heavy mist on the golden gate bridge tonight, but this is a prelude of what we will see by the end of the weekend. good evening. i'm dan ashley. >> i'm carolyn johnson. abc news meteorologist sandhya patel joins us with a look at what is ahead. >> carolyn and dan, what's ahead is a storm. let's look at the big changes that are coming. the storm is in the development phase. the area of low pressure in the gulf of alaska will join together with this moisture north of hawaii. the storm is developing and will get here this week end. i will show what you it looks like at this hour. the marine layer has ramped up that has brought the cooling. it has extended into the bayside communities tonight. and as you look at the temperatures at this hour, they are in the 50s and the 60s. big changes ahead as i mentioned. i'll let you know if the wet weather, first significant rain of the season and the snow in the sierra will impact your weekend plans in a few minutes. carolyn? >> thank you. happening now the san mateo bridge is shutdown, and that means tens of thousands of people will have to make other plans to get across the bay. you are looking live at the san mateo bridge with not a car on it. thomas roman is on the bridge and could these weather changes affect their work there? >> that's right, carolyn. the tow plaza went through about 10 minutes after 10. take a look. the bridge is completely empty. now except for a couple of cal trans vehicles, the clock is ticking. cal trans says it can finish this seismic retrofit by 5:00 a.m. on monday weather permitting. cal trans trucks loaded with replacement beams are standing by at the toll plaza ready to begin this seismic work. cal trans says it is work that may thought be affected by the expected rains. >> i hope not. we should be past a certain point late saturday or early sunday. we are starting to put things back together to open this by 5:00 on monday morning. >> this is the bridge section that will be replaced with a polliester deck structure. it will be more flexible during an earthquake. on the weekend about 4,000 cars cross this bridge each hour. and that means people working will have to find alternate routes. it works this foster city. >> i get there and it will take an hour or more. >> the -- they begin on saturday at the san mateo event center. she man success con success assistant and audience knows the closure. >> we sent bull law tins to everybody concerned. we hope everyone will take that into account. >> cal trans is asking everyone to plan routes using alternate bridges in order to travel this weekend. here is an idea, with a map showing you those alternate routes, now highway 237 to the south of the dunbar ton bridge and the bay bridge is an alternate route you should use. back here live at the san mateo bridge, since the giants won and will be playing on sunday, if you are headed out to the park, make sure that you pick another alternate route. you are not going to be able to use the san mateo bridge. thomas roman, abc7 news. >> thank you. for help navigating around the closure download our exclusive traffic app. you will find that at abc7news.com/ways. now as thomas said, a big night for the giants in saint st. louis. a must win situation. >> and with the pressure they dominated the game. sports director larry beil is here with the highlights. >> very few people believed this was possible for barry zito, but he was the sa sir in game five of the national league series. giants broke through with four runs in the fourth and zito bunting in a run. the cardinals were caught completely by surprise with two outs in the fourth. he was magnificent on the mound. 7 and two-thirds and struck out six in a 5-0 giants victory. they are still down 3 games to two in the series. they are coming back to san francisco for a game six on sunday. the former oakland a often criticized failed to live up to his big contract and saved the day for the giants. wayne freedman is with the team in st. louis where the champagne was on ice for the cardinals, and it stayed there. >> you are looking at what amounts to baseball heirasy in saint louis. fans leaving early. the night given up. >> we came in with good vibes for sure. >> good vibes and a bad outcome and if you believe in baseball vodoo we knew one reason why. >> i was worried so i wore my lucky -- i won't tell you what. >> you are not the only one, you know. joy i know. >> and it was orange. >> my orange lucky undergarment. >> why weren't you wearing it all along? >> you have to watch in between. >> well, what did the giants say tonight? >> they say it is not over yet. >> so it continues. but not as busch stadium anymore. the series halfs back to san francisco. the giants' team leaves st. louis at 2:30 in the morning local time. from st. louis, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> and here is a look at the schedule for the giants. game 6 will be played at at&t park on sunday at 4:37. if there is a game 7, there will be a game 7, it will take place here on monday at 5:07. >> we are counting on it. as baseball season nears an end, it looks like hockey will never begin. all games canceled through november 1st, and the likelihood of any season is shrinking fast. nick smith is live in san jose. no fun for the fans, obviously, and no business for merchants who depend on those hockey games. >> a we we are here on busy san pedro street, and it is always popular, but on game day, the bars and the restaurants are packed and over flowing with people who fill seats to watch the sharks play. if they don't play, then they don't have