come out. he's angry and has called for a boycott of your brand. >> i don't boycott elton john. i see him every day. i don't care. freedom. >> maybe we used the wrong way, synthetic, not synthetic for sure because it's not plastic. >> has it been blown out of proportion? >> yes this is true this is true. >> but for me we don't like the attach to say boycott for what? because you think i don't like you. is this correct? is this is not correct? we're in 2015. >> what would you say to elton john and other celebrities? >> the life is long. life is happy. >> you don't need to be angry for nothing. you need just to look our collection and you understand we are not -- >> if you make an error and in a

this followed backlash about their comments on children born through in vitro fertilization and gay couples raising children. dolce says, i believe in the traditional family. goes on to say it is impossible to change my culture for something different. it's me. i respect all the world, all the culture. the duo called kids born from ivf chemistry synthetic children. that go singer elton john upset saying how dare you refer to my beautiful children as synthetic and also called for a boycott against dolce and gabbana. gabbana tells cnn we are gay, love gay people and love gay adoption. we love everything. just an expression of my private point of view. melissa? >>> all right, a severe solar storm is reaching earth today and already producing aurora. nasa captured this incredible photo. from the international space station. gorgeous green and gold there. the storm graded at a g-4 on a five-.score. tweet us at nbc washington. chuck, beautiful pictures. what about the weather? >> they are. makes you wish you had your own pech space personal space station. go to my twitter feet @chuckbell and see

the fda cleared new technology to help in vitro fertilization patients. it uses time lapse photography that identifies embryos at the highest likelihood to survive. it costs about $1500. the washington wizards are making a 13-year-old boys ream come true. the fan is battling brain cancer. jeanette reyes is there. reporter: right now, we are on the court here where the wizards and the make-a-wish foundation are making a dream come true. the star for today is nathan. he is from virginia. he suffers from a rain -- rare form of brain cancer. your wish was to play with the wizards. how has that been going. you had breakfast with them. >> it's been amazing. just hanging around with the players has been awesome. jumy: your mom told me that you told john wall that you have all of these pictures of him because you love him as a player. what was his reaction? >> i have a big fat head of him. i showed him the picture and i hope it wasn't creepy to him. he said that is something i've seen with many fans. i was happy with his reaction. reporter: what was the most exci

. >>> next at six, fashion icons blasted for their comments about in vitro fertilization. growing outre ial media. >>> 400,000 rape kits left sitting untested. why the backloapni. >>> fashion duo dolce & gabbana taking heat for what some are calling hypocritical comments. the daily beast reports stefano ga wa bah that in 2006 was quoted a saying he wanted to have kids by way of artificial inseminatio now t designers are condemning iv fx children calling them, quote, synthetic. these new comments sparked a fierce soci media backlash and a boycott organized by singer elton john. much more on this story after our newscast coming up on "nbc nightly new >>> loc police a looking for a thief who's probably nursing a sore hand right about now. the guy stole a woman's purse yesterday afternoon, happened in a parking lot in anne arundel county. the victim had just left a pizza hut and got into her car. the suspect walked up and reached for purse. during a struggle she bit him on the hand. the guy jumped into his vehicle and took of theom wn'hur but he did get away with her purse. >>

and were it not for in-vitro fertilization, he would not be here today.more. adoption's also an option, but, you know, they're entitled to their opinion as they said, and they've defended with their statement, but how you express your opinion is very important. you can express your point of view without doing it in a really hurtful, small-mined way. and that's what they've done. they've offended so many people. not just gay parents but also heterosexual couples who have no other option but in-vitro. >> do you think what they said was in some way homophobic or anti-gay? >> absolutely. there is internalized homophobia, and just because you're a member of a group doesn't mean that you're exempt from, you know, homophobia or racism. and last week there was a univision journalist who was fired for comparing michelle obama to an ape. and he is a black latino. you know, their comments are indicative of where they grew up. and their very catholic upbringing. but like elton john said, it's not with the times. >> let me read to you a statement that gabbana made. >>

