. >> reporter: 19-year-old bristol palin tied for seventh place with 76-year-old florence henderson. >> i'm definitely feeling more confident than i was three weeks ago. i think we're going up from here. i think it was a fun performance. i think we did well. >> reporter: the biggest surprise of the night was the florence henderson flash. >> and this one. somebody had to take the situation down a notch. >> reporter: but before we get to him, michael bolton landed in ninth place. >> i think one thing we've learned tonight is to just relax and enjoy it and to smile. >> reporter: hoping to smile for another week, margaret cho, mike the situation and david hasselhoff all tied for last scoring triple 5s. >> i gave everything that i have. and he knows it to be true. >> he incouraged her to go out in front of millions of people with five days of prep. >> in heels and tight pants and rhinestones. >> i'm 58, baby. i'll feel it tonight but i feel great. it was a lot of fun. >> reporter: the dancing is done for week one, now time to worry because one of the 12 couples will not make it through to

and giving a hug to florence henderson. but what's really happening behind the scenes of "dancing"?eek two, you're duped into thinking i can do this on week one, because you have so much time to learn the first dance. by the time you learn that second dance. oh, boy. >> tonight on abc, it's the jive for rick box, brandie, kurt warner and margaret cho and for the situation, bristol. kyle massey, audrina and florence henderson get the quick step. >> i think the tone of back stage is one that's very supportive between the dancers. but between me and you, i know secretly that they are trying to take each other down. >> and niecy, we'll take you inside rehearsals with tonight's top contenders, straight ahead. >> but first, the latest new on lindsay lohan. release from jail on $300,000 jail, lindsay spent her moments of freedom getting her third s.c.r.a.m. bracelet. doing charity work in a homeless shelter. image rehab may be too little too late for lindsay, who heads back to court october 22 and could face more jail time. for our star headlines for this weekend, we're kicking it off with

michael bolton, florence henderson, brandy, rick fox, kurt warner, jennifer grey, kyle massey, michaeln, margaret cho and "the situation" from "the jersey shore" who will hopefully during the course of the show make bristol palin pregnant. how great would that be? i forgot one celebrity contestant. ♪ that's the dancing golden retriever. and they should have celebrity pets in this, right? [ cheers and applause ] so every year before the season starts i pick the contestant that i think will win it all. i usually don't pick the favorite. this year, brandy is the favorite preseason at 3 to 1. you can gamble on this stuff which, by the way, makes it a lot more interesting. i go on gut feeling. i make the pick before i see the contestants dance. and i'm pretty good at it. look at this. that's -- i picked helio castroneves. he won. i picked kristi yamaguchi. she won. i picked lance bass. he did not win. i picked the beautiful gilles marini. unfortunately, he did not win. i picked donny osmond. and, as you know, donny osmond won. i picked erin andrews last year. erin andrews did actually not w

celebrities include bristol palin, mike the situation, brady bunch mom florence henderson and david hasselhofflin says she'll be in the audience as brist's number one fan. two former pro athletes are competing, kirk warner and rick fox will test the foot work off the field. fox has paired up with the bay area's cheryl berk who has won the title twice as a pro. you can catc the "dancing with the stars" o-hour premier here on abc 7. it starts at 8 p.m.. got that tivo'd in your family? >> yes, absolutel >> wife is hoping to pick up additiol success there? >> maybe. of course. >> pretty nice days ahead. >> we do. santa cruz, look how beautiful. and even more sushine this weekend. >>

celebrities include bristol palin, mike the situation, brady bunch mom florence henderson and david hasselhoffh palin says she'll be in the audience as bristol's number one fan. two former pro athletes are competing, kirk warner and rick fox will test their foot work off the field. fox has paired up with the bay area's cheryl berk who has won the title twice as a pro. you can catch the "dancing with the stars" two-hour premier here on abc 7. it starts at 8 p.m.. got that tivo'd in your family? >> yes, absolutely. >> wife is hoping to pick up additional success there? >> maybe. of course. >> pretty nice days ahead. >> we do. santa cruz, look how beautiful. and even more sunshine this weekend. >> awesome. fiber one chewy bar. how'd you do that? do what? it tastes too good to be fiber. you ma it taste like chocolate. it has 35% of your daily value of fiber. do it again. turn it into sometng tasty. this guy's doing magic. there's chocolate chips in here w. hod you do that? right! tasty fiber, that's a good one! ok, umm...read her mind. what's she thinking? that's right! i'm not thinking anything!

