Here, but there are far bigger fish to fry. Reporter like russias influence during the leakedz. General flynns connections to russia, and why the president waited weeks to act after being notified flynn could be subject to blackmail. While Vice President pence was left in the dark. Top democrats are demanding a full timeline from the white house, and they want attorney general Jeff Sessions off the case. If this trail leads to the oval office, the person investigating that trail should not be the same person who helped put President Trump there. Reporter intelligence and other congressional panels are investigating, but democrats worry the republicanled committees wont dig deep enough. And thats why they want this independent investigation, and interestingly, today, wendy, Senate Democrats were calling on the Trump Administration to hold on to the paperwork, so to speak, any documents, or records, phone logs, transcripts that might help out in that investigation. Wendy . Ll more now on why some democrats and watchdog groups say attorney general sessions should recuse himself from any investigation that involves the white house. Like michael flynn, sessions was an early and an influential adviser to mr. Trumps president ial campaign. As attorney general, sessions oversees the fbi, and the agency is investigating some members of Trumps Campaign for alleged ties to russia. Critics argue that ethics rules at the department of justice should disqualify sessions from overseeing this investigation. So doj rules are very clear that if you were part of a political campaign, which Jeff Sessions was, he was a member of the campaign, you can in no way participate in investigating or prosecuting anything in that campaign, that organization. Sessions, so far, has refused. Sessions was the first sitting senator to enforce trump, and he also served as a campaign surrogate for him. La talked with the Russian Ambassador at the center of the mike flynn controversy. It was a few days after the inauguration. And Barbara Harrison spoke with the ambassador about accusations that russia interfered in the president ial election. The ambassador said there is no truth to the allegations. Its a product of internal political battles within the united states. Very unfortunate. I think we all stand to benefit in returning to more normalcy not only in relations but also in thinking about each other. Again, the ambassador was speaking in general about the mettling allegations, not his phone call with mike flynn back in december. Also, there are new developments in President Trumps cabinet. Andy puzder has withdrawn himself from consideration to lead the labor department. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle voiced concerns about the fastfood executives stance on the minimum wage, his employment of an undocumented housp and a Domestic Violence scandal. His exwife accused him of abuse while on oprah back in 1990. Puzder denied the allegations. His exwife later recanted her story. Signs of a possible shift in the u. S. Approach to peace in the middle east as the israeli Prime Minister arrived for his First Official visit with President Trump. It has long been the u. S. View that a twostate solution provides the best path toward peace. At a joint News Conference today, both leaders appeared willing to explore other options. As far as settlements, id like to see you hold back on settlements for a little bit. I thought for a while the twostate looked like it may be the easier of the two, but honestly if israel and the palestinians are happy, im happy with the one they like the best. First the palestinians must recognize the jewish state. Sec israel must retain the overriding Security Control over the entire area west of the jordan river. That visit comes as the Associated Press reports that cia director mike pompeo met secretly last night with palestinian president mahmoud abbas. The white house has refused to comment on that report. New fears tonight that some i. C. E. Arrests staged near a church might keep latinos from coming in from the cold. Witnesses are sharing their stories about what happened last week. Reporter Oscar Ramirez said what happened near Rising Hope Mission Church came as a complete surprise. As he and several other men left church and crossed the street, i. C. E. Agents pulled up. They put up against the wall and a lot of start coming in. At least i count 12 of them. Reporter this is the wall where the men were ordered to stand. A green card holder, agents quickly cleared him, but he and two other witnesses say a half dozen other latino men were arrested and taken away in two vans that later pulled up. How many people do you believe seeing taken into custody . At least seven. Six or seven. It surprised me. I think it surprised a lot of people seeing it actually happen. Reporter Thurman Brewster saw what happened. He has sympathy for some of the men. But others i have mixed feelings. Its like i said, one of the guys, one of the Police Officers said he had a robbery charge over in d. C. Well, if youre wanted, youre want wanted. Reporter rising hopes pastor now worries fear of being targeted near a church could keep some people out in the cold. That they stayed here in the hypothermia shelters. So they were waiting for them to cross the street and then jump on them. Reporter and thiS Immigration lawyer has another concern. The fact that the i. C. E. Agents are coming not just for specific people theyre looking for, but are willing to just pick up any other latino men who happen to be walking around. Reporter i. C. E. Officials have a different version of events. They say only two men were arrest arrested across the street from the church. And a spokesperson said the sensitive location policy was followed, to avoid arrests