steven slater's dramatic exit down jetblue plane's emergency slide. l 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 to 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 rossen

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steven slater faces some serious charges.dramatic exit from a jet plane has elevated him from disgruntled employee to folk hero. cbs news correspondent michelle miller is outside slater's house in belle harbor, queens, new york. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. there's a sign that says steven slater may be a hero to thousands of online fans but prosecutors are treating him like a common criminal. after posting $2500 bail, steven slater walked out of a new york city lockup to a crush of photographers. >> are you going to lose your job? >> more than likely. >> and later into a manhattan apartment building. >> i appreciate the support. >> reporter: earlier in the day he was arraigned on charges of criminal mischief, reckless endangerment and trespassing, charges that could land him in jail for seven years. meanwhile new details on what happened on the jetblue flight. witnesses say slater intervened in an argument between two passengers about luggage space. >> shoving language around, he came to assist. she started cussin

not exactly how steven slater handled the situation.jetblue internal memo, his bosses reportedlied scolded slater and the media for turning into a humorous situation of walking off the job. company has told abc news, he's been removed from duty pending investigation. so good thing, when one door closes -- >> are you going to lose your job? >> more than likely. >> reporter: -- another always opens. andrea can, abc news, new york. >>> waiting for the reality show.

steven slater was released tuesday morning after posting $2500 bail.is outburst seems to be resonating with disgruntled employees everywhere. he now has thousands of fans on his facebook.com tribute page. >> all right. meteorologist mike nicco has the forecast. >> all right. 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 to talk about just in time for the weekend. an updated forecast straight ahead. >> and hi there, everyone. live on the island at the san francisco zoo. there are a few new additions here on this island. they did the march of the penguins this morning. we'll take a look at it coming up. oprah: glamorous, high-flying, action-packed dreams jobs. she's j. crew's head fashionista. an inside look into her fabulous world. and see what the cake boss world. and see what the cake boss whipped up just for us. i spend three hours on my homework -- or at least that's what my mom thinks. with high speed internet f

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 with 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 family is stranded i

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

. >>> steven slater is now famous for his in-flight meltdown, who has made him one of the most talked in recent days and he has 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. >> would he leaved. >> reporter: what are you going to do today? >> i've got a lot of things. >> reporter: what happened exactly on jetblue is still in dispute but that didn't stop film makers in taiwan from reimagining his confrontation and his dramatic exit on the 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 free steven slater t-shirts, even a song. in the flight attendant and a hero ♪ >> report

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another day, another steven slater story. re questioning whether the passenger slater said he argued with even exists. it led to him getting hit on the head which caused his tirade. at a press conference outside his home he stuck by his story. >> thank you all so much. it's been amazing, the support and the love and the -- everything that's been brought to me. >> reporter: steven slater had few words about just what happened on that fateful flight but his attorney maintains he's the victim of a rude passenger who bumped him on the head while trying to get her bag. >> there's a lot of loss of civility and courtesy among each of us to one another, i guess tempers can get out of hand. >> reporter: some passengers however tell a different story, that slater was obnoxious, had been drinking and had the gash on his head before the alleged argument took place. passenger lauren wood wrote on her blog, the guy was a jerk and he is not some hero for sticking it to the man. another said he was acting strange. >> it seemed to me like a re

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the fed-up flight attendant soaks up the spotlight, some passengers come forward to say steven slater was more heel than hero. we will ask his former wife what he was like before his sudden fame when she joins us in the studio. crying foul. >> oh, my. have you to be kidding me. >> he let her take one for the team. the video is a huge hit around the world. we will find out if they are still sitting together in an exclusive interview "early" this thursday morning, august 12th, 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning, everybody. on a thursday. >> very busy thursday. >> good morning. i'm harry smith. >> i'm erica hill. busy morning. >> we have breaking news to get to right now in the search for a serial stabber. police have arrested a man who may be the suspect. cbs news correspondent ben tracy is here and has the latest. ben, good morning. >> good morning, harry. this arrest happened last night at the atlanta airport and a source tells cbs news the suspect was about to board a flight to tel aviv when he was detained by custom and border agents. this is the sketch of the man that

