for a time if their marriage, katie holmes embraced those beliefs. but it does seem to be that she has moved away from them. tom cruise is the most famous and outspoken member of the church of scientology, a faith founded 60 years ago by science fiction writer l. ron hubbard. it can heel people of past tra has been embroiled in repeated controversies. >> including this astonishing on camera frant a reporter, clashing with a church spokesman and this exclusive exit by that same spokesman during an interview on "nightline." >> holmes and cruise got married in italy in 2006, but sources tell abc news that holmes has had a change of heart, particularly as it pertains to her daughter suri who she feared would be pulled deeply into the faith. >> she knew what she was getting into. he didn't hide his faith. they got married in a scientology ceremony. if it's all true that this is one of the reasons why she wants to move, that's a pretty big reversal. >> it is. people do have evolutions of thought and go along and raise children and come to different conclus

celebrity couple tom cruise and katie holmes are splitting up. >> reporter: katie holmes' bombshell,for divorce from tom cruise after five years of marriage, caught everyone off guard. including, apparently, her movie star husband. >> katie holmes behavior is as though she were escaping from alcatraz, from an open prison. >> reporter: the speculation was immediate. and it was everywhere. she was splitting because of his controversial religion. >> so there's really sort of almost a third person in that marriage? the third person being the church? >> absolutely. >> reporter: news of their split was just as stunning as the start of their courtship. >> have you ever felt this way before? with tom's extremely enthusiastic declaration of love on the set of "the oprah winfrey show." >> the beginning of this relationship was kind of like a circus. >> reporter: melanie bromiley is senior correspondent for e. news. >> it was unbelievable. it went from 0 to 60 in the quickest amount of time. >> reporter: the year was 2005, and tom cruise was not just professing his passion for katie, he gushed

>>> there are new imagines coming in of katie holmes. cameras following her every move here in new york city. there are new questions about her split with tom cruise and whether or not the church of scientology played a role. >> tonight the woman at the center of a tabloid katie holmes was captured in manhattan without her wedding ring. according to published reports, one of the main reasons why she filed for divorce was religion. >> i think it's privileged to call yourself a scientologist. >> he is the most famous member of the church of scientology, a faith bounded 60 years ago by l ron hub bard. the church that says counselling sessions it can heel people of past tra mas has been involved in many controversies. reportedly holmes, who was raised catholic, feared that her husband would pull their 6-year-old daughter more deeply into the faith. the niece of the man who runs scientology, david, has come fard to say that more than a decade ago, she was forced to perform manual labor at age 6 and at age 7, forced to sign a billion dollar lo

well, one question people are asking is, where is katie holmes?eks she's been photographed in new york city, tom has been there, too, but according to tmz, the couple hasn't been sleeping under the same roof, with tom in a hotel and katie in her own apartment. in this helicopter, tom cruise in iceland saturday where he's shooting the movie "oblivion." in its upcoming issue us weekly magazine will report that source that katie holmes has been unhappy in her marriage for more than a year. and secretly has been moving into a apartment. >> the apartment is three bedrooms. she's been spied going there quietly and slowly moving her things into the apartment with suri. katie is able to put this apartment in her name. >> reporter: she may be trying to accomplish residency in new york because divorce proceedings are private there. according to radar online, cruise will file for joint custody in california. >> he's not a person set up to win a custody case. married three times. jumping off oprah's couch doesn't indicate a stable guy. >> reporter: it's widel

more on the latest details of the divorce agreement between tom cruise and katie holmes, also fighting back the tabloids about his home. the latest on that. >> a lot to get to. a lot of headlines to talk about as well. natalie at the news desk. >>> good morning. a scare on a flight to madrid. the flight returned to the airport. a straw with suspicious wires. they notified marshals. a woman had difficulty breathing as she pointed out a male passenger she thought was the last in the lavatory. they thought the female passenger might be part of the diversion. >> we have a lady that is on oxygen that the flight attendants want paramedic for but we think she's the one that is supposed to be the decoy that keeps looking at the gentleman that was playing with the device in the lavatories. so if sheets off the airplane with paramedics she has to have police. >>> the plane evacuated by bomb squad and fbi. no explosive device was found. the two passengers were questioned and released. >>> washington, d.c. police officer is on administrative duty after allegedly making threatening comments about f

