j.r. martinez is in a dead heat with ricki lake and rob kardashian. or lose, he's captured hearts and minds across the country. deborah roberts has more on his story. >> reporter: he has tangoed, waltzed and jived his way to the finals of "dancing with the stars." it was just eight years ago that j.r. martinez was as far from the glitz and glamour as humanly possible. waking up in a hospital bed with nearly half his body charred following a bomb attack in iraq. a routine drive in a humvee would change his life forever. >> they said, martinez, it's your turn to drive. i had one hand on the cheering wheel. i'm driving as if i'm driving down sunset boulevard. >> reporter: then, the unthinkable. >> boom. the explosion. everything just slowed down. i can see my hands, my skin, you know, slowly just kind of deteriorating. i can see my hands change in the way, quite honestly, you only see in movies. i thought i was going to die. >> reporter: three weeks after his arrival, he demanded that his nurse give him a mirror. >> i started to cry. for a week after i s

j.r. martinez may very well be named a champion.so many, he already is one. ♪ i'm deborah roberts in los angeles. >> i'm rooting for him. >> i am, too. such a remarkable story. >>> that's what's making news in america this morning. >>> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> straight ahead, caught on camera. at a seven

j.r. martinez. a soldier whose injuries nearly took his life in the iraq war but it's an unlikely showdown with his mother as he lay in the hospital propelled him on the road to recovery and finally to the dance floor. abc's deborah roberts has his story. ♪ >> reporter: he has tangoed, wal waltzed and jived his way to the finals of "dancing with the stars." he's graced the cover of "people" magazine, even been named one of its sexiest men alive. not bad for a guy whose name at first didn't register with dance partner screen that smirnoff. >> i said, you have a war veteran, so i'm thinking, which war? world war i? >> reporter: it was just eight years ago that j.r. martinez was as far from the glitz and glamour as humanly possible waking up in a hospital bed with nearly half his body charred following a bomb attack in iraq. >> i saw my mother standing right at my bedside kind of over me and i picked up my hand as far as i could and she met me the rest of the way and we held hands and i said to her, i

j.r. martinez. >> marking the end of another season of "dancing with the stars." what j.r. martinez had to say about winning the trophy. >> >>> ♪ >> only one celebrity could walk away with the mirrorball trophy after 10 weeks of dancing. >> ricki lake was eliminated. it came down to rob kardashian and j.r. martinez. the winner was revealed towards the end of the show. the war hero was the winner. >> thanks to everybody who voted for us. thanks america, for voting for us. you are amazing. i am so lucky to have been a part of your first mirrorball trophy. >> they will embark on a media tour to discuss their big victory. they will be on good morning america which is after "good morning washington." talk about perseverance, determination, and discipline. >> a role model. >>> 59 degrees 5:10. let's see what lisa baden is wearing? >> what about adam caskey? >> green is my favorite color. now it is below because i cannot wear green. let's look at live super doppler 7 radar. areas of rain mainly east of i- 95. lower southern maryland, northern virginia, you are seeing the back edge

j.r. martinez and rob kardashian.eaking down part one." here with the song "a thousand years," christina perri. ♪ heart beats fast colors and promises how to be brave how can i love ♪ ♪ when i'm afraid to fall but watching you stand alone all of my doubt ♪ ♪ suddenly goes away some how one step closer i have died everyday ♪ ♪ waiting for you darling don't be afraid i have loved you for a thousand years ♪ ♪ i'll love you for a thousand more time stands still beauty in all she is ♪ ♪ i will be brave i will not let anything take away what's standing in front of me ♪ ♪ every breath every hour has come to this one step closer ♪ ♪ i have died everyday waiting for you darling don't be afraid i have loved you ♪ ♪ for a thousand years i'll love you for a thousand more all along i believed ♪ ♪ i would find you time has brought your heart to me i have loved you ♪ ♪ for a thousand years i'll love you for a thousand more ♪ one step closer ♪ ♪ one step closer

