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 much about the super bowl. packers -- >> celebration in pittsburgh to celebrate his big win. there you go. very happy for hines ward. >> lots of fans. >> newest champion. >> see them this morning on "gma." that is whatt is making news.

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hines ward crowned the winner. what now?ill embark on a whirlwind tour making appearances, showing off the hard-earned trophy. but everybody that competed in the show should be considered a winner considering more than 22 million viewers tuned in last night to watch them battle it out. rob, peggy? >> pretty amazing. saw kirstie whip off the skirt. >> share the number. >> she's lost 38 inches. you will see the side by side. see her there how much weight she lost. >> 38 inches of fabric cut from her -- when she started at the beginning until last night. >> she had an original costume and end of the contest. you see maks lifting her up. it is all about hines. the crowd going. all three couples will fly overnight, they're all going to be on "good morning america" tomorrow morning. oh, but of course, america's favorite couple.abababababababab >>> this morning on "world news now," terror in america's tornado alley. deadly twisters bear down on oklahoma. >> and the severe storm warnings even threatened hard-hit joplin, missouri, af

but apparently two police officers never recognized hines ward.yesterday they put him in handcuffs at gun point after pulling over a car they thought was stolen. >> shortly there after one recognized the passenger as hines ward from the pittsburgh steelers. they determined that the vehicle was actually not stolen. it had been reported stolen but never reported to the lapd. >> police immediately released hines ward once they realized they made a mistake. >>> sony's chairman is offering an apology as well as i.d. protection. sony was criticized for not telling gamers it had been hacked. a lot of personal information was compromised. now sony will pay for one year of identity theft protection, if network users sign up before june 18. the say hey kid is now 80 years olded the san francisco giants will hold a birthday celebration for willie mays. a lot of people consider willie mays, the greatest player of all times. he is still going strong. he runs his charity, say hey foundation, and makes regular trips to at&t park, hands out baseball tips to fans.

champion hines ward is here with kirstie alley and chelsea kane to strut their stuff. and now, live from times square, this is "dancing with the stars," the afterparty. >> they're here! it was a show-stopping finale. on "dancing with the stars." right up until last minute, every couple, all three are here. they had perfect scores, all three of them. >> couldn't have been any closer or any better. everybody here in times square excited. all dancing. that is coming up in just a bit. >>> but we do begin with latest on the tornados in joplin, right in the cross-hairs again last night. sam and david muir are both standing by. >> let's get to matt gutman in oklahoma right now, where a fresh round of deadly twisters slammed the state overnight. you got up close and personal. >> reporter: that's right, we were just a few hundred yards from that tornado, close enough to smell the splintered trees and grass. but this is what it's like to be in the middle of it. this was a one-story home and there was a person killed in this house, seemingly exploded, debris stretching from miles

hines ward, i don't know what the hell he was wearing but he tied chelsea with a nearly perfect 59." [ cheers and applause ] and finally, at long last -- [ applause ] i will be able to purchase a jetski. also tonight, you know as the dancing ends the romancing begins. a new season of "the bachelorette," "dancing with the stars" is over, "the bachelorette." it's the circle of no life it really is. ashley, the bachelorette, is here with us tonight. earlier this evening -- [ applause ] she whittled her 25 suitors down to 18. i like to see her end up with chaz bono. i don't know if it's too late. [ laughter ] wouldn't that be great? ashley melt a lot of men tonight but my favorite was a guy named tim. tim had a lot of time to go before ashley made it over to talk to him and by the time she did, tim had a few drinks in him. >> hey, tim. >> hello. >> how's it going? are you okay? >> i'm all right. you just scared me. >> oh, i scared you, sorry. >> i did. >> how are you? >> how are you? >> i'm very well. very well. >> so um -- oh my god, i really am like like so -- >> you're what? you're d

