off a blog slater called himself a bag nazi about carry-ons. i feel if i am not that i am letting down all those who cooperate. remember he says it was a passenger breaking the luggage rule that sent him over the edge or down the chute. >> it sets a horrible precedent. we don't want employees all across the country looking at this guy like a role model. there's an 18-year-old in my hometown of philadelphia who identified herself and told the local newspaper that she works at mcdonald's, and that if she were going to quit her job she'd stick a roach in somebody's salad. is that what we want? ♪ take this job and shove it >> reporter: but for us frustrated americans, slater is a hero. at least 160,000 people have signed up on his facebook fan page. doubling in size wednesday alone. plenty of time to get up now. doesn't have a job at the moment. jetblue is giving all the passengers on board that plane, including the supposed rude passengerer that may have started all this, a $100 voucher for their inconvenience. but no question, the story seems to

steven slater's dramatic exit down jetblue plane's emergency slide.e'll talk to a passenger who said she had her own encounter with slater at the beginning of the flight. plus we'll hear from his ex-wife who is here for a live interview. >> also this morning a man suffering from scary symptoms discovered he was actually living with a pea plant that had basically taken root in his lungs. we're going to meet him coming up this morning t find out what happened. >> and coming up tomorrow on "today," an exclusive live interview with lind say lohan's mother dina lohan. she's going to open up in detail for the first time about her daughter's time in jail and stay in court-ordered rehab. how is lindsay doing? we're going to find out when dina lohan joins us live tomorrow on "today." we're going to begin this half hour with new questions about what that jetblue flight attendant was doing before he slid away on the emergency slide. we're going to talk to one of the passengers on that plane and steven slater's ex-wife in just a moment. but first, nbc's jeff ross

>> the budget went to christian slater. this is what happens when you have big hosts, you lose your table. >> this is the greatest gig efr. >> it is so nice of him to come >> ? you just call out my name ? ? and you know wherever i am ? >> okay, okay. >> two best things out of 9:00 today, christian slater being here and tamron hall's dress last night. >> oh, beautiful. >> oh, thank you. thank you. >> so great. >> all righty, everybody. >> it's amazing. >> hoda and i have a big show. we have no idea what's on it but it's going to be big. >> his new movie at select theaters this weekend and of course ? you need blinds. es. blinds to go. blinds for life. fifteen million sold in just the last 10 years and we're saying thanks during blinds to go's customer apppreciation sale! buy one get one half off your favorite products. we love our customers and we're showing it. blinds to go. blinds for life. the outside corporate interests bankrolling question two are trying to deceive you. here's the truth: every time a new charter school

sources say slater asked for an apology. instead the woman swore at him. the steward returned the choice words, according to sources, and then got on the p.a. system and said, to the expletive, expletive that told me to expletive off, it's been a good 28 years. >> idiots come in all shapes and sizes and colors. >> people can be, you know, abusive to airline attendants. i just, you know, feel bad for the guy. >> reporter: after effectively quitting, sources say slater then grabbed two beers from the gallery, pulled the emergency hatch, deployed the slides, slid down with his own luggage, ran for his car, and drove home. neighbors said slater, who seemed like a quiet, unassuming man, hightailed it down what is normally a quiet street. >> all i see is a gentleman in a jeep flying down the block, running, parked the car, and ran into his house. >> reporter: police arrested him at this beachfront duplex he rents in belle harbor, queens. >> well, for his actions, steven slater, who's been a flight attendant since 1990, could face up to seven years in jail. >>> a

that's when slater, a veteran flight attendant, unleashed. according to the police report, he screamed into the p.a. system to the expletive expletive that told me to expletive off, it's been a good 28 years. then slater deployed the plane's emergency chute, grabbed a beer, slid down and left the airport. police later arrested him at home and after all that, he's still diplomatic. tell me about rude passengers -- talk about that for a second. >> there's a lot of wonderful people. >> reporter: his mother seems almost proud. >> nobody should be abusing anybody, and i can understand why he snapped. i would have snapped, too. in fact, i probably would have snapped more. >> reporter: prosecutors say this is no joke, that emergency chute could have hurt someone on the ground. slater now faces felony charges and a possible seven years in prison. >> i think he just had a very small meltdown and i think he deserves to be able to have that meltdown. you saw the gash on his head where he got smacked. >> reporter: this morning new information about slate

