san francisco 49ers star linebacker alden smith said nothing as he entered court flanked by his mother, father and attorney. inside smith pled not guilty. smith spoke only once agrees to delay in next court hearing after the regular nfl season. the gun charges stem from a rowdy party at smith's unincorporated san jose home. another person shot two guests and smith himself was stabbed. prosecutors say a search of the home turned up the illegal weapon. outside the courtroom smith's attorney made a brief statement. >> alden is very interested in answering to these charges. and you have to understand that this is a process. and today's court appearance was the first step. >> reporter: smith is also facing a misdemeanor dui following a car crash in september of this year. prosecutors say the judge today agreed to combine court dates to streamline the two cases against smith. >> so what we did today was we consolidated the two cases in terms of calendaring. have them both on the same day and we put the case over enough so we can have a meaningful discussion before the next court date. >> tha

. >>> 49er alden smith is back since his arrest. he was arrested on charges of driving drunk and crashing into the yard of a home in san jose. a court day for his dui arrest is set for november 19th. >>> this week jonathan martin is expected to meet with the national football league. they are looking into allegations that richie incognito repeatedly bullied hazed and harassed him. he strongly denied them and said harsh language is common in nfl locker rooms and he did

we will talk about the east bay and the updates on the crash in the south bay coming up. >>> alden smith due back in court on tuesday to face weapons charges. he is speaking out in public about his recent stay in rehab. >> it was a combination of what was best for me. it was what i wanted to get at, bettering myself as a person. it seemed like the best thing to do. >>. the 20-year-old smith missed five games seeking treatment for substance abuse. he says he is taking everything one day at a time. there is a good chance 49ers fans could see him back in action on sunday for the home game against the carolina panthers. the 49ers getting another big name back on the field. a team posting this photo on instagram of wide receiver, michael grab tree. cleared to practice after he missed six months with a torn achilles. a very painful injury. crabtree left the team in interceptions. he could be ready to play by the end of this month. >> grab a seat to hold on to a part of history. they are buying the seats from candlestick park. they are going to be sold in pairs for $649. seats left over will go

alden smith after five weeks in rehab, a little bit rusty.some action against the panthers. >> after a six-week layoff, may not be ready conditioning-wise. every game takes a different personality. how many plays, how many plays in a row, different packages. it can be a fluid situation. >> the raiders give up seven passing touchdowns and get blown out by the eagles. in week in a new york state of mind. heading cross turn to play the 2-6 giants. the raiders 3-5. terrell parks has shown flashes of brilliance. the silver and black are inconsistent. the raiders have to stay focused and not panic after that 49-20 loss. >> we know what the problem is. and we've got to fix it, you know? i think that's what it is at the end of the day. you got to handle your ownid? work, you know, with them yourself, do your 111 job and we'll be fine. there's a lot of football left. >>> sigh of relief for the warriors. seth curry suffered fat and ankle injuries last night. neither serious. he's day to day. his ankle got rolled up on when ricky rubio got tangled him i

. >> 49ers linebacker alden smith faces a judge on felony weapons charges. pleading who not guilty to owning three assault weapons chr illegal in california. >> it took only minutes for alden's smith's attorney to enter a not guilty plea, also signing a document to allow his lawyer to continue without him this, way, the linebacker can continue playing for the team. brian is the deputy d.a.in this case. >> it's not uncommon to work around a schedule and to have a delay like this in the beginning of the case. >> that is because incidents happened in june, 2012. smith charged with owning three assault weapons, illegal in california but not other states. the sheriff deputies called to his house during a party after shots fired by smith and another guest. smith, himself was stabbed according to investigators by a gang member who crashed the party. deputies found rifles inside of his home. >> alden is interested in answering to those charges have you to understand this is a process. >> d.a.says it's too early to talk about a possible plea bargain. >> once seeing i

. >> 49ers linebacker alden smith faces a judge on felony weapons charges. pleading who not guilty to owning three assault weapons chr illegal in california. >> it took only minutes for alden's smith's attorney to enter a not guilty plea, also signing a document to allow his lawyer to continue without him this, way, the linebacker can continue playing for the team. brian is the deputy d.a.in this case. >> it's not uncommon to work around a schedule and to have a delay like this in the beginning of the case. >> that is because incidents happened in june, 2012. smith charged with owning three assault weapons, illegal in california but not other states. the sheriff deputies called to his house during a party after shots fired by smith and another guest. smith, himself was stabbed according to investigators by a gang member who crashed the party. deputies found rifles inside of his home. >> alden is interested in answering to those charges have you to understand this is a process. >> d.a.says it's too early to talk about a possible plea bargain. >> once seeing i

