this morning on "today's take," scare in the air. a co-pilot being hailed as a hero this morning after a dramatic mid-flight emergency. then, oscar winner aaron sorkin on his controversial new film "steve jobs." and will you love it or lease it? you decide when we show you now. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's" take" with alch roker, al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. welcome to "today." it's tuesday morning, october 6th, 2015. beautiful fall day here in new york city. i'm willie along with al,

natalie, what you got in the. >> burn it up, the new janet jackson song. out with missy elliott. hopefully maybe going to number one. i think they say it's on track. >> she's been on tour and took a break because she had some vocal problems from her vegas show and then because i saw her she's in paris with her husband. >> really. >> on the front row. >> what did she have for breakfast? >> well, janet, call in. yeah, she's had some vocal problems but the energy from this is hot. >> that's great, and i love the combination of her and missy elliott together. >> love having her back in the culture. "rhythm nation" a defining album. >> you have that album? >> he wore the whole thing. >> yeah. >> like a tie whoed a in its. >> i used to dress up like janet jackson, a story for another day. some of the news, amazing story and terrible story in many ways but it ended well for the passengers on the plane.

american airlines flight from phoenix to boston forced to make an emergency landing in syracuse when the captain actually collapsed and died in the cockpit. the co-pilot landed the plane. the passengers didn't know the reason for the emergency landing until the plane had landed. here's how some of the passengers described what they knew that was going on. >> the pilot was really sick and that was it, and then we saw like ambulances pulling up. >> all of a sudden they are like we're emergency landing in syracuse, and that was it. >> if it wasn't for the co-pilot using a cool head, it might have been more disastrous. >> and a sad story for the pilot, 57-year-old michael johnston. his wife betty jean johnston and daughter paying tribute. >> we've cried on and off today and just kind of feels like he's still on a trip and we can expect him home on wednesday. >> loved everyone that was around him, an amazing father to his children and the best

>> oh, my gosh. so sad. so obviously this is why they have two pilots. >> right. >> in commercial aircraft. this is the seventh time, according to the faa, a commercial pilot has died in flight in the last two decades, one charter pilot died as well. pilots do have to retire by the time they are 65. they have yearly physicals, but this was a freak accident, and the co-pilot had to take control of the plane. >> apparently he had had a bypass i guess a few years before and after that obviously, you know, they check the pilots out medically, but they do all the tests and with him in his case even more so after the bypass, but, unfortunately, things happen and this is just so sad but the crew did such a great job, and i think when you hear the passengers describe how broken up the flight attendants were as well. >> sure. >> and the plane landed, you know, to know what had happened. >> technology back up, rightfully so, the crew got huge praise from everyone. what is the technology backup? >> there's a lot of automated

>> redundancies in both cases so that one stops for whatever reason the other can take over right away. >> interesting. >> just a -- what a sad story. >> and you think about that co-pilot having to deal with the death and a medical emergency. >> of a co-worker. >> and to land the plane safely for the passengers. >> well, on to another story that caught our eye. this is one of the situations where you're at a restaurant and maybe the family next to you, they have a baby, 10-month-old, we can say he's a babe, gets a little bit loud, right? sometimes that happens, okay this. happened in idaho, and a mom is saying that her 10-month-old son, they were there at a texas roadhouse restaurant having dinner when he began yelling. she doesed a nate that is sort of his new thing, learning how to yell so he's expressing himself vocally, 10 months old. halfway through dinner allegedly two women slammed a note down on her table and then sat back down at table, and the note said thank you for ruining our dinner

sincerely the table behind you. >> ew. >> not very nice. she actually went to the people who were sitting at table and apologized and said my son is learning how to express himself, i'm sorry, but women were like our grandchildren don't do that, you know. need have better manners. >> gosh. >> they did not accept the apology. >> people are a little tense in idaho. >> i know. >> texas roadhouse buffet, supposed to be happy. >> texas roadhouse, according to the spokesperson and said "consumer reports" has rated us one of the loudest restaurants. >> you don't exactly go there for like quiet dining. >> exactly. >> and they pride themselves on the noise and the fun, so if a child is, you know, having some fun and getting excited in the moment. >> look at that the. >> come on. >> both sides of this. >> really? >> i think i'm dissenting opinion on this. >> i would never leave a note like that.

