they want to get credit in the hands of their customers that can handle it. >> brown: adam levin, what do you see in terms of the side of the banks responding to the various regulations that were put in place over the last few years? >> well, the banks they find themselves in a bind. they're looking for alternate revenue generation sources. a lot of the bankers i've talked to said, look, we have to find ways to increase our footprint with your existing customers and make a compelling case with other customers because frankly there was a period of time when the bigger banks were getting hammered by credit unions and smaller banks as consumers were expressing and manifesting their anger. so, you know, there is the continuing search for fees. if they will shift from onto another and they'll go with it. for instance, consumers, the question is, how consumer credit card limits, have they increased because consumers are moving away from debit cards that they had been moved into because once the swipe law went into effect and limited fees on swipe and rewards were taken away from debit and fe

we'll stop there then.bv kathy kristoff, adam levin and jim chessen, thank you all three very much. >> thank you. >> ifill: i'm gwen ifill. welcome to those viewers who are just joining us for a special report on president obama's surprise visit to afghanistan today. in a moment, the president will address the nation from an aircraft hangar at bagram airfield just outside kabul. earlier tonight, mr. obama and president karzai signed an agreement pledging u.s. support for afghanistan until 2024. ten years after nato forces wrap up their combat role in the country. senior administration official said both presidents wanted to sign the strategic partnership agreement ahead of the nato summit later this month in chicago. tonight's speech comes on the first anniversary of the u.s. raid in pakistan that killed osama bin laden. the president left washington d.c. monday night at midnight, and air force one landed in afghanistan under the cover of darkness. he spoke earlier today to u.s. troops in bagram. there have been about 1800 americans killed in afghanistan. he expects... he's expected t

kathy kristof, adam levin and jim chessen, thank you all three very much. >> thank you. >> ifill: now a new study highlights a troubling spike in babies born addicted to painkillers. ray suarez has the story. >> suarez: on average, every hour a baby is born in the u.s. addicted to a class of drugs that ranges from her wynn to prescription pain killers. a new study published this week in the journal of the american medical association looked at the growing number of mothers taking pain killers and the babies born hooked on drugs. the lead author of the study is dr. stephen patrick who practices medicine at the university of michigan and he joins me now. dr. patrick, welcome. what did you study to conclude that the number of babies with drugs in their system hadn't just increased over the last decade but nearly tripled? >> well, we looked at neonate al syndrome which is a syndrome that new borns experience after they're born. it happens after the new borns have been exposed to op yates during the pregnancy. we found that the rate of babies diagnosed with drug withdrawal grew by three fo

backstage, she thought it was towards her and she had a blow up with adam levine during rehearsals. >u did a fantastic job. i just want to say, i love you, christina. >> reporter: adam responded by showing the love and the show went on. jermaine paul soared on the stage. >> i gave my heart. and hopefully it will transcend through the camera. ♪ >> reporter: radiant in red, juliet sims brought the crowd to their feet. >> my voice was just shot, changed the key, worked with it. >> reporter: found in the audience, former contestants from our area who came back for the finale. >> everyone did an amazing job last night. i felt like with each performance, it was something exceptionally well. >> reporter: the stage turns over to the stars, justin bieber, lady antebellum and flo rida all will perform. then the big reveal america has been waiting for. >> there has always been something in front of us. and now there isn't. except for our own future. and that's the one thing that regardless of what happens tomorrow, we're all going to have. >> reporter: so now it is totally up to america, and ton

and some advice for britney from "the voice's" adam levine. >> tv's weird, britney, good luck. >> thennew mom beyonce getting ready to return to the stage. >> trying to get back into shape. >> the intimate new behind the scenes video. "csi new york" star gary sinise and his emotional concert for u.s. soldiers in the middle east. >> when you see the joy you're bringing. >> it's fantastic. >> bulimia and the olympics. >> how often were you purging a day? >> one of america's all-time greatest swimmers has an eating disorder she kept a secret. >> i just thought it was a gross habit to have that i was embarrassed.

