the church says she was actually expelled for ethical lapses and claims she tried to stay. leah denies all of that. either way there was still an enormous emotionally fraught question lingering -- would her family stand by her? >> i'm ready to walk away. from everybody that i've ever known. and cut ties with my own husband, my own mother. because you don't know what they're going to decide. >> reporter: in the end, with the reminis, that is not how it went down. >> how much did it mean to you that your family stood by you? >> it means everything. >> reporter: leah reconnected with her old friend sherry owens. >> so she e-mailed me a sweet e-mail and we agreed to meet for coffee. we met and it was like no time had passed. less cordial with the church, however. leah decided to make her exit very public. even taking her beef to the ballroom on "dancing with the stars." >> the church is looking for me to fail so they can say to their parishioners, see what happens about you leave the church? they're waiting for me to fail. >> reporter: just this week with leah guest hosting "dancing

"leah, leah." it was like, oh, my god, people love her. >> reporter: coming up, leah's about to learn about what life is like for celebrity scientologists, coming into the orbit of tom cruise. >> what the hell is this guy doing? he just needs to be an actor, like he needs to bloop, okay? >> reporter: and how it all started to go wrong at the tom cruise/katie holmes wedding. stay with us. mmmm... when you add liquid gold velveeta to rotel tomatoes and zesty chilies, you got a queso so good... hahaha hahahaha whew! dang. velveeta and rotel. man, that's good! it's olive garden's 20th anniversary of never ending pasta bowl. so we're celebrating by offering you over 20 delicious choices starting at $9.99. like creamy new pesto alfredo, or crispy chicken fritta. plus unlimited salad and breadsticks. for a limited time. at olive garden. let your camry show you that your driveway isn't just connected to your street but to the ends of the earth. from coastal highways to roller-coaster hills to the street that chan

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leah: i just was thinking and the minutes kept passing. we both kind of relaxed and thought, "she'll come when she's ready." [ grunting ] woman: it's a girl! leah: and she did. woman: a big girl! leah: she was so perfect! >> announcer:or watching fox 25 news at 11:00. >>> officials are investigating after a revere man died following a violent struggle with police. police say that they found that 38-year-old man bleeding and combative sunday night after he broke into an apartment building. we're told that man fought against offers and was tasered with no apparent effect. he restrained and taken to a hospital where he later died. an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of his death. some big changes are coming to the way auburn housing authority operates. following the deathoff a 2-year-old foster child. she was living in subsidized housing with her foster mother at the time of her death. well, now the housing authority says it wants better communication with d.c.f. because there were six children in her home. the chairman of the

this is more important than your family. >> reporter: when leah was a teenager her mom decided to enroll her in the sea org, the pious uniformed religious order of the church. >> they provide room and board and you work there and sign a billion year contract. >> a billion year contract. >> correct. >> scientologists believe in reincarnation and sea org members are expected to keep working every time they come back. leah quickly got in trouble in the sea org in part because of her involvement with boys. >> i allowed my boyfriend, my first boyfriend to go like this over my shirt. >> that was enough to get you -- >> that was light, very light. it wasn't a real grab, dan. >> very hard to have this discussion with a straight face. >> sorry. >> reporter: leah didn't make it in the sea org but as her star rose she and her family stayed deeply involved in the faith. even as she began to develop deep doubts about church leaders. tom cruise and even some of scientology's core beliefs. >> this is some crazy [ bleep ]. >> you thought it was crazy but you stayed in the church. >> so what do i do? i'm

leah ultimately left, her mom anand everyo else in her family stood by her. did you ever have a moment of thinking, well, maybe i'll stay with the church? >> never. it was never a thought. >> how much did it mean to you that your family stotood by yo >> it means everything. >> in fact, leah says leaving scientology has made her family closer than ever. it ha however, led to a major war of words with the urch itstself whicin a statement to abc news has called leah, and i'm quotinhere, a liar, self-absorbed, rude and embarrassing. >> i just want to say kudos. you're a pro and we're looking forward to having her on "the view" later on this week. let'shings over to rob in sleepy hollow. another sighting of the headless horstman. are you okay? >> i haven't seen a headless you saw -- earlier we saw ichabod crane and katrina from what a beautiful morning. beautiful colors up here in the the chilly side. type of town spooky areas of the country and go through that. somepooktacular cities, thank you, dan manzel. sleepy hollow, 56. casper, as in the ghost, wyoming, 62. mystic, connecticut, love it, 55. tombstone, arizona, i'll be your huckleberry, 71 and pumpkint

