dolce & gabbana were romantically involved. john and his husband have two young sons born with the help of a surrogate. >> i'm the happiest guy in the world. they've brought more joy to me in the small amount of time i've had them than anything in my life apart from my partner. >> reporter: the proud father posting a photo writing, how dare you refer to my beautiful children as synthetic and shame on you for walling your judgmental little fingers on ivf, your archaic thinking is out of step with the types just like your fashions. i shall never wear dolce & gabbana ever again." other celebs weighing in victoria electric ham sending love to elton, david, zachary, elijah, and all the beautiful ivf babies. courtney love, i just rounded up all my dolce & gabbana pieces and want to burn them. at first ga baun that not backing down saying, i did not expect from it a person i believed to be intelligent like elton john." speaking out overnight to abc news, dolce saying i am very well aware of the fact that there are other types of famil

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 have plenty of public faces fronting their product. perhaps none more famous than madonna hersel

dolce and gabbana are dolce and gabbana, they're not going to get fired. but hopefully regular consumers will not choose to support their homophobia and choose to not support them disregarding families, regardless of how the families came to be. >> you make that comparison. do you think this is as offensive as that other kind of discriminatory speech or hate speech? >> as a gay man and a gay father, i do. >> what do you think the consequences are? you have talked online as elton john did as basically a type of boycott. what is the end game? fashion is very different than politics. in politics you say what is the goal, what is the objective? is it to further separate them from their company and create losses? or to have them further feel consumer pressure to change their public position? >> i think the objective, you know, is really just to have the conversation. how dare you say my family is less than. no, my family is equal to anybody else's. all that matters is that you're loving your child as much as possible. that you're present, that you're working on

you're looking at dolce & gabbana. i'm talking about these two gay men who have saying they believe you should only have children who come from traditional families. i realize this is italy and this is catholicism and who knows what else. trying to somehow get where they could be and i can't. but the fact that they're gay and saying this about other gay people. >> i think it's indicative of how we have come quite a ways with lbgt rights in the united states. but there are a lot of countries who have done better than we have and so many more who have done worse. there are still lgbt individuals being persecuted and killed around the world. italy has not progressed as far as other places in europe. that mind-set, there are people i know in the south who in the '90s were gay and were so apprehensive about being gay or being considered gay, that they held some of those homophobic beliefs as well. you might be seeing that in a country that's not as far as we have. >> it's hard to believe coming from the same sex two men who

. >>> and why elton john has called for a boycott of fashion designers, dolce and gabbana. plnk blnk. >>> hello and thank you for joining us. military planes from australia and new zealand are flying emergency supplies into vanuatu, the south pacific state devastated by a powerful cyclone. tens of thousands of people are new living in temporary shelters, a communication blackout means that little is known about conditions beyond the capital, but the first reports from the outer islands are beginning to trickle in. they paint a picture of utter devastation. much of the housing around the capital, port vila has either been destroyed or severely damaged. our correspondent john donnison who was on the first commercial flight allowed into the country since the cyclone has sent this report from a village near the capital. >> reporter: this is pango village just outside vanuatu's capital, port vila. about 2,000 people live in this village and you can see where the cyclone ripped through this community on saturday night with massive force. if you look at the houses some pretty dama

i shall never wear dolce gabbana ever again. he added a hash tag boycott dolce gabbana. >> ♪ >> reporter: ricky martin also a gay father echoed elton's statements. your voicees are too powerful to be spreading so much hate. wake up, 2015. love yourselves, guys. pair responded with an olive branch of sorts. from dolce i was talking about my personal view without judging other peoples choices and decisions. from gabbana it was never our intention to judge other peoples choices. we do believe in freedom and love. >> they have made several apologies now, but we know that these are their views. and, it is possible that they have done a great damage to their brands. >> reporter: pair were interviewed two years ago by telegraph and they were asked if they ever getting married. they responded no, they did not believe in same sex marriage. this story is generating buzz on social media we'd love to hear what you have to say. connect with us on facebook and twitter. just use hash tag cbs-3 chat. >>> tonight the insider will look closer a

