. >>> plus, madonna unplugged. she's found all kinds of ways to express herself. and now -- she's a film director. madonna is queen of shaking it up. tonight, in my exclusive interview, she comes clean about her younger man, her upcoming super bowl performance. and what her kids really think about her. >>> and snow job. hundreds of planes grounded as a blizzard pummels the midwest. we bring you the latest on the developing storm. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir, in new york city, this is "nightline," january 12th, 2012. >>> good evening. i'm cynthia mcfadden. think of it has a whole other holiday shopping season. only cheaper. while the yule tide spending binge may be over, there's a new reason people are rushing the stores, taking back those unwanted gifts. and with retailers facing record returns this year, approximately 550,000 items were returned from online purchases alone, many items are ending up in warehouses to be sold at steep discounts. here's abc's juju chang with the ways you can be

madonna. honest. unplugged. one on one with cynthia mcfadden. able to get it out of her. >> great to see you. what madonna is not is warm and fuzzy. she regards interviews with the same pleasure the rest of us save for root canals. she's a true american original. tiny in person. her accomplishments are huge. the top selling female recording artist of all time. but that's not enough for her. she's busier than ever. in february, a film she wrote and directed opens, it's called "w.e." and then two days later she's at the super bowl. ♪ and i'm a material girl >> reporter: she's gotten into the groove. ♪ get into the groove >> reporter: vogued. ♪ vogue >> reporter: and of course, expressed herself. ♪ express yourself >> reporter: for nearly three decades. iconic songs and outrageous moments. the next few weeks are going to be huge. there's the new multimillion dollar music deal. you had just signed a new record deal. $40 million. >> nobody's handed me $40 million. i don't know about that. it looks good on paper. >> reporter: she's also headl e headli