associate who doesn't want to be identified tells me that today he's been communicating with walter fauntroyy e-mail and cell phone. he's convinced fauntroy is in dubai and not wanting to return from the middle east. at one point a ticket with fauntroy's name on it went uncollected airport. he didn't show up as he promised to do so. >> i met martin luther king jr. in 1951. >> reporter: an associate questioned fauntroy's mental state and said no one has seen the 82-year-old fauntroy in three years. walter fauntroy has left to wander a wife, politicians who served with him in office, and there are the mairbz. -- the neighbors. >> i think he made a huge contribution to the city. >> he stood up to civil rights men when martin luther king was around and he marched with them. >> i have a great respect for walter. i think he made tremendous contributions. >> reporter: that same close associate says fauntroy claims to be in dubai working toward peace and helping hunger. overnight my shoulder back there is the fauntroy house in upper west washington. the exact address isn't all that important but bac

our bruce johnson brings us up to speed on fauntroy's possible whereabouts. >> reporter: the 82-year-old walter taunt provide is a civil rights icon, a leader in the fight for -- fauntroy is a civil rights icon, a leader in the fight for civil rights. tonight his passport has been revoked. >> i met martin luther king, jr. >> reporter: the reverend walter fauntroy was a trusted aide to the late martin luther king, jr. he helped plan the march on washington in 1963 and headed up the washington office for dr. king's southern christian leadership conference. >> to be ending my 50 years here on martin luther king's holiday. >> reporter: today fauntroy is believed to be somewhere in africa. his attorney confirmed today that the 82-year-old fauntroy, the district's first elected delegate to congress, try and return. if former congressman fauntroy arrives back in the u.s., is he subject to be arrested? >> that's correct. >> reporter: the arrest warrant dates back to sometime after barack obama was elected president. fauntroy and others hired vendors to an elaborate inaugural affair in suburban maryland

then walter fauntroy took out a $650,000 loan with the bank of new york. associates say they have no clue as to where the $650,000 went. in court records seek ing relief from payment an attorney for fauntroy says the former congressman lacks the capacity to enter in to such an agreement. the fauntroys filed for bankruptcy on march 1st of this year. there's more trouble for walter fauntroy back here. we reported last week a bench warrant has been issued for his arrest because he failed to show up in prince george's county. he's being sued for writing a $50,000 check that bounced. there's talk of an intervention in dubai one last ditch attempt to bring the 82-year-old walter fauntroy back here. >> when you talk about a $650,000 loan that's apparently not being paid back and the bench warrant you've got to wonder what he's doing for money over there. >> good question you're asking and they don't know. his friends have no idea. he's having them send him money but they have no idea where he's staying, what he's doing to pay his bills how he's eating. all these t

we've learned from court documents dating back to 2006 walter fauntroy's attorneys have said they believe he was not competent to enter into some of the financial agreements he signed. he owes hundreds of thousands of dollars. the national conference of black women is now accepting donations to help the wife and try to keep their home. >> we've been talking about the need for him to have income, but he was a congressman for many year. they get a decent pension. >> that pension was going to a washington bank. we don't know who was controlling it or how money was coming out of it, where it went. he might have been entitled to social security again going to that washington bank. we don't know what happened to that money. we've already talked about the large amounts of moneys and we don't know where that money has gone. that's the mystery around all this. >>> much of the area dealt with stray showers this afternoon. it's possible we could hear the rumbling of thunderstorms soon as well. erica grow joins us. it is spring, after all. >> it is spring. this time of year we tend to get big tempera

for 50 years while being at the forefront of the civil rights movement. >> walter fauntroy, a man who set the standard for dedication and service. >> reporter: news4 reported last week that the 82-year-old fauntroy has had limited contact with family and friends here for more than a year, that there's concern about his physical and mental well-being, and that his home in northwest faced foreclosure until fauntroy's attorney filed bankruptcy to protect his wife dorothy. >> so while we are not sure where reverend fauntroy may be at this time nor his condition, which we are very very concerned about we do want to make sure that the family and particularly mrs. fauntroy is in good hands. >> reporter: the national congress of black women headed by fauntroy friend williams has agreed to collect donations for the family while the mystery is pursued including allegations fauntroy is financially troubled and worried about returning home. >> our concern right now is with mrs. fauntroy, who also does not know all of the answers. >> walter, if you are hearing about this, knowing about this, we wa