llamado a un boicot en contra de la llamada marca de ropa dolce and gabana por decir que los niÑos in vitrouna de las mÁs violentas del paÍs. segÚn testigos cuatro personas subieron al escenario lo secuestraron para ser asesinados mÁs tarde. el mÚsico que ganÓ la demanda carmen salinas ahora se encuentra preso por falsedad en sus declaraciones del hombre tiene 15 dÍas para presentar las pruebas del perfil dedica que carmen tenÍa razÓn cuando afirmaba que se estaba cometiendo una injusticia. julio: vamos que estar muy pendientes de este bochinche, gracias por elegirnos, nos vemos maÑana en punto de las 6 de la tarde con mÁs informaciÓn, buenas noches para todos. acompaÑarnos en esta noche del lunes 16 de marzo. un gran jurado en texas exonera al policÍa que disparÓ pistola contra un hombre. pide al fiscal de los angeles que retire los cargos contra los manifestantes que protestaban en contra del abuso policiaco. reactivan un proyecto de ley que busca prohibir las ciudades santuarios. y despuÉs de cuatro aÑos de sequÍa, un cientÍfico advierte que california tiene 12 meses mÁs de agua. ♪

that was the ove sort of biggest blaspheme is they're talking about in vitro fertilization, w doesn't just pertain to the gay community. we're talking act everybody. every woman who's got an issue with her fallopian tubes or whatever, ever who gets involved in this kind of chemistry, dolc you're born to a mother and father, at least that's how it should be. i call children of chemistry synthetic children, rented uterus. really shocking coming from -- by the way dolce & gabbana were together as a couple for 25 years and reportedly tried to have a family of their own. elton john furious. he started the hashtag boycott dolce & gabbana. he said how dare you refer to my beautiful cr as synthetic. stefano gabana decides to respond and says, look, it is never our intenon to judge other people's choices. we believe in freedom and love. a lot of people not accepting this. victoria beckham has tweeted out her support for elton. courtney love sa she is going through her closet and grabbing every dolce & gabbana item she has and throwing it out. the guys say, wait a minute if you go shopping at a

i have offended a number of people. >> and not just gay people. >> and many women are using the in vitro to stay fertile for a long period of time. and so it is a universal issue, and not just two gay couples fighting over iv feshgs and elton says how dare you re referring to my children as synthetic, and how dare you wagging your fingers at ivf and this has allowed legions of children gay and straight to allow them to have children. your archaic thinking is out of step with the times, just like your fashions. i shall never wear dolce and gabbana ever again. >> and he is messing with his children. and don't mess with my children. >> and so you are the same? >> yes, and every time somebody would come home and somebody would call her fat, she would say, look i have a son who is not artificial and i feel it is absurd, but i am not ip sulted nor does it diminish my child. >> yes, but at the end of the day, you rare human and it had to hit you a certain way? >> well, you know i have spent so many years dealing with the comments that i don't let it get to me, i think it is ridiculous and i kno

. >>> they are comments on in vitro fertilization that sparked international outrage. now italian fashion designers dolce & gabbana tell cnn they respect how all people live. this after the designers were quoted in an italian manage referring to ivf babies as "synthetic children born from rented wombs." the duo then went on to say "no chemical children -- life has a natural cause. there are things that shouldn't be modifiedment." it didn't end there. elton john called for a boycott of the d&g label post "how dare you refer to my beautiful children as synthetic and shame on you for wagging your judgmental finger at ivf." we're joined from our hong kong bureau with more. and anna this is -- we know because you sat down and had an exclusive interview with the designers and had this major backdown. talk about what all they had to say. >> reporter: yeah we sat down with the designers, they're here in hong kong as you mentioned. they said that this story has been blown out of proportion. it really is a storm in a tea cup. they say that they were interviewed by an italian man

legendary designers under fire for comments about in vitro babies. families are furious, including within very famous family

legendary designers dolce and gabbana under fire for comments about in vitro babies. families are furious, including one very famous family calling for a boycott. "nbc nightly news" begins now.