leah ultimately left, her mom and everyone else in her family stood by her. did you ever have a moment of thinking, well, maybe i'll stay with the church? >> never. it was how much did it mean to you that your family stood by you? >> it means everything. >> in fact, leah says leaving scientology has made her family closer than ever. it has, however, led to a major war of words with the church itself which in a statement to abc news has called leah, and i'm quoting here, a liar, self-absorbed, rude and embarrassing. >> i just want to say kudos. you're a pro and we're looking forward to having her on "the view" later on this week. let's things over to rob in sleepy hollow. another sighting of the headless horstman. are you okay? >> i haven't seen a headless horseman. you saw -- earlier we saw sleepy hollow, 56, temperatures in the 30s, casper wyoming, mystic, connecticut, 55, tucson, arizona. 71 and pumpkin town, 61 degrees. layer up kids, the rain across the mid section and the pacific northwest. that's a check on the national trick or treat forecast. here's what's happening locally. >> reporter: good morning, everyone, i'm meteorologist chris sowers wit

leah ultimately left, her mom and everyone else in her family stood by her. did you ever have a moment of thinking, well, maybe i'll stay with the church? >> never. it wasw much did it mean to you that your family stood by you? >> it means everything. >> in fact, leah says leaving scientology has made her family closer than ever. it has, however, led to a major war of words with the church itself, which in a statement to abc news has called leah, and i'm quoting here, a liar, self-absorbed, rude and embarrassing. >> i just want to say kudos to you. you're a pro and we're looking forward to having her on "the view" later on this week, as well. let's things over to rob in sleepy hollow, new york. another sighting of the headless horseman. are you okay? >> i haven't seen a headless horseman. you saw -- earlier we saw ichabod crane and katrina from "the legend of sleepy hollow." at least we know they exist. hopefully we'll see them later on this morning. what a beautiful morning. it is cold. beautiful colors up here in the hudson valley but certainly on the chilly side. let's go over some halloween type of towns. some spooky areas of the country and go thro

was the reason for an amber alert in july won't be happening. the state attorney's office dismissed two charges of felony kidnapping that leah lacroix was facing in cedar county, nebraksa court. lacroix was originally arrested in omaha under suspicion of kididpping two of her nieces from hartington, nebraska. at the time police believed she was taking them to florida. files have been sealed regarding new details in the now-dismissed case. most of siouxland is under a freeze warning late tonight. how long will it last? chief meteorologis t ron demere is here with the chilly forecast.t. has been about how mild it has been. that is quickly changing. the strong north wind that we were feeling today is bringing in a cooler air mass. that paves the widespread frost or freeze across siouxland by friday morning. low by tomorrow morning will in the upper 20s to lower 30s and a freeze warning is in effect for central and western siouxland while eastern siouxland is under a frost advisory. after our cool start, highs on f fday will struggle a a t as we top out ininhe upper 50s. s have it right, most of the country better brace for a fairly brutal winter. th

was an effort to keep church and state separate. >>> the intersection of prayer and hollywood back in the headlines. >> actress leah remini is againentology in her new book and she sat down with abc's dan harris for an exclusive preview. >> reporter: long before she was tv riotty starring on the hit cbs sit-com "the king of queens," >> do you have to build yourself up by tearing me down? >> yes. >> reporter: leah remini was a child who joined scientology at the behest of her mother who are to use church terminology, brought her daughter into the faith and put her on course. >> what does that mean go on course? >> learn how to apply the techniques of scientology to yourself and others. >> so for a kid who was always looking around cparing herself to other people to be part of a faith where you had a mission to save -- >> the planet save the planet. >> reporter: that must have been a big deal. >> yes. and because scientologists view children as spiritual beings, you're not treated as a kid. so you're given a lot of responsibility. your ego becomes extremely inflated. >> reporter: leah would go on to be an active member of the church

