carrie underwood's high-tech gown lit up in many ways. to thinking, how the heck did this work? here is a dress in our studio. it's all-white, as you can see. coming up in this half hour, we're going to unveil our technicolor dressers. couture technicolor. >> 700 channels. >> and someone asked, can you get espn on that dress? >>> can we see that sign outside again? there we are. it's steve, we're mom's favorites. we have provocative new research. apparently revealing what favoring one child over another can do to your whole family. i'll give you a hint. it's not good. the experts weighing in just ahead. i'm not sure. are we down with the whole -- >> i think the study is -- apparently most parents do have a favorite. it doesn't just affect the favorite or the unfavorite. but everyone else in the family, too. >> there you go. there it is. >> there it is. >>> when in doubt, talk shopping. he is the celebrity fashion darling. jennifer lawrence wearing one of his creations on the red carpet recently. and now you can get his style for quite the

when they say carrie underwood, it's a bona fide success story.m that girl? >> it's overwhelming and i don't feel like that girl. >> you don't. >> no. my friends, i promise you, are the most normal people ever. >> but she is that girl, a certified superstar. her 2012 "blown away" tour was the top money maker for a female artest. now she's hitting the road again. >> when you were thinking about what fame would be, is this it? >> when you grow up thinking i want to be famous? if you're a kid and see someone singing and you say, wow, that must be awesome? >> you think, somebody does everything for them. they don't have do anything. there's a lot of work and a lot of people that it takes and everybody has to do their job including artist. you have soo be willing to wake up at 4:00 to get ready in the morning to go on a morning, you know, tv show or radio show. and you stay up late because you have a show to put on. >> and with fame comes a lot of success and comes a lot of gossip about your personal life. the latest feud was between you and taylor swi

. >> i'm excited to see carrie underwood. >> i'm interested to see who shows up, what they're woring. >> reporter: and they discuss d.c.'s dating scene. >> d.c. is very difficult for dating. >> is she right? knife a boyfriend so i wouldn't know. >> reporter: back at bohemian caverns a couple of poets with the spoken word. president barack obama actually won a grammy in their category. >> we live in the action life. mothers still have pain from the birth. >> reporter: there were a number of local artists who were nominated tonight. most won't win. that's understandable. no doubt, though, they will continue to play. back to you guys. >> all right, bruce. we are not finished with our grammy coverage by a long shot. we are going to take a look at would people had on a little later. >> but in other news, president obama wants to give federal workers a 1% pay raise in the fiscal 2014 budget but some federal workers complain that's not enough money. earlier tonight we talked with the american federation of government employees who represent some 700,000 federal civilian workers. >> first i w

it resolves around frank underwood played by kevin spacey, and of course it also has to do with zoe barneskate mara who is a reporter, journalist and both of their careers go in the right direction because of the fact that they know one another here is frank underwood on "house of cards"." >> it's a lot like real estate. it's all about location, location location. the closer you are to the source, the higher the property value. who will they see smiling at the edge of the frame. >> what is it you want? >> your absolute unquestioned loyalty. >> do you understand how you are to behave. >> if i don't go along. >> we'll clear you from the herd and watch you die in the wilderness. >> how do you eat a whale one bite at a time. >> give and take, welcome to washington. >> michael: beau willim oh on, developer and is the executive producer writer of "house of cards." did you anticipate what sort of a rage this would be, especially in consideration of how this was distributed? >> we really had no idea what would happen. it's the first time that a new series was launching on netflix a big experiment.

she is cbs television's the talk cohost, sheryl underwood. she has done everything, won all the the awards. let me show you how she describes herself as a sexually progressive, god-fearing black republican. she is going to be appearing tonight at the d.c. improv on con cop avenue northwest. did you bring those shoes you had on when i saw you in new orleans. >> i brought my boots because i have snow and rain and everything so i got to be ready to do the d.c. improv. >> let me tell you, sheryl is like me. she calls -- i call them hussy shoes. two things we love, hair and shoes. you got the beyonce on right now. >> she always has those 5-inch heels. you are so funny. really, you are. i just love you. i do. i love what you bring to the show. were you always funny? when did you know you were going to be funny? >> my dad was funny. he would say things like time will make a monkey eat red pepper. my dad was really funny. if our family, you got to be funny. in our culture, you got to be funny. let me correct this thing. i campaigned for and still sup