the business. business owners said they won't have the staff. there is a trickle down affect that will be felt by everyone. >> the shark tank is a great place to go. it is one of the best venues. >> but so far this season it has remained sharkless. the nhl has officially canceled all games through november 1st. that means four regular season home games with the shark tank in the dark. >> i don't know what the realish you as are. the bottom line is, it is the fans. we want to see some hockey, good hockey action, and we are not going to get it. >> this is the third lockout since 1994. the league has told the players association that if an agreement is met by thursday, they can still squeeze in a full regular season 82 82 games per team beginning november 2nd. >> if it doesn't it can be devastating for a lot of people. >> sonny walters owns the brit, a popular bar that sits a stone's throw from the tank. a season of shark's mania means a boost to his bottom line. on a game day he averages an increase of more than 700 extra people filling seats and buying drinks. >> you are clearing $10,000 when you are looking at that much traffic between food and bench. >> -- food and beverage. >> which means more staff, more hours and more people working. >> we added a report that shows unemployment is improving. >> matthew is the president of the san jose silicon valley chamber of commerce. the slow economic recovery they are experiencing could come to a grinding halt if hockey is kept on ice. >> now we don't have a sharks season. we haven't had games yet. all of these things are the perfect storm that could hurt business in san jose. >> today is the 34th day of the nhl lockout. while players and owners argue over dollars, fans and business owners simply want to see the streets filled with teal. nick smith, abc7 news. >> thank you. the port of oakland official at the center of an investigation into questionable expenditures has been suspended tonight. the maritime director james quan has been put on paid administrative leave and ordered to return from a business trip to china. yesterday port executive director omar benjamin was also placed on leave. a central figure in the gang rape of a richmond schoolgirl three years ago is on his way to state prison. miguel ortega pled guiltyfour fn four felony counts including aggravated sexual assault with great bodily injury. the 16-year-old girl was raped and beaten in 2009 outside richmond high school after leavance. homecoming dance. under the plea deal, he was sentenced to 32 years in state prison. >> we weighed the need for justice this this case with the needs and the sensitivities to the victim in this case. what would she go through if she were having -- going to have to testify. >> he wishes he could undo that night. he never wanted what happened to happen. >> five other defendants are still headed to trial. well, a hercules woman walking her dog suffered moderate injuries after falling 40 feet into a steep drainage ravine late today. the woman described as in her 50s and in good physical condition magazined to test her predicament to 9-1-1. fire rescue hoisted her to safety. her dog was uninjured. starting tomorrow, anyone making a call in the 408 area code must change dialing habits. if on a land line you need to dial 1 and the area code and then the number, 10 digits in all, to make the call. cell phone users can skip it. that's not all. a new area code 669 will be added to the region starting on november 20th. >> up next, the bay area's biggest college rivalry. the big game rally at cal. no bonfire and plenty of cheering. >> and the big one that got away. a fish story you will believe over by seeing it. >> we name have to name this condition he is going through. i think it is called romnesia. >> and the president is poking fun at mitt romney. and tonight well, the fabled cal- stanford rivalry is going to kick off, buts there are many nontraditional sporting events drawing a crowd throughout the bay area. alan wang is live at cal tonight where students rallied their hearts out. alan? >> yes, and the guardians of the california victory cannon are still here tonight. because of scheduling issues tomorrow we will see the earliest big game ever. add two more sporting events that have never been seen in the bay area before, and you have one very busy weekend in october. as far as these cal students are concerned, the big game is already on. but the actual kickoff of the big game between cal and stanford doesn't start until noon on saturday in berkeley. it is just one of several sporting events around the bay area. while cal and stanford are going at it, it will be in full swing with skateboarders grinding up picnic benches for the crowd and those like sketchy andy lewis showing off their skills. >> the hardest maneuver is doing a front flip on your feet and back on a 360. other things like a chest bounce where you land on your chest and then spinning flat to the ground 360 degrees and landing back on your chest. >> fans at this free event can actually mingle with the athletes. >> oh yes, that's moi main thing. i am just talking to the fans and hearing what they have to say. >> meanwhile, the top six squash players will be battling it out in the only portable glass squash court in north america. >> last year the ball was hit the hardest and it was like 145 miles an hour. >> the 430 seats are being installed at justin herman plaza for saturday's match with the finals taking place on tuesday. and they will take the california victory can thon to its off campus secret location. there is a lot