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Over, of course, the cia's role in the benghazi attack. >> but he's also expected to face questions about the affair, which led to his resignation. with a preview we are joined by sunlen miller. sunlen? >> good morning, rob, paula. today is the day. it will be the first time we see general petraeus in public since this scandal breck exactly one week ago. general petraeus today faces capitol hill. the former cia director will testify behind closed doors, separately before the house and senate intelligence committees this morning. the focus is supposed to be on the attack on the consulate in ben...

>> reporter: but could speaking plainly sometimes be a good thing? by the same standard i'm now communicate with you at a ninth grade level. and some say for congress, this could be useful. with so many complicated issues, it's easiest to break it all down into concise words. and new members of congress may be paying attention. the study shows the sharp decline started with the flood of new members coming to congress in 2010. lee drutman conducted the nonpartisan study. he suggests they are dumbing it down for a reason. >> a lot of younger members want to speak more directly to their constitue...

Facebook co-founder saverin never sets foot in the u.s. again. the brazil-born saverin recently renounced his american citizenship just to avoid paying millions in taxes when facebook's stock goes public later today. with more on this, here's sunlen miller. >> reporter: this is quite the status update. >> pay your taxes in full or don't ever try to visit the u.s. again. >> reporter: that message was sent to eduardo saverin, the young co-founder of facebook. saverin has given up his u.s. citizenship and has now become a permanent resident of singapore. the move was immediately met with pushback...

Through congress, one of facebook's co-founders may never be allowed in the u.s. again. sunlen miller, abc news, on capitol hill. some 20,000 acres are now up in flames across arizona as four wildfires continue to burn out of control. the most dangerous fire threatening a historic mining town is only 5% contained. and more than 500 firefighters are scrambling to protect the community where three homes have already been destroyed. fires are also raging in colorado, new mexico and utah. and with that, here's a look at your friday forecast. some more gusty winds fueling those fires in the sou...

Dimensions. >> reporter: the position is nonpartisan, but he tells senators exactly what he thinks. >> i am not expected to put my brain in neutral and just not have anything to say about it. >> reporter: and on capitol hill, he knows this job is never really complete. >> i have more than enough material. and if ever there was a time that we needed prayer, it's now, and it's on capitol hill. >> reporter: sunlen miller, abc news, capitol hill. >> our politics needs a little divine intervention to get some stuff done. he's 63 years old and is the first african-american ever elected to that posit...