>> i think carrie underwood looked absolutely amazing. this is roberto ca volleyballly, and i think this really showed her silhouette off beautifully, the hair was perfect, the necklace looked perfect. she is a beautiful girl. >> she can't really doing anything wrong. so there it is. >> just gorgeous. >>> you have a surprise. someone who looked better than you have ever seen her on the red carpet? >> big shocker here, natasha benningfield. she looked so gorgeous in this stunning red. this design really shows a lot of skin without being revealing. obviously she got a memo. >> and her hair looks great. >> she may have gotten the memo but she didn't abide by it. katy perry. >> you know, she always wears something that is so bubble gum pop. mint grin in gooch which i. apparently the memo said no side book -- in. >> he looked fantastic, he is justin timberlake. >> he showed it off. red carpet, the interview he did and also his performance i don't just fantastic. less than 20 seconds. we want to get to your worst. a fantastic singer but adele?

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i actually have a song on here that was written by ne-yo and carrie underwood. yeah, so -- [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: the ne-yo and the carrie underwood? >> yes, yes. together on one song. >> jimmy: really? >> yeah. >> jimmy: did not know that they hang out. >> yeah, who knew? now you do. >> jimmy: what's the name of the song? >> it's called "walk away." >> jimmy: "walk away." >> mm-hmm. >> jimmy: that's nice. does it say anything about them? >> i don't want to give away -- >> jimmy: what's the song about? >> walking -- >> jimmy: away. >> away. >> jimmy: yeah, yeah, yeah. that's -- yeah. wow. >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i mean, i guess -- >> i mean, in a nutshell. >> jimmy: it could be -- okay, yeah. in a nutshell, i suppose. >> yeah. >> jimmy: tell me what's going on with season two here of "smash." >> it's crazy. we have all kinds of new characters. we have a new musical that's like the bombshell rival. >> jimmy: and jennifer hudson is in this one, too. >> yes, yeah. she's amazing. >> jimmy: she came in and just sang a beautiful song. just during the int

carrie underwood wrote -- she leaves behind two young sons.he is reportedly the fifth person who has appeared on the celebrity rehab show to commit suicide. >> an early-morning industrial fire in florida burned several hours this morning. this metal recycling plant in tampa went up in flames a little after 4:00 a.m. a large pal of metal was on fire. so far, no reports of injuries. freezing temperatures could have you paying more for citrus. the thermometer has dipped below freezing in many areas in florida. >> it does not take long down there. you have to be careful with that. >> florida will get a break. they will get a brief one tomorrow. this will be a chilly week compared to where we have in. temperatures have been above average overall. this morning, we dropped down to 22 degrees in d.c.\ a time lapse this morning as the sun moves up and the days are getting longer and will continue to do so. daylight saving times as a couple weeks away. that is arlington. there are a little clouds in the distance. 32 at bwi. 30 in gaithersburg. 37 in man

and carrie underwood had a dress that danced with color. ♪ >> reporter: sting, rei an that and -- rihannad bruno mars led a troibt bob marley. >> reporter: and several stars had a tribute to brit hume. and ll cool j ended the night with an all-star rap session. ♪ >>> check out your freezer tonight. >> find out why some lane cuisine raff owely is -- raff yellowly -- -- ravioli is being recalled. >>> ballet coming up,

let's start with carrie underwood and what she wore to the grammys, that beautiful big full skirt dresses on it, right? >> yes. it's a simple skirt but we dressed it up with box plaeats. >> on our model christina here. >> and what's great about that dress is that there's so many girls wanting color dresses and a second dress for their wedding. i'm going to make a prediction here, natalie. >> go for it. >> brides will start buying similar dresses and on their reception night will start flashing images on their dress. >> that's an idea. >> it gives you color. >> i like that idea. >> and you don't have to spend the extra money. >> i like that. >> this dress is really about the silhouette. >> fitted on top but -- >> natural waist, a-line silhouette that carrie underwood wore so beautifully. >> gorgeous. i love her hair. you do a great job. thank you, christina. gorgeous. >> jennifer lopez, we all remember the fabulous dress she wore to the golden globes. some loved it. some didn't like it as much. it was clearly very sexy. >> sleeves are in. >> sleeves are really in, in bridal. straps and s