>> some advice from adam levine. >> tv's weird, britney, good luck. >> then beyonce getting ready ton to the stage. the intimate new behind the scenes video. "csi new york" star gary sa niece and his emotional concert for u.s. soldiers in the middle east. >> when you see the joy you're bringing. >> bulimia ane

the latest features adam levine's maroon 5 and neon hitch is on their second single, "ask back home."> ♪ where you going? ♪ >> we've worked way lot of different artists. it's never for the name's sake or this artist is hot at the moment. the fact that we're in a position to be able to be in the same room with these people, let alone creating music with these people is amazing. ♪ >> coming up, details on an exclusive chance to hook up with harry styles and the boys of one direction. then britain's other harry and big bro william about having potty mouth around the queen. and the female tebow? olympic hottie lolo jones reveals the hurdles to staying a virgin. >> hi, guys. jason kennedy back with more e! news. watch out, there is a hot new deejay esteban --, and it looks like he's going to get royally served. >> i love when you talk gangster because it's totally authentic, honey. but before we get to william, cameron is delivering baby news. >> that was like a dave -- and a half of cheating the i was pushing a lot. >> cameron diaz pushes on giving fake birth in "what to expect when you'r

this back and forth between her and adam levine, was that real? what was going on there?ou sense the tension when you were in that big room? >> i mean, it was pretty funny because tony luca had done a song. he performed a song that was actually given to me and it was really crazy because her and adam go back and forth all the time and when she brought up that and then had my name it was like, yeah. i cleared that song for my boy moses and adam got upset and took off the shirt and brought that wheole thing back but they go back and forth all the time. it's good for tv. >> maybe it's not real. >> maybe. maybe. behind the scenes stuff. >> jermaine paul won. did america get it right? >> i feel that america chose a person with the best voice but i feel right now is going to come down to who can sell records. who can actually be a success beyond the show. i feel the only problem that may happen with jermaine is it is not competing with the people, you know, the records selling right now, you know, where is the niche? where does it come in? i feel american idol has been very suc

there's a lot of speculation that it had to do with her apparent feud with coach adam levine. >>> now is the viral video of the day. >> take a look at this. two 6-year-old friends decided to make a music video. they loved the song, "somebody that i used to know." check it out. ♪ you didn't have to cut me up ♪ acting like it never happened ♪ ♪ we were nothing ♪ i don't even need your love ♪ but you treat me like a stranger and i feel so rough ♪ >> some grown-up lyrics, more than 400,000 people have watched these kids dance to gotea's song. they just posted it on youtube last week. . >>> hey, "the avengers" movie is such a big hit, there's already a plan to make a sequel. >> the family of superhero fighting duos debuted over the weekend, taking in over $700 million. disney execs are banking on its popularity to help them make up for other movies with disappointing sales. "the avengers" teams up popular marvel characters including ironman, thor, and captain america. all three of those characters are also set to star in their own upcoming sequels. no date has been set for "the avengers" s

adam levine, leann rimes which would throw a little country in there.ritney spears is one of the front-runners supposed to sign a $15 million deal. we'll have to see what happens. i like that list of judges. >> big names. >> we'll keep listening and see what happens. when kanye west wants to refute something he hears he can do it in a song. let's listen to that. ♪ only out of spite but i never hit a woman never in my life ♪ >> who is he talking about? >> alexis pfeiffer and maybe amber rose as well because there were rumors a week or two ago that he had assaulted his ex-fiance alexis pfeiffer and kanye said, listen, if you don't hear me say it in a rap then it is not true. there we go. he says it in a rap. also he says that the media crucifys him like christ. i don't know how true that is but he likes to compare himself to christ. that is the kanye way. he says he would never hit a woman. the funny thing is the guy death song with is on house arrest at his grandma's house. i wonder if kanye had to go to the grandmother's house to do the song. can you im

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. >> i loved what adam levine said not long ago. you used to sing backup for alicia keys.not a backup kinger anymore. that's been proven, i would imagine. i hope you realize that. >> you know, you know, to be crowned "the voice" of season two definitely put me on the path of, you know, just putting out a solo artist album, and stepping out into the spotlight for myself, and i'm so excited about the future. i'm really excited about the album that i'm about to put together and put out and give to the world. and you know, i'm hoping that i could, you know, inspire other background singers, and other struggling artists out there to just continue to, you know, pursue their dreams. >> you know, i know that you developed a great relationship with country star blake shelton during this process. i see the smile on your face all right. so, so tell us about how much this meant to you, during this process. >> oh, man, you know, carson asked me that question, and i mean, i got choked up, and all i could say is it meant the world to me. this whole process has been a -- just a spiritual