wow, not a lot of support for steven slater.n page has nearly 100,000 followers. this guy deserves a medal, says one admirer. another, "you reach a point in your life where sometimes you just have to stand up and say enough." he's a hero in daytime. >> headlines of both papers here planely nuts and freakin' flier. >> reporter: and at night. >> he went crazy. the good news terrorists are now afraid to fly jetblue. >> we can live vicariously through him. he finally said i can't stand it anymore and i'm going to take justice into my own hands and he became sort of an anti-hero. >> reporter: he's a modern day version of network's howard beale. >> i'm as mad as hell and i'm not going to take this anymore. >> reporter: but these days there might be more to it. we've reached a kind of age of rage. there's air rage. road rage, there's left rage and white rage. >> hell no you can't. >> reporter: ladies and gentlemen, the people's house. >> i will not yield. >> hell no you can't. >> he was ranting and raging at no one in particular. >> we

from 140,000 facebook fans to the "free steven slater" t-shirts, even a song. ♪ flight attendant and ro... >> reporter: it's even reached into the white house where press secretary robert gibbs made a tongue-in-cheek reference to slater. >> there's no truth to the rumor that i've added an inflatable exit to my office. >> reporter: so far jetblue is trying to play this for laughs, too. writing on their blog: but anger on the job is real, according to a recent survey. job satisfaction is the worst it's been in two decades. >> he really is a symbol and representation of people's frustration in the workplace. >> reporter: but prosecutors aren't so understanding. they say slater's impulsive exit could have hurt someone in the ground. and for that he's no hero. michelle miller, cbs news, new york. >> hill: still ahead on the "cbs evening news," the town where differences bring people together. but up next, a city with plenty of jobs and what you'll need to do to get one. that send messages through the body. that cause chronic, widespread pain. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. i lear

several people on the flight say it was steven slater who nstigated the confrontation and and he was drinking on the job. ere's andrea canning. much.ank you all so much. zing, thn amazing, the support .nd the love. >> reporter: speaking mainly through his attorney, steven slater defended himself against f againsrts that he was the one ly one who waspriately aboard flight.blue flight. >> the real point is, nub of that has anything to do with his career, his present status, his presentent and the qualifications for his position. ion.eporter: overnight, he >> rep ecame america's working class hero, but police sources tell abc news interviews from passengers discredit his story that a rude passenger bumped him on the head while trying to get her bag down from the overhead, the alleged incident that set off his tirade. hem ce say passengers told them that he was obnoxious from the start and that he had the gash on his before the alleged altercations took place. that slater and to make matters worse, witnesses told police that slater was drinking during the flight and his eyes appeared blo

steven slater was surrounded by reporters as he left the jail in new york.nt on a jet blue plane. slater left the plane using the emergency chute and he faces a list of charges. >> tell me about what you think about all the support you've gotten. >> it's been very, very appreciated. it seems like something here has resonated with a few people. >> there are no details on who posted slater's $2,500 in bail. >>> it was a debutante ball of sorts and the guests of honor were well-dressed, let's say, for the occasion. >> a new flock of penguin chicks took a ceremonious stroll in the march of penguins at the san francisco zoo. it's the first time the 3-month-olds are introduced to the rest of the colony. >> the march is an annual tradition to welcome newcomers who just graduated from fish school where they learn how to swim and fish. pretty cute. >> they're so cute. till they attack, right? >> oh, no. >> i'm just kidding. very cute. >> back with more after this. glad to see you finally got around to fixing that old clock. time to stop putting things off, because ti

