george pennachio has all the dancing highlights. >> reporter: emmitt smith and his partner cheryl burke tackled the cha cha. it was enough to end the evening on top. >> i'm very sad. that means we have no other place to go but down. >> reporter: half a point behind for second,. >> then is a reason na bryan. >> -- sabrina brian. >> reporter: shawn johnson and a three-way tie for sixth. >> val and i -- if val and i get voted out, we've had a great

in los angeles, george pennachio for abc news. >>> another all new "dancing with the stars" is right here tonight on abc2 at 8:00. that's two hours again followed by private practice. keep it here for us, abc2 news at 11. >>> coming up at 6:00, even the nfl said the replacement officials missed a call. we'll have more on it. >> a new government report has news about prescription drug abuse. why abuse among one segment of the population is on the decline. those stories and whole plot more when you join us for -- lot more when you join us at 6:00. >>> it's a time honored tradition in towns all over the country but one will no longer be able to hold a father-daughter dance. one school was sued after a single mother said she had a serious problem with the dances. she argued they were too gender specific. after the ucla took up the cause -- aclu took up the issue, it was banned. >> when we create any event that might any family feel excluded. >> although federal law does not allow discrimination based on gender, there are some exception. the school district has band the dances but passed

george pennachio has more. >> pamela and tries than. >> reporter: pamela anderson and tristan macmanus were the first ones to see the lights dim. they danced one but pamela skipped out of doing interviews after her elimination. why is pamela not here? think she's too upset. >> she's definitely disappointed. i'm here. >> reporter: tristan admits they didn't rehearse as much as they could have. they tried but time got away. >> maybe the time, the nerves, intensity of what we were doing. it didn't pan out, unfortunately. >> reporter: so pamela and tristan are out but a former champion found himself in the bottom two. season two champ drew latchy and his partner anna trebunskaya survived elimination. >> i'm going to do everything to make it the best jive. you know i don't care if i have to literally bleed on this floor. it's going to be the best jive i can do. >> reporter: but the competition is ready to go for it. >> that means we can't slack. we have to come. give it our all. >> the audience as to enjoy what they see. >> everything will be on the floor. >> this season is so strong and so