Clearing skies. Should be a Beautiful Day for most of the day here, and with temperatures back into the mid 50s. Warmer than yesterday. Right now weve warmed up to 46 at reagan national. 41 at dulles. Bwi marshall 44 degrees. Heres your friday forecast, and well peek at the weekend in just a minute. Highs in the low to mid50s. Lots of afternoon sunshine. Should be a dry friday for you and a dry start to the weekend, too. More details on the weather and well look at next week, thanksgiving holiday, well have the forecast for that. Back to you. Thank you very much. In our big story this morning, former cia chief David Petraeus is testifying on capitol hill right now. He is answering questions about the deadly consulate attack in libya, while questions still swirl around his affair with paula broadwell. Sarah is back with more on todays testimony. Hi, sarah. Hi. Petraeus is set to give testimony in two closed door hearings before the senate and house intelligence committee. But general petraeus is not talking about the sex scandal. He is attending classified hearings today about the attack on the u. S. Consulate in benghazi that led to the deaths of the American Ambassador to libya and three others. Lawmakers say he might can give more details about what happened because petraeus was on a Fact Finding Mission to libya a few weeks ago. Tensions remain high with republicans blaming the president and democrats warning republicans not to jump to conclusions. Barack obama was no more responsible for what happened in benghazi than george bush was for september 11th. What is clear is this administration, including the president himself, has intentionally misinformed, read that lied, to the American People in the aftermath of this tragedy. That exchange coming from a even open hearing on the hill, three days after the attack on 9 11, petraeus testified the attack was sparked by a flash mob. Lawmakers want to know if he knew at the time he was being investigated by the fbi. Much of the focus on the fallout has been on susan rice, who said early on it appeared to be the work of protestors, not terrorists, as it now appears. Secretary of state Hillary Clinton is also expected to testify after an internal review is complete. That may happen next month. Allison . Sarah, thank you so much. The looming fiscal cliff Takes Center Stage at the white house today. President obama is meeting with the leaders of both parties from the house and senate this morning to start negotiations on avoiding the tax hikes and spending cuts. This afternoon the president will sit down with the heads of 13 civil Rights Groups to get their input on the negotiations. There are worries of a looming war between israel and hamas after more rockets were fired from gaza overnight. This morning another rocket hit the biggest city of tel aviv. Yesterday was the first time in 20 years air raid sirens went off in the capital. Some 500 rockets were fired from gaza since wednesday and in responsiveness israel launched 150 air strikes, killing 20 palestinians. This morning israel is amassing tasks on the border and have called up thousands of reserve troops. Lets look at other top stories now. We start off with a shocking accident in texas. A Freight Train slammed into a flat bed truck full of wounded warriors. Four were killed. 17 hurt. Ten of them in critical condition. The soldiers were on a parade float yesterday when the train hit them without warning. Union pacific says the train did sound its horn as people jumped off the truck. Its believed the truck got stuck in the slow parade traffic leaving the float to straddle on the train tracks. Closer to home now, update on an amber alert weve been following. 18yearold alexis rose carwile has been found safe. She was found in maryland along with her mother, jennifer carwile. She was reported missing yesterday afternoon from halifax, virginia. The two were with the man you saw previously on the left side, eric eugene black. Thats the baby on the left now. Black was arrested around 4 30 this morning south of richmond. The Washington Post reports carwile and black were supposed to hand alexis over to social services yesterday afternoon in virginia, but instead they abducted the girl from a home on lower liberty road. The two arnow in custody facing abduction charges. Tony . Also this morning a Bowie State University student accused of murdering her roommate is found not guilty. The jury acquitted alexis simpson. She pled selfdefense. Simpson said she complained to University Officials about frazier several times before the incident. This man is accused of assaulting a 17yearold girl in a womans bathroom. It happened about a week ago at the Thomas Jefferson library in falls church. The girl screamed and the man took off. If you know who this is, Fairfax County police are asking you come forward. While we are on traffic watch in virginia its been five years in the works. The 495 express lane set to open tomorrow. Fox5s sherri ly is live in Tysons Corner with everything you need to know. Good morning. Reporter good morning, tony, good morning allison. I dont have to tell you guys that the beltway is notorious for its gridlock. Officially those express lanes open tomorrow. But dont be surprised if you see them open up a little bit late tonight. There was a special guest who took the inaugural trip just a few minutes ago. Well tell you who that is shortly. Come monday, take a look here, when you are stuck in in a bumpertobumper traffic here on the