slater: no. that's what we're really asking the public to help us with. because we're just not sure at this time. reporter: \[inaudible] mr. slater: i'm not going to comment on that. the part of an active investigation. investigation. reporter: \[inaudible] mr. slater: not going to comment on that either. so really, we're exploring all angles and we're not going to be limited by -- we'll let the facts take us where it goes. reporter: witnesses say he was handcuffed. was he still speaking and conscious when he was taken away? mr. slater: i can't comment on that, i'm not sure. reporter: \[inaudible] mr. slater: that i'm not aware of, no, ma'am. reporter: do we know if he was working in the area? mr. slater: it appears he was not working. reporter: \[inaudible] mr. slater: i'm not going to comment on the victims, what i have about the victims is what i've already provided. reporter: \[inaudible] mr. slater: do we know? i believe -- yeah. not sure about that. i'll get back with you on that. reporter:

slater:. no i just ask that you let us run the investigation and we'll let the facts lie where they may. reporter: what can we expect out of the investigation? we know that you all concluded that he was the shooter. what else can the f.b.i. -- what else will the final report provide you? what do you hope to answer? slate we hope to answer motive and why he was here and why did he what he did. reporter: [inaudible] mr. slater: i have no information about that. capitol police -- no, no information on that at the moment. i have no comment on it. reporter: [inaudible] mr. slater: what do you mean? reporter: why did he choose today? mr. slater: i have no indication of why today at all. no, sir. reporter: [inaudible] mr. slater: i can't speak to the security at the national park, sir. reporter: might this be a question of opportunity? he was living basically on the streets. politics -- poll -- on this street. the politicians came to him. might it simply be that this was an opportunity where previous

slater made another dramatic exit tuesday night. out of a police station, free on bail, to face a swarm of reporters. >> not going to say anything at all. >> reporter: then he made a run for it to the satisfy of a friend's car. slater's exit from a jetblue plane is what landed him in court. the 38-year-old flight attendant is now suspended from his job. his attorneys the trouble on monday's flight started in pittsburgh when two female passengers fought in space in the overhead compartment. >> he came over to assist. she started cursing and slammed the overhead luggage bin on his head. >> reporter: once on the ground in new york, the same passenger reportedly cursed out slater when she couldn't get her bag right away. passengers say slater then got on the plane's pa system and said, to the passenger who called me a blank blank, blank you. he then said, that's it, i'm done. with that he opened the exit door, deployed the plane's evacuation slide, grabbed two beers and jumped. but it was no joke here at slater's arraignment. the judge

jet blue says no one was ever in danger, and slater pleaded not guilty.e has been removed from duty pending an investigation. until his next court date, slater's slash on his forehead is a modern day badge of honor to beleaguered flyers everywhere. chris jansing, nbc news, new york. >>> that is our broadcast for this tuesday night. in for brian williams, i'm ann curry. for all of us here at nbc news, thank you and good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >> it is a very difficult time to come to an agreement. >> difficult, but is a budget deal closer tonight? good evening, everyone, i'm tom sinkovitz. >> and i'm lisa kim. bold prediction by the governor during a stop in san jose. he expects a budget deal in place in weeks to erase a $19.1 billion deficit. california has been operating

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the plane landed but she said slater was to blame and the first to use profanity.dn't think she was rude in the least. it really blew my mind. it was so inappropriate. today slater's attorney declined to address passengers' claims directly. >> i can't answer for the mind of those people you spoke to. >> reporter: despite it all, the guy who famously quit his job, now says he wants it back. michelle miller, cbs news, new york. >>> the skies were a little friendlier last night. clear skies gave great views of the perseid meteor. it was photographed from stonehenge in england to locations in europe and south america. look at that. meteors were seen streaking overhead at a rate of one every half second. the small particles hit the atmosphere at 135,000 miles an hour before burning up. just beautiful. >>> i'm betty nguyen. this is the "cbs morning news." my job is to hunt it down. i'm fred lemond, and i'm in charge of bp's efforts to remove oil from these waters. bp has taken full responsibility for the cleanup and that includes keeping you informed. you may have heard

