reportedly kidman's kids ended up calling her nicole and katie holmes mom. holmes is asking for sole custody of 6-year-old suri. divorce lawyers say that could mean there are bigger bomb shells to come. >> there's no question in my mind that that sole custody request is a bomb shell. >> at least you would have to convince a judge that joint custody would be somehow harmful to the child. tabloids are already speculating scientology may have something to do with it. holmes was raised a catholic and converted to scientology before she married cruise. >> kind of suspect that's one of the reasons that katie may have filed for divorce and asked for sole custody. i don't think she really bought in 100% into the scientology. >> we may never know. new york, divorce is a private matter. in california, it's part of the public record. which may explain why holmes filed there. >> this year alone, there have been several high-profile breakups. katie periand russell brand, j. lo and marc anthony. court any cox and ar kwet. everyone waits for one parfy or another to dish the

tom cruise says he was blind sided when katie holmes filed for divorce. we have new details this morning in one of the biggest celebrity divorces ever. why does katie want full custody of their daughter, suri? >>> an abc news exclusive. these two boaters lost at sea with nothing but a tiny life raft for nine days. >> it was terrifying. >> happy to be alive. >> their amazing survival story. >>> good morning, everybody. how happy am i to welcome back paula faris, who anchors our overnight news program? and is for the vacationing bianna golodryga this morning. >> you know, i'm always borderlined shocked, yet thankful, that you ask me back. >> you're always invited back. i left my apartment at 4:45 this morning. it's soupy out there. it's crazy, this heat. >> it's almost whether or not you're going to be in triple digits. but how deep it's going to get across the country. >>> we have a lot to get to this morning, including a new twist to a mystery we've been telling you about on "gma." a missing miami millionaire, believed to be lost at sea. but could he have

according to people magazine the online piece today it was katie holmes who is ending their five yearion. a rep for tom cruise tells fox katie has filed for divorce and tom is deeply saddened and is concentrating on his three children. please allow them their privacy to work this out. the couple has a six-year-old daughter suri and tom has two other children he' don'ted with his ex-wife nicole kidman. a statement was released that reads "this is a personal and private matter for katie and her family. her primary concern remains her daughter's best interest. this is the third marriage for tom cruise who was married to mimi rogers and then nicole kidman and then katie. >> in california the term irreconcilable differences is latin for infidelity. i'm not suggesting that is what happened but do we know what caused the breakup? >> you guessed it, irreconcilable differences according to the legal paper work filed here in new york. tmz is reporting that cruise was "blind sided by the legal move" creteing that she wants sole custody and primary legal custody of suri and asking for a suitable

when tom cruise was honored earlier this month at the friar's club, katie holmes was noticeably absent. for cruise, this marriage was "mission: impossible 3." his previous marriages to mimi rogers and nicole kidman also ended in divorce. his courtship with holmes was studiously choreographed. the paparazzi dutifully documented every kiss. their scientology wedding at a grand italian villa was a celebrity fairy tale. >> the princess marries the prince in a castle and everyone lives happily ever after. >> reporter: a hollywood ending. what more could you ask for? >> that's right. >> reporter: not quite. the fairy tale was simply too good to be true. >> reporter: david right, abc news, hollywood. >> our thanks to david tonight. >> we do have an update here on a story we've been following here on "world news". the bus monitor and the school children bullying here. all of it caught on tape. >> you're fat. >> you're so fat. >> it was painful for all of us to watch. the four boys have now been suspended for school for one year and banned from riding the bus. each boy must perform 50 hours of

