she is bindi irwin, daw of the famous crocodile hunter steve irwin. down with abc's nick watt. ♪ crocodile rock >> reporter: bindi irwin never danced before. after a few weeks' training looks like she knows what she's doing. >> you are a god, a god! >> reporter: why is a 17-year-old aussie, outback animal lover, high heel hater, dancing with derek, risking a turned ankle and a bruised ego on "dancing with the stars"? she's here because of her dad. >> dad always said, i don't care if people remember me, i care if theme remembpeople remember my message. as a family that is what we've tried to focus on. standing up and speaking for those who cannot speak for themselves. so as a family, i think that it's probably two weeks after dad passed away that i said to mom, when are we going to start filming again? >> reporter: dad was cultural icon steve irwin. >> oh, crikey! >> reporter: host of the smash national hit "the crocodile hunter." >> he's constricting my head. >> reporter: steve was a human hurricane. >> whoo-hoo! >> reporter: killed by a stingray in 2

kim zoll zi yak, bindi irwin tamar braxton. >> i'm used to crocodiles. >> all getting ready to hit thee for that mirror ball trophy. >> bindi irwin is one of the youngest stars this season at 1737 hayes greer is just 15. you can watch the first round of competition when "dancing with the stars" premieres september 14th on abc. phillip and reena? >> thank you so much. it's a good mix of people. i'm curious about bindi irwin. >> i'm going to make it a point to watch this season and i already have the guy i'm rooting pore. gary busy, if it can't be me, it's going to be gary busy. >> it could be us. don't rule us out yet. i've been practicing more than two weeks for that. >> go practice some more. >>> this morning on "world news now," the search for the alleged cop killer continues. >> but the massive manhunt may have changed course. breaking overnight, authorities focusing on a new location as emotions run high. the slain officer's family speaking out. >>> new overnight, hard landing. an army black hawk helicopter goes down in a forest. injuring the soldiers inside as investigators try to

"dancing with the stars" kicks off next monday and we've got the first invite to join bindi irwin andgh in rehearsal. bindi has the adorable factor all wrapped up. no doubt about that, but her footwork? it might need a little work. >> crikey. >> crikey it is. look at her dancing shoes. are those sneakers? >> they didn't realize i hadn't actually really worn heels before. i went up and instantly went down. that was a good start! >> so baby steps with the shoes and the outfits. >> it's kind of out of my comfort zone. try some sparkles on. looking at all of these costume designs. it's phenomenal. so going to try something new and different. work with the heels and see if i can stand up. >> come on. want to look at the elephant? >> we've watched bindi grow up in front of our cameras and we think her late father, croc hunter steve irwin would be proud. >> for us as a family, we tried so hard to make sure everything he loved and lived for carries on. >> she's just 17 and samba and rumba moves don't come naturally. >> sometimes i get up in the morning, like, oh, i can feel yesterday. this fe

the most enthusiastic reception though was for bindi irwin. ♪ >> bindi, of course, the 17-year-old daughtercrocodile hunter steve irwin danced with partner derek hough to "crocodile rock." of course, her energetic and enthusiastic performance earned a standing "o" and i tie for the lead. >> sharing that top spot, nick carter, the former back street boy. all grown up now. a very smooth and sexy performance with partner sharna. a real pleasure to watch i'd say. and two other contestants celebrity chef paula deen. she did a quick step to appropriately enough to the "what's cooking," by hank williams. >> they had her in a kitchen. okay. and gary busey dancing to the mamas and papas dancing in the streets. a good first take for all of them. one of these couples will be eliminated next monday. i thought it was a great night. a lot of energy. it was interesting to see paula deen back, bindi irwin. i think it's a great group of people. >> it was a comeback night. gary busey needs work and chaka khan needs work, as well. i feel for you. everybody's favorite nanny is getting a sequel. mary poppins th

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bindi irwin is one of the youngest stars this season at 17 and hayes grier is just 15. you can watch the first round of competition when "dancing with the stars" premieres september 14th on abc. phillip and reena. >> thank you so much, brandi. looks like a good mix of people but we saw president obama dancing earlier in alaska. wondering if 2017 could be his year for "dancing with the stars." >> well, he's going to have some

bindi irwin is one of the youngest stars this season at 17 and hayes grier is just 15.nd of competition when "dancing with the stars" premieres september 14th on abc. phillip and reena. >> thank you so much, brandi. looks like a good mix of people but we saw president obama dancing earlier in alaska. wondering if 2017 could be his year for "dancing with the stars." >> well, he's going to have some time coming up soon at that in >> george, here's what's happening on this thursday, september 3. >> two men barge into philadelphia home and pistol whip a mother and daughter. >>> you'll need a ticket to get close to the pope during his visit to philadelphia later this month. >> a bucks county judge weighs in whether a transgender woman can get sex reassignment surgery against the pushes of his parents. >> welcome back, david murphy. >> reporter: i'm back, i'm not sure

