the gabriella lopez of 2019 and the gabriella lopez now are different people, more experienced, moreedgeable, wiser? >> what i've learned is not to isolate myself when things get hard. they will. definitely more mature, more knowledgeable than the 2019 gabriella. reporter: for lopez, going away quietly was never an option. in san francisco, dan melendez, abc7news -- leanne melendez abc7news. dan: the white house monkeypox response team said it is optimistic the spread of the virus is slowing. cases in the u.s. have dropped about 25%. u.s. has reported more than 17,000 confirmed cases. in covid news, madrona has sued pfizer, claiming date copied the technology. our correspondent addressed the lawsuit today on our 3:00 program. >> no one knows for sure what madrona wants. they made it clear they do not want to take any vaccines off the market, they realize the importance of the vaccines being available. it seems like they want a cut of the profits. dan: pfizer says it is surprised by the lawsuit and is relying -- relying heavily on biontech's research. dion: the next mission to the moo

well recently one of them gabriella lopez announced she is running again for a position on the board many people abc 7 news senior education reporter liam melendez spoke to lopez about being ousted and her renewed hopes. january 2019 newly elected school board commissioner gabriela lopez honored her parents by taking the oath in spanish being able to invite them to something that were normally not a part of was was why i was so emotional for a lot of people a former classroom teacher at 28 lopez was the youngest elected official in san francisco and eventually became the president of the school board her platform focused on giving teachers a living wage allowing parents to become involved in their children's education by decreasing the language barriers and supporting the socio-emotional health of students among other things and then covid hit. and many of your critics said that instead of focusing on kids returning to the classroom you and the board focused on other non-essential things such as renaming schools painting over murals if you had to do it again. what would you do differ

the chronicle reports gabriella lopez plans to run for her seat again.ed candidacy papers yesterday. at the end of her time on the board, lopez served as president but voters recalled her in february. many voters upset about the board's priorities as the schools remain closed during the pandemic. >>> and the countdown is on to one of the biggest competitions in the world. we're 100 days away from the fifa world cup. the games are taking place in qatar in november. you can watch them live on our sister station telemundo and watch on pcock. watch on pcock. we'leal mornings are our time, and i couldn't let stiff joints slow me down. so i started taking osteo bi-flex every day because it has joint shield... ...clinically shown to improve joint comfort within 7 days. osteo bi-flex - available at your local retailer and club. non-gaming tribes have been left in the dust. wealthy tribes with big casinos make billions, while small tribes struggle in poverty. prop 27 is a game changer. 27 taxes and regulates online sports betting to fund permanent solution to hom

gabriella lopez was serving as board president when she and two others were recalled over issues like remaining in schools during the pandemic. larry: months after pink slips were sent out to dozens of teachers, an influx of new students has changed the game plan, boosting enrollment. cornell barnard explains what is behind that jump. >> just being able to meet those kids at the door, it is exciting to have that opportunity to be part of their lives. cornell: angela is a fourth-grade teacher and is ready to welcome new students next week and this year, it will be a full house. >> i'm 29 this year. cornell: she teaches at pleasant valley elementary school where a big jump in enrollment happened over the summer. almost 50 new students are starting here. >> i would say the most challenging thing is having more bodies in the classroom, making sure that we differentiate enough. >> district-wide, the news gets better. faced with declining enrollment and budget cuts, and unified has seen an increase of almost 300 students. >> we are super excited to have an increased enrollment because a lot

"the chronicle" reports gabriella lopez plans to run for her seat on the board again.andidacy papers yesterday. at the end of her time on the board, lopez was president. voters recalled her in february, many upset about the board's priorities as schools remained shut down during the pandemic. >>> this weekend, a big event is kicking off in san jose and this morning we have a preview what you can expect. take a listen. ♪♪ ♪ woke up this morning, looked around for my shoes ♪ ♪ you know i have them, oh, worrying blues ♪ >> right there listening to the sweet sounds this morning of musician j.c. smith playing live at cesar chavez park, one of several to hit the stage this weekend in san jose at the jazz festival. in addition to mr. smith there, you will see headlines, peanut butter wolf, natasha diggs, uncle charlie wilson, so many great performers out there this weekend. the doors open at 4:00 this afternoon. the festival runs through sunday and spans across 30 venues. tickets range from $30 to nearly $500, get the exclusive vip experience. down for that. i don't know what

"the chronicle" reports gabriella lopez plans to run for her seat again. she submitted the candidacy papers yesterday. at the voters recalled her in february many upset about the board's priorities as schools remain closed during the pandemic. >>> this weekend, a big event is kicking off in san jose and this morning, we are excited to preview what you can expect. take a listen. ♪♪ ♪ when you're down and out and you feel real low ♪ ♪ just come on over to the place where i work ♪ ♪ well all your lonely nights i'm about to soothe ♪ ♪ i play the blues ♪ >> you're listening to the sweet sound of musician j.c. smith live at chavez park one of several people to hit the stage this weekend for the san jose jazz festival. the festival features headliners peanut buller wolf, natasha diggs and melanie charles and also tony! tone! toni!. doors open at 4:00 p.m. the festival runs through sunday and fans across 30 venues. tickets range from $30 to nearly $500, get the exclusive vip experience. >> i'll stick with the $30 folks there. you know, that's what they sound like

gabriella lopez submitted her candidacy papers yesterday. lopez lost her seat on the school board in february by more than 70% of the vote, along with two other board members. the recall effort was started by parents and community members frustrated about the slow reopening of schools during the pandemic, among other issues. london breed appointed three people to fill the seats in all three of them were also running in the november election to keep their seats. according to a report in the san francisco chronicle. fewer freshmen are heading to uc berkeley this fall , cal offered admission to 14601st year students for the fall semester, which begins next week. the university says that is the lowest number of potential new students since 2018 university officials say the reason for the reduced number of offers was a result of standard enrolment planning. designed to keep enrollment stable. well, you may have noticed more cars out on the road. we take a look at the changing traffic patterns during the area commute times and how traffic is impac