and baltimore. the surgeons then got this out of her leg. it just missed one of the largest arteries, the femoral artery. of it had pursed that, it likely would have killed her. scott broom, wusa9 picks back quite a story to tell and the best attitude. doctors described her condition after going through all of that, as pretty serious. minutes ago, attorney general jeff sessions announced he would remove himself from the investigation into russian interference into the 2016 presidential campaign. >> this move after it was revealed that the alabama republican met twice with the russian ambassador during the campaign season. jeff sessions was a u.s. senator and a surrogate for trump at the time. he wanted to avoid the conflict of interest appearance and announced he would remove himself from the investigation. >> my staff recommended recusal. they said since i had involvement with the campaign, i should not be campaign investigation. i have studied the rules and considered their comments and evaluations. i believe those recommendations are right and just. therefore, i recused myself. suspects he denied meeting with the russians during the confirmation hearings and president donald trump said he has total confidence in the attorney general. then senator jeff sessions endorsed candidates from back in february 2016 and in september he met with the russian ambassador. was nominated to be attorney general in november and was just confirmed last month. the justice department announced the acting deputy returnee -- attorney will handle all matters from which jeff sessions recuses himself. he is no stranger to washington and was acting attorney general for a few days after trump fired sally yates over and oversaw the prosecution of former virginia governor bob and donald. lawyers who know him tell the washington post he is tough but evenhanded. >> yes. [ chanting ] hundreds of protesters gathered outside the justice department demanding that sessions resign. the demonstrators were joined by some members of congress. it was organized by the activist group, moveon and common cause. >> i think he needs to resign. i don't trust somebody who is not willing to be honest and open , recusing himself because he was very influential and he needs to be held accountable. he needs to be held at a higher standard. >> the demonstrators shouted, lock him up, clear reference to trump pp hillary clinton during the 2016 presidential campaign. 21 years ago, a brilliant and beautiful johns hopkins grad student disappeared on route 29 near culpeper, virginia. state police found her body two months later but never found the killer. her heartbroken parents were talked to today by bruce lish and. >> reporter: they called him the route 29 stalker, two decades, 2189 leads and state police are still looking for the man who tried to stop 20 or more women -- women along the highway and ultimately kidnapped and murdered alicia showalter reynolds. >> she was very -- >> reporter: the 21st anniversary of her daughter's murder. >> she was talented, kind, a gentle soul. >> reporter: sadie showalter said it's a painful time of year for her family. >> her twin brother and younger sister and also, her aunts and cousins all loved her and are missing her today. >> reporter: alicia was 25 and driving to charlottesville from graduate school in baltimore. >> did anybody say anything about that phone? >> reporter: the state police flagged her down with a ruse, reportedly, that there were sparks under her car. >> we want her back. >> reporter: 20 or more women came forward and described a white guy about's feet tall who tried the same trick on them. two months after alicia disappeared, a local spotted vultures and found her body in a desolate field. >> it had to be someone who knew the area. >> reporter: the showalter family long so -- long suspected a serial killer who murdered others. >> usually don't have two serial killers in the same area around the same time. >> reporter: investigators told the evidence is unlikely. >> the only other possibility is that there is an unidentified suspect. >> reporter: the family is desperate -- desperate enough for answers to plead directly with the daughter's killer. >> we ask why hide? you've been hit long enough. >> she is missed greatly. >> reporter: virginia state police said that this is still an active case and investigators are actively pursuing alicia's killer. they said they remain hopeful that someday they will solve her murder. >> the family hopes that this anniversary jars someone memory -- someone's memory. if you have anything you think might help, call the virginia state police in culpeper or at the bureau of criminal investigation. breaking news out of oxon hill. a teenager has been shot and apartment building on south drive on wusa9. ellison barber just arrived on the scene and has more information. >> reporter: as you said, that teenager was gunned down outside the apartment complex and police said he was rushed to the hospital where he later died. i want to get a sense of what is going on at the scene. number of detectives have been talking to people. who did this and what you know right now? >> about 2:50 this afternoon we received a call of a shooting. there was a gunshot wound and the victim was taken to the hospital. the officers are still canvassing the scene. they will let the public know. if you have information, come forward as soon as possible so we can put the public's mind to