both kathy and her husband are lawrence livermore lab employees. late this afternoon, the director of the lab released this statement: "kathy was a special person and a valued member of our laboratory. she was also proud of the accomplishments of her team. it's hard to put into words just how much she will be missed." and five other people were taken to the hospital including the driver. they were inside that gym class. they have all been released. i talked with the female driver's son and he tells me his mother is shaken and devastated that her life will never be the same. in livermore, juliette goodrich, kpix 5. >>> president obama has signed a disaster declaration in the wake of the "valley fire." it means fire victims will qualify for temporary housing grants and low cost loans. right now, flames are about 75% contained at the "valley fire." it has burned more than 76,000 acres. 1200 homes have been destroyed. 700 other structures have been destroyed. cobb is the only community still under evacuation orders. but thousands of people are displace

an executive at lawrence livermore national laboratory was killed. >> pam:this afternoon baker's husband talked to kron 4 haaziq madyun. about his wife. >> pam:it is a story you will see first on four. >> reporter: since she was the love of your life? >> absolutely. she meant everything to me. >> reporter: he and his wife were married in 2000 and worked together at the lawrence livermore laboratory. >> was the most beautiful person in the world to me creek she loved and appreciated everyone that works for her creek she was a really good community leader and the person >> reporter: she was-he was at work when he heard the news. (laughter) >> reporter: kathy baker did i have any children. she leaves behind her husband. and countless people who loved her. >> pam: lab director bill goldstein from the lawrence livermore national laboratory. released a statement regarding kathy baker's death. >> pam: he says quote- "this is a tragedy for her immediate family, as well as her lab family. kathy was a special person and a valued member of our laboratory. it is hard to put into words. just how much

." >>> the lawrence livermore national lab was killed today -- national lab is in mourning tonight. > a mercedes suv crashed through the front win -- window of the lifestyle sx gym. >> it does hit close to home. i never experienced anything like this. >> reporter: six people were injured and kathie baker of livermore was killed. >> terrible. it's a terrible shock. i mean you can't prepare for something as tragic as this. i mean, it's just something that happens in the blink of an eye. and the rest of us are left to deal with it. so it's going to be a hard road. >> reporter: one of bakers friend talked to us without showing his face. >> kathie was a good person. she came to the lab about 15 years ago. >> reporter: the crash happen when the 80-year-old driver was just trying to park her suv and she suffered what is called pedal confusion. >> when you think your foot is on the brake and you push it harder to stop, that's probably what happened. >> because then it goes 70 feet into the building. >> correct. >> reporter: baker was chief financial expert. baker's friend also works at the la

lawrence livermore national laboratory is in mourning. chief financial officer kathy baker was hit and killed when a car driven by an 80-year- old woman crashed into a livermore gym. she was exercising at the time with a group of people including her husband when a mercedes suv plowed right into the lifestyle rx gym. a friend of baker's says everybody is in shock. and lawrence livermore lab tweeted out a statement about this tragedy reading in part we grieve the loss of our own. those aresome of the morning headlines. back to you. >> thank ewe dave. >>> coming up on mornings on 2. the 9, it is usually really one of the most recognized songs in the world. and now ... it is free to sing. later about the ruling that makes it open to everyone. >> and don't forget the new hash tag, ktvuthe9. you can now sing the song for free. >> well, we received new information about another victim in the valley fire. human remains were found in the cobb area last night. while authorities are awaiting forensic tests, it is presumed the remains are those of ro

she was the cfo at the lawrence livermore lab. >>> it's going to be tougher for landlords to raise rent and evict tents in a san francisco after protections were passed for tenants making it more difficult for landlords to evict tenants for minor vallations without a chance to correct the violations. it limits the ability of landlords to raise rent on units after no fault evictions. >>> a south bay traffic plan years in the making has the green light. plans are submitted for two lanes between san jose and palo alto to be used as high speed bus lanes. the vta shows what it would look like along the 17-mile stretch of el camino real. the vta wants to install the express bus lanes down the middle of the road. passengers would board on medians and bike lanes would be added in each direction. the plan now advances to a policy advisory group. if passed, the controversial plan could be up for a vta board vote by january. >>> coming up, a big pharmaceutical ceo is backtracking today amid major backlash. his plans to reverse a 5,000% price hike for an important life-saving drug. >> a baseball gr

. >>> employees at lawrence livermore national lab are mourning the loss of their chief financial officer. she was identified as the woman hit and killed when a car plowed through a gym in livermore yesterday. kathy baker was exercising with a groom of people including her husband when a mercedes suv drove right through the lifestyle rx gym. one of baker's friends says everyone is in shock. >> it's something that happens in the blink of an eye. the rest of us are left to deal with it. it will be a hard road. >> six other people were also hurt in the crash. police say the driver was trying to park and mistook the accelerator for the brake. her family says she's devastated at what happened. her license is being suspended. officers have told her not to drive. >>> we do have part of the statement from laurbs livermore labs who says "we afree with the loss of one of our own. thank you for your condole condolences." >>> volkswagen's ceo is out. winterkorn stepped down saying was taking responsibility for the cheating scandal while indissing he was not -- insisting he was not aware of any wrong

she was the chief financial officer at lawrence livermore national laboratory.olice say the elderly driver was trying to park when she had peddle confusion and pushed down on the gas instead of the brake. baker was killed and five others were injured. that accident is bringing new attention to older drivers and when it is time to give up their license. lilian kim has that part of the story. >> do you think of the day you won't be able to drive they more? >> it will be very hard. >> it is a topic many seniors don't like to talk about especially when they are feeling as young as ever. >> i work full time. i'm the think. >> but for some age has affected their driving. >> your reaction time is off and people seem to be driving faster than they were when you were younger probably they aren't. they hold classes for people 65 and older. it is called age well and drive smart. it is designed to help seniors identify warning signals. there are the physical signals, vision, hearing and range of motion. >> as we get older and as we age we do start to see cognitive impairmen

. >>> the lawrence livermore national lab confirmed its chief financial officer was killed in a crash. kathie baker was taking a class at the gym when a car slammed into the building. it happened at the lifestyles rx gym in livermore. that's where we find ktvu's john sasaki who says the 80- year-old driver hit the wrong pedal, john. >> reporter: it's the kind of thing we often hear about. usually an older driver slamming on the gas instead of the break and slamming into a building. this time it was fatal. people in livermore were in stunned silence after the incident. around 60:00 a. -- 6:30 a.m. an suv slammed into the gym. six people were injured and 49- year-old kathie baker of livermore was killed. >> terrible. i mean it's a terrible shock. i mean, you can't prepare for something as tragic as this. i mean, it's just something that happens in the blink of an eye. and the rest of us are left to deal with it. so you know it's going to be a hard road. >> reporter: one of bakers friends talked with us while not showing his face. >> kathie was a good person. she came to the lab about 15

livermore, 49-year-old kathy baker was hit by the vehicle, the chief financial officer at the lawrence livermore national laboratory. police say the driver was just trying to park and she had peddle conduce and pushed down on the gas rather than brakes. the vehicle went through the window of the gym into a class. five others were injured. >> the accident is bringing new attention to older drivers and an issue all of us will have to face: when to give up the keys. here is that part of the story. >> you think of the day when you will not be able to drive. >> it will be very hard. >> a topic many seniors don't like to talk about especially when they feel young. >> i work full time. i'm the new 30, i think. >> for some, aim has affected their driving. >> director reaction time is off. people are driving faster than they were when you everyone everyone younger. c.h.p. holds classes for 65 colder called age well, drive part, designed to help seniors identify warning signs. there are the physical considerations, vision, hearing and range of motion. >> on top of that, as we age, we do start to see cogni