>>> tonight on "nightline," tom cruise blind sided by divorce papers from katie holmes. she's asking for sole custody of daughter suri. fromom bouncing on oprah's coac to today's surprise announcement, inside a big block buster breakup. >>> and basketball diaries. a talented rookie desperate to make it big in a multibillion business, gambling his career on a hungry but unproven 23-year-old agent. can this team of underdogs hit the jackpot in the nba draft. >>> plus, her soulful songs like rehab became grammy winning goemd. amy winehouse's public addiction ended at 28. her father told us what really happened in amy's final days. >>> good evening. i'm tarry mor reason. the famous couple tomkat is calling it quits as katie holmes filing for divorce. speculation swirling as herred by for sole custody of daughter suri. what does scientology have to play in this split? >> reporter: for five years they've been one of hollywood's most closely watched couples. paparazzi always lurking, looking for signs of strain. >> something happened to you? >> on oprah winfrey ice couch always

the spokesman for katie holmes says that it's a private family matter and her concern remains for herthe first marriage for katie holmes and this would have been the third marriage for tom cruise ... if the couple went in an italian castle in november 2006 we have been talking about how busy tom skilling has been in the weather center ... we have lots of information on facebook and our b log ... this is where we have an intense dome of hot air and around its periphery there are storm systems developing that's what's happening now this bodes well for the situation with the drought here but it will give this much needed rainshowers ... look at this shelf cloud this is where the cool air gushes from the thunderstorms right behind that wall of clouds are the wind and rain storms coming down and buckets ... from eastern iowa across northern illinois into northwest indiana there have been hailstones and high wind conditions ... we have not seen the last of this ... we've put together the most consecutive 90 degree-days ... the record is 11 ... we might go through next weekend and that would

katie holmes filed for divorce yesterday asking for sole custody of 6- year-old suri. sources close to cruise tell abc news this all came as a "complete surprise" to him. he hasn't even hired a divorce lawyer yet. >> when you file for sole custody, there's something majorly wrong. but in the tabloids, rumors of a split have been swirling for weeks. the last time the couple was seen together was oscar night at the vanity fair party. when tom cruise was honored earlier this month at the friar's club, katie holmes was noticeably absent. for cruise, this marriage was "mission: impossible 3." his previous marriages to mimi rogers and nicole kidman also ended in divorce. his courtship with holmes was studiously choreographed. the paparazzi dutifully documented every kiss. their scientology wedding at a grand italian villa was a celebrity fairy tale. >> the princess marries the prince in a castle and everyone lives happily ever after. >> reporter: a hollywood ending. what more could you ask for? >> that's right. >> reporter: not quite. the fairy tale was simply too good to be

blindsided by katie holmes, tom cruise taking action of his own amid new questions about this marriage and his last one. were there exit strategies from these high-profile pairings. >> i heard you're getting divorced. how is that going? . good evening, we begin with two major weather story, record-breaking heat stifling much of this country and severe weather. it could very well bring it in the coming hours. first the deadly storms that already hit. a fierce line of raging winds that ripped across nearly half of the country in the dark of night. the death toll rising today. a path nearly 800 miles long. winds reaching 85 miles an hour ripping the wall right off this apartment building in richmond, virginia, tearing trees from the ground, smashing cars and homes. this image from maryland and the toll growing today. at least 12 people are dead. nearly 3 million without power tonight. just as that record heat settles in. abc's extreme weather team on it beginning with david kerley in hard-hit bethesda, maryland. >> reporter: dozens of storms. this was no typical thunderstorm. the damage w

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abc news has confirmed tom cruise and katie holmes are getting a divorce after five years of marriagez is reporting holmes is asking for sole custody of their 6-year-old daughter suri. she reportedly filed the documents yesterday in new york. >>> six flags in vallejo is debutting a new ride tomorrow a lot riding on it. the park betting five million dollars new superman flight ride will have profits soaring to new heights. terry mcsweeney tested it out for us. >> reporter: it lasts less than one minute, it uses every second of that time to leave an impression. >> takes up, back and up and around tallest inversion west of the mississippi at 15 stories. >> reporter: easy to laugh when you are done riding there are moments during the ride when you are too topsy-turvey to do much laughing. starts out at 42 miles an hour, 10 seconds later you have stopped then go 62 miles per hour how it reaches that speed is another thing that makes the ride unique. >> we use something similar to what you would do with magnets with children where they repel we bush and pull against the train to get it to m