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ralph and hines ward are bang at -- back at the top this week. >> coming from donny, that was extra special> he judges the best of the competition. he judges the world. he influences the way dancing is today. prb lit most knowledgeable -- probably the most knowledgeable person. >> you can watch tonight to see who gets sent home. >>> this is the favorite story of the night. a chemistry teacher at urbana high school in frederick has been named the 2011 national teacher of the year. president barack obama praised michelle shearer at a rose garden ceremony attended by maryland senator barbara mikulski and ben cardin. he said shearer represents all students committed to teaching. >> as teachers of the year we represent our colleagues. there are millions of teachers in america and we could all be pursuing different careers but we choose to use our gifts and talents to benefit students in the classroom. >> today the president reiterated for congress to make the no child left behind education law more flexible, changes you -- he said would help teachers be more successful. >>> the towson fest was a

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my pick to win this year, hines ward of the pittsburgh steeler.enly taken into custody by police who thought he was riding in a stolen car. this is true. turned out the woman who was driving the car reported it stolen last month when the valet couldn't find it but then forgot to report it unstolen when the valet found it. this is security camera footage. i guess tmz got a hold of it. they're at a gas station. that's his female companion. they had their duaguns drawn. hines ward coming out of the car. he also is backing up. just out of frame. and then he makes a -- he's a fast guy. so he runs around a little bit. police finally get a hold of him. watch this move. [ laughter ] you see what he did was -- he used his -- his dance ability to disarm the police and everything else. [ cheers and applause ] fortunately, that worked out. that could have been so much worse. meanwhile, simon cowell, remember simon cowell, that nasty british guy? he started shooting auditions for his new reality show, "the x-factor," which explains why baby gap across the stre

. >> the professional partner of hines ward, look at that, during "dancing with the stars" when hinesell on her. last night, just three days later, the couple scored a perfect 60 points for their salsa and argentine tango. we'll find out tonight who gets booted off. that video is hard to look at. scary. >> i can't look at it. >> disastrous. >> tough to see. great she's doing so well. good to see them out there healthy and bouncing around. >>> one man is anxious for his lunch today. he is about to eat his 25,000th big mac. >> and he's living to tell it, too. we'll tell you about his cholesterol coming up next. >>> plus, more developing news overnight. explosives as queen elizabeth visits ireland today. from the d, and the pollen outside. but with 24-hour zyrtec®, i get prescription strength relief from my allergy symptoms. it's the brand allergists recommend most. ♪ lilly and i are back on the road again, where we belong. with zyrtec® i can love the air®. [ male announcer ] get up to $6 in savings on zyrtec® products at zyrtectv.com. no hoops to jump through to get it? even better. not

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. >> that leaves actresses kirstie alley and chelsea kane, along with steelers wide receiver, hines wardvying for the coveted mirrorball trophy. >> yeah. if you made it this far, you have nothing to be ashamed of. they did really well. >> kirstie is the crowd favorite. see how it plays out. >>> a wisconsin man has scored a mcmilestone. he has consumed his 25,000th big mac. >> makes you kind of sick, doesn't it? john gorske hit his goal 35 years to the day, after he started munching the meat patties. he keeps his cartons and also his receipts to document how many he's eaton. gorske says he will continue eating big macs until the day he dies. >> which should be next week. no. his cholesterol is actually good. >> i know. he's healthy. isn't that crazy? >>> up next, the stories we'll be following later today, including the sale of some of bernie madoff's possessions. >>> and also, some new surroundings for one of the men at the heart of the collapse of enron. we have those details, coming up. my whole body hurt. it was an ongoing, deep pain. i didn't understand it. i found out that connected

i think hines ward may pull it out here. i think kirstie is the sent mental favorite.twheel last night. she dropped a lot of weight. she looks really good for all that exercise. reality is -- everybody looks really good. could be anybody's guess who will get the mirror ball trophy. afterwards i don't know what you do with it. hang it from the ceiling? >> what would you do with the big thing? good luck to the final three. sure it will be a good finale tonight. >> can't wait to see. >>> of course, the story for the last couple of weeks on the seedy side of things. schwarzenegger, the love child, and there are reports out this morning that the mother of the love child, former housekeeper of 20 years, patty, has how to hired a -- looking at the photo there from tmz -- she now has hired a los angeles firm to represent her. associated press is reporting that the lawyer, michael sauls, represented by a firm out there no plan to file litigation. just yet. she has gotten a lawyer. as this thing gets messier and messier, probably a whole bunch of lawyers involved in this thing.

