breaking news this morning on "world news now." the united kingdom has voted to leave the european union after 43 years. the political and economic effects are already being felt around the world and we'll have full coverage straight ahead. back here at home, some are getting off to a rough start. heavy downpours triggering flash flood emergencies. cars and homes being swept away as the waters turn deadly. the forecast ahead. and new this half hour, ben affleck goes on a tear. >> the oscar-winning actor's profanity laced rant ripping into the nfl and the commissioner over deflategate and why he thinks there's a con-spiracy involved. >> and in the world of hollywood conspiracies we're getting our first peek at dan brown's latest thriller "inferno

tom hanks and felicity jones. we have the full story ahead in "the skinny" on this friday, june 4th. -- june 24th. >> so it's a comedy, right? >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >> the best kind of plague. >> exactly. >> we say good morning on this friday. i'm kendis gibson. >> i'm diane macedo. we begin with breaking news. britain is exiting the european union. the vote was close with the highest turnout for a british election in nearly 25 years. one leader of the leave campaign hails this as the uk's independence day but a lot of mixed opinions on in this morning. >> yeah, the vote was not as close as many of the forecasters thought it would be. >> and it is something of a shot heard around the world. it will have an impact on the economy worldwide. it already is. even here in the united states. abc's lama hasan following developments from london. good morning. >> reporter: in one of the most dramatic days in politics this country has seen in decades, the

people of britain have spoken. the campaign to leave just passed the 16.8 million mark needed for 50% of the vote which means this country has voted for a british exit dubbed brexit. to leave the 28-member european union. immigration at the forefront of the leave campaign making the argument for britain to take control of its borders and its economy, taking back the country's national identity and culture. make no mistake this referendum is huge. this result to leave is monument to us. the political and financial ramifications uncertain. the pound falling sharply to its lowest level since the mid-1980s. plummeting against the dollar which will impact wall street and global marks when they open. the leave campaign hailing june 23rd as britain's independence day. kendis, diane. our thanks to lama in london. she mentioned the news of britain's exit upsetting the financial markets. that's already being seen immediately and not favorably. >> let's get the details from abc's

economics correspondent rebecca jarvis. >> reporter: there's only one word to describe what the markets are experiencing right now, and that is panic. around the world, stocks and currencies are selling off. u.s. stocks which still won't officially open for a few more hours are pointing to serious decline. meantime, the british pound is getting hammered to its lowest level since the mid-1980s. while the brexit was discussed for months investors never believed that it would happen until about two weeks ago when some polls showed the leave in the lead and then priced some risk in. but even as of earlier thursday, most figured that the undecideds would break towards the status quo and push remain over the edge. especially because there were so many world leaders sounding the alarm, warning about the catastrophic consequences of a brexit. this is why the actual brexit is causing such a huge shock in markets. as one wall street veteran told me, it may not be the end of the

the trouble is that we just doesn't know because this is completely uncharted territory. and if there's one thing wall street hates it's uncertainty. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. okay. so even at this early hour, we're being told by the white house that the president has been briefed on the returns and his team keeping him breast about the latest on that and they do expect him to talk with the prime minister david cameron in the next day or so. back here in the u.s., we should mention a second straight day of severe storms has taken a deadly toll. >> virginia and west virginia among the hardest hit. fast moving muddy floodwaters are overwhelming entire communities. an 8-year-old boy was swept away and a toddler has been missing since yesterday afternoon. he is feared dead. one house that was caught on fire was no match for the rushing water. and the whole house was snatched away while still in flames. >> look at that. that's an entire house rolling down the river. >>

ongoing and power outages are widespread. tens of thousands are in the dark across virginia, west virginia, and tennessee. >> that same system is responsible for unleashing a wide path of wreckage in the heartland. weather experts have now confirmed that at least ten tornadoes touched down in illinois and ohio. that includes this one that tore through pontiac, illinois with winds up to 125 miles per hour. the clear skies over that area today should allow the clean-up to get under way in ernest. >> a welcome break. there is more wet weather ahead in some spots. justin povick joins us with the forecast. good morning. >> diane, kendis, good morning to you. happy friday. almost to the weekend. that's the good news. better news is the weather will be calming down over the northeast this weekend. still a few pesky storms to get through today from d.c. points south toward richmond. heavy rain, lightning and winds the biggest concern. we're not anticipating a repeat performance of severe weather.

that's definitely some good news. out west, roasting here over the southern tier of states. a big cooldown on the way over the northern half is going to be quite substantial here through the weekend. speaking of the weekend, most of the storms saturday into sunday located over the northern portion of the midwest. and also into the great lakes but again, beautiful in the northeast. diane, kendis, back to you. >> our thanks to justin. we'll turn to politics now, bernie sanders acknowledging earlier this week that he will not be the democratic presidential nominee but he's now telling supporters that they're just getting started. sanders delivered a speech in new york last night and it was called "where we go from here." he urged the crowd to work with him to elect progressives and keep fighting for political change. sanders still has not conceded or endorsed hillary clinton. but he's predicting victories on his platform ideas. donald trump is on a brief vust to scotland for the grand reopening of his golf resort over there.