. >> the story of stephen slater was he fired or did he resign? that's the mystery involving the former jet blue flight attendant. the man who last month told off a plane full of passengers at new york's kennedy airport, opened an emergency slide and jumped out. jet blue announced it weekend only that slater no longer works for the airline and was not clear whether he resigned. his lawyer today said he was not fired and that he quit. slater himself has not commented. >> secretary of state hillary clinton set to travel to jerusalem next week to resume peace talks between israel and palestinian leaders. but the negotiations may now be in jeopardy. according to the state department, the talks are scheduled for september 15th. they are a contiation of negotiations that kick off last week in washington between israeli prime minister in the etanyahu and abbas. however, the first crisis in the peace talks is ruling. they will east restrictions in

that's when slater got on the plane's p.a. system and unleashed his own tirade, pulled the emergency exit chute and reportedly grabbed two beers and slid down the chute and ran across the tarmac and through the airport to his car and then drove home. >> i see the gentleman in the jeep flying down the block and ran into his house. >> reporter: police arrested slater at his home and in custody he simply smiled as he was led away. >> people can be, you know, abusive to airline attendants. i just feel bad for the guy. >> reporter: in a statement, jetblue says at no time was the security or safety of our customers or crew members at risk. still, ground crews working beneath the plane could have been injured by the falling exit chute. former ntsb chairman said he's never seen anything like this before. >> to have a flight attendant unexplainably deploy a chute, leave the aircraft after cursing out the passengers. the only thing i can explain it is, perhaps a little too much cabin pressure. >> reporter: for years flight attendants ha

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passengers say slater then got on the plane's p.a. system and said to the passenger who called me a blank, blank, blank you. he then said that's it. i'm done. with that, he opened the exit door, deployed the plane's evacuated slide, grabbed two beers and jumped. >> everybody has a bad day and fantasizes about telling the boss, take this job and shove it but you don't want to get arrested. >> reporter: it was no joke here at slater's arraignment. the d.a. told the judge slater could have injured or killed a member of the ground crew by deploying that powerful slide. on the internet, slater's outburst struck a chord. message on his facebook page include, way to go and you are my new hero. a friend of slater's said he has been under a lot of stress because his mother has cancer. >> he has been a great neighbor and coming back and forth he takes care of his mother a lot. >> reporter: slater could face 7 years if convicted. manuel gallegus, cbs 2 news. >>> a mcdonald's customers wasn't loving it when she couldn't get her chicken mcnuggets.

slater now faces felony charges and a possible seven years in prison.t slater's life. his mother is fighting cancer and there's more. on slater's myspace page he writes, beating alcoholism and substance abuse one day at a time. can't wait to see where i go next. >> steven, what happened? >> reporter: safe to say a op wasn't part of the plan, but he did seem strangely happy, though. turns out a lot of you can relate. the internet is lighting up with support. there were free steven t-shirts and websites raising money for his defense. >> he's my hero. >> reporter: why? >> i think this is a dream. anybody who has had a bad day has wanted to do something like this. there is a lunatic that finally did. >> you were customer service for jetblue, what do you think about what he did? >> i think it was crazy, crazy. >> reporter: crazy? but maybe. he seems kay with it. >> i have to go take a bath, thanks, guys. >> after all, we should mention jetblue released an official statement that passengers, in their opinion, was never in any kind of harm and they were comple

