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you are evil. >> reporter: leah said she entered his orbit as her own career sky rocketed. get the laser in on you and you're the most important thing that ever happened. it's what are you doing, how you doing, and yeah, great, great. great great, great. >> reporter: but leah said her exposure to cruise, this is them hugging at a movie premiere, opened her eyes to his vast influence within the church. an influence that was exemplified by a call she got one night by a church official. >> tom wants you to come over angelo arrived at cruise's home, they say two high-ranking scientology officials were there with tom and his new girlfriend katie holmes. >> he was forcibly kissing katie. i said, get a freaking room and i was written up for that. >> reporter: that's right. one of those church officials essentially tattled on her. she said church members regularly write knowledge reports on one another for breaking rules. answer the allegations in auditing sessions. >> does it create an atmosphere of mistrust? >> you can assume if you say something that is critical to the church, y

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were. >> and maybe this was because of leah's media savvy. the next morning, nailah's picture was all over the news. >> flyers with her picture are taped to traffic posts and handed out to people passing by. >> we were in the streets and putting up any place we could, downtown, suburbs. >> they phoned and texted and e-mailed their friends. but no one reported seeing nailah. no one. nailah's sister kept replaying their last conversation. >> she called me, and she said i've got something to tell you. and before she could tell me, she got a call on the other line and she clicked over and she said she'll call me back. >> she didn't call you. >> she didn't call me back. >> awful what a person's mind could churn up in the dark as day one became two and then day three. >> i kept calling her. and kept calling her. i kept thinking she's going to answer. she's going to answer. she's going to answer. >> there's no handbook for this so you wake up and think it's a bad dream and no, it's still real. >> the case of the missing pharmaceutical representative

. >> best known for her role aspirin says leah, celebrated for so much more. actress author and screen writer carrie fisher has passed away. good evening thanks for joining us. i'm in forum may. >> carrie fisher died this morning in los angeles as you may have heard. family by her side. she was 60 years old. >> fisher who publicly and at times humorously balloted personal demons went into cardiac arrest on flight to los angeles friday. >> tonight the tribute are pouring in. "star wars", co-star tweeted no words hash-tag devastated. that echo across the galaxy day. we have the coverage. >>reporter: tonight world is mourning carrie fisher who one so many battle aspirin says leah but lost the final one in los angeles hospital this morning. family spokesperson issued a statement saying fisher passed away at 8:55 this morning. she was loved by the world and she will be missed profoundly. her daughter she was late in life child posted the porrait on instagram. fisher, 60 and recently was returning from pro moeingt moteling her new memoir in london collapsing on the

>>> it has been a long painful road for leah remini in her on going battle, of course you know, with her former religion, the church of scientology. >> she's been a crit church she left three years ago. now she has a new series for a&e, but the church is firing back. here's abc's dan harris. >> what you're about to see sheds light on the truth of what's really going on with this church a church i promoted, defended and believed in most of my life. >> reporter: her battle against the church of scientology reached a whole new level tuesday night with the first leah remini, scientology and the aftermath. >> i hope that this project at least validates your pain is real. >> reporter: the series follows former members of the church and tells their story. remini's fight against the church in which she was raised began when she quit three years ago and then escalated last year with the release of her book "troublemaker" in which she described her life within scientology. >> i really did believe that i had one up on everybody because i had this scientology thing. >> reporter: the church said

joining me now, in a kelly file exclusive l exclusive, leah remini. we've seen the church come after anybody who comes after them, including mike render who has been in this program and featured in this episode. we're brutal and relentless about it. my question is it scary for you to be doing this show and having written a book and so on? >> it's not really scary for me. i'm lucky enough to be in this business and have the support of all of you in the media that i can speak about it. what is scary is that systematically this is an organization, a place supposedly of worship calling itself a church that systematically goes after people who speak out about it. and that is why i wanted to do the show. not so much for myself because i'm not really talking about myself. but i'm finding out more and more things as the show progresses. and it's heartbreaking. it's heartbreaking how this organization continues to attempt to bully its victims and people who are speaking out. they go after your job, go after your family, they picket in front of you house and th