j.r. martinez. good morning, washington.am kendis gibson. >> great to have you with us on this day before thanksgiving. i am pamela brown. the weather is not going to make a crowded roads any easier. there was rain falling all night and there could be more depending on where you are going. meteorologist adam caskey will break it down. >> the rain is pushing out of here. it's all east of 95 within our viewing area. there are showers along the 95 corridor. heavy rain on the eastern shore moving out to sea. the weather pattern is pushing east. clearing skies tonight. beautiful for tomorrow. parts of vermont and new hampshire and maine and upstate new york had a little snow falling with this system. the midsection of the country looks great. some rain showers coming onshore in the pacific northwest. 46 degrees in cumberland right now, 54 in lexington park, 66 -- 56 in the district. two fronts are expecting us today. temperatures will be all over the place today, and the dropping through the afternoon. you will notice the gusty w

j.r. martinez. hello, kareena. hello, j.r. what beautiful balls you have. >> thanks, man.my: you -- purple heart, right? you got a mirrored ball. >> i'm -- i don't note what to do with this thing, man. i might glue it on the hood of my car. make a chain like a rapper. >> jimmy: i like that idea. when you were fighting in iraq, did you ever have any idea you would do this well on "dancing with the stars"? >> i didn't even know what "dancing with the stars" was when i was in iraq. you know -- i was too busy fighting the enemy. but it's amazing, man. they gave me an opportunity to come on the show and just show america who i am outside of what they know, a veteran or "all my children" actor and show them i'm a person and she gave me an opportunity to show the world that, you know, i got a little moves inside me. i got a little moves, jimmy. >> like jagger. >> jimmy: and you suffered through, what, steve wozniak, the situation, billy ray cyrus, i think. so, you really earned this, in a way, you went to war, too. >> that's one way of putting it, yes, jimmy. but it was all worth

j.r. martinez and a reason na smirnoff leading the way. george pennachio has the latest. >> reporter: when they came back to perform their instant jive, they decide it again. jr said getting all 10's felt like an out of body experience. i experienced that before and that was when my life was changing in iraq in april 2003. it seemed like an out of body experience. this is one of those same moments but in a most powerful way. >> reporter: the other ricki lake and derek hough, they tied for second with 52. >> clearly jr and karina are number one but i want to keep getting better and better. >> reporter: they tied with hope solo and maksim chmerkovskiy. >> i'm an olympic athlete and my legs are officially tired from dancing. my legs wanted to die out there on the dance floor. >> yes. mission accomplished. >> reporter: one point behind them, rob kardashian and cheryl burke. >> literally we try to improve week after week. nancy grace and tristan macmanus. >> you can't be disappointed. >> reporter: it's in the likely that jr and karina will be t

j.r. martinez and rob kardashian will be with us. they are on their way over.saga: breaking dawn part one," christina perri is here from the bud light stage. tomorrow night, our guests are tim allen, jackson rathbone, and music from miranda lambert. and thursday night, our second annual national unfriend day with guests peter facinelli, chef jamie oliver, music from vince gill and a number of surprise celebrity unfriend day friends. they'll be here. try saying that 11 times in a row. our first guest tonight is a two-time emmy winner and two-timing mom who has abandoned the barones in favor of a new family, the hecks. the third season of her very funny show "the middle" airs wednesdays at 8:00 on abc. please say hello to patricia heaton. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: how are you? >> i'm good. how are you? >> jimmy: doing well. is there anyone you would like to unfriend while we're here? >> not really. but i think my sons would like town friend me. >> jimmy: yeah no fun -- >> not great having funnon your facebook. they keep unfriending me and i sneak in at ot

j.r. martinez in 2003.en months after his humvee hit a land minot road to baghdad. >> 40% of my body was burned. they say 34%, 33% was third degree. >> reporter: the first thing he saw when he came to in the burn unit of his mother but then the once-handsome nine-year-old had to confront himself in the mirror. >> the first time i seen my face it was pretty hard. the doctors didn't want to let me do it yet, but i said i gotta get strong and i gotta learn how to deal with it. >> reporter: imagine going out in public for the first time. you must see people when they look at your scars. >> yes. i do. >> reporter: they do a double take or look away. >> yeah. it's happened a lot. i would just say to myself, i know why i look like this. and you don't. >> reporter: he had been through 22 surgeries and had many, many more to go to reconstruct his face. >> i have seen picturees of-- of, you know, what things can turn out to be, and it's just-- to me it's just amazing. it's just like, wow, i can be back to what i used