. >> flight attendant steve slater did do something about it.now he is out. as linsey davis reports, his meltdown on a jet blue plane has everyone talking. >> you going to lose your job? >> more than likely. >> reporter: it's a case of flight attendant turned defendant. steven slater faced a judge with the same smile he likely flashed to countless passengers as he pointed out the nearest exits. >> what happened up there? >> reporter: no runway or tarmac required. america's most infamous flight attendant flew into a rage and then simply took off. prosecutors say an unruly passenger apparently ignored his request to stay seated. she then accidentally hit him in the head with her luggage. >> called him an expletive and apparently hit him or pushed him. >> reporter: passengers say that confrontation lit slater's fuse. he then went on a verbal assault on the plane's intercom. >> did this just happen? did he just swear at a passenger on the intercom? that never happens. >> reporter: slater announced he was quitting and reportedly said, i've had it, th

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jay slater was _ him, it has hit hard. jay slater was last - him, it has hit hard. ja.ving a b&b in the north of tenerife, having spent the night partying with friends. we caught one of them as he set out to say he was about to begin the a0 kilometre walk home, but his mobile was about to die. that was the last time anyone heard from him. local authorities began a major search operation in very difficult terrain. but it wasn't the rugged landscape that made the job difficult. there was huge public interest with conspiracy theories springing up online. the spanish police had said they were calling off the search, but it seems it continued away from the public eye.— from the public eye. they are not telling — from the public eye. they are not telling us _ from the public eye. they are not telling us the special - not telling us the special mountain search and rescue section continues to search. they kept up the search and were focusing very much on the zone around which jay slater was initially known to have been before we went missing because the body, if it is his, was

steven slater is out of jail.is folk hero statuses is growing, but reports coming in from passengers say he was acting unstable, bumping into people, spilling coffee. his ex-wife defended him on the "today" show this morning. >> i really must say, i don't believe it. perception is everything and, of course, these passengers will have their opinions of everything. bias slightly by the frenzy ensuing. i don't know if it's an opportunistic situation for them to have some time within this media. i'm not certain. i know that steven is the flight attendant. >> she says her ex-husband is a great guy. we hear from steven slater's boyfriend who says he has not yet heard from jetblue. >> nothing official right now. he's just been overwhelmed, his inbox and phone box are just full. >> jeff rosson live in bell harbor, new york. jeff, passengers are telling another story, i guess about what happened on that plane. you knew at some point the tide had to turn a little bit. >> it did, yeah. it sort of is turning a little. steven

steven slater's dramatic exit came after a fight with a passenger and now slater's lawyer says his clientvictim. jane mehzler has the details. >> reporter: steven slater wears a pair of handcuffs and a smile as he is transferred from court. he is arraigned on charges of criminal mischief, reckless endangerment and trespassing. a passenger tried to remove her bag from the overhead bin before she was supposed to, cursing at him and cutting his head in the process. slater then allegedly swore at her over the pa system, grabbed two beers and dramatically exited the aircraft by deploying the emergency slide. his attorney says slater just ran out of patience for rude people. >> he is trying to be courteous an polite an helpful and people start cursing you out. >> reporter: slater's lawyer says people are shocked by the interest in his story. gentleman it is kind of shocking to i person that has never been in public life to face the amount of attention this event has led to. >> reporter: and on i facebook page someone create for slater, more than 45,000 hits. a person at his home in queens is no

after the plane landed, but she said slater was to blame and the first to use profanity. today, slater's attorney declined to address passengers' claims directly. >> i can't answer for the intent or minds of those people you spoke to. >> reporter: despite it all, the guy who famously quit his job now says he wants it back. michelle miller, cbs news, new york. >> couric: and that is the cbs evening news for tonight. i'm katie couric. thank you for watching. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org well, you sure are smiling. i just heard about our new low fares. how low are they? they're really low. how are they gonna get any lower than our regular fares? our regular fares are already so low. we should ask bobby. hey, bobby, how low can our fares go? i don't know. low? low, low? ♪ [ male announcer ] fly southwest airlines from bwi airport to florida for only $89 one-way. i know one thing... those low fares won't last long. [ employees ] grab your bag. it's on. [ ding ] >>> caps we welcome you to mnt bank stadium gettin