police say that's when slater got on the plane's p.a.ystem and unleashed his own profanity laden tirade, pulled the emergency exit chute, reportedly grabbed two beers, slid down the chute, ran across the tarmac, through the airport to his car and then drove home. >> all i see is the gentleman in a jeep flying down the block, running -- and parked the car 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. form earp ntsb chairman says 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, maybe a little bit too much cabin pressure. >> flight attendants have been made f

we are thrilled to have christian slater in studio. drew you in? >> everybody was talking about it and saying how much they loved it and then i caught up and caught on and it's an amazing show. it does pull you in. michael c. hall's performance is amazing. when i heard about this, the opportunity to play dexter's dad, i thought would be pretty fun. >> for people who don't know, you sort of are set in the '80s. the music having watched the first episode -- >> yes. >> is like a throwback to the early '90s. the soundtrack is fantastic. >> yeah. they made sure -- >> were you playing that on the set to get hyped for the role? >> there were times. one of the actors i was working with would always play time appropriate music. >> you played the span over a couple of years and decades? >> '70s and '90s. there are two parallel stories going on throughout the season. >> do you think for people who might not have caught the original series this stands on its own? >> i believe so because it is an origin story. you could actually start watching this

. >> yeah, his name is steven slater. he apparently got into an argument with a passenger who was trying to get luggage from the overhead bin while the plane was taxiing. words were exchanged. that's when slater grabbed the intercom, let loose a few profanities, grabbed a couple of beers, deployed the plane's emergency slide and use it had to slide away. coming up, a man onboard that flight. >> by the way, one of my pet peeves when you're taxiing after landing and the flight attend apts say stay seated and people stand up and do things like that. we'll talk much more about that. also ahead, is there more to hewlett-packard mark hurd than meets the eye? he was facing sexual harassment allegations from a former re reality television contestant. the company investigated and said he did not violate its sexual harassment policy. so why was he forced to resign and why is another powerful ceo rious about it? we'll talk about that just ahead as well. >>> plus, do you have a smart phone you use to surf the internet and download ap

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>> the budget went to christian slater. this is what happens when you have big hosts, you lose your table. >> this is the greatest gig efr. >> it is so nice of him to come his massive success. >> ? you just call out my name ? ? and you know wherever i am ? >> okay, okay. >> two best things out of 9:00 today, christian slater being here and tamron hall's dress last night. >> oh, beautiful. >> oh, thank you. thank you. >> so great. >> all righty, everybody. >> it's amazing. >> hoda and i have a big show. we have no idea what's on it but it's going to be big. >> his new movie at select theaters this weekend and check of the weather.. shattering expectations... and even causing traffic jams it's so popular... the china lights exhibit is being extended. huge crowds are turning out to see the chinese lanterns at the boerner botanical gardens. traffic in some cases backing up near whitnall park on the south side. the festival was supposed to wrap up at the end of the month... but will now run through november sixth due to popular

in a moment you'll see steven slater sliding down an emergency chute.don't see is the confrontation he claimed he had with a rude passenger. so far no one can vouch for that part of the story. >> reporter: this surveillance video shows the jump that made headlines around the world. in the video you see the aircraft's emergency evacuation chute deployed and moments later jet blue flight attendant steven slater's infamous slide a slide that toledo a suspension, arrest and instant fame. >> thank you so much. it's been amazing. >> reporter: while slater thanked his supporters, passengers on the flight put a different spin on his story that claims he was hit from a bag by an overhead bin and mistreated by a rude passenger. he snapped, threw open the chute and bailed out. some passengers said slater was angry even before takeoff. >> his behavior throughout the whole flight was erratic. >> reporter: investigators say they can't find anybody to back up slater's story and in a memo obtained by nbc news a top jet blue official wrote to his employees quote it's di