they told an italian magazine that same sex couples should not raise kids and in vitro fertilizationdren. john put the duo on blast. john and his husband have two children conceived through ivf. gabbana shot back calling the singer >>> the bank of the west sports report is next on kpix5. >> chris borland is retiring after one season in the nfl. the linebacker informed the 49ers of his decision last friday citing concerns over the long term effects of head trauma. bore land was expected to be -- borland was expected to be an integral part of the defense last season. he walks away after playing just one year of his roughly three year $4 million deal. borland said i honestly want to do what's best for my health. from what i've researched i don't think it's worth the risk. he said, "i'm concerned that if you wait till you have symptoms, it's too late." >>> now football news, the raiders cut quarterback matt schaub after just one season in oakland. schaub was traded from houston last year to be starting qb but was beaten out by rookie derek carr. the move saves the raiders just over $5 mi

boycott the fashion designers dolce and gabanna, in reaction to an interview in which they opposed in vitro fertilization. the singer has two children with his husband through i.v.f. jummy: season two of "dancing with the stars" kicks off tonight. i got a chance to talk to two of the season's contestants, suzanne somers and one from from lmfao about this year's seasons. what are you excited about? >> winning. >> he's excited about my winning. so nice. he's such a nice guy. >> you know i'll let her win in her mind but this mirror ball trophy is going home with me. >> me! >> me! jummy: what made you want to say yes to this opportunity for being on "dancing with the stars"? >> i think that it's a big -- it's a big challenge because i danced before. but i didn't really consider myself a dancer. and i want to learn this ballroom. >> me too! you know i have danced also. if i mess up i go into christie snow and turn it into a comedy bit. no going there in this show at all. but again, we're both public people and what an incredible opportunity to put ourselves out there. and prove another challenge

the pair blasted in-vitro fertilization in a magazine interview. both are saying they didn't mean to judge other people's choices. it is allowing people to have children who couldn't otherwise. they called children not born into traditional families, quote, children of chemistry. those comments set off sir elton john who used ivf for his own kids. in an instagram rant, he accused them of calling his children synthetic. he started the #, boycott dolce & gabbana which is trending on twitter. >>> you can't put a price on love, but you can certainly on a wedding. >> usually a high price tag, wedding prices at their peek and continuing to grow. >> survey says, the average cost of a wedding alone reached an all-time high, any guesses, sam? >> i'm going to go with $31,000. >> gave it away there. it's actually 4.5% increase from 2014. this is the fourth year in a row the cost has gone up. 70% of weddings cost between 10,000 and $65,000. save those pennies. >>> it has been a brutal winter for boston, and the nonstop snow that's broke records this weekend. i

that enraged elton john and his husband will have two children through in vitro fertilization.er the single calls for a boy got the designers agreed to talk to see an end in an apparent effort to make peace. >> catherine: noticed adults that is not denying his new saying it is impossible to change his culture. but he now says he is not judging anyone accuses the procedure. there has been no new common for elton john perry at >> catherine: does contain his delight of social media. some of the tweets today perry at some people are in boycotting dolce and gabbana perry at and some people are saying dolce doesn't look good on anyone. i can't in good conscience purchased anything ever from dolce and the by now. gabbana the bad >> pam: next gunmen stormed the museum killing of dozens of people. we will have the latest on the terror attack next that fire 30 p.m.. plus we will tell you where death threats were made against john f. kennedy's daughter caroline perry at >> pam: and a program reminder kron 4 is getting you ready for baseball our special baseball by the bay area's this frid

involved with each other told an italian magazine that same-sex couples should not raise kids, and in vitroon leads to synthetic children. singer elton john called for a boycott of dolce and gabbana. john and his husband have two children conceived through ivf. stefano gabbana shot back calling john a fascist. a windstorm blew through chicago. the scaffolding fell off a building. the car outside the building bore the brunt of it. no one was injured. bet you didn't know eagles can take pretty good pictures. on saturday an eagle was launched from the top of a world's tallest building in dubai on the persian gulf. a video camera strapped to its back captured the trip as the bird soared over the city and then circled down 2700 feet and back into the arms of its trainer. in a moment we'll take you sailing in space. where the sun, not the wind, will provide the push. >> this portion of the "cbs evening news" is sponsored by cbs health, because health is everything.e, nn the wish we wish above all...is health. so we quit selling cigarettes in our cvs pharmacies. expanded minuteclinic for walk-in m