at places of worship, schools, and medical facilities. She emphasized the arrest took place across the street, not on church property. And as i reported earlier this week, the Trump Administration executive order broadens the definition of who i. C. E. Can go after. During the obama administration, it was specific targets, undocumented people who had criminal records. Now, without a criminal record can even be picked up. Back to you now in the studio. Major security upgrades are planned for the u. S. Capitol complex, above the ground and beneath it. The news4 iteam broke that story in our nbc app and has the story that youll see only on news4. Reporter congressional sources tell us theyre making plans for enhanced security outside the buildings here. Amid increasing concerns potential threats have to be kept farther away from entrances and the many members, staffers, and visitors here. Gotta go reporter nearly a year ago, a man pulled a gun inside the Capital Visitors Center and was shot by police, triggering a major lockdown, and sending tourists racing for safety. And nearly two years ago, a man crashed a gyro copter on the west front of the capital. Theyve since been working to enhance the security outside the complex to keep threats from ever approaching the inside. As sergeantatarms, im responsible for reporter and the house sergeantatarms suggested changes were looming at a recent hearing. They will enhance the secuty coverage of the capital while maintaining the openness of the grounds. Reporter reinforcements of some of the exterior windows, an underground alarm system, an invisible fence around the perimeter of the building to detect threats, including at night. And better lighting outside the building at night, particularly on the Supreme Court side of the complex. And adding more uniformed officers and k9s outside the entrance of the capitol and the the house and Senate Buildings and also better checking of workers who park in the garage. Increasing security outside the capital is a balancing act. This is a public space for visitors and tourists from all across the country. The house sergeantatarms says he will do nothing to adversely complex. Congress has to set aside money for the enhancements and could do so as early as this spring. At the capitol, scott macfarlane, news4. The mother of a 15yearold murder victim told news4 she wanted her daughters killers found. And tonight Fairfax County police say they have done that. Ten suspects are identified. Youre looking at four of them. These are the adults. The other six are juveniles. That includes a teenager who returns home after she was missing for a month. David culver joins us now from police headquarters. Reporter 24 hours ago, police were giving an urgent message, hoping to find 17yearold venus iraheta. Now tonight, they know where she is. Just a few buildings from where we are in the juvenile detention center, behind bars. Before police took her into custody, we had a chance to talk with her. At the our eyes and camera, we thought this was a happy outcome. A missing teen, believed to be in danger, home safely. I love you, mama. Reporter the 17yearold disappeared on january 15th. It was the day after a teen and her baby vanished, and a month after Alexandra Reyes left home. Venus told me she was with friends. I asked her if she was with some of the missing girls. No. You didnt see them . No. Reporter the teen and baby returned home safely saturday, the same day police found the body of alexandra. The 15yearolds mother heartbroken yesterday. She was a sweet person, trusting in people. Venus tells me she left in part out of fear, following the suspected murder of her boyfriend in Prince William county. Were you scared that might extend to you, that somebody might do something . Thats why i left. Reporter but now police tell us, shes connected to alexandras death. Shes in custody. Were looking at the extent of her involvement, but i cant give you details of that. Before she knew her daughter was a suspect, she expressed pain for alexandras mom. [ speaking spanish ] im sorry for that mother whose daughter was found dead, she told me emotionally. Police tell us those ten suspects are charged with gang participation and abduction, but they warned more charges could be coming. Were live tonight in fairfax. Im david culver, news4. Bullets flying here in petworth, neighbors say its not the first time theyve had to go through Something Like this. The story coming up. D. C. Has become a flash point for protests ever since President Trump took office. Local police. And say byebye to bao bao, our favorite panda is just days away from moving to china. Well tell you about the complicated task of getting her out of the zoo and on to a plane. And we saw a frontal boundary move through, that means higher winds during the afternoon and windchills that are already in the 20s. Ill show plus, enjoy thirtysix month, no interest financing. Come in today and save. With havertys, your home can be perfect. Even when life isnt. The president s day event is on now at havertys. Life looks good. One person is recovering tonight after a brazen daytime shooting in the district. It happened a block away from georgia avenue, the petworth neighborhood. Pat collins at the scene where people say its not the first time theyve seen Violent Crime in that neighborhood. Reporter broad daylight bullets flying through the air have a way of unsettling the neighborhood. Welcome now to the 800 block of crittenden street. Shoes in the sky. When you see shoes wrapped around wires above, many times its a sign of trouble nearby. And indeed on crittenden street this morning, trouble. Broad daylight bullets, at least a dozen gun shots that turned a whole block into a crime scene. One man shot and stray