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. an

suzanne kennedy tells us the deputy is lucky to be alive. suzanne: this all started as a breaking and entering last night around 11:00 here on windsor ridge when deputies arrived, they were shot at by the suspect, 18-year-old joshua sumpter. the suspect ran from the scene and was pursued for hours by law enforcement. around 5:45 a.m. this morning, he was arrested one mile south of the shooting here at the townhouse is. -- townhouses. >> he took rounds and i believe there were three or four shots in the hip, side, arm, and upper chest, and the information that i have states that the body armor protected his upper chest and saved his life. suzanne: the deputies injuries are serious but not life-threatening. he will undergo surgery later today. as for the suspect, he is charged with attempted capital murder. in stafford county, suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. jummy: the forecast today. pretty decent day out there. doug: a lot of people going to lunch. in a high-rise buildings, they will be going outside like this because it is so windy. it is a pub

suzanne kennedy looks at the damage. suzanne: the storm blew through 6:30 last night. the driver of this vehicle was on the roadway when it hit. the back window was blown out by hail and the high winds. throughout this area there are many storms with extensive damage due to these storm. wind chi after wind chill shattered by the thursday night storm. >> i came out last night. suzanne: this woman was one of the dozens impacted. her car was an downtown washington street in middleburg. >> when he came to our house, 10 minutes from your, -- when it came to our house, 10 minutes from here, it sounded really bad. suzanne: eyewitnesses report hail two inches in dynamic or. -- in diameter. some say they were as big as a baseball. wereents and store owners cleaning up and assessing the damage. >> i have never seen anything like that for good suzanne: the owner of this vehicle plans to tape it up temporarily with plastic bags while she works to get it repaired. despite all the damage, she says she feels lucky to be alive. in middleburg, suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. jummy: we want

in fairfax county, suzanne kennedy, back to you. jummy: how are the rest of the roads looking, let's get over to jamie. clarksburg, a few flashing lights, this is to 70 -- 270 heading southbound, they had all claims block five minutes ago with the emergency crews, now lanes open and no slowing as you head south through clarksburg, this is at 121 you have a few flashing lights. i want to stick with maryland, the area of rockville, accident involving a dump truck, as shady grove road, the right lane blocked, a fuel leak reported, emergency crews there further south on 270 closer to montrose falls road, not bad, up to speed. no problems in virginia outbound on the gw parkway, nine minutes from felt run a genuine close to the capital beltway appeared 66 looks great. no issues on 395 even southport stafford on 95, moving well. ,.c., heavy traffic inbound kenilworth avenue and the mid-day roadwork, at the third street tunnel may slow you down approaching new york avenue nothing major as far as crashers in the district. jummy: thank you. t

reporting in fairfax county, suzanne kennedy. jummy: the orlando nightclub massacre has reignited the gun debate, washington, d.c. police chief was on news talk on our sister station news channel 8 and talked about the similarities between active shooting incident in the district and other mass shootings. -- the typically all vast majority of the deaths take place in 10 minutes or less. a lot of lives lost quickly. think will find here, the initial burst of gunfire and a gunman, especially with that type of weapon, that this gun man had, could take a lot of victims. jummy: the chief mentioned how the nightclub attack seem to influence -- the endless fight terror groups. new information on a story you saw only here, involving a friday, a, on grandmother was demanding answers after she says her special-needs grandson was physically abused by a school bus attendant. another student at that school was left on the bus yesterday. his mother's said the seven-year-old fell asleep and woke up to an empty bus and was stuck for an hour unti

. >> our team coverage continues with suzanne kennedy on more on today's abortion ruling. suzanne? >> it's the supreme court's first major abortion ruling in nine years and this one a big one in advocates and some of them remain at the steps of the supreme court right now. the court ruling 5-3 and the regulations on abortion clinics caused undue burden and violates a woman's right to terminate a pregnancy. advocates on both sides of the issue rallied outside the court. some flying in from texas to hear the ruling on a law that ultimately could curtