suzanne somers and patty labell are among the cast and nastia liukin were announced as a last minuteek hough said he would not be competing and whitney carson says she will be back but her partner is not yell revealed. >>> we have the full list of this year's cast on the website see who they are partnered with that is on 6abc.com. trading-in or selling your car truck or suv? webuyanycar.com takes the hassle out of selling in just 3 easy steps. one, get your free online valuation. two, book an appointment. and three, pick up a check at your nearest buying center. ♪ find out how much your car is worth ♪ ♪ at webuyanycar.com ♪ >>> an update now on breaking news from ocean county new jersey, a massive gas explosion leveled a single family home in the unit block of oak avenue in stafford township. at least five people were injured and all are employees of new jersey natural gas and they are all transported to the hospital and their condition is not yet known. there is a large evacuation order in place from route 9 to perkins lane these are homes surrounding the house that was leveled. the

the cast includes television icon suzanne somers and music greats patti le bel and football star michael sam. others include actress rumor willis and the "shark tank" mogul. the new season premieres monday march 16th here on abc 7. should be exciting. well, the clouds are moving in and so is the cold weather. doug is back with one last check of the temperatures. th many people clean their dentures with toothpaste or plain water. and even though their dentures look clean, in reality they're not. if a denture were to be put under a microscope we can see all the bacteria that still exists on the denture and that bacteria multiplies very rapidly. that's why dentists recommend cleaning with polident everyday. polident's unique micro clean formula works in just 3 minutes, killing 99.99% of odor causing bacteria. for a cleaner, fresher brighter denture eryday. in a race, it's about getting to the finish line. in life, it's how you get there that matters most. like when i found out i had a blood clot in my leg. my doctor said that it could travel to my lungs and become an even bigger problem. so

including patti labelle and tv icon suzanne somers and mogul from shark tank and willow shields, she 14 the youngest contestant and rumor willis she is on there. and how about football standout and the first openly gay player michael sam you saw. and former hit band riker lynch and model charlotte mckinney and gymnast nastia liukin and one name you have not recognized yet, noah galloway sergeant turned trainer who lost his left arm in an ied attack. take a look at what is coming up on 6 abc fresh off the boat at 8:00 and followed by that repeat after me at 8:30 and then the season finale of marvel's at carter and then "action news" at 11:00. over to you rick. >> thank you again, this month's deep freeze has led to breaking numbers for aaa over the past week officials responded to more than 16000 calls in the five county philadelphia area, monday february 16th set a record for the most calls in a single day with 12000 battery related calls are up 119% from last year, any car battery over three years old is susceptible to a break down. warning signs are a clicking sound. >> jaime apody

live today in los angeles, philadelphia's own patti labelle will be in the ballroom and so will suzanne somers and olympic gold medalist nastia liukin. and derek hough was a last minute edition, "dancing with the stars" premiers here on march 16th. in the meantime see the full cast and see who is in and who they are paired up with. its all on 6abc.com. >>> patti labelle! >> i know. lots of reasons to watch that one. now to the exclusive accuweather forecast, on a day that saw cold temperatures but plenty of sunshine, lets go to meteorologist, adam joseph. >> no one is rooting for this cold right now especially when you look at sky 6, and uss new jersey, and all the ice chunks that continue to flow up and down the delaware depending on the tide. at least it's moving and not jammed up. as you look at the numbers, it's another bitterly cold day. 20 in land kaster and at the shore temperatures are 23 degrees and this has been the name of the game this month in fact we look at february so far, from the beginning of the month to the 24th philadelphia's temperatures are departed and close to if not 9

suzanne somers and her partner tony dovolani. [ applause ] ♪ >> our next competitor means business.he be cut throat on the dance floor? i'd love some business advice from him as well. let's bring out robt herjavec and his partner kym johnson. [ applause ] ♪ >> we've had people go from dancer to judge in the past but never guest judge to dancer. party rock is in the house tonight. we know that every day this singer rapper deejay is shuffling but can he samba? we're about to find out. redfoo with his partner emma slater. mrs. ♪ >> so there they are, everybody. you're looking at the cast of the new season of "dancing with the stars." very fun crew. i can tell you backstage naughty, naughty. one word of advice for you, i'm just saying you can take it or not take it. wiggle, wiggle, wiggle. >> yeah. baby. >> losing the voice but you know what i meant. >> i knownoeknow what you meant. >> i might have to. >> a little speedo. >> woo! >> whatever it takes. i know you're not afraid. >> i'm not afraid. thinking mirror ball just striptease. >> yeah. >> this is the funniest thing i want to show

