people who work near the 40 or sepulveda this weekend are getting in place right now. the trucks are getting in position and signs are making their way to the 405 on-ramp set to start shutting down at 7:00 tonight. the folks working at gas stations along sepulveda this weekend are preparing for the worst. >> we got our snacks, our trail mix, chips and salsa. we have our sleeping bags. we have our clothes. and we have food. and we're ready for carmageddon. >> reporter: they have been warned if traffic is bad enough they may get stuck. >> if worse comes to worst, we may have to stay in the truck. i think all the hotels will be booked and all the roads will be jammed trying to get through any mountain range secret passage. so better to just probably just stay where we're at. >> reporter: the owner of bel air auto care on sepulveda says if cars break down he may be one of the only places drivers can go for help. >> going to stay open in case people need help because there's project about 10, 15- mile radius there is no help. and if it's going to be a lot of people, they mi

. >> reporter: we are on top of the sepulveda pass in los angeles on the west side. this is live look at the 405. this is what things will look like more and more through the afternoon and this is the first time this freeway has been shut down in the last 50 years. ♪ [ music ] at the height of the commute through the sepulveda pass this morning, musician kevin elkin son played his latest album, the sedating music for commuting. >> it's relaxing the whole vibe of it so it's good for massage, yoga and getting kids to sleep. >> reporter: he says it will be needed with the gridlock for this weekend's 53-hour closure. >> i'm going to say a lot of people will stay off the roads and it will be okay. >> reporter: construction workers made final preparations for the project this morning, scheduled to begin later today. they cut holes in the mulholland bridge and soaked dirt with water. >> the contractor will know where it is and where it needs to be to be able to conclude its operations by monday morning records here's the timeline for the 405 shutdown. tonight at 7 p.m., ram

reporting live from sepulveda pass, "abc 7 news." >>> thanks a lot. >> in san jose more than a dozen action groups is calling for the latino community to boycott the san jose police department. they held a meeting earlier this week and threatened to stop to work as informants and witnesses unle rid of two homeland security agents. they have been working with the police to battle the growing gang problem but many are sure say they are not sure if they can trust the police. >> new cameras will be unveiled in fruitvale district. the first installation is outside the mexican restaurant where the owner was murdered during a robbery in april. the city is paying for the new high definition cameras. the plan is modeled after oakland's chinatown where a string of robberies stopped as soon as the camera was installed. >> president obama is a tough battle dealing with top senate leaders in a desperate race to get a deal done by august 2nd. terry mcsweeney is here with more. >> president obama announced a deadline of his own. he is giving congressional leaders of both parties up to 36 hours to c

heather o'reilly takes aim of the net and sepulveda never had a chance. the us service members in attendance from the nearby army base many manheim. in the 50th mite-minute cheney to rapin yes, making it 202-0. seven minutes later, carli lloyd fired from longrin. sepulveda gets a piece of it, but can't keep it from going in. 3-0 the final as the usa clenches a spot in the quarter finds and meet sweden on wednesday. >>> san wednesday. >> tonight the quakes and red balls. >> stevenson ties the game at 1. that was the score at halftime. san josi goes in front. wonder lowski with the pass and gets the goal. quakes trying to hold on for the win. but in the 86th minute the red bulls turn to pull even. they finish in the 2-2 tie to give the quakes a record of 5-5- 6 which keeps them in the middle of the pack in the western conference. >>> records are falling in the at&t national golf tournament this weekend in pennsylvania. you would never know it by the reaction of elk grove golfer levine. nick watney with the lead. this goods for an eagle, watney a 62, course

reporting live from sepulveda pass, "abc 7 news." >>> thanks a lot. >> in san jose more than a dozen action groups is calling for the latino community to boycott the san jose police department. they held a meeting earlier this week and threatened to stop to work as informants and witnesses unless they get rid of two homeland security agents. they have been working with the police to battle the growing gang problem but many are sure say they are not sure if they can trust the police. >> new cameras will be unveiled in fruitvale district. the first installation is outside the mexican restaurant where the owner was murdered during a robbery in april. the city is paying for the new high definition cameras. the plan is modeled after oakland's chinatown where a string of robberies stopped as soon as the camera was installed. >> president obama is a tough battle dealing with top senate leaders in a desperate race to get a deal done by august 2nd. terry mcsweeney is here with more. >> president obama announced a deadline of his own. he is giving congressional leaders of both parties up to 36

and commutes through the sepulveda pass here.he is planning to use her bike so a lot of people using alternative modes of transportation. it will be quite the shock and something we're not used to but we'll have to see what happens. >> there's been so much attention brought to this. there's been so many warnings from celebrities to local officials. is there a chance that just this madness won't happen, it will be quieter than we typically see? >> reporter: you know, that's what a lot of people are hoping for. in fact, i have to go down to newport beach this weekend so i'm hoping that's the case that everyone stays off the roads. and if you look at our previous history here in los angeles, back during the 1984 olympics, there was much ado about how there was going to be constant gridlock, the freeways would be horrible but if you talk to people who lived here at that time, they say that the freeways were wide open and there was no real traffic problem. so hopefully, that will play out here this weekend and by the way, grace and el