rest. >> reporter: one of the first things we noticed, was a school bus dropping children off. there is a high school. potomac high school is not far. you think there's any contact -- connection to the high school and the suspect or the victim? >> it's early. it's very concerning because we have children walking by and we have a school nearby. school nearby. it's important to get the suspect off the streets as soon as possible. >> reporter: again, no suspect or motive. if you know anything, no matter how small, police would like you to give them a call. in oxon hill, ellison barber, wusa9. >> we go to fairfax county where police identified an officer who shot and killed a man in for and and in january. he's lance guck and berger and he and othersresponded to the scene on covered wagon lane and investigators said a 32-year- old shot and wounded two men in his townhouse and then set fire to the place while holding another man hostage. police confronted him and they said it had a kne fired rubber bullets and a taser and when that didn't stop him, the officer found the shot -- fired the car -- fired the shot that killed him. here's what we know about goo ken berger. he is a 16-year veteran of the force. the fbi and fairfax police search for human remains and found potential evidence related to gang activity. northern virginia bureau chief peggy fox is live where the search continues. >> reporter: the search is going on behind those houses and we know what's related to possible gang activity. it might be connected to two recent gang murders or the disappearance of two teenage boys. several evidence collectors wearing white suits moved through the thick woods wrapping up what official said is potential evidence and what may be a gang-related crime. it's the second day of a search with neighbors nearby wondering. >> no one knows if it is local or from another jurisdiction. i don't know what to make of it. what can you do? you don't know anything. >> reporter: a large fbi truck is among many of the vehicles parked at the command posts. it is set up in the parking lot of the parkland community pool next to the stream. it runs adjacent to a popular trail and this locker was undeterred today. >> what do you think when you look at this? >> there are strange things in every activity and in life. that's part of the risk and alexandria is the safest place i lived in my whole life. it's safer than most of the cities in the u.s. >> reporter: police won't say what they found or with a search for but it's the same park used for a brutal ms-13 gang murder in 2013. 13 gang members including these two men went to pr murdering a gang recruit for breaking gang rules. officials said they stabbed him repeatedly, ultimately severing his head. last month two similar ms-13 gang murders occurred in springfield and dumfries and today today, it could be related to them or possibly the two missing boys, ages 17 and 14. the boys are from falls church in alexandria and have been missing since september. detectives were searching for the man said the boys are affiliated with gangs and might be at risk. they have found no human remains at the search but some potential evidence. live in len conyer, peggy fox, wusa9. >> peggy, thank you. authorities said the search can last a few more days. a man would threaten the montgomery county judge caused a big disturbance in rockville, today. he also reportedly threatened to blow himself up. the ramp was closed on i-274 more than an hour and the man- made threats after court ruling in a domestic hearing that went against him and was taken into custody. police did not find explosives in his car. >> we are just getting started on wusa9 news at 5. it feels like march, feels like it should with wins in the 30s pretty much everywhere. 37 in lynchburg, 44 in manassas and 41 in culpeper. we will come back and talk about the possibility of snow showers tomorrow and look at >>r the weekend. > achieving academic success is no slamdunk. later, a man pulling double duty to help these students get ahead. after the break, hunter biden is now dating his brother's widow. let's take a look at what some people say as a romantic taboo, and that is next. travels to a naval base in newport news, today, to make a face for more defense spending. marine one landed on the gerald s ford, one of the largest in the world. a budget that would boost pentagon spending by $54 billion. >> after years of endless budget cuts that impaired our defenses, i am calling for one of the largest defense spending increases in history. the uss gerald ford can accommodate 4500 people and it is expected to be commissioned later this year. the first full voyage is scheduled for 2019. vice president joe biden has given his plastic -- busing but a lot of people are talking about the story. 