carrie underwood's dress came alive. she found a good way to stand still. >> think jess and i disagree. i thing it was so cool that this dress by thea had a projection screen. it's 4 1/2 feet wide. you want to see something that is a wow. this is a wow. >> i thought justin timberlake was a real wow. let's go to comic melissa mccarthy. i'm a big fan of hers. a big movie opening this weekend. topping the box off with the movie, "identity thief." the victory at the box office comes just days after comment about her weight from a big-name film critic. cecelilia vega has the story. >> reporter: this morning, me less is a mccarthy is having the last laugh. her latest movie just earned the biggest opening so far this year. stealing the box office this weekend by raking in more than $36 million. ♪ now, ooh, barracuda oh. >> reporter: that's $10 million more than "bridesmaids's" opening weekend. the film comes on the heels of rex reed's scathing review. he delivers blow after blow, calling mccarthy tractor-sized, a humongous cree

. >>> big winners included kelly clarkson, carey underwood and monford and sons.ments both on and off the stage. >> as you can see, i read the memo of. >> reporter: jennifer lopez, kelly roland and katy perry skirted the grammy dress code by wearing borderline outfits, but kathy griffin felt it was a bit too much. >> arrest me. send me to grammy jail. >> reporter: donning an oversized dress to project images during her performance, carrie underwood said backstage she tries to watch this season's american idol as much as she can and feels the dynamic between mariah and nicki is unique. >> i think there's an interesting balance that's going on on the judges panel, that it makes it interesting. >> reporter: season one idol champ kelly clarkson got tongue tied and tangled after winning pop vocal album. >> i still love you. >> reporter: making an obvious stab at her one direction ex harry stiles during her opening performance, taylor swift got thousands of angry sweets from the brit's loyal followers. as the night saw the music industry celebrate its own, we asked some

carrie underwood, just her singing.s done this in the past and it's taken the awards by storm. it's not some big dance number, it's just about the music. and this year, especially after the whole beyonce controversy, did she sing? did she not? a lot of people wanted to prove that they could sing and they did. >> beyonce was there last night, did not perform. was just a presenter. but still, it was good to see her. and you mentioned rihanna. how was her big performance with sting? >> reporter: that was probably one of the highlights of the night for sure. definitely brought down the house at the staples center. bruno mars, sting, the marley brothers. it was a big, big number. lots of horns on stage, sting on bass, and people just love that. >> quickly, jason, any wardrobe mishaps? we hear about these every year. were the fashion police out? >> speaking of stripdowns. >> reporter: we even got a memo beforehand saying, don't wear certain things, watch how you're covered. j. lo came out and made a joke about that. they flas

carry underwood wore a strapless gown with a jaw-dropping $31 million diamond necklace around her neck. that necklace may have done it for her. a whopping 73% of respondents thought that carry was the best dressed at the grammy awards. >> she always looks fantastic. >> beautiful. beautiful. another notable win was frank ocean but not because of his album. ocean and chris brown brawled a few weeks ago and sunday night's win gave ocean the last laugh. >>> chris brown's loss to ocean topped off a pretty bad weekend for the singer as he also crashed his porsche in beverly hills saturday. brown told police he was trying to evade the paparazzi. okay. >>> at the movies this weekend, "identity theft" won the top spot with an impressive $36 million. >>> and what do you get when tom brady and giselle have a baby? this little girl, vivian lake in her first photo debut. congratulations. >> did you think she wouldn't be cute? giselle's baby. >>> finally, "sports illustrated" has revealed this year's swimsuit cover. and for the second year in a row, kate upton is front and center. looks like she was

