the only survivor, desaleen james, was hospitalized in this tragedy. >> it is very sad because we are celebrating with family at this time right. now it is a sad moment for the families. >> richards was driving east on university amount 3:00 a.m. when she drove across three lanes hit an embankment, and landed in this yards on a retaining wall. >> investigators have marked what they think is the path of travel. >> as the document the path of the suv download, it goes to winding turn. >> the car was coming down. >> a neighbor says a similar accident six months ago wiped out the trees in her front yard. she blames the road and the drivers. >> i think that we should pay more attention to how we drive, that would be better. >> walker tells us that her friends were headed to a new lounge in d.c. last night. police at not determined whether alcohol, drugs, or speed were factors in this early morning crash. the survivor is in fair condition this afternoon at washington hospital center. purported from langley park, abc 7 news. >>> new details in the metrobus crest that turned into a long night

desaleen rayna james survive the crash, but the other two women died on the same. >> i felt a piece of me died inside. i cannot even describe it. >> friends and family will be gathering here at the scene of the crash for that vigil. it should start at about 7:00. >>> bp officials could soon be facing felony charges related to last year's oil spill in the gulf. prosecutors could charge several employees with providing false information. the accident killed 11 workers. the report said charges could be announced as soon as next month. >>> there are fears of surging prices at the pump. iran is responding to the latest economic sanctions against it with a threat to shut down the waterway through a third of the world's shipped oil passages. it could push prices over $100 a barrel. consumers could pay $5 for a gallon of gas. the national average is $3.25. in the d.c. metro area, drivers are paying $3.26. when we continue, how many military jobs are on the chopping block now that the iraq war is officially over? >> why one man's 17,000 waterfall were made and the >>> you are watching abc7 news

boulevard east. 22-year-old jenice richards and 19-year-old tamara johnson was killed. 18-year-old desaleen james is in the hospital. her sister says she knows what happened but having a tough time dealing with the loss of her friends. >> she keeps saying -- one minute she's like where's tamara? i want to see her. she's in lot of pine but should be okay. >> police don't know at this point if alcohol or speed were factors in this crash. >>> a grand jury has now indicted curtis lopez for the murders of his estranged wife and his stepson. 11-year-old william. they were both killed back in october. montgomery county police say that lopez went to his estranged wife mcquain's apartment in jermantown. where he beat and stabbed her. police found william's body days later in the woods in clarksburg. investigators believe lopez used a baseball bat to crush the boy's skull. >>> the district of columbia has been ordered the pay just over $1 million in attorney's fees in connection to the city's former ban on handguns. back in 2003, dick heller sued the district saying that ban violated his second amendment r

tamara johnson and 22-year- old jenice richards and they prayed for the third person in the car, desaleen james, who has been injured. >>> wisdom martin has this story. >> reporter: for years, gun rights advocate dick heller has been in and out of court fighting d.c. gun laws. so when the courts decided his attorneys would only get $1 million if legal fees, he said he was surprise giant food that takes nothing into consideration for the heart muscle, the man-hours and the stress and trauma and drama that the whole legal team, the bill of rights foundation and the heller foundation went through. >> reporter: in 2003, heller sued the district over its ban on handgun ownership. the u.s. supreme court euro turned the ban in 2008 saying it violated -- overturned the ban in 2008 saying it violated the second amendment. today, a judge ruled the legal team would only get just over a million dollars. >> the figure was about three times that, what i had originally heard and i thought they only billed about half of the hours and research that he d. >> reporter: we spoke with phil mendelsohn about the ruli

. >> its third woman, desaleen james, is still in the hospital. >>> four days until iowa of votes and race is still hot. mitt romney is back on top in the polls, but ron paul and rick santorum if are right behind him. >> who will win remains a mystery. jennifer donelan joins us with the latest from the newsroom. good morning. >> good morning. the final weekend of 2011 and all eyes are on 2012. with mitt romney having pretty good reason to feel confident. the former massachusetts governor is leading the pack of candidates nationally. if his numbers up by 5%. 41% in iowa believed he has the best shot at winning the general election. rick santorum and ron paul still in the running with romney on tuesday. struggling is newt gingrich. his number is sliding all month long. in virginia and attorney and tea party activists filed a lawsuit to get gingrich placed on the super tuesday ballot in march. party officials said gingrich did not have the required 10,000 signatures. will gingrich to join in lawsuits? that remains to be seen. right now all the candidates must focus on iowa. romney has ne

. >> desaleen james, who was riding in the passenger seat, is in the hospital with serious injuries. d.c. is on pace to have its lowest homicide rate in 50 years. as of this morning, there have been 108 homicides, the lowest since the early 1960s. compare that to 1991 when there were 479 homicides. d.c. mayor vincent gray and police chief cathy lanier say the dramatic drop in murders is in part due to what they call community policing as well as strong leadership in traditionally more violent neighborhoods. >>> governor bob mcdonnell approved new rules to tighten regulations for virginia abortion clinics. the new rules treat abortion clinics like surgery centers and must meet hospital type standards. in the past, the state's 22 clinics were treated like doctor's offices and dentist offices. anti-abortion activists say the clin changes will make clinics safer for women. pro choice activists say it will cause the clinics to close. >>> a new law to require parents to notify police about missing children. the law is named caylee's law in honor of caylee anthony. casey anthony did not rep

retaining wall. 22-year-old jenice richards and tamara johnson died in the crash. 18-year-old desaleen james survived. her twin sister says she knows what happened but is having a hard time acknowledging the death of her friends. >> she keeps saying she's not dead and then one minute she is, like where's tamara i want to see her? she's just in a lot of pain but should be okay. >> police are still trying to find out what happened. >>> the line of cars is going to be long at goodwill outlets this week. it already is if you've driven by. people are trying to get their donations in time to get the tax break. this is what it looked like yesterday at the goodwill on glebe road route 50 in arlington. they are trying to get their good deed done by december 31st. >> we clean out the house, clean out the clothes, get it to goodwill. >> pretty important right? >> very important. got to get the tax deductions. >> i don't know how much i can write this off for but i'll give it my best shot. >> a birdhouse. never saw that donated. if you're not sure of the writeoff amounts on anything you bring to goodwil

they also prayed for desaleen james who is now dealing with serious injuries. >>> and police are nowng the driver of a pickup truck killed in wednesday's crash that also involved a metro bus. 49-year-old nikanu edor of silver springs was killed after he crossed the median on rourkeville pack -- rockville pike in bethesda and crashed into a bus. still no word on what caused him to lose control. the metro bus driver and several passengers taken to the hospital. >>> six days away from the first votes in the republican presidential race and yet another lead change in iowa. this morning mitt romney has taken the lead over ron paul and the new numbers show a surprising surge from another g.o.p. candidate. sherri ly is in the newsroom with the latest on the race for the white house. >> reporter: this has been one of the most fluid races in recent history. mitt romney is now the front runner but in the iowa caucuses it's still very much up for grabs. the dark horse could be rick santorum. he has gone from obscurity to iowa's number 3 spot. that is ahead of newt gingrich. the former house spe