leah insists the separation was her idea. >> reporter: so that is one of their main arguments, you're just trying to stay relevant. here, let me read you something. >> please. >> reporter: given her desire for attention, it comes as no surprise that for two years, she has been uncapable of moving on with her life and remains obsessed with exploiting her former religion in a pathetic attempt to get publicity. >> yes, i agree, i wish i could get over 30 years of this. unfortunately, it's going to take some time. york. >>> coming up, we'll show you what's being called the latest extreme sport. >> would you try this? bike balancing? how about 65 stories high? >> now you have me. i'll do it. >> coming up, this happened, straight ahead. you're watching "world news ugh, it's only lunchtime and my cold medicines' wearing off. i'm dragging. yeah, that stuff only lasts a few hours. or, take mucinex. one pill fights congestion for 12 hours. no thank you very much, she's gonna stick with the short-term stuff. 12 hours? guess i won't be seeing you for a while. i just lost my appetite. why take med

. >> fisher was best known for playing princess leah in the star wars trilology, a role she repraised in the force awakens. she was born hollywood royalty. her mother debbie reynolds and father eddie fisher. she appeared in when harry met salary and 1987's postcards from the edge which she adapted into a movie starring meryl streep. offscreen, she opened up about her personal struggle with drugs and buy polar disorder. >> losing your mind, which is what happened, is a terrible thing. but once it's gone, it's fine. >> in the 80s she was briefly married to paul simon. in the '90s she and brian lord had a daughter billy. the role that made her so famous at 19 is the one she has never been able to shake. >> there were people say to you, this, i get, princess leah, like i'm supposed to go, yes. >> what do you do when people say that? >> abc news, los angeles. >> social media reaction to fisher's reaction is pouring in. golden globes honoring the late actress, may the force be with you always princess leah, rest in peace, car re-rea fisher. sail on, silver girl, condolences debbie and billy

leah, you do get help, what kind of things are you given help with? with the young carers, you can go on a break or something, so you can go on a break or something, so if you need to give them a call they are available 2a/7. so if you need to give them a call they are available 24/7. you have been on breaks as well, haven't you. do you talk with your friends about your responsibilities?” do you talk with your friends about your responsibilities? i don't talk to them about what i do but they have heard the expression young carers before but i don't tell them what i've done. with your other young carers, does that help when young carers, does that help when you talk about your experiences? it's not just me, you talk about your experiences? it's notjust me, there's hundreds of people there as well. what kind of people there as well. what kind of support would make a big difference or have you got enough?” think i've got enough but it would be good if it was in school is a bit more and stuff. that means people would be more aware about it. -- in scho

garbage chute, fly >> reporter: when the world got to know carrie fisher she was royalty, princess leah in the 1974 film "star wars." >> i love you. >> reporter: fisher, a rare princess, revered for her beauty and take no prisoners personality. she went on to play the iconic role three more times including just last year in the force awakens. >> our sister is the next target. >> i think you have exactly the same eyes -- >> reporter: her career spanned four decade. she flirted with wn arretybeat in "shampoo." >> they are. >> they're not. they're not. nothing like my mother. >> reporter: meg ryan's gal pal in "when harry met sally." >> he spent $120 on a new night gown for his wife. i don't think he is ever going to leave her. >> no one thinks he is ever going to leave her. >> bride and handsome groom, debbie and eddie are finally mr. and mrs. >> reporter: born into show business in 1956, the daughter of singer eddie fisher and actress debbie reynold. in her semiought biographical book, postcard from the edge, fisher wrote about her relationship with her mother and her own drug addiction.

. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> carrie fisher as princess leah, the star wars actress died in los angeles after reportedly suffering a heart attack last friday on a flight from london. co-star harrison ford said carrie was one of a kind. brilliant, original. her mother, debbie reynolds said thank you to everyone who has embraced the gifts and tal enterof my beloved and amazing daughters. and filmmaker george lucas had this to say. in star wars she was our great and powerful princess, feisty, wise and full of hope. ben tracy looks back. >> what the hell are you doing? >> somebody has to save our skins! into the garbage chute, fly boy. >> reporter: when the world got to know carrie fisher she was royalty, princess leah in the 1974 film "star wars." >> i love you. >> reporter: fisher, a rare princess, revered for her beauty and take no prisoners personality. she went on to play the iconic role three more times including just last year in the force awakens. >> our sister is the next target. >> i think you have exactly the same eyes -- >> reporter: her career spanned four decade. she flirted with wa

now making waves with the a & e docuseries leah remini, scientology and the aftermath. the focus turns to the fbi, alleged forced abortions and the potential for a lawsuit. but she says she welcomed. trace gallagher reports from the west coast newsroom, hey trace. >> hey sandra, yeah, the docuseries, scientology and the aftermath leah remini is asking why they haven't done anything to investigate the allegations of abuse by leaders of the church of scientology. to make her point, remini recounts a story of mark and clara. former high rankings of c organization, corg is the most dedicated signtologists. after 30 years in the church. the headlies claimed they escaped in 2005 because of repeated physical and mental abuse. including coerced abortions, watch. >> if a woman got pregnant, he e she would be scheduled to go to get an abortion. if she refused in any manner, she would be segregated, not allowed to speak with her husband, put under security watch, put on heavy manual labor, and interrogated for her crimes. >> the couple claims they relaid their allegations to the f

she reprised her role as princess leah in 7 and 8. >> and you can read more about carrie fisher's life and career plus the reaction to her death in hollywood. >>> a search for a woman and her 5-year-old grand daughter. barbara and miher -- the two haven't been seen since. nbc10's cydney long found out family members are stepping up their efforts to find them. >> as of 8:00 saturday night, we have not physically talked to her at all. her phone is going straight to voicemail, it's not even ringing. >> it's been 72 hours since anyone has seen from the grandmother or the grande daughter. they left home on christmas eve on what was to be a 9 hour and 36-minute trip. driving a silver toyota rav 4. reilly made it as far as luther glenn, virginia. spoke to store clerk joe anna strange. >> she said she was lost, she needed directions. >> reporter: and police say that encounter is captured on surveillance footage. it's where families are dropping off flyers and talking to people in hopes someone may have spotted her. >> i spent about 25 minutes with her in the store trying to research everything

>> of course, carrie was best known as princess leah, and she'd completed her work on the eighth film of the "star wars" series which is out a year from now after reprising leah in "star wars: the force awakens." >> may the force be with you. >> in the wake of her death, fans are rediscovering something remarkable, her "star wars" audition tape. >> find its weakness. >> carrie was 19 years old at the time and last night in a statement to "e.t." her co-star mark hamill said that for him leah and carrie had blurred together into a take-charge woman who took our collective breath away. >> if you want to learn more about this story just go to our website, etonline.com. >> a special look back at our favorite interviews of 2016. >> kevin hart. that's all i've got to say. kevin hart. >> that's all you've got to say, but first, oprah winfrey, earlier on the show i was on the set of "green leaf" and we got into everything including her amazing weight loss even though she eats bread every day. i'm not kidding. every day. >> this is the thing, i said i love bread, people. it doesn't mean 'm eati

