tonight, carrie underwood talks marriage, kids sbtd song that touched her heart. >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," april 25th, 2012. >>> good evening. i'm cynthia mcfadden. tonight, we begin with the outrageous case of a debt collector who harasses and torments a woman for a debt she doesn't owe. millions of people across the nagts are in debt, and the collection business is booming. but some of the collections techniques you will see tonight are way over the line. and this time, they tangled with the wrong woman. abc news's elizabeth leemy reports. >> reporter: wheeling, west virginia s a small town. but diana mey has done something big. going after a debt collector that went after her and others nationwide. >> i'm a mom and a housewife and an accidental activist. >> reporter: the court ordered the company to pay diana $10 million. but she is is not stopping there. the latest project to turn the tables and collect from the collectors. >> i don't know that i will ever collect a dim

you'll see carrie underwood right here guys, i'm home!slice, and delicious taste in every last bite. sara lee. so good, it's gone. >>> we already know about carrie underwood. you're also pringing back the interview with mark zuckerberg. >> that huge announcement. the potential to save lives. >> we're going to have a big week here. watch "world news" today with diane sawyer. >>> now maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. >> good morning everyone. it's monday, and there's little bit breezy. we have the winds out of the northeast at about 5 to 10 miles an hour. and that will be the scenario even as we go into afternoon. so with the winds this morning, we are feeling a little bit chillier. so we have a wind chill. and it feels like 48 degrees in baltimore and 47 in easton. you will need the coat as you head out the door this morning. and don't put it away this afternoon. it's going to be a little chilly and coolish out there. satellite and radar picking up on showers and storms across th

you'll see carrie underwood >>> we already know about carrie underwood.potential to save lives. >> we're going to have a big week here. watch "world news" today with diane sawyer. ccccccccccccccccccc >>> good morning i'm kristen sze. pg&e says tomorrow is to longer a firm deadline to opt-out of having a smart meter. is charging $75 up-front plus $10 per month. after several complaints the utility backed away from the deadline saying customers can opt-out any time. let's check in with mike. >>> marine layer clouds pushing through the golden gate bringing that breeze. low 60s san francisco mid to upper 60s richmond and oakley upper 50s at the coast cooler thursday best chance of rain then. >>> mass transit on time ace train 3 half hour late number 515 minutes. new doyle drive detour in full effect slow off the

. >> we have carrie underwood. >> outside. >> big storms lately. heavy rains. fort scott, kansas. even inches of rain involved in that storm system. one storm system repeatedly delivering that kind of rain. find st. hoous right in the middle. an additional 2 to 3 inches of rain. in general, 1 to 2. from western pennsylvania to oklahoma city today. a good, solid, soaking area of rain. we begin to see warmer air push up against the cold air holding around the great lakes into new england. it doesn't get the job done on wednesday. later on this week, the northern numbers will go up as well. for washington, d.c., today, tuesday, wednesday, on the slime. atlanta, 90 today. there's your two areas of strong to severe storms. rain temperatures are mainly in now.0's right a pleasant monday but it * mostly cloudy. it will be >> all of that weather was brought to you by mary kay cosmetics. robin? josh? >>> still l to come, mcdreamy t the rescue. new details op how patrick dempsey played hero, saving that teen's life after a horrific car accident. [ virginia ] i do have a

and blair underwood has been going for it for more than a quarter of a century.w him in 1987 as jonathan recall inz. >> tell them he can talk to me now or see me in car. >> reporter: the brash young associate on the hit series "l.a. law." >> he's about to give up. >> no! >> reporter: since then, he's had scores of roles in television and film. playing everything from doctors.... >> you have specified he's alive. dark hair. fair skin. >> reporter:... to patients. >> plus there are risks here. it's not like the navy is going to give me a medal for spilling my guts in here. i'm not going to open up to you just like that without knowing what you are. >> reporter: from soldiers to thugs. and even a president. >> i am the president of the united states. i need to know. >> reporter: but now he's taking on one of the most legendary roles in american theater. >> stella! >> reporter: stanley in the tennessee williams play "a streetcar named desire." >> i'm nervous. and i'm scared. therefore, i'm more excited than i have ever been in a long time. >> reporter: that was clear