's son hunter is dating his former sister-in-law and late br the first time, they say, what? explain that again. what do the experts say? it's not an odd pairing after all and highlights a growing phenomenon surrounding grief? >> reporter: let's be honest and talk about the elephant in the room. many at home and on our facebook page are talking about it but you don't want us to talk about it. whether or not you feel like the story is news, there is president of these unlikely relationships developing from personal and national tragedy. >> out of an ending came a new beginning. that is often the way life is. >> reporter: i went to the expert on this one, audrey chapman, longtime relationship therapist and former radio host. she said often times people bond while grieving together and the budding relationship between hunter biden and his brother's widow is not that unusual. >> they may have been consoling each other. i don't know if they did group work together, many go to grief groups. all of that a very personal and deep connection. that's the beginning of a relationship. >> reporter: we saw that play out during a larger tragedy during 9/11? >> 9/11, with the first responders. many of the first responders got involved with the widows that lost husbands during that time. again, it is not at all unusual. let's face it, you know, not trying to sound harsh, but when the other party is gone, they are deceased and gone, you have to go on with your life. >> reporter: miss chapman went on to say that she believes the former vice president who gave his lesson suffered so many losses of his own with his first wife and young son killed in a crash, that he may may find comfort in this relationship with his son and his daughter-in-law and that's why he give them the blessing. we learned in thlast hour, some difficult news, that hunter and his estranged wife, according to some documents, she accuses him -- accuses him of money and infidelity and even drug issues and that's why she kicked him out of the house years ago. hunter biden denies the claims. >> a lot of layers to this. >> a wicked twist. the white house is talking to state and local officials about recovery efforts. talk about incredible recoveries. five were killed and at least 27 tornadoes were recorded from the south to the midwest. strong winds blew the roof of a car dealership. there were winds up to 155 miles an hour and 100 homes in illinois were destroyed and in alabama, it was hail and heavy in flooded. >> is our summertime type storms. that was what we had yesterday? tornadoes and earlier in the week and then we have this yesterday? >> it is a crazy weather pattern. >> it feels like march again, breezy and chilly. >> are you getting excited about the flights tomorrow? >> know. i wish i were more excited. let's talk about this. the three-degree guaranteed? it sounds weird. it will be a midnight temperature and i had to go up to 60 last night for a high. we will see if it did anything crazy just after midnight and we will talk about that tonight at 11:00. a live look outside with dewpoints in the upper teens and a much drier air masn more typical late february, early march with gusty winds and the wind will die down tonight and pick up tomorrow. a brief cold spell, 46 tomorrow, 44 back in the 60s next monday and tuesday, back to the mid-60s by tuesday. it may come with the price of showers, though. the wind gusts, 30 miles per hour in manassas and 31 in gaithersburg and 31 in martinsburg. they will diminish overnight and it could be colder because of that. bus stop temperatures, 28-40 and we could see a flurry and windy and cold or with some flurries and then we can't, cold and dry with temperatures primarily in the 40s. 10:00 tonight, the futurecast is pulling a couple of snow showers and some flurries possible. i'm not sure i buy it as early as 10:00 tonight, but by morning we will see activity. where it will -- where it will be position, i can't really tell you. it could be in prince george's county or fairfax county. be advised and don't you may see snow showers with temperatures in the 30s tomorrow. it won't cause any problems and by 9:00, another streamer develops to the north along the river and it may orient themselves to the southeast and roll through during the late morning, afternoon and a 6:00, some leftover showers or flurries south of town and tomorrow night, temps fall quickly. by 8:00, 29 in hagerstown and 33 in fairfax. for tonight, increasing clouds by dawn and colder with lows 28- 38 and wins northwest at about 10. the day planner, temperatures in the 30s to start and there may be a flurry here and there, 7:00 there may be a flurry, 41 by 11:00 and a snow shower by 1:00. temps don't move a lot tomorrow. saturday, cold and breezy and temperatures will be cold because the average high is 49 yesterday. the next seven days, milder on monday with the shower may be late and mid-60s and tuesday with a better chance of showers and sunshine on wednesday or thursday with highs on the other side of 60. coming up, big electronics retailer is getting ready to close all the stories in our area. why a line that protects your privacy is blocked. a new at dominion, we're putting our energy to work creating a cleaner environment by using cleaner energy sources like solar, wind and natural gas. we've reduced carbon emissions by nearly 25%, which is the cleaner air and cleaner water. it's good for all of us. dominion. depend on us for more than energy. how about this tonight, after tom hanks, to the reporters that the white house -- an espresso machine with an inspirational note that reads, to the white house press or, keep up the good fight for truth, justice and the american way. reporters shared gratitude on twitter and now will be sufficiently caffeinated. >> in tonight's consumer alert, h.h. gregg is going bye-bye, closing all the washington area stores and three distribution centers, one in brandywine, maryland. this news media. they open locations in washington six years ago. it has continued to struggle and they said 1500 people will lose their jobs and the closings will be complete by mid-april. the new rule gives internet users more protection starting today. it was supposed to. the new chairman put a hold on a portion of the regulation that requires internet service providers to tell you when and how your information will be used. the stay has mixed reaction on social media. as part of a larger privacy rule approved by the ftc in october of 2015. the owner of snapchat saw its shares raise 17% on the first day of trading on the new york stock exchange. snapchat's valuation is roughly $33 billion, higher than facebook and twitter when they first went public. investors growing the user base will be a challenge while still retaining the cool factor. >> we are boring because we are older? 