. >> palin tied with florence henderson for the 7th street we'll tiend who the latest is.eral problems in between. let's go to adam. >> that's not nice. nice today. a lot of sunshine, low humidity. near the 0. a chance of storms over the weekend. we need it. jo we'll have more news at think about the internet. growing, evolving, literally transforming our lives. now imagine the possibilities of what tomorrow could bring. at at&t, we support a core set of standards that will guide the internet into the future... to protect users, and reward innovators, for years to come. we support a fair and open internet - affordable and accessible to everyone. transparent networks, managed in ways that are clear to all users. we support the fcc's plan to bring high-speed internet to everyone in america by 2020. and we are committed to keeping the internet working, as the economic engine that's creating jobs now. working together, investing, keeping information and ideas flowing freely, we can ensure that the internet will continue to grow and influence the future... in ways we can only i

range from reality stores like mtv, also known as the situation to america's most iconic mom, florence hendersond a tribute to the late patrick swayze. tonight the first couple will be voted off. daughtry will perform. >>> 6:24. you heard kim brown say this problem is slowing down your commute. >> an escaped zebra was roaming the streets and gave drivers an unexpected sight. >> plus, the towson commons development goes on the auction block today. i'll have more on the sales coming up. old gibbs canning company. today these factories are full of dot com businesses. and now my job is helping maryland create new economy jobs. training new math and science teachers investing in our institutions of excellence pioneering new cyber security jobs and giving an old gm plant a jump start building electric motors. i'm barbara mikulski. i approve this message so you'll know i'm fighting for you. >>> now good morning maryland. >> this morning we take a closer look at where 14-year- old chris paulson was killed friday night. >> and if you have big bucks, there's a big building at the heart of towson. it could

florence henderson is on "dancing with the stars," mrs. brady.n the gauntlet to the situation. check this out. >> look out, mr. situation. you're going to get a 12-pack here. >> no! make it stop. t.j., take it down. that's carol brady challenging the situation's six-pack with her 12 -- do we have a split of their abs? just to -- no? she's 76. give her a break. the situation's, like, 25. >>> let's go back to christine o'donnell just for a moment. remember everyone dug up that old clip from bill maher, talking about the witchcraft. said she went to a midnight picnic with a satanic altar. well, you know what? she's really drawn the ire of the wiccan community with her statements. let me read you a quote from the reverend salina fox. she said this in the statement. any political candidate that's going to equate witchcraft in satanism is ill informed, not likely to get the support of people involved in nature religion. america really needs to be a place where you can celebrate diversity and practice your religion without getting ridiculed or defamed.

of course there's also florence henderson, michael bolton, margaret cho.show you all of these folks. the one thing a lot of people are talking about this morning is jennifer grey. she was on the movie with patrick swayze, "dirty dancing." she was doing the viennese waltz to a song from "dirty dancing" and listen to what happened. ♪ >> it really like took me back almost like in the time capsule. and i was with patrick. i just missed him. and i just realized just like how fast time goes. i can't believe he was like young, gorgeous. and he's just gone. it gist freaked me out. it's like a weird moment. >> you can see she's obviously having a really hard time with that. interestingly enough, when patrick swayze did write his autobiography "the time of my life," he said she was one huge pain in the derriere on-set. he went on to say she was overly emotional, slipped into silly moods forcing them to do scenes over and over. because she would continuously laugh. he did leave by saying, forgiving her annoying antics. she did a phenomenal job. in many ways she made

