my "nightline" coanchor dan harris found out why they want those turtle eggs while others risk everything to stop them. >> reporter: it's the middle of night. lightning, another reassuring sign. we're in the back of a police pickup heading into one of the most dangerous beaches in central america. >> you can tell it's raining really hard. >> reporter: after an hour-long downpour, the rain clears. >> whoa! look at that! >> reporter: we find what we came here for. >> look at the size of her. >> reporter: we're here to witness a treacherous game of finders keepers. >> you know for sure that there are poach others this beach right now? eric alguera ricking his life to protect these rare beasts. >> we may have a lot of eyes on us right now? for sure, for sure. >> reporter: poachers and conservationists are racing to claim the eggs from these animals, the leatherback turtle. at up to 2,000 pounds the largest turtles on earth. >> you can see the eggs coming out. pretty cool. it's filling up fast. wow. look at that. this gives you a sense what was a cat and mouse game this is. these are discarded

. >> dan harris, it's a fact, you guys. we learned. >> trying to upstage sara. >> i'm trying to help. >> you know what, he makes my pop look super smart. join me any time, dan harris. >>> another massive music record, this time on the music charts. i must admit rob marciano was just singing. adele's album "25" looks to be on track to shatter the all-time record for the most albums sold in a week. currently held by 'nsync. it's certainly been an emotional road to the release date, adele she feels overwhelmed and grateful and that the last month has taken her breath away. adele, you had us at hello. and if you need rob, he is open for backup. >> those high notes. bye bye bye >> no, it was the lady's song. >>> kelly clarkson is trending everywhere this morning. her news music video for "piece by piece" had a touching message for fans explaining the song is a love letter to her husband thanking him for loving her without expecting anything in return. kelly says it's also a promise to her daughter river rose who appears in the v

. >> dan harris. >> he's here as we're coming in.t was during 27th hour of "gma's" marathon 40-hour long "40 for 40" birthday blowout. >> it's been fun. lots of interesting events all around the globe. as you can imagine "gma 40 for 40" involves all platforms. >> at least one brave soul is soldiering through the entire 40our marathon with no sleep. more than 43 hours now, i believe. our head of the medical unit, dan childs, is still going strong. dan, good morning, evening. >> confirm for us, how long has it been, dan? >> well, we have a running total here. i've been awake for 43 hours now. we are 35 hours into the programming. and we got about 4 1/2 hours left to go, so i'm doing anything i can to stay awake. >> a right. dan, as the head of the medical unit, you very well know what sort of impact sleep deprivation can have on your brain, right? >> yes, absolutely. you know, i started by trying to put together this star wars model that's for ages 6 to 12. turns out i got -- i just got lost in the instructions. >> that's okay, dan. i

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leah told dan harris about her 30-ree relationship with scientology. a religion she and her sister were introduced do by their mother as children. after years of slowly questioning scientology, the beginning of the end happened at the star-studded wedding of tom cruise to katie holmes. she was upset to find that a number of guests had filed what scientologists filed knowledge reports, complaining about her behavior before and at the wedding. >> can you read me key lines? >> it starts with, i was displayed by the behavior of leah remini. the behavior as a guest and friend was upsetting. >> i sat down with leah remini for her reaction to all of it. the church of scientology has abc news. i'm going the read part of the latest one. the full statement son to website. that. thank you for plugging. >> her repeated ethical lapses and callous treatment of others led to a review, which resulted in her being expelled. that. >> were you expelled? >> that's like saying, i broke me. i don't know when that happened. i didn't get the memo that i was expelled. if that'