. >> all right alden smith looking relaxed.ot showing any outward signs shop early with kmart free layaway don't let the holidays sneak up on you. and get 5% off toys when you put them on layaway. kmart. get in. get more christmas. >>> you know players in any sport usually it's a fraternity. they have each other's pack and well understanding the nature of the beast. a little message from alden smith's teammates. supportive but no special treatment. >> keep a tight circle just understand that we're here for him and if he wants to talk that he can come to us. >> i don't think anybody is his babysitter in here. i think everybody is -- we're all adults in here. everybody handles their own business. he'll handle his own business so there you go. >> so there you go. no babysitters. michael crabtree prepared to return to practice. still no word on when he might return to game action. but a very good first step. meanwhile close it out tonight with this incredible shot you can practice a thousand times. kentucky's james young unfortunat

today alden smith was in a san jose courtroom. the linebacker entered a plea to serious charges. linebacker alden smith said nothing as he entered court flanked by his mother, father and attorney. inside the courtroom smith entered not guilty pleas. smith spoke only once agreeing to delay the first court hearing until after the nfl season. police say smith himself fired two rounds from a handgun tries to break up the party. another person shot two guests and smith himself was stabbed. prosecutors say a search of the home turned up the illegal weapon. outside the courtroom smith's attorney made a brief statement. >> alden is very interested in answering to these charges. and you have to understand that this is a process. and today's court appearance was the first step. >> reporter: prosecutors say the judge today agreed to combine court dates to streamline the two cases against smith. >> so what we did today was we consolidated the two cases in terms of calendaring. >> reporter: at this point prosecutors say it's too early if those meaningful discussions they're talking about will

a little message from alden smith's teammates.rtive but no special treatment. >> keep a tight circle just understand that we're here for him and if he wants to talk that he can come to us. >> i don't think anybody is his babysitter in here. i think everybody is -- we're all adults in here. everybody handles their own business. he'll handle his own business so there you go. >> so there you go. no babysitters. michael crabtree prepared to return to practice. still no word on when he might return to game action. but a very good first step. meanwhile close it out tonight with this incredible shot you can practice a thousand times. kentucky's james young unfortunately he shoots that into the other team's basket and it counts. a fourth down. it's a college preseason game. monte bello. i haven't heard of them but kentucky has some work to do. >> that basket over there. >> thank you for choosing ktvu channel 2 news. we'll see you the next time news breaks. >> and we'll have the latest poll results on ktvu.com and in the morning. good nigh

today alden smith was in a san jose courtroom. the linebacker entered a plea to serious charges. linebacker alden smith said nothing as he entered court flanked by his mother, father and attorney. inside the courtroom smith entered not guilty pleas. smith spoke only once agreeing to delay the first court hearing until after the nfl season. police say smith himself fired two rounds from a handgun tries to break up the party. another person shot two guests and smith himself was stabbed. prosecutors say a search of the home turned up the illegal weapon. outside the courtroom smith's attorney made a brief statement. >> alden is very interested in answering to these charges. and you have to understand that this is a process. and today's court appearance was the first step. >> reporter: prosecutors say the judge today agreed to combine court dates to streamline the two cases against smith. >> so what we did today was we consolidated the two cases in terms of calendaring. >> reporter: at this point prosecutors say it's too early if those meaningful discussions they're talking about will

. >> it involves superstar alden smith. santa clara sheriff lauri smith. they center on a saturday behind these gates at the sheriff's shooting range and a fry morning inside the santa clara county jail. >> what does that mean? >> that means preferential treatment was given to smith. >> he's a veteran member of the santa clara sheriff's office. he asked us to disguise his identity because he fears retaliation. >> is this unusual >> very unusual. >> it dame hours after smith was arrested in south san jose for driving under the influence of alcohol. friday morning september 20th. >> the issue is there are deputies in your jail that provide smith with preferential treatment. >> the process is the same for anyone who is booked and arrested. >> that's not what the records show. smith was booked into the county jail at 9:40 in the morning. in the field his breath test recorded at .151 nearly twice the legal limit. >> it's the practice of jails for many years dercades, there's a minimum of five hours when people come in for intoxication. and we've often kept them