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and we're going to begin with the very latest of the tom cruise/katie holmes divorce saga. >> this is a daily segment. >> probably will be. an attorney for holmes is denying reports the actress wants an emergency hearing on custody and child support. this comes in response to online reports that say holmes filed an application that could have resulted in a public hearing. >>> meanwhile published reports say katie holmes planned an intricate escape from the marriage, including securing a new york city apartment, cutting off all communication from her friends and switching cell phones and e-mail addresses. >> a public hearing televised? >> you'd definitely avoid that. yeah. >> well, two weeks after tying the knot, matthew mcconaughey tweeted he and his wife are expecting their third child. the new baby will join 3-year-old brother levi and 2-year-old sister vida. >>> and rep confirms actress claire danes and actor hugh dancy who wed in 2009 are expecting their first child. >>> and, finally -- that was fast. just days after pulling the plug on his personal twitter page, alec baldwin sent

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they won't lie about katy holmes >> you look like a cult member or cult leader.imes have trouble telling the difference. did katie just now realize that maybe there is something a little something about scientology? >> you are on to something. i don't believe holmes. she says she is getting divorced because of her child. she is concerned about the child because he is going to put her into in organization. how about for herself. if her husband is such a lunatic she would want to divorce for her own purposes. she is using it as an excuse. tom cruise is an eccentric guy, i've seen him but i don't think he is as weird as everyone says he is. >> i think katie holmes is making this up. she wants out and that is her excuse, because i'm doing it for my child. or a third option she likes money because apparently, allegedly according to the contradict, every year she married to him she gets a little more. so she waited as long as she could. >> if she is married to a guy that shipping a kid off to some weird organization, she would want to divorce him for practical purposes

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>> you know, nicole kidman was raised as a roman catholic -- >> as was katie holmes. >> as was katie d by the way, they were both 33 years old when the divorces happened. but nicole kidman allegedly did not want her kids raised as scientologists, and that is allegedly one of the reasons that she left and she doesn't practice scientology anymore. and the question is, and many published reports out there, that this all came down now possibly because of a couple of reasons. one, we'll talk about the scientology angle, and that is that suri, their 6-year-old daughter, is about to get into school and start her education, and there are published reports that tom cruise wanted her to get into this sect of scientology when the kids get in there very, very young. >> and do they have a school for that -- >> yeah, they have a school. and they begin their long road of education. it's sort of a camp. and the church of scientology for their part denies that. they say no child under 16 is allowed in, officially. so that's number one, she was at that cross roads, needed to make a decision about suri'

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and we're going to begin with the latest of the tom cruise and katie holmes sega. an attorney reports that he wants an emergency hearing on child and custody support. holmes filed an application that could have resulted in a public hearing. >>> meanwhile published reports say katie holmes planned an intricate escape from the marriage including securing a new york city apartment, cutting all off communication from her friends and switching cell phones and i'm addresses. >> two weeks after tying the knot, matthew mcconaughey tweeted he and his wife are expected their third child. congratulations to them. >> they're going to need nanny, nanny, nanny. >>> and rep confirms actress claire danes and actor hudoncy who wed in 2009 are expecting their first child. >>> and finally -- that was fast. days after pulling the plug on his personal twitter page alec baldwin sent out a tweet on his foundations page plugging an upcoming podcast. he quit after all the scuttlebutt of the wedding. >> he couldn't go cold turkey. >> it took as while to get you on the bandwagon. you're here