. >> reporter: even as he was being led off in handcuffs, steven slater seemed to be smiling.rnight he had gone from being an obscure flight attendant to an american folk hero. >> anyone who's had a bad day has wanted to do something like this. >> reporter: according to passenger accounts, at some point slater was hit in the head with a piece of luggage a passenger was trying to retrieve. instead of apologizing, the passenger kurlsed him. the two argued, then slater left loose with a profanity laced rant over the intercom, pulled open the emergency evacuation shoot, grabbed a beer, and slid off the plane, headed for his car and unemployment. >> he was smiling, he was happy he was done with his job at jet blue. >> reporter: it's a far cry from the glamour days of air travel. >> we wore white gloves, hats, and certainly we would never talk back to a passenger. >> all that now just a distant memory for today's frequent flyers who see slater as a new-aged howard biehl. this story is taking on a life of its own, making headlines in newspapers across the country and setting social n

slater unloaded an expletive-laced resignation.he grabbed a couple beers, activated the emergency chute and slid out of the plane. slater confessed a signed statement to the judge yesterday. the man who says he's logged nearly 30 years as a flight attendant is now piloting a new movement. >> something here resonated with a few people. that's kind of neat. >> thousands of supporters are taking to associate media. slater's mom is fighting for her son's reputation. >> i don't think people in the service industry should be abused by anybody. >> reporter: even his ex-wife backs him, says he truly enjoys flying, a passion that's grounded for now. >> he definitely exited in a grand fashion. he's a dramatic fellow. i wouldn't expect any less of him. >> reporter: he's charged with two felonies and could face up to seven years in prison if convicted on all the charges. his next court appearance is set for september 7th. >>> a lot of you are sounding off on our facebook page. here's a look at what some of you had to say. >> william henry snyd

after the plane landed, but she said slater was to blame and the first to use profanity. today, slater's attorney declined to address passengers' claims directly. >> i can't answer for the intent or minds of those people you spoke to. >> reporter: despite it all, the guy who famously quit his job now says he wants it back. michelle miller, cbs news, new york. >> couric: and that is the "cbs evening news" for tonight. i'm katie couric. thank you for watching. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org as anyone's." gay couples can't get married just yet. when they could >>> it shows that our relationships are as valid as anyone's. >> gay couples can't get married just yet. when they could start tying the knot and why it's only a maybe. >>> pension problems. how an idea meant to ease the budget drain could actually cause more loopholes. >>> let's face facts, this is a tough race. >> republicans gaining ground. the results of our exclusive cbs 5 poll. good evening, i'm juliette goodrich. >> i'm dana king. the news starts n

steven slater lives just down the block. his lawyer says he wants his privacy back.er, he wants to be a flight attendant again. there's no word whether any airline wants him, but at least one unnamed relaxation beverage company has made slater an offer. aaron kitursky, abc news, bell harbor, new york. >>> maybe you are watching this morning sitting on your couch having some ben & jerry's all natural ice cream. it's probably not as natural as you think. the center for science and the public interest says 48 of ben & jerry's 53 flavors contain unnatural ingredients. ben & jerry's could face lawsuits if the claims continue, but i will still eat it. >> that was my question. >>> here's a look at your weather. severe storms from the twin cities to kansas city with more downpours in flooded areas of iowa. heavy rain from new orleans to mobile with scattered thunderstorms to the north. showers across montana and wyoming. >> phoenix gets up to 110. sacramento 87. triple digits in dallas and kansas city. 90s from omaha to detroit. a mild 76 in boston and 83 in baltimore. >>> i