delta's ceo used steven slater as an example of how to treat flight attendants. >> we might all takectful of what they do. >> reporter: flight crews are forced to deal with everything from carry-ons to chaos. to help handle the problem, jet blue has been turning former firefighters and police officers into flight attendants. >> the background brings a professionalism, demeanor and calmness, and an ability to execute under pressure. >> reporter: not exactly how steven slater handled the situation. in a jet blue internal memo his bosses reportedly scolded his behavior and the media for turning it into a humorous example of walking off the job. he's still employed but the company tells abc news he's been removed from duty pending an investigation. so good thing, when one door closes -- >> are you going to lose your job? >> more than likely. >> reporter: -- another always opens. andrea canning, abc news, new york. >> "the wall street journal" >>> serial slasher. the search for a killer intensifies this morning. >> i've never come so close to death. >> as a survivor tells his story. >>> t

steven slater could spend time in jail.e cursed out a passenger on the intercom and deployed the evacuation slide and jumped out. his lawyer said the trouble started when two passengers fought over space in the overhead compartment. he came over to assist she started cursing and she slammed the overhead luggage on his head. >> i think he had a small melt down and i think he deserves to be able to have that meltdown if you saw the bag where he got smacked. >> well a friend of steven slater's said he has been under a lot of stress because his mother has cancer. >>> they had gone off to a shaky start. they were already hanging off the side of a building warming up when police showed up. an officer was concerned they didn't have a permit. after they got off the side of the building they confirmed they had permission from the property owner and the performance began. here is their moves. [ music ] >> for 19 years we have been dancing in building on theaters in bridges on skyscrapers all over the world. we are a dance company, we

the attorney for steven slater has apparently been contacted by a reality show company for a show that would feature slater helped disgruntles employees quit in dramatic fashion. steven slater is facing charges after the tirade on the plane's loud speakers before he grabbed two beers and slid down the plane's emergency chute that he deployed. >>> back to explain why superheroes are getting flack. [ female announcer ] jobs leaving. a budget disaster. california on the brink. jerry brown's plan? you run for office and the assumption is, oh, i know what to do. you don't. i didn't have a plan for california. [ female announcer ] with our state in crisis, we need a governor with a plan. you need a real plan, something i'll acknowledge i did not have. [ female announcer ] jerry brown. no plan then. no plan now. meg whitman. a plan for jobs. log on. learn more. i. >>> superheroes, we just don't make them the way they used to be made. a new study says modern-day superheroes depigted in comics and movies are poor role models for boys. psychology researchers said today's superheroes are aggressi

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 an overhead compartment while the plane was still taxiing, according to sources. as slater approached the woman to tell her to sit down, one of her bags hit him in the head, leaving a mark. 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 q

nbc's chris jansing has more now on steven slater, under arrest tonight.ut also a hero to the fedup masses. >> reporter: even as he was being led off in handcuffs, steven slater seemed to be smiling. overnight he had gone from being an obscure flight attendant to an american folk hero. >> i think this is a dream. anybody who's had a bad day has wanted to do something like this. >> reporter: the saga started monday aboard a jet blue flight. 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 cursed 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 that 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, we wore hats, and certainly we would never talk back to a passenger. >>

cocoalicious 46 says, someone get me two heinekens and a steven slater t-shirt. others are calling him their new hero. >>> time is 6:09. we want to check in with felipe who's in for mike, taking a look at our morning commute. >> a really quite commute this morning. nothing really to complain about. let's give you a look at your speeds coming down the peninsula. northbound 280 as well as northbound 87, free and smooth and clear. let's give you a look also at your maze coming out of the caldecott tunnel, says zero, but really on obstructed making yard way through there. oakland, northbound traffic on the right side of your screen. 880, 60s, all the way up and down 880 as of yet. the bay bridge, the metering lights are still off this morning. one more shot of your golden gate camera. the sun starting to peak out. a little bit of fog. you'll be using your windshield wipers this morning to wipe off some of that drizzle. rob will tell you more about what that means later on in today's forks. >> leather on, he's right here, right now. >> felipe has 60s on the roads, i h