. >>> walter fauntroy was last seen three years ago in a heap of trouble after a $50,000 check bounced. friends are concerned about his health and safety. >> walter, if you hear about us and know about this, we want you to come home. we need you here. we can solve those issues, whatever they may be, i'm sure, but we want you to come home. >> the friends are asking for donations to help fauntroy's wife stave off foreclosure in their home in northwest. the national congress of black women is taking contributions. our bruce johnson is the first to report on the disappearances and has mores on press conference at 6:00. >>> always watching always tracking, wusa9's first alert weather. >> erica joins us now with this roller coaster forecast. >> temperatures surge upward tomorrow and crash downward on friday. it's typical for this time of year. let's look outside right now with the michael and son weather cam, a few clouds in place right now, 54 degrees, lots of high cloud cover at the moment. we don't have any precipitation falling in the beltway, but there is some rain in southern maryland.

tonight wusa9 has learned walter fauntroy has a bench warrant out for his arrest and his passport has an inaugural party fauntroy and others tried to throw at barack obama's first inaugural. fauntroy wrote a $50,000 check that bounced. vendors went to court and after several appearances were continued fauntroy stopped showing up. right now he's believed to be somewhere in africa. >> i have advised him that in the event he come back into the country whenever he gets into customs, the bench warrant will pop up on the computer and he would be taken into custody. >> bottom line, friends aren't quite sure where walter fauntroy is and there is concern about his mental health, his living conditions and is he getting any source of income? >>> tonight we're also hearing from two men who tackled and restrained a violent man aboard a flight from dulles last night. garrett hake has been following this story and

. >>> tonight a family friend of walter fauntroy tells news 4 they've asked the state department to help find d.c.'s former delegate to congress. earlier friends said they were concerned about him. he's known to traffic extensively to africa and dubai and have very little contact with anyone back home. but his nephew released a statement, as anyone with an 82-year-old relative we are concerned about his well-being. while we are uncertain about his current whereabout we remain hopeful that he's well and will return soon. >>> a local fbi agent's been indict for stealing and using heroin from the fbi's evidence room. investigators say agent matt lowry would replace it with powdered laxative. in these photos obtained by "the washington post" this year shows evidence bags that he allegedly falsified. he's charged with 64 counts including obstruction of justice and possession of heroin. his case has led to the charges against at least 26 defendants being dismissed and four defendants in jail are now appealing their convictions. >>> university of virginia students are demanding answers tonight

. >> where is walter fauntroy. it's a burning question in washington as friends raise money to save his family's home from foreclosure. joia what are are your thoughts? 28 years old, deep roots in d.c. a lot of people care about him. >> i consider him a friend. the very first person i ever interviewed was walter fauntroy. i am concerned for his safety right now. i know there's a lot of money problems and a lot of issues that we can all discuss about why he's coming back. i'm actually concerned about his ability to understand what's going on and his ability to move from here to here. i have no concrete evidence that something is wrong, but i know last conversations with him, things were slowing down like in anybody who is 75 years old, 80 years old the last time i saw him. i am concerned about him. i spoke yesterday with a family member of his. their concern is that the media spanting him some level of criminal. we don't want that to happen. >> an icon of the civil rights movement. it was my privilege to cover him.