that goes on in october and now you have three more things to think about. reporting live, alan wang, abc7 news. >> it is all good stuff, alan. thanks very much. lance armstrong is accused of bribery. he did not address that:00 could you sayingses -- those accusations. he urged friends and supporters to president could the charity's cancer-fighting work. the australian network reports armstrong paying a competetor to lose a series of races. the election is 18 days away. and in virginia president obama accused mitt romney of changing his position so much he coined a new word for it. >> he is changing it up so much and backtracking and sidestepping, we have -- we have to name this condition he is going through. i think it is called romnesia. >> mr. romney had a come back at a rally tonight in daytona beach. >> they have been reduced to petty attacks and silly word games. just watch it. the obama campaign has become the incredible shrinking campaign. >> mr. romney spent most of the day with his advisors preparing for the final presidential debate. it takes place on monday at lynn university this boca raton, florida and of course you can watch it live here on abc7 starting at 6:00 p.m. but now on to the weather forecast and rain heading our way. >> yes, meteorologist sandhya patel is here with a look at that for us.>> carolyn >> carolyn and dan, part of your weekend will be impacted by rain, but not immediately. we do have a marine layer in place. it is 1600 feet deep. and with the low clouds and thave mis also have mist and drizzle. as you head into your saturday morning prepare for the possibility of slick roadways. sun and clouds tomorrow and the rain arrives on sunday night. snow is expected on monday. if you have travel plans keep that in mind. tomorrow it will be a sunny and mild day. we will see a few clouds around from time to time. but this front here will stay to the north of us for your saturday. you don't have to worry about needing the rain gear for any outdoor plans. by sunday things will start to change. a cold front starts to approach. rain begins sunday night. we are talking about 7:00, 8:00 in the evening. as the cold front slides south, it is looking like a messy monday morning commute. the heart of the storm will be moving through the commute time. behind the front still scattered showers for your monday night and heading into tuesday. and the snow is going to be coming down in the sierra nevada. rainfall estimates up until 5:00 p.m. monday look like this. north bay mountains up to an inch of rain. this will be the first significant rain of the season. we are looking of a a half an inch to an inch in the santa cruz mountains. in most other areas you will see less than half an inch for the east bay. the south bay quarter to half an inch. winter storm watch will be going up late sunday night into monday for the sierra nevada. a foot of snow possible and six inches possible above 6500, and of course this will likely impact the path of interstate 80 and u.s. 50. if you have travel plans, carry the chains. or just hold off on your travels. tomorrow morning, starting off with the clouds and maybe misty and drizzly. temperatures in the mid50s to the low 60s. and as we show you your afternoon readings, 73 in area. 74 for campbell. on the peninsula, 71 in san mateo and palo alto. the coastal areas are quite mild. downtown san francisco, 70 degrees. south san francisco 69. and in the north bay, it is going to be a mix of sun and clouds. mid70s santa rosa and san rafael, head out toward the east bay. a narrow range of temperatures. 72 in oakland, newark. the inland communities, it will be beautiful. 75 in livermore and danville. but certainly cooler than average for this time of year. had to's high temperatures dropped a good 5 to 20 degrees. tomorrow we will hold them before we drop more on sunday. around the monterey bay, 72 in santa cruz. we have the big game tomorrow. and check out the forecast. cal versus stanford at memorial stadium. mild and 3:00. 70 degreese and we fast-forward to sunday. can't leave these guys out. game six, the san francisco giants up against the cardinals, breezy. 4:32, 60 degrees and the rain will stay to the north until around 8:00 or so. there will be some rain in the forecast on sunday night and heading into monday if you are going to the giants game. grab the umbrella. monday will be messy. tuesday scattered showers. a slight chance of showers on wednesday, and another possibility will be on thursday. it looks like a w developi pattern developing and much cooler weather. >> thanks. coming up exin, this -- up next, this is the big one that got away. not that one. wrong piece of tape. >> but we will have a fish byte for [ male 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[ ding ] [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls. let the making begin. ♪ lesson to a group off the shore of australia. >> on the left side of the screen you can see the hooked marlin being pulled toward the boat. the fish jumps on to the boat and knocking down two men in the process. >> they are still fight expght marlin gets away. the event was taped by four different cameras and providing plenty of evidence ab away.ne that got away. there was a fish that did not want to be caught jie. that was a big boy. a big victory tonight. >> larry beil is here. >> barry zito is a big fish in saint louis. zito turning in his most important outing. with the season on the line shutting down the cardinals, we will hear from zito on redemption in sports. 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