blair underwood is a broadway star now, but it all began on tv's "l.a. law." >> we've been starting our associates pretty much commensurate with the going rate, which has i'm sure you're aware is considerably lower. >> i understand, sir, but i've already been offered 71 with heart and gold. >> so much for your doctrine of less is more. >> sometimes more is more. >> blair underwood is one of the most recognizable faces on television and now he's on broadway. blair underwood joins me now. >> good to see you, piers. >> i must have been 12 years old there. and i sound 12 years old. >> i think your hair is not as gray as the president's. >> not quite. i don't have the pressure. >> there is a great link here. this is brilliant. i didn't know the background, but you got to know barack obama on "l.a. law." because you were playing the president of the harvard law review and that's what he was for real life. >> i met him around that time. in that first scene, they say that my resume, harvard law president, this, that, and the other. so i had gone to the school, i

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taylor swift, "ours," and carrie underwood, "good girl." and you guys like miranda lambert's song.gain, that was written about blake's brother who passed away. >> precious. look at that video. >> so emotional. >> beautiful sentiment to the love in that family. >> i mean, this song is just haunting. and one of our favorites around here, too, martina mcbride -- >> because you're in it. >> you're in the video? >> what? >> it's a beautiful song. it's a breast cancer song but she has a lot of people in it, robin roberts from abc is in it, katie's in it, and it's a beautiful, beautiful video. >> she's got my vote if you're in it. all right. let's move on here. cmt performance of the year. >> okay! >> this is the best musical performance on a tv show. jason aldean "tattoos on this time," lady antebellum, "dancing away with my heart." and lookie here. little big town, "fix you." >> let's say that one more time. >> little big town, "fix you." nominated. >> we're not playing favorites. but little big town, "fix you." >> you guys didn't know about this. did you? >> no. fantastic. >> blake she

." >> norah jones and carrie underwood, two home runs.uys can't do anything wrong. >> for norah jones, it is a little bit darker, a little bit edgier. this one's kind of a break-up album. she's getting a little funky in this one. breaking up and being cranky is the new adult thing. that means i'm cool. i'm single and cranky! carrie underwood's new album "blown away" is kind of a return to form for carrie. she's sassy again. there's some great sort of like anthems, girl power anthems, kind of like "before he cheats," and there's also a song called "wine after whiskey." don't do it. wine before beer, in the clear. >> real quick, andy cohen's got a new book out. >> yes. of course. we have to bring up andy cohen. he has a new book about his life, his tv career. obviously it is going to be very funny. he's obviously a friend of you guys and every loves him. it's called "most talkative." >> tim, thank you for all your in-depth analysis. it was great. >>> coming up next, sarah is kicking it up with the fans. >> before they ask us whatever they w

. >> reporter: justin bieber and carrie underwood are set to perform next month. also hitting the stage, the wanted and lmf ao. british sing heir dell leads the pack with 18 nominations. >> two former child stars are backing a bill to protect young actors against sexual predators. >> todd bridges and cory feldman say men in the entertainment industry molested them when they were young stars. there is a new bill requiring fingerprinting of those with access to young child actors. act to you hue grant tries his hand at voice over animation. >> i'm the pirate captain. and i'm here for your gold. >> grant plays a bungling pirate captain trying to outsmart his rival and win the pirate of the year award. >> it was an unusually funny script that managed to be profoundly silly at the same time as being quite sophisticated. >> it opens in theaters on friday. >> and out on dvd tomorrow, the thriller contraband. mark wahlberg prison a reformed criminal who gets sucked back into an underworld of smuggling and corruption. teresa garcia, cbs news, hollywood. >>> good morning an