." >> but first, at the top of the leader board from last night, bindi irwin earning the judge's best of 30 with a rocking performance set to the sounds of fellow australians ac/dc. bindi said their song "you shook me" was a favorite of her late father and reminds her of the times they spent together when she was young. >> it was kind of emotional there. >> a controversial celebrity cook paula deen danced the rhumba. the judges liked her improvement over last week with a score of 19. >> paula deen getting hot. >> looking sexy. gary busey not so sexy. he did improve. he ended up on the chopping block after a stiff but enthusiastic performance. >> how did chaka khan get the lowest score with a 15 which seemed to do in the legendary singer? unfortunately, she's the first one to be eliminateded from season 21. but she left on a positive note saying that she made great friends. >> good genes or good doctors? >> oh, no. >> good genes. good genes. >> all right. >>> lastly, here's some more dancing for you, but this is a bit of dirty dancing. >> yeah, at a recent madonna concert, the queen of

the season premiere of "dancing with the stars," bindi irwin charm, paula deen's debut and gary busey. >> we say good tuesday morning. we get started with that breaking news taking place on the utah/arizona border where eight people are dead and five still missing swept away in a surprise wave of flash flooding. >> emergency officials in the sister towns of hildale and colorado city say a van and suv carry 16 women and children were swamped by a wall of water that washed them downstream. three managed to survive. >> it was triggered by heavy rains falling in canyons north of those two towns. power and water service still out in much of that area. >>> taking a look at the radar you see it stretching north. some of these storms bringing heavy downpours and lightning and we'll stay on top of it in the southwest. >>> that same system is bringing cooler wet weather to northern california, as well. a bit of a break for exhausted firefighters battling a deadly wildfire. >> rest keptidents are struggling. 700 homes swept away. 6,000 acres burned and the fire 10% contained. a heartbreaking ret

. >>> "dancing with the stars," bindi irwin rocking out to her dad's favorite song. paula deen getting a leg up and the first elimination. >>> well, good tuesday morning. we begin with the pope's historic trip to america, just hours away from touching down in the nation's capital for the >> yeah, but first the pope is expected to draw more big crowds in cuba this morning wrapping up his visit by celebrating one more mass and meeting with families. and when he arrives in washington this afternoon, he'll be greeted by president obama and unprecedented security measures. abc's bazi kanani has the latest right now from capitol hill, bazi, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kendis, good morning, reena. when the pope arrives here this afternoon he will have a brief opportunity to rest before his busy days ahead including meetings at the white house tomorrow and a speech here to congress on thursday. the faithful greeted with hugs and kisses in cuba, hundreds of thousands drawn to pope francis in the communist nation where even era all castro is attending his masses.

that was a snake bindi irwin was holding. last season may be a memory for most viewers but not from the entrepreneur from shark tank. he is still dating his partner on dancing with the stars, kim johnson. you don't have to win the trophy to win the show. >> you had me at gary bussey. you can see season 21 of dancing with the stars tonight on channel 7. >>> we are getting a first look at an arabic sesame street. the original which started in 1979 was made in kuwait. then the studio was partially destroyed by fighting from the gulf war and it went off air. now it is back. all new and old characters are speaking arabic. >> she is six years old. she is clever. she is full of life. she want to play with everybody. >> glover, elmo and erni, and burt are all there. >>> bus driver accused of taking an mta bus and driving drunk. tonight, our first look at the driver plus new details about how he had access to the bus. >>> a man runs into the cop that arrested th geico motorcycle, great rates for great rides. >>> it is 4:30. all new th

stars" returned with a bang, for season 21 and one celebrity stood out on the dance floor, ♪ ♪ >> bindy irwind us last week she was worried about the judges but last night she shined. crocodile rock and all. bindy and derek hough scored 24 out of 30 and is getting big support from the show's alums. we caught up with some for the miss america competition sfwli love bindy, she is adorable. we met bindy last year and to see her on the show, her energy is amazing. >> bindy has competition, back street boys singer, nick carter. ♪ ♪ >> nick and partner shauna burges, scored 24 with their cha cha. >> who will be this season's champion dancing star? nick carter. >> last night jimmy kimmel predicted real win the whole thing. >> nick bring me the mirror ball trophy or you are a dead man. >> a tough night for chaka khan. she only earned 18 points and last place kim looked stiff and scared during her salsa. >> next week two star goes home during two nights of dancing on monday and tuesday. >> that is really, really a lot of tal enon the dance floor. >> a 12, you can only go up from there. >>> david is he

