a good one. we now of course, have a new champion. it's nyle dimarco dancing with peta murgatroyd. america's next top model, he spent all the season raising the bar with each performance. he changed a lot of people's opinions on the very idea of dance. >> it was difficult. this is, what he pulled off was an amazing feat. his final stunning performance, carrie ann inaba brought him to tears bringing him a message in sign language saying thank you for showing us your beautiful heart when you danced. >> this was peta and nyle right before they started this routine. she signed to him, as well. >> runner-up -- there's carrie ann signing to him. let's move on to paige. she also brought the judges to tears as she and mark earned a perfect score for their jive and salsa fusion dance. sometimes it's hard to tell she's a contestant and not the professional. >> she looked like a pro throughout the entire season and len was saying he thought she should have won it all. in the meantime, finishing in a strong third our own ginger zee who has been nursing a pelvic injury and she and professional

. >>> nyle and peta. >> and that really was a moment for all of us. we all cheered nyle dimarco on tuesday night as he scooped up the coveted mirror ball trophy as the first deaf champion of "dancing with the stars" >> his story resonated with so many viewers. one young dancer already knows exactly where nyle is coming from. tracy clemons from our houston station has this incredible story. >> reporter: shila beck has been dancing since she was 3. she's now 10. >> it is a confidence booster >> >> reporter: just like "dancing with the stars" nyle dimarco is hearing impaired and able to hear with implants. without them her mom tells me it is completely silent. >> even when she was young, even before she had implants or anything, anytime music would come on, she would dance around. and so we decided to put her and her sisters in dance. she's always loved it. >> reporter: she's one of more than 200 students at starlight studio. starlight's owner d.j. green tells us they've had classes before just for students who are hearing impaired and that those students are no different from anyone

him. peta says the incident could have been prevented if a secondary barrier around the exhibit was in place. >>> to florida now, where a teenager is recovering after being bitten by a shark near jacksonville. the boy was treated for an eight-inch bite behind his right knee on top of his calf. the injuries were not believed to be life-threatening. >>> a shark attacked what might be one, may have caused the injuries suffered by a swimmer off southern california. the woman was found, she was bleeding heavily. and they believe it was a large bite on her upper torso and shoulder. the beach was closed for about 45 minutes while they searched for a shark and will be closed for 24 hours entirely. >>> turning to the battle for the white house now, bernie sanders is digging in for a victory in california, despite calls for him to drop out. donald trump spent part of the memorial day weekend trying to woo the nation's veterans. abc's karen travers has the latest. >> reporter: bikers taking over washington, d.c. the roar of motorcycle engines echoing through the streets of the nation's capital, a

danced with peta murgatroyd and nyle dimarco danced with keo motsepp. >> as it turned out, they all scored 29 points. >> so then the standout moment of the night was nyles' paso doble which included that. silence. dramatic silence during which the music was turned off. if that's in essence what he hears during his normal routine. >> still don't understand how he does the show and these dances deaf. >> yeah, it was just such a touching moment. he got near perfect scores. 29 out of 30. >> now our however, continued to dominate. she earned her second perfect score for her argentine tango. >> it was beautiful, as well. >> paige vanzant and mark ballas as well as antonio brown co-starring his abs and sharna burgess performed stunning waltzes there but neither was performance was enough to put them at the top of the leader board. >> and finally, "fuller house" star jodie sweetin and keo motsepp earned their first perfect score of the season. but -- >> that's great. >> then she got the boot. >> wait. >> it was not enough to keep her in because the voting was based on her performance from l

. >> reporter: then the big moment. the dancing with the stars sheinelle. >> nile and peta. nyle and peta. >> reporter: a big night indade for nyle dimarco. it doesn't end here. the winners fly across the country overnight to appear first thing in the morning on "good morning america." kendis and diane. >> thank but want to mention nyle tweet aid few hours ago, i can't believe we won the mirror ball. this is for the 70 million deaf people in the world. >> he was so emotional at the carrie and inaba at one point signed a message thank you for dancing and showing us your heart on the dance floor. so nice. >> beautiful. new pantene expert gives you the most beautiful hair ever, you wanna see something intense? with our strongest pro-v formula ever. strong is beautiful. (babies crying) narrator: life. dishes. ath. lurping) dishes. every dish, every time, only finish has the powerball to take on anything. >>> okay. topping "the mix," this is why some folks won't let certain uncles baby-sit their kids. >> oh, boy. >> so this kid said, hey,