they are the opinions about intro and drove feet and fro for in vitro fertilization from fashion housee and the gonna that made ricky martin and elton john's head spin. both modern day dance shows i've v path as their route to become debts. so elton fired off an instagram post urging a boycott of the high end global brand. dolce released a statement to the insider i am sicilian and i grew up in the traditional family, made up of a mother, a father and children. this is the reality in which i grew up, but it does not imply that i do not understand different ones. i was talking about my personal view, without judging other people's choices and decisions. jason ralph land director of communications of the human rights campaign national office and the seat was floored by the designers comments that have sparked an intensified international back last backlash. we've got a lot more on this story tonight at 7 on the insider. >> pam: you want all your celebrity news here on kron 4 after the insider entertainment tonight heir the 730 file by kron 4 news at eight. >> reporter: are storm trochoph

the first-ever baby because the baby could not afford in vitro fertilization. we have a campaign -- maynard: they could have started a campaign on that. right now there is a campaign which has raised over $6 million in the matter of three weeks. the father-son combo changing the world as we know it. the hive that we used today to smoke people out, get the bees gets stung, having to scrape the honey off the comb, that has not changed for over 150 years. you can just get the honey like gravity coming right out like beer on tap. they use a cell structure that enables them to have the bees fill it in. it empties. it then goes down with gravity. i knew to fill it up. they tried to raise 100 grand. it is now over 6 million. they have been in 130 countries and seen in every country in the world. because honey is global. cory: if you are raising bees you should get stung. it is just part of the way the game works. slava: it is wild. people will make honey just like beer 20 years ago. maynard: tell me about wrestling. wrestlemania is coming up. everything that goes on.

. >> jimmy: and then -- >> it took 25 years to get my son. 25 rounds of in-vitro fertilization with ze poor woman, they have to take all the hormone shots. they're the ones that suffer. at the very end, ashley and i were saying good-bye to this doctor. she was weeping, she really wanted to do this for me. and i said too bad there's not a procedure you can do on the man. when science catches up with that, i will be back in here. and he's like, there is a procedure we do on the man, and i'm like sign me up. what is if? and i had an idea. and they said we make an incision in your scrotum and pull your testicle out. and my wife's like, would of do that for me? yeah. you know it's a showboat for my old lady. now i got to come in here tomorrow and get my nut sack cut open. i knew it wouldn't work 100%. you still do that. sometimes you got to get your nut sack cut open to prove it. but it did work. they found one sperm and they had an egg of hers, they said oh, it will never work, and then three days later, they go oh, they're multiplying but don't get excited. we'll shoot them back up in yo

. >>> the number of babies born by in-vitro fertilization is rising with fewer multiple births. women are opting to implant fewer embryos. they published the success rate. depends on age and whether you use fresh or frozen eggs. >>> the ktvu fox 2 news at 6:00 p.m. starts now. >>> we begin with breaking new. we learned asiana airlines reached a settlement with dozens of parishes board the -- passengers aboard the flight that crashed at san francisco international airport. an agreement with 72 people who filed claims. there is no word on a dollar amount. dozens of other cases are still pending. on july 6, 2013 the plane clipped the sea wall at sfo, cart wheeled and crashed. three students were killed. 200 others were injured. good evening. i am ken wayne. >> i am heather holmes. >>> to oakland. a father on his way to work was shot and killed outside his home and tonight as investigators search for clues family and friends are in mourning. >> i saw him take his last breath. i prayed with him. >> police in oakland are searching tonight for the gunman in the deadly shooting. it happ