>> of course not. >> but we have a quick trigger with our kids. >> yeah. >> it doesn't happen anymore, but if you're in a restaurant in, a church, at a wedding, movie theater, if the kid starts screaming, get them out. >> i agree. >> how is it possible that the only person without a child here, i'm not bothered and i'm not just saying this for tv love, trust me. i am not -- and i've had kids kick the back of my chair. i've had in the plane and i've been in restaurants where like everyone, we've all seen it. i don't get that -- that anger. i don't. >> maybe it's because you have more tolerance because you don't have children whereas we've been in those situations i think you're like mortified. >> i'm looking from the parent prism, but other kids do they bother you like that? >> i can get a parent going oh, my gosh, everyone is looking at me but from your prism when it's someone else's child do you get irritated? >> yes. >> you do? >> if there's a kid in the restaurant, time to pull the trigger, let's go. >> really? >> if the parent does not show

remove the kid from -- yes, you start to get amoyd. >> i don't say it to the other parent. >> you start giving the eye. >> like a 10-month-old, come on. >> if nick has been kicking the back of the seat, stop, stop, stop. >> well, yeah. so that's the point. as long as the parent is trying to do something. >> sure. >> and in this care, and i'm in full compliance with mr. geist, you get out of there as quickly as possible to minimize. >> texas roadhouse buffet, that's not church. >> i know, but still. >> you're eating. >> why ruin everyone else's night. >> how is it ruining? i don't get the perception that it ruins -- >> if they are eating dinner with your husband or wife. >> i think these people were a little overly sensitive and probably a little obnoxious, to be honest. >> i think so. >> by the way, the mom is trying to teach her son an inside voice, as she said. >> that's how you teach it. you say, okay, this is not acceptable, you've got to go. >> so she's trying to teach them.

not like she wasn't parenting. >> how about an enjoyable moment. >> okay. i'm still thinking about the little poor kid who has just been attacked by the mean grandmas behind him. i've got your barks little shorty. here we go. speaking of -- what is this? this is the enjoy the moment, i'm sorry. moved ahead to something else in my head. this is a photo. >> a whole different show going on. >> a whole different show going on. a photo showed, these are fans of johnny depp's new movie "black mask" and take a look at this moment. can you tell why this picture is being called the best photo ever. aaron sorkin is over there. he's looking at it. come over, aaron sorkin early, come, come, come. >> really? >> there's no guardrail or baby gate. >> okay. >> hello, mr. sorkin. >> good morning, everybody. >> how are you? >> good to see you back here. >> good to see you. >> you have the eye of the television guru. tell us what -- why this has gone viral?

>> okay. well at the premiere. >> think of the woman in the front row. >> which one of these is not like the snow shower. >> the only one not doing something. >> she's great. >> yeah. >> she's fantastic, and she had to have gotten there early to be in front? >> look at her. >> she doesn't have a cell phone. she's the only one not capturing it. >> she's perfect. >> in the moment. >> she's perfect. >> there's other thing. here's the other thing the guy next to him is johnny depp disguised. >> take a look. see the guy were the beard, that's johnny depp. >> for his new role. >> you guys do your show, you're doing fantastic. >> thank you. >> i'll see you in a minute. >> thank you. >> thanks for talking to us. >> we're talking to aaron in just a moment. >> you want to the listen. if you would hike to stand right here. great have an audience. >> i'm going to stand right here. >> aaron sorkin is just leaving, okay. >> trying get out of here so bad.