stephen slater's spectacular exit from his job as bond websites and three steven t- shirts.y will join us with the on line story. but first of the key explains what the fuss is all about. >> he swung his tie off he was happy he said i quit my job on done with this. >> steven slater's resignation from chapel yesterday ranks right up there with the additional news anchor howard deals and all found in the 1976 movie network. >> i was mad as hell can i not going to take this anymore. >> first later the final straw was a passenger who swore at him when he told her to remain seated after their jet blew the flight from pittsburgh landed at jfk in new york. >> at the very end as we were getting off the plane he got on the intercom and made this announcement that he swore and he's for the passenger. i thought that was very strange nobody ever gets on the intercom and swears 3/ >> your grab to beers from the galley deployed the escape chutes and slit his way into the front page of new york tabloids. >> didn't think he would get in trouble >> it cut 25 minutes to report the incident i

. >> reporter: steven slater was smiling when police led him away in handcuffs. >> mr. slater, why are you smiling? >> reporter: this time there would be no quick escape, unlike what police say happened when the flight attendant bailed out of the jetblue plane on the jfk tarmac. >> kind of funny. >> reporter: his neighbors can't believe what police say he ds td >> it's the most ridiculous thing i heard in my life. >> reporter: flight 1052 from pittsburgh was pulling into the gate. police say slater got into an argument with a passenger about luggage in an overhead compartment. investigators say a passenger yelled, cursed and may have even hit slater, who then apparently snapped.a passenger wh a passenger who says he was on the plane as well wrote that slater yelled "to the passenger who just call me a expletive, expletive you. i've been in this business 28 years and i've had it." >> it's a strange way to quit, let's put it that way, yeah. i don't think he'd be able to come back. >> reporter: according to police, slater then activated the emergency chute, jumped off the

steven slater, the now infamous jetblue flight attendant, isn't being praised for saving anyone's life averting disaster, but because he lost his cool, when a passenger tried to get her bag and hit him on the head. when she didn't apologize, slater got on the intercom and had these words -- >> i quit, that's it. i'm done. and i thought that was the end of it. >> reporter: in his exit, which can be heard on this airport radio traffic. radio traffic. >> we just had a slide deployment. >> reporter: slater activated the emergency inflatable chute and slid down the tarmac, but not before grabbing a few beers for the road. >> i think he just had a very small meltdown, and i think he deserved to be able to have that meltdown. >> reporter: and it isn't just his mother on his side. >> for people who have been pushed to the limit, he's a hero. he said, i'm out of here, and he didn't say i'm out of here until he told everybody off. and the best thing what he did is he proved that the emergency chute actually works. >> reporter: just a day after his tarmac tantrum, the buzz around the water cooler

steven slater's exit from jail -- >> are you going to lose your job?n likely. >> reporter: not as spectacular as the one that landed him in the national spotlight. >> tell me about all the support you've gotten. >> it's been very, very appreciated. >> reporter: the jetblue flight attendant was working a flight in new york monday. prosecutors say a passenger ignored his order to stay seated. her luggage hit him in the head infuriated passengers say slated loaded an expletive laced resignation on the p.a. system. >> did he just swear at a passenger on the intercom? that never happens. >> reporter: he grabbed a couple of beers, activated the emergency chute. >> we just had a slide deployment. >> reporter: and slid out of the plane. he confessed in 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. >> it seems like something here has resonated with a few people and that's kind of neat. >> reporter: thousands of supporters are taking to social media. his mom, a former

steven slater is in trouble with the law but manuel gallegus shows us, many people are relating to hisory. >> reporter: the flight attendant who passengers say flipped out could soon be free on bail. in a new york court steven slater was charged with criminal mischief, reckless endangerment and trespass for what happened when this jet blue plane touched down monday at kennedy airport. >> he swore at a passenger and we, the few of us that were still waiting to get off thought, that's weird. nobody ever swears on the intercom. somebody's going to be in trouble. >> reporter: apparently a passenger refused slater's instructions to sit down and accidentally hit slater in the head while removing is overhead bag. then witnesses say the passenger cursed out the flight attendant. moments later slater got on the p.a. system and cursed at the passenger. he inflated the evacuation slide, grabbed two beers and jumped out. passengers on the flight saw him later in the terminal. >> he seemed pretty relieved that he was done working for jetblue. >> the 39-year-old was later arrested at his new york ho