carry underwood wore a strapless gown with a jaw-dropping $31 million diamond necklace around her neck. that necklace may have done it for her. a whopping 73% of respondents thought that cary was the best dressed at the grammy awards. isn't it ironic, she showed no skin which is so classy. >> she let the necklace speak for herself. >> katy perry comes in second. another notable win was frank ocean but not because of his album. ocean and chris brown brawled a few weeks ago and sunday night's win gave ocean the last laugh. >>> chris brown's loss to ocean topped off a pretty bad weekend for the singer as he also crashed his porsche in beverly hills saturday. brown told police he was trying to evade the paparazzi. okay. "sports illustrated" revealed this swimsuit's cover. kate upton is front and center and it looks like she was ready for the east coast blizzard, i guess you could say. right? >> she forgot her top. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> thousands flocked to rio de janeiro for carnivale. some of danc

everything was talking about what carrie underwood was wearing around her neck. $31 million worth ofas practically dripping in dimsd. she was quick to share it was a necklace on loan. >> a lot of loot. not only justin bieber not nominated for a grammy. a youstream session he launched at the same time as the ceremonies crashed. >> things went better for the biebs on saturday night. he was the host and musical guest on "snl." he apologized for recently getting caught for smoking marijuana. >>> and finally, two guys showing up the security operation at the super bowl. this one is no laughing matter. >> with video cameras strapped to their heads, we see the two students from savannah state university work their way into the super bowl. along the way, they tell guards they're making a documentary. without credential, they wind up in the stadium. the video is raising questions about how they were allowed in. the power outage and then the security breach. what? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it? hello? hello?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need a

from beyonce's simple black and white to carrie underwood's changeable laser print dress.hen we come back here tonight, they are able to leap tall buildings in a single bound, and make a difference for a whole lot of kids. >>> time now for our "making a difference" report tonight. this is just a nice story about nice people who are trying to cheer up some kids who are in the hospital. as you're about to see, all it took was a little imagination to absolutely make someone's day. and they've got a great idea here. nbc's mark potter has our "making a difference" report tonight from florida. >> reporter: at all children's hospital in st. petersburg, florida, which cares for more than 200 kids, everything changed one day, when superheroes came from the sky to chase away the fear and sadness that come with being sick. >> it was very cool and exciting. >> reporter: 7-year-old caden degroth, who loves spiderman, was there that day for treatment and suddenly felt a whole lot better seeing his hero in person. >> usually i only see him in movies, but seeing him in real life is just r

katie underwood wore this gown with a $31 million neck class around her neck.hopping 73% of respondents thought carrie was the best dressed. >>> another notable win to tell you about. frank ocean. chris brown's loss to frank ocean topped off a pretty bad weekend for the singer as he crashed his poor shall. he was trying to evade the pop pa rots

katie underwood wore this gown with a $31 million neck class around her neck. whopping 73% of respondents thought carrie was the best dressed. >>> another notable win to tell you about. frank ocean. chris brown's loss to frank ocean topped off a pretty bad weekend for the singer as he crashed his poor shall. he was trying to evade the pop pa rots si. >> identity thief topped the box office. what do you get when tom brady and gisele have a baby, vivian lake in her first photo debut. she's absolutely stunning. >> i guess you'd expect nothing else. >> speaking of stunning. sports illustrated revealing this year's cover. kate upton looks like she was ready for this weekend's blizzard. >> her goal is to warm us all up. >> is that what is going on there? >> yes. >> because i really couldn't tell but i appreciate you -- i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "first look" on msnbc. stay tuned, "way too early" starts right now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> taylor swift brings down the house at the grammys. she was the opening act. this is way too early, the show that has an indy record much cool

. >> other winners from the night include the black keys, frank ocean and carrie underwood.ncisco symphony wins the award for best orchestral performance. another winner of the night was j. lo's dress. >> that leg, yes. >> woo! >> not that i noticed. just heard about it. >> barely caught his eye. thank you so much for being with us. join us tonight, all day long as well online. >> i did notice johnny depp. he was there, so was prince. [ male announcer ] pillsbury grands biscuits. delicious. but say i press a few out flat... add some beef sloppy joe sauce... and cheese fold it all up and boom! i just made an unbeatable unsloppy joe pillsbury grands biscuits. let the making begin. [ malcrrkkhshziiiizzlllee. to this symphony of flavor: beautiful. shhhhshshshshhshshhhhhsshhhshs. gorgeous! here comes the crescendo. kkerrrrbbuuuuuucraaackkk. just...incredible. pillsbury toaster strudel. if beethoven made breakfast. oh, miss lemon, you have several messages. let's see, that company running the bike tour in south carolina says, "no singles." okay. uh, your credit card called. they w