the woman killed was 49-year-old cathy baker, the chief financial officer at the lawrence livermore lab. >> we also have new develops from the valley fire. the death toll has climbed to four people. the body of robert fletcher was found near cobb. he's one of two men that firefighters have been searching for. the fire has now burned more than 76,000 acres. it's 80% contained. nbc bay area's christie smith is in middletown for us where federal workers have arrived where you are to help the evacuees. >> that's right. exactly what fema can do for people will depend on their personal situation, and they caution, they may not be able to make everyone whole again. but already, here in middletown, people are starting to register with fema and reach out. >> so i'm a little raw inside. and i see that the fema truck has just arrived and it brings tears to my eyes. >> gale breathes a sigh of relief as she picked up a contact number for fema. the number is for a friend staying with her after losing nearly everything in the valley fire. >> i don't know what's going to be available for a renter. you

she was the chief financial officer at lawrence livermore national laboratory.olice say the elderly driver was trying to park when she had peddle confusion and pushed down on the gas instead of the brake. baker was killed and five others were injured. that accident is bringing new attention to older drivers and when it is time to give up their license. lilian kim has that part of the story. >> do you think of the day you won't be able to drive they more? >> it will be very hard. >> it is a topic many seniors don't like to talk about especially when they are feeling as young as ever. >> i work full time. i'm the new 30 i think. >> but for some age has affected their driving. >> your reaction time is off and people seem to be driving faster than they were when you were younger probably they aren't. they hold classes for people 65 and older. it is called age well and drive smart. it is designed to help seniors identify warning signals. there are the physical signals, vision, hearing and range of motion. >> as we get older and as we age we do start to see cognitive

she was the cfo at the lawrence livermore lab. the lab's director says kathy was a very special person and a valued member of the laboratory. she was always proud of the accomplishments of her team. it's hard to put into words how much she will be missed." >>> sausalito police are trying to track down an armed intruder. they received a call about a home invasion at 7 p.m. at central and san carlos. kpix 5's cate caugiran is live in sausalito with the latest. >> reporter: michelle, this is certainly going to rattle neighbors here in the small community of sausalito this morning. we also know a similar incident happened in tiburon just a couple of days ago. no word yet if police think the two are connected. but let's tell you what happened. sometime just after 7:00, police say an armed man got into a multi-million dollar home on central avenue. he got in through an unlocked side door and a woman was home alone at the time. and somehow, she heard or saw the suspect. she yelled at him to get out and he ran away of police say he had so

his wife of 15 years he and his wife kathy met in early 1990 while working together at the lawrence livermore laboratory. >>haaziq madyun: in livermore. >>mark: they have not released the name of the driver of the shares from the more investing is there no sign the judge ought all played a role in the crash at this point no charges have been filed fibril jacob still has been adapted from san mateo police are looking for him will bring you live coverage of that for continuing to watch the latest at the white house this morning with the pope in washington the same. >>darya: 05 your boy who was taken by his father his ninth five your objective still up up from san mateo there is a gambler information to look out for this morning as a into work or school they're looking for a father his 34 years old and his son and also the show you the license plate. still >>james: the cool side santa rosa 51 perhaps in some parts of the east bay as well here's a quick look at temperatures all highlight san francisco briefly as you probably max out are that the 78375 degree temperature range the pentagon were in

however, this week's crash killed a cfo of lawrence livermore labs, seen right here, 49-year-old cathieaker. >>> a dead whale washed ashore in the bay area, this time in fremont. the whale is badly decomposes, a young california gray whale. it was spotted near the dumbarton bridge. that's quite a distance from the ocean. nbc bay area's chuck coppola joins us there. they haven't seen a dead whale there in this part of the bay for the last 14 years. >> reporter: that's right. salt pods along highway 84, the marshlands in southern san francisco bay hardly whale territory, but authorities say the dead whale was found along a bike path just north of the dumbarton bridge approach on the east side. it appears to have been a weaned calf that may have become disoriented sometime. that's according to specialists. the beached juvenile california gray whale was found near the fremont side of the dumbarton bridge more than 30 miles into the bay. now rotting, its skin peeling back, pecked away by turkey vultures, it's spotted by bicyclers and hikers near the alameda bike path near coyote hills region