. >> paula deen, gary busy and bindi irwin, victor espinoza and one of the men that thwarted the europe train attack alek skarlatos. season 21 "dancing with the stars" prenears monday, september 24 on channel 7. >> the best mix. >> they really, really do. i was excited about chaka but then you saw alek skarlatos. >> he is a hero. >> make the early call on bindi irwin and derrick hough. >> great combining we had in weather fall is coming. >> absolutely. there are only so many of these left. we have to deal with the heat through tomorrow and then it breaks and we have a great weekend. one little bump in the road in the forecast that pumped up the last day. we will get to that t. ladies i think they want to see you again. a huesy sky. maybe roll that r again as i go to the forecast. hazy sky downtown. hot afternoon. temperature 86. planning forecast, should be mainly clear. temperatures slowly dropping through the 70s and 74 is your overnight low. phillies mets tonight, 82. first pitch a beautiful night for baseball again at citi field and great in flushing, a hot week at the u.s. tennis c

but that just might be bindi irwin's secret weapon.

it gets younger with bindi irwin. he's 15, she's 17. >> i'm not used to any of this. i'm used to crocodiles. >> we believe you. >> crocodiles are way less scary. >> kim sets the reality genre. >> no doubt that kim is going to rock those dancing costumes. she's going to tell you how she got her super slender figure. that is coming up. >> right now, movie news. it's the oldest in the world. >> and it just got off to an epic start with the premier of everest rest which stars jake gyllenhaal. they all hit the red carpet. >> the guys arrive in true style for a photo call early rememberier remember i earlier in the day. that is ash lynn op the snowy slopes. >> boom, there i am. base camp mt. everest. >> wow. >> is hugh jackman in that picture? >> take that. >> you actually got higher than us. this is something that my fiance and i will absolutely do because i'm sitting here in absolute envy of you right now. total envy. >> let's go! hurry up! >> based on the incredible events of two real life expeditions to the summit, the film was shot on location in the foothills of evere

bindy irwin sat down with ab nbc news, allison williams married ricky van veen. they have been dating since 2011. congratulations to them. nbc announced that taran killam will be portraying donald trump on "snl." this will be good. it starts october 3rd with miley cyrus. you don't want to miss. that at the box office over the weekend, . i want to see that. >> "the visit?" >> yeah. recreate the music 86 below. [ music playing ] you're the one i beening willing for" i can see it if your eyes" i can see nit your smile". >> we hope this is your first . >>> in the news in the "new york times," drug goes from $13.50 a tablet to $750 overnight. it's widely used to treat a common parra site for people who are pregnant. pharmaceuticals raised the price 5,000%. the company that suspended the hike says it will use the proceeds forresearch. >>> and in the washington post, lady snake gives birth after being alone for eight years, doesn't need men. okay. so this is the second year in a row. we kid you not t. yellow belly water snake has had a so-called vir

reality stores kim biermann, tamara braxton and bindi irwin. >> i'm not used to any of them. >> you don't have to convince us, bindi, we believe you. >> reporter: all getting ready to hit the ballroom and compete for that trophy. bindi irwin is one of the youngest stars this season at 17 and haze greer is just 15. you can watch the first round of competition when "dancing with the stars" premiers september 14th on abc7. brandi hitt, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> two words. >> yeah. >> gary busey. that's the lone reason to see this season. it's going to be incredible. i can't wait. >> it's going to be fascinating. >>> still to come, you're looking for allergy relief? the answer might be found in ancient medicine. we've got that story coming up. >>> and a couple arrested, accused of animal neglect. what investigators found on their farm. >>> plus the labor day weekend is just right around the corner. many folks planning to hit the beach. we are going to tell you what lifeguards want to keep swimmers safe from sharks >>> now new york's number 1 news, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> it's 4:30

