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. >> reporter: also onboard, krok's psycho mike catherwood. >> ribbing is an understatement.going to be brutal form morning. but oh, well. >> i'm not going to cry if something hurts. you'll never hear me complain. if i complain, i'll probably have to go to the hospital. >> reporter: supermodel petra nemcova couldn't make it. but you couldn't miss wendy williams. >> reporter: all the stars have time to get ready before they first take the dance floor on monday, march 21st. in los angeles, george pennacchio, for abc news. >> that's an lineup.lineup. >> they're going to need a tall dancer for wendy williams. somebody tall. >> you're putting your money on who? >> i think ralph. >> i'm going sugar ray. >> he looks good. >> we'll see in a few months. >> all right. sounds good. >> "dancing with the stars" returns to abc on monday, march 21st. >> can't wait for that. >>> that is what is making news in america this morning. >> get more news throughouou ♪ >>> good morning, everyone. i'm jenelle wang live in the news room. in the headlines, a three-day hearing surrounding the deadly san

psycho mike catherwood, a member of the top rated show out in l.a. jericho, who i think is a wrestling star, and then chelsea kane, sugar ray leonard, former boxer and former karate kid ralph macchio will be in the house as well, on top of that beautiful model petra nemcova, am i saying that right? >> nemcova, gorgeous. >> romeo, former rapper. not former but rapper. used to be lil romeo back in his early days. hines ward of the super bowl champion steelers. kendra wilkinson of "playboy" fame. hef's former flame. and talk show host wendy williams is going to be in the spotlight. an eclectic crew. >> how are you doing? >> wendy will be out there. march 21st, premiere at 8:00 on abc. a nice mix. >> a nice mix. who is tall enough to dance with wendy williams? she's -- >> tall enough, strong enough? we'll see how it goes. >>> moving on, oprah would be great to get on "dancing with the stars," but she's a little busy, launching own, her own network. it's already made its debut. a lot of people are saying, ratings, somewhat of a disappointment. here's why.

psycho mike catherwood. and one of last season's finalists, lacey schwimmer. ive from l.a. smiling early this morning. mike, i want to give you credit. right after that moment, you go crazy out there on the dance floor. >> i don't know if i go crazy. i'm showing my best dance moves. >> how are you feeling this morning? >> i feel terrific. being voted off first, it's a real boost to my ego. and makes me feel good about everything in life. honestly, there's a little bit of disappointment. you know? being eliminated first. but the same time, i have so many positive things to take away from this experience with "dancing with the stars," that it greatly outweighs being eliminated first. >> we're bummed out of you getting booted off so quickly because we didn't get to find out the real truth behind your nickname, psycho mike. >> yeah. >> you don't want to know. >> now, i do. >> i wish -- >> come on. >> to be honest, everybody in radio is given these cheesy nicknames. and you're given a moniker and you don't like it. you don't choose it yourself. you kind of roll with

romeo, ralph macho, former karate kid, kirstie alley, wendy williams, disney star chelsea kane, mike catherwood. heidi the cross-eyed possum and finally egyptian president hosni mubarak will compete now. so welcome to our network dancers. back to the oscars for a moment. the academy gave out a lot of awards but they were to people who were pretending to be other people. they call that acting, but i am much more impressed by people who act in their everyday lives so tonight it's time to present our second annual award for best actor in real life. that's right. and our nominees are bp ceo tony hayward. >> it's affected your family, i'm deeply sorry. >> jake and vienna from "the bachelor." >> i couldn't imagine my life without him and that's what i kept in my head. it has to be. >> snooki from "jersey shore." >> no. >> jimmy: and christine o'donnell. >> i'm not a witch. >> jimmy: and the winner for best actor in real life is, oh, my goodness, snooki from "jersey shore." [ cheers and applause ] >> no. >> wow, winning. >> jimmy: there you go. hey, we got a good show tonight. grammy award-winning bes

. >> reporter: but mike catherwood was tops in humor. different man. >> reporter: for next week, they're learning new dances and -- more about each other. >> when he talks, don't listen. everything he says is nonsense. >> she was having a good time last night. >> good times. thanks to cameron for that. >>> who better to bring in than kyle massey from l.a. this morning. got up early for us. >> the crowd is going wild here, remembering the tootsie roll. >> we were doing it during the commercial break. but not like that. >> we saw you in the audience last night, kyle. >> that's one of the great things. everybody from the previous season, cheering on. >> it was a blast being in the audience and not on the dance floor. there's chelsea right there. >> with kirstie alley, watching her. and before she starts, you can see her hand almost quivering a bit. what's that like when you're about to start your first dance, first night of the season? >> let me tell you something. there is nothing quite like it. as far as the nervousness and the energy you

and mike catherwood.ke home the mirrorball trophy. we may not know who is the front-runner as far as danceability just yet. as far as likability, stage presence, enthusiasm, this entire cast is bursting with it. for the first time i've seen, coming out of the gate, it's an even race. >> even race. cam, thanks very much. we're going to get this started off. we have a surprise guest this morning. from the new cast of "dancing with the stars." nfl star, hines ward, joins us now from atlanta. thanks for coming on this morning, hines. >> no problem. anytime. >> so, congratulations on getting picked. what made you want to get picked? >> you know what? just seeing all of the past nfl players to participate on "dancing with the stars," you know, watching big warren sapp, shake his stuff. for me, you know, watchi ining ochocinco dancing around. i'd like to get in and see how i compare about it. >> we're hearing on our website from steelers nation. they have the terrible towels. they're out and shaking them. you me