Reopen a Bay Area Church shuttered by fire. Plus, the countdown to the total Solar Eclipse. Local communities preparing so you can get a glimpse of this rare event. Good morning. Its saturday, april 6th. Im stephanie sierra and we are getting ready for some sun today. Lisa is here with sure about that. Well, i sure hope so. Yeah, yes, we are definitely going to see some sun. Its been so cold and actually yesterday turned out pretty but boy it was gusty. Live doppler seven. Picking up on a very quiet radar scene. And we are talking about the frost temperatures as low as 33 to 36 this morning. Just about everyone except the shoreline under a frost advisory, 35 in danville, 36 in livermore, 48 sfo oakland. Youre at a cool 42. And look at that. 34 in napa, 37 novato, mill valley, vallejo and compared to 24 hours ago, 2 to 4 degrees colder for almost everyone except at the coast. A live look outside from emeryville, where well enjoy a lot of sunshine today. Its going to take a while to warm up. Well be below average 50 all around the bay except out closer inland, maybe some low 60s. Well talk about that warm up on the way in a few minutes. Stephanie. All right. Lisa thank you. Today, convoys escorting drivers along a stretch of highway one are expected to resume after a portion of the road collapsed last weekend. The recent rain shut down the convoys between carmel and big sur for two days. Caltrans says it is focused on stabilizing the edge of the highway after a chunk broke off last weekend, crews paved over a part of the dirt shoulder so drivers have more room in one lane thats considered safe. Theres no timeline to get all lanes open to your voice. Your vote now. San francisco supervisor aaron peskin will launch his campaign for mayor today. The rally comes one day after peskin filed the paperwork to put his name on the november ballot. Hes currently the president of the board of supervisors. Supporters on the Progressive Side of politics in San Francisco have been urging him to run. I want to be a neighborhood mayor that honors every neighborhood in San Francisco. I dont think that this is about progressive or moderates. This is about taking care of San Francisco and being a mayor who knows how the United States and peskins rally will be held in chinatowns portsmouth square. Hundreds of people are expected to attend, from elected officials to neighborhood leaders. There is expected to be a rally against his campaign at the same place in the east bay. Now neighbors are stepping in to help a church thats been closed because of a fire. Its a story we first told you abt on abc seven mornings. It happened at saint john the Evangelists Church in San Franciscos mission district. Abc seven News ReporterTara Campbell has the story. We are all coming together to say, lets support each other and rebuild. One week after a fire forced saint john the Evangelist Church to shut the doors of its sanctuary, its nonprofit partner is working to make sure people dont get cut off of Services Like its daytime shelter. What were hoping to do is to be able to raise money for the church, to be able to bring it back to its original glory, and also to be able to do it quickly. Lydia bransten is the executive director of the gubbio project, and she says quickly is the key, so that were not in a position where were having to wait a long time to do the construction or that the construction takes a really long time. So it disrupts services. So thats thats the goal and the community is showing up. This is a very tight knit community in this part of the mission. Weve been through a lot over the last few years. We take care of each other many. Teal is the owner of mannys, a civic event space and popular restaurant in the neighborhood. This place is extremely special in this community. In this neighborhood, its more than just a church. Its a community space. Its a joy vortex. Its a place where people go for shelter, for support, for love. The church has a link where people can already donate, and Community Members like manny are also taking on the task. Im the president of the valencia merchants association, and so well be getting all the merchants on valencia street, especially those with large social media followings, to post the link and then mannys will be hosting an inperson fundraiser where all the proceeds will go towards repairs. Meanwhile, the San FranciscoFire Department is confirming the incident is still under investigation. If theres anything that the last three, four years have taught us, its that were resilient, but we need to Work Together to get through tough times. Tara campbell, abc seven news. Officers are trying to find the person who shot another driver on a freeway in berkeley. It happened at the ashby avenue on ramp to 80 eastbound just before five last night. The chp says a driver in a silver toyota camry crashed after someone in another car shot them. Their passenger is okay, but the driver is in the hospital. No, we kind of have to work backwards to determine where this all started. Our detectives are hard at work, right now, gathering as much evidence and other information that they can to help us answer these questions. Chp has not released details about a suspect. The ashby on ramp is back open now. A judge has appointed a special master to oversee the federal womens prison in dublin. Its an unprecedented step for a troubled prison facing allegations of widespread sexual abuse. A lawsuit claims the abuse there has not stopped, despite the former warden and several other officers facing charges. A judge appointed veteran corrections officer wendy stille, to oversee the prison. The fbi raided the prison last month. The man convicted of kidnaping and killing a 