Head coach jim tomsula said hes trying to turn his life around. He was cut from the squad. Heres his newest mug shot from the last few hours. Abc 7 News Reporter david lui picks up our coverage live from santa clara. David. Alma and larry, this is a sad day. Those are the words of jim tomsula, the 49ers head coach, as he confirmed that, indeed, smith had been cut from the team. This is a situation that is clearly developing. After three dui arrests and a brush with tsa agents in los angeles, the front office apparently decided there were no more Second Chances for smith. This coming just days after general manager trent balke had said he wanted to sign smith to a new contract. Aldon smith disputes that he was driving under the influence of alcohol even though police say they tested him twice. This wasnt a dui. The situation that happened could have been handled differently. I apologize for everybody i did let down and i apologize for how it all played out. Santa clara Police Say Smith
Reporter matt tweeted just after 7 00 a. M. Breaking news. 49ers smith arrested by Santa Clara Police last night. He was booked into Santa Clara County jail. David has more on the fall out. Charges have not yet been filed. Smith adamant that he was not under the influence when Police Arrested him in santa clara. Wasnt a dui. The situation that happen could have been held handled differently i apologies for everybody i did let down i apologies for how it all played out. Reporter Police Say Smith hit a parked car in the apartment complex garage twice on moore land way. Police administered 2 blood alcohol test but would not release the results. Smith already on probation after 2 previous dui arrest. Most recent 2 years ago when he smashed into a tree and damage adjacent yard. Told us then he was going to change. Let it be known this is a problem and something i will get fixed. Ill do everything in my power to make sure it doesnt happen again. People stumble. Words of fortyniner head coach
Tornado Warnings Issued for south florida. For more and on our local weather, lets turn it over to rosemary. Lets take a look at where oma irma is at the moment, stretching in toward areas over georgia. It will continue its northwestern projection through the next two days. Right now moving northwest at 17 miles an hour, and the wind is near the eyewall reported at 60 miles an hour. We are seei the wind ing in and around the air with lord up still breezy. Daytona beach reporting wind gusting at 36. We have atlanta reporting wind gusting up to 56 miles an hour with savannah at 43 miles an hour. That is in store for this area today as we continue to see this moving out of the area, brushing alabama into tuesday. It will get weaker as it moves northwest toward wednesday. At home we have active whether we are looking at with the possibility today and tomorrow as we look at your local forecast coming up. 200 people from the bay area are in place to help florida now that the worst of irma ha
Joel. Reporter including the homes you see right behind me. This is a result of Hurricane Irma. This is a tree that toppled over during the storm. They are dealing with downed trees, downed power lines on the sidewalks and the roadways. Its making it difficult to get around safely. The full resources of the federal government to help our fellow americans in florida. What was Hurricane Irma weakened to a dangerous Tropical Storm monday, impacting parts of georgia and south carolina. Storm surge from irma bringing flooding to the jacksonville area, where dozens of people had to be pulled from flooded homes. In irmas wake, nearly the entire state of florida is reeling with homes and property destroyed and many communities, particularly near the coast, left swamped. Just because the storm passes, its not safe. We have power lines down. We have debris all over the state. Throughout florida, some 220,000 people are now in emergency shelters. More than 6. 5 million homes and businesses lost p
James comey yesterday, President Trump said while i greatly appreciate you informing me on three separate occassions that i am not under inves in a letter sent to james comey yesterday President Trump said the department. The Trump Administration maintains that the decision was based primarily on comeys handling of the Hilary Clinton email investigation. Bay area congressman jared who was minute the trump maintains the decision was based on comeys handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation. Bay area congressman Jared Huffman who was minutes away from conducting a town hall meeting in san rafael last night said this theres an obvious next step in the wake of the comey firing and that is that we have to have a special prosecutor. We know attorney general Jeff Sessions has been recused leaving the second in command of the department of justice to make this decision. Its time for him to make the decision. We have have a special prosecutor to begin looking into this. Following the