carrie underwood opening the show, talking about what it's like to perform. >> i'm my toughest criticle job. >> >> the show featured shows outside of the country music realm, including marc anthony, ll cool j and even kiss. the big word of the night was entertainer of the year, no surprise here, it went to taylor swift, again. >> >> coming up, it's a family vacation nightmare. a freak motor boat accident. a look at the tragic aftermath >> trapped on an iceburg. hundreds of fishermen drift off to sea. frantic efforts to save them. >> >> baltimore farmer's market, a look at what is a little different this year. >> >> rain, taking a look at first warning doppler radar, it's spreading from one side of the state to the other. it will continue for a little bit. we'll have your forecast coming up after this break. . ,, turn left. the passat is one of nine volkswagen models named a 2012 iihs top safety pick. not that we'd ever brag about it. turn right. come on, nine. turn left. hit the brakes. huh? how'd that get there? [ male announcer ] we can't hide how proud we are to have nine top safet

investigators trying to figure out what started this house fired on underwood in northwest d.c. it started about 8:30 this evening. fire officials say it began on the second floor of the duplex. nobody was inside. so far no injuries have been reported. >> there is outrage from the parents of three people killed in a drunk driving crash in maryland. today a panel of three judges reduced the sentence for the driver in that crash. that man was kevin coffett. in may, coffett admitted he was drunk, slam the vehicle into a tree and left the scene with his friend still in the car. coffett received a 20-year prison sentence. today that sentence was reduced to eight years with five years probation. the parents of those youngsters who were killed say it sends the wrong message. >> this sentence sends the message that the lives of our three children are virtually meaningless. if you are out there, hear this news, you want to drink and drive. come here because you will get away with it. you will get away with murder look this kid is getting away with. >> prosecutors say he is eligible for p

that's the name of carrie underwood's new album which goes on sale tuesday. several formidable women we know as singers have their hands in dvds coming out tomorrow. >> let's stop all this talk about marriage. >> reporter: madonna directed we about king edward the 8th's love affair. the couple's life together was not as perfect as some people thought. another dvd choice is "joyful noise" with dolly parton starring in the comedy about a church choir and its two leading ladies who can't get along. >> the countdown begins. >> reporter: the romantic comedy "new year's eve" is also coming out on dvd. it features an all-star cast including halle barry, robert deniro and ashton kutcher. that's your eye on entertainment, teresa garcia, cbs news, hollywood. >>> good morning. thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m. i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. wow, it's monday already. that weekend flew. here's monika santami. >> not that long ago. >> she'll have traffic momentarily. >> four more

carrie underwood opened the show and admitted to being nervous. >> i'm my toughest critic and i alwaysrter: this year's show didn't only feature country music stars, marc anthony and l.l. cool jay both introduced performances. and a host of stars hit the red carpet. the rock band kiss went a little country by arriving in a monster truck. teresa garcia, cbs news, las vegas. >> stay with us. we'll preview sports plus, next. >>> i've got lots of relatives in kentucky so i have to go with the wildcats. >> i'm there with you. kentucky is looking too darn good this season. so there are now just two left. the stage is set for the national championship game tomorrow night. you can see that right here on wusa. the special k kind of night. the young kentucky team starting auld underclassmen looking to give the coach his first national championship. the overall number one seed who's been fairly dominant faces januaryy kansas jayhawks: >> they're capable of beating us, too. we have to come out the whole 40 minutes. we know it's going to be a tough game. we have to come out and do what we do all ye