leah: i just was thinking and the minutes kept passing. and thought, "she'll come when she's ready." [ grunting ] woman: it's a girl! leah: and she did. woman: a big girl! [ olivia crying ] leah: she was so perfect! >>> taking a live look over the city of boston right now. take a look at that. traffic heading into the city. looks like the mass pike, but it's clouds. what's all that? it's friday. we've got that going for us. a lot of people are talking for, for the weekend. danielle is tracking it all for you. there's a silver lining here. >> here's the latest, you guys. joaquin is a category 4 storm battering the bahamas with dangerous conditions. 130 mile-per-hour winds. and we're talking about the motion which is the key this morning starting to move to the northwest at 3 miles per hour but very slowly here. make a northward turn and the question becomes, when it passes towards bermuda, it is likely to make a bit of a shift back west and then curve out to sea. the cone of uncertainty is still close to the cape and islands. if joaquin were to take a closer track towards the cape, the

[ olivia crying ] leah: she was so perfect! >>> welcome back, everybody. dallas is done. the pats are on to the colts and this is not a good week to be an indy fan. colts have -- but they may have something special for andy. i'm talking no mercy. when tom brady scored sunday, his -- said it all. how fired up do you think the pats will be next monday night. they say it's just another game. >> we're just taking it game by game. we're just kind of taking that approach. >> it really is just another game. for us it's the same mentality as always. >> it's another game for us. it's the most important game for us because it's the next game and we're all excited to get up there and play. >> meanwhile quarterback luck missed the last two games. said he was a full participant. so will he miss sunday's game? >> i hope not. be sure to watch patriots all access friday night. pats are in indy sunday night. we'll start you off with game day at 11:30 and after the game is over turn over to wbz for the post show. saints. the garden, early 2-0 lead and move it 6-3. they start the season 0-3

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. >> reporter: leah remini was an 8-year-old who joined scientology as the behest of her mom. for a kid that was always comparing herself to other people, to be part of a faith save -- >> the planet. save the planet. a big deal. >> yes. and because scientologists view children as spiritual beings, you're not treated as a kid. >> reporter: leah would go on to be an active member of the decades. coming into the orbit of tom >> being critical of tom cruise is being critical of scientology itself. you are evil. >> reporter: as she describes in her new book, "troublemaker," she would ultimately leave the faith, a move that would change her life. >> the decision to leave is, you are giving up everything have you ever known and everything life. i feel that people need to understand, this has been my whole life. >> reporter: dan harris, abc news, new york. >> it is a gripping hour. dan harris reporting, a special edition of "20/20" tomorrow night here at 10:00 eastern. >>> in the meantime tonight, when we kwom back, new developments in a missing persons case that made national headlin

another dramatic night of baseball play-off action, a game 5, and leah: i just was thinking any minute could be the minute. and the minutes kept passing. we both kind of relaxed and thought, "she'll come when she's ready." [ grunting ] woman: it's a girl! leah: and she did. woman: a big girl! [ olivia crying ] is ceased one of the most highly anticipated regular season games since ancient history. it has been serb eled on the calendar since the championship, really. aren't buying in, at least not publically. >> i really don't see it any different than each of the other games we've played. i think it's a very good team, a road game in a hospital environment. they want to beat us and we want to beat them. it's not very complicated. >> taking a closer look at numbers. 4 and 0, spes for itself. but look at the averages, scoring almost 38 a game, giving up less than 20. they average a blow-out and hoping sunday will be the seventh straight win against indianapolis. >>> some sox on for former players tait today, patriots, that is. >> tom brady on a mission and the entire team supporting that

>> what old saint nick will be doing this year and whether or not it will interfere with his leah: i just was thinking any minute could be the minute. and the minutes kept passing. we both kind of relaxed and thought, "she'll come when she's ready." [ grunting ] woman: it's a girl! leah: and she did. [ olivia crying ] >>> we're hoping this will not interfere with his real job but santa -- >> he has one an election on the north pole. he has legally changed his name. waged a successful write-in campaign in the recent municipal elections. he has previously worked as a park ranger and former law- enforcement officer and says he is ready for the new job and >>> such an impressive resume. >>> thank you so much for watching wbz and 11. i have this recurring dream where i actually enjoy flying there's plenty of room to stretch out i never get bored and i just feel welcome... then it's back to reality. c'mon, being treated with dignity? yeah, right.