. >> bottom line, friends aren't quite sure where walter fauntroy is and there is concern about his mental health, his living conditions and is he getting any source of income? >>> tonight we're also hearing from two men who tackled and restrained a violent man aboard a flight from dulles last night. garrett hake has been following this story and joins us with the latest. >> as a fellow passenger screamed and ran towards the cockpit door, two men aboard that flight acted quickly to prevent a frightening situation in the sky from potentially becoming much worse. >> no! come on! >> don't fight. don't fight. >> a passenger aboard united flight 1074 captured cell phone video of the struggle between a violent man and two passengers trying to restrain him. the man reportedly charged towards the cockpit door shortly after the flight from dulles to denver reached cruising altitude. scott maldonado, an army veteran, reacted. >> he flipped around, started coming towards me away from the cockpit. as he did that, i asked him to calm down. i said relax and he wasn't going to relax. >> reporter: maldona

. >>> so where is walter fauntroy? a bench warrant has been issued for his arrest. the former civil rights leader and d.c. political icon cannot be found right now. the arrest warrant stems back to a $50,000 check he wrote for a 2009 inaugural party for president obama. that check bounced. fauntroy is believed to be in africa but his family is not exactly sure where. there are concern abouts his mental health and with no -- concerns about his mental health and with no source of income, how he's supporting himself. >>> cancer free, two of the most beautiful words defensive tackle devonte stillman has ever heard. his daughter was fighting cancer and they just found out she's cancer free. they're waiting for results some of other tests but the doctors say they are optimistic at this point. >>> still ahead, benjamin netanyahu back as israeli's prime minister for a fourth term. we'll look at the impact of this election on the united states. >> the strange world of robert durst, the real estate >>> welcome back. after his clearcut victory, israeli prime minister benjamin

. >>> a lot of people are concerned about walter fauntroy's health. he has had very little contact with his family here. his lawyer had to file bankruptcy papers to avoid foreclosure on the home in northwest d.c. his family and friends tell us they are worried. >> there is a concern. there's a concern about his physical well-being and concern about his mental well-being. >> they are part of a group trying to bring fauntroy home. he was a top aide to martin luther king jr. and also a pastor. >>> new at 6:00 adam tuss shows us if changes are making a difference in arlington. >>> what the dispatch timeline shows about efforts to get him to the hospital. >>> a live look at the british embassy in d.c. presence prince charles and his wife are still going. that's not a >>> you're watching "news 4 at 6:00." >> every day, thousands of drivers pass through rosslyn at the so-called intersection of doom. that intersection is on lee highway and north lind street. they are sharing that road with hundreds of cyclists and pedestrians. police have put up new safety me

. >> there's a fund-raising effort under way right now to help the family of walter fauntroy as he remains missing abroad. week the 82-year-old tomorrow civil rights activist and d.c. congressional delegate is believed to be in dubai but he's had limited contact with people here for the past couple of years. his lawyer filed bankruptcy papers to avoid foreclosure on fauntroy's home. the fund is meant to help keep his wife from being forced out. >> we are not sure where reverend fauntroy may be at this time, nor his condition which we are very, very concerned about. we do want to make sure that the family and particularly mrs. fauntroy is in good hands. >> the head of the national congress of black women is overseeing the funds being raised. she says the money will not be sent overseas. >>> no word tonight on any possible charges against a boy accused in a car crash that knocked out power in a virginia neighborhood. look at the damage down in norfolk. police tell us the 13-year-old boy who was driving a van with headlights off early this morning slammed into a utility pole, a power transfor

. >>> a bench warrant has been issued for ratter fauntroy's arrest -- walter fauntroy's arrest. he wrote a $50,000 check for the expenses of the inauguration but the check bounced. the 82-year-old is believed to be somewhere in africa and said to be aware of the charges against him. >>> the university of virginia board met yesterday in richmond to discuss president teresa sullivan's contract. she learns about $675,000 a year. the talks follow a year full of controversy the uva. first the disappearance of hannah graham and the questionable rolling stone article accusing the school of mishandling a gang rain. sullivan has been on the job since 2010. >>> 6:35. before we head to break, we want to say congratulations to felicia wallace from the district. you are the facebook fan of the day. felicia says my mom and i deserve to be fans of the day because all my life she's awakened our household to wusa9 weather, news and traffic updates. >> even now that i'm grown and on my own, felicia says every morning before i go to work, school, my mom sends text messages that always start with,