but the world did not know much about the other victim in the crash, ashleigh roberta. she died at the scene. her mother is talking for the first time about her daughter's death. now the driver of the car, ashleigh's friend, marie espinosa, pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter and drunken-driving. >> i hope that no other family feels the pain that we feel every day. words cannot express it. >> court documents show that espinoza and davies were driving back to espinoza -- back to davies's hotel room, but espinoza loss control and crashed, splitting the suv in half. >> when i heard, i remember screaming and screaming for hours. i remember calling my doctor and saying, please meet me, take my heart, take my vital organs. anything to keep my daughter alive. >> jennifer speaks to college kids to turn her daughter's tragedy into a life saving message. >> maria espinosa faces up to eight years in prison for involuntary manslaughter and five years for dwi. as for charlie d's, he broke two bones in his right to make and is in europe trying to revive his soccer career. >> it i

tonight, anderson tells ashleigh banfield what she says happened that night. >> i promise i'll get a quiet prostitute. >> he is tv's mega million dollar man. >> all my hooker numbers are in that phone. >> the highest paid actor on television. raking in a reported $1.25 million for every episode of his hit sitcom "two and a half men." >> she overplayed her hand this time. >> although these days, he may be better known for his off camera antics. the latest, a drunken rampage at the plaza hotel in new york city that ended with a bloodied sheen being taken away by ambulance for a psychiatric evaluation. just days later, though, he was back at work, seemingly unconcerned with what he told "extra" was one bad night. >> a guy has one bad night and everybody goes insand and panics and, you know, i'm not panicking. >> reporter: but in this exclusive interview, the woman who was with him that night -- >> it was like that of being in a horror film. >> reporter: -- tells us a very different story. what is the worst thing you think was going to happen to you? >> that i could be severely beaten up

you spoke to our correspondent, ashleigh banfield, the other night.harlie was going to pay capri $12,000 for sex. and then, after the night went amiss, he offered her $8,000 more. is that right? >> well, there were -- again, there were a number of text messages back and forth. she was complaining that she didn't get paid for the evening. that her purse was missing or was damaged. and charlie said, listen, whatever money you're out. i'll be more than happy to pay you. that's the extent of it. >> he did hire her for sex? she denies that. >> no. she wasn't hired or sex. she was hired to be the entertainment for the evening. she was present at the dinner. she went back to the hotel room with him. but there was never a sexual encounter. and there was never money exchanged for sexual acts. >> as you know, she's made some very serious charges against your client, saying he put his arms around her neck. saying he threatened to kill her. saying he threw a lamp at her across the room. your response to that? >> well, there are a number of things you have to cons

he met ashleigh and espinosa at a bar. the offer to drive him back to his hotel. espinosa's blood alcohol content was almost twice the legal limit. the impact of the crash split the vehicle in half. ashleigh died at the scene. >> i remember just screaming and screaming for hours. and i remember just calling my doctorate, saying, just need me -- to meet me at the doctor. take my heart, take my titles, anything to keep my daughter life. >> babies suffered several broken bones. today, -- davies suffered several broken bones. today he is in good enough shape to play again. while his injuries garnered the headlines, this woman lost a daughter. >> i feel like i'm in a nightmare and i never wake up. gregg's espinosa got eight years of involuntary -- for involuntary manslaughter. and five years forging and driving. >> today marked the beginning of salvation army's red kettle campaign. the red kettle campaign, which began back in 1891 provides food and clothing to children worldwide. i's de's would -- hund program, which began in 1988, has donated more than $18 million to

our ashleigh banfield is here this morning. >> reporter: good morning.ins to find a missing spouse, if that spouse went missing. not really the case here. with the powells, it's been a really long, strange year. and in fact, josh powell has barely said a peep. but now, he's talking. and what he's saying, not very nice. take a look. silent for nearly a year. josh powell is speaking out to "the salt lake tribune," calling his missing wife, susan, extremely unstable. adding, she was mentally ill and fled her home and family last december. >> he believes that the police have mishandled this investigation by focusing on him. and again, josh feels that she just ran away. >> reporter: powell has no evidence to back that up. and is sticking by a bizarre alibi the night his wife went missing. he claims he took his two, young boys, age 2 and 4, winter camping, late on a sunday night, during a blizzard. he says susan stayed behind at home. >> he says he stayed warm on that cold night with the boys by bringing a generator and a heater. >> reporter: powell has done l