beltway, those in the express lanes will keep on moving, giving the express lanes their first test. They run 14 miles in each direction from springfield to the American Legion bridge along the beltway. How much it will cost depends on the congestion and how far you travel of the the more using the lanes, the higher the toll. Expected to cost five to six dollars for the average trip. Carpoolers with three or more people will be free and motorcycles free. Everybody needs the ezpass flex if they want the toll free trip. We have a partnership with the Virginia State police and theyll be out enforcing the hov rule. Reporter whats the penalty for people who violate this . Similar to other facilities. There are penalties, they begin with 50 fine and can be up to a thousand dollars for subsequent violations. Reporter it looks like the first rider on the express lanes is santa, straight from the north pole. He came through just about 20 minutes ago. He made that final leg of his journey on the express lanes getting on at braddock road and making his way to the exit at Tysons Corner, where he is headed to the mall to see all the boys and girls and hear what their christmas wishes might be. I did notice santa only had two people in that car. Not officially an hov three, but i think they might have let him go on the tolls. I see they didnt ticket santa. Who is going to stop santa . Thank you very much. Hostess announced this morning it is going out of business. This after workers have been on strike because of new contract terms they say cut wages and benefits. The workers didnt return to work yesterday evening, which was the deadline that hostess gave them to end the strike. The company which makes twinkies and a lot of other goods of course says it will begin to close plants immediately and look to sell off its name. The move will cost more than 18,000 jobs. Coming up, David Petraeus certainly is not the only person with authority to be caught in scandal. So how do you gracefully exit your job with all the negative attention . Im sitting down with a professor at Georgetown University who is the author of the new book, leaving on top. His tips ahead for leaving gracefully, whether youre under fire or not. What happens if youre involved in a scandal . Your home may become a tourist destination. Well explain after the break. Ts 9 09 now. 44degrees on a friday morning. the home of the woman linked to the scannal involving David Petraeus and his mistress have become somewhat of a tourist highlight. People have been flocking to jill kellys house in tampa, florida. People stopped by to snap pictures or wait for a glimpse of kelly. This is news, because [inaudible] its like the real housewives of tampa. Kelley is considered a socialite in tampa. She approached the fbi in june about threatening email from petraeus mitt trespass paula broadwell. The fbi uncovered the emails between kelly and john allen, the Top Commander in afghanistan. Tony . Thank you. Whether theyve been forced out or leaving voluntarily, leaders in business, government, sports, and even entertainment can face an awkward transition when they step down. While its unclear how David Petraeus departure will affect the cia, others in the spotlight have managed to leave on top. Joining us now is david heenan, a visiting professor at Georgetown University, and author of the brandnew book, leaving on top graceful exits for leaders which is being published today. Welcome to the show. Boy, probably could not have picked a better week for this book to come out. A lot going on. Lance armstrong not that long ago, lockheed president just resigned under almost the same circumstances. Yeah. Frequently we look at these situations and we think, my goodness, i dont know what i would do in that situation. It can be very difficult making it transition, whether youre under scandal or not. Talk a little bit about these situations that youve just mentioned and how theyve been managed, right or wrong. Generally i think were a forgiving nation. I think thats a starting point. I think most of these people, certainly petraeus, job one is repairing the family relationship. I think once he gets over that, he has particularly challenges. Ordinarily, a general at that level would have directorships, all sorts of corporate opportunities available to him. Given the judgment errors hes made, particularly the email stuff, it would be very, very hard for me to see how a publicly traded company would put him on the board. Hell have a tough time. I think theres a healing period that has to take place. If the outcome down the road, and certainly now it appears there were no National Security issues, that type of thing, youre right, people will call into question his judgment, i suppose. But this being a forgiving nation in many ways, is it possible down the road this will be looked at as a personal transgression and not one that could affect him in the corporate world . I think so. Hell need more breathing room than most, given the level of authority he had. A lot depends how you define yourself and your job and to the extent youve created other options. Most businessmen, unfortunately, entertainers and others, define themselves by what we do. And trying to make that change without having Something Else going for you, whether its a side occupation or another vocation, makes it tough. As a result, jobs become, if were not careful, self constructed prisons. You find the work place, while a great servant, can be an ugly and unforgiving