john and many others are boycotting doll chai and da ban that for their controversial comments on in vitrozation. they called children born through ivf -- that really angered elton john. dolce&gabbana responded saying they didn't mean to pass judgment. >>> coming up next in our next hour of mornings on 2 one person died, another clinging to life after a shooting in vallejo this morning. up next in our live report, the police investigation that is under way right now. >> plus former 49er ray mcdonald is fighting back with a lawsuit. what he's now saying about the woman who claimed he sexually assaulted her. >> continuing coverage on that 680 mess. we'll tell you what may have happened. what you may be waking up to if you are driving on 680 south. ♪ with kaiser permanente you'll connect with your doctor any time anywhere. another way care and coverage together makes life easier. ♪ become a member of kaiser permanente. because together, we thrive. ♪ >>> one man is dead. a second critically injured after an early-morning shooting in this residential neighborhood in vallejo. we'll tell you wher

gravel from your >>> this afternoon a number of sellcelebrityies boycotting dolche and gabana and in vitro. >> fighting words between the dominating duo of fashion. elton john taking on after comments to italian magazine in a story headlined viva the traditional family. dulche says you were born and have a father and mother or at least, that's how it should be. saying what i call children of chemistry, synthetic babies, do not convince me. john who has two young kids born with the help of a sure row get saying how dare you refer to my beautiful children as synthetic and shame of you for waving your pathetic fingers at ivf. i shall never wear dolche and gabana ever again. other celebrities weighing in ricky martin saying your voices are too powerful to spread so much hate. they haven't been shy about raising their children. >> i'm probably the happyiest guy in the world right now. they brought more joy to me in the small amount of time i've had them. >> gabana not backing down saying he was surprised by sir elton john's response. i did not expect it from a person who i believed i under line

they blasted in vitro fertilization calling children of same-sex parents synthetic. this angered thousands including elton john who used ivf for his own children. in an instagram rant he blasted the designers and ended the rant with hashtag boycott. several other names have backed the boycott and designers say they didn't mean to judge other people's choices. >>> tonight a bay area world war ii veteran is heading to guam to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the attack on. they left today. several marines from the 23rd regimen were there to honor dobson and escort them to the gate. dobson was 18 years old when he landed with thousands of other marines in 1945. he says it's a day he'll never forget. >> we were very lucky being in the first wave coming in i could see the bullets kicking up the water, but we didn't get hit. we got in without being hit but later the fifth and sixth wave were blown out of the water. >> nice couple here. dobson will join other vets that fought in the battle. >> what a reunion. >>> here we are. spring is almost here. what about the spring

>>> the boycott against dolce & gabbana keeps growing after their controversial comments about in vitrotilization. in a recent interview, dolce & gabbana called children born through i.v.f. sin theyic and disagreed -- sib theyic and dis-- synthetic and disagreed with people who used a rented uterus. this angered elton john and others. he and others have vowed to stop wearing their clothes. dolce & gabbana responded by saying they didn't mean to pass judgment. >>> coming up next in our 8:00 hour, another flaw reported on the new eastern span of the bay bridge. up next why fixing it could be a costly issue. >>> former 49ers player ray mcdonald is filing a lawsuit against a woman accusing him of sexual assault. we'll tell you the reason behind it. >>> we have better news after a car fire closed one of the caldecott tunnels. some people are now back in their cars and the traffic is getting a little bit better on eastbound 24 but we'll give you the rundown -- straight ahead. >>> a lot of cloud cover over us. mostly cloudy day. temperatures still mild to warm. any rain? maybe a little to the

you have a gay couple coming out and condemning in vitro fert liz is and angers people and then eltonjudgemental fingers at ivf. and celebrities have come out to support the boycott. and there has been 47,000 tweets about this boycott in the past few days. 2,000 tweets for boycott elton john on the other side and you're seeing regular people talk on instagram talking about how ivf and surrogacy have allowed them to have the joy of children. and then private companies are saying are they allowed to say what they want to say and believe what they want to believe and do you have to buy into their beliefs to wear their clothes. is that how you decide to go grocery shopping or do you decide whether you will buy fruit from the local supermarket if they believe in local adoption. >> katie, it is complicated when you think about the words they used because we know so many beautiful and loving couples, straight or gay, blessed with having families because of the medical miracle that is ivf. so they have stepped in it big-time. and elton john you never want elton john mad at you. i just don't t