this is such a mistake. >> you would think there was a 10-month-old baby crying over here. >> but first this. >> is he still other? here, he's still here. >> well, we've got some showers. again, the good news is the rain has ended in the carolinas. the band news is, of course, they are going to be dealing with the flooding for at least a week, maybe more, so we're going to keep an eye on that. kerry sanders is down there in new hampshire right now. 90s today down in southern texas and 80s as you get out west. a beautiful day here in the northeast and new england. 70s and 60s. the sunshine will be abundant and we're going to have a lot of heavy rain in the southwest. flash flooding yesterday in las vegas and parts of nevada, and utah. we'll have the same chance >> reporter: good morning. cold right now and then a nice, mild afternoon. mostly sunny skies this af >> good morning.

sunny skies. jackets now and sweaters and hoodies this afternoon, and then the outer layers peal way. tomorrow, much the same. lots of sunshine, and a chilly start tomorrow morning, by tomorrow after, near 70, and 60 on thursday. scattered showers friday afternoon. and at this time, holiday weekend looking great. >> and that is your late fairweather. what's going on there? >> savannah ran in to say hi. >> what's going on? >> sorry. >> please don't bother our sglests i am a fan of aaron work. >> can you do one of your walk and talks as you do so often. >> let's go. >> we have to be -- we have to have purpose. >> yes. >> for literature. >> he changed the world with his revolutionary ideas, apple co-founder steve jobs playing out on the big screen and the

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best screenplay, one for "a few good men" and one many consider one of the best, "the american president" and the defining movie of the facebook generation "the social network" for which he won an academy award and now he can add another classic on the list, the film about steve jobs, a star-studded film about the crucial events in the life >> last year apple lost $1 billion. i don't even know how that's possible. we were less than 90 days from being insolvent. i had three different accountants try to explain it to me. the whole place has to be streamlined. >> start with two of the accountants. >> could you come upstage? >> leave it right there. i started with the apple 2 team because we don't make that anymore. >> just acknowledge the top guys. >> have a mimosa and relax. >> no more weather, no more

incredible movie. how do you approach a character this well known as steve job? you said you treated it more as a painting than a photograph. >> there is a difference between the movie and walter isaacson's biography it's based on. walter isaacson is a tremendous journalist but it's his job to be object of, iveobjective, it's my job to be subjective. that's what the movie is. it's non-fiction. but as you said, it's the difference between a painting and a photograph. >> it is causing a lot of controversy. in the wall street journal yesterday, jobs' widow, is reported to have tried to kill the movie saying it paints negative picture of him. what is your response to the controversy? >> mrs. jobs hasn't seen the movie. when she does, if she does, i think she'll be pleasantly surprised. i don't think it's what she

expects it to be. >> in fact, tim cook took some umbrage -- >> tim cook also at the time he made that statement at the time he took umbrage, he hadn't seen the movie. the studio since set up a screening for him and he hasn't said anything since. but, again, with -- certainly with mrs. jobs and yesterday was the anniversary of steve's death, four years, with tim cook who was such a good friend, i don't begrudge them wanting to protect an old friend who is isn't here to defend himself. but, again, they haven't seen the movie and i think they will be surprised that it's not the thing that they're scared of. >> you talk about them wanting to defend his legacy, his reputation. in the times you said you write about anti-heros as if they're making their case to god about why they should be allowed into heaven.

regarding religion and his journey. but when you are looking at someone's life in a subjective form, how difficult is that? even as this great creator. >> what i have to do when i'm writing a character like that, i can't judge them. i have to be able to defend them and identify with them. i'll be honest, with steve it was tough. i'm the father of a daughter. he denied paternity of his daughter, but it was his daughter, lisa, who i spent a lot of time with who actually helped me get past that. but have i to be able to identify with these people so that i can write them as if they're making their case to god why they should be allowed into heaven. >> why do you put him in the pantheon of american geniuses? >> i think he's honestly in his own category. what he was able to do was create these devices or at least wrangle the people who created

he himself was not a technical master the way edison was, for instance. what he was able to do was infuse these things with a personality. people have a relationship with their apple devices and if you go online to the fan rooms, you'll see there's a lot of emotion there between the apple lovers and apple haters. either group, by the way, will be able to enjoy this movie. >> the acting is phenomenal. >> you've taken on mark zuckerberg and steve jobs. can .

