in a phone call to cnn, a spokesperson for the taliban said this for the same of god, don t accept donations from the u.s. because they are our enemies. whatever amount the u.s. will give us, we will give pakistan more. the taliban also asking the pakistani government not to be the puppet of washington. when asked, where is the taliban going to get all this money to help the flood victims? the spokesperson for the taliban said, god is the one who gives money. obviously there s no chance the pakistani government is going to reject u.s. and international aid. even so, you can look for the mouthpiece of the taliban to continue to denounce the u.s. even as the u.s. is helping a lot of flood victims who desperately need that help. reza sayah for us this morning, thanks. couple of things that we ve seen over the last couple of days. first there was flight attendant steven slater who quit his job, shall we say, in spectacular
former senator ted stevens and four other passengers. they are trying to figure out why the plane went down monday afternoon near the bering sea. four others survived the crash including former nasa administer sean o keefe and his son. steven slater faces felony charges and may be out of a job but he s become a hero across the country. jetblue says slater s been suspended pending investigation. tropical storm warnings forced bp crews to suspend drilling that relief well in the gulf when they were so close to getting it done. but federal officials have re-opened more than 5,000 square miles of the coast of the waters off the florida panhandle for fishing. officials say they ll continue testing fish caught. more than 1,300 people have been killed in the devastating
his facebook page, more than 95,000 fans. yesterday it was growing by the tens of thousands. some hours we had more than 10,000 people joining up. it was simply incredible. he certainly has struck a chord with americans. last night he did get out of jail. he had been held in the south bronx, posted $2,500 in bail. and he told me, boy, he s really appreciative. very, very appreciated and it seems like something here has resonated with a few people. that s kind of neat. reporter: you going to lose your job? more than likely. reporter: do you care about that anymore? no comment at this time. reporter: how about this? tell me about rude passengers. talk about that for a second. there s a lot of wonderful people out there. all of this, of course, after what happened on monday. mr. slater, flight attendant for
tropical storm here. that could happen as early as before the end of this show. wow. all right, thanks. getting more active out there. steven slater s wild ride, pittsburgh to new york city, down a slide right into jail. now bailed out and talking. tell me about rude passengers. talk about that for a second. there s a lot of wonderful people out there. reporter: we ll have more in his own words. more of what happened on that plane that led to his now-famous meltdown on the tarmac. nine minutes after the hour. imagine if it were this easy to spot the good guys.
steven slater. reporter: he made us smile when he went blallistic on the airplane intercom. to the blanking blank-hole who told me to f-off. reporter: he s even swearing in taiwanese. what the [ bleep ] [ bleep ]. what the [ bleep ] [ bleep ]. reporter: already immortalized in an animation. his name flitted around twitter, my hero. free steven slater. the slide don t glide, then give steven slater a free ride. it was at if network met jerry maguire. i m as mad as hell. i m not going do what you all think i m going to do which is just flip out! reporter: on a double bill playing aboard airplane 2. we re also out of coffee. reporter: but in slater s case, it was grabbing beer on the way out that captivated everyone and had morning hosts fantasizing in song. take this job an shove it reporter: and the daily piece called slater the new