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T.J. HOLMES (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Yes, hello, once again, everybody, from Tallahassee, Bragg Memorial Stadium. Yes, we've been talking about homecoming here, 135 years at this university and, look, I want to say thank you. They've been (inaudible) they've been great, smiling faces. These are college students. They don't want to get up this early, but they've been great with us here. And we've been talking about all the traditions of homecoming. Let's not forget there is a game this weekend, right. Fellows, I need to highlight the football team. I mean, look at this. How can you not root for this young fellow here this weekend? Look, it's a pleasure to be here and highlight Famu. There are so many traditions here to tell you about, but we're going to try to squeeze them into just a two-minute piece, so take a look at this. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Right now we're gonna turn to allegations of drug use rocking the Navy SEALS. "The New York Times" report found a dangerous sometimes deadly training culture. Some candidates are using permanence-enhancing drugs to get an edge. Chief global affairs anchor Martha Raddatz back with that story. Good morning, Martha. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MICHAEL STRAHAN (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) That's tragic, Martha, thank you so much. Let's bring in ABC News contributor and former Defense Department official Colonel Steve Ganyard. And, Colonel Ganyard, let's get to the other part of this, which are the allegations of performance-enhancing drugs, which critics say is directly related to the difficulty of the program? [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ANNOUNCER Welcome back to "GMA," live from Times Square. (Off-camera) And back here on "GMA," our "Extraordinary Earth" series. This morning we are venturing out to ice flows on the Atlantic for a rare look at the place where harp seals give birth. So beautiful, but as TJ has so eloquently been telling us this morning, climate change, climate change is thinning out the ice, threatening the seals. And TJ is in Prince Island, Prince Edward Island, Canada. It's beautiful. You had an incredible view of their world above and below the ice, TJ? ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROB MARCIANO (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Back now on "GMA" with college football's second Saturday in the books. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) But now to that deadly shark encounter in the waters off Cape Cod. A 26-year-old student killed. Signs like these on the beaches there as we see. ABC's Erielle Reshef is on Cape Cod with much more on this tragic story. Good morning, Erielle. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GINGER ZEE (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And this room just keeps getting better. Because I am now joined by the lovely and the talented Lauren Cohan. You know her as Maggie on "The Walking Dead." And now she's starring alongside Mark Wahlberg in the new movie, "Mile 22." Welcome, Maggie. We're so happy, I said Maggie. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MATT GUTMAN (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Hey, Michael and it was an emotional moment that nearly wasn't. The governor here telling me this morning that just after those final four boys and their coach were extracted from the cave, the main pump inside failed and the entire cavern started to fill with water. He said that if that had happened two hours earlier those four boys and the coach would have been trapped inside. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) That is coming up in just a little bit. Bur right now, we're gonna turn to that mysterious death of a green beret back in June. Two S.E.A.L.S are now under investigation as authorities they to determine if they killed their fellow service member in the African nation of Mali. ABC's Stephanie Ramos is at the Pentagon with the latest. Good morning, Stephanie. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) They are so cute. Ginger out in New York Harbor celebrating "Shark Week." [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

LARA SPENCER (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We are back now with an alert for anybody headed to the beach this holiday weekend. So many shark sightings, so many encounters this summer. And this morning, yes, we have a new warning. ABC's David Wright has it. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAN HARRIS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) As we've said, this weekend marks the start of the summer beach season. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Voiceover) We're gonna get the latest now on those twin terror raids in Africa, one by SEAL Team Six in Somalia, the other an operation in Libya to nab a top al Qaeda leader wanted since 1998 for attacks on American embassies. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROB NELSON (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Hey guys, good morning, good morning, everybody. We begin with routine military training that unfortunately turned deadly. A member of the famed Navy SEALs was killed, another injured when they collided during freefall training in Arizona. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

SAM CHAMPION (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Now to growing concerns about shark attacks. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

SAM CHAMPION (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Now to growing concerns about shark attacks. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Now to that shark attack off Cape Cod, right at the height of summer vacation season. It's the latest in a number of shocking shark attacks across the country, and ABC's John Schriffen has that story. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