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there's carrie underwood belting it out. her new song "good girl" she sang.he is looking very good indeed, i must say. and the zach brown band also performed. very exciting night. country music awards always fun. >> that's right. >>> there was another awards show over the weekend. the 25th annual kids choice awards which is funny because most of these kids probably haven't been around for half that time. but a lot of sliming going on as is always the case at the kids' choice awards. among those stars that got slammed, halle berry, taylor lautner who won the favorite butt kicker award. "glee" star and, of course, the biebs, justin bieber. so a lot of sliming going on there. will smith you can see. he actually hosted the awards show. >> that green stuff. i always wonder how long it takes to get it off. >> michelle obama was one who did not get slimed but she did present an award for a charity award that's given out every year. and so nice of the first lady to show up. >> do you think they asked her and she declined or -- >> i don't thing secret service would le

was it carrie underwood, leann rimes, kellie pickler or taylor swift. >> leann rimes?u kidding? >> perfect game. wow! >> is this unprecedented? >> it may be a big day. >> i think it is. >> leann rimes. >> at age 13 she recorded the single "blue" which you're hearing right now. it went on to sell over 8 million copies. >> that's astonishing. wow. thank you for coming to see us. >> absolutely. >> willie's going to come back across. sorry about your book. >> we're out of money. can't play anymore. >> willie's going to come back across the street and help me out. we'd like you to know our very own joe bauer will there for a book signing at the nbc experience store. that's today at 10:30. >>> get out your junk. upcycle that trash and turn it into a treasure, right after this. charlotte, north carolina, where i spent the day with geico driver casey mears. i told him the secret to saving money on car insurance. he told me the secret to his car setup. first he adjusts... first he adjusts... (sfx:engine revving drowns out gecko's dialogue) then he... then he... (sfx:loud drilli

. >> david underwood says the bank's board is out of touch. >> what i lost won't buy a case of wine in their cellars. >> for some, anyone in a suit was a target for scorn. a man trying to get inside of his office was chased and cornered until explain egg had nothing to do with the bank. >> we have nothing to do with the bank. >> why are you going into the bank? >> police say 14 protestors did manage to get into the meeting and attempted to disrupt it. they were arrested. >> seven males, seven females were arrested. >> the number later revised to 15. nine more arrested outside. and several others chained themselves between california and pine. >> we're trying to make a point the american people had enough with what the banks have done to the country. >> and wells fargo bank issued a statement saying it respects the right of americans to peacefully assemble adding focus could wo be on protecting safety of customers team members and shareholders. before the meeting a shareholder predicted support would be divided. and it's filled with more shares of the public otherwise. >> and the protes

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obviously everyone knows carrie underwood won, but she has had so much success, you almost forget itesting to see how they got their start. >> i urge everybody out there to pick up the special edition. the pictures and stories are great. great job all around. >> this is it right here. it's on news stands today. it's really good. >> that will be hard to put down. >> it is. nice and hard back. not like the regular magazines. even the wildcard people, and sort of extreme makeovers, like how they looked then versus now. >> and the pounds lost. wow! >> jennifer hudson and mandisa, if you remember her. and the judge's stuff. i like it. >> how much is it? >> $17.95 on the stands. >> there are posters and things. >> my goodness. even william hung. remember him? and the pants on the groundman. >>> creative pieces of arts around town. >> they are around during the cherry blossom festival. holly is showing us part of the five by five project coming up later. >> and r&b singer carl thomas is warming up. he'll be performing a song for us from his fourth album coming up right after the break. ♪ 

. >> reporter: in 2005, carrie underwood earned her place in america's heart. >> she's gone to have 13number one singles, won five grammies, she's been incredibly successful and set the bar. >> reporter: not to be outdone, katherine mcphee, jennifer hudson and chris dautry proving there is life after defeat and even when the music changeed, it didn't stop. steven tyler and jennifer lopez gearing up to pluck another american from obscurity. "people" magazine's idol book on newsstands now and on next wednesday night, idol's back. you get to vote. thursday night is the results show. adam housley, fox news, los angeles. >> what an amazing, how long the show went on. >> yeah. >> and people thought a couple of years. >> right. >> ten years later. >> and still a lot of people watching it and buzzing about it. >> i'll tell you, it's a good show. >> yeah. >> and a lot of people this year, too. >> they are. they very, very talented. >> i marginally watch and a talented group of people. >> yeah. yeah. >> awesome. >> and i heard the voices this weekend. whoa. all right. >> and everyone is stepping