. >>> well, an executive from lawrence livermore national laboratory was killed during her morning workoutin a crash involving an elderly driver. the 49-year-old kathy baker was working out at the life styles gym on east stanley boulevard. an suv just crashed through the glass doors. the vehicle didn't stop for 20 feet. baker died from her injuries and five others were injured. police say the woman is 80 years old and trying to park when it happened. >> we believe she had pedal confusion. that is where you hit the gas pedal instead of the brakes. she crashed through the gym, crashing into a classroom. >> the driver was not seriously hurt. police say she could face charges depending on the investigation. >>> the 349ers fans accused of beating up a vikings family were charged with assault. one faces up to four years in prison and two others face up to seven years. cell phone video shows that incident. witnesses say it started when two fans began trash talking. security broke up the fight. >> this is not a case about sports rivalry, team jerseys, san francisco 49ers, or minnesota vikings. thi

jeff beck is wife of 15 years he and his wife met in early 1990 while working together at the lawrence livermore laboratory. >>james: the have not released the name of that driver of the is to be but they say she is from the more investigators say there are no signs right now the drug off the lead role in the crash at this point no charges have been filed three friends are facing felony charges now police said a recall on video beating of the minnesota vikings fan and by stating during the opener here martinez and felix should there were charged with felony assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury that the charges said they tackled an insult to the 35 year-old san jose died in the to the concussion they're trying to cut down of our consumption at 49 games it comes after those 49 fans recall on video beating of the menace of a fan the cell stop the the in the third quarter police say it depends on the events was second place and alcohol sales have been stopped much sooner than in the the third quarter they suggested instead like banning season- ticket holders see if they get into

her suv ended up 60 feet inside the building killing this woman, an executive at the lawrence livermore lab. police say she confused the gas for the brakes. >>> here comes the heavy hitters. apple and samsung expanding in north san jose. thousands of new jobs and a lot more traffic. samsung opens doors to its new facility. it will house thousands of workers. apple and other big companies are planning to move in the same ar area. >> reporter: bringing two thousands new jobs to north san jose. >> gamers might go to san francisco. we're happy to have the grown ups here. we have a diverse set of tech companies. regardless of what happens in social media it's sustainable. >> reporter: just down the street from where apple plans to build, samsung says it will compete for tech workers offering a huge new building with a gym, putting green and even a place to power nap. >> think about the tech center of the world. think about the innovation that's here, venture capital that's here and education system that's here. >> reporter: all those new jobs bring up an old problem. more traffic and a need

killing 49 year old katheryn baker.an executive who worked at lawrence livermore national laboratory. >> grant: >> pam:the horrific crash happened at "lifestyles r-x gym" this morning. that's where we find kron- 4's j-r stone. he joins us live. >> pam:j-r >> reporter:pam it has been a very difficult day for many out community. this evening you can see the front of this gym and the plywood that has been put up. the woman who died was just 49 years old. >> reporter: kron 4's haaziqu madyun talked with her husband first earlier today. >> reporter: >> she was loved by not only the people that she worked for but the people that was loved and appreciated by everyone at work for her career she was a really good community leader and a good person. >> the last thing the remembered is hearing the door locked. and there she goes again, doing what she loved. >> reporter: that the baker did not having children creek she leaves behind her husband, her family and countless people who loved her. >> reporter: this is a live look of that jim this evening. in a sea the plywood that is still up this even

. >>> well, an executive from lawrence livermore national laboratory was killed during her morning workoutin a crash involving an elderly driver. the 49-year-old kathy baker was working out at the life styles gym on east stanley boulevard. an suv just crashed through the glass doors. the vehicle didn't stop for 20 feet. baker died from her injuries and five others were injured. police say the woman is 80 years old and trying to park when it happened. >> we believe she had pedal confusion. that is where you hit the gas pedal instead of the brakes. she crashed through the gym, crashing into a classroom. >> the driver was not seriously hurt. police say she could face charges depending on the investigation. >>> the 349ers fans accused of beating up a vikings family were charged with assault. one faces up to four years in prison and two others face up to seven years. cell phone video shows that incident. witnesses say it started when two fans began trash talking. security broke up the fight. >> this is not a case about sports rivalry, team jerseys, san francisco 49ers, or minnesota vikings. thi