. >> now for who rocked it -- bindi irwin nailed a tribute to her late dad. >> i think i thought i hav go hard and bedazzle my fans. >> she was a little of everything. i can't do this yet. >> bindi tied the highest score of the night with nick carter who overcame his voice and dancing insecurities. >> i'm the youngest in t group. so this is it kind of like me coming out of my shell in a sense. >> they did so well. i'm sure nick and bindi are safe. we're going to find out next week who two couples get the boot, one on monday and one on tuesday. speaking of couples, kevin has a new one and we like hese two as a couple. >> well, it's kind of wild, nancy. billy joel's up town girl christie brinkley may have a new rocker guy, john mellencamp. >> here's what we know. christie brinkley and john were sighted leaving a hotel after having dinner last night. this is their first time out togethe christie was married to billy joel for nine years and john was with meg ryan until their breakup in june. they do have the same publicist so that could be how they met. stay tuned. >> up in toronto, johnny

and despite standout dancing from contestants like bindi irwin and nick carter, mr. gary busey has everybody talking today. >> oh, my goodness. janice huff just walked in and she was like is this the craziest thing ever? >> we all knew everybody would be talking about gary busey. i don't know if it's jacket or the dancing or the face. and watch the numbers from the audience to say in the competition. >> they want to see what he will do next. >> yes. everyone has a dance face. that's his. >> he always has his dance face on. he keeps his dance face on. that was good stuff. >>> well, it is day two of new york live pizza work, and today we're heading to brooklyn for a few local favorites. >> lauren tagged along with scott's pizza tours to find out what makes these eateries so special. >> reporter: we cannot talk

bindi irwin and nick carter already the vegas favorites. place your wages. brandi hitt is live with the star studded studio in hollywood. >> reporter: yes, this is when the nerves are really starting to kick in with the final rehearsals underway behind the big door behind me. nearly all of the celebrities have plenty of television experience, that's not the issue. that's not what makes this show so great. it's that most of them admit they have no professional dance experience whatsoever. after a brutal dancing boot camp, the cast of season 21's "dancing with the stars" is ready to kick up their heels. wildlife wore ybarra wind -- warrior bindi irwin is going against alek scarlatos. >> trying to have fun on the way. >> and the red sequin costumes. >> absolutely, yes. [ music ] >> ain't nobody chaka khan is taking on andy grammar. >> it's hard to do. >> but actor gary busey is promising chemistry. >> i'm dancing in this show, it is going to be beyond electric, going to be cosmic. >> social media star hayes grier is up against reality star kim sole yack bierman

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. >> bindi irwin was very good. and nick carter, actually. has two left feet. but it was a good show. looking forward to the season. >> absolutely. we're going to kick it off with the devastating floods in southern utah. the death toll unfortunately now at 16 and likely to climb. in the latest agonizing twist four hikers have been found dead in zion national park. three still missing. >> and video has emerged showing those two vehicles carrying three women and 13 children. blindsided by a torrential river of mud and debris and swept away before anyone could help. abc's marci gonzalez with the details. >> reporter: a desperate search for the missing. mothers and children swept away when flash floods tore through this part of utah along the arizona border. [ screaming ] two packed vehicles stopped on a gravel road when a wall of powerful rushing water hits them from behind. >> flash flood was so significant it overwhelmed them and pushed them into the channel. the vehicles were rolled several hundred yards down stream. >> reporter: just three of the people pulled

bindi irwin's jive and nick carter's cha-cha put them on top of the leaderboard.ht the dancing continues and there will be some unseen footage. you can see the action tonight starting a the 9:00. >> i'm going with the jockey he who says he can't dance. >> american hero, alex skarlatos. >> the beauty is they do learn to dance as you watch the show. even though he says he can't dance now, maybe by the end. >> good to have a basic understanding. >> probably a good idea. >> let's take a look outside here. northeast philadelphia, woodhaven road at thornton road, we still have construction out here and they've been in the process of clearing it. we can watch them back up. that's on the remembered as you watcleft-hand side.they're g up the cones. traffic is get buying a little better now and westbound all lanes opened. still in the process of picking it up on woodhaven road. gravers road blocked at monterey drive. >> dressing the kids with the light jacket this morning. we're starting out cool once again but this afternoon it is shorts and t's all the way and shear why.

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so far, eight of the 13 cast members have been revealed, including chaka khan, bindi irwin, and tonighthe distinct honor of revealing the biggest name of all, so, without further ado, please welcome contestant number nine, ladies and gentlemen, mr. gary busey! gary! [cheers and applause] wow! ♪ [cheers and applause] ♪ >> jimmy: hi, gary. >> i am so proud to be here with you announcing this incredible mild changing thing. >> jimmy: and may i say that we are honored that you have been a part of the "dancing with the stars," i know you've been asked many times before. what made you decide to do it this time? >> i didn't have anything else to do. >> jimmy: gary busey! ♪ [cheers and applause] >> listen, listen, everybody. after i dance on "dancing with the stars," please pick up your telephones and vote for me! [cheers and applause] for gary busey! ♪ >> jimmy: thank you, gary. ♪ [cheers and applause] >> jimmy: well, it's going to be a great season, folks. the final four stars will be revealed tomorrow morning on good morning america. tonight on the show, we have music from atlas genius, from