hear his side about what pushed him to leave the team and seek counseling. >>> 49ers line backer, alden smith is set to be arraigned on three felony gun charges. he's accused of having three rifles at his home that deputies determined were illegal assault weapons. they discovered the guns after an altercation at smith's house during a party last year. >>> today is 11, 12, 13, and many couples are planning to tie the knot. it's the next to last date of the century with the numbers. here in san francisco, the opportunity to wed has been booked and has been for some time. the next day with consecutive numbers, that will be 12/13/14 is a year from december. >>> happening today, the oakland city council is considering a curfew for children and teens in an effort to reduce crime in the city. mark kelly is live in oakland with details. >> reporter: michelle, the oakland city council public safety committee, they're looking at this curfew idea for teens tonight. but let's type in mind, oakland -- keep in mind, oakland has attempted a curfew law in the past, and it failed. if a curfew becomes law in o

alden smith will play. smith had been away from the team for six weeks before he returned.ated felony weapons charges and has two court dates. now they hope he will be a force on the field. i'm excited to say i'm going to my first 49ers game today. never been. i better do it now before they start playing next season, right. and i'll tweet some pictures. connect with me. i need tips what to do about tail gating and what to eat. maybe can you help me out. we'll be back. [father]c'mon,buddy,you can do it.c'mon,reel it up, you gotta reel it up now,buddy. reel it up. [father] reel it up,you got him on there.bring him in. is that a bass? [boy] yeah,i got a big bass. [father]bring it up.keep reeling.keep reeling.c'mon, where is he? whoa! you caught that all by yourself? [boy] yeah! [father]how old are you to catch that? [boy]three! [father]you're three years old? show me how many fingers that is. we are looking and you can see a mix of sun and clouds out there. we expect lots of sunshine later today. temperatures are cooler than what we saw yesterday. and we'll see some high cloud

. >>> 49er alden smith is back since his arrest. he was arrested on charges of driving drunk and crashing into the yard of a home in san jose. a court day for his dui arrest is set for november 19th. >>> this week jonathan martin is expected to meet with the national football league. they are looking into allegations that richie incognito repeatedly bullied hazed and harassed him. he strongly denied them and said harsh language is common in nfl locker rooms and he did not intend anything. >> this is not an issue of bullying but this is an issue where i may have taken stuff too far and i don't know it was hurting him. >> they suspended incognito, martin left the team two weeks ago and may never come back. >>> police may have accessed information that could help solve a vicious attack on a homeless person. this those a man some. >>> on -- stomping on a homeless person and after we aired the video, they said they may know the attacker. >> what is fright inning, is this acceptable? what the attack happened just before 5:00 a.m. wednesda

alden smith after five weeks in rehab, a little bit rusty. expecting to see some action against the panthers. >> after a six-week layoff, may not be ready conditioning-wise. every game takes a different personality. how many plays, how many plays in a row, different packages. it can be a fluid situation. >> the raiders give up seven passing touchdowns and get blown out by the eagles. in week in a new york state of mind. heading cross turn to play the 2-6 giants. the raiders 3-5. terrell parks has shown flashes of brilliance. the silver and black are inconsistent. the raiders have to stay focused and not panic after that 49-20 loss. >> we know what the problem is. and we've got to fix it, you know? i think that's what it is at the end of the day. you got to handle your ownid? work, you know, with them yourself, do your 111 job and we'll be fine. there's a lot of football left. >>> sigh of relief for the warriors. seth curry suffered fat and ankle injuries last night. neither serious. he's day to day. his ankle got rolled up on when ricky rubio

bernard can win the million dollar prize. 49er sack leader, alden smith who is on the roster and willely play in the first game after the break. he had the five-game absence. left the rehab facility yesterday and activated off the nonfootball injury yesterday. 49ers face the pan theres panthers november 10. that is a safety in a tie game and that is the way it ends in overtime. down goes andy dalton. cincinnati loses to the miami dolphins. that's the signal for safety. >> i'm just praying i get out of here with my life tonight. >> see you at 11:00. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, [ will ] on my right is the new dodge durango. she's got it all. including 25 em-puh-guh's highway. what? em-pe-juh, muhpuhguh? muh-puh-guh's? muh -- em-puh-guh's? em-pee-gee's? 25 em-pe-guh, em-puh-guh's. i'm saying it right, but it just doesn't sound familiar. hmm. ♪ (screaming) d'oh! (tires screeching) (grunts) mmm.