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at just 19 years old abigail breslin a veteran. got a glimpse of her in the film "signs" and the her oscar nominated performance won us all over in "little miss sunshine" making abigail a household name. >> who could forget that dance, and now she's playing chanel no. 5 in "scream queens" where a college campus is terrorized by a serial killer. she's written her first bake "this may sound crazy." abigail, good morning. >> good morning. >> we'll talk about the book in a second and the show that a lot of people talking about "scream queens" i know you wanted to do this. you love ryan murphy. >> been a huge fan of ryan murphy's for so long and love "american horror story" and

call he wanted me to be on something, and i'm like i'll just do it. you kind of have to get the part for. >> playing a mean girl for once. >> he asked me after i spent majority of our meeting talking about my boy problems and it's like sowork-wise and scream queens and what kind of character are you wanting to play. and does a really good "mean girl" and there's a group of girls call the chanel and they are very, you know, stylish and mean and i'm like perfect, wow, sign me up. >> now you've written this book and it may sound crazy. always something you wanted to do. >> i've always liked writing. i started this blog on tumblr when i was 15 just basically >> boys. >> boys and boys and, you know, just all that.

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that's great news but they have had more breeches, and that's a bad thing right now for the flooding there. sunshine new england into the mid-atlantic states and gulf coast. heavier rain through the southwest. slight risk and strong storms in southern new mexico and arizona. that the wet weather moves east from the plains all the way into west texas where they could use some of that rain. rain coming into the pacific northwest and sunshine out west and the eastern third of the country looking pretty >> good morning. cold right now, and a mostly sunny skies this afternoon. jackets now and sweaters and hoodies this afternoon, and then the outer layers peal way. in the city, 70, tomorrow, much the same. lots of sunshine, and a chilly start tomorrow morning, by tomorrow after, near 70, and 60 on thursday. chance of rain, scattered

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they are ridiculously heavy. >> i'm usually pretty generous in this segment, not a reflection of you. i'm going to leaf this one. it looks like corrective footwear. >> oh, my gosh. >> not own, though, you look great. >> i don't love it. >> but you're not vertically challenged. >> that's true. >> we're going to win you on the next two. >> thank you so much. our beautiful model. you look phenomenal. >> okay. next up, let's cue the music from "car wash" because we're looking at the car wash skirt. >> okay. >> kind of a take of fringe, i think. fringe was so big. lots of pleats and what i love about this, wear it to the office like you did here or dress it docz with a chunky knit sweater. >> melissa is not preparing you. you're being judged so can you work this skirt, girl. go for it. >> oh, okay. >> when you walk out and your boyfriend is standing there, really want him to say yes. >> work it out. >> willy, love it or leaf it. >> no reflection on you.

>> i like this one. >> when i'm in the car wash and those noodles are going over the car, i think skirt. >> absolutely. >> why wouldn't you think skirt. >> it looks good, i like it. >> the blue is trending to a basic color. little worried about the color. >> more of a statement color. can you get a black one if you like this. one was only $22.92 so definitely on the cheaper trend >> looks good. >> you're rocking it. >> last but not least the other trend that i bought into already, rimmed sweater dress. this is our lovely model who is coming out. you're rocking the coat like kim k, 90 degrees, has on a big coat. >> what a gentleman. >> part of deal when you go to the store. >> tell us about the ripped sweater dress is this for everyone? >> honestly, i think this can be for everyone. obviously beth is tiny, kim kardashian is pregnant and is wearing them. super comfortable. warm, cozy, great for the fall.

>> all right. >> drum roll. >> tie breaker, 100% yes. >> you look great. >> tell us why. >> i think it's very flattering on beth. i don't know how it looks on everyone. looks great. >> but you like because it's form fitting. >> that, yeah. >> get rid of some shoes that i already bought and i can keep my sweater dress. >> you look beautiful and thank you so much for my male companion at the store. >> mel sark thank you so much. >> is your head so congested it's ready to explode? you may be muddling