." >> let's turn to dan harris with a look at what's coming up on "g.m.a." >> reporter: hey, matt, hey. breaking overnight, could the long hunt be over for a british terrorists. jihadi john targeted in an airstrike late last night. donald trump going after fellow candidate ben carson, and pulling out an imaginary knife to i am tail -- imitate a scene. >>> a clerk symptoms an alleged kidnapping the incident caught on surveillance. >>> same-sex couples trying to keep their family together after a judge said a child would be better off with a heterosexual couple. >>> that's all coming up on "g.m.a." see you very soon. >> see you soon, dan. we've got an accident on the schuylkill expressway. looking live on the schuylkill expressway. up head you you can see the truk with the flashing lights westbound near the curve. look for it slowing past the scene on the schuylkill expressway westbound. here in bryn mawr you've got airedale road. a vehicle fire, fire and police crews on the scene watch for slowing in the area causing a problem. in kennett township chester county route 352 is closed from

. >>> dan harris in with the other top stories. you have more breaking news in this fight against isis. >> another major blow to isis this morning. kurdish fighters with the help of american air support have reportedly taken control of the city of sinjar, disrupting an isis supply route between northern iraq and syria. >>> the defense secretary ash carter has fired his top military adviser. army lieutenant general ron lewis is accused of misconduct. pentagon officials have not confirmed reports of an alleged improper relationship. the faa investigating more dangerous laser attacks on aircraft overnight. dozens of planes and helicopters have been targeted this week, new cases have been reported overnight in dallas, los angeles and in phoenix. new fallout from the uprising against alleged racism on college campuses. claremont mckenna college, the head has stepped down and university of missouri named one of the first black graduates of its law school as the interim president. >>> a bit of controversy in the nfl. fans are speaking out

well, on that note we do want to say good morning, america, alongside dan harris, i'm paula faris. we have so much we want to get deadly attacks. there in paris. terry, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan. well, as the investigation accelerates, the security situation here remains tentative. major events that are likely to draw a crowd are being canceled. even church services in this neighborhood. people had questions about whether they should come to church. under the state of emergency here, police are still advising people to stay indoors, but it's sunny out. it's warm, and it's paris, and that would be wrong and the boulevards are full of people who are slowly taking their city back. this morning -- [ bells tolling ] -- there were prayers for the victims and survivors, for the whole city. paris is grieving. so famous for its night life, but this weekend, the city of light was transformed into a city of panic. and now saturday night we went out and about, and it was eerie to see paris so still, so somber. on a normal saturday night this street is usually packed wi

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the celebration, featuring our friends from >>> dan harris joins us from new york to tell us what's comingat 7:00 on "good morning america." >> coming up on "gma," we're leading with new developments at the shooting at the planned parenthood clannic in colorado springs. we are learning about the suspect. where he lives. what his neighbors are saying and what his motive may have been. >>> the major storm in the central part of the country, wreaking havoc on one of the busiest days of the year. 14 dead. more than 100,000 people without power. and there's a new storm on the way. rob as your forecast. >>> and in lighter, happier news. auburn's jason smith, tipping the ball to himself and taking it into the end zone. this is one of many big plays and huge upsets from around the country. paula wraps it all up for us this morning. coming up on "gma," on a busy sunday morning. we'll see you soon. >>> the opening of the boy scout tree lot in its 49th year. they pumped out $100,000 worth of trees, wreaths and garland. hundreds of boys volunteer to work at the tree lot. >> best part of the job is see

. >>> "good morning america" is coming up next and dan harris is live in times square, good morning dan. >> hey lori great to be with you on a friday morning. coming up breaking overnight, could the long hunt for an internationally wanted terrorist finally be over? the british man known as gee ha tee john. the face -- jihadi john, the we have team coverage this morning. >>> and george sat down for an exclusive interview with president obama at the white house on thursday where he talked about the war against isis. >>> and finally an alert for the millions of americans who use online dating sites. authorities warning that thieves may be using these sites to lure victims. abc is live with the story and with some tips to protect yourself, it's all coming up on gma. see you guys very soon. >> terrific. >> sounds good thank you dan. >>> 6:45. time to check the accuweather forecast. >> bill? >> we have, a windy morning out here. it feels good i mean i like it it's kind of refreshing but you need the coat and a jacket and sweat score that kind of stuff -- swelter and that kind of stuff. if you

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