19 tax preparers a from the area won't process returns this year. what caused authorities to stop them from doing business? the judge in the casey anthony case offered his opinion on how the florida mother's daughter may have died. >> it helps to have someone that will keep nudging men pushing me in that it's league night!? 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>> the process worked and it feels good to see them succeed. >> reporter: diane roberts, wusa9. championship was one for the first time in 33 years last week . they're playing for the state title this week and the next game is tomorrow against gonzaga. maryland's top financial watchdog said more than one dozen stories that help you file taxes lied about critical fact is on tax returns including everything from wages to your all-important refund. maryland is calling them out, suspending them until they shape up. did any of them handle your taxes? maryland will not accept them. if you want to make sure your taxes are okay, go to our website at wusa9.com. we put up a full list for you of all the stores that are in trouble. extract one person is behind bars and the killer is out there after a deadly shooting in arlington. the 27-year-old was charged with accessory after the fact. the capitol heights woman is held without bond tonight at the shooting at house party in the williamsburg area of arlington on february 19th. 23-year-old michael gray died in the hospital and police think they know who the killer is. they think it is jason allen johnson. he has a distinctive tattoo on his neck. if you have information, call arlington police. a woman crashed her car into a manassas home today and is charged with driving under the influence. at 4:30 in the morning, vehicle slammed into this house on ashland avenue. luckily, no one in the home was hurt in the-year-old driver of the van was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. the judge presiding over casey anthony's -- casey anthony's murder trial said the florida mother may have killed her daughter by accident. the judge, bellovin perry, said she may have been trying to quiet her 2-year-old and used too much chloroform. evidence that she went online to research how to use chloroform as a sedative said jurors came to that conclusion and may have convicted her of second-degree murder or manslaughter if they had come to that conclusion, instead, she was acquitted in that sensational trial that was broadcast on live tv. retired neurosurgeon, ben secretary, will be the next housing secretary. he was confirmed today and has no experience in government or housing policy. republicans point to his personal story. carson overcame odds after growing up with a single mother who had a third grade education in inner-city detroit. the senate also confirmed former texas governor rick perry as energy secretary today. the california startup company is behind a product that can extend the shelf life of fruits and vegetables by up to five times. they start with organic material like frozen grape skin, extract the molecules and make a powder that mixes with water. the finished product is called edipeal. >> when it dries, it leaves an imperceptible material that has a barrier that slows down the rate water comes out of the produce and slows down the rate that oxygen gets in. it can be naturally preserved for the shelf life. >> time lapse tomography shows the effectiveness of edipeal. on day five, untreated strawberries will be rotten and those on the bottom will be good. then, the bananas. >> the fda has approved it and the developers have raised $40 million from investors. developers said they will work with several growers and they are in talks with large produce plans. >> they will make a lot of money. >> would you eat that? >> it's all natural, he said. >> know. it feels different. i think it feels different. children's seuss would have been 113 years old today. >> his birthday is widely known as read across america. larry miller joined in and read 22 classes of students in garfield elementary. the red cat in the hat and the cat in the hat comes back, together. larry said the youngsters enjoyed the books and walked away with valuable lessons about responsibility. trending now, a fisherman who snagged a shark in the video being shared around the world may be in trouble tonight. why wikipedia had to lock down the page for garfield the cat. curious. low temperatures, many folks above freezing inside the beltway but now we're sticking down to 29 in fredericks and when we come back we will talk about some flakes tomorrow and will look ahead to the weekend. we changed the ♪ ♪ when you hop off your coach, take a knee and we will go trending. colin kaepernick, the an anthem -- the anthem protest will not