12 year old, polly klaas, more than 30 years ago, is now trying to get off death row. Attorneys for Richard Allen davis made their case in court. Davis is convicted of stealing klaas away from a Slumber Party in 1993 and killing her. Davis now says recent criminal justice reforms should give him a chance at a new sentence. His lawyers appeared before a judge in santa clara courtroom. That is, the victims father. Marc klaas says he was blindsided by it. Theyve used a new law, a new trick to relitigate this thing, to bring it back into the public view, to bring it back into my mind. I dont think about Richard Allen davis until Something Like this happens. So here we are, 30 years after the fact, and im having to relive my daughters murder again 30 years later. Legal experts we talked to say this case will likely be appealed to a higher court. The current top prosecutor in the county, where davis was originally sentenced, says he no longer believes in the death penalty. Santa clara d. A. Jeff rosen is trying to move other convicted men off death row. Hes now petitioning to resentence more than a dozen inmates to life without parole. Families of the victims will weigh in first. Now to the cant miss celestial event that has thousands of people ready to travel this weekend. The countdown is on to mondays Solar Eclipse. Abc seven News Reporter tim johns has how the bay area is getting ready with just days to go until the Solar Eclipse, the excitement is building. Mondays event will be a total Solar Eclipse, where the moon completely blocks out the sun. If youre in the socalled path of totality for us here in northern california, experts say we can expect to see an eclipse of about 35 in our area. You might notice some subtle effects from the partial eclipse. You might notice a slight dimming of the light, the slight cooling of the air. Dozens of watch parties are happening all around the bay area monday morning, and many are even traveling to places like texas, where the eclipse will be the most complete. That includes brian mendez from the uc berkeleys Lawrence Hall of science, who will be seeing his second total eclipse in person. I was utterly blown away. Never seen anything quite like that. No picture of a of a Solar Eclipse ever does justice to the full experience. Come monday, youll probably see a lot of people Walking Around with glasses just like these. These are critical if youre going to be viewing the eclipse to make sure your eyes are protected from the sun. One tip, though if youre going to buy them, make sure you get them from a reputable source to make sure your eyes stay protected. One of the places you can pick up a pair is at San Franciscos exploratorium, where they tell us they can hardly keep them on the shelves. They have been incredibly selling well, i think theyve been our top seller for the last three months. Everyone has been trying to get some, and even in this last stretch, we have sold 500 in the five days of this month. So far. While the last eclipse visible from the u. S. Was back in 2017, mendez says the next one wont happen until 2044. So if youre interested, monday is the time to check it out. You uh are waiting for one to cross by your home. Youll be waiting a while in San Francisco. Tim johns abc seven news. Now, if you cant watch the eclipse in person, abc seven bay area is your home. For complete coverage. We will be bringing you the excitement from across the country, starting right here at 11 a. M. On monday. Hows it looking outside . Lisa nice and cold. Actually. We have temperatures hovering around freezing in the north bay, and a live look outside from our sutro tower camera. Mainly in the 40s here. From the peninsula to the south bay. Not quite a warm up today, but were working on it and its going to be so warm. We could even see a heat advisory by the middle to the end of next week. Ill explain next. Lisa. Thank you. Also ahead, another body recovered in baltimore, the president s pledge as he visits the city and crews race to restore access to the key bridge. Then new purpose with the help of puppies. How canine companions are making a heartfelt difference at san we belong we belong together we belong hulu on disney . Available with disney bundle. Plans starting at 9. 99 a month. Looking at the San Francisco skyline. It is 512. We have new developments in the deadly baltimore bridge collapse. Divers recovered the body of another missing worker. That means three bodies have now been recovered. Three other workers remain missing and are presumed dead. President joe biden toured the site of the bridge collapse. He met with the families of the construction workers killed. Biden promised his support to the city of baltimore and financial help to rebuild folks. Finally, were going to move heaven and earth to rebuild this bridge as rapidly as humanly possible, and were going to do so with union labor and american steel. Some Congressional Republicans are pushing back on bidens promise of federal funding, though. Meanwhile the army corps of engineers shared a plan to make a passage for smaller cargo ships over the next month. They aim to reopen the entire port by the end of may. A major announcement is expected from the white house on Student Loans on monday. President biden is expected to share his latest attempt to forgive student loan debt. The Supreme Court squashed his original plan to cancel debt for millions of borrowers last year. Since then, the Biden Administration has slowly rolled out forgiveness to narrow groups of people like those who owe more in interest than their original loan. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi joined democratic whip Catherine Clark in a roundtable discussion about child care reform here in california. The group discussed the complications that currently exist within the child care industry. Pelosi and clark say that low wages among caretakers are still a problem, and more needs to be done to subsidize caretakers for affordable child care. We can never do enough in terms of how we pay people, how we train people, how we have facilities, and well hear, president said. Help is on the way when we he became president , he did many great things. Some of it has expired. Now we have to finish the job. Pelosi and clark also say investing in child care is critical for the states economy and for the city of San Francisco. In northern california, a decades old dream to build a massive new trail is getting closer to reality. Theres now a new road map to turn a historic rail line into a hiking trail. The great redwood trail would be connected to the Sonoma County smart commuter line. It would extend 300 miles through coastal redwoods into humboldt county. A planning document released this week lays out the possible route. The project is still decades away from being built, with an estimated 1 billion price tag and the north bay. Now some Service Animals are learning new tricks while helping build a better bay area. Inmates at san quentin are now in charge of their training. Abc seven News Reporter ryan curry takes us to san quentin, where these dogs are changing lives behind the walls of san quentin. A new way for inmates to better their lives. It involves a lot of pets, treats, wagging tails and yellow vests. These dogs will soon become Service Animals, and inmates play a big part in helping them get there. The level of training that these puppies have received here is nothing short of perfection. Once these puppies are born, they usually need volunteers to teach them basic commands before trainers turn them into service dogs. But instead of volunteers, a canine companions for independence is letting inmates do the basic training. Its designed to help not only the dogs, but also the inmates. Be a great opportunity for me to help out and be able to, give back to my society. I mean, that i took so much from. How you doing . George ramirez has been incarcerated since he was 16. He thought he would always be stuck behind prison walls. Now he has hope that he will get out soon and see his family. I was lost, you know, if i could actually say i was lost. And i found myself now in, today , im a im. Im a better brother, im a husband, you know, im about to have a kid. Yeah. It started off with two puppies. Now there are six being trained by inmates. Canine companion says they just got a grant from the state they hope to use to expand the program here at san quentin. The dogs who first got their artemus and wendell are now leaving san quentin to go for more advanced training. These dogs changed the lives of people with disabilities. How do i know . Get meat chip my mom cci service dog give. He was trained by female inmates at a prison in oregon. Oh my gosh, they changed my life. She feels a sense of independence shes never had. Knowing how impactful these dogs can be motivates inmates like george to keep training dogs. Its going to make all of us proud, you know, especially san quentin. Like were trying to make sure that that we represent, you know, that we represent like that this organization is going to lead in the right direction in the north bay. Ryan curry, abc seven news building a better bay area, one delicious meal at a time. San franciscos Restaurant Week is currently underway, bringing out deals and flavors all over the city. Its a chance for people to show their support for their favorite spots, or try out somewhere new. Food lovers have ten days to dine out at a discount. Hopes are high that it will bring much needed boost to business. It helps a lot. This is typically our our slower week uh our slower month actually. And, what i love about Restaurant Week is it gets it gives us a chance to kind of tap into a, a pool of guests that we just, we normally dont, dont get palette. Tea house in Ghirardelli Square is one of many places offering specialty dishes, like their peking duck with caviar. There is a long list of participating eateries to check out every day. Restaurant week runs through april 14th. New this morning, the grapevine on i5 is back open after snow shut it down overnight. Chp said it opened the highway in both directions while escorting traffic. Now yesterday, officers tried to keep speeds on the summit under 25mph to prevent accidents, but multiple crashes ended up closing the stretch of the freeway. A Winter Weather advisory remains in place for the region until 3 a. M. On monday, and take a look at this. The bay areas highest peaks are still coated in all that white after this weeks unusual spring snow. Sky seven caught the dusting atop mount hamilton, making for a winter like picture here. In april, we got the april snow survey this week as well. Above average snowpack statewide for the second straight season. But today we get a break from all that moisture with a sunny day ahead. Lets check in with lisa for the latest. Hows it shaping up . Yeah, its certainly cold out there. Yesterday, just 54 in San Francisco. The average high is 63. You feel it . Yeah. So we managed a couple of low 60s. But everyone really about 5 to 9 degrees below average for your friday today were still going to be below average, but were going to warm it up a little bit each and every day. And by next wednesday, thursday, that will be the warmest day of the week. And well see temperatures as much as ten degrees above average. Heres live doppler seven. Pretty quiet right now, and temperatures are cold enough to keep that snow that we had