j.r. martinez and his partner, kiana smirnoff, walk away as champions of "dancing with the stars'" fifth seasone should thank america, every week for voting for us. and believing in us as a team. and second, thanks should go to you. >> reporter: his partner is just beside herself with joy. >> i feel like we accepted oscars. i want to thank my parents. i do want to thank my parents. >> reporter: rob kardashian and cheryl burke danced their way to second place. with ricki lake and derek hough finishing third. >> i never thought i would get a 30, a perfect score, on "dancing with the stars." and in the finals. it's just awesome. the show's such a transformation. >> this competition is about the journey. and i had such an amazing journey with rob. >> j.r. is so deserving. he's such an inspiration. and rob was so incredible improving. to be among these people and come out third, i'm really grateful. >> the last performance, she was perfect. and just sealed the season with a kiss. >> reporter: the war hero who has become a ballroom dance champ had another partner in this journey, his mother. >> to th

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j.r. martinez and all his fans have been waiting ten weeks to hear. >> the soap star and iraq veteran is thet recipient of the mirrorball trophy. >> kabc's george pennacchio talked to him. >> now, that dancing is done, i'm going to go to professional lifting. these things are so heavy, veins are popping out of my head. >> reporter: after ten weeks of grueling competition, j.r. martinez and his partner, karina smirnoff, walk away as champions of "dancing with the stars'" 13th season. >> i think first and foremost, before everything, we should thank america, every week for voting for us. and believing in us as a team. and second, thanks should go to you. >> reporter: his partner is just beside herself with joy. >> i feel like we accepted oscars. i want to thank my parents. i do want to thank my parents. >> reporter: rob kardashian and cheryl burke danced their way to second place. with ricki lake and derek hough finishing third. >> i never thought i would ever get a 30, a perfect score, on "dancing with the stars." and in the finals. it's just awesome. the show's such a transformation. >> this

j.r. martinez. thanks for being here. >> wonderful. congratulations to you all.t been to bed really, haven't you? >> not really. >> one hour of sleep. >> one hour. >> that's an after-party. >> carson got us here safely. he gave us the safety briefing on the plane. we got here safely. >> you're here. >> the whole thing. it was like his routine, the vogue. >> for j.r., this is it. the moment after all those weeks. what went through your mind? >> i said to karina. i looked back at her and said, can they just tell us already. it seemed like the moment lasted forever. building up the suspense. it's been amazing. we put three months of work into this. that's the ultimate goal, to be able to hold that up. it's a tremendous honor. >> and, karina, you've been to the finals before. but never got the trophy. >> it feels amazing. i think i was -- it is an amazing feeling. and what a person to share it with. you know? >> you two, watching that video right now. >> i thought, okay. i'm going to pick up j.r. i put him -- i realized, i can't do this. i got out of there somehow. >

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j.r. martinez who won the "dancing with the stars" competition just a couple of days ago. you're a fan of j.r., tune in on december 11th, when he'll be co-hosting the re carpet ceremony live. no word on whether he'll show off any of his fancy footwork, but it's a live show so you don't know. coming up, find out when of our past heroes brought gerard butler to tears. see demi moore's emotional journey to visit the 2010 hero of the year. >> so wonderful to be here. >> thank you so much for coming. [ nurse ] i'm a hospice nurse. britta olsen is my patient. i spend long hours with her checking her heart rate, administering her medication, and just making her comfortable. one night britta told me about a tradition in denmark, "when a person dies," she said, "someone must open the window so the soul can depart." i smiled and squeezed her hand. "not tonight, britta. not tonight." ♪ so i used my citi thank you card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? we talked about getting a diamond. but with all the thank you points i've b

j.r. martinez did not impress the judges with his cha-cha.is freestyle definitely did, earning him a perfect score. >> somewhere over the rainbow and we were over the moon, over the planet. it was amazing because i wanted to redeem myself. >> rob kardashian steadily improving. >> we just had our first perfect score in the finals with the most crucial dance, the freestyle. i am so proud of myself. >> here is the mirrorball trophy. we will be backstage with the winners tonight at 11:00. i am cynne simpson. >> she is having fun. we will have to see who wins. >>> still another half-hour ahead. >> coming up, suburban maryland, we will be live. >> another debate, this time down the street from the white house. i will have a preview coming alive report. >> tracking some areas of rain. but it's organizing of to our west. i >> live and in hd, this is an abc 7 news update. >>> the biggest single threat to our economy is this part is some paralysis and political coward mess that is the fun in washington. >> straight ahead how washington will work its wa