carry over into next season. he's done with that. >> you will instructions on how to introduce a? >> kaepernick either sat or kneeled when the star-spangled banner was played before the san francisco 49ers games this year and he said the move was designed to draw attention to racial inequality and police brutality against african- americans per kaepernick is expected to opt out of his contract with the 49ers today and become a free agent. you were talking about what that could mean? >> it could mean kirk cousins goes to san francisco. we don't know, but we are keeping a close eye on that in case it happens. >> there's a fierce debate going on. the cartoon industry could be shaken to the court. >> much more controversial than kaepernick. at issue is the gender of garfield the cat. asked me if i care? in the washington post, they said the cat is a male and has a girlfriend. >> could that be true? >> the volunteer editors at wikipedia can't seem to agree on it, even though the creator said it is so. wikipedia locked up the page. the debate started a couple of years ago when mental floss website said it wasn't male or female. the page said garfield was based on his grandfather and he said something new this week. he said, what is going on? and that's why we are in the predicament we are in right now. i don't think it's a big deal. an investigation is under way after video emerged where fishermen appear to have caught a great white shark juvenile in california. normally a move we could all applaud? >> it's gone viral on the internet. they've look to see if a crime was committed. great white sharks are protected. >> eat them. guided. >> fishermen are required to release them immediately on the men who took the video said the shark was thrown back in the water but an expert said injuries made it unlikely that the sharks survived. >> shark rights, who knew? people of all faiths are making this lent challenge go viral. >> it's called 40 bags in 40 days and i love stuff like this. here is the challenge. every day during lent you should declutter one area of your home. the idea started on a blog and know if facebook group has 50,000 members with #40 bags in 40 days. it has more than 10,000 posts on instagram. >> that whole movement, it's a good thing. >> i've been in my garage all week clearing stuff out. >> i love getting that stuff out. >> go on craigslist, give it away to goodwill. we will talk about this later. still ahead, local kids trying to doodle their way onto the front page of a man who refused to give up on his dreams inspires al ♪ trading-in or selling your car, truck or suv? 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[ laughter ]? they didn't know the vision was entirely out of the question. figure skating as part of the world's special olympics but hard to qualify. only five skaters make team usa every still, since ian was determined, they gave him lessons. a letter from special olympics arrived in the mail last summer. >> i got it! yes! [ laughter ] >> now, he is living his dreams. >> reporter: he leaves next week for the world's special olympics in austria and the -- and although he plans to bring home gold, his greatest reward he says as being an inspiration for anyone who ever considered putting their dreams on ice. >> you can do anything. >> reporter:'s parents learned something, too. >> ian, in so many ways, has taught us a lot about life. >> what is good for ian is good for the world. >> reporter: as good as gold. >> if there's one thing he taught us in that story, that dreams don't come true overnight. sometimes, you have to be patient. something to remember, topper. >> yes. i've been patient for snow all winter. it's 50 with winds gusting up to 22. they subside tonight and then pick up as the winds died down. bus stop temperatures, 28-40 with a flurry or snow shower tomorrow. in the afternoon, windy and colder and over the weekend, cold and dry and temps are lower on sunday. 10:00 tonight, a couple of flurries and to the west, temperatures in the 30s and low 40s and by morning, some snow showers and flurries and into the afternoon, more showers with streamers developing and long bands of showers that we've seen before in the winter and by 9:00, northwest of town, some snow showers between 12:30 and some showers are pushing through. temperatures by 8:30 already below evening -- below freezing by evening. 41 at 11:00 and 40 at 1:00. dress for the 30s tomorrow. 44 on saturday with full sun and near 50 on sunday with clouds late in the day. monday, back in the low 60s with the shower and a better chance for showers with the next alert and sunshine wednesday and thursday and temperatures on either side of 60. in elementary school, they say that it happens all the time. opposite messages are pushing kids to explore their artistic sides. wusa9 reports some finalists in the doodle 4 google competition. >> reporter: under the cameras bright glare, this 8-year-old was shy today. that didn't stop him from telling us about his >> these are metal wires. >> reporter: he shows us an old dvr that was reconstructed as a google logo, part of the doodle for google competition. kids compete to have images on google's homepage from all across the nation. 