if you like x-ray -- gray weather this is it. >> fighting words between elton john and dolce gabbana. he is up set after dolce gabbana, the partners told an italian magazine they oppose the gay adoptions and the only family is traditional and criticize ivf and surrogate parents the john has two young sons born with the help of a surrogate fired back writing highway do you you refer to my beautiful children as synthetic and is urging the fans to boycott dolce gabbana. >> and this story an adventurist elderly woman celebrating her 100n by sky diving and briefed the cold waters off 9 coast of africa this morning to meet a great white shark face-to-face. her great grandson joined her for the nerve wracking encounter in the shark cage one of the most unique in her entire life sky diving over the weekend to raise money for life jackets for the national sea rescue institute. i want to be here! what a cool woman. >> never too old to challenge yourself. >> we should all do something nice for ourselves every day and today is the first of "national me day." there really is such a thing okay? a g

elton john taking on dolce and gabbana. and what the men who have dressed a-listers said about children conceived by ivf that have so many promising to boycott right now. >>> and we do say good morning, america. hope everybody had a wonderful weekend. and boy, do we have a lot to get to this morning. we want to get to that breaking news overnight. the latest, strangest twist in the bizarre story of robert durst, the estranged son of one of new york's real estate families who has been suspected of three murders dating back 30 years. >> that's right, he was finally arrested in new orleans saturday charged with murder. with the help of the hbo documentary "the jinx." what a stunning finale last night. abc's ryan smith has the latest. good morning, ryan. >> good morning, george. for years police investigated robert durst in the murder of his longtime friend but now in the documentary about him, "the jinx," durst may have jinxed himself with what appears to be a confession. >> there it is. >> reporter: overnight, a dramatic mome

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 from topicals in a non-greasy collar seresto provides protection against fleas and ticks for 8 months. seresto. these little angels build in softness. and these little angels build in strength. and

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 grocery store and you don't like that grocer's view on in vitro fertilization, do you not get your fresh vege fm h nobody acctilo and dolce & gabbana backing down. >> not going away. stay tuned. >> thanks billy. >>> so watch where you park in the district. street sweeping season officially opens today. and while it may not be a sure sign of swing as cherry blossoms usually are the start of the season was delayed twice due to late snow falls. from now through the end of october street sweepers will operate along residential streets.

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 partners themselves were in a romantic relationship until 2005. a few years ago, they told cnn that close bond was the cornerstone of their multi-billion dollar business. claire is an openly gay fashion designer in new york and was taken aback by the comments. >> that they would say something that's so backward. i mean it's 2015. >> reporter: dolce and gabbana have a combined net worth of nearly $3 billion and their brand has a powerful international represent tuesday. a lot to lose if this controversy continues to spiral. cnn, new york. >>> american gossip blogger perez hilton shared his thoughts and why he's no longer supporting the designers. >> the drawing awareness to these offensive words and to encourage others to not support them. why would we support somebody who doesn't support their own. as a gay man, i have a lot of people criticizing and trying to

dolce and gabbana not backing down. i did not expect it from a person i believed to be intelligent like elton john. dolce saying, i'm aware of the fact there are other types of families. and they are as legitimate as the one i've known. gabana adding, it was never our intention to judge other people's choices. we do believe in freedom and love. >> huh. >> it was really buzzy on the internet today about this whole entire thing on facebook and twitter. a lot of women, especially my generation, have gone through ivf, have done surrogacy. it's something i've thought about in my generation of women. there are a lot of women having -- it's like stabbing us in the heart by saying something like this. it hurt a lot of people. i saw on facebook and twitter, shouldn't we have more tolerance if a man has an opinion. doesn't he have a right to an opinion? >> you have a right to disagree and boycott that opinion. i've been boycotting them for a long time. their stuff is too expensive. >> really? >> yeah. >>> we'll be right back. >>>

taking aim at children conceived the alternative dolce and gabbana were romantically involved. john said -- other schebs weighing in -- celebs weighing in saying you're voices are too powerful to be spreading so much hate. >> i'm the happiest guy in the world right now. >> reporter: dolce and gabbana not backing down, telling an italian newspaper saying he was surprised by the response. speaking out to abc news be saying i'm aware of other types of families they are as legitimate as the one i've known. they added it was never our intention to judge other peoples choices we do believe in freedom and love. >> back here, plans to transform park plans got a boost. $1 million will front construction of an elevated park on the abandoned railroad tracks. we'll have details on the other projects throughout the city on "action news" the 4:00 p.m. >>> on "action news," "dancing with the stars" returns tonight, the show cast members are not the only ones heating you mean the ballroom floor. >>> a live look outside, sky6 live hd looking at atlantic city. a it's mild afternoon it's not goin

