and she's not jennifer gray. >> i think for most people who i at least talked to about it who are skepticalbeing one of my best friends, celine -- >> friends are like openly skeptical. >> she was like if you mess this up i will kill you. i was like, oh. >> you played baby. it's an iconic role. were you at all intimidated by that? >> yeah. to say the least. >> nobody puts baby in a corner. come on. >> reporter: abigail breslin is baby and colt prattis is johnny, leading the star-studded cast of abc's remake of the 1987 classic. >> my mom was a huge fan of the original. it's like her favorite movie. she used to say like, if only you could play baby one day. when i got the call i called my mom and she was just like crying. >> reporter: a new generation of fans about to experience the timeless tale all over again. >> they don't know who jennifer gray and patrick swayze are because they're young, they're babies, they're not running around watching classic movies yet. >> reporter: the remake staying true to the original storyline. set in the 1960s. about a young woman, baby, a feminist, finding s

she's all grown up now and ready for the role made famous by jennifer gray. penny. >> they showed off their skills last night on "dancing with the stars." our alicia vitarelli talked with them about tonight's big movie. >> it's such a legendary movie. we're honored to be a part of it to reimagine it. >> reporter: johnny castle this is like the role of a lifetime. >> a hundred percent. it's actually role that got me to start dancing watching patrick swayze. >> watch dirty dancing tonight at at 8:00 on 6abc and have the time of your life. >> you really enjoyed that story. >> i got to say i got some pretty good backup on that. >> see the moment the new "dancing with the stars" champions are announced. that's coming up at 5:00 a.m. >> a group of observant students stop a crime while sitting in their elementary school classroom. that's up next. caress, with floral fusion oil is more than one thing. it's soft skin and fine fragrance. discover more than one thing with caress. soft skin, fine fragrance. caress. >> a group of fourth grade students take action which th

classic film little miss sunshine but she's all grown up now and ready for the role made famous by jennifer grayattes plays johnny and nicole scherzinger plays penny. they showed off their skills last night in "dancing with the stars" and alicia vitarelli talked with them afterwards about tonight's big movie. >> it's a legendary movie. we're honored to be a part of it to reimagine it. >> reporter: johnny castle. this is like the role of a lifetime. >> a hundred percent. it's a role, its actually a role that got me to start dancing watching patrick swayze. >> so, don't miss "dirty dancing" tonight at 8:00 on 6abc and have the time of your life. >> yuck, yuck. >> we'll be right back. >> one person injured when a tornado touched down 70 miles north of raleigh north carolina. the winds were so high on interstate 75, look, a tractor-trailer toppled onto a sedan. only minor injuries were reported. >> so frightening to see scenes like that, isn't it. >> yeah. >> thank god only minor injuries. let's take a look outside and show you our roads. it's a little bit wet on 422. here we are at oaks and we can

. >> reporter: 41-year-old abigail breslin went from blond to bluenet to play jennifer gray's baby. fear was having to say these words. >> nobody puts baby in the corner. >> i felt like i would do it with the eyebrow as naturally as possible. just say it. just say it. nobody puts baby in the corner. something like that. >> nobody puts baby in a corner. >> reporter: that was tough for abigail who had no dance experience. she rehearsed for eight weeks before it and tried for the first time in the lake. >> i was terrified and when i was up there and we held it i was like, i did it! i'm here. i wanted to cry when i saw her do the lift for the first time. and to see her conquer something like that is really amazing. >> sarah highland plays older sister lisa. bruce greenwood is baby's dad. from the dance on the lawn to swayze's jump, shot for shot, they are remaking the original film which is celebrating the 30th anniversary with aing special collector's edition dvd. >> we have a three-hour movie event. >> dirg filming his ex, j-lo visits the set. >> i just had sushi. it was fun. >> do i

she starred in little miss sunshine but she's grown up now and ready for the role made famous by jennifer gray johnny castle. nicole scherzinger of the pussycat dolls plays penny. prattes and scherzinger showed off their skills on "dancing with the stars." our own alicia vitarelli talked with them afterwards about tonight's big movie. >> it's such a legendary movie. we're honored to be a part of it. to reimagine it. >> reporter: johnny castle. this is like the role of a lifetime. >> a hundred percent. it's a role, its actually a role that got me to start dancing, watching patrick swayze. >> so don't miss "dirty dancing" tonight at 8 o'clock on 6abc and have the time of your life. we'll be right back. >> ♪ ♪ pro-tip for making ribs: don't go it alone. get these great smoked ribs. thanks. sure. twenty minutes on the grill. and they're done. you think he cares if i smoke ribs for six hours? what? what? summer made easy at amazing prices. only at giant. >> time for a preview "good morning america." >> robin roberts joining us live. i know robin you're gathering new information on those arrests in

cnn meteorologist jennifer gray has the forecast. what do you see?l skip spring and go to summer. 92 in dallas. 90 in oklahoma city. 90 in st. louis. atlanta close to 90. a bit of a chill in the northeast because of the storm system with the rain and wind across the weekend is slowly making its exit. we are seeing a bit of rain in boston that will slowly clear throughout the day. it should start to see sunshine by the end of the day. the heat does build into the northeast. you get a little bit of taste of it which is nice. considering your temperatures are below average last week. look at this. d.c., 94 degrees. by wednesday, that is the second 90-degree day of the season. warm in the northeast by middle of the week. alisyn. >>> thank you, jennifer. the u.s. is calling for international sanctions on north korea as the reinclusive country am s ps up the nuclear tests. it puts the u.s. in range for a strike. cnn's barbara starr is at the pentagon with more. what is the response, barbara? >> reporter: alisyn, the pentagon is watchful at this point. coul

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