was last seen _ others would help. jay slater was last seen almost - others would help. jay slater wasks ago, walking up a hill, away from the nearest village and into the countryside. as his phone ran out of battery, it registered his last location. jay slater got into trouble on one of these paths. he phoned a friend and that he was slipping around on the rocks. then his phone pinkies location one last time and then the battery ran out. what happened next? the authorities firmly believe that they can find the answer to that by carrying out the searches time and again on the same areas of land. whether looking deep down in the ravines, high up in the mountains, through cacti or scrubland, they are pushing on to help find jay slater but as each centre passes with no breakthrough, the hope for the family to be reunited with their son are dashed, once again. nick arnett, bbc news, tenerife. iran will hold a run—off presidential election after results released on saturday showed the lowest turnout in decades. voters will now choose between conservative candidate saeed jalili and reformist

slater just does it more often.tle an unheard of ten times. he was the youngest champion ever at age 20. and at 39, the oldest. he's won so many times, not even he can believe it. can you wrap your mind around that? >> i don't know. i don't know. it's almost like it happened to someone else. to be honest. i sort of hear it, it's baffling to me like, god, that's a lot of years. >> reporter: amazing. there's no one close. >> not right now, no. >> reporter: and maybe never. robert kelly slater was born in cocoa beach florida in 1972 and learned to surf almost as soon as he could walk. his life out of the water was far from ideal i can. >> my family life was a test. you know, my parents slit up when i was... by the time i was 11. my dad was drinking a lot. it was just a pretty tough, kind of a tough situation for us. >> reporter: but surfing was a constant. slater turned pro as a teen and earned a reputation as a winner. he made waves out of the water as well. as one of people magazine's 50 most beautiful people in 1991

and moments later, jetblue flight attendant steven slater's now infamous slide, a slide that led to a suspension, an arrest and instant fame. >> thank you all so much. it's been amazing. >> reporter: but while slater thanked supporters, passengers on the flight put a different spin on his story that claims he was hit by a bag from an overhead bin and mistreated by a rude passenger before he snapped, threw open the hatch and bailed out. some passengers say slater was angry even before takeoff. >> his behavior throughout the whole flight was a little bit erratic. he was walking up and down the aisles slamming the overhead bins. >> reporter: investigators say they can't find anybody to back up slater's story. and in a memo obtained by nbc news, a top official wrote to his employees, quote, it's difficult to know what happened with certainty what really happened. slater's defense has defended his client's aviation record including monday's flight. >> steven did his job effectively, efficiently and appropriately. >> reporter: slater has pled not guilty to charges of criminal mischief, reck

slater admit that he snapped yesterday? >> i could never tell you what mr.ater tells me or doesn't tell me. but i found him to be personable and gentle. what's really going on here is airline civility is missing. >> reporter: slater told police he hit his breaking point when an unruly passenger trying to get her bag hit him in the head and different apologize. so he got on the intercom, started swearing, and had these parting words. "to those of you who have shown dignity and respect these past last 20 years, thanks for a great ride." >> the few of us that were still waiting to get off, i turned around and said, did this just happen? did he just swear at a passenger on the intercom? that never happens. and i thought that was the end of it. >> reporter: until his triumphant exit, which can be heard on this airport radio traffic. >> we just had a slide deployment. the slide was intentionally deployed. >> reporter: slater activated the emergency inflatable chute and slid down to the tarmac -- but not before grabbing some beer and his bags. his mother blames the

knowing slater he will try to play. a special afc championship edition of patriots all access live from denver saturday at 7 on wbz and on a sunday we will start off noon with the two hour aedition of patriots game day kick off at 3 here and followed by the 5th quarter post game show simulcast and my that's sports for now. now back to you. >> thanks cbs evening news is coming up next here at 6:30. >> scott pelley is joining us live from new york now with a preview. hi scott. >> paula david great to be with you. president obama visiting michigan today said he would be beside himself if he was a parent in flint. where the water has been contaminated with lead. we have an interview tonight with the governor of michigan telling us how they expect to fix that problem and admitting it was the state's fault that this was unknown to the citizens for months. we will have that and the rest of the world news all coming up on the cbs evening news in 10 minutes. >> thank you. >>> coming up next she has stuck by the patriots through