master. People in these roles, these top roles, whether its government, business, entertainment, sports, what have you, frequently have healthy egos, not to say theyre egotistical, but to get to that level, you have to be confident, is it hard for them to know when to leave and how that make that graceful exit . Its tough for all of us, but for them in particular, people have been blowing smoke at them for years. They get caught up in the buzz, many think, particularly Founding Fathers of companies, theyre owed immortality. Who do you turn to for constructive criticism . And particularly politicians. They get organizationally in the senate and congress, and as a result, they block the flow of talent to the top. I want to mention you cite many examples of people who handle it well. Some of the most interesting examples to me come from the world of sports and entertainment. You talk about jimmy dean, who was able to develop other interests outside of his music career. Was very smart in making a transition. Right. George foreman, boxing and sports in general, a a lot of times people dont leave when they should. Joe lewis the classic. Mike tyson is profiled in the book, also had difficult. Foreman is an interesting character. He was close to bankruptcy himself. And all of a sudden, the grill came along. Now the smiling george and he reinvented himself. Absolutely successful. Fascinating. Amazing guy. Were out of time. You also talk about johnny carson. The book is called leaving on top graceful exits for leaders. Particularly in these days, a good read. It is available today in book stores and online, amazon. Com and elsewhere. Thank you for joining us. Thank you. Hopefully well know when to leave gracefully. Allison, back to you. Tony, if you give me a bag of money, ill leave today. Just saying. Not sure thats graceful. Youre right. Coming up, famous actress learns she has a 17 and a half yearold sister. Why its been kept secret. First, how the redskins plan to face the eagles this sunday. Time to check in with holly. Reporter whats the best way to start the day . By making a gingerbread house, of course. Its what were doing live this morning in Tysons Corner. Your kids can do the same this weekend if they come out to be a part of the Enchanted Forest put on every year by the Junior League. Were going to tell you about it live later in the hour. Allison . Thanks. 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For customers with disabilities at 8009746006 tty v. We reported earlier about president Obama Meeting with congressional leaders today concerning the fiscal cliff. The wall street journal is reporting the white house is in advanced discussions to implement a smaller package of tax hikes and spending cuts at the end of this year and move the larger talks further into 2013. It reports House Republicans are working on a similar plan. Its unclear if these will be part of todays discussion. Wall street journal is owned by news corp, the Parent Company of fox 5. Redskins host the eagles this sunday with a new approach, back from the bye the last seven games almost like a new season, hoping to correct the issues that plagued them through the first nine games. While philly is struggling, the team is still stacked with talent. And d. C. United also takes the field this sunday for the second leg of the mls eastern conference finals. They fell short in houston last sunday and in order to advance to the finals, united needs to score at least two more goals than houston. Kickoff is set for 4 00 p. M. At rfk stadium. Theres been a lot of attention on affairs this week, right. And coming up in todays ask allison, ill weigh in on one mans dilemma. His best friend is involved with a married man. First, a shooting range under fire. The decision to use live people at targets. Well explain that after the break. Its 9 24. its the idea of target practice taken to the next level thanks to one florida gun range. Customers engage in simulated shooting against real people. They use real guns to shoot, but they do not use live ammunition. Instead, customers are given bullets similar to those used in paint ball guns. The owner of the gun range says most people come for fun, but they are seeing more women come to practice protecting themselves. Perhaps its like, as opposed to a cardboard thing at the end, its real situation. Ive been paralyzed by fear to the point it was harmless, but you cant really move. If youre in a real situation, maybe it trains your mind. But gee, what could go wrong here, allison . Its not live ammunition, though. Someone puts the wrong ammunition in or not paying attention . Like a plot on murder she wrote . Ive seen that on murder she wrote. Okay. Life is a lot like murder she wrote. The problem is, they wont have an Angela Lansbury to figure it all out. Or will they . Im going to do the weather. Whats the difference between paint ball and that . Little balls of paint. But youre shooting somebody. At this place, over here they have live ammunition. Let me just get it, put it in the gun, there you go, have some fun. Not paying attention. I understand. Whats Angela Lansbury doing here . Temperatures started on the low side. So selective. Ive done paint ball before. It was fun. Not good at it. 46 reagan national. 45 in still got Cool Temperatures north and west. 34 in frederick. 36 in martinsburg. I promise it will become clearer later. Persistent across the Eastern Shore of the bay, oxford, cambridge, light showers. Thats out of here. Upper