steven slater was released from jail last night.facing charges that could land him behind bars. he yelled at passengers on board a flight and grabbed beers before taking off by way of the plane's emergency chute. >> sort of has become a folk hero on the web. there's a lot of people who have dreamed of doing what he's done. >> this story has made slater an unexpected celebrity. david usherly has details. >> reporter: while steven slater's fate lies in the hands of a queens court judge, it seems to be weighing in his favor. a facebook page has drawn tens of thousands of fans with the number growing rapidly. support like, you did what we want to do. you are a new hero. some posted images, i'm steven slater, make my day. that's it, i'm done. this one, an image showing the proper way of showing the emergency chute but with beer bottles added in as slater did. on nbc new york.com, the slater story has been setting records. >> he's become i guess they are calling him a folk hero on the web. a lot of people are -- have dreamed of doing what

slater asked for an apology, instead the woman swore at him.turned the choice words and then got on the pa system and said to the expletive that told me to expletive off, it's been a good 28 years. >> idiots come in all shapes and colors and sizes. >> people can be abusive to airline attendants. you know, i feel bad for the guy. >> reporter: after effectively quitting, slater then grabbed two beers from the gallery, pulled the emergency hatch and deployed the slides and slid down with his own luggage and ran from his car and drove home. slater, high tailed it down what is normally a quiet street. >> the gentleman in the jeep flying down the block running and parked the car. >> reporter: police arrested him at this beach front duplex he rents in bell harbor queens. >> u.slater faces a number of charges that carry sentences up to seven years in prison if convicted. eun? >> pressure from the white house this morning in the gulf. top administration officials have told bp to move faster to paying out claims to state and local governments. they have

steven slater's story is not what it seems. nbc's jeff rossen is here. >> reporter: good to see you. america loves this guy but now some passengers on that plane say, hang on, before you hold him up as a hero he was the problem. they say he was rude and angry the entire flight. even as passengers hold to his story, steven slater stayed home and stayed humble. >> thank you all so much. it's been amazing the support and the love and everything that's been given to me by community and friends. >> reporter: his story hit a chord, mistreated by a rude passenger. he snapped, deploying the plane's emergency chute at the gate. but now some passengers are telling a different story that slater himself was offbeat and angry even before take yoof in pittsburgh. >> it was obvious that he was disgruntled and that he was taking it out on individuals. >> reporter: warren was onboard in seat 2-a. >> his behavior throughout the whole flight was a little bit erratic. he was walking up and down the aisles slamming the overhead bins. he was slammin

>>> we're back at 7:43 with steven slater speaking out. jetblue flight attendant that cursed out passengers over the intercom. he avoided jail time by agreeing to undergo counseling for at least a year. i spoke to slater following his sentence and i began by asking him if he was surprised that so people at first applauded what he did? >> i think a lot of people were saying it's about time. they might not have necessarily agreed with the vehicle for this statement, but a lot of people sort of had a sense of, well, it's about time. >> we'll go back and talk more about that day in detail in a second. but when you look back, do you have regrets about that day, or did that reaction, that surprise reaction of, hey, good for you pal, you touched a nerve. >> at the end of the day, would i have chosen to make the same decisions again, probably not. >> any of them? would you have not shown up for work that day or would you have just not done certain things that day? >> it was definitely time to go and i shouldn't have allowed myself to get to a poin

and with that, steven slater that history. radio producer, was in seat 20-b. >> it was done notice look at it and put a little closure on it from my perspective having been actually on the plane. >> reporter: but even with this video outside, there are conflicting stories about what really happened inside the plane. steven slater says a rude passenger hit him with a bag and cursed him out lead to go his ju jump out of plane and folk hero status. what do you want to say to the people calling and you working class hero? >> i'm a little overwhelming. something i had no idea was going on. >> reporter: but now some passengers say slater himself was the problem calling him rude and disgrunt he willed the entire flight. >>s behavior throughout the whole flight was a little bit erratic. he was walking up and down the aisles, slamming the overhead bins. he was slamming the refrigerator door and the ice and whatever they have up there, he was slamming that, as well. >> reporter: on the new video, you can see ground crews working near th