>> reporter: since monday, steven slater has been riding a wave of praise as a working man's hero pushed to his limit. >> thank you all so much. it's been amazing, the support. >> reporter: but now passengers are challenging his account, saying he was repeatedly rude and unprofessional. >> not a hello, not a smile, nothing. >> reporter: howard deneroff, a radio host in new york, claims slater was testy. >> he reached over, hit the button himself, and smacked the back of the seat to pull it up but it didn't go anywhere, as i had told him, it was already up. >> reporter: loren wood told our affiliate kdka by phone she felt mistreated. >> he literally just walked away from me. he was so rude the entire flight and a lot of other passengers that i spoke to said the same thing. >> reporter: slater claims his forehead was knicked by a passenger either closing a door or moving her luggage. several on aboard saw the injury but none who have spoken saw how it happened. >> honestly, when i first saw it i thought he had just cut his head and was on his way to the bathroom into watch it and band- aid

manuel gallegus on what caused this flight attendant to flip out. >>> reporter: steven slater didn't seem so hot headed while in police custody. he pled not guilty to recklessening dangerment, criminal mischief and trespassing for his alleged actions aboard jetblue flight 1052. >> he swore at a passenger. >> reporter: slater's attorney says the trouble on monday's flight started in pittsburg when two female passengers fought over space in the overhead compartments. >> came over to assist. she started cursing and slams the overhead 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 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

. >> 24 hours after throwing his now infamous tarmac tantrum, steven slater was arraigned in a new york courtroom this morning wearing a t-shirt, shorts and a smirk. >> does mr. slater admit he snapped this morning? >> i can't say what he tells me and didn't tell me. but i found him gentle. >> he said he reached his breaking point when an unruly passenger hit him in the head and didn't apologize. so he got on the intercom, started swearing and in a police confession had these parting words, "to those who have shown dignity and respect these last 20 years, thanks for a great ride." >> there were a few of us waiting to get off. i looked at them and said, did this just happen? did he just swear at a passenger on the intercom? that never happens. i thought that was the end of it. >> i will his triumphant exit that can be heard on this radio report traffic. >> it was intentionally deployed. >> slater activated the emergency inflate only chute and slid down to the tarmac, but not before grabbing some beer and his bags. his mother blames the passenger who she says left a bruise on his head. >>

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

the new details have people questioning steven slater's folk status on facebook. the guy is a liar. 've got the perfect nickname for the folk hero. see you later, slater. still, slater denies he was drinking and his lawyer insists his head was injured during the flight. remarkably, he says, the skies are still friendly. >> with all that's happened why does he still want to be a flight attendant? >> that's his life. as you know, his father was a pilot. his mother was a flight attendant. that's in his blood. >> reporter: slater is actually still employed by jetblue but he's been suspended. i asked his attorney if any other airlines have shown interest. he said it's too early to tell but he has one offer from an adult beverage company. not sure which one. >> that again was andrea canning. am i the only one that is surprised this story has garnered so much attention? >> no, it's everywhere. >> i understand the guy became a folk hero. i get it. i'm surprised he continues to be covered. now every move. i'm sure we'll hear a timeline of events of what happened on the plane and where the hea