dolce and gabbana started a firestorm over the weekend. if fashion designers who were once romantically involved with each other told an italian magazine that same-sex couples should not raise kids, and in vitro fertilization 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 hea

but one star is saying no to dolce dolce & gabanna. elton john boycotting the brand after comments to "panorama." dolce is quoted as saying you were born and have a father and a mother. at least that's how it should be. taking aim at children can be alternative methods, calling them children of chemistry and synthetic babies. dolce & gabanna were romantically involved for 20 years. john and david furnish have two sons born by a surrogate. >> i'm the happiest guy in the world right now. they brought more joy to me, than anything in my life apart from my partner. >> reporter: writing, how dare you refer to my beautiful children as synthetic. and shame on you for wagging your judgmental fingers at ivf. your archaic thinking is out of step with the times, along with your fashions. other celebs also weighing in. victoria beckham, tweeting her support. sending love to david, zachary elijah and all of the beautiful ivf babies. courtney love i just rounded up all of my pieces and want to burn them. dolce, backing down. i didn't not expect it f

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's 2015. >> reporter: dolce & gabbana have a combined net worth of around $3 billion according to forbes magazine, and their brand has a powerful international reputation a lot to lose if this controversy continues to spiral. claire sebastian, cnn, new york. >>> in the meantime the bbc's top gear is off the air. >> sunday's episode was replaced by a documentary watched by only 1.3 million people. >> the trouble started when the host, jeremy clarkson got into a fracas with a producer. >> fracas. >> it's an posh way of saying punch-out. >> a petition

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 better shots i found as well out there. for us today, there's a

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 trochophores picking up on a few drops as we head towards mill valley. it is the most of the weather is produced that stagnant and it is evaporated is a is a lower levels of the atmosphere. not a lot of rain is hitting the ground actually. pushing into downtown but were not getting the rain that looks like is there we are we can't

domenico dolce says his views are private and personal. stefano gabbana says he believes in ivf. >>> a u.s. air force veteran accused of trying to join isis has had his first federal court appearance on wednesday. he was arrested in january after traveling to circle where he - allegedly tried to slip into syria undetected. if convicted, he could serve up to 35 years in print. >>> a third day of talks on iran's nuclear program produced some progress. a senior official cautioned the tough issues are still unresolved. six world powers are trying to reach a ten-year deal where tehran will scale back its nuclear program so it could not produce a weapon within a year's time. in exchange, sanctions would be lifted. nic robertson from switzerland with what is ahead. talk about the progress made and what does lie ahead here with these talks. the difficulties the challenges. >> reporter: yeah, indeed. there are many difficulties many challenges because what we're hearing from the state department a lot remain to be done. the progress talked about in

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 know that i support and i won't be buying anymore of theirs. >> and here is what ricky martin says their voices are so powerful to be spreading that hate. and wake up it is 2015, and don't you believe that those comments are self-hating? >> well, the culture in it ti and the culture of religious community in itly is not so different than in the south. i have friends who are not out, and do i believe they are self-hating? no. and do i believe they are not progressing as much, no. not either but dolc

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

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>> yeah dolce & gabbana certainly shocked at the reaction they have received. they say this entire episode is being blown out of pro portion, that they were interviewed by an italian magazine over a week ago. the topic of the interview was families and they were asked, do either of you want to have children. now stefano gabbana, he said that he did, it's something that he's always wanted to do and he may consider ivf in the future but as for dommen co-dolce who is 56 years old, he said no i'm a gay man. i cannot have children. and this really falls into his whole traditional family values which is quite surprising considering he's a gay man in the fashion industry. but it's just something that he personally would not do. and that was a point that he wanted to clarify today. take a listen to some of our interview a bit earlier. >> we love gay couple. we love a gay adoption. we love everything. domenico express -- >> my point of view. my private point of view. i'm sicilian, i grew up in the family we i have sense of family very strong for myself. my company and f

dolce and gabbana those are two dudes right they are both designers. they are lovers. >> um-hmm. >> what the designers said that had elton john and other celebrities so upset that they were burning their clothing. >>> it is kiss seen around the world, everyone is talking about the smooch between ashley judd and dick vitale. >> um-hmm. >> why it is leaving a bad taste in some peoples mouth. >> it looks like she's trying to backup. >> a little bit. >> get this march the most popular in month for the the break up but one person you will call as soon as it happens when your relationship takes a turn for worse and not your mom it is the go to person that you pick up the phone and dial. >> i never called my mom when i would break up with people. >> that is true. >> it is starting to warm up. we will see a lot of break ups happening soon. >> is that right. >> cupping season. >> only during cold months. >> you cup them for the the season. somebody to be close too. >> yes. >> when it gets warm. >> fifty shades of gray cupping. >> not that kind of cupping. >> in

. >>> italian fashion designers, dolce and gabbana responding to the uproar over dolce's views off invitro fertilization, he called them synthetic children born from rented wombs. ana coren joins with us more. >> dolce and gabbana are shocked at the firestorm that's erupted on social media. they were interviewed by an italian magazine a week ago. the topic was families. gabbana was asked, do you want to have children? and he said yes this is something i've always wanted to do. and the question was put to doe minicodolce and he said no i'm a gay man, but he did not mean to offend. >> i support all the world. every people. >> maybe choose the wrong word. >> maybe -- >> fashion icons dolce and gabbana after igniting a firestorm. the designers behind the luxury brand told an italian magazine that babies born from invitro fertilization are synthetic, coming from wombs for rent. stefano gabbana and dolce say they're personal beliefs based on their upbringing. >> i think in a different way from dominico. but not by this. the tolerance. i think there is -- >> in a different way, in what way? >> i

he called for a boycott of dolce & gabbana. a lot of other stars joined in and basically said yes, thank you for saying something like that. ricky martin, sharon stone. a lot of celebrities are supporting him. dolce & gabbana did each put out separate statements about this interview. they had given the interview where they made the skments about fertility and traditional families. they both said in sometimes that they were putting their own views out there. they weren't being judgmental on anyone else's views. they put out statements. elton john very powerful voice. he's got a lot of twitter follower and people listen to what he has to say. >> let's talk about pharrell williams and "blurred lines." gaye's family is looking at another possible that may be similar. they're saying "ain't that peculiar" may be similar to "happy." >> yeah. of course this of a big trial and a big verdict for marvin gaye's family. a big settlement. over $7 million, as you mentioned, because of "blurred lines." now there are members of marvin gaye's fa

dolce and gabbana were romantically involved for over 20 years. john who has two young kids posted a photo of the designers instagram writing how dare you refer to my beautiful children as synthetic and shame on you for wagging your judgmental little fingers at ivf. out of step with the times just like your fashion. i shall never wear dolce and gabbana and ricky martin tweeting your voices are too powerful to be spreading so much hate. john and his husband haven't been shy about raising their children mgts i'm probably the happiest guy in the world right now. they have made more joy for me. >> and gabbana not backing down. i did not expect it from a person i believed i underline i believed to be intelligent like elton john. he is ignorant in the sense he ignores different opinions to him which are worthy of respect. but speaking out overnight dolce saying i'm aware of the fact that there are other types of families and they are as legitimate as the one i know. we do believe in freedom and love. for "good morning america" reena ninan abc news, new

more on the conversation with dolce & gabbana? >> there's been a lot of great criticism and backlash regarding comments about ivf. there's been calls to boycott dolce & gabbana. do you stand by your comments? >> we love gay couples. we are gay. we love gay couples. we love gay adoption. we love everything is just an expressed point of view. >> a private point of view. i'm sicilian and have a very strong sense of family for myself. my company is family company and i believe in the traditional family. it's impossible to change my character for something different. it's me. for people it's freedom of choice for what you want. >> but the problem is that people attach us for this. this is not and it was not nice because i think in a different way from donico. >> in what ways? >> 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