. ., ~' , ., indications, is likely to be jay slater. ., ,, , ., . ., , slater.at the scene. and, in another development a judge in florida has dismissed a case against the former president for mishandling classified documents. but, thejudge, who was nominated by mr trump when he was president, said, the special prosecutor who was handling the case was improperly appointed. it is the second high—profile ruling in trump's favour this month after the supreme court ruled he had immunity from prosecution for many of his actions while in office. reacting to the decision on truth social, donald trump called on all of the legal cases against him to be dismissed. 0ur north america correspondent, nomia iqbal, has been talking to people in milwaukee who are planning to go to the republican national convention, and sent this report. little more than 24 hours after an attempt on his life, for donald trump the show must go on. he arrived in milwaukee, where he'll be confirmed as the presidential candidate for the republican party later this week. the bloodied and defiant imag

you see, it was slater himself who called foul. after reading a comment posted under an on line account of his victory, the 39-year-old realized he hadn't qualified for the title yet. i'm not joking, tweeted slater. i have not won the world title. give those shirts and hats back. >> what kelly slater reminded us of is there's something good about sports. sportsmanship is alive. there are moments that remind us of how great sports can be. >> reporter: it was an act of such selflessness is calls to mind some of the greatest examples of sports minnesotaship caught on -- sportsmanship caught on camera. two players from the opposing team actually carried player around the bases after he hit a home run but attorne tore ligamn she rounded first base. last year detroit's pitcher was denied a perfect game when a runner was called safe when it was clearly an out. his response? >> nobody's perfect. kelly slater will likely still clinch his 11th world championship when competition resumes as early as today. if and when he does, it won't just b

steven slater was released tuesday morning after posting $2500 bail. outrst seems to be resonating wit disgruntled employees everywhe. he now has thousands of fans on his facebook.com tribute page. >> all right. meteorologis mike nicco has the forecast. >> alright. hopefully this won't make anybody disgruntled. >> very calm >> that's right! cloudy around the bay as we talked about it would be at this noon hour. sunshine inland and warmer weather talk about just in time for the weekend. an updated forecast straight ahead. >> and hi ther everyone. live on the island at the san francisco zoo. there are a few new additions here on th island. they did the march of the penguins this morning. we'll take a look at it coming up. larry gatlin sres memories from the good old days... one night i drove in to ttie's house and kris kristofferson was asleep on the couch, roger miller. was asleep on the flr and willie was scamabling eggs in the kitchen. and the not-so-good old days. i saw an image in that mirror that i did not recognize and i had crawled in there i was

what steven slater is saying today. >>> superbugs. deadly drug resistant bacteria creating a dangerous new and global threat. dr. richard besser is here with what you need to know. >>> and, change of heart. a famous catholic convert mega-selling author, anne rice, now says she's quit being a christian. she tells us why. >>> good evening. the warning tonight is blunt and urgent. the worst floods in memory are threatening one of the world's most dangerous places. huge chunks of pakistan have been swallowed by monsoon rains, and the united nations says that millions of lives are at risk. the u.n. coupled its warning for a call for almost half a billion dollars in emergency aid. u.s. help is on the way, too. the pentagon is rushing three ships and 19 aircraft to the region. nick schifrin starts us off from pakistan tonight. >> reporter: this was once land, home to tens of thousands of people. today, it's under 12 feet of water. we spent the day with the pakistani navy. abdul malik came to them pleading for help, his whole family has been

austin slater is on deck. base hit to right field. 98 miles an hour and he hooked it right through the right side. >> mike: nice at-bat. >> jon: here is a guy with a few nice at-bats tonight. austin slater. >> mike: he's had the kind of night where you can't wait to see what he is doing next. >> jon: he opened up the giants first inning hitting one off the left center field wall and the beginning of what ended up being a four-run rally. he hit another double in the second inning and scored the fi. they have not scored since. he also had a single and he just crushed all three of those hits extremely hard-hit balls and the double in the second, 107 miles an hour. dickerson at first. one out. 5-2 giants. back out of play. one ball, one strike. jake mcgee is getting ready in the giants bullpen. slater with a three-hit night going. trying to do more damage here. 1-2. >> mike: good swing. >> jon: kris bryant is on deck. >> mike: rockies really backup center fielder sam hilliard, almost looks like double prevent defe