jothohn florence, for the final qualification spot on the us olympic team for next year in tokyo — slatere qualification spot as he bids for an 8th pipeline title. i served this whole year behind the eight ball, i would rather surf from the front, so it is just a mindset you put yourself in, and shortly after that, just relax, breathe, smile, enjoy the moment, you might as well enjoy at. kawai leonard has gone back to the ra ptors, kawai leonard has gone back to the raptors, flippers are up by the end of the third quarter. by for now. we have already had two deep areas of low pressure affecting the weather here in the uk. this was tuesday's brain. the day on wednesday brought lots of showers. this massive cloud is coming in for the day ahead, and we have got further lumps with those weather fronts laying across the atlantic to bring us some further spells of rain. it's notjust rain for the concern for the day ahead, as it comes into the cold air we can see some hill snow as well. we've seen snow showers and thunderstorms which have continued in the north over the night and with those heav

a surf ranch in california 5tarted by kelly slater was the venue for a new world surf league te5t eventing body, was first showcased in 2015 as waves are artificially powered, with slater also taking part despite still having a foot injury. some of the world's best female and male surfers took part with prize money going to charity. you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello. the same weather system that produced a very wet wednesday in northern ireland is gradually pushing further east across the uk during thursday. here it is. at least to begin today, there will be heavy rain bursts in western areas. we are looking at things at eight o'clock in the morning. you can see it in the west of wales into south—west scotland. all points east of that should be fine and dry. a mild morning compared to wednesday. but the overnight rain is pushing away from northern ireland. something sunny not far away. it is a bit lighter the further north you are. some of us in eastern scotland will start the da

>> the budget went to christian slater. this is what you lose when you have a big host, you lose your table. >> it is so nice of him to come back and visit us so often in spite of his massive success. >> always. ? and you know where ever i am ?? >> okay. >> keep going, we've got to pay. >> christian slater being here and tamron hall's dress last night- >> amazing. >> i have a big show. no idea what's on it but it will be big. >> and "cobra." >> coming this friday. >> >> it is october 19th, 2016. good morning. today we will learn more about prince george's county public schools, more at the roundtable this afternoon, expecting to hear more about the success and problems. you can watch it on our app. remaining two, 84 degrees with fair amount of sunshine, clouds increase later in the day, slight chance of showers before i-81. most of the day tomorrow will be dry and still warm up near 80 degrees. showery weather much of the day on friday and then the bottom falls out, highs only in the 50s with a blustery northwest wind satur

tonight, the latest on trump, billie eilish teams up tonight, the latest onjay slater, billie eilishan's tattoo. first, though, police in spain who are searching forjay slater say they've found human remains during their search. jay went missing in tenerife nearly a month ago. the police still need to formally identify the body, but a statement on behalf of his family says that the body looks to be jay's and it was found near his phone's last location and alongside his posessions and clothes. possessions and clothes. as spain's players kick off their open top bus tour after their victory in sunday's euros final, the england squad has arrived home. now there are questions over manager gareth southgate's future. before the euros, southgate told a german newspaper that failing to win a trophy in germany could see the end of his stay. when asked about his future at full time on sunday, he said, "now is not the time" to make a decision. his contract lasts until december. billie eilish will be the latest star to read a cbeebies bedtime story. the american artist has said how she "loved" be

slater left his best performance to his final ride of four where he posted a score of 8.5/10, utilisingtly timed bottom—to—top turns. the top seeds including gabriel medina, filipe toledo and julian wilson surf their opening round tomorrow. lovely pictures. nyomi osaka and madison keys are in their second semi—final at the us open. —— naomi. serena williams is in the final, the six time winner at this event beat sevastova. from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. hello, good morning. the details for this weekend still look a little uncertain. things are more straightforward, though, for friday. a lot of the rain and earlier thunderstorms have been fading away. skies have been clearing, which is why it's been turning quite chilly out there, and it'll feel a little cooler for many places with a north—westerly breeze, but for the most part it'll be dry. there's going to be some areas of rain still around, very close to this area of low pressure that's in the north sea. this is where we'll see most of the rain, so perhaps northern parts of scotland, eastern scotland for a whil

>> the budget went to christian slater. this is what happens when you have big hosts, you lose your table. >> this is the greatest gig efr. >> it is so nice of him to come his massive success. >> ? you just call out my name ? ? and you know wherever i am ? >> okay, okay. >> two best things out of 9:00 today, christian slater being here and tamron hall's dress last night. >> oh, beautiful. >> oh, thank you. thank you. >> so great. >> all righty, everybody. >> it's amazing. >> hoda and i have a big show. we have no idea what's on it but it's going to be big. >> his new movie at select theaters this weekend and of >> announcer: it's "live with kelly!" today, from the movie american pastoral, ewan mcgregor. and nascar superstar jeff gordon. and here making their tv in the live with kelly and you cohosts surge. and recording artist ciara is kelly's cohost today. all next on "live!" ? ? [cheering and applauding] and now, here are kelly ripa and ciara! [cheering and applauding]