. >> i think that's a great philosophy, i shouldn't have peaked in on anyone but i saw florence henderson, and she can shake a tail feather. >> this isn't the situation right here. >> when wardrobes start coming off. >> i'm not worried about the situation, even though i know he has a lot of fans out there and he's really talented, i'm worried about jennifer. >> jennifer, dirty dancing-- >> nobody puts baby in the corner. >> nobody puts baby off the show. brandy, tell me about the outfits. everyone watches the show and would like to wear the costumes. i know they're about this big, but they're so fantastic to watch. >> i know, they're so sexy and glamorous. who wouldn't want to wear these clothes on "dancing with the stars"? i can't wait. every week, that's why people have to vote for me, so i can wear the clothes. >> i'm concerned they blend wardrobes. i've seen some things the men are wearing sometimes, i'm wondering if it came from the women's department. i don't know. >> little tight. >> you have to pop. >> there's no wonder why the men take all the clothes off. >> you have to have a l

florence henderson or melissa montgomery?you want to take a guess, do by by heading to our facebook stage. it's 9:21.  >>> the atlanta pastor accused of sexual abuse spoke out about the scandal during sunday service. but bishop eddie long didn't get into specifics of the allegations. he's facing four civil lawsuits claiming the head of the church lured young men into sexual relationships with gifts. bishop long is blaming the media. >> i have never in my life portrayed myself as a perfect man. , but i am not the man that is being portrayed on the television. that's not me. that is not me. >> the bishop has called for a ban on same-sex marriage and promised to cure homosexuals. >>> frightening moments for passengers on board a delta flight. it's all caught on camera. >> stay down. stay down, stay down. >> a plane heading from atlanta to new york made an emergency landing at jfk airport on saturday night. you can see from the cell phone video sparks flying outside of the window. the right landing gear did n

>> florence henderson, rick fox, kurt warner, the situation, it is a great cast. >> greta: you have methe situation? >> yeah, i met him the other day. >> greta: what did you think? >> he's a nice guy, he's great. >> greta: where do you go from here? after dancing with the stars, what is the what? >> you know, i have no idea. there's a lot of opportunities out there. whatever is best for tripp and i, i will pursue. >> greta: how did you get hooked up with this? >> they contacted me while i was working in anchorage and jumped onboard. >> greta: you bring up tripp i have to bring up the question. what is up with you and levi? is that over now? >> yes, don't want to get into it. it is just old drama, old news. thankful that i saw the light and i have a beautiful son and thankful to be moving forward. >> greta: another topic. megan mccain has written a new book. you are mentioned. >> am i mentioned? >> greta: i don't know, what do you think of the book? >> i don't keep tabs on megan mccain. i don't follow what she is doing. all i know is she is trying to sell books now if she thinks attackin

. >> biggest surprise of the night was the florence henderson splash. >> and someone had to take the situation down a notch. >> before we get to him, michael bolton landed in 9th place. >> i think one thing we've learned tonight is to relax and enjoy it and to smile. >> hoping to smile for another week, all tied for last, scoring triple 5's. >> i gave everything that i had. >> i have courage to go out with five days of prep. >> and in heels and stones. >> i feel great. a lot of fun. >> so the dancing is done for week one, now it's him to worry because one of the 12 couples will not make it through to week two. we'll find out tonight on abc. in los angeles, for abc news. >>> all right, who is your money on? who is going home? >> tonight, i think the situation goes home tonight. >> i say michael bolton. we'll see who is right. we'll see who goes home. the results show, the two-hour special starts at 8:00 followed by the debut of detroit 187 at 10:00. >>> two cases of oxycontin missing. looks like a drug robbery gone bad. >> male was shot once in the head. female victim was shot five ti

but the moment of the night might have been when florence henderson, mrs.y, issued a challenge to the "jersey shore's" the situation. >> look out, mr. situation, you're going to get -- >> yeah, there she was, the big challenge from mrs. brady, flashing the cameras for "dancing with the stars." her bra looks very comfortable. >>> the murder of the journalist in mexico prompts one newspaper to rethink how it covers that country's violent drug war. what impact does it have? we'll be right back. you exercise and eat right, but your blood sugar may still be high, and you need extra help. ask your doctor about onglyza, a once daily medicine used with diet and exercise to control high blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. adding onglyza to your current oral medicine may help reduce after meal blood sugar spikes and may help reduce high morning blood sugar. [ male announcer ] onglyza should not be used to treat type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. tell your doctor if you have a history or risk of diabetic ketoacidosis. onglyza has not been studied with i

