so, they accept kym as part of our organization in steeler nation. >> jimmy: it looks like kym is wearingd, would you grab those for a second? because i would like to see -- are they substantial, are they heavy? >> really heavy. pretty heavy. >> jimmy: where is that going? >> right beside my super bowl mvp trophy. something to be very proud of. >> jimmy: it is? [ applause ] and have you spoken to any of your teammates today or after you won? >> you know what it's funny because when i first started the show, everybody was like man, you're going to be the first guy kicked off the show. and i get no positive encouragement from my teammates but as they came to the show and saw me dance, they told me not to come back without that mirror ball trophy so here it is coach tomlin, i'm comeing back with the trophy. >> jimmy: he must be ecstatic. i can't way to see what your end zone dance looks like now. it can be spectacular. kym, you should help him choreograph that. well congratulations to both of you. and especially thank you, again for all the money. [ cheers and applause ] i knew you could do

kym taught you so much about dancing. but taught her a lot.u know what i'm saying? that was tight. >> oh, that was tight. hines has been teaching me some of his slang. i know what's up, playa? what's up shorty? let's slide. i think? i think that's-i think the slide line. >> you say crunk this joint? it's cranking? >> no. >> no more lingo. let's get crunk. >> we had fun. that's what made it fun. i woke up in the morning, i looked forward to going to practice. she made it fun for me just to go out there. not only just learn the dance e routine but learn each other. we spoke english but didn't understand each other half the time. >> you all had fun, including kirstie and maks. maks, people have said before that you were the bad boy of the ball room. but we saw a different side of you. did kirstie bring out something? you're still bad, you're still bad. >> i don't even know what bad boy ball room means, actually. but yeah, i was just focused on kirstie and she came in, put her trust in me and just like everybody else here we just do our best. i th

this is kym johnson being wheeled out on a stretcher. it's the latest mishap in a season that's seen a lot of them. linsey davis has the details. >> reporter: week after week, nfl star, hines ward, and his partner, kym johnson, wow the audience with their fancy footwork. but an unexpected move landed johnson on a gurney. "entertainment tonight" captured this scene, after she took a nasty fall while rehearsing for monday's semifinals. >> hines, how is kym feeling? >> i don't know. we'll find out. >> reporter: hours later, he gave fans an update, via facebook and twitter. kym was admitted to the hospital today, after falling and injuring her neck during our practice, he said. bruised and wearing a neck brace, johnson managed to tweet, i'm a little shaken up, sore, but i will be fine. good news for ward, who is leaning heavily on her to win. >> two weeks leading up to the final, i'm just going to listen to kym. she knows best. >> reporter: it's no secret the dance floor can be dangerous. this season alone is proof. a ruptured cyst on the ba

when i saw kym go through that, i was like, please, kym, get up. this is "dancing with the stars."u have disappointment. all three of the elements last night. it was an amazing show. >> they had two, perfect scores, hines and kim. >> they definitely are -- just watching the dance right there. >> mark and chelsea, they're in the lead, donny. >> i know. they got that from the cha-cha, okay? let's call the lead who it really is. hines and kim really are the leaders as far as the dancing is concerned. chelsea kane is a better dancer, yes. and america is in love with kirstie alley. so, i'm making a prediction right now. >> you were right last week. >> my prediction is that ralph macchio is going to go off tonight. >> i think you're right. >> all four of them deserve to be there, guys. let's call it the way it is. this is what i'm going to tell tom bergeron on the show tonight. when it comes to freestyle, it's the most important dance. it allows you to be who you are. and that's going to be very interesting to see. and i don't think ralph will be there for it. >> that's too bad. we were

. >> the winners and new champions of "dancing with the stars" are -- hines and kym! >> reporter: a road to the trophy, this season filled with spills, thrills and chills. and then there were three. disney star chelsea kane and partner mark ballas sizzled during their last samba. and their freestyle dance earned a perfect score. >> perfect score. >> reporter: tied atonight leaderboard nfl pro hines ward and partner kym johnson who football-themed freestyle earned rave reviews. after a roller coaster season, a catsuited kirstie alley and maksim chmerkovskiy had fans on their feet with a high-energy cartwheeled filled dance. performances with black-eyed peas, sara evans and go-goes and hines ward crowned the winner. so, what now? well, winner hines ward will be embarking on a whirlwind media tour, making a lot of appearancen and showing off that hard-earned trophy but everybody competing should be considered a winner, considering more than 22 million viewers tuned in last night to watch them battle it out. rob, peggy? >> that is great turnout. now he doesn't care so muc

the winner is, pittsburgh steelers wide receiver hines ward and professional partner kym johnson. they capture the coveted mirror ball trophy, beating out kirstie and her partner. >> a shocker, a lot thought she would take it. credited johnson, and ward, and the couple's fans for their victory. the second pro football player to win the competition. you might recall emmitt smith was the winner in 2006. no doubt the injury, maybe got them the sympathy vote. he could dance. he could dance. i'm not taking anything away from him. >> he was good. >> they were on the map after that injury. >> if you need "dancing with the stars" fix. all three couples are on the way to "good morning america." catch them all out tomorrow morning on "gma." >> we will be back, everyone, with more, "world news now," after this. after this. you go next if you had a hehehehere would hoveround power chair? the statue of liberty? the grand canyon? it's all possible ith a hoveround., tom: hi i'm tom kruse, inventor rand founder of hoveround., when we say you're free to see the world, we mean it. call today and ge

kym is healing.earsal accident ten days ago that bruised vertebrae ligaments and separated a neck joint. >> i don't want to see it. i think it might mess with my mind and scare me doing a few things. >> you don't want to see it. i saw it. it's a scary feeling. i was pretty messed up mentally for a little while. >> reporter: she will dance tonight. do you have any doubts? >> i got a little spooked trying to figure out tricks. once i felt comfortable with them, i feel okay. i'm not doing anything with my head plunging to the floor. >> no. >> reporter: kirstie lost weight dancing. she won't say how much. >> i have no idea. i have no idea. all i go by is clothes. i bought all these dresses in the same size going down. down, down, down. >> reporter: did you really? >> i thought, when you're there, i think you're done, sort of. >> reporter: how close are you? >> i'm probably two sizes away. i have had people say, oh, my god, you have to eat something. oh, my god, my dream. >> reporter: after months of ups

