creek. another woman and the driver were rushed to the hospital. kimberly tere is at the scene with the latest for us. reporter: the fact that it happened at 6:30 this evening, witnesses tell us they saw a group of people who appeared to be a family. they were walking on north main street at park side near the marriott hotel when they say a speeding pickup truck ran in to them. walnut creek police will confirm one woman has died and another adult female take on the the hospital in grave condition. the driver of the pickup truck, they say, had to be extricated from his vehicle which was wedged against a retaining wall. he was taken to the hospital and later arrested for vehicle manslaughter. the young girl was lying down. she was all bloody. reporter: that s what i heard. she was conscious and the guy was looking and then another lady came to me and said that the mom is dead. reporter: police say they are looking in to how fast the driver was going at the time of the
makes reelection anything but certain. today president barack obama made his case for a second term. we have team coverage. amber lee followed today s speech. but we begin with ken pritchett, inside the national convention where the president said times have changed but so have i have. reporter: we heard a lot of things that could be more rousy, more aimed at getting a reaction but the message was what we were looking for. the president says his plan restructure it is middle class but that it takes time. you elected me for the truth. and the truth is it will take more than a few years to fix challenges that have built over decades. reporter: republicans at their convention talked about america s problems not about how to fix those problems. all they had to offer was the same prescriptions they ve had for the last 30 years. have a surplus? try a tax cut. deficit too high, try another. feel a cold coming on, take two tax cuts roll back some regulations and call us in th
tragedy that has affected all deeply to the core. chp officers came and went in a constant stream to the emergency room at john muir medical center. one hour after his death, a chp helicoptercled the hospital flashing lights in what appeared to be a salute to the fallen officer. the family wanted to once again express their deepest gratitude to the law enforcement family, first responders, medical staff, members of the public. you ve been amazing. it s important that you guys know, he absolutely loved his job and the service that they did. all us and in the community, truly. reporter: a fund to help out the officer s wife and four children has been set up and docks will be accepted we are told at all wells fargo branches. also on thursday the family and officials are supposed to begin talking about plans for a memorial. for a sad night here in walnut creek. abc 7 news. in the meantime, the death which is gut-wrenching a candlelight vigil when the news spread. few