SAM CHAMPION (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Now, speaking of the Philadelphia area, just in Camden, New Jersey, is our Ginger Zee because it's not just a problem for people. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

JOSH ELLIOTT (ABC NEWS) Indeed. Breaking news to get to. (Off-camera) And we're gonna begin there. JOSH ELLIOTT (ABC NEWS) [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Now the latest on the amazing story about an American woman held hostage by pirates in Somalia and rescued by Navy SEALs. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Let's get more on this now from the Vice President of the United States, Joe Biden. Good morning, Mr. Vice President. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) But behind the scenes, a real life and death drama was playing out, Navy SEALs rescuing an American aid worker, Jessica Buchanan, in Somalia. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

JOSH ELLIOTT (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We had to like tunnel out of there, like a midnight express, just had to get right on out. But, let's get right to the news now. We have much more on the new information about that daring raid that was conducted by Navy SEALs who entered Somalia overnight to rescue two hostages, including an American aid worker in failing health, kidnapped by pirates back in October. ABC's Martha Raddatz has been following this throughout the evening, and has the new developments for us. Good morning again to you, Martha. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) New fears about shark attacks and how safe it is to go to the beach right now. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

JOSH ELLIOTT (ABC NEWS) All right. Good morning to you, George. (Off-camera) We begin with the US taking a very hard line against yet another leader in the Middle East. The Obama administration is now expected to call on Syria's President Bashar al-Assad to step down amid a violent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters. JOSH ELLIOTT (ABC NEWS) [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

JOSH ELLIOTT (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Great. I have to follow Jane Fonda. Impossible. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

RON CLAIBORNE (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) That's right. Good morning again, Bianna and Dan. We begin with our top story. A NATO helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan early this morning, killing 38 people, most of them US troops. It's the single deadliest attack on US forces since that war began nearly a decade ago. And ABC's Martha Raddatz joins us now, from Washington, with the latest. Martha. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We're back at 7:48. And summer is here. That means sharks are back. Great whites have been lurking off the coast of Cape Cod, and that has tourists worried, especially with shark attacks on the rise right now. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

BIANNA GOLODRYGA (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Can only imagine that. Yunji de Nies, thank you for that. Well there are new revelations about life inside Osama bin Laden's final hideout. He might have been watching a lot more than just himself on television. Commandos claim they found a big stash of X-rated videos in his terror compound. And Nick Schifrin has the latest from Islamabad, Pakistan. Good morning, Nick. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

RON CLAIBORNE (ABC NEWS) Hey. Good morning again, Dan and Bianna, Jeremy. Good morning, everyone. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAN HARRIS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Jim Sciutto, thank you for your reporting this morning. As you said, very touch questions for Pakistan this morning. Of course, we are only able to learn all this new information about bin Laden because of that top secret elite assault force that carried out the dangerous raid on the compound in Pakistan. And yesterday, a very proud President Obama met those very troops and gave them a special honor. David Kerley is on the story this morning from the White House. David, good morning to you. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Later today, President Obama will travel to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to personally congratulate the members of the Navy SEAL team that took out Osama bin Laden, a visit that will cap off one of the most memorable weeks of his presidency. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Now, we have a high-tech twist in the daring raid on bin Laden's compound. ABC News has learned that the SEALs who carried out the mission were using a top secret weapon, the world's first stealth helicopter. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) But let's start off our team coverage with Jake Tapper at the White House. Jake? [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Okay, Robin. We want to go straight now to Martha Raddatz, she's at the Pentagon, at the 9/11 Memorial at the Pentagon, and has been getting details all night long about this incredible Navy SEAL operation. Martha. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DIANE SAWYER (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) But Robin is at Ground Zero with the team there. Robin? [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And now, the video that has so many of us talking this morning. The great white shark. One of the most powerful predators on Earth. They, their favorite prey, the cape fur seal. And yet these seals manage to escape those shark jaws time and time again. For decades now, scientists have been trying to figure out how. And finally, the National Geographic Channel has the answer. It's a brilliant new show called "Escaping The Great White." Here's a look. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

KATE SNOW (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We'll get into that. But first we begin, of course, with the hero's welcome for Captain Richard Phillips, who finally returned home after his ordeal with pirates on the high seas. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]