bullets pierced through cars parked on the street. Victoria evans was one of the victims of that. All i know is a bullet hole is in my car. Thats awful. Reporter i w i was sitting in my room. I was reading. And i heard, like six rounds, like a gunshot about six times. Reporter thats candace young, her car was hit too. She says gunfire on crittenden street is not all that unusual. So youve had four shooting incidents in about two or three months, in this block alone . Whats going on here . We dont know. We dont know. Scary . Its kinda disconcerting, but you just cant walk around being scared, you would never come out your house. Reporter Police Spent Hours collecting evidence and looking for clues here. So far, no motive, no in petworth, pat collins, news4. Its now easier for maryland to take legal action against the white house. Today the General Assembly passed a resolution that clears the way for marylands attorney general, brian frosh, to sue the Trump Administration without getting permission from the governor first. And the governor cant veto this. Democrats who approved the bill say theyre worried about the potential repeal of the Affordable Care act. Republicans say the move violates the constitution. Now in d. C. , theres been a dramatic increase in the number of protests here since President Trump took Office Almost a month ago. Those protests are putting more strain, were told, on the d. C. Police department. Toms been looking into all this and is here with us now. Goodness knows d. C. Police department has all kinds of experience in handling crowds and protests. Why is it any different now . Everyone planned for the inaugural, but not for all the immigration protests. And secondly, the Police Staffing is down by several hundred thirdly, all this extra activity comes to the police, even as the city has now 100,000 more residents than it had a decade ago. So is this going to cost more . Who is paying for this . The good news, with the inauguration and federal issues, the city gets a budget of about 35 million a year to handle things like that. They can ask for more funds for the federal stuff. But theres a lot going on and they just dont have enough people and enough time. I talked to interim police chief Peter Newsome and theyre trying to speed up hiring more officers, trying to spread the money around, restaff people around the city. He thinks theyre doing a really good job, but its a much tougher assignment than it was just a couple years ago. From what i hear, we have an awful lot of officers retiring, dont we . Thats the reason of the shortage. More people retire. A lot of people are getting old, jim. No it a lot more people are retiring than they are hiring. And itsar train them. And the citys adjusted some things to get more officers, but its a tough battle they have to keep fighting for. Chief newsome is the interim police chief and he says theyre doing a lot to get officers back on the street faster, but qualified to do the job. But just for citizens who are concerned and things do get vilent violent, they bring in reinforcements . Yes, they do. Theyre being much more flexible now when they have to respond to something, theyre better at responding. Theyre much busier. Well, a pioneer in the race to space. Meet the woman who inspired the oscarnominated film Hidden Figures as she reveals the one thing in the movie thats only for show. Ahead, its not just restaurants that will close or offer limited service tomorrow on the day without immigrants. Ahead, well show you a d. C. Public school that is closing, so that its we have spring just a couple days away. Not literally, but its going to feel like it. We just had to get through how many more days of bluster . Just one, really. Its only tomorrow, and even by friday i think well be on the milder side there. Outside right now, a really nice sho still a very nice shot of dusk across our region. Take a look. You can see venus off to the west and the moon will be rising off towards the east. And actually right now, the International Space station, going right over head. You might be able to check that out too. Right now, looking pretty good. Temperature wise, its cold. 43 degrees, and the winds are gusting 20 to 40 miles per hour. The numbers dropping through the 30s. The windchills will be in the 20s. Were already there. Look at the numbers. Down into the low 30s. 37 at gaithersburg, 42 in fredericksburg. But you add in the winds and look at the numbers, 22 in w winchester, 36, d. C. A much colder day this is started at. We hit 50 earlier today and the numbers came down quickly. The front boundary brought in showers and sprinkles this afternoon. Now a snow making its way down across the parts of pennsylvania, around seven springs, into areas of western pennsylvania, into ski resorts in west virginia. Theyll pick up some snow. Under a Winter Weather advisory back here, but not for us. Temperatures wise, 36 d. C. Windchills, 28 hagerstown, 18 in pittsburgh. Thats the colder air that will continue to move on in here. The cold is now entrenched across the mid atlantic, up to the northeast. Its not going to stick around, though, very long. The next big change is right on through the weekend. The troth moves out and here comes a nice ridge of high pressure. The jet stream moving way up close to canada before moving in. That means most of the entire nation will be on the warm size. 70s across the Center Portion of the country. Well be in the 60s over the next couple days. Warmer area returns, back in the 60s and staying mild right through the middle of next week. But tomorrow, the cold day. Sun and clouds, y high temperatures around 39 degrees, windchills tht 20s all day. We get to 50 on friday. So a little bit better. If youre heading out friday night, maybe you ha