katie holmes may have managed a swift exit from the orbit of scientology, but former insiders tell kate snow that when some members try to leave the church can play rough. >> we had a whole drill that involved up to two dozen people to hunt down and find the person, confront them, and persuade them to return. >> reporter: he's a former senior scientologist who claims the church uses extreme measures against people like him. >> come on, marty. do you have anything to say? >> this sounds like movie stuff. i'm sorry, marty, this sounds too complicated to believe. >> i mean, i don't know what to tell you. can you handle the truth? >>> also tonight, richard engel with a view we have never seen before of the uprising inside syria. he made the trip with a rebel commander fighting to liberate his hometown. >> it's 4:00 a.m. and ali bakran is saying good-bye to his parents, possibly for the last time. he's on the front line of a surprising new syria few outsiders have glimpsed. he says, "the regime controls only where it keeps its tanks. that's it." >>> and the "costa concordia" is still submerg

and we have new details on the katie holmes/tom cruise split. what role, if any, did scientology play and who will get custody of suri? >> plus, nouit's not just what eat but it can be how and when you eat that might be stalling your weight loss. first let's get a check on the news. let's go to tamron hall. >> good morning, everyone. an early morning anti-terror raid today near london's olympic park with british police using smoke grenades and stun guns. six people were arrested there. they say the raid was not linked to the olympics. and armed guards searched a bus after reports of a man on the bus exacting suspicious. they say that was not terror related. >> and temperatures above 100 expected from nebraska to virginia. the efforts to beat the heat and celebrate the 4th of july had tragic results wednesday, at least three children died after being electrocuted while swimming in lakes in missouri and tennessee. three others died when their yacht with 27 people on board capsized in new york's long island sound. and three more drown in a river in

people like jenna, the niece of the president of scientology are out in the media now, saying that katie holmes back-- >> and i do think that judy, the holmes' side is winning. it doesn't help that tom who is in iceland making a movie beau scientist gists, fairly even to because it will not want discovery process. >> do the media understand what scientology is and if they don't, how can they report on it? >> oh, please, and that's too complicated. and we don't have to do that, in fact, there have been almost no articles on scientology. >> the media hasn't to have something to report on. the only thing that the media fears more than religion is republicans. >> oh, but is there going to be more of these, i escaped scienti scientology? >> if it doesn't help the trial, how public she's going to be, if any of this was in the pre-nup, any agreement reached and we don't know what's in that documentation and they were married in california, divorce is final in new york, different laws there and a lot of speculation to try to sell papers, don't you think or try to get viewers. >> no, wouldn't happen. >>

a surprise announcement that tom cruise and katie holmes have now settled their divorce in less than s. no one expected that. >> that's right. holmes remains here in new york with daughter suri. and cruise has just returned to california, where he's shooting a movie. abc's brandi hitt has all the details. >> reporter: 11 days after katie holmes filed for divorce from tom cruise, sparking a immedime frenzy, a settlement has been reached. holmes' attorney said in a statement, the case has been settled and the agreement has been signed. we are thrilled for katie and her family. and are excited to watch as she embarks on the next chapter of her life. while details of the divorce have not been released, holmes' attorney also thanked cruise's counsel for a speedy resolution. >> tom is a private star. he doesn't want to drag his family through the mud. and both of them care about suri. they don't want to emotionally harm suri. >> reporter: holmes had request custody of 6-year-old suri. according to cruise's strong ties to the church of scientology and the possible influence on suri may have

tom cruise and katie holmes' seemingly perfect marriage over. why is katie suing for sole custody of suri? >>> it's america's biggest birthday party ever. an epic week-long celebration. from the hottest beauty secrets to the coolest dogs. the sweetest celebration, only on "gma." >>> and you're going to be hearing from katy perry a little bit later here on "good morning america." good morning, everyone. george is taking time off. we have josh back. the people are going crazy that you're back. >> turns out sleep is rather important to the human body. >> who knew? >> who knew? >>> good news for the folks visiting us on vacation. if you're hitting the road for the fourth of july break, the gas prices continue to plummet. >> good news for a lot of folk. >>> exclusive video of the family of the american graduate student that was attack by chimps. they're arriving at a hospital in south africa. their son is in stable condition. we'll have the latest with andrew. >> what a story. >>> we begin with the heat wave. 16 states under warnings of advisories thi