given to me, the community and my friends, industry at large. >> reporter: that was about all steven slater had to say on thursday. his attorney did most of the talking. saying slater's meltdown monday began when he got his head nicked as two passengers tried to shove their bags into the overhead bin before takeoff. >> very difficult. they were shoving the bags around. attempting to get it in. steven came over to assist. either the bag or the overhang hit him in the head. >> reporter: port authority police say that may not be true. today's "wall street journal" reports that none of the passengers interviewed told police they witnessed slater being injured. quote, i think that this is moving towards a working theory of it never happened. there are some people who have said he came onboard the aircraft with injuries. and police who took slater into custody told the journal at the time of his arrest, his eyes were bloodshot and he smelled of alcohol, and he was unsteady on his feet. and now more passengers are coming forward saying slater's story isn't true. lauren woods said he was more zero

mike is in new york with details. >> steven slater's exit from jail -- >> you gonna lose your job?re than likely. >> not aspect tack lar as the one that landed him in the national spotlight. >> tell me about all the support you've gotten. >> very, very appreciated. >> the jetblue flight attendant was working a flight in new york monday. prosecutors say a passenger ignored his order to stay seated. her luggage hit him in the head. infewer rated, slater unloaded an expletive-laced on the p. a. system. >> he grabbed a couple of beers, activated the emergency chute. >> we just had a flight attendant deployed. >> and it 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. >> seems like something here has resonated with a few people. that's kind of neat. >> thousands of supporters are taking to social media. slater's mom, a former flight attendant herself is fighting for her son's reputation. >> i don't think think people in the service industry should be abuse

the steven slater the jetblue attendant, i guess the bag hit him.hen he lost it. >> now, that makes sense. >> he lost this. >> so check him out on facebook and let us know in of you think his actions are justified. >>> 5:57. coming up in the next half hour. pit bull owners in santa clara county may have to start spaying their pets. the ordinance being considered today by supervisors. >> reporter: it's dangerous to talk on the cell phone while you drive. and you add the possibility of a ticket. zero tolerance enforcement, the chp, is starting today. we'll tell you what that means coming up. ,,,, [ girl ] bye mom! bye sweetie! you'll do great. [ laughs ] this is it! [ all ] 10...9...8... a new school year has so much potential! any resolutions? my resolution is the same as always; keep her full and focused with my fiber. [ all ] 3...2...1... happy school year! [ female announcer ] this school year, make a resolution to give your kid kellogg's® frosted mini-wheats® cereal. an excellent source of fiber from 100% whole grain. that helps keep them full so

steven slater lives did just down the block.xation beverage company has made slater an offer. aaron katersky, abc news, belle harbor, new york. >> the story just people just love talking about. >> ain't going away. >>> that's what is making news in america this morning. >> get more on

. >> reporter: 24 hours after flowing his now infamous tarmac tantrum, steven slater was arraigned innew york courtroom this morning, wearing a t-shirt, shorts and a smirk. does mr. slater admit that he snapped yesterday? >> i could never tell you what mr. slater 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. >>

police say steven slater cursed the passenger over the plane's p.a. arrived here in new york, then he grabbed a beer from the galley and slid down an emergency chute. he was arrested a short time later at his home on several charges, including reckless endangerment. neighbors say slater has been under stress lately because of his mother's fatal illness. >>> a former b-2 stealth bomber engineer could face life in prison after being convicted of selling military secrets. a federal jury in hawaii found him guilty of helping china design a stealth cruise missile. his case is among several in the u.s. involving allegations of spying for the chinese. he will be sentenced in november. >>> supermodel naomi campbell's former agent takes the stand again today in the war crimes trial of former liberian leader charles taylor. the agent, along with actress mia farrow, are contradicting campbell's account of what happened when she was given so-called blood diamonds. >> reporter: in the trial of a former liberian president, charles taylor, it's the word of the super