>> the budget went to christian slater. this is what happens when you have big hosts, you lose your table. >> this is the greatest gig efr. >> it is so nice of him to come back and visit us in spite of ? and you knowkm >> okay, okay. >> two best things out of 9:00 today, christian slater being here and tamron hall's dress last night. >> oh, beautiful. >> oh, thank you. thank you. >> so great. >> all righty, everybody. >> it's amazing. >> hoda and i have a big show. we have no idea what's on it but it's going to be big. >> his new movie at select theaters this weekend and of course ar

. >>> and in new york former flight attendant steven slater faced a judge on criminal mischief charges. slater facing several charges after cursing a passenger and slid down an emergency exit chute will see a psychologists who evaluation will factor into plea deal negotiations which could qualify him for community service rather than jail. >>> and for a look at your national and regional weather, we welcome back in meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. >> we welcome it in. this is about it. i'm sure a lot of students and teachers won't complain. it was a hot day yesterday in many areas. this cold front that's racing through the great lakes will arrive for everyone by the time tomorrow comes by. now, we have an active weather map. hermine is still producing heavy rains and flooding conditions from dallas down to austin and on the west coast, another big storm. so all of a sudden you're looking like fall on the weather map with a lot of strong kots and areas of big pressure. here's the cool air rushing down through the great lakes. it will be a chilly start to your

though steven slater was all smiles with port authority police, earlier in the day sources say he was anything but happy. it all happened when flight 1052 from pittsburgh to jfk was landing. a female passenger stood up to get her things from the overhead apartment while the plane was still taxiing. as he approached her to sit down, one of her bags hit him in the head leaving a mark. he asked for apology. instead the woman swore at him. the steward returned the choice words and then got on on the p.a. system to the kpek pleaive, kplek pleaive about it's been a good 20 years. after effectively quitting sources say slater grabbed two beersen from the gallery, pulled the emergency hatch, headed for is slide, ran for his car and drove home. neighbors say who seemed like a quiet man high tailed it down a quiet street. >> all i see is a gentleman in a jeep flying down the block running, parked the car, and ran into his home. >> reporter: police arrested him at this duh pleks he rented. >> he could face up to seven years in jail. >>> and now here's a look at some other stories making news ear

scott then took off running and slater followed. cell phone video appeared to show slater shooting scott in the back. slater testified he feared for his life because scott tried to grab his taser. >> full fear that mr. scott stopped, like i'm trained to do. >> slater now says in hindsight, he would not have chased scott on foot in the first place. he said he would have called for backup. the jury is expected to begin deliberating later this week. >>> an update on the crash that injured comedian tracy morgan and killed comedian james mcnair. he plead guilty to vehicle homicide and aggravate add sault. he was driving the walmart truck that crashed into morgan's van on thee years ago. he now has to complete a three year intervention program. if he does, the charges will be dismissed. wildfires covering parts of tennessee. in these tickets, you can see the fires burning right near a theme park. look at that. investigators say the theme park survived but more than 150 buildings are damaged. thousands of people had to be evacuated from ho

>> the budget went to christian slater. this is what happens when you have big hosts, you lose your table. >> this is the greatest gig efr. >> it is so nice of him to come back and visit us in spite of ? and you know wherever i am ? >> okay, okay. >> two best things out of 9:00 today, christian slater being here and tamron hall's dress last night. >> oh, beautiful. >> oh, thank you. thank you. >> so great. >> all righty, everybody. >> it's amazing. >> hoda and i have a big show. we have no idea what's on it but it's going to be big. >> his new movie at select theaters this weekend and of >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today" with kathie lee gifford and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. this is wines day wednesday, also known as hump day. it's october 19th, and that is -- >> drake. singing "one dance." by the way, that particular song is the most streamed ever on spotify. 880 million streams. you know why? you don't have to do anything. just this. just a little -- >> there's someone else. >> most peo