. >> other winners included black keys, and carrie underwood. >> very cool. local flavor.ustin timberlake put on a cool performance. check it out if you haven't seen it. 4:57. we continue covering breaking news out vatican city where pope benedict xvi announce he's stepping down. we'll have live and local national reaction coming up. >>> that breaking news from the vatican this morning where pope benedict xvi announced just a short time ago he will step down from his position at the end of this month. >> it is monumental and rare. this is the very first time in nearly 600 years a pope has stepped down. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live with details on the surprising announcement and reaction from bay area catholics. bob, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, jon and laura. surprise announcement made by the vatican just two days before ash wednesday, the start of the lenten season. the surprise that will catch many catholics waking up this morning here in the bay area by surprise. off guard. even people in the vatican did not know the pope would make this announcem

carrie underwood tweeted, i grew up listening to mccready. so sad for her family.inona judd, it breaks my heart what addiction continues to take from this life. in recent years, mccready had become better known for her problems than her promise. she struggled with drugs and depression, attempting suicide multiple times. >> mindy was her own worst enemy. she was chasing the success that she had from her album in 1996, and it just didn't come to her. and so she fell into really dark times. >> reporter: a mother of two young boys, mccready was also a fighter. in 2012, she won a bitter custody battle. but after wilson's death, she lost them to foster care. mccready entered a treatment facility, but soon after was released to outpatient care. in her last television interview, she was optimistic. >> how do you keep getting through all these hard times? >> i just keep telling myself that the more suffering that i go through, the greater character i'll have. >> reporter: in a weekend phone call to a friend, mccready talked about a new song, "i'll see you yesterday." ♪ see

carrie underwood concert at the coliseum tonight. keep that in mind. looking over across the bay, san mateo bridge nice flow on 92 westbound with headlights off high-rise into san mateo. >> it's 4:39. coming up, practically a done deal. the big name player the niners might soon be trading. >>> and no more working from home. we'll let you know what's behind a big move that has a bay area tech giant cracking down on employee free time. >>> and a strange new twist comes to light in the oscar pistorius murder case. >>> as we enter the last week of february, we give you a live look outside. that's the south bay san jose all lit up on this monday, february 25th. we're checking the forecast. christina said it will warm up nicely so get ready. 4:43. >>> yahoo! has a new ultimatum for employees. show up for work or quit. the sunnyvale company issued a memo friday telling all remote employees they need to start working at yahoo! offices. according to the san francisco chronicle, yahoo!'s human resources boss told employees that working at yahoo! "is not just you

clarkson and fellow female powerhouses adele and carrie underwood got awards last night.ho won big. their hit we are young won. they are not young. belgian australian artist gotyea won record of the year. mumford and sons won the night's biggest prize, album of the year for their album battle. >>> the most talked about moments twitter is talking about rihanna and chris brown snuggling together all night long. they look very cozy. chris brown stayed seated while everyone else gave frank ocean the award. brown was nominated in the category. you can recall the two artists got into a scuffle in the recording studio. there's obviously some beef there. he's still clapping though. everyone seemed to adhere to this year's strict dris code. the most talked about red carpet moment. when you see katy perry there. jennifer lopez showing some leg there. her high split dress looked odd over exposed limb at last year's mark. >> that is a nice leg. >> no photo shop there. very firm and muss koor lar. >>> host l.l. cool jay was sincere. he was not a frequent twitter user. he's fascinated

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. ♪ >> the grammy winner for best solo country performance was car carrie underwood. sang "blown away." ♪ ♪ >> and last but not least the fashions. they were told they couldn't show too much sing but of course some singers tried to push the envelope. >> so as you can see i read the memo. >> you look beautiful. you look gorgeous and you inspired memo. >> meanwhile rihanna in a sheer red chiffon gown. gown. check out the mint green cleavage bearing gown. >> obama care is supposed to make healthcare more acceptable for every american. but in at least one state there are not enough doctors to care for all of those people. now they could be taking some unusual steps. >> could reaching for a cold beer really after a workout be better for you than a glass of water? the surprising new research. i will have to hear this. i don't have to believe this. >> 43 after the hour. firs russia. more than 10 people killed in a coal mine explosion. officials say a build up of methane gas caused the blast. in india 3 dozen people are dead after a stampede at a train station. millions gathe