>> tom cruise and katie holmes. ost high-profile couples for almost six years now. there are new details about their divorce battle and katie's decision to leave. was it driven by scientology? why does she want sole custody? >>> and josh is back. >> great to see you. >> we missed you. >>> adele is about to be rolling in the diapers. i couldn't go there. i couldn't really sound -- >> that's what we miss, josh, that's what we miss. >> the stupor star singer revealing how she feels about becoming a mom. >> i can't believe you missed lmfao on friday. >> i was there in spirit. trust me. sarina and i in the living room. trust me. >> you'll also meet the man who dropped more than 200 pounds. inspired his entire family. they lost collectively, over 400 pounds. >> that's a quarter tonless family. unbelievable. >>> wait until you see what these hot wheels do. we're getting promos now for "play of the day." we're coming along. it will throw you for a loop. it's fair to say. >>> much more on the divorce papers that seemed to sho

i think katie holmes was smart to file in new york.e custody means she would physically have suri with her most of the time. but tom cruise would have liberal visitation. every judge in the country wants a father to have continual visitation of the child. >> wherever she is, and i wouldn't be surprise fire department she got it in california. he could necessarily ship her off to some camp or do the kinds of things that he might if he had legal joint custody. not just physical joint custody. but legal joint custody where he has more of a role in those decisions. he might be able to do more of that. i would be very surprised even in california if he ended up with joint custody. >> the big question was tom cruise has been a signtologist for many years. she knew that when she married him. >> we don't deal with gossip on this show. we deal with the politics of the gospel. thank you both for your time tonight. >> thanks. >>> ahead, 48 years ago today the civil rights act forever changed the country. the dream and the fight for that dream liv

high-profile couple tom cruise and katie holmes are divorcing. there's now a great deal of speculation about the terms of their split. it is a role tom cruise has played before and here tonight, abc's gloria riviera. >> reporter: from a fairy tale wedding to the battlefield of divorce court, katie holmes may have won round one finding first in new york and asking for sole custody of their 6-year-old daughter suri. in a statement she said her daughter was her primary concern leading some tabloids to speculate scientology is behind the split. but the famously doting dad may now be fighting back. radar online is reporting tonight that tom cruise will file for joint custody in california. a custody battle could get messy. >> where every bit of garbage in your life before marriage, after marriage is going to come out, not to mention the damage it's going to do to this little 6-year-old girl. >> reporter: it is widely believed a reported prenup agreement would give holmes at least $3 million a year for each year she was married, plus child support. >>

abc's dan harris explains. >> reporter: the woman at the center of a tabloid tempest, katie holmes capturedt her wedding ring. according to published reports one of the main reasons why holmes filed for divorce from tom cruise was religion. >> it's privileged to -- >> reporter: cruise the most famous member of the church of scientology, faith founded 60 years ago by l. ron hubbard. the church says through reportedly, holmes who was raised catholic, feared that her husband would pull their 6-year-old daughter suri more deeply into the faith. the niece of the man who runs scientology has come forward in recent years to say more than a decade ago she was forced to perform manual labor at age 6 and at age 7 forced to sign a billion year loyalty contract. >> it means that like in scientology they believe that you live lifetime after lifetime. >> reporter: the church denies children are forced to do manual labor. in what could be a sign of things to come for katie holmes, former church official debbie cook says people who leave the church are often excommunicated. >> do you and your husband have

circling around tom cruise and katie holmes.kbuster divorce case, and the always expected battle over money and on top of that the custody of little suri, coming up in this case. suri. suri. siri is the cell phone lady. suri its the kid. >>> let's begin with the blistering heat that has much of the country feeling like a furnace. >> it is warm out there. heat warnings and advisories in effect in 16 states today from the dakotas all the way to the east coast. temperatures soared past the 100-degree mark in many cities over the weekend. shot up to 97 in baltimore. so hot in fact people were lining up for those much-coveted bags of ice. more now from abc's ginger zee. >> reporter: it's an epic heat wave. >> i think it is too hot. i am not a heat person. >> reporter: 105 in atlanta, georgia. 103, raleigh, north carolina, 103 for birmingham, alabama. big numbers under a huge heat dome. it is not a technical term. here's what it is. a high-pressure system that settles in and barely budges. here's how it works. high pressure compresses

