abc7 news reporter alex michaelson has more. >> he made his big screen debut in 1990 in "rocky v," when sylvester stallone was joined by his real life son, sage. in 1996 he was back on screen. in "daylight" he paired up with his father. but on in night in 2012, sage was found all alone. authorities were called to his home because they sensed trouble. >> there had been no personal contact him in the last few days. a housekeeper discovered his body inside around 2:00 p.m. it could be weeks until the official cause of death is announced pending toxicology reports. >> there are some prescription bottles. however, i am not going to detail what they were or how many. >> just one day before sylvester stallone was all smiles at comic-con. his publicist said he's, quote, devastated and grief stricken over the sudden loss of his son. his thoughts are with sage's mother, sasha. >> in 2006 he directed a film co-starring actress carroll vinley. it was all "vic." >> he was beautifully. he was physically beautiful, emotionally beautiful and very talented. alex michaelson for abc news. >>> republican p

as abc's alex michaelson reports, there was a medical emergency on board that triggered the incident. >> reporter: a trip many of these people took to the disney world did not come with a fairy tale ending. the stranded passengers started on up nighted flight from orlando, bound for lax, passenger ice rtinez, an icu nurse, responded when the crew asked for medical personnel on board. >> what i was about to face, a man, diabetic patient, passenger, completely unresponsive, just in the back of the plane. >> reporter: a come of ski patrol officers then performed cpr they say for about 30 minutes. >> we were hoping for the best. just do what you are trained to do. >> reporter: the plane made an emergency landing in midland, texas where the man was rushed to the hospital. >> the pilot said he was dead. then the next morning, they said that he was still alive and just in intensive care at the hospital. >> reporter: passengers say they were told there were no available hotel rooms in the area so there was no choice but make do. >> no one panicked we understood the urgency. >> reporter: sever

. >> reporter: reporting from los angeles, alex michaelson for abc news. >> i know you love the airline industry. >> they couldn't do any better. get everybody into a hotel. everybody is nearby. can't they do any better? >> actually landed in midland, there were no restaurants open. they had to make special arrangements to bring pizza, go through special hoops to get pizza delivery dudes through security to get folks food. can you imagine 16 hours? >> can't imagine. i can imagine. it hasn't happened yet. >> all the joy has been sucked out of flying in this day and age. no joy at all. >> no question. >> well. >> ha-ha. >> cool off. >> nasa's marking progress, making progress rather as it works towards launching a new spacecraft. it may not look like much right now but that is the skeleton of what is called the orion capsule, tricked out with compute computers, seats, and heat shield over 16 months. sometime in 2014, nasa will test it all with an unmanned mission towards the moon. >> i know there its a ls a lot people here that can't wait to get their hands and their fingers on this hardw