that slater and to make matters worse, witnesses told police that slater was drinking during the flight and his eyes appeared bloodshot before takeoff. >> it just seemed to me, like, to be a really big smile and it tle bitmy attention, as, oh, he's a little bit like a character out of a cartoon movie or something. al.reporter: one passenger told new details hadaily news," "he was very disturbed. n was almost hysterical." steven iar.new details have some people starting to question steven slater's folk hero status nickname ok. "that guy is a liar. keep worshipping at the altar of a dramatic dope." "i've got the perfect nickname for our new folk hero -- see ya later, slater!" still, slater denies that he was drinking, and his lawyer insists his head was injured during the g tght. remarkably, he says, the skies are still friendly. ar , why ll that's happened, why does he still want to be a light attendant? >> that's his life. as you know, his father was a pilot. his mother was a flight attendant. >> repor that's in his blood. >> reporter: slater is actually still employed by jetblue, but e

slater >> did not speak in court today a bill was set at $2,500.ded not guilty to charges of criminal this just, reckless endangerment and trespassing. his lawyer says later seem like a nice guy who simply pushed too far. >> the woman was outraged and at some point think he just wanted to avoid conflict with her. >> vicki kron 4 news. >> our web producer kimberly is here now to tell us about slater's star status on line. >> the flight attendant has developed an instant following on the web. let's take a look at face book your gunna take a look at just one of several stephens later pages crated after the jet blew incident. as you can see there in the information it says loves to travel. right here your looking at a picture where people are selling t-shirts of him the post of links to free steven slater and t-shirts. you see images people and posting the online this one says see that door? seen a bear?. one right here is a cartoon same proper technique for exiting aircraft. you like to check out slater star status online visitor whats on the web sect

. >>> jetblue flight attendant steven slater is finding out what it feels like to be a celebrity. his in-flight meltdown, which has made him the most talked about people in recent days and he's inspired countless fans. michelle miller reports. >> reporter: with his partner by his side, steven slater seemed to be taking his strange new celebrity in stride. >> how do you feel? >> relieved. >> what are you going to do today? eye got a lot of things to do. >> reporter: what happened exactly on jetblue is still in dispute but that didn't stop filmmakers in taiwan from reimagining his confrontation and his dramatic exit on the evacuation slide, beer in hand, after unleashing on the unruly passenger on the intercom. >> he said to [ bleep ] who just told me to [ bleep ] go [ bleep ]. it's been a great 28 years. i'm out of here. >> reporter: he's become a folk hero to some, surprising even himself, as he told "the new york times." >> for 28 years i thought about it, but you never think you're going to do it. >> reporter: there's no denying the chord he struck from 100,000 facebook fans to

and there's steven slater jumping out. that pole blocks the shot of it, but in slow motion, you can see the jump right there. and with that, steven slater made history. a radio producer was in seat 20-b. >> it was nice actually to finally look at it and kind of put a little closure on it from my perspective having been actually on the plane. >> reporter: but even with this video outside, there were conflicting stories about what really happened inside the plane. steven slater says a rude passenger hit him with a bag and cursed him out leading to his jump out of the plane and folk hero status. >> what do you want to say to all of the people out there who are calling you sort of a working class hero. >> i'm a little overwhelmed. that was something i had no idea was going out there. >> reporter: some passengers say slater himself was the problem calling him rude and disgruntled the entire flight. >> his behavior throughout the whole flight was a little bit errat erratic. he was walking up and down the aisles slamming the over