protesters accused him of racism and bigotry and they're planning to gather outside trump's property. more than a half million people have signed a petition to ban him from entering the uk. there's no word on any planned meetings with english leaders. i think they're busy today. on capitol hill, after nearly 26 hours, house democrats finally ended that dramatic sit-in. civil rights icon and georgia representative john lewis who led the protest declared victory. to be clear, democrats failed to get the republicans to vote on gun legislation but lewis says their point was made to america. the house is now in recess till july 5th. >> we doo do have more grim news in the search for a missing family off florida's gulf coast. rescue crews recovered a second body. that's after finding the body of the teenage daughter. she was wearing a life vest at the time. a father and his three teenage children were missing since sunday. the coast guard has recovered more debris including a sailboat mast. the u.s. marine corps is admitting error after more than 70 years. one of the men in that iconic world war ii photograph of the

in iwo jima was misidentified. john bradley was identified as one of the six men hoisting the flag. but the marines have determined that bradley was not in that photo and it was actually harold schultz. we have a little bit of video here. if you blink, you will miss how huge this is. so this tire change here at this year's grand prix of europe takes less than two seconds. >> wow. >> 1.92 to be exact. that ties the record set three years ago, four tires less than two seconds. >> talk about teamwork there. >> that is a little bit of teamwork. >> pit crews practice to service their race cars in as little time as possible. practice makes perfect. there are also lots more of them working on this racer than the single kid changing tires at your local service station. there is that. >> who takes forever. you go to jiffy lube and they're like, you'll be out in 30 minutes but no. three hours later. >> takes me awhile. i have to jump on the ck

get enough torque on it. >> you do it yourself? >> yeah, i change my own tires. >> i have folks do it. >> you have people do it for you? >> by the way, the pit crew works for the williams formula i team. >> good job, pit crew. coming up, tell us how you really feel, ben. really. like what ben affleck said on the premier of bill simmons talk show about the nfl and deflategate that had the censor bleeper working overtime. >> will there be a magic mike 3? what channing tatum is saying reportedly about which projects he is and is not working on. that story ahead in "the skinny." you're watching "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather, brought to you by american advisors group. ing "world news now." >> announcer: "world news now" weather, brought to you by american advisors group.

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>> dizzy clearly swings both ways. he was swinging all over the place. authorities thought that he was hiding high up in the trees. dizzy had escaped by turning a doorknob. he's smart. this is an abc news special report. good morning. we're joining you with this special report following some stunning developments from overseas. >> after the people in great britain voted to exit the european union, prime minister david cameron has now announced his resignation. >> the british people have voted to leave the european union and their will must be respected. the will of the british people is an instruction that must be delivered. it was not a decision that was taken lightly. not least because so many things were said by so many different organizations about the

significance of this decision but i do not think it would be right for me to try to be the captain that steers our country to its next destination. this is not a decision i've taken lightly but i do believe it's in the national interests to have a period of stability and then the new leadership required. there is no need for a precise timetable today, but in my view, we should aim to have a new prime minister in place by the start of the conservative party conference in october. okay. let's get more on this shocking development right now. we're joined by lama hasan from our london bureau. >> yeah, good morning to you. well, a stunning turn of events. a brexit bombshell this morning just moments ago as you heard there the british prime minister announcing the will of the british people must be respected adding that he will step down saying the country must have a new leader by october this year, david cameron saying this was not a decision taken lightly, steering the ship to reassure that the market, that the british economy is

but this will also need strong leadership. he believes it needs to be someone else. of course, this comes after the country voted to leave after being in the european union for more than 40 years. >> that's llama hassan live in london. we appreciate it. of course, the effects of this we've seen already affecting the markets especially it will have political ramifications, diplomatic ramifications. we'll keep monitoring it. >> we'll have the latest on "world news now" as well as "america this morning" and "good morning america." it's going to be a rough morning on the markets this morning, as well when they open 9:30. for now, that's it for us. >> thank you for watching. >> this has been a special report from abc news. so that's what you want? next! while we're still young! you know you told me you wanted mustard. get outta here!

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making news in america this morning, a stunning decision as britain leaves the european union. prime minister david cameron has now announced he is resigning and the effects are being felt even past 10 downing street this morning. >> i think the country requires fresh leadership to take it in this direction. >> what's next for 10 downing street? and the financial fallout. this morning markets plunging from asia to europe. wall street bracing. also this morning, that vicious storm that did so much damage across the middle of the country now wreaking havoc as it moves east. the rising floodwaters and the rising death toll. and it's break time for lebron james fresh off an nba championship he says he's ready to relax but where he's not going. we'll tell you.