lawrence livermore lab tweetedded a statement about the crash that reads in part, we grieve the lossthy baker, killed in a tragic car accident. thank you for your condolences. >>> 7:39. president obama made it official. he declared the valley fire a federal disaster. calfire now says more than 1900 structures were destroyed, including more than 1200 homes. the fire has bushed more than 76 -- burned more than 76,000 acres. the containment is up to %. that declaration by the president will allow federal money to be released for the fire victims and also to help the firefighters. >>> the lake county sheriff's department said two men are missing in the valley fire. 66-year-old robert fletcher of cobb and 61-year-old robert lickman of lower lake have not been seen since the fire started. both of their homes were destroyed but a search of their property by dogs so far have turned up nothing. if you have any information, call the sheriff's office. >>> well, the people still at the evacuation center in calistoga, they will have to find a new place to go. the fairgrounds is scheduled to close

well, congress turned her down and to this day it's known as the lawrence livermore national laboratory. what we can say, however, is that the history of big science tells us that science itself can't -- seen as good or evil. ernest lawrence's new a paradigm of scientific researches given us isotopies and diagnostic techniques that save lives, put men on the moon and allowed to us explore the outermost planets and peer deeply into the subatomic world. it may provide us yet with weapons against climate change, even as itself given us the tool to destroy ourselves. just before open the floor for questions i'd like to leave you with one last topic to debate and that's whether, after 70 yee me a hey reached the economic and political limits of big science. the reason that the large collider is the biggest accelerator in the worldings that the united states abandoned its own parallel project, the super conducting, super collider in 1990s mostly bus the budget had grown so huge. almost since the inception, the costs of big science has prompted its critics to ask whether it can get too expensi

to this day it is known as the lawrence livermore national library. what we can say, however, is the history of big science tells us that science itself can be seen as good or evil. we can only render judgment on what humankind makes of it. ernest lawrence new paradigm of scientific research has given us isotopes and diagnostic techniques that save lives. to put man on the moon and allowed us to explored the outermost planets and explore deeply into the subatomic world. it may provide us yet with weapons against climate change and even give us the tools to destroy ourselves. now, just before i open the floor for questions and discussion, i'd like to leave you with one last topic to debate. that is whether after 70 years we may have reached the political economic limits of big science. the reason it is the biggest accelerator in the world is because the united states abandon its own parallel project in the 1990s mostly because it's budget had grown so huge. almost since the inception, the cost of big science has prompted its critics to ask whether it c

>>reporter: lawrence livermore laboratory confirms it was their chef financial officer 4 49-year-old katie baker who died prosecute her jersey. in a statement lab director bill goldstein said yet this is a tragedy for her immediate why the family as well as her lab family. katie was special person and valued member of our lost. hard to put in words just how much she will be missed. 5 other people inside the gym were also hurt none of them seriously. baker was named cf o in 2012 after working at the lab for 11 years prior to her prosecute motion. we identified the woman driving the mercedes suv as 80-year-old the monica deacon also of liver moyvrment as people get to 80 or older and even 70's they have had a hard life consider possibly giving up driving and i say that only if it really impedes in some which. >> deacon not seriously hurt and not cited at the scene but could the face charges pending out come of the investigation. this is abc 7 news. >> train slammed into a car in san m te'o tonight. happened at about 6:30 at the fourth avenue crossing in san mateo. you cap see it was sm

lawrence livermore laboratory is in mourning after its chief financial officer smashed into a livermore gym. six other people were hurt. kathy baker was exercising at the gym with a group of people including her husband when a mercedes suv plowed through the front of the building. everyone is still in shock. >> it's just something that happens in a blink of an eye and the the rest of us are left to doo with it. >> the driver was trying to park and stepped on the gas instead of the brakes her driver's license is being suspended and she has been told by police not to drive. >>> a tweet we grieve the loss of one of our own. cfo kathy baker killed in a tragic car accident. thank you for the condolences. >>> pope francis he was greeted by thousands of people as he arrived here in the u.s. yesterday. and he has a very busy day ahead of him today. caroline is at the white house this morning where the pope will be arriving in just about an hour from now. caroline. >> reporter: gosh to you. and he will head to the oval office where he will have a private meeting with the president. ideal expecte