carrie underwood's opening performance of "good girl" kicked off the show. early winners, miranda lambert for female vocalist of the year and album of the year as well. lady antebellum for vocal group of the year and "american idol" alum scotty mccrary for new artist of the year. song of the year went to "crazy girl." kenny chesney had the most nominations, nine. congratulations to all the winners. >>> conan o'brien took his april fools prank to the internet. and sure nobody bought it. it's still a classic though, conan. earlier today o'brien announced he had fired pete cashmore and put himself in charge. here's part of his announcement. >> i'm sick and tired of scanning the internet, looking for any news about technology. i go to mashable, i see the atrocious job they're doing. i decided it's time for me to take over. that's why several hours ago i called pete cashmore and i told him, you're out! get out! you're through, cashmore, through! get out! of course, keep in mind i was screaming get out on a phone call and he was talking from home. so it wasn't cle

>> no. >> blake shelton, vince gill, steven tyler, carrie underwood. who are they? who are they?raging all of our viewers at home that if you're wondering -- >> this is one of the concerts cmt did, and it was a special moment for us, so -- >> and it's a cover of a coldplay song. i listened to it right before we came on again. it's just beautiful. >> thank you. >> good luck to you. >> wow. >> congrats! we're voting for you. so, you want to take care of the last category? >> yes. >> this is the best video of the year, probably the biggest category. >> jess, jason aldeen, "dirt road anthem," "you and tequila," toby keith, miranda lambert, brad paisley with carrie underwood, "you remind made mae," "easy," blake shelton "god gave me you," taylor swift featuring the civil war, "safe and sound" and carrie underwood "good girl." >> wow, that's great category. thank you for coming to see us and congrats your nomination! >> congratulations. >> who's going to vote for lp snnk i wonder. thanks, you guys, thanks for coming. all the nominations are on our website, day. >> 2012(c) mt awards. >>

carrie underwood hit things off ♪ so good girl why can't you see take a heart breaking listen to me ♪wow! blake shelton made news of his own when he decided to, you know, poke a little. and take a little joking jab at the rumor taylor swift and tim tebow went out on a date! >> i guess the broncos were so anxious to win another super bowl, they were actually willing to sacrifice a virgin. >> shelton went on to say, now we know what he has been praying for! awkward! taylor swift didn't let that ruin her night. she won the night's biggest award for the second year in a row, entertainer of the year. >>> we're about to find out if sarah palin is a morning person. she is already a politician and political commentator and author. tomorrow she becomes a morning co-host. more on that is coming up. >>> why many people called for george zimmerman to be arrested for shooting trayvon martin, one group is raising money to help defend him. we will talk to the person behind that effort next. according to the signs, ford is having some sort of big tire event. i just want to confirm a w things with fio

carrie underwood's opening performance of her hit "good girl" kicked off the show, i should say.y winners, miranda lambert for female of the year and album of the year. landy anti-blum for vocal group of year and "american idol" alum scotty mccrery took home new artist of the year. well, kenny chesney had the most nominations, nine. congratulations to all the winners. conan o'brien took his april fool's prank to the internet. nobody bought it. earlier today o'brien announced he fired the ceo of match.com and here's part of his announcement. >> i'm sick and tired of scanning the internet looking for any news about technology. i'd go to mashable and see the atrocious job they are doing so i decided it's time for me to take over. that's why several hours ago i called pete cashmore and i told him you're out. get out! you're through, cashmore. through! get out. now, of course, keep in mind i was screaming get out on a phone call, and he was talking from him. so it wasn't clear what i was throwing him out of. going to be a lot of changes around here, okay? so stay tuned because i'm in

. >>> tonight, blair underwood's thoughts on race in america. >> there aren't enough black and brown in this country to elect, so there are many other people, white, yellow, red, everybody in between,