j.r. martinez. wow! >> yes. >> last night on "dancing with the stars" on abc. carol, if anybody had ever said to me at the beginning of the "dancing with the stars" season that it would come down to this, a war -- an iraq war hero versus the brother of kim kardashian, i would have said are you nuts? but that's what happened. and it was a real nail-biter right down to the end, carol. it was unbelievable. it was kind of like watching the world series with the bases loaded, bottom of the ninth, who's going to hit that home run, two men out. it came down to j.r. martinez and rob kardashian after ricki lake was voted off. they both had to dance it off, and they both scored perfect scores. so in the end, it was america that voted. and america voted j.r. martinez. and what a story he has, carol. it's unbelievable. let's not forget his life totally changed in 2003. he was a united states army infantryman who was deployed in iraq. he was driving a truck. he hit a land mine. he was burned over 40% of his body. we were wit

j.r. martinez, and rob kardashian will face off for the final time.the winner of the trophy will be announced tomorrow. you can catch all the action tonight at 8:00 on abc 7. cynne simpson will have a complete wrap up tomorrow, and "good morning washington." >>> good news for mitt romney from his home state. a new poll shows the republican presidential candidates is beating president obama in a hypothetical matchup there. 46% of likely voters support the michigan-born former governor of massachusetts. 41% support the currency executive. president obama beats mitt romney and herman cain in the sample. those three candidates will join the rest of the pack in d.c. tomorrow for another debate. >>> today mayor vincent gray will announce two new appointments to his staff and one to the health department. the mayor's office says it will help advance the administration's goals for education, the economy and public safety. there's no word if the changes are related to the scandals that place in his office in recent months. >>> protesters were pepper sprayed. t

j.r. martinez are tied for first place on the leader board. a theory about getting the lowest score tonight for the cha-cha. >> i stood there and i felt rob kardashian doing this. >> rob kardashian has lasted longer on "dancing with the stars than his sister's marriage. one team will be eliminated when the final two teams will dance again before someone wins the trophy. catch all the fun on abc 7. and cynne simpson will have live reports tonight on abc 7 news at 5:00 as well as abc 7 news at 11:00 from los angeles. >> nice dresses. >>> still more ahead. >> back to square one. talks to cut the federal deficit. the super committee pose in a super failure in getting anything done. how that affects all of us. >> lisa baden will help you navigate your tuesday morning commute. traffic an >>> and easier commute for drivers headed east to west. we will have a live report from the intercounty connector for. >> and the "dancing with the stars canal i" analysis coming up. >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> good morning

j.r. martinez waltzed to his first 10 of the season.n it came back to perform their instant jive, they did it again. he said it felt like an out of body experience getting a perfect 10. >> i have experienced that once before in my life. that was when my life was changing in 2003 in iraq. not knowing what would happen, and out of body experience. this was one of those same moments, but in the most powerful way ever and a positive way. >> derek hough, 28 points. and that's with ricki lake. she is tied with hope solo. rob kardashian is one point behind. nancy grace is in last place with 44 points. another couple will be sent home tonight. we will see who that will be. >> nancy grace had a good run. >> she has had an amazing run. >> she has fans following her and supporting her. >>>>> there's still another half hour of good morning washington. >> two teenagers attacked their own 8-year-old cousin on a school bus. >> a guilty verdict in the trial of michael jackson's doctor. we will have reaction from fans and family -- friends and family of

j.r. martinez may be the biggest crowd pleaser with his relentless enthusiasm.e picked up the pace with the resume -- with an amazing freestyle. >> i want to show america, we are better than that. i am better than that. >> at this point, the pressured is all. everyone gets to just get out there today and have a lot of fun. the big question is, who is going to win the 13th season? that is probably the most guarded secret in hollywood. nobody knows who is going to win until tonight's show. >> we may not know who is going to win but we love speculating. >> we did pose the question to our facebook page and we had an overwhelming 72% of those polled think j.r. martinez will take home the trophy. rikki lake got 9%. we will see what happens tonight. the final results will be revealed tonight. then we hope you will stick around for a dc-7 news at 11:00. >> it has become a thanksgiving tradition. see who turned out today to give away thousands of turkeys. >> have you seen the video of local teams' scoring a 711? that story is like, next. >> another college didn't rob on