but before that can happen, everyone is being asked to stay away from the sepulveda pass. >> you will see a lot of activity down on the freeway itself once it's closed. >> reporter: so all the concrete that's coming down is about 4,000 tons of concrete that's going to be brought down and all of that concrete is going to get pulverized and recycled and eventually all of that team going into the new bridge that's replacing this current -- all that material going into the new bridge that is replacing this current bridge. back to you. >> what are people doing to get ready for the shutdown? >> reporter: a lot of companies in southern california have been warned about what's going on and a lot of companies are allowing employees to leave early this weekend and then come late on monday. now, we talk to a couple of local businesses in the area and so everyone has been told to basically stay put and some of the businesses are actually staying open because at sumtion is that their neighbors -- the assumption is that their neighbors aren't going anywhere and they will need places to eat and what

have plans to travel to los angeles this weekend, 405 freeway will be completely shut down over the sepulvedas up by the getty museum so just be forewarned that 405 will be shut down starting on friday. this is macarthur maze. thereafter is bunching up as you approach the 580 eastbound. let's see when you come into the toll plaza area, metering lights are on and you can see it is back to the west grand overcrossing. no problems there. other than that, getting into san francisco across the span, 680 southbound, that is what you are looking at, heading toward north main and 24 interchange moving at the limit toward walnut creek, bart and muni everything is running on time. caltrain no problems there. before you leave the house, check out abc7news.com and click on bay area traffic. >> two bay area dentists have a story to tell after making a house call to the zoo. their patient was gorilla with a today's able. they normally work on people but made an exception. a 30-year-old male low land gorilla that developed a bad tooth. the tooth was saved and hopefully plenty of sedation there. >> that woul

we just left it media station a short time ago and ventured to one of those alter in a routes, sepulveda boulevard, and it was like a ghost town. we saw more ped estrians than w did motorists. so they're definitely listening. and you see all the action. this is what construction crews have been working on since yesterday when they closed down this area. they plan on reopening it on monday. but for right now, they're knocking down a portion of that bridge that you see behind me to allow for more widening here along the freeway. and also take a look at that, that's the only real traffic jam around here. quite a few spectators, a lot of them have disbursed. it they're making hair way up the hill. they get a better snapshot of this. this is definitely a rarity seeing the 405 at a stand still, so they're wanting to take a picture not knowing when they'll be able to see it again. and as i was mentioning, you can see people walking up the hill. earlier they were actually taking a ikt before all the activity behind me. >> it is a rare sight to see no cars on an interstate in the los angeles area

now work crews are still demolishing an out of date overpass along the sepulveda pass. for weeks caltrans and l.a. city leaders warned drivers to steer clear of potential gridlock madness on the city's west side because of that shutdown, and it sounds like the city's hype has worked. traffic is lighter in the area than unusual and the freeway is scheduled to open just in time for the monday morning commute. a half million cars use that stretch of the 405 every day. >>> if you have business travel planned for denver, you're going to want to call ahead. hail about an inch in diameter knocked out about a third of the frontier airlines airbus fleet at denver international airport. the airline is working to put passengers on other flights and is even planning on leasing other airlines' planes. nearly 200 flights have been cancelled since the hail started falling last wednesday. >>> at a much higher altitude, the crew of the space shuttle "atlantis" is up and working this morning. ♪ >> not a bad way for the four-member crew to wake up. of course that was "celebration." they a

. >> reporter: this is the sepulveda pass on a typical day where half a million cars travel on any given weekend, l.a.'s car culture has been dreading the disturbance. >> carmageddon update. another tip, stay calm behind the wheel. >> reporter: it's estimated traffic jams could stretch from 28 to 64 miles. that's a major concern for christine verzosa and russ van vong. today is their ed withing day. >> when i first heard about carmageddon occurring on our wedding day. i was taken aback. >> reporter: the couple chose july 16th to celebrate their meeting 16 years ago at the age of 16. >> it is going to be a stressful day but i have something unique planned something we could tell our kids. >> reporter: his plan to make it to the church on time, the groom will don his tuxedo and along with the wedding party take a city bus. the 405 is the vehicular blood line connecting the san fernando valley is the l.a. basin. now it's supposed to reopen in 53 hours. >> we'll be open on monday, i'm confident of that so we're just trying to figure out if we can do it earlier. right now it's definitely 5:00

a ten-mile stretch of interstate 405 is now closed through the sepulveda pass which snakes through the mountains to connect the san fernando valley with santa monica boulevard and the rest of l.a. work crews began closing down the freeway last night. why the closure? crews must dismantle the mulholland drive bridge and it is the first time since it was completed in 1961 in that freeway has been completely shut down. it is causing some folks just to get out of town. >> no way, no how. i'm going to be hanging around here for the most horrific traffic jam in a century. >> the freeway is closed from highway 101 in the san fernando valley to interstate 10 in santa monica. if crews have it their way, they will complete the job and reopen the freeway in time for the monday morning commute. every ten minutes past the target time to open, the cost to the contractor, $12,000. >>> we here at nbc bay area want to make a special request to our very jen u.s. nbc bay area viewers. we are hosting a food drive today with our community partners at safeway. for just $10 you can donate a bag of food that