actress care rae fisher world faichl us for role aspirin says leah in "star wars"is in the hospital in critical condition after suffering from cardiac arrest on a flight. we are staying on top of the condition. >> the serious medical emergency in the sky for "star wars"actress carrie fisher. >> 9:35 medical emergency. >> while on the united airlines flight from london to los angeles friday fisher suffering cardiac arrest. >> we have some passengers. there's this unresponsive passenger. >> working on her right now. >> fellow passenger actress anna tweeted don't know how else to process this but carrie fisher stopped breathing on the. hope she is going to be okay. by 12:15 the l.a. fire department performed cpr on her and transported her to a local hospital. >> only you can be so bold. >> fisher best known for playing princess leah in the "star wars"trilogy. role in last year new installment the force awaken. the daughter of movie star debbie reynolds and ed fisher spoke to us about that star role she has never been able to shake. >> people say to you this again princess leah. like i'm s

carrie fisher is best known for her role as princess leah on "star wars." >>> back here at home now, one person the dead, nine people with nowhere to live. the fire started just after 1:00 this morning at high and franklin street. firefighters found a man dead on the second floor of the building. the other residents were able to escape the building. >> we saw a whole bunch of smoke, a whole bunch of flashing lights and then my girlfriend, she went into our bathroom and everything just started coming up in smoke. >> the fire chief said the fire likely started from someone smoking. >>> all right the countdown is on new until christmas, just two days left, tomorrow of course christmas eve and the view from sky force 10 this afternoon, it appears plenty of procrastinators out there, we watched as cars just continue to go aisle by aisle trying to find a place to park. right now is the busiest day of the shopping season. mitch blacher is at the busiest mall in the area. >> reporter: so many of us wait until the last week before christmas to do all of our holiday shopping. at the king of pr

>>> it has been a long painful road for leah remini in her battle with the church of scientology. >> she's been a critic of church she left three years ago. now she has a new series for a&e, but the church is firing back. here's dan harris. >> what you're about to see sheds light on the truth of what's really going on with this church. a church that i promoted, defended, and believed in most of my life. >> reporter: leah remini's scientology reached a new level with the first episode of her new docu series. >> i hope this validates your pain is really. >> reporter: the series follows former members of the church and telds their story. remini's fight against the church in which she was raised began when she quit three years ago and then escalated last year with the release of her book, in which she described her life >> i really did believe that i had one up on everybody because i had this scientology thing. >> reporter: the church said her book was a pathetic quest to get publicity. the church insists her new show is full of lies and doomed to be a cheap reality tv show. >> she needs

oz: when leah remini was last year, she was rocked by the scientology scandal. now the aftermath and see what happened next. playbook. >> let's give people the most current honest information. dr. oz: how to get the body you want at he have stage of life coming up next! we'll save lives today! are you guys ready to get healthy? [cheers and applause] dr. oz: she was a part of one of the most clandestine operations and organizations in the world, the church of scientology which has been accused of crimes including fraud and abuse. but in a stunning development actress leah remini severed all ties with the church. and did something even more shocking. she started speaking out, chipping away at the once unbreakable wall of secrecy

my last interview with the legend as she geared up for her comeback as princess leah. >> how much did it take to revisit leah. >> her faily by her bedside and how they said good-bye. >>> george michael's troubled final days. bombshell new headlines. >>> the pop star's $200 million estate, who stands to inherit i his fortune. >>> taylor swift's holiday surpri surpri surprise. >>> the christmas miracle she delivered to this world war ii vet. >>> and the stars of "this is us." >> how far they had to go during their intimate auditions. >> katie orlando's showdown. >> broon know mars, maroon

the actress, famous for portraying princess leah in the star wars series had been hospitalized since friday after reportedly suffering a heart attack on a flight. fisher had many ties to our area, and fans are react to go her death tonight. "eyewitness news" reporter alexandria hoff is live along south street with that part of the coverage, alex. >> reporter: well, jessica it has been said that carrie fisher was not made a star because of princess leah but that character took off because of carrie fisher and for that local fans say they feel like they have lost a family member. carrie fisher outed actresses like amy irving and jody foster to be cast by george lucas in the original 1977 star wars. >> she never was a damsell in distress, she was very strong, self-sufficient and has her own with everyone that she was on the screen with. >> reporter: diehard star wars a fans carrie fisher with her hair buns and bikini were more than just a first crush, she was family. in addition to the original fisher appeared in the empire strikes back and return of the jedi in the 1980's, taking role