ashleigh banfield, abc news, new york. >>> more problems with the giant jetliners. say they're going to keep the airbus a-380 grounded for a few more days, finding oil in parts of the engine where there shouldn't be oil. the australian national carrier stopped flying the jumbo jets after an engine burst into flames on a flight from singapore to sydney last week. >> now a look at your monday forecast. the first measurable snow falls in the northeast, in parts of maine, new hampshire, vermont. it's starting. nasty in the northwest from northern california into montana. heavy snow in the mountains. rain in the flatlands. >> most of the country can leave heavy coats at home today. the midsection, temperatures will run 10 to 15 degrees above normal, with highs in the 60s and 70s. >>> well you would think after last week's elections, campaigning would finally be over. but you would be wrong. >> that's right. two turkeys raised on a farm in california are making campaign appearances to promote their brethren. a tom, chosen for the traditional presidential pardon. >> for se

here's ashleigh banfield. >> reporter: after a year of silence, josh powell is speaking out to the salt lake tribune. calling his missing wife susan, extremely unstable. and claiming that she was mentally ill when she fled her home last december. >> he believes that the police have mishandled this investigation by focusing on him and again, josh feels that she just ran away. >> reporter: powell is sticking by a bizarre alibi. the night his wife went missing, he claims that he took his two young boys, ages 2 and 4, camping during a blizzard while his wife stayed at home. >> he said that she was a good wife and a good mother. at that point, josh began to cry. >> reporter: though powell hasn't been charged he's the only person of interest in the case. and now, he's addressing a wet stain drying on a rug, suggesting that susan was trying to clean a red stain, likely juice, although police have said nothing about it. more unsubstianted accusations from josh's father, he claims that susan ran off with another man and told abc news that there's a history of mental history in susan's family. in

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i'm ashleigh banfield in new york. >> you heard the mention of $1 million.tly the extortion was, if you pay me the money i'll keep the story out of the papers. and his legal team who will be on "gma" later, they're saying what about that $165,000 watch we all heard so much about that was missing from the hotel room? >> because she locked herself in the bathroom, his lawyer is saying she did that because she was afraid he'd find the watch on her. that interview with his team on "gma" later today. >>> how technology is making a difference in the fitting room. >> i tried out a so-called magic mirror at the department store and it's a new experience shopping for clothes. that's next. . >>> let's be real here for a second. guys for the most part hate shopping. definitely me. the whole experience is bad but the part of course that we and definitely me hate the most is trying on those clothes. that stinks, that part of it. >> we don't like that part of it either. but for those of you who dread dressing rooms with the harsh lighting and terrible angles, it may be a

for "good morning america," ashleigh banfield, abc news. >> not panicking, and the rating for the show is as high as ever. that's the backstory. coming up, capri anderson joins us live right here in times square, what she says really happened that night. a "gma" exclusive. >>> and a popular princess to be, after katie and william post they are way ahead of his dad. >>> and a pastor in facebook now lead to allegations of his own affair. how his painful past are catching up with him now. that's after local news and weather. [ female announcer ] keurig has over 200 varieties of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. it's the way to individually brew fresh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew, hon. [ female announcer ] choose. brew. enjoy. keurig. just got more powerful. introducing precise pain relieving cream. it blocks pain signals fast for relief precisely where you need it most. precise. only from the makers of tylenol. [ smack! ] [ smack! smack! smack! ] [ male announcer ] your favorite foods fighting you? fight back fast with tums. calcium rich tums goes to work in secon

but the story from ashleigh banfield. >> reporter: he has said almost nothing that public for nearlyear, now josh powell is speaking out. in an interview with the salt lake tribune, powell called his missing wife unstable. >> he believes the police have mishandled this investigation by focusing on him. >> reporter: powell is maintaining the night his wife went missing, he took his two young boys out in the dead of night during a blizzard. >> he's stuck to the story that she ran away and he didn't do anything with her. >> reporter: powell remains the only person of interest in the case, although he hasn't been charged. >> he believes he can return and that she might return at anytime. >> reporter: powell has done little to find his wife. instead, within weeks, he moved his children out of the family home and out of state. and surprising new accusations from steven powell, josh's father. he claims susan ran off with another man. saying, quote, she's very sexually motivated. josh said police are questioning the very wet stain found on the rug drying the night susan disappeared. they say

but first, ashleigh banfield. has more on the latest of sheen's very public troubles. >> reporter: on tv, charlie sheen's made millions off of his bad boy persona. >> i'm not going to lie about who i am or where i've been. >> reporter: but in real life, his recent incident and history of bad behavior with women may land him back in court. capri anderson was with sheen during the hotel meltdown. >> what happened with charlie sheen that night in the hotel? >> reporter: new details about what happened that night are coming out in a lawsuit. she's suing sheen for battery, assault, emotional distress. the lawsuit details sheen's alleged behavior once they returned to his plaza hotel room and she resisted his advances. it says he, quote, grabbed walsh's neck with both hands and began to assert force. then she alleges he, quote, picked up a lamp from the floor and grazed her arm. fearing for her life, she said she locked herself in the bathroom. >> he is banging on the door, let me in, let me in. i'll kill you. let me in