reporter: yes, a meeting was called to discuss a personnel matter. they were to meet at the wilson building at 14th and pennsylvania avenue. they have to go to a meeting. they have to vote to close the meeting. they all have to have a vote there. they have to have a majority vote. they ll go behind closed doors to discuss what is going on here today. there is some indication that maybe the council will remove councilmember thomas from the ethics committee, the government operations committee, which is re-writing the city s ethics bill right now. there s a meeting scheduled for monday to re-write this new ethics bill. maybe they don t want councilmember thomas to be a part of that while this investigation is going on here. all right. tom, thank you so much. the family and friends of a local man are gravely concerned over news that he may now be held captive by al qaeda. warren weinstein was captured in afghanistan. there was no claim of responsibility until yesterday. on
aggressively attack then-mayor adrian fente. that investigation has grown beyond brown to look into the large amounts of cash that were brought into the gray campaign. a third investigation involves kwame brown and his 2008 campaign for re-election as an at-large councilmember. that probe includes a trail of unreported contributions and expenses that total about $300,000. in that case, the u.s. attorney s office is reviewing the money trail. be sure to stay with news 4 and nbcwashington.com for continuing coverage and for updates on this fbi raid of councilmember thomas home. we will have new reaction from mayor gray tonight at 6:00. and we are following some breaking news out of montgomery county tonight where police are searching for a missing boater. these are live pictures from chopper 4. officials say the man was in a boat and never returned to shore. crews are searching for the man on land, by boat, and with a state police helicopter. we ll continue to bring you more