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in the 52% of british voters opting to leave the european union, prompting british prime minister david cameron to announce his resignation. the vote sending shockwaves around the world. stocks are tumbling. did british voters do the right thing? ll the topic of the abc 7 po and you can go online and vote right now. we will show you the results at the bottom of your screen. ray ramundi shows us what this means. reporter: the international spotlight on world markets. u.s., china, germany, and especially great britain. economist are preparing themselves for the vote that could impact your financial statement. energetic decision made by the people of the united kingdom. >> the british people have spoken in the answer is we are out. reporter: the first political casualty is prime minister david cameron. >>

it clear decision to take a different path. as such, i think the country requires fresh leadership to take it in this direction. overwhelming 17 million voters decided to exit the european union. referendum exposing written to be sharply divided. those supporting the exit part of this weeping antiestablishment movement, and grievant immigration and control the borders. >> there is no reason they can't get across europe and get into agland and we could have paris think rick belden thing. reporter: it sent shockwaves through the world economy. right here in the united states, investors in panic. >> is very difficult day indeed. that said, they've been working hard in order to build up the resilience for the world financial system. reporter: the impact felt here in the u.s.

retirement savings could all be at risk, especially for those who plan to retire in the immediate future. >> he will likely see that impacting your 401(k). the average retirement savings account in this country would lose about $2700. reporter: the u.k. is the first major country to leave the european union. it will take at least two years to separate. reaction really pouring in around here as well. suzanne kennedy is at the british embassy in northwest d.c. with more. suzanne: british citizens in united states of will to major news out of their home country. two bombshells. the decision to exit the eu, and the second resignation of their prime minister. citizens are telling us they stayed up late to learn of the vote, butn the brexit many

statements first thing this morning. one moment like it into her independence day. another says she was very disappointed with the decision. two british citizens with differing opinions. >> very said. this is truly a critical day for britain. it now has to decide in a global world what its role is. >> it's about accountability. i don't like the fact that the european union controlled things. i think the u.k. these people in power who are accountable to the people. reporter: both citizens are bracing for the unsettled p eriod coming as a result of the decision. they help it will be best for the financial health of their country. suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. britain'selation from decision is being felt in the u.s. and everyone has an opinion.

parties publicly spoke out about brexit. donald trump praising the move and vice president i that bid -- vice president biden shunning it. hillary clinton says the move underscores why the white house these experienced leadership. make sure you stay with abc seven for continuing coverage of the brexit fallout and other breaking news. you can sign breaking news text alerts at wjla.com/text. a big statement from bernie sanders this morning. he says he will likely vote for hillary clinton come november. the statement comes despite the fact he is not dropped out of the race yet given -- yet. he says there is no chance he will vote for donald trump. he says his job as director the democratic party becomes the party of the working people. breaking right now, a tractor-trailer stuck on a

bridge. jamie: we are starting with focusing in on this area. you can see the solid black line . 295 northbound is completely closed. outbound, northbound trying to leave the city. that is right near this tractor-trailer did hit under rails. train you have to exit of pennsylvania avenue. let's say you're traveling on the freeway. you might need to get near route 50 or the baltimore-washington parkway. 295, itad northbound on will make sure to get off the pennsylvania avenue. this traffic moving northbound is not moving. southbound traffic at about 10 miles per hour. that stretch getting from the parkway and for the 11th street bridge about 13 minutes. seebig picture here you can is mainly just t

outbound on kenilworth avenue. a big problem for you. definitely want to avoid it at all costs. a lot of alternate routes will see the bailout traffic. get ready for that if you're heading out on new york avenue. you can already see some red heading outbound. back to you. leon: thank you. jummy: a fairfax county police officer charged in the death of it man gets 12 month in prison. jeff goldberg is live in fairfax this name with the development. he's getting 12 months in jail. this is part of a plea agreement that agrees with attorney just a few months ago. he has already served 10 months in jail. he could be out and a free man in a matter of weeks. the hearing did not last too long, only about 15 or 20 minutes. we did not hear from adam torres.

dear, the mother of john he said the sentence is not at all justice for her son. he was shot and killed by a former fairfax out of best officer adam torres in springfield in august of 2013. he was unarmed and had his arms hanging in the doorway at the time the shot was fired. on the eve of the trial attorneys reached a deal for a guilty plea of involuntary manslaughter and a 12 month jail sentence. >> one year in jail? insulting. it was murder. it was not involuntary manslaughter. >> i think he is doing well. he made a decision that was very difficult for he and his family. i think he is comfortable with that. during the hearing we did not hear from

harrington, the estranged wife of john year -- gear. she was instrumental in forming this plea agreement. adam torres' wife was in the courtroom with her newborn baby. all she said after the hearing was, i love my husband. jeff goldberg, abc 7 news. now, a stateping of emergency in west virginia. heavy rain is triggering serious flooding and mudslides in several counties. let's look at this video from ridgewood. seven inches fell in just three hours. at least four people have been killed and dozens remain stranded. overnight authorities suspended a search for a toddler that have been swept away by the water. around here we are keeping an i on some pop-up storms throughout the day. josh this year with a look at the forecast.

you can feel how soupy the air is. it takes our temperature in the low 80's admits make it feel more like the it were almost upper 80's at reagan national. if you're heading out this afternoon, you will deal with humidity and some thunderstorms. nothing around d.c. right now. as we go for the north a good amount of rain hanging rock hard to baltimore and up towards hagerstown. that will be the overall flow of our chance for rain and thunderstorms. they will be working their way down south as we go throughout the lunch hour and into the afternoon. this at 12:30, overdoing it just a bit. you get the pattern. it will be working its way to the south. we will look for things to dry out after 9:00. a chance for a few more showers continues throughout the evening. if you're taking the kids out today, benetton of sunshine. we will -- not a ton of sunshine.