but as far as 56-year-old dom co dolce, who is the older of the two, he said i'm a fwa man, i cannot have children. he does not believe it adheres to his family values which is interesting considering he is a guy man in the fashion industry but he does hold these conservative views. he however, says he didn't mean to offend anybody. take a listen to what this he had to tell me a bit earlier. >> we love guy couple we love gay adoption. we love everything it's just -- dom inn co has express -- into my point of view it's my private point of view. i talk with you, i'm sis land i grew up in the family we have a sense of the family very strong for myself. my company is family company and i believe in the tradition of family. this is my school. my background. my culture. it's impossible to change today for something different. it's me. >> reporter: dom co dolce saying while he doesn't believe in ivf he doesn't judge others to ohio do. sir elton john infuriated by their comments in the magazine because he has two children by ivf and they basically asked for peace with the sijer. they said th

you but domenica dolce, the older of the two, said no. this is something i don't agree with personally that it doesn't adhere to my family values. he certainly clarified that he does not judge anybody who uses ivf to have children that he is tolerant accepting, and certainly didn't. to cause any offense. >> we're a guy couple. we love a guy adoption. we love everything. it's just -- domenico express -- >> my point of view. is my private point of view. i am -- i talk with you. i'm sicilian. i grew up in the family. a sense of the family very strong. for myself my company's family company. and i believe in the tradition of family. this my school. my background. my character. it's impossible to change today my character for something different. is me. >> clearly hitting a nerve with those phrases i guess, "synthetic babies" and a "rented uterusment " uterus." he said in hindsight, the word were completely wrong. as far as he concerned, personally he would not have children through ivf. when i asked him about elton john's reaction both said t

goes on to say he will never again wear dolce and gabbana ever again. many celebrities are using the #boy coaldoi chaigabbana. > and the numbers are in and the likes don't lie. shakira no longer the queen of facebook. christiana renaldo now the most popular guy on the social network. ta a look. renaldo with 107 million likes on facebook. the online love doesn't stop there for the 30-year-old. renaldo also the most followed football personality, on twitter with more than 34 million followers. now, we'll compare that to other big facebook users like just bieber. he has roughly 78 million like my producer there pulling up my facebook page. not so nice. 24,000. a measly 24,000 but for sure grateful for every like. >>> well in 60 seconds, the weatd getting >>> right now the president of vanuatu is asking for help after a sly clone slammed into the pacific na over the weekend. the category 5 storm wiped out nearly all of the capital city saturday. x people died that number is expectedo rise. communicatn across the country is down. many schools were destroyed

i shall never wear dolce and gabbana again." elton talked to matt about his family last year. >> i'm happy. what more could i have? i have an incredible career wonderful family. >> celebrities who have also used ivf are expressing their support for the boycott. as for gabbana, he responded to the backlash on his instagram and now in an italian newspaper saying i didn't expect it from someone i considered as intelligent as elton john. what you preach understanding and tolerance and then go on the attack because someone thinks differently than you? is this a democratic way of thinking? now, dolce and gabbana as a company issued a statement saying they never intended to pass judgment and this morning gabbana defended freedom once again, defending his words and dolce, who he says grew up in a sicilian and very traditional family and who is entitled to his own ideas. carson? >> thank you. this is the beginning of this one. there's been more than 30,000 tweets on the #boycott dolce and gabbana. i just rounded up my items and want to b

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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 north. we'll take a look at that -- coming up. >>> welcome back. it's monday, march 16

. >>> and designers dolce & gabbana accused of being old-fashioned. why their views on family have celebrities like elton john demanding a boycott. >>> but we begin this morning with today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >>> the heir to a multi-billion-dollar fortune connected to three mysterious hsdeat with a microphone. >> robert durst under arrest for murder charges. >> after a stunning hbo show about his life. >> the 71-year-old durst is now accused of a killing of a close friend back in 2000. >>> a suspect is in custody for the shooting of twool pice officers in ferguson. jeffrey williams told authorities he fired at someone with whom he had a dispute and not at police officers. >>> this letter was absolutely calculated to interfere with negotiations. >> john kerry in switzerland in nuclear talks. >>> the two officers were wounded sunday afternoon. >>> boston officially broke a snowfall record after nearly 3 inches fell yesterday. >>> all along the ohio valley rivers willel liky stay above flood stage. the northwest is cleaning up after