. >> reporter: so do florence henderson and her partner who quick-stepped their way to eighth place. >> it's only a number. instead of 76 i felt 26 tonight. >> reporter: with triple 6s margaret cho and her partner and mike "the situation" and partner tied for nine. each improving 20%. >> thank you, we're really happy. i'm happy bit. >> i'm trying. >> reporter: michael bolton, last with a score of 12. 11 stars remain in the competition. until tonight. that's when one more gets the boot during the results show. in los angeles, abc news. >> who do you think is going home? "the situation." >> i think so, too. >> shake on it. >> we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] have questions about medicare? new to medicare? unitedhealthcare medicare solutions can help give you the answers. call or go to medicaremadeclear.com now. we'll also send this helpful free guide. i'm looking for help paying for my prescriptions. [ male announcer ] that's a part d prescription drug plan. the information's in the guide. is there a plan that lets me choose my own doctor and manage my out-of-pocket costs each m

. >> yeah, that was 76-year-old florence henderson who is proving herself to be nothing like mrs.ast, or est f the hoff. >> i'm still a big star in germany. >> he choked his way through the cha-cha. his song was "sex bomb" but it seems unfair he was getting pyrotechnics to blow up the stage. even the fireworks couldn't help him with the judges who told him, "it's never too early to panic." words to live by. >>> coming up next, chris jansing. then at 1:00, don't miss "andrea mitchell reports" among her guest, former u.s. ambassador to iraq, christopher hill, p.j. crowley. we'll see you back here tomorrow, have a great day. atlanta back in the 90s, 91 today. detroit 86 and chicago at 87 is very warm for this time of year. still hot in the deserts out in phoenix and very warm in dallas. 90 degrees for you. [ female announcer ] food myth #9. [ woman ] chopping and peeling can be kinda relaxing at the end of the day. [ female announcer ] relaxing for who? try new market creations from lean cuisine. the new steam pouch locks in the fresh taste of crisp veggies, tender chicken, and al de

but how did florence henderson do?>> okay. i'm sorry, go, girl. she's 76 years old. i have to say, i mean, look, i don't know a lot of people that would flash their abs at all. >> i wasn't looking at her abs. i s seeing, gee, her breasts have morphed too into melons in the years since "brady bunch." something takes over. >> what's your issue with that? >> that they aren what they used to be and they -- there's no amount of cream in the world that can lift them. you know? you can't -- it's just -- it's sad. it is extremelysad. >> you've gained weight up here. >> yes. >> okay. i'm just -- i'm just trying to clarify. >> that's not the only placbut definitely up there. leslie, am i wrong? thank you. thank you. can i hear please from the ladies on other faceokho are postmenopaal now andheir breasts are out of control. that's all i want to know. okay, thank you. >> let's talk about, this is a discussion topic, it was in the paper a hillary clinton -- >> yes, our secretaryof state. >> secretary of state, secretary hillary cli

how can you not love -- >> florence henderson in -- >> you did it for me. >> look at mrs. brady. with that slit in that dress. >> they love her. she set it off, not bad for last night. 18 score. high total of 30. unfortunately, i was rooting for, and didn't see until this morning, here it is. didn't work out so well. >> i was wondering about that. too bad. but, at least he wasn't quite at bad as the last one we'll show you now. >> this situation, i think i say it wrong. a situation. >> is that how he says it? >> anyway -- >> both of these guys, from the bottom, 15. "dancing with the stars" kicking off big. i tell you, the magic of it, though. you kind of root for everybody. it's so hard what they're doing. >> i couldn't do those moves. hello. jennifer grey did really well. >> made people cry. >> "dirty dancing" come on. the lady can shake it. >> all right. >> we'll shake it to break. [ male announcer ] set down your pencils. step away from the internet. schedule no meetings. hold all your phone calls. for the next hour, there will be no agenda. marie callender's invites you back