they refer to synthetic children condemning in vitro fertilization and saying same sex couples shoulde children. this happened on sunday. called for a boycott when elton john by the way, has two children through ivf, issued this response to dolce & gabbana's statements. this is to panorama magazine. this is what elton john said. "how dare you refer to my beautiful children as synthetic and shame on you for wagging your judgment and little finger at ivf. i shall never wear dolce & gabbana again." gabbana called him a fascist and called on people to boycott him. >>> welcome to clay aiken and -- great to meet you in the flesh. >> can we back up. for anyone who forgot your story. i can see you on the cover of people magazine. remind us your story of becoming a father. >> i was fortunate enough to become a father with a great friend of mine through ivf. to a wonderful, nonsynthetic beautiful child who we're both very proud of and is turning seven this year. >> awesome. happy birthday to your precious child. so the whole notion of synthetic babies in a rented womb your response to that. >>

. >> in vitro fertilization. >> yes. >> sir elton john was first to call out the fashion house demandingtt. he said how dare you refer to my beautiful children as synthetic. you are thinking is out of step with your time just like your fashions. i shall never wear those dolce and gabbana ever again hash tag boycott doll will chicago and gabbana. >> they are tweeting thing, richie martin said their voices are to powerful for hate. courtney love says that she's rounded up all of her clothing from that italian label and she wants to burn them. >> i'll be darned. >> well, yesterday dolce, d and j, released this statement, saying. >> it was never our intention to judge other peoples invoices. we do believe in freedom and love. dolce was expressing his right on family based on his experience growing up. he is well aware there are other types of families legitimate. >> he would also like to sell us more clothing. >> yes. >> he should have throughout about that before he did that. >> jen, what do you think. >> i do believe in the right of free speech. >> sure. >> even when you are an idiot. i me

. >> in vitro, no quieren hijos quÍmicos. >> ya, bueno, eso es muy grave. es muy grave. la pena tener hijos, que vale la pena cantar y que vale la pena cambiar y no dejarse morir. me acabas de decir, con el dinero que tienes y con la fama que has tenido, podÍas retirarte y olvidarte, y has decidido no hacerlo. >> ¿y quÉ hago? me aburro, me aburro como una ostra. >> estabas diciendo: "amo lo que nada, amo lo que vuela", amas cantar-- >> amo, amo todo, y creo que merece la pena hacer apuestas, seguir haciendo apuestas, porque de eso se trata. >> ¿y tu siguiente apuesta es...? >> mi siguiente apuesta es acabar a llevar a buen recaudo la gira que va a empezar ahora en mayo, que va a llevar mÁs de un aÑo y llevar a buen fin toda esta nueva vida, incluyendo familia, traslados, "bla, bla, bla", en la cual me embarcado, porque ha sido un cambio de vida a mis 58 aÑos muy grande. he cambiado todo, absolutamente todo en mi vida. es un gesto grandÍsimo. y estÁ de nuevo una apuesta mÁs, pero-- vale, yo, sabes que-- todo el mundo se olvida, yo hago mÚsica, pero mi adn este torero. ¿sa

. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> sir elton john firing back on twitter over in vitro fertilization.rented wombs." talk about what they said. more on the fashion empire that is dolce & gabbana. domenico dolce and stefano gabbana, two of the most powerful, most influential designers today. together these icons of italian luxury fashioned and built a billion dollar business. it's an empire with global reach extending far beyond their flamboyant fashions to include high-priced designer accessories, sunglasses purses watches and fragrance. the two formed their company back in 1985 flaunting their love of animal print and pink fur on the runways from milan to new york to hong kong. today they're still firmly at the helm fronting a company that's privately held and employs some 4,000 people mostly initaly. forbes says their business is thriving due to worldwide demand for luxury goods. but this global brand has had its fair share of controversy. the italian government, for instance accused dolce & gabbana of evading corporate taxes and moving their assets to luxembourg. dolce & gabbana hav