. >>> carrie fisher, princess leah fro "star wars" suffers a massive heart attack on a flight to los angeles, rushed to the hospital. we have late details. >>> isis church threat, stepped-up security around u.s. houses of worship amid a new advisory from the fbi. >>> dramatic takedown of the suspected berlin truck attacker, killed by police in italy. how was he able to travel so far? >>> and family surprises. bringing the 12 days of christmas to life and inspiring america. "nightly news" begins right now. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. i'm kate snow in for lester tonight. four weeks from today, president trump will officially take the oath of office. but in the past several days, the president-elect has inserted himself into high profile and controversial foreign policy issues. today he went even further than his previous comments about nuclear weapons, and we learned that trump made a phone call to egypt's president last night after the israeli government asked trump to weigh in on a u.n. resolution in

. >> when i wanted to grow up i wanted to be princess leah. >> reporter: she enjoyed a career lasting more than four decade but she will be always princess leah to millions of star wars fans. >> every man my age 43 and above had a childhood crush on carrie fisher, princess leah. >> reporter: hollywood boulevard fans gathered to remember the star. >> to clean everything up, it just seemed like everything was in the great direction for her, spiritually. >> reporter: well wishers arrived at fisher's gated residents in beverly hills tuesday. outside a tour van drove past home that housed the legend. >> the way she project herself , and being a role model for everyone else. >> she was just showed us woman that we can do better, and everything possible. >> reporter: on facebook her mother debbie reynold wrote thank you for everyone who embraced the gifts and talents of my beloved daughter. harrison ford says carrie was one of a kind, brilliant, original. hashing hamill tweeted in word , #, devastated. star wars creator george lucas says in star wars she was a great, powerful princess, feist

leah magglio, fox 8 news. >> absolutely awesome. thanks mom for serving. >> always good to see those stories merry christmas to them for sure. still to come in and tightrope message. >> it's the person accused of this graffiti and the position a special effort to get back it's complicated. tonight behind this charity giving tree want to know to keep without it has been named a suspect and had duncan lloyd has been identified is one of the people to caught on surveillance camera vandalizing the walls of graffiti. as you can imagine the mayor of philadelphia is less than, please. >> stupid, juvenile and it's dumb. why would you do something like that. i guess having a glass of wine will do that to you. it's not the type of activity we expect from my citizens. the chairman of the republican party is calling for lloyd to be fired. people in one indiana town upset after i but not once, but twice. mica schroeder keeps a giving tree in her front yard instead of ornaments. neighbors have been filling it with hats and gloves, the items are f

then she played princess leah in the original "star wars" trilogy. fisher had been in the hospital since suffering a heart attack on a plane friday. you can read more about carrie fish fisher's life and career on the nbc10 app >>> what would you do? surveillance shows a thief and a teenager and what that teenager did next just might have saved his live. how he managed to get that gun and he says he would do it again. >> i was shocked because i'm getting robbed and stuff. >> reporter: when a man in a dark jacket entered his parents corner convenience store. you can see the crook set an open bag and gun on the counter. >> his hand was right on the bag and the gun was right on the counter. >> reporter: he was quick on his feet and with his hands. >> he said put all the money right here right now. that's when i snatched the gun from him. when i aimed at him. that's when he put his hands up and said stop, stop, stop. >> reporter: the man headed for the door. before the police could arrive, ahmed says that the man ran along this sidewalk. neighboring busin

my last interview with the legend as she geared up for her comeback as princess leah. >> how much did it take to revisit leah. >> her faily by her bedside and how they said good-bye. >>> george michael's troubled final days. bombshell new headlines.

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