the cso of lawrence livermore labs was killed in the crash, six others hurt.veal accidents like this are too common among the elderly. reaction time and mental focus decline and for other reasons. >> driver 65 and older, over 08% are on meds and that means not just men but maybe two or three. and a lot of medications when they're mixed together can cause serious side effects. >> research shows older drivers are not necessarily more dangerous than drivers in other age groups. and when it comes to traffic citatio citations, distracted and drunk driving, they're the safest, the elderly. the dmv tests drivers 70 and old every five years. >>> a grieving sister in the bay area to claim her brother's remains. he was found dead in a santa clara jail cell on august 27th. three correctional deputies have been arrested open charged with his murder. he was supposed to be moved to a mental health problem before being found beaten to death. his sister says if those responsible thought that her brother was an insignificant forgotten man, they were wrong. >> it just a has to

the cfo of lawrence livermore labs was killed in that crash. six others were hurt. statistics reveal accidents like these far too common among elderly. as people age the body breaks down, reaction time, mental decline naturally and others as well. >> over 80% are on meds and that means not just one but maybe two or three. and a lot of medications when they're mixed together can cause serious side effects. >> research shows older drivers are not necessarily more dangerous than drivers in other age groups, but when it comes to traffic citations, distracted and drunk driving they're actually the safest, the dmv tests drivers 70 and older every five years instead of every ten as it does for the rest of the population. >>> middle school students in the east bay area learning a tough lesson about theft. someone broke into a shipping container on campus stealing bikes and the tools they were using to fix them. as nbc bay area's jean elle reports, students were looking forward to donating those fixed bikes to people in need. >> oh, we were like building them and also like f

she was the cfo at the lawrence livermore lab.says kathy was a very special person and a valued member of the laboratory. she was always proud of the accomplishments of her team. it's hard to put into words how much she will be missed." >>> sausalito police are trying to track down an armed intruder. they received a call about a home invasion at 7 p.m. at central and san carlos. kpix 5's cate caugiran is live in sausalito with the latest. >> reporter: michelle, this is certainly going to rattle neighbors here in the small community of sausalito this morning. we also know a similar incident happened in tiburon just a couple of days ago. no word yet if police think the two are connected. but let's tell you what happened. sometime just after 7:00, police say an armed man got into a multi-million dollar home on central avenue. he got in through an unlocked side door and a woman was home alone at the time. and somehow, she heard or saw the suspect. she yelled at him to get out and he ran away of police say he had something over his fac

as is the background on all of our nuclear scientists who work at lawrence livermore, as is anyone in the witness protection program, as is every fbi and cia agent, all in the opm files which have been hacked the surveillance state is a constant. as mike mooreal confirm, mrs. clinton's server was almost certainly monitor nil chinese, the russian and the iranians. probably have everything with ought to ask them to find out about the 30,000 e-mails. but that creeping concern that we have about the surveillance state is what powers rand paul as well as his giftedness in connecting with young people and that's real. i saw it this week. as well as his deep ethic of christian service. go's machine medical missions, performs free eye surgeries. walks the walk and that matters in america act least fly over america. the real deal. the rise of the islamic state has eclipsed perhaps some of his antiinterventionist talk but maybe not. we'll see. governor perry was my guest today at the radio show. the most underestimated along with rick santorum of the candidates seems to be a time where scott wa

livermore resident. we believe that she had pedal confusion. that's where you hit the gas instead of the brakes. >> lawrence rivermore laboratory say it was theirin a statement, bill goldsteen says this is a tragedy for her immediate family as well as her lab family. cathy was a special person and valued member of our laboratory. it's hard to put into words how much she will be missed. five other people were also hurt, none of them seriously. baker was named cfo after working with the lab 11 years prior to her promotion. abc 7 news has identified the woman driving the suv as 80-year-old deacon of livermoral. >> they've had a hard life