the lifeguards. much better pool weather for the weekend coming up. jummy: coming up on abc 7 news at noon, they continued flames in the wildfires out west. and the two things making conditions worse today. people everzens of telling down a washington-d.c. high-rise and it's all for a good cause. i will take you along for the ride coming up on abc 7 news. >> countdown the fourth of

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at noon, on your side. fire crews in california continue to fight this wildfire that is our destroyed 80 homes and threatening 1500 others in the california mountains. the flames consumed 20 other buildings around lake isabella. local forecasters say low humidity and 55 miles per hour winds could make the fire worse. taking the fight against opioid epidemics to new heights. a fundraiser is being held today and participants are raising awareness by rappelling off buildings in the district. sam sweeney was one of them and it all happened live this morning on good morning washington. reporter: i'm going to do this. guys, this is all to raise awareness about addiction. the first step to fighting addiction they say -- oh my gosh.

i'm going to reset because i pulled too hard. ok. there we go. oh boy. i'm getting the hang of this. i am walking down. there is someone in the window, hello. the man who started this nonprofit, shatterproof, lost his son to addiction. oh my gosh. he was to get people aware of the stigma around it. here i am. i am scared to death of heights. somehow i got roped into this. i am climbing down the building and it is awful. habit he say no? we are in the shadow of the white house right now. this was no mistake that they have it in this building. good morning. a business meeting right here in front of me. hello.

here we go. oh my gosh. what is that? >> [indiscernible] reporter: i'm about 10 feet from the bottom. i am sweating. here he go. >> all the way down. sam: of course i messed up at the end. jummy: i can't believe you did that. it was the best piece of television we had today. josh: doing that, you are really in control. it is all on you. caps off. that was pretty cool. chair.to sit in this jummy: at least it wasn't raining. josh: nicer weather for us this morning. now we're watching for a few thundershowers and will pop up for us. not looking for severe weather

we basically have just the right environment for us to pick up on some thunderstorms. the dew point is 70. that puts us in the oppressive category. all of us with this theory muggy air mass. 71 at annapolis. upper 60's, lower 70's. somewhat of a tropical feel. plenty of moisture for the thunderstorms to work with. right now, not a lot going on around winds -- d.c. there is a stationary front working 20 across the area. -- working its way across the area. let's run through the rest of the afternoon. futurecast indicates there is something by 1:30. we are not looking once again for strong storms, just enough to put a damper on your friday afternoon and unfortunately on the drive home. a couple of rumbles of thunder. 9:00 is when i think everything will start

drier air moves in for tomorrow. we start off tomorrow morning pretty cloudy. if it is not cloudy, it will likely be foggy. the cloudschtime start to break down. things will start to get sunnier. i don't think we will be dealing with any showers. may be in a west virginia that is about it. i expected to stay dry tomorrow. sunday right around noon afternoon is when we go to see plenty of sunshine all day long. throughout this afternoon keep the umbrella handy. we are watching for some spotty thunderstorms. 8:00, 9:00 things should start to clear out. things stay muggy throughout the evening. 61 to 67 degrees. tomorrow morning is when the humidity the instant back off. up to 85 tomorrow. it will be less humid tomorrow as well. if you were out and

enough he to bed because the ss willss will -- muggine come down tomorrow. lots of sunshine on sunday and low humidity then as well. we work our way to the beginning of next week. that's over we have a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and temperatures close to 90 on tuesday. this weekend just in time for all the things going on, the nice weather showing up. jummy: josh, thank you. barnesup on abc 7 news, & noble trying to bring in more customers. we will tell you what they are trying to do. and why

jummy: we are back with a developing story in the sports world. when team usa basketball team suits up to compete in rio, they will be without the nba finals and vp. lebron james will not be competing this year, citing stress as a reason. >> going up to 14 years in the nba, six straight trips to the finals. it did not make sense for him to worship this summer and go to rio. jummy: he is not feeling once giving out. steph curry and the wiz's own john walters giving the game. barnes & noble is opening up a new chapter in its stores that will include food and alcohol. four

the retailer offer a full breakfast, lunch and dinner menu. they hope to keep shopping traffic fluid after a disappointing fourth-quarter of sales. tonight's mega millions jackpot is now $363 million. that's not only a big game this weekend, the powerball is it $203 million. officials are reminding players two winning tickets are set to expire in july. check all your tickets. keep the am really handy. josh's back with a final look at the weekend forecast coming up next.

jummy: a former nasa engineer made what might be the world's largest nerf gun. impact 3000 psi. it fires huge starts made out of toilet plunger's and phone. he said he did it for the ongoing nerve force at his office. josh: i don't think he will have much competition. jummy: nerf bazooka. josh: fortunately things are a lot more peaceful. we have a few showers popping up for us today.

like great weather. today we are right around 83 degrees and we are going to look for the muggy weather to cigarette. especially from about 2:00 to 5:00. a quick check on your seven-day forecast. much nicer for saturday and sunday. saturday will start off cloudy. a big improvement as we go throughout the day. sunday, mostly sunny and right around 87 degrees. still low as far as mugginess goes. we will bring back an afternoon thunderstorms. close to 90 degrees. it is so nice when the knife weather line -- nice weather lines up in time for the weekend. jummy: be sure to watch abc 7 news at 4:00. congrats and happy last date for producer

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