in los angeles, george pennacchio for abc news. >> they make it look fun. would you do it?d. >> are you a dancer? >> i can go. >> do the carlton. >> that's not a real dance. >> ♪ >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ meteorologist, david murphy. happening on this tuesday, october 7th. a war is raging between the philadelphia school district and its teachers. what is next now that the school reform commission has canceled their contract. >> police say they have arrested the man seen in this brutal and violent assault in chinatown. >> the only bears known to inhabit new york central park are at its zoo so everyone is trying the figure out how a dead bear cub ended up under a bush. >> good morning out there. it is now 4:30. we'll

george pennacchio, abc news. >> alfonso. >> you're a huge fan. you say it's done. >> it's over.r now. >> do you think you can do the carlton? >> we have been doing that for years. and that's what's making news in america. >> stick around for "good morning america." have a great tuesday. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> we have an "action news" exclusive on this tuesday, october 28th. the spca finds dogs in every single room of a south philadelphia home plus syringes which they say were used to inject dogs with steroids for fighting. we are live on the scene. >> also this morning, hundreds of angry parents demand answers after their school suddenly closes. >> passengers subdue a man at a texas airport who started >> passengers subdue a man at of the color of his shirt. >> get to all that in just a

george pennacchio tells who it was. >> jonathan and allison. >> reporter: low scores and not enough viewerhan ben yet and allison out of the competition. >> i was in a low place losing my parents, and i wanted to do something out of my comfort zone to break out and bring life back into my life. and i did, and that was allison holker and "dancing with the stars." and now i'm leaving here feeling alive, and i can take on the world. >>> and alfonso took on the sal salsa. he and his partner were injured. >> blood, sweat and tears were reel. >> and derek hugh was second, and the host had good-natured teasing. >> don't you feel he deserves abuse? he doesn't know what it means to get a seven. that's all i got were sevens on the show. he feels a little abuse to take him down a few notches. >> reporter: next week, they dance twice. they have regular routines and team dances. next week marks the return of head junch judge len goodman. >> next week will be the halloween edition. i can't wait to see that. >> oh, my goodness. >> thriller. michael jackson's thriller. it's halloween. >> he's going to win

george pennacchio takes us backstage. ♪ >> reporter: sadie roberson and derek hough were in first, andea and val, and cheryl burke for their flamenco dance. but factoring in two weeks of judges scores, since this was a non-elimination round, alfonso was in the lead. >> who's at the top? you are. >> thank you, cheryl for keeping me at the top. >> whatever. you owe me a couple drinks. >> janel parrish was in fourth place. bethany mota in fifth. and sixth, antonio sabato jr. and in seventh, the flip-filled jitterbug. >> we got sixes because i didn't throw peta murgatroyd over my back perfectly. >> i had a blast. >> who cares. >> reporter: and mamboing to eighth, and michael waltrip was last. >> i lifted her up four times. didn't drop her understand. i think we deserve more than five. >> i think so too. >> reporter: they return to the original pairings next week with pit bull sitting in at the judges' table. >> alfonso or sadie. >> yeah, it's been clear. >> yeah? >> those two are going to run away with it. that quote needs to be in context, i lifted her up four times and didn't drop her on

kabc's george pennacchio has the story. >> reporter: for 19 seasons now, host tom bergeron has kept thingsnny as he is on the show every week, the pros say he's even funnier at their dress rehearsals. >> tom bergeron's dress rehearsals are some of the most amazing dress rehearsals you could ever be a part of. his jokes are a little dirtier. so he goes there. >> i wish that they filmed some of the dress rehearsals and you could buy them online with a parental advisory sticker for 99 cents. they are hilarious. >> tom at his best is at the dress run that nobody sees. thank god. it's a completely different show. it's a great late night show somewhere on cable. >> len? >> she just kicked me in the lower portion. >> okay. isn't it great to get feeling back there. >> reporter: not just all fun and games. he's also a support system. >> he gives the best hugs in the morning. i always go up to tom first and give him a huge hug. i love him. >> early in the morning he's in there watching and supporting people. he's there for them. he's great. i love tom. he really is the best at what he does. >> repor