steven slater and his "take this job and shove it" move has become infamous.f he needs an agent. we're going to talk to his ex-wife in a moment, first, andrea canning. >> reporter: steven later's days of serving pretzels to passengers are likely over. but his 15 minutes of fame are just beginning. >> it's so encouraging. very special. there are some really great people out there. it's a surprise, obviously, i've been away for a little while. >> reporter: from talk show -- >> you could call him the biggest star in the america. >> reporter: to late night. >> anybody looking for a job, there's a flight attendant for jetblue, that's right. >> i'll be your flight attendant. >> reporter: steven slater, his partner begs for peace and quiet. the flight attendant's meltdown has made him an internet sensation from his admission from newyorktimes.com -- >> always thought about it. never thought you were going to do it. >> reporter: to a facebook page, 150,000 member's and climbing. there are ballads on youtube. >> steven slater just blue 1052. >> what publishers are call

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police say steven slater argued with a passenger monday at new york's kennedy airport.en grabbed his bags and some beer and headed home by activating an emergency chute and sliding away. a lot of people talking about this one today. >>> 8:04 right now. let's go back outside once again to matt and meredith. it's raining a little bit. >> spitting. spitting. >> al is right over here. >> yes, i am. and, hey, wouldn't you rather be in holland? and, by the way, meredith, did you know over here is your number one fan. what's your name? >> veronica. >> veronica. she's your number one -- you have to come say hello. >> i'm coming. >> she's your number one fan. you could walk a little faster. >> i don't want to fall. hi, honey. >> oh, there you go. bringing people together. let's check your weather and see what's happening. pick city of the day, tem tem, texas, nbc 6. sunny and ho 102 degrees. and as we look at the satellite, wee got an area of disturbedwe weather along the gulf that could become a tropical system. wet weather moving through the northeast as you can see right now.

the steven slater facebook page has almost 200,000 fans, and the guy can barely walk outside now withouteporter jumping in his face. >> what do you want to say to the people out there? >> i'm a little overwhelmed. it's something i had no idea was going on out there. >> any regrets? [ laughter ] >> jimmy: not even the hair color? nothing? now slater has a boyfriend, which i think means he might be gay, but he also has an ex-wife, her name is cynthia, and she was on "the today show" this morning defending him. >> i know that steven was literally born to fly. he adoring everything about the job. takes it very seriously. he's just a stellar individual. >> jimmy: wait a minute. that is not his ex-wife. that's -- that's him! [ laughter ] he's on "the today show" defending himself. one thing i do know to be true is that this story, whether it is accurate or not has tapped into frustration that a lot of people feel when they're at work. the idea of cursing everyone and going down a slide is appealing, i think. so, tonight, we're giving pedestrians who happen to be walking by our theater today a

>> jimmy: he's faster than steven slater is. he's not particularly fast. >> come on, guys.l. let's do it! >> jimmy: aw. >> pepe. do you promise to love paco for the rest of your days? okay. paco, do you promise to love pepe and also hump his leg for the rest of your days? okay. by the power vested in me and jose cuervo, i pronounce you husband and husband. now kiss the husband. come on. come on. ♪ >> jimmy: well, isn't that -- beautiful ceremony we had there. thank you. that's -- that is something. cleto's teared up. so, men can now marry each other in mexico. but they still can't honeymoon in arizona. we're working on that. oh, they can? in less heartwarming pet related news, a man in buffalo was arrested on sunday for preparing to eat his cat. >> the spca and area cat lovers are horrified tonight as a man's suspected behavior. police say he was planning to make a meal of his pet cat. gary korkuc was arrested on one count of cruelty to animals. he was covered in salt, a few different kinds of peppers, hot pepper. >> reporter: the allegations came as a shock to willie jones

steven slater is out of jail after releasing $0,000 bail. he was swearing over the pa system, grabbed a beer and left the plane on the emergency side. he did not have much to say to reporters after his release. >> what with all of the people -- what about all of the people who have supported you? >> he's charged with criminal mischief, and faces up to seven years in prison if convicted. >>> chances your children have spent some time in a bounce house. but the state attorney general is taking action to ban some of those houses because of a possible health hazard to children. that store and more coming up on the next newscast. thanks for watching. have a great day.