. >> plus, new kirstie alley and hines ward versus the karate kid. >> next. >> that's monday. >>> thisof my highlights of the career, covering the royal wedding and being here amidst it all. it's been a thrill to be part of history being made. and what a happy, lovely story. >> and what a happy, lovely couple. all right. for more on this story and all of the late-breaking hollywood news, go to etonline.com. >> and we leave you with some of our favorite moments from the royal wedding. take care and enjoy the rest of the weekend. bye-bye. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com i want them gone. let's talk about those hostages first. i got one guy not so good. well, you let him go, and i'll get rid of the snipers. how's that? i'll send him out. yeah, i got a lot of people here. they need food and water. done. no cold pizza. i want good stuff. chicken dinners from el pollo guapo. one cop with the delivery guys, that's it. don't try anything. (phone beeps) -dwp is ready to cut the power. -all right, as soon as the hostage is clear, pull the plug. and tell swat to hide the snipers better, all

. >> 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 back of ralph macchio's knee caused him to make a trip of his own to the hospital. while mark ballas was back on a good foot this week, a few short weeks ago, a professional dancer rolled his a

. >> a "dancing with the stars contest apt on a stretcher whachlt we know about hines ward's partnersce charlie sheen. >> how much could ashton cash in on his "two and a halfmen" takeover? >>> plus what rob lowe knows are the arnold and maria separation. >>> >> and maria's first words about the split. >>> and use of botox is

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

chelsea kane, hines ward of the steelers, and i think is the crowd favorite, kirstie alley.ee standing in season 12 here but karate skid karate kid is no more. i will miss seeing him, not to mention his lovely partner who is on this month's playboy cover karina. >> we're just about to go down to the gutter. >> i think that she's got it going on. anyway. >> go down a few levels here. we're talking about danielle staub. of course one the cast members from "the real housewives of new jersey" and otherwise known of sort of a can of crazy, right? >> she was the highly controversial one as you can see. >> this is her new job. she is taking it all off apparently for real at a very famous -- wow, gees, a very prominent club here in manhattan, that's called scores gentlemen's club in new york. she said that she signed a three-year contract with this club and she's also going to be doing live appearances on their website. so she will have, you know, worldwide web stripping episodes. >> so, one, i'm shocked that strippers have contracts. two, she gets booted from the show and now she'l

now that macchio is out of the picture, the finalists include my preseason pick to win it all, hines wardo win and it's looking good. he got a perfect 60 this week. but i'm not taking any chances. i need this money to buy things. i've invested some of my potential earnings in an ad that i think is going to help narrow down the field. >> kirstie alley. you know her from "cheers." "cheers" was a place for drunks. you also know kirstie from oprah. where she took off her clothes. kirstie alley. drunk. naked. and foul-mouthed. say no to kirstie alley. >> paid for my jimmy kimmel with a serious gambling problem. >> jimmy: and kirstie alley isn't the only one i'm worried about. this chelsea kane is like a professional dancer. so i put this together for her, too. >> chelsea kane. who is [ bleep ] is chelsea kane? paid for my jimmy kimmel has a serious gambling problem. >> jimmy: i think i made some good points. "american idol" is down to three contestants, too. haley, lauren and scottie. that show i didn't bet on. but after the way the program started, it's surprising that two of the three finali

somebody, as much as it pains me, as a cincinnati bengals fan, i would have to say pittsburgh steeler hines wardt got a chest pain from saying that. >> drew, thanks a lot. we really appreciate you weighing in. we'll find out what happens tonight. i would not count kirstie out. >> it's something she pulled off. >> the finale kicks off tonight at 8:00, 7:00 central on abc. of course, every single one of the finals, all three live right here in types square tomorrow morning. our huge dancing with the stars after party. >> you know why we're smiling also? brad paisley is here live. in our times square studio and he'll be performing live in our next half hour. >>> a kidnapped four-month-old girl is back home in a contra costa county house and grandmother is facing a kidnapping charge. they say erica gallego took the girl early sunday. she took her to los angeles county where she said the baby was her own. a tip from stubborn california helped crack the case. >> let's goat an update on the commute. >> you don't want to get stuck in the back-up. it looks like parking lot all the way to hayward because