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j.r. martinez, ricki lake, and rob kardashian, all doing their thing. there is rob out there.o get this far. looking good. first perfect score of the season. ricki lake, she looked great out there last night with h her partner. then also, what i think, the crowd favorite, j.r. martinez. was in the house last night doing this thing. >> he's my favorite. >> doing his thing. great back story, great guy the he got another perfect score last night. he and his partner, karina smirnov. they're doing their thing. should be a great finale tonight. look at that. looks painful. 9:00 p.m. eastern time. check out the finale. all the dirt here tomorrow night. another season about to be in the books. >> i predict j.r. >> i agree. we are in agreement. so, they came a long way. good luck. >> well, justin bieber took the paternity test on wednesday to prove that he is not the father. interestingly enough, the 20-year-old unemployed single mom who lives in san diego, filed paternity suit against bieber on halloween. then quietly withdrew it two weeks ago. she claimed it's because she started rec

j.r. martinez and karina smirnoff had a bit of a setback.hen again during his first dance. after his second dance he appeared to be in a lot of pain. and then hope and maks, who you saw just there, came in last place. she suffered some shoulder pain, i'm sad to report, during rehearsals but kept a positive attitude, saying after the second dance, "maks was smiling. this is my partner. finally we're happy." >> who do you think's getting tossed? >> you know, i'm going to have to go with hope. >> yeah. >> i'm going to have to go with hope. >> it's hope. i'm convinced, too. but we'll see. >>> now, tamera melon leaves jimmy choo. she founded it, right? with jimmy choo. however, she's walking off with 85 million pounds in her bag. 85 million pounds. just for shoes. i love jimmy choo shoes. i love a lot of shoes. but what's interesting is they're saying that now the brand is going to change. reports suggest that some insiders at the brand think the label's becoming a little too mainstream and they may really luxe it up a bit. so we'll see what happ

j.r. martinez came in third place. last, which makes her the likely to get booted tonight. >>> brad pitt reveals he'll quit acting when he turns 50 in about two years. >> pitt says he might look for work behind the camera, as well as continuing his most coveted role. he says he and angelina are open to expanding their family. >>> and it looks like a forced separation of two love birds in canada will only be temporary. >> buddy and pedro live at the toronto zoo. and fans insist the african penguins are gay. zoo officials announced last week they are breaking up the pair to they can breed with female partners. >> after an uproar, the zoo says buddy and pedro will be back together again. they'll be reunited after mating season. >>> for some of you, your local news is next. >> for everyone else, how far would you go to find a lost engagement ring? i've got nothing against these do-it-yourself steam cleaners. lugging around a hot water extraction unit can be a rush! that's why i'm carpet for life. but if things get out of h

j.r. martinez. will be the grand marshal for the parade of roses. in honor of all of the wounded military personnel. is grateful for the opportunity. the parade is on january 2. i like camelot. he is great. has the rhythm. >> jimmy campbell -- kimmell to host theped house correspondents' dinner. the president called his sophisticated and edgy to a wideing audience. says he looks forward to the event and that he loves dinner. >> i did not hear anything. i was watching that yes. >> this is a tough audience. pressure. it is about 40 degrees outside. >>> an update to a bizarre story couple arrested over sandwiches. how the >>> a shopping center becomes a crime scene. the search continues for the killed ao shot and man. >> the latest in the lululemon murder trial. sex scandal involving herman cain. one of the accuser is livid -- lives in

j.r. martinez impressed a lot of folks. panetta called him and invited the pentagon. he said his dance performance strength and of wounded veterans. when the two planned to meet. on some old friends are back screen.er arch campbell has the latest on the newest muppets movie. ♪ >> the think we should have bigger car? >> best holiday honors go to the muppets. it cramps jokes, songs, and cameos into an irresistible mix. stars. on the independent scene, williams plays marilyn monroe. good that after awhile, you forget he were watching an actress. 3.5 stars. both are weekend best bets. have a nice weekend, everybody. i am arch campbell. --the moppets never miss a muppets never miss a beat. >>> ok. that was a live look at our nation's capital. beautiful again tonight. you can see the temperatures are cooling off rapidly. we are into the 30's. within the downtown, we are still into the 40's. a lot warmer here in the district. 68 in alexandria of the high today. right into our forecast. just off to the west, a few more but nothing really showing itself just yet. much a clear