dressed in a suit accompanied by parents, a 49er linebacker alden smith goes to court.to the judge about fell knee gun charges. >>> a fire so explosive, it forces people to jump for their lives. >> and an out pouring of support. a live report on how the bay area is lining up to help people in the philippines. >> i'm sandhya patel. find out if there are drops in the future this week, coming up. >> that breaking news is in richmond. crews cleaning up a serious crash happening at end of a police chase in the middle of town. >> we have reports firefighters had to use jaws of life to get a person out of the car. now that has the roof ripped off. >> here is where it happened. it's sort of between richmond park way and kaiser center. >> we're waiting on how many were involveed and what conditions are. we don't see evidence of a car crash but officers giving out a lot of information now. >> we'll bring you more information at 6:00. our breaking news continues now on twitter >> now, we want to show you a 49ers linebacker alden smooj smith looked like when he was arrested. >> her

. >>> if the 4rs make the playoffs, alden smith might have to take a break for a court appearance. he entered a plea for felony weons arges. his next hearing is scheduled the charges are tied to three illegal militarytyle weapons. the cards aren the cable and it's prettyuch a royal flush. after the opening of the $800 million casino, the city is taking stock ofts newoney maker. >> try mcsweeney joins us. the hype is pretty much over. now threal answers. >> rorter: yeah. and another question here tonigh that is why did the lights go out at the casino? we have a power oage here, it happenedbout five minutes to 11:0 the lights went out, still som emergency lights on. pele tell m the slots are not that's gone wrong for this casino. traffic not as bad as they thought it might be. related to this casino.arrested tonight, not much goi on. if you were out here last tuesday, you understand. you fill a new huge casino to cacity and thereill be issu, like traffi but preparationade the best of a congested situation. >> good planng by all members of t task force really helped a lo reaching out

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we >> gary: alden smith would put the pressure on the quarterback and set up kapernick to vernon davis 42 yds and all with a field goal at 10 nothing lead. red skelton school for and the 40 niner defense was good all night long we. calms kapernick spitting out he was all over the place. five catches aldon smith and berkeley kicks griffin and the growing. andinadver with when >> gary: 127 with kapernick could catch a touchdown pass to hundred 35 yds with three touchdowns at 49ers ron their record is now seven and four and countersign they would hold the final play off position. when will the law of the raiders on the flip side were >> gary: leaned oakland coliseum black elk was lifted. terrell prior looks on as the back up. maxim glowing touchdown pass to marcel reese to put the raiders up 1916 with 6 minutes left 10 seconds left bryant its patrick 10 yds to pass to kendall white right for the win. raiders who blew a chance to sneak into the final playoff spot >> gary: that what is what a good sound bite is. when were waned friedman was a really good reporter just minimizing the sound b

. >>> alden smith pled not guilty.entered the plea in the san jose courtroom and it comes from charges back in early june of last year. january 15th after the nfl regular season is over, he faced a dui case in that areaing and wide receiver kyle williams has been cut and the team announced that yesterday afternoon and williams said his lowest point was the 2012 championship game against the giants and he fumbled two punt returns. a lot of fans blamed him with a loss and cost him a trip to the super bowl. he fell into a ravine, hit a frozen tree and broke his back. he made sure he was okay and he said his dog juneau ran down the hill barking for help and took him to the hospital and of courser was waiting there for his release. >>> now the topmost talked about person on the internet, according to an annual person, the pope out ranges obama care and kate middleton. but he is the 4th most talked about word over katie perry i can't believe it. >>> in roan far parkings the -- roaner parkings we have live reports on who is a

. >>> 49ers defensive end alden smith was back on the field today for the first time since his arrestsuspicion of driving under the influence. smith was arrested september 20th for allegedly driving drunk and crashing into the front yard of a home in san jose. no one was hurt in that crash. shortly after, smith entered rehab. he is scheduled to appear tomorrow in a santa clara courtroom for arraignment on separate weapons charges. a date for his dui arrest is set for november 19th. >>> they own their home but not the land underneath. some homeowners say their landlord is doubling their rent to kick them out. >> it is a peaceful, serene ocean view. but some say they're at war to keep it. >> it's financial warfare. it's what they're doing to get us out of this park. >> reporter: a dozen people own their homes here and the company that owns the property. >> no warning, no nothing. here's your letter, be prepared. pay 1,100 on top of what you pay. >> i paid $130. >> what will you pay? >> i will pay $1,200. >> by calculating and submitting all of our costs our operating costs the improveme