plus, could elton on's boycott destroy dolce and gabbana? the stars are taking sides. >> i would not put somebody in dolce and gabbana right now. >> animated over her new movie. >> plus, kevin is with newly single dad nick cannon talking about co-parenting with mariah. >> you have to take hardships and things like that. hurdles are meant to jump over. >> remember heidi klum met our thunder from down under? >> look at that body. >> now it is time for her to show us her lingerie. >> so pretty. >> now, "e.t.," with coast to coast coverage of today's top stories. >> hi, everybody, thanks for joining us. brooke anderson is here with me today. there's big news to start off the week so let's go to kevin frazier in new york. >> nancy, it happened right here in manhattan. robert durst made his chilling admission quote killed them all. the audio was hurt last night in the hbo documentary "the jinx." did filmmakers finally do what law enforcement couldn't, prove that durst is a triple murderer? >> you say something inadvertently and you'll find yoursel

up next, dolce and gabbana. you're two gay men running one of the biggest fashion houses in the world, and you came out against gay families. how can you be an anti-gay fashion house? that's like if the owner of a basketball team didn't want black people at his game. donald sterling burn. >> donald sterling burn. [ laughter and applause ] >> seth: and you really messed up because you pissed off elton john. there go half of your sunglass sales. [ laughter ] support your own. they support you. do you know how many gay couples name their french bulldogs dolce and gabbana? all of them. [ laughter ] dolce and gabbana, more like dolce and ya burnt. [ applause ] the apple watch. if you've been waiting for an apple product you can accidentally destroy while washing your hands, have i got good news for you. [ laughter ] apple watch, you're great for all those times i've looked at my phone and thought, "this is nice, but i wish it was harder to see and operate." [ laughter ] hey, let me check my watch. oh, time to look li

. >>> and dolce and cabana accused of beal old-fashioned. views like elton john demanding a boycott. >>> and today's "eye-opener: your world in 90 seconds." >>> the heir to a multibillion dollar family. >> killed them all, of course. >> robert durst under arrest on murder charges. >> his arrest over the weekend came before last night the stunning show about his life. >> the 71-year-old is accused in the killing of a close friend in 2000. >>> the russian president appeared in public for the first time since march 5th. >> no one know the. >> a suspect in custody for the shooting of two police officers in ferguson. >> jeffrey williams fired at someone with whom he had a dispute and not the officers. >>> interfering with these negotiations. >> john kerry in switzerland with nuclear talks with iran. >>> and boston broke a record. >> all along the ohio valley rivers will likely stay above flood stage. the northwest is cleaning up after high winds and heavy rain. >>> a cyclone ravaged a tiny pacific nation of vanuatu. >> 90% of housing there damped

i shall never wear dolce and gabbana ever again. matt spoke to elton about his family last year. >> i am happy. i have an incredible career and a wonderful family. >> celebrities who also use ivf egs press support for the boycott. now in the super saying i didn't expect it from someone i considered as intelligent as elton john. you preach understanding and tolerance and you go on the attack because someone thinks differently than you. is this a democratic way of thinking. dolce and gabbana said they never intended to pass judgment and this morning gabbana defended freedom and his words and dolce who he said grew up in a traditional family and is entitled to his own ideas. carson? >> thank you. this is the beginning of this one. there have been more than 30,000 tweets under boycott dolce and gabbana. i am beyond words. boycott senseless bigotry. they are celebrating family conceived through non-traditional methods. they are loved just as much as anybody else with the hash tag there. it will be interesting to see how it affects sales.

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in the post with the hash tag boycott dolce gabbana. >> now they are real people. it is the not the just a brand. there they are. they have been a couple for a long, long time, right. >> they believe when it comes to producing off spring it should be between a man and woman and should not involve getting something out of the bank. they went into this long rant about it. elton john was not liking that. >> so other a listers are speaking up against the fashion house with tweets like this. ricky martin who condemned dolce and gabbana saying their voices are too powerful to spread hate. >>> courtney love rounded up all of her clothing from the it italian label and she wants to burn them. >> yes. >> welshing dolce gabbana released a statement yesterday afternoon with all this flack. it was never our intention to judge other peoples choices. we do believe in freedom and love. they are scrambling now. >> yes. >> 7:13. >> the snow may be gone in boston but they won't forget this year for sure. >> they have added up totals here. the boston made history by, they had the most