>>> this morning on "today's take," christian slater is here, mixing it up as our guest co-host. >>> decision day. we're live in iowa with sarah palin as the first votes are cast. >>> shop till you drop. we'll show you the best deals for february. all that and more coming up now. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today's take," with al roker, natalie morales, willie geist and tamron hall, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. monday morning, february 1st, 2016. we've been counting down to this day a long time because iowa caucus day. here in studio 1a, we have a golden globe winner in the flesh, christian slater. >> yes, good to be here. >> obviously, tamron hall and natalie morales. willie and al are in iowa. we'll check in with them momentarily. nice jam. you cannot go wrong with this song. you have to do the dance though. >> that's -- yeah, that's later. stay tuned. >> we have a golden globe for you if you do it. >> okay, good. >> but you have the real deal. when you won the golden globe, you came on our show and talked about this new show you were working on. you said, it

>> the budget went to christian slater. this is what happens when you have big hosts, you lose your table. >> this is the greatest gig efr. >> it is so nice of him to come his massive success. >> ? you just call out my name ? ? and you know wherever i am ? >> okay, okay. >> two best things out of 9:00 today, christian slater being here and tamron hall's dress last night. >> oh, beautiful. >> oh, thank you. thank you. >> so great. >> all righty, everybody. >> it's amazing. >> hoda and i have a big show. we have no idea what's on it but it's going to be big. >> his new movie at select theaters this weekend and of co >> okay, guys. >> okay, guys. i had lived in my home 20 years. i had always paid my mortgage on time. had trouble paying my mortgage payment. i applied five different times. i spoke to people in new york, with my lender. i pleaded and pleaded with the bank to let me refinance, but they would not work with me at all. i called catherine cortez masto's office and i said, "i need your help." she took on the big banks,

>> the budget went to christian slater. this is what happens when you have big hosts, you lose your table. >> this is the greatest gig efr. >> it is so nice of him to come back and visit us in spite of ? and you know wherever i am ? >> okay, okay. >> two best things out of 9:00 today, christian slater being here and tamron hall's dress last night. >> oh, beautiful. >> oh, thank you. thank you. >> so great. >> all righty, everybody. >> it's amazing. >> hoda and i have a big show. we have no idea what's on it but it's going to be big. >> his new movie at select theaters this weekend and of course award-winningr. >> okay, guys. it's not uncommon for autistic kids to flap their hands. >> okay, guys. than party. my son max can't live in trump world. so i'm crossing party lines and voting for hillary. i don't always agree with her, but she's reasonable. and she's smart. she can work with people to solve problems. i want to be able to tell my kids that i did the right thing when it really mattered. more scrutiny for hillary clinto

. >>> in a new york city courtroom, now infamous former flight attendant steven slater is set to face charges of criminal mischief, reckless endangerment, and trespassing. slater allegedly exited a jetblue plane from the emergency chute after an altercation with a passenger. >>> and at the white house, first lady michelle obama will host a dance performance to honor the work of judith jamison, renowned artistic director for the alvin ailey dance theater. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. a "today" exclusive. an interview with the family lawyer of missing teen natalee holloway as suspect joran van der sloot speaks out. >>> and "today's" first jobs, what matt, meredith, al, and ann did before bringing you the news. >>> and now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "ear

stephen slater's dramatic exit was his last at jetblue. the airline carrier announced slater no longer works for the company. last month slater gained national attention after hitting the plane's emergency chute and sliding out with two beers. he got frustrated after a passenger hit him and refused to apologize. he faces criminal charges, including criminal mischief and recless endangerment. >> as the east coast enjoys a beautiful hurricane weekend, the worst hurricane earl dealt was to businesses in new england. it only grazed much of the eastern seaboard but caused many to rethink their travel plans. it caused relatively little damage but it is being blamed for a death in nova scotia where it brought hurricane-force winds and driving rain. forecasters are turning their attention to the gul of mexico where a tropical depression is forming, and it could become tropical storm hermin later today. it's bringing heavy rains and possible flooding to southern texas. let's bring in tom kierein. this has been an active season so far. man. >> this

relatives of the missing tourist jay slater are waiting to find out if a body found on tenerife is hisdentification is yet to take place. joe inwood has the latest. it was in the deep ravines near the last known location of jay slater, that search and rescue teams found human remains, along with the missing i9—year—old's clothes and possessions.