. >> hines ward. almost hurt his partner, she bounced back. >> the new one. >> have you been working out? >> my wardrobe. i almost wore it tonight. this close. this close. >> next thursday. next thursday. we'll be right back. more from abc coming right up. y. we'll be right back. more from abc coming right up. >>> this morning on "world news now" -- a heartbreaking confession. the mother of a little boy found at the side of the road in maine makes a painful admission. >> police say she told an officer she may have given her son too much cough syrup. it's thursday, may 19th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> good morning to you. i'm peggy bunker. >> i'm rob nelson. it's a developing story right now. that mother was just arrested this morning in massachusetts. police told us she is suicidal. the mother is known actually for her book, which get this, offered advice on how to help parents get their kids to sleep. >> yeah. and also part of it she said maybe using a little cough syr

. >> you got chelsea kane and hines ward.don't know who to root for. it's kind of a sore loser sort of thing. a.j. hammer, many thanks. if you want information, a.j.'s got it tonight on "showbiz tonight" at 11:00 p.m. on hln. >>> their members once included future presidents of the united states. now, an elite yale university fraternity gets a big smackdown. what a youtube video has to do with it. what?! sam, get your ears cleaned out. but what did he say? 42 wild italians. huh? it's a cruise for plus-size individuals. it's a commercial. that's all. i'm pretty sure he said the chevy cruze eco -- a commercial for eagle? eagles? no eco, eco, eco! it's "the chevy cruze eco gets up to 42 miles per gallon." who asked you? [ male announcer ] the amazingly fuel-efficient chevy cruze eco. turn up the volume! by giving me huge discounts on rooms hotels can't always fill. with unpublished rates. which means i get an even more rockin' hotel, for less. where you book matters. expedia. >>> checking stories cross-country now. happening in

hines ward is not going anywhere. great support. you have chelsea kane.nk there is your top three as we come to the final. that leaves ralph and romeo. something could happen tonight. it happened when i was competing a few seasons ago, when tom delay bowed out because of accidents to his ankle. if raffle macchio bows out because of the bad pain he's going through. >> he's not going to do that, is he? >> if he does. it could happen. it's happened in the past. if he bows out, romeo is safe. here's my prediction. if he doesn't bow out and says i'm going to continue on with the competition, romeo is the sacrificial lamb. >> you think romeo is more likely. we will see. we will see tonight. that's interesting. i had not thought of him, actually, bowing out. you mentioned kirstie and maks how they are sweethearts across the country. >> they're not sweethearts. you can't call that relationship sweethearts. it's anything but sweethearts. >> it's not with each other. i don't buy for a minute. they are tweeting all night long. >> i think kirstie alley is the only wo

>> if you stayed up for dancing with the stars and you were pulling for kirstie to win it all, hines ward 38 inches since the first show. >> she was always one of the best dancers. such great rhythm and grace. i say she is the main winner. >> i do, too. >> the person who comes out having lost 38 inches is the winner. >> i didn't realize she was 60 years old. she looks awesome. >> i am happy for her. >> that is inspiration for her. you got take them off. >> exactly. >> the real housewives of new yo york. >> they are going lose weight in their eyelashes that way. >> lucy lu has plans for your kids this weekend. it involves a panda. >> and get the blindfolds out. those chairs are going to help us find cetoday'sv voice. woman: till all the books are read... man: and all the pens are put down... woman: and everything there is to learn is learned. man: till the heroes retire and the monsters return to their dens... woman: and all the plots are wrapped up. man: till that day... boy: by hook or by crook... girl: by book or by nook... woman: i will read. after your dishcloth? bounty extra soft can