it was really fast. 11 days after katie holmes shocked tom cruise with a surprise divorce filing a dealently she gets primary custody of suri. "the "los angeles times"" is quoting a source and reports holmes, who was raised catholic, also will control their daughter's religious upbringing. holms' concern over cruise indoctrinating her into scientology is. theedly part of what led to the split. with a prenup making money a nonissue the settlement helps cruise and scientology drawing out what was already a public relations disaster. >>> elsewhere, fox executives desperate to revive "american idol's" sagging ratings may drop randy jackson and replace him with adam lambert. >>> and finally, after witnessing 100-mile-an-hour freeway game of cat and mouse between justin bieber and paparazzi last friday, an l.a. city councilman is warning of a "tragedy waiting to happen." that probably makes sense, 100 miles an hour, freeways, two people, not a good idea. can we just keep it like on the sidewalk? do we really have to get -- >> what are you trying to do? taking photos out of the car at that spe

an attorney for katy holmes is denying report that the actress wants an emergency hearing on custodynd child support. it comes in saying she filed an application that could have resulted in a public hearing >>> published reports said katy holmes planned an intricate escape from the marriage, including securing a new york city apartment and cutting off with friends >>> matthews mccon ahey tweeted that he and his wife are expecting a third child. >>> a represent confirms that claire danes and hugh dancecy, who wed in 2009, are expecting their first child. >>> finally, that was fast. days after pulling the plug on his personal twitter page, alec baldwin set out a tweet plugging an upcoming podcast. on his personal page, he sort of threw in the towel saying, i'm done. he has done this before apparently. i am talking to you although they have the camera on me. good morning. >>> a lot of people do that. they drop their facebook or twitter account and pick it up a week later. >> i have been tempted. >> we all have. >>> detroit, very nasty line of storms rolled through. it is over with for t

when we come back, you know tom cruise and katie holmes are getting divorce.ding rupert murdoch, are saying damaging things about scientology. that brings up the question, is it okay to discriminate against scientology. we'll discuss whether that's okay. >> the 33-year-old actress reach a breaking point because in your jeep grand cherokee. and when you do, you'll be grateful for the adaptive cruise control that automatically adjusts your speed when approaching slower traffic. and for the blind spot monitoring that helps remind you that the highway might not be as desolate... ...as you thought. ♪ ♪ break the ice with breath-freshening cooling crystals. ice breakers. >> after the surprising split of one of how old's most high profile couples. >> tom cruise and katie holmes has mired high-powered pit bull divorce attorneys. >> i can tell you a lot of money could be at stake here. tom reportedly worth $250 million. katie worth about $25 million. >> cenk: well for $125 million which is half of tom's money, i might have been a sciencologist for five years. the quest

when we come back, you know tom cruise and katie holmes are getting divorce.ople including rupert murdoch, are saying damaging things about scientology. that brings up the question, is it okay to discriminate against scientology. we'll discuss whether that's okay. >> the 33-year-old actress reach a breaking point because of cruise's connection to scientology. jeb bush says republican party >> after the surprising split of one of how old's most high profile couples. >> tom cruise and katie holmes has mired high-powered pit bull divorce attorneys. >> i can tell you a lot of money could be at stake here. tom reportedly worth $250 million. katie worth about $25 million. >> cenk: well for $125 million which is half of tom's money, i might have been a sciencologist for five years. the question is did okay it discriminate against scientologist. >> he's blindsided because he's interested in sign to go and he has immersed himself in it and there is dispute whether that is the appropriate faith for the child to be indoctrinated in. >> they had been arguing but tom didn'