the other one who stood out was carrie underwood. she looked classy.1 million. they're saying block and white is the new spring color for 2013 so you're seeing a lot of stars did the black and white ensemble. this was a surprising outfit for beyonce because we're so used to seeing her in gowns. she did it in a pant suit. there you go, j.lo with the slit. i think only j.lo could pull off that dress. >> we saw justin timberlake. this is part of his comeback. what did he do after the grammys? >> that was my favorite performance of the night. he had such an epic night. i'll tell you what. he went from this performance at the grammy. he went to the hollywood palladium. he released his new song as well called "mirrors," which people are saying it may be ought biographical which it talks about his other half, jessica biel. they split up and got back together. he says i look in the mirror and see a reflection of myself in the mirror which is you which would be a wonderful tribute to his wife. >> there are always wonderful collaborations. what are people talkin

. >>> tomorrow, we're talking with carry underwood -- carrie underwood.this is "cbs this morning." >>> this has been a fun day. >> i know. no two days are ever the same. for me the best was the monsignor talking about that lightning bolt. that it was from -- >> a sign from god himself. and here's the video of it. incredible. happened just hours after the pope resigned. >> and then from pope benedict to dick cheney. >> yes. >> valerie jarrett. tony schwartz on how to be more productive. >> all of us need more naps. that's the rule. the takeaway from today. >>> that does it for us. up next, your local ne

american idol alum carrie underwood saying i grew up to listening to mindy mccready. so sad for her family. many prayers are going out to them. she leaves behind two young sons ages 6 years and 10 months. tony and allison, back to you. >> fire officials in the district continue to investigate the cause of the fire at a home in southeast. flames ripped through the home on 33rd street around 3:00 on sunday morning. a 4 year old girl remains in critical condition. the home's owner 46-year-old jeremy calvary lewis is charged with felony threats. he made threats against one of the women living at the home while crews worked to put out the flame. >>> the search is on for the driver who hit and killed a person. 20-year-old darnell ross was hit around 10:30 saturday night in the 100 block of m street northeast. police say he somehow fell into the road and was struck. investigators hope to hear from witnesses who may have seen what happened. >> making headlines around the world, oscar pistorius's track career will be sidelined indefinitely. the south african olympian's agent s

. >> the most bled out artist at the awards carrie underwood.million. >> boy, that's a lot of money. >> up next, 19-year-old viscus fisher. he was busy performing his own songs to help celebrate black history month. the south african teen joins us live to perform. >> first though, local young artist combined contemporary moves with african dance. introducing us to some of the performance with youth association on the other side of the break. ( man ) legs up ! ( man ) legs up ? legs up, legs up, legs up ! red hot deal days are back. let nothing stop you. good job ! it's red hot deal days. get the nokia lumia 822 in red for free and discover all the things to do on the go with city lens. or the droid razr m by motorola in pink for $49.99. everything droid does in an edge-to-edge display. hurry in, because the sale ends february 20th. powerful devices. powerful network. verizon. >>> all month long we are joining in the celebrations for black history month. contemporary and african dance meet rich vocals. holly joins us live with a preview of saturd

. >> carrie underwood said: >> mindy mccready was 37 years old. >> mary ann, thank you so much. >> those the top five stories making news at this hour. brand new details emerging about pope benedict's health. a german magazine is reporting that his hearing has deteriorated and he appears to have gone blind in his left eye. last week it was revealed the pope had heart surgery three months ago to repair batteries in his pace america. the pope is set to step down at the end of this month. >> a brand new bombshell revealing olympic track star oscar piss tomay have drunk afty drinking during a search of his house. they had a blood covered cricket bath leading investigators he might have attacked her before shooting her. they have canceled all of the races so he can defend himself against the murder charges. >>> serious and stable condition this morning. the men suffering severe burns while they were fighting a fire at a lodge near college station on saturday. officials say they may be hospitalized for more than a month as they recover. two other firefighters lost their lives and dozens gather