here what steven slater's ex-wife saimbo mornin morning. >>> it is 6:13. looking live at the golden gate bridge. likely those folks streaming across are using their windshield wipers, a little bit of drizzle. cool temperatures to start the morning, though a warming trend it on the way. >> we have new reason to be bay area proud. a south bay landmark is getting national recognition. bob redell is live in san jose with a look at the rose garden. bob? >> reporter: good morning to yo you. >> we had a problem with your signal. we got you back. >> reporter: there's a non-profit group, like a consortium of rose growers called the all america rose selections. they have this contest looking for the best rose garden in the country. there were over 130 gardens up for this title, and the one who took it after tens of thousands of people voted and the experts came out to check it out and verify it was this one here, the san jose municipal rose garden. that man there, terry riley, you have to be a proud man this morning. >> a great day for san jose. >> three years ago t

a sign that brought some of the butte that is steven slater accused of cursing out passengers. slater has said he was reacting to union and says he has not found anyone to back up his story. >>> beer prices have been steadily climbing this year in case you haven't noticed. tonight some analysts are sounding the alarm saying prices could jump by 40%. >> reporter: after a long week on a friday night, you'll find many in the bay area at their favorite bar. waiting for a nice cold one to drink. soon the cost of refreshments could increase. >> we would hope in these economic times that we would not see any price increases. >> reporter: some economic experts say the price of beer may increase by more than 40% in the coming months and into next year. a poor barley harvest in europe and wheat export bans in russia are partially to blame not to mention higher taxes. simoners. >> i would say within the past 10 to 12 pos, we've seen it drain. >> reporter: already companies like anheuser-busch and coors have either raised rates on beer . >> reporter: but at a higher cost or not, some are w

afternoon, slater thanked everyone for their support and his attorney went on to clear up some confusion over an injury he suffered on board. >> during the close of loading in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. stevename over to assist and either the bag or the overhang hit him in the head. at that point he suffered an injury. >> slater has been charged with criminal mischief and has become a bit of a hero, with 200,000 new friends on facebook. >> he may have to do some time.

everyone's talking about steven slater, flight attendant for jetblue. happened was, they said, the plane landed. some passenger stood up and started taking her bags out of the overhead compartment before the plane was fully stopped. so, steven asked her to sit down. and she told him to "eff-off." yeah, that's nice. and then, i guess, a piece of luggage, or something, fell out and hit this dude in the head. and he just lost it. [ light laughter ] he went on the plane's pa system and called the woman out. basically quit his job, and said, "i've been in this business for 28 years. i've had it, i'm done." and just opened the emergency exit, inflated one of those big, yellow slides, which you know everyone secretly wants to slide down. [ laughter and applause ] and slid his ass out of the plane and drove home. now, this is my favorite part. before he left the plane, he went to the baggage cart and grabbed two beers. [ laughter ] not one beer, two beers. basically, the most kick-ass way to ever leave a job. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] ever. he's kind

mike is in new york with details. >> steven slater's exit from jail -- >> you gonna lose your job?more than likely. >> not aspect tack what are as the one that landed him in the national spotlight. >> tell me about what you think about all the support you've gotten. >> it's been very, very appreciated. >> the jetblue flight attendant was working a flight in new york monday. prosecutors say a passenger ignored his order to stay seated. her luggage hit him in the head, infuriated passengers say slater unloaded an expletive-laced resignation on the p. a. system. >> did he swear at a passenger on the intercom? that never happens. >> he grabbed a couple beers, activated the emergency chute. >> it was deployed. >> and he slid out of the plane. slater had a signed statement to the judge yesterday. the man who's logged 30 years as a flight attendant is now piloting a new movement. >> something resonated with a few people. that's kind of neat. >> thousands of supporters are taking to social media. his mom, a former slight attendant herself is fighting for her son's reputation. >> i don't th