stroger and tom cruise and katie holmes split. wgn news @ 9 severe storms moving through chicago area for second time today. heavy waves and lightning. top stories tonight. tom skilling in the weather center what is the latest? >> storms out of ottawa wind gusts up to 70 mi. per hour worked with radar tornado signatures. the second major cluster of storms how they look around sunset. all on the northern flank of the major heat wave with 23 states under advisories. heat watches to the west. we watch for potential for severe weather in our area. good look at where these storms are. radar with lightning coming into the western suburbs. severe thunderstorm warning 53,000 ft.. just like earlier today such a dark look to the skies. these storms one of several clusters for the area. as we sit on the nose of hot weather to the south. back into chicago. storms approaching have produced these wind gusts 80 mi. per hour to the west. the model says these storms will go east region chicago between 10-11:00 tonight. strong wind to producers. ne

back up and there is 4th of july looking fab tuesday and there is patchy fog. >> thank you. >> katie holmes dropped a bomb shell today that lit up the internet. she's divorced tom cruise. tmz reports holmes is demanding sole custody of 6-year-old suri and mentions holmes wants to keep suri from being led deeper into scientology this, marks the end of his third marriage. >> still head a finney's friday free stuff leaving you cool and refreshed, two summer time drink freebies coming up. >> and oakland business fulfilling bay area chef dreams two weeks at a time. how you can open up a restaurant. that story on abc 7 news at 6:00. >>> weekend is upon us, weather looks great. one thing is missing. >> that is..., finney's friday free stuff. >> there is refreshing. the word of the day here. and let's start with this. this is from mcdonalds right there and this is a low fat, you can decide if you want it to be yourself. and there is a yogurt smoothy. and strawberry ba in a and wild berry flavors. they go for $3. they're hand made when you show up. they make them there. and they go for $3 but not fo

tom cruise and katie holmes splitting up. so, how did their fairy tale romance turn into mission impossible? >>> and crime and punishment. the students who bullied that school bus monitor in upstate new york finally learn their fate. the latest twist in a story that horrified the nation, today, saturday, june 30th, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> and welcome to "today" on this saturday morning. i'm jenna wolfe. >> and i'm jeff rossen. lester has the morning off. and really, the weather is wreaking havoc across the country. >> it really has. 25 states are going to see 100-plus-degree temperatures today, and they are widespread power outages from indiana to new jersey, all across the country, potentially dangerous ones in this heat. >> yeah, a lot of people are tweeting who are actually in the line of these storms and it was pretty severe. we'll get to that in a moment. >>> the scorching temperatures have already caused misery across the country, shattering records all over, and it's not done yet, not by

we're talking to the tom kat, tom cruise, katie holmes.er their wedding, seems it's too good to be true. can you believe it? >> divorce shocker. who would have thought. this is the third time he's gone through stress. i hope john travolta can recommend a good masseuse to alleviate suffering. this makes a mockery of the sanctity of the couch. i think that's a good metaphor relationship of the couch. the jumping on the couch phase doesn't wear. eventually you wear out the springs completely and just got to face the facts. >> that was -- >> re-up holster and move on with your life. >> he was professing his love for katie holmes when he was dancing up and down, jumping up and down. apparently she wants custody of suri, too, or primary custody of suri as well. >> yes. no one is sure exactly what the grounds for divorce are. i understand that in scientology the expiration date for the marriage is built right into the contract. who knows? maybe she just wasn't happy with scientology, maybe a religious conflict. maybe she didn't think it was kooky

third marriage to tom cruise and first for katie holmes. so far they have not filed divorce papers in los angeles county. >>> today on ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00, the man accused of beating a former priest takes the stand, we are in court for the testimony, find out what he admitted to this morning. thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news we will see you the next time news breaks, and we are always here for you on www.ktvu.com and on mobile www.ktvu.com. have a great weekend.

