four went to the queen ann s emergency center. the injuries were nonlife threatening and very minor. it could have been much worse. the initial indication from witnesses and people onboard was that it was a baste slow roll. by that time most of the speed was gone when the bus got into the field, but because it went off into a ditch that carried it on on over to its side. authorities say most of the children were accompanied by a parent and helped them remain somewhat calm considering, but there was some initial confus n confusion. school authorities acted quickly and hospitals throughout the eastern shore area were prepared. we did staff up for more than what we got. smafshth, we were able to call in additional staff, put additional staff on notice that we may need them and so we were well prepared and everything went very smoothly. reporter: early indications in the investigation are that speed was not a factor. it is still under investigation. so far, no charges
significantly. raising our taxes will not reduce the price of gasoline. reporter: but to balance the budget democrats want big oil to pay more. they then tax subsidies. in light of massive deficits and you have massive profits. reporter: the red ink is rising fast. the execs said higher taxes would hurt. arbitrarily punishing five u.s. oil and gas companies by raising their taxes would generate far less government revenue than if we were allowed to compete and produce our nation s own resource. democrats went after conoco for a news release calling higher taxes un-american. it s simply beyond the pale. so are you willing to apologize? the tax proposals under consideration were a question of fairness. ranking republican orrin hatch went after democrats. gas prices too expense sniff let s raise some taxes. they called the whole hearing a dog and bone shpony show. i m steve handlesman, news 4, capitol hill. el, overnight the national average jumped two more