and florence henderson will be dancing with corky ballas.atridge is dancing with tony dovolani. and mike sorrentino, "the situation," is getting karina smirnoff. i cannot wait to see their costumes. and then, the hoff. david hasselhoff is paired with kym johnson, who won in season nine. >> there are other pairings. go to our website, abcnews.com/gma. you can have the full list of competitors. >> they have to start rehearsing right away. the premiere is september 20th, less than three weeks away. at 8:00 eastern, 7:00 central. >>> we have weather coming up now. sam in north carolina, keeping a close watch on hurricane earl. and we have some news. >> hey. good morning, george and robin. i'm just guessing that they changed the show to "dancing shirtless with the stars." i'm just guessing that that's what kind of comes out of this whole thing. let's get to the boards. we have a lot to talk about. the hurricane center has made minor adjustments that could be big changes. hatteras island has been asked to evacuate. mandatory for visitors. resident

brady, florence henderson is there.off. >> shannon: don't forget "the situation." >> from "jersey shore." >> shannon: thank you, molly. this weekend, alaska senator lisa murkowski announced she is going to run as a write-in candidate in an effort to save the senate seat. the republican establishment not happy about that. i sat down with chris to get his take on that and also his reaction to christine o'donnell's last-minute "fox news sunday" cancellation. >> chris, you had a little different show than you were planning on a few days ago today. christine o'donnell just captured the g.o.p. senate nomination out of delaware was to be your guest. that didn't happen. we'll let you explain that. you had on a man -- there has been a war of words with the two of them this week, karl rove. >> i love the way you describe a car wreck to the victim. we had booked christine o'donnell. she was going to be here live at this desk. late friday, her campaign sent us an e-mail saying she was exhausted. and was going to go back to delaware

your tv mom, florence henderson is on "dancing with the stars." >> she is going to win. s were a little too strong. what i remember about the evening is i didn't go home with her. >> seems like a lot of that was happening on the show by the way. >> some was, yeah. >> you say she's going to win. >> she's going to win. bet on florence. >> this leads us to a question. let's see here. it says do any of you all want to -- karen in kansas excuse me, asked, would any of you consider "dancing with the stars"? >> i would do it because they pay an awful lot of money. i would make a complete fool of myself though. i would be horrible. i can't even walk in heels, let alone dance. >> i learned to dance at 100-plus grateful dead cancerons concertses. >> we're tone-deaf, as you can see. certainly, i'd do it. it would entertain america. >> why am i not surprised? george? >> question from linda. >> do you think today's child stars have it tougher than you did? >> yes. i think the paparazzi is a horrible thing to deal with. and one of the things that was different for us. may not have been

florence henderson was on the show, carol brady of course.ation. >> hello! >> there's carol brady. >> she actually stacks up against the situation. >> my goodness! >> all done. >> you know, actually, the surprise last night, margaret cho? >> margaret cho moved very greasefully. she did a couple of gags she judges didn't get. >> dude, seriously, that's the first time i've seen it. she was -- said she always felt like an ugly duckling growing up -- i was going to say in ugly dumpling which is worst than an ugly duckling because you don't want to be called that. she moved very well and graceful. >> your clubhouse leader for grey for dancing. she's winning. >> i only saw five minutes. >> she's a travel. >> not really. >> let's stop talking about this. >> terry mcauliffe. >> get your shot glasses out. >> morning brew brewed by starbucks. ♪ [ upbeat instrumental ] [ rattling ] [ gasps ] [ rattling ] [ laughing ] [ announcer ] close enough just isn't good enough. - if your car is in an accident, - [ laughing continues ] make sure it's repaired with