abc news has confirmed tom cruise and katie holmes are getting a divorce after five years of marriagez is reporting holmes is asking for sole custody of their 6-year-old daughter suri. she reportedly filed the documents yesterday in new york. >>> six flags in vallejo is debutting a new ride tomorrow a lot riding on it. the park betting five million dollars new superman flight ride will have profits soaring to new heights. terry mcsweeney tested it out for us. >> reporter: it lasts less than one minute, it uses every second of that time to leave an impression. >> takes up, back and up and around tallest inversion west of the mississippi at 15 stories. >> reporter: easy to laugh when you are done riding there are moments during the ride when you are too topsy-turvey to do much laughing. starts out at 42 miles an hour, 10 seconds later you have stopped then go 62 miles per hour how it reaches that speed is another thing that makes the ride unique. >> we use something similar to what you would do with magnets with children where they repel we bush and pull against the train to get it to m

tom and katie holmes, a star in her own right.uise, biggest movie star in the world. >> correct. >> what do we know about the money here? >> we know nothing about any of it right now. we assume some things. there have been reports for a while. namely that there is a prenup. that the prenup has a sliding scale for what we call as divorce lawyers time served. $3 million a year for each year of marriage. that's what we have heard. but we don't know that. >> okay. so $3 million. so you have $25 million i guess theoretically. but what's the -- what's the totally net worth? i've seen tom cruise worth $250 million. i was surprised. this guy's been the biggest star in the world for a very long time. i thought with the numbers he rakes in for movies it could be more. >> maybe it is. it may not matter one way or another because the prenup may take those issues out of the mix. the job for the judge will be merely to enforce what's in the contract. >> so let me just ask you a question. they obviously live in california and new york. katie hol

tom cruise and katie holmes are divorcing after five years of marriage.k. remember when the moment when tom declared his love for katie on oprah. >> we have never seen you behave this way before. >> i know. >> have you ever felt this way before? [ applause ] [ laughter ] >> you are gone. >> kimberly: walk it back. jump it back. too late now, tom. maybe it was a telltale. you are looking at me so weird. >> bob: no, i got something great to say about this. he's acting really odd. if you know what i mean. >> kimberly: i can't. andrea and greg. >> andrea: is this a coincidence? with california divorce laws, it's a coincidence that a lot of celebrities get divorced before ten years. what years? the prenup is null and void. someone like tom cruise would have to give katie holmes 0%-ois earn -- 50% of his earnings. his first rogers, mimi rogers, a full screen. less than ten years. nicole kidman. less than ten years kay. ty, less than ten years. with kobe bryant, his wife filed for divorce, right at the ten-year mark. he was like please don't do it. >> she owns h

he has a doubt were katie holmes and two children he adopted with nicole kidman. ey married in a lavish ceremony back in 2006. this is holmes' first marriage and cruise's third. president obama is about to arrive in kold to tour the growing devastation. the fire burning has forced tens of thousands of folks to evacuate their homes. 350 homes gone. entire neighborhoods reduced to ashes and the fight to contain it is just beginning. alicia? >> if the weather stays calm, crews are hoping they will have better news tonight. they were able to stabilize some of the lines because the winds had calmed. there was enough progress made that officials were able to lift some of the evacuation orders. some of those 32,000 people out of their homes this week are going home. there are 347 home that have been destroyed and those residents were given the details of their loss yesterday evening. the president will be arriving soon and will meet with firefighters. police said they did not have the resources to dedicate to the president's visit so that was taken over by the el paso she

we haven't seen much of katy holmes too much. do you think we might see more after this resolves itself? >> yeah. i think she's always been somebody who said she wanted to keep working. right now she does not have a movie to promote, but she is scheduled to start shooting a movie next month. obviously that's going to be keeping her very busy amidst all this very terrible news. right now she's concentrating as her role as a mom to her daughter surry. i don't know. we wish both of them the best. but this is definitely very, very shocking news. >> all right. shawn robinson from "access hollywood." we'll be watching 7:30 tonight. >>> now to the devastating wildfires out west. today president obama toured the disaster in the colorado springs area. he called it's nor mouse but said we're starting finally to see progress. nbc's jinah kim joins us in colorado springs with the latest information out there. >> reporter: hi there, pat. that is true. the outlook on the fire is looking so much better by the day. i just want to show you a litt