53 finalists were selected. one from each state or district. he is representing dc. >> reporter: the theme is what i see for the future. results are all over the place. thomas taught us to the year 2099 where you could spend christmas on mars or go hiking on the moon. in virginia, an 11th grader of culpeper was selected and calls for a world where hatred and negativity cease to exist. bell focused on e-waste, saying we need to turn trash into treasure and his father was proud. >> what was great as they ask kids to think about future and all of the designs are incredibly inventive and different. >> reporter: is one message for those who might be watching. >> the finalists, only five will be sent to google headquarters and you can decide which ones will go. you can vote online once per day on each device and pick and choose between our local kids. wusa9 from the newsroom. you can find the link on our wusa9 app and website. vote. they will get featured on the google homepage for one day and there's a lot of money on the line. the winner gets $30,000 in scholarships to college and their school gets $50,000 in awards for new technology. >> that is pretty cool! we are getting more results from a weeklong investigation into new claims. >> 7000 series, a nearly $1 billion project. one problem. if you live near that, some shaking their homes but we hear from people in hiattsville who said they've never felt rumbling like this. >> i've written the train for over 40 years. i know they needed to upgrade, but they should have done better with putting this in and seeing that everything worked properly. for a train on the tracks, it wasn't good. >> reporter: the investigation is on tonight at 11:00. part one is on wusa9.com on our front page and you can watch the story on the wusa9 app. how young black men are teaching disadvantaged kids to overcome the odds through reading. up next, a high school basketball player returns to court after undergoing -- returns to the court after a heart transplant. scott wired differently. maybe that's why we've been ranked highest in customer satisfaction by jd power 4 years in a row. and now you can love fios too. get our best offer of the year. 150 meg internet with equal upload and download speeds, a tvhond pne. all for $79.99 per month, for the first year with a two-year agreement. call 1.888.get.fios get the best. get fios. some of the greatest comebacks happened in sports and the game can go from a blowout to down to the wire in a matter of minutes. for yorktown player, his greatest comebacks happened off the court. marcella robertson has this inspirational story. >> reporter: tonight, they are taking on the academy. cheering. number 50 will probably spend most of the game on the sidelines. [ cheering ] but, the school is happy that his back sitting on the bench. >> a lot of hospitals and doctors and personal opinions. >> reporter: in october he was given a second shot at life. >> for the past seven years i had heart problems, ever since sixth grade. >> reporter: he was diagnosed with a heart disease that causes a rapid heartbeat and after years of doctor visits, pacemaker and open-heart surgery, he finally got the call in october for heart transplant. >> is this real? who are you? are you serious? 16 days in the hospital and a grueling recovery. >> i thought it would be simple but it wasn't. >> reporter: two months later, hes >> it's a miracle, a miracle. >> last time i played basketball was freshman year. >> reporter: even after years without his hands on a ball, the game is second nature. this is marquis during the game in december. he passed the ball and nailed a three-pointer. [ screaming ] >> it was a special night. >> reporter: into knights game, with minutes left in the final quarter, marquis stepped on the court for the first time. >> you can play a few minutes. it means everything to him and everything to me. >> reporter: he has a long road ahead but for him, it's not the final score of the game that matters. >> i have a whole new life and start over. i feel free. >> reporter: the heart eating inside him is new but it's the same old heart that keeps him going when he steps on the i give my all. >> reporter: his story shows us all how far one more shot can take you. >> marquis is expected to make a full recovery and do anything that someone with a healthy heart is able to do. right now at 6:00 -- thank you, peter. it's good to be with you and welcome. >> u.s. attorney general, jeff sessions, recuses himself from investigations into russian hacking during the presidential campaign. good evening. i'm lesli foster. i'm bruce johnson. jeff sessions recusal comes after the washington post disclosed he met twice with a russian ambassador during the election season, some he denied during confirmation hearings. sessions said he wasn't trying to be misleading. >> i was taken aback, a little bit, about this brand-new information, this allegation that a surrogate -- and i had been called a surrogate for donald trump -- had been meeting continuously with russian officials. it struck me very hard and that's what i've focused my answer on. with retrospect, i should have slowed down and said i did meet one russian official a couple of times, that would be the ambassador. >> the recusal comes after president donald trump said he had total confidence in the attorney general, jeff sessions and democrats said the recusal doesn't go far enough. attorney general jeff sessions agreed to step aside from the federal investigation into russian interference in the election. >> my staff recommended recusal. they said that since i had involvement with the campaign, i should not

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