. >>> on sunday, 49er alden smith for the first time he is there since entering court and he is also facing drunk driving charges following his arrest in september. >> 5:19 let's get you out the door, are you still watching highway 101? >> yes, highway 101 looks good and northbound traffic is moving along relatively welcoming into the city with no major delays and as a matter of fact it looks nice as you are driving down the peninsular. also it is looking good at the bay bridge toll plaza and -- plaza and it has been a nice drive. yesterday a lot of people had the day off and we think we will get a bigger broad are crowd. nimitz freeway is moving well and there may be some light rain and if there is any light rain, it will slow down. we will find out if it's likely to be a problem. >> i am having a wardrobe malfunction. >> you are? >> well, it is a button coming apart but we will get it. >>> folks, there is a little bit of rain off san mateo coast but my gut it will fall apart. it is really light and everybody says cloudy, that is true, temperatures are mild in the 50s but after the

. >>> defense man alden smith is suspended for driving under the influence.re charges of driving drunk and nobody was hurt in that crash. shortly after that, smith entered rehabilitation and he now has a november 19th court date for his dui arrest, by the way, they beat the panthers 10- 9. and the oakland raiders playing the new york giants, opening kickoff, torrell jennings fumbled and he returned the 22 yards of the 25- yard line and torrell prior snuck in right across the goal line, raiders are up 7-0. and in the second quarter, they took the lead and they would go on to win, giant 24, raiders 20. >>> a new study shows children who don't get enough sleep tend to eat more. they studied 27 children and when the kids got more sleep, they ate fewer than 134 calories a day and they are saying obesity is directly related to lack much sleep. >>> they are not over the major fire at the recycling plant and what firefighters are still doing there and what firefighters are doing. >>> saluting and the special guest who will join president barack obama at arlington nat

the preassumption is that he's going to come back to play and alden smith excited to be back with the team. it sounds like he's getting ready to play, sunday against carolina. >> we can all look and find something we need to work on. you know? i've taken time and done that. and i'm, if anything it's just a o one day at a time, working towards a goal oochlt green bay packer going to have to figure out how to win without aaron rogers the former cal star suffering a broken collar bone. no surgery required the packers hoping rogers will heal by december. the raiders have a prom yigs young receiver in brice butler. that happens to be a nightmare for abc7's mike shumann because he played with brice's dad this, is back when the earth's molten core was just starting to cool down. here is sh wuchlt a profile of young brice butler. >> reporter: raiders rookie wide receiver has big shoes to fill. his dad, bobby played 12 years for falcons at corner back.. >> i learned a lot from him, growing up around him and great nfl buddies i learn ed from the teammates . >> i remember freshman year my dad wa

the preassumption is that he's going to come back to play and alden smith excited to be back with theounds like he's getting ready to play, sunday against carolina. >> we can all look and find something we need to work on. you know? i've taken time and done that. and i'm, if anything it's just a o one day at a time, working towards a goal oochlt green bay packer going to have to figure out how to win without aaron rogers the former cal star suffering a broken collar bone. no surgery required the packers hoping rogers will heal by december. the raiders have a prom yigs young receiver in brice butler. that happens to be a nightmare for abc7's mike shumann because he played with brice's dad this, is back when the earth's molten core was just starting to cool down. here is sh wuchlt a profile of young brice butler. >> reporter: raiders rookie wide receiver has big shoes to fill. his dad, bobby played 12 years for falcons at corner back.. >> i learned a lot from him, growing up around him and great nfl buddies i learn ed from the teammates . >> i remember freshman year my dad was like you

as for niners alden smith playing 12 snaps on sunday. drew breeze expecting to see a lot more of smith sunday, knowing this game is significant for both clubs. >> no bigger game than this. based upon previous meeting was the >> this they win out, rose bowl awaits standing in their way saturday, usc. suddenly surging trojans won three straight under interim head coach kind of like addition by subtraction. a trojans win pushes them to 8-3 over all. david shaw knows usc has talent. >> they're playing fast and together. they're playing hard. they're tough to beat. you know? talking about those guys up front they disrupt a running game they make pass protection difficult. >> stanford versus usc. we'll have the game for you right here at 5:00 on saturday night then live reaction from los angeles on after the game. major league baseball using expanded instant replay starting next season. they're going to go with nfl-style war room in new york. so ultimate decisions will be made by umpires watching all videos. back east, and then, they'll relay