celebrity marriages, none were subject to more tabloid fascination than that of tom cruise and katie holmesmarried in 2006, the couple raised one child, a 6-year-old now. holmes is reportedly asking for sole custody. the romance began as cruise's career was hitting a rocky patch with his couch jumping episode. while holmes was mostly known as the teen starve the tv drama dawson's creek. now gossip websites are reporting holmes is asking for the divorce to get out of her famous husband's shadow and further her acting career. cruise has been down this road twice before. he was divorced from oscar winner nicole kid man after ten years of marriage and three-year union with mimi rogers ended. it was only a time before this too came to an end. entertainment tonight disagrees. she spent time with cruise on the set of his latest film two weeks ago and they talked about his marriage. >> there was nothing but love that i felt from his end. so it is a little concerning and it is shocking. because there's an argument there that he was blind sided by this divorce. ♪ >> some saw signs of trouble when hol

after six years katie holmes has filed for divorce from tom cruise. d in november of '06. it was her firsted marriage, his third. they have a daughter suri. holmes' lawyer issued a statement saying this is a personal matter. >>> singer adele sharing good news with the world today on her website saying she announced she and her boyfriend simon are delighted to be expecting their first child. adele is 24. she didn't release any other details but did asking for privacy during this precious time. adele is best known for her songs on "heartbreak" and relationship woes. her song "rolling in the deep" won six grammys. >>> savannah guthrie has been named as co-anchor of the "today sho show". savannah reported for news 4 from 2000 to 2002 when she was a student at jornl town law at the time. she graduated with honors in 2002. i remember her on our weekend show. >> did you see president obama's reaction to the supreme court ruling? you could see he was feeling pretty good about it. here he is. ♪ ♪ >> looking limber. folks are getting a really big kick out of the

>> katie holmes pulled the plug and filed divorce documents yesterday.ise's devotion to scientology and holmes' concern that their 6-year-old daughter surry would become more involved in the church with cruise's parenting style. a rep for tom cruise tells fox katie filed for divorce and tom is saddened and concentrating on his three children. please allow them their privacy. in addition to surry, tom has two other children he adopted with his ex-wife nicole kidman. holmes' rep released statem saying it's a personal and private matter for katie and her family. her primary concern is for her daughter's best interest. >> it sounds like tom cruise was surprised by this? >> according to numerous celebrity websites cruise was blind sided by katie's legal move. in addition to sole custody, she is seeking primary custody of their daughter and is asking for a suitable amount of child support. tom and katie, known as tom-kat have a prenup. the net worth $275 million. john? >> a lot of alimony. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> the wardrobe malfunction seen

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actress katie holmes is divorcing tom cruise. holmes publicist says it's a personal matter for katie and her family and that her primary concern remains her daughter's best interests. she's asking for sole custody of suri, now six years old, cruise's long time attorney says he's saddened by the news but is concentrating on the children. another person says this is a complete surprise, this was cruise's third pa marriage. adele announced today she's pregnant. she wanted her fans to hear the news from her so she posted on her web site saying quote, obviously we're over the moon and very excited. but please respect our privacy at this precious time. now to red carpet premier of the amazing spiderman last night with andrew garfield and emma stone. >> this is in 3 d. and that is visually moving. >> it soars into theaters on tuesday. for more on the stories go to otrc.com. >> and just getting started on abc 7 news at 4:00. coming up a she down between san francisco mayor and sheriff who is suspended and why the ethics hearing was shut d

