valencia. >>> a headsup for drivers traveling between al alameda and san ma day yes counties.e explain the major change that drivers will encounter this weekend. tara? >> reporter: people are sailing through the toll plaza here right now; but come 10:00 tonight they'll have to find a different way to get across the bay. that's because crews are cutting a 6-foot section on the east side of the bridge to install a seismic joint. up grades wont be done until next spring; but crews will be able to work around traffic after this project is complete this weekend now the down barten shut down on memorial weekend, and that work went very smoothly with the span opening three hours ahead of schedule. caltrans is not anticipating any bad weather. hopefully that will keep everything on track and the bridge will reopen tuesday morning. >> you can either head north to the san ma day yes bridge or south to highway 237. bart or the train good options. don't see a high volume of cars on the bridges during the holiday weekend. shouldn't have too big of an inconvenience. no major traffic delays

county. we'll send a pass for them if they are out of valencia, the buses will bring them in usually around midnight they are scheduled to be released on the next business day, which is midnight. >> about midnight or 1:00. >> you know what date it is? >> yeah it's the fourth of july independence day. yep. remember the fourth of july. >> before any inmate can be released from jail, they are fingerprinted one more time to verify identification and check to see if they have any outstanding warrants. >> they'll get their property and if they have any property or any money, then once that is done, they can leave. >> for some inmates, leaving l.a. county jail and dealing with the outside world is a lot more frightening than being locked up. >> people like homeless people who enjoy having the free meal and the bed and don't want to go in. they will start screaming at the site. we had inmates put feces on the doors and scream and throw off all their clothing to make it look like they're not ready to leave but for the most part, it's all an act. they'll still get released. >> because the streets of l.a. offe

county. we'll send a pass for them. if they're out of valencia midnight to 3:00. people that get 1201 releases are what we call them, they're scheduled to be released on the next business day, which is you know, midnight. >> probably about midnight, 1:00, closer to 1:30. >> you know what date it is? >> yeah. it's the 4th of july, independence day. yep. yep. remember the 4th of july. >> before any inmate can be released from jail they are fingerprinted one more time to verify identification and check to see if they have any outstanding warrants. >> they get their property, and if they have any property here or any money, and then once that's done they can leave. >> for some inmates leaving l.a. county jail and dealing with the outside world is a lot more frightening than being locked up. >> there are people who will be like homeless people who, you know, enjoy having the free meals, the bed, and they don't want to go yet. and they'll start screaming. we've had inmates put feces on the doors, you know, scream, throw off all their clothing to make i