as for niners alden smith playing 12 snaps on sunday.breeze expecting to see a lot more of smith sunday, knowing this game is significant for both clubs. >> no bigger game than this. based upon previous meeting was the team. >> this they win out, rose bowl awaits standing in their way saturday, usc. suddenly surging trojans won three straight under interim head coach kind of like addition by subtraction. a trojans win pushes them to 8-3 over all. david shaw knows usc has talent. >> they're playing fast and together. they're playing hard. they're tough to beat. you know? talking about those guys up front they disrupt a running game they make pass protection difficult. >> stanford versus usc. we'll have the game for you right here at 5:00 on saturday night then live reaction from los angeles on after the game. major league baseball using expanded instant replay starting next season. they're going to go with nfl-style war room in new york. so ultimate decisions will be made by umpires watching all videos. back east, and then, they'll relay

. >>> now the 49ers say that linebacker alden smith has come a long way whichs is good since he had a long way to go but ready or not here he comes. smith is taking the nonfootball injury list and will resume practice with the team when they return from the bye week on sunday. the sack master still has to face a dui charge but could play as early as november 10 against carolina. >>> and coming up the raiders terrell pryor telling us about >>> raiders have a chance to get back to 500 this sunday. that game will be showed right here on ktvu channel 2 at 1:00 p.m. terrell pryor is 3-0 at home as a starter. last year he put his name in the records books with this 93- yard touchdown run. this is the longest run by a quarterback ever. pryor chose a different path. >> i came from a high school like that so i had to understood and i had to make a grown man decision almost when i was 18 to go to a house state because they had a lot of protection stuff i knew i needed to get caught up on. >>> a special halloween game in miami gardens where chuckee was kaepernicking. watch giovanni bernard make

. >>> now the 49ers say that linebacker alden smith has come a long way whichs is good since he had ay to go but ready or not here he comes. smith is taking the nonfootball injury list and will resume practice with the team when they return from the bye week on sunday. the sack master still has to face a dui charge but could play as early as november 10 against carolina. >>> and coming up the raiders terrell pryor telling us about his relationship with chip kelly. and one of the most unusual landings in nfl history. we'll show and tell next. >>> raiders have a chance to get back to 500 this sunday. that game will be showed right here on ktvu channel 2 at 1:00 p.m. terrell pryor is 3-0 at home as a starter. last year he put his name in the records books with this 93- yard touchdown run. this is the longest run by a quarterback ever. pryor chose a different path. >> i came from a high school like that so i had to understood and i had to make a grown man decision almost when i was 18 to go to a house state because they had a lot of protection stuff i knew i needed to get caught up on. >>

the 9ers hope alden smith is a force on the field.d see for ourselves on sunday at the stick. let's look at the weather one more time with brian. >>> at the stick, mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the low 60s and cooler for the rest of the bay, 60s bay side and low 70s inland. so all in all, a pretty nice sunday vicki. >>> that will wrap it up for us. down here in the newsroom and for brian up in the weather center, we hope to see you back at 11:00. bye-bye, everybody. woah, this kitchen is beautiful! give him the tour. let me show you! soft-close drawers, farm sink! where's my room? we had to take just a little bit for the kitchen. because your kitchen dreams can be big. ikea has it all. woah, this kitchen is beautiful! give him the tour. let me show you! soft-close drawers, farm sink! where's my room? we had to take just a little bit for the kitchen. because your kitchen dreams can be big. ikea has it all. >>> "e.t." >> charlie sheen's twin sons. the alleged abuse photos. >> and the claims by denise richards that the boys are

and five weeks after his second arrest on suspicion of drunk driving, linebacker alden smith is back49ers roster. those are your sports headlines for this hour. more sports news as al jazeera america continues. >>> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm john siegenthaler in new york. and here are the top stories. 47 million families receive federal help to buy food will be getting less starting tomorrow. a temporary increase in food stamp benefits is expiring. a family of four will be losing about $36 month. >>> soon you'll be able to use tablets or ereaders almost any time you want on flights. >>> inspectors say syria is no longer able to make chemical weapons. the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons says syria met the november 1st deadline to destroy its facilities. the next big deadline comes next summer when syria must destroy its chemical arsenal. >>> congress got an update on the syrian strategy today. the u.s. ambassador testified in a hearing today. >> the regime has brought in foreign fighters from the iran revolution, even iraqi shiite militiamen. meanwhile the