and applause ] >> well, seven years after tom cruise jumped up and down declaring his love for katie holmesn oprah's yellow sofa, the actress, katie, has filed for divorce. cruise's attorney asks for privacy and says tom is very sad, and katie's camp says she's concentrating on her daughter's best interests. their daughter, suri, was born in 2006. she's the couple's only child, and katie wants primary custody. but this is just the beginning of the story. famed hollywood attorney debra opri joins me now for much more on the split. debra, good morning to you. so, i guess the million-dollar question -- do we know why katie filed the papers and why now? >> she couldn't take it anymore? she grew up? she basically decided she wanted to go another direction with her life. let's face it, i've heard, and i'm here in town in los angeles, that she had been seen all over town over a period of time where she didn't look very happy. and if you look at the most recent photo of the two of them in iceland, while he looked happy and they were hand-holding, if you look close, i understand she wasn't very happ

i know you came to talk about the tom cruise and katie holmes divorce. his too dense for the average american to make sense of? >> i think it's both. you have the cruise/holmes brake up but then you have the supreme court decision and the supreme court decision in arizona. this is very complicated. a majority of people who have come in contact with the story for the first time and i'll include myself we're not sure what it was and how it was being manipulated. it's not the thing that arises righteous populous anger. >> john: but when go to buy a house or a car and you have the interest rate, you wonder how do they come up with that? they just make it up. >> and he's not wrong. they're acting in their own interest. and it's to their interest to do this. but the question is should they be allowed to do this? and should it be the punishment be stronger than the slap of the wrist that we've seen so far. >> john: this really is a slap on the wrist for barclays and the penalty on scotland, any fines are going to be largely paid by the shareholders, the governme

tom cruise and katie holmes divorcing. >> who filed? after 5 1/2 years, katie who filed for divorce so read into that what you will. her rep says, as it always has been her daughter's best interest is her primary concern. read into that what you will. could it be that scientology is pushing her away? she doesn't want suri to grow up as a scientologyist and rather as a catholic as she was raised. we don't know. >> she knew that going into it. >> did the potion wear off? did the potion wear off? why now? >> i like all these tweets, though, i told you my favorite as a petite blond that is now back on the market. so is katie. maybe katie finally chewed the chain off. >> that's horrible! i mean, i want -- part of me is uncomfortable being so snarky about this even though it's ripe for parody. everybody wondered whether or not this was a real union in part because he is strange and that he's divorced two other women already and that there was always talk about a pre-nup and basically they have a shelf life, like an inspiration date at which p

tom cruise and katie holmes are calling it quits. people magazine report after five years of marriage, they're getting divorced. tom cruise married her back in 2006 and they have a 6-year-old daughter together. they say this is a private matter and their primary concern remains their daughter. no word on why they are splitting. good news for grammy winner adele, who announced today she is expecting her first child with her boyfriend. this will be her boyfriend second child. adele said she is over the moon and very excited i ask for privacy. >> and madame the lullabies that she will swinging -- imagine the lullabies that she will s ing. >> a mortgage fight has a local woman fighting for wrot >> people have been going to the historic main avenue fish market in the district for decades. >> it really has not changed in quite a few years but thanks to congress, big changes are ahead. >> mark segraves has the details. >> the main avenue fish market is one of the oldest continuously operating fish markets in the country, dating back to 1805

>>> tom cruise and katie holmes calling it quits. which was blind sided by the news. >> and the man convicted of arson collapses in the courtroom and dies minutes later. why it appears he caused his own death. >>> and president obama travels to wildfire ravaged colorado as hundreds of firefighters battle a blaze that still is not close to being contained. gary. >> temperatures 104 and it feels like 112 degrees. i don't see an end to this heat wave for quite awhile. your official forecast is coming up. stay with us.  >>> military officials at fort bragg confirm a soldier shot and killed a superior officer before shooting and injuring himself and another soldier. it happened yesterday at the fayetteville, north carolina, military base. the officials have not released the identities of the soldiers involveed and they're from the 125th battlefield surveillance brigade. the shooter is in custody and the investigation continues. >>> >>> to a developing story. president obama getting a firsthand look at the damage from rag