. >> obviously, i think hines and kym came out with the most impact.. i think mark and chelsea had the great job. she had to dance alongside mark and do the same steps. i think the one that came up short was kirstie and maks. she couldn't do the same lifts. if you can't really do a cartwheel, you shouldn't try on own national tv. >> it seemed she had the crowd on her side. >> yes, but gravity wasn't. if you can't do a cartwheel, you can't do a cartwheel. >> so you would have given her less than a 9? >> i probably would have gone with an 8. i think the judges knew that she really put herself out there. i commend her for that. bruno said the best. respect goes to her for putting her out there and trying things nobody expected her to do. i think the big winner last night was hines and kym. >> so they go all the way? >> if i had to put my money on somebody, as much as it pains me, as a cincinnati bengals fan, i would have to say pittsburgh steeler hines ward is going to win. >> that really hurt you to say that. >> it did. i just got a chest pain from sayin

over the weekend, kym johnson taken out of rehearsal in a neck brace. been tweeting all weekend. hines is standing behind her, saying she'll tough it out and she's doing amazing. one of the producers saw her outside the studio yesterday. we don't know yet whether she's going to be able to dance tonight. of course, we all hope so. four couples left. >> "dancing with the stars" airs tonight, at 8:00, 7:00 central. while you're waiting, join us on twitter. usually sam leads the twitter party. it's a hoot. >>> coming up, andrew morton, biographer on princess diana. has a new book out on will and kate. details on what's in store for them. has new book out on will and kate. cacacacacacacacacacacacacacacaca >>> well, you know the man trusted by princess diana to write her biography is now breaking new details about her beloved son and his new bride. andrew morton put the final touches on "william & catherine" just days after the big wedding. andrew is here to talk to us. did you get a chance to enjoy the wedding? you were so busy. it. >> was a great day. i was

. >> could kym johnson's injury help kirstie snag the mirror ball?co-star jon crier really thinks of the news. >> what do you think "two and a half men" is go doing do without charlie? >> and maria shriver's pedi. did she reunite with arnold over the weekend?

hines and kym? chelsea and mark? or kirstie and maks? >> steelers nation as you know huge. pittsburgh i think it's a civic responsibility. >> my daughters love chelsea. but i think hines will take it. >> the terrible towels are out. >> and kirstie? >> she has a base. >> they're all going to be here at one point. >> next wednesday. morning. meanwhile, the giants return to dodgers stadium tonight. it will be the team's first trip back to l.a. since stow was attacked. the dodgers have doubled the reward to $200,000 to find the suspects. they are handing out the sketches of the two wanted men. traffic and some problems. >> especially southbound 101 at san mateo where there is an injury accident. it's causing things to slow down in burlingame. northbound 101 at pail mil bray a new crash that is being reported. bay bridge on toll plaza not bad, but there is some slowing in san jose 280 approaching cupertino with an accident. >>> welcome back. live doppler clearing trend and stray shower is possible to the south and east. again this afternoon across the north bay mountains with a

you may remember that last weekend hines ward and his partner kym johnson were rehearsing and she hadootage. very difficult to watch. there they are during better times during the show. but they were doing a rehearsal last friday and he literally dropped her. look at that video. she had a scary moment. she could not feel -- couldn't walk, couldn't feel her arms. a nasty injury to her neck right to. anyway, came back last night and they had a great night. did two routines last night and scored perfect tens on each. the tango. and the judges just received a -- and he was really shaken up about what he had done though. literally did two perfect routines. two times around. so they had their shining moment after what could be had been a very nasty injury so congrats to him. >> he was in tears. they finished in the routine. both burst into tears. couldn't sleep. obviously a terrible, terrible accident. >> congrats to them. >> whenever a crime or an issue with a missing child, instantly think of john walsh. got into the business of finding the bad guys after he lost his own son 6-year-old ad

. >> the winners and new champions of "dancing with the stars" are hines and kym!ing as much of a sweet inspiration for me as i have tried to be for you. i won't say good-bye, i'll just say until we meet again. >> oh, always, amazing. >> don't cry, rob. don't cry. i know you are an oprah fan. i heard it in the makeup room. it was a great show. but don't cry. >> no, no, i am over it. we're moving on. we're moving on from oprah. again, so much going on politically, too. be on the look out next week. more announcements in the presidential race, sarah palin, stepping into it with her bus tour up the east coast. we'll see where all of this goes. >> of course the continuing story in joplin, missouri, lots and lots of news. we're going to be right back. >>> it's a ritual this time of year. backyard cookouts over memorial day weekend. >> we'll get advice from a celebrity chef when we come right back. don't go far. abababababababababñ >>> welcome back, everybody. of course memorial day is upon us. the unofficial start to summer. that means it is time to fire up the grill. f