. >> five weeks after a second arrest on suspicion of drunken driving alden smith is back on the 49ers roster. he was released from a drug treatment center this week is expected to play on november 10 november 10th against the karolina panthers. >> the israeli army may have launched a military strike inside syria's borders. if true it's a major develop as the regime indicates it's destroyed equipment it used to make chemical weapons. that's next. s >>> good evening, everyone. welcome back to al jazeera america. i'm john siegenthaler in new york. here is a look at the headlines: cuts are coming tomorrow to food stamp benefits, a program boosting the benefits is expiring. more than 47 million americans receive foodstamps, a family of four will see a reduction of $36. >> a federal appeals court reinstated most of the restrictions placed on facilities providing abortions in texas. the ruling means several clinics will not legally be able to provide abortion, starting as soon as tomorrow. the law requires doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. the p

49ers linebacker alden smooj smith looked like when he was arrested. >> here is what he looked like today, going to court to answer to charges. >> reporter: keep in mind at peer yens was for three felony weapons charges he will be back in court to face dui charges. those are separate charges. smith walked why w.his lawyer to enter a not guilty plea on charges he owned three assault weapons that are illegal in california. these found after sheriff deputies were called to his home during a 2012 party. that night, several shots were fired by smith, and by another guest. now, smith was later stabbed accord together deputies by a gang member who had crashed that party. now, deputies found rifles in his home, outside of the city limits. >> alden is interested in answering to the charges and you have to understand that this is a process. and today's court appearance was the first step. in that process and out of respect for the integrity of the judicial judicial system, we will not be making statements at this time. >> investigators say the linebacker crashed into a tree back in september. now,

. >>> in sports the 49ers alden smith returned to the team and spoke about his alcohol rehab for the first time. find out what the star linebacker has to say in a bit. >>> the storm system marching across the country is bringing rain eastward. i'll have the forecast and plus the latest on a super typhoon. >>> in the next hour, the press secretary for the republican national committee will join us live. we'll ask here if the election results reflect how americans feel about the republican party and how the tea party factored into the votes yesterday. >>> "al jazeera america" continues in two and a half minutes. thomas drayton and i will have all of the day's top news. >> they say they did it because they were trying to protect my children. they didn't protect my children, they traumatized them. >> fault lines examines why so many native american kids are caught in the child welfare system. >> any time they see a social worker its like seeing a police officer. the immediate response is, "they're here to take my kids". >> from the indian perspective who sees this in terms of history, th

alden smift is back. the all pro linebacker activated to the 53-man roster, figures to be back on the field next game. a bye this week, play november 10th against carolina. smith a couple of very large legal issues looming here. dui charges and a felony weapons case stemming from an incident back in 2012. the 24-year-old smith had been on the non-football injury list, even though he has missed the past five games, aldon smith still leads the niners in sacks. season total, four and a half. the nfl, at some point, likely propose a u.s. is pen ises on smith, but typically waits until it place out before ruling on smith. conceivably, maybe play for the rest of the season for the 49ers. >>> the raiders hosting the eagles sunday at the coliseum, phillies ten points, problems at quarterback. offensively struggling, despite the second best rushing attack in the league. dennis ellis said philly may be 3-5 but still quite dangerous. >> i look at the whole body of work, not just the last couple of weeks. i mean, this is a -- this is a -- an explosive offensive football team that can gain a lot of yards and put a lot of points on the board so we got to understand what we

alden smift is back. the all pro linebacker activated to the 53-man roster, figures to be back on the field next game. a bye this week, play november 10th against carolina. smithcouple of very large legal issues looming here. dui charges and a felony weapons case stemming from an incident back in 2012. the 24-year-old smith had been on the non-football injury list, even though he has missed the past five games, aldon smith still leads the niners in sacks. season total, four and a half. the nfl, at some point, likely propose a u.s. is pen ises on smith, but typically waits until it place out before ruling on smith. conceivably, maybe play for the rest of the season for the 49ers. >>> the raiders hosting the eagles sunday at the coliseum, phillies ten points, problems at quarterback. offensively struggling, despite the second best rushing attack in the league. dennis ellis said philly may be 3-5 but still quite dangerous. >> i look at the whole body of work, not just the last couple of weeks. i mean, this is a -- this is a -- an explosive offensive football team that can gain a lot of yards and put a lot of points on the board so we got to understand what we are