j.r. martinez. those stories and more. >>> a little bit of rain. there will be more rain to deal with the next 36 hours. we're not going to get rid of it. foggy, rain di day -- rainy day tomorrow. then we clear hot -- out for thanksgiving. >> world news is next. which batteries work?

j.r. martinez and karina smirnoff finished fourth with nancy grace and tristan macmanus at the bottom. >> ifmark votes for us, i guarantee you starting wednesday morning i'm going to bust my butt. many a going to have something that will put me at the top of the leader board because this is where i want to be. >> it will be great to make it to the end. >> while she finished at the bottom, nancy dprais gave something from her -- grace gave something from her top. >> happy halloween. >> that's the ultimate trick or treat. of the six couples still in the competition, only five will make it to next week. with' find out who goes home during the results show. in los angeles, george pennachio for abc news. >> as george was just saying, we'll find out who gets voted off. first, new episode of plan last standing and manup. that is followed by a new episode of body of proof at 10:00 and we're back at 11:00. we want to know what you think. live on our show during our facebook fan page, you can jump in on the conversation by going to our website. >>> the white house correspond dps association aid jim

j.r. martinez is like no other, a war veteran who captured the hearts of the voting public. >> thank you for believing in us. >> the real challenge was believing in himself. was a promising football player before he was sent to iraq. less than a month into the deployment, he was driving a humphrey that hit a land mine. almost half his body was severely burned. >> i started to cry. for a week after i saw my face, i barely spoke. there are who were a lot of years. >> -- there were a lot of tears. >> his appearance was partially restored by countless rounds of surgery. the judges loved his footwork, viewers his zest for life. he saluted those still at war. >> things to all of those who never made it back home and -- thanks to all those who never made it back, those who are still wounded. >> his story will inspire many. >> from one man in the limelight to another in turkey, the luckiest, because he was pardoned by none other than president obama. this is the annual white house and thanksgiving ceremony, and he joked he had one duty without obstruction. >> you are pardoned. give our round of appl

j.r. martinez, who she says proves anyone can do anything no matter what.tion, wfaa, brings us this very inspiring story. >> callie, stay strong. you can still do anything you want to do. >> reporter: callie, stay strong. personal encouragement from actor and dancer j.r. martinez to a 7-year-old girl whose burns are far worse. >> remember you're beautiful. i made it, and so can you. love, j.r. >> reporter: callie jarman takes j.r.'s words to heart. after all, they could easily be her own. >> what makes you happiest of anything in the world? what makes you happy? >> everything makes me happy. >> reporter: this is callie in the arms of big sister cassidy not long before the accident. callie was not quite 2 when her family's suv got hit from behind and caught fire. cassidy died a few days later. >> ever since my injury i'm that much more in tune with things that -- spiritually going on in my life. >> reporter: j.r. martinez was wounded in iraq. >> you know, i was given a second chance. and not a lot of people get a second chance, you know, in life. >> reporter

j.r. martinez, rob kardashian and ricki lake.er weeks of tough competition, all three are ready for the finals. >> i'm nervous. it would be nice to win. >> each of the pair also let the floor tonight and then they'll all have a free style dance. so who will take home the trophy? you'll have to wait. that's a full hour at 8:00 started with a new game show called you deserve it. at 10:00 it's an all new episode of castle and abc2 news at 11. >>> listen up, moms to be. find out why getting your unborn baby on a heart transplant list could improve the chance of getting a heart sooner. >>> and, the turkey, the stuffing, the graving, so many opportunities for food borne dangers. find out how to keep your table safe. we have tips from the experts next. >>> we're live in the abc2 newsroom testing these monkeys to make sure -- which ones will last the longest in your kid's toys. i have my mon they on this -- money on this one. @póo ♪ [ female announcer ] light up your season with a brighter, whiter smile. with crest 3d white professional