>> yes. >> reporter: leah remini was a child who joined scientology at the behest of her mother who,erminology, put her on course. >> what does that mean go on course? >> learn how to apply the techniques of scientology to yourself and others. >> so for a kid who was always looking around comparing herself to other people, to be part of a faith where had you a mission to save -- >> the planet. save the planet. >> reporter: that must have been a big deal. >> yes. and because scientologists view children as spiritual beings, you're not treated as a kid. so you're given a lot of the responsibility. your ego becomes extremely inflated. >> reporter: leah would go on to be an active member of the church for more than three decades. >> i love it. i love being involved with it because then i feel like i'm a good person. >> but as she describes in her new book, "troublemaker," she would ultimately leave the faith and level some scathing and very public criticisms. >> the decision to leave is you are giving up everything you have ever known and everything you have worked for your whole life. i

leah: i just was thinking and the minutes kept passing. and thought, "she'll come when she's ready." [ grunting ] woman: it's a girl! leah: and she did. woman: a big girl! [ olivia crying ] >> anchor: a wild an counter in groton when a financely finds a bear. it all-stared when family noticed their bird feeders were emptying a little too quickly . >> anchor: so they decided to check their secure cameras. john cuoco spoke with that family who said the family there is on high alert . >> reporter: imagine waking up and finding this guy in your driveway? >>> i don't know. i don't know. maybe 300 pounds? he is big. this guy is big. >>> kim's son spotted this black bear just relaxing in their yard in grow groton . >>> when he said there is a bear in the driveway, i thought he was kidding. >>> this was no joke. >>> so i just walked over and looked and immediately grabbed the dog, put him in a room, got my camera and took some pictures. >>> she also set up trail cameras and it turns out the bears have been coming by pretty often. kim says her home has a lot of land so seeing wild animals isn'

leah: i just was thinking any minute could be the minute. and the minutes kept passing. we both kind of relaxed and thought, "she'll come when she's ready." [ grunting ] woman: it's a girl! leah: and she did. woman: a big girl! [ olivia crying ] >>> the first legal brief have been file in the nfl's appeal of judge richard berman's decision to wipeout tom brady's four game suspension. as expected the league is contending that the federal court overstepped its bounds by not focusing on the process of discipline and questioning the facts in the case. brady's side will get a chance to respond after they digest today's brief by the nfl the. >>> pats getting ready for a dolphins team that is confident. new england did improve 206-0 and miami has some familiarity with the pats. at least the patriots don't have to travel to florida for a game on thursday. nonetheless these thursday night games not too popular with the players. here's matthew slater. >> i can't sit here as a player rep for this team and say that i'm a huge fan of it. obviously, it puts our players in a bind but i

leah: i just was thinking any minute could be the minute. and the minutes kept passing. and thought, "she'll come when she's ready." [ grunting ] woman: it's a girl! leah: and she did. woman: a big girl! [ olivia crying ] come on! let's hide in the attic. no. in the basement. running car? are you crazy? let's hide behind the chainsaws. yeah. ok. if you're in a horror movie, you make poor decisions. it's what you do. this was a good idea. shhhh. be quiet. i'm being quiet. you're breathing on me! if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. who has the plan for jobs? tax cuts for the middle class. eliminates special loopholes. an explosion in growth and new jobs. jeb: cut taxes. grow america. is responsible for the content of this message. s. >>> you saw it here on fox 25, the first extra inning game 1 of the world series since 2000 when the mets lost to yankees that time. and tonight the mets lost to the royals. it was an electic start to the series. first pitch, kansas city, roups to the gap in the left c

leah insists the separation was her idea. so that is one of their main arguments you're just trying to stay relevant. here let me read you. >> please. >> reporter: given leah remini's insatiable adesire for attention it comes as no surprise for two years she's been incapable of moving on with her life and shamelessly exposing her former religion in a pathetic attempt to get publicity. >> yes, i agree with them. i wish i too could get over 30 years of this quickly. unfortunately, it's going to take some time. >> reporter: and coming up tonight on "20/20," you're going to hear how leah's family members many of whom were deep into scientology reacted to her departure from the church and u'll hear from katie holmes, the former wife of tom cruise, what she is now saying about leah guys. >> leah ds not hold back when she talks to you. >> no. >> it's must-see tv tonight. you can s see it all at 10:00, 9:00 central on abc. >> fascinating stufuff. >>> we move tohat stunning new deo of a deadly shoot-out between biker gangs in a restaur