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otherwise been lost and to prevent fatalities and give people another chance to engage in treatment. >> chelsea has dedicated herself to fighting the growing problem of addiction around the country in honor of her younger brother alex who died from a heroin overdose six years ago. >> we know that he didn't have to die from this. we know that, and we know that so many other people out there, hundreds of thousands, millions of families, are going through this. >> nearly 2 million americans abuse or are addicted to prescription painkillers. at the same time half a million americans live with hair eroin addiction. >> you'll never hear their names and families will loved their loved ones, their friend, it will happen today 120 times, the most terrifying thing and we have the power to stop it. how many people have heard about these heroin overdoses happening? ? she visits local high schools with volunteers like terry

bartlet to show the young people the realities of how addiction impacts families. >> terry lost her son mike to an overdose when he was 22 years old. >> it's an epidemic for sure, and if we don't talk about it and we don't become one and support each other those numbers are going to get worse. it is our responsibility and it is my responsibility to save another mother from walking in my shoes. >> near in the town of prospect height the naloxone training has already paid off. >> you always get into this field hoping that you can help somebody out, and knowing that one day your training is going to come into hand. >> last year after chelsea's group provided training two officers saved the life of a man who was overdosing on heroin. >> i injected the narcan into his left shoulder and he immediately took a gas of air and it seemed like his life came back.

to a young man. >> unfortunately he had to be the example and i would do anything to get him back, but this is healing. doing this every day is healing. >> it is important to note that the if this drug naloxone is administering someone not experiencing an overdose it will not affect them in an adverse way. >> in new jersey they just made this available over the counter. you don't need a prescription anymore because people need to get so quickly. >> coming up, natalie when is your flu shot more than a flu shot? when it helps give a lifesaving vaccine to a child in need in a developing country. thanks to customers like you, walgreens "get a shot. give a shot." program has helped provide seven million vaccines. make your flu shot make a world

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met up with him in his favorite restaurant in los angeles. michael pena plays astronaut rick martinez in "the martian" but his own path to hollywood star has been slow rising. >> i have been an actor for 20 years and 1 of those careers were struggling and just trying to be in the best possible stories and in the beginning it was all gangsters. >> yeah. >>i went to prep school and here i'm like trying to avoid gangs my whole life and then like gangster number five, four, three, two, one day gang leader. >> do you think hollywood they make you play to that stereotype? >> the reality is everyone has a stereotype, you know. everyone gets typecast so you have to work and build out of that hopefully. >> michael did build out, first in dramas like "million dollar baby" and "crash" and has now even tried comedy in "ant man. ". >> thank you for the coffee. it's not too often that you rob

a place and they get welcomed back so could we just rob you. >> i think you've seen made your career about not playing to that typecasting or stereotype. >> but i'm also not afraid to play latin roles. i won't turn my back ton because that was a big part of my life, acproud mexican-american. >> michael was born and raised in chicago to mexican parents. >> we grew up in like a very poor area, but the thing is i didn't really know it until i moved out. i came to los angeles when i was 19 and i saw all these palm trees and i'm like okay, this is different. this is definitely different but i grew up with a lot of love and my parents tried the best they could and i think we turned out okay. >> michael's patients worked in a factory as did michael. >> i worked two jobs on the summer to try to put myself through prep school. after two years i'm like i'm going to public schools because it was just too much. in the mornings would i go and package soap for eight hours. you get tired really quick. >> does this give you an appreciation, you know, for all

making it and living the american dream? >> high parents were subscribers to that. they became citizens and were very proud americans to be honest. this, the land of sglunt what does his family think about his succession now? >> they really don't care. unless like i was a professional soccer player or football player, boxer. >> really? >> because, you know, my brother is a cop now. mike, you did a real good job, you know, pretending to be a cop, yeah. just remember i do it for real, mike, you know, so he -- he puts me in my place. >> and michael is back to pretending to be a cop again, this time taking over the role eric estrada made famous in the upcoming movie version of "c.h.i.p.s." >> i had a huge crush onishing estrada.

>> with ponch you have to worry about the ponch. >> no ponch. >> it's going to be great. >> he's so funny. >> back in a moment. this is "today" on nbc. light & fit, 15 delicious flavors, each 80 calories.

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