began when elton john spoke out against dolce and gabbana in an interview where they criticized in-vitron, a father of two with his husband is calling for a boycott of the clothing line. >> the fashion designers are defending their right to speak and are calling on people to boycott elton john. >> we have more on the designers whose words, not fashions are making headlines. >> reporter: motherhood was the theme of dolce and gabbana's show in milan this year. pregnant models, even those carrying young children were met with enthusiastic applause. just a few weeks later and those images are being pushed aside by controversy. dolce and gabbana are facing a social media firestorm and calls for a boycott. what began with elton john has now spread. celebrities from ricky martin to courtney love and tennis star martina navratilova have called for the boycott. even beckham tweeted, sending love to all the beautiful ivf babies. and dolce and gabbana are not staying silent. casting themselves as defenders of free speech, they posted an image on instagram. their views are surprising as the business

it happened after they criticized in-vitro fertilization. >> we have more on the designers whose wordsshions are taking center stage. >> reporter: motherhood was the theme of dolce & gabbana's show in milan this year. pregnant models even those carrying young children were met with enthusiastic applause. just a few weeks later, and those images are being pushed aside by controversy. dolce & gabbana are facing a social media firestorm and calls for a boy cot. what began with elton john has now spread celebrities from courtney love and ricky martin and martina navratilova. and even the beckhams have tweeted. and dolce & gabbana are not staying silent. they posted an image on instagram proclaiming, je suis d and g. a few years ago, they told the close bond was the cornerstone of their multi-billion dollar business. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> reporter: claire flory is an openly gay fashion designer in new york. she says she was taken aback by the comments. >> it's still shocking. people have had such a high profile in the media that they would say something so backward. i mean, it

. >>> the comments on in vitro fertilization sparks outrage, but italian designers have told cnn theylived. this comes after the designers were quoted referring to the babies as synthetic children born from rented wombs. >>> the elections in israel. comical it a stunning comeback frr prime minister benjamin netanyahu. last week opinion polls showed him trailing but the latest results show the likud party will come out way ahead with 29 seats in the knesset. maybe more. mr. netanyahu has reached out to the leaders of other parties asking them to join him in a coalition government. >> earlier tuesday, isaac herzog warned the election results are not time. he says everything is wide open and thinks he still could be the one to form a coalition. diana is a political analyst and human rights attorney. i spoke with her earlier about the israeli vote. previously benjamin netanyahu was behind in the opinion polls and now doing a lot better than expected. he made those comments about there never being a palestinian state under his watch. how much do you think that helped him in the end? >> i t

. >> more on the fallout over dolce and gabbana's criticism of in vitro fertilization. >> i defend mycrewing dolce and gabbana out of at least one sale. >> the celebrity boycott picks up steam. why was elton john spotted carrying a d & g bag? >> many people around the world love their clothes. >> and "the jinx" arrest continues to make headlines. will robert durst face the death penalty? we're inside the case. >> durst is death penalty eligible because of two special circumstances. >> move over cookie, o.g. diva patti labelle is taking over the tube from dancing to empire. >> i'm going to be in season two. yowl can be my love interest maybe. >> that's trending now. >> you never know. >> you never know. >> then, from jessica simpson to victoria beckham and j. lo. celebrities and fashion are the perfect fit. >> it is super successful and i couldn't be happier. >> i'm going inside the world of star branding with my friend andy hilfiger. >> steven tyler's closet looked like this room. >> let's go inside. >> now i know where to come when i'm ready to do the lloyd boston line. is that a dea

fans to boycott doll chicago jabana after they dismissed children that were born as a result of in vitro fertilization. sir elton's post say how dare you refer to my children as synthetic and boycott dollche. >> they are saying they were only talking about their only opinions without judging anyone else. >>> i know it is hard though because when that is how you have your kid of course, you take that personal. >> of course, very personal. >> of course when they are your children. >> of course. >> coming up, gun rights supporters calling for the the repeal of the local gun ordinance, why they believe it conflicts with state law. >>> and we are following this developing story two people in the hospital following a fire in northeast philadelphia, a live r ♪ ♪ ♪ you're only young once. unless you have a subaru. (announcer) the subaru xv crosstrek. symmetrical all-wheel drive plus 34 mpg. love. it's what makes a subaru a subaru. i saw a commercial that said you can save $500 by switching to progressive. that was me, mom. [ laugh ] i thought you said "that was me, mom." [ laughter ] >>> develop