. >>> and in new york, former jetblue flight attendant steven slater faced a judge on criminal mischief charges. slater, facing various charges after he allegedly cursed at a passenger and slid down an emergency exit chute, will see a psychologist whose evaluation will factor into plea deal negotiations, which could qualify him for community service instead of jail time. >>> and for a look at your national and regional weather, here is nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. good morning, bill. >> good morning, lynn. imagine being the bomb squad guy and you go home for dinner and your little kid says, what did you do for work today? >> meanwhile a 5-year-old is like, hey, buddy. >> i like that story because of the happy ending. not for the pony. good morning to everyone out there. active weather. what's left of tropical storm drenching texas, now pushing into oklahoma. we have a pair of storms, one located on the border of washington and oregon, the other up to canada. we have a nice flow through the pacific northwest. you can see where the jet stream is arcing

secretary slater used to always say safety is our north star in transportation. but as we engineers and scientists develop these new technologies, we have to deploy them so that we can become safer and keep advancing the transportation enterprise forward. everything we do today is an economic choice. every single morning we have to make a choice on the transportation system. that engages us every day. congress is doing incremental analysis because that's how they bring home the bacon. it's one of the most discretionary areas in the budget and that's how we say to our constituents, looky here what i brung home to you a new bridge, a new parking lot, a new train, a new curb in the highway, another lane in the highway. that's all incremental analysis. i will close when was the last big transportation project we've done in this country? i think i can remember the big dig in boston but that was just do these big projects it engages the public understanding of science and technology, and we have more hope in the transportation system. and that's what infrastructure wee

>> and when "the new york times" caught up with him, slater also revealed that he had considered the emergency slide exit for more than two decades. >> reporter: did you have the whole chute thing planned -- >> oh, yeah. i thought about it for 20 years. we thought about it, but you never think you're going to do it. >> until you do. >>> well, now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. in georgia, a testament to tough economic times. an estimated crush of 30,000 people unexpectedly turned out yesterday in hopes of getting on a wait list for public housing. the crowd was three times larger than expected, leading to chaotic moments as people started pushing and shoving. officials say the hot weather also led to more than 60 people needing medical attention. >>> in california, one surfer had a close encounter with great white sharks twice. the day before this video was shot, the surfer and some friends got a surprise visit from two sharks. the very next day, the surfer encountered another shark that circled him for about ten minutes before swimming away.

. >>> christian slater is joining us. >> and adrianna lima has a new show.elaware beaches. >> jose is still spinning offshore. those areas could see some flooding this morning and rough surf and rip currents continue along the coastline. most areas are going to see some sunshine today. in fact we're seeing some nice sunshine right now in wom wilmington. sunshine and 83 degrees there this afternoon. into the 80s for philadelphia, even the jersey shore the temperatures will peak right around 80 degrees. >>> on the 42 freeway, traffic that's moving up towards the philadelphia area, actually not seeing a huge slowdown by the scene but they might when they start to clear this. it's over into the left hand shoulder. all lanes are still open, though, on the 42. we finally cleared this truck by belmont avenue but some slow downs by the scene. >>> the school district is out for a third straight day of school. teachers walked off the job early monday. yesterday the school board asked teachers union officials in arbitration in hopes of quickly working out an agreement.

. >>> christian slater is joining us. >> and adrianna lima has a new show.nd rally against hate is happening this morning in castro valley. it follows the discovery of racist graffiti on the grounds of canyon middle school this week. the vandalism was written in permanent black marker on the school district truck and targeted jewish and african-american people. swastikas were drawn on the truck and the rear window was smashed. >>> alameda county sheriff' deputies have increased patrols surrounding all castro valley schools. >>> happening now, we'll have a live report. >>> weaver keeping an eye on developments on three separate fires, one in oakland where a man in the home died. the other two fires were in san jose and san francisco where victims were taken to the hospital. >>> go to our twitter feed right now for the link, video and details. >>> elsewhere, we're staying on top of two major disasters. the deadly earthquake in mexico and hurricane maria, which slammed into puerto rico this morning with winds topping 150 miles per hour. our home page has an upd