saying hello to noa galoway >> suzanne somers. >> robert and kym johnson. >>> let us know what you think the cast. go to our abc facebook page. >>> back with seven things to know before you go. first, we will keep weather and traffic up through the entire commercial break so you do not miss a thing looking at the metro >> he are seven things to know before you go: breaking news if southern california, there are multiple casualties after a metrolink commuter train crashed into two trucks on the tracks. this is the after mat from our sister station's helicopter before 6:00 near oxnard in ventura county. four rail cars derailed. the train was on way south so los angeles. >> crews are finishing repairs to a railroad cross arm after a fatal train accident in menlo park. investigators say a southbound express caltrain hit a car yesterday killing the 30-year-old woman inside. >> three that is a 20-minute drive across the water to the peninsula on the san mateo bridge with no crashes to report just very slow and heavy traffic and the bay bridge toll plaza is backed up again and now we are seeing

other contest amendments include football star michael sam and actress rumor willis and suzanne somersgul, and willow shields and united states army veteran gallow galoway and let us know what you thing of the cast at abc7 news facebook page. rumor will his is the daughter of bruce willis. >> and gymnasts do very well because they have the moves. though dance. >> they have the moves. >> you will about the hips. >> that is.jerry rice did so well. >> all abut the hips. >> the exploritorium you can see how calm the bay is at file miles per hour wind and the temperatures are cooler and tree poll were is high and the main problems with pollen are pine and cedar. the central valley will warm nicely into the low-to-mid 60s and monterey is 65 and sunshine and 63 in lake tahoe with no snow. 68 in san diego, and mid-to-upper 60s and breezy around los angeles and palm springs. >>> here is walnut creek the drive is stacking up close to highway 24 but traveling between highway 4 and highway stake ten minutes. we had an early accident that is cleared and we just have row said -- residual delays and

tv icon suzanne somers, two-time grammy music legend patti labelle. michael sam, olympian nastia liukin. >> from "shark tank" roger herjavec and willow shields from "the hunger games" and rumer willis you may know her parents demi and bruce and riker lynch singer/song writer that rounds out the class. she with the group r-5 with his siblings and one friend. >> and a gold mirror ball trophy this season. yep, it is going to be big. >>> next up, could jamie dornan drop out of "50 shades of grey." >> no is the answer. there are talks heating up about a "50 shades of grey" sequel. rumors the film's lead. you see him on the left maybe bowing out. ans australia magazine reporting that his wife is not comfortable with her husband's raunchy sex scenes with co-star dakota johnson and refuses to watch the movie. >> now she tells us. >> a rep from jamie dornan says don't believe the rumors. this is conjecture as the studio itself has not committed to a sequel. >> i thought people said the sex scenes weren't steamy enough. >> there was some talk about that. >> the

and the cast includes television icon suzanne somers who looks fantastic. music great patti labelle looking good herself. football player michael sam in addition to actress rumer willis and "shark tank" mogul robert hergovic. last season's winner stopped by to offer some advice. >> it is a marathon not a sprint. it's not about winning week one. it's about winning that final week and you've got to take it slow pace yourself go hard, learn everything and be the best that you can be. >> last words from carlton right there. the new season of "dancing with the stars" premieres monday march 16th right here on abc 7. >> all right. this is the focus of the question of the day. we want to know what you think about this new cast and who do you think should win. we'll look at the responses later. >> coming up here on abc 7 news at 4:00 "7 on your side" with an alert about sales you make on line. we'll show you a safer way to conduct your transaction. >> we're taking a look at what maryland governor larry hogan is doing to try t >> maryland governor larry hogan has dec