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A movie. it's a story the whole world has been talking about for a day now. >> that jet blue flight attendant who quit on the spot in a pretty dramatic fashion. he is now out of jail. andrea canning reports. >> reporter: remember when being a flight attendant was a job of glamor and adventure? >> service like this, combined with a clipper's solid comfort -- >> reporter: well, those days are over. now flight attendants deal with frustrated passengers who are cramped and cranky. >> what happened up there? >> reporter: enter america's newest folk hero. steven slater, the now-infamous jet blue fli...

Vaey roa a lawmaker's legacy. the former alaska senator killed in a plane crash. how ted stevens will be remembered. then, airline anxiety. >> did he just swear at a passenger on the intercom? >> the melt-down that made a flight attendant famous. and, classroom gadgets. the latest in high-tech for back to school. it's wednesday, august 11th. >> from abc news, this is "world news now." >> i don't know about you but like the biggest gadget when i was in school, the mechanical pencils came out, the refillable lead? remember those things? you clicked the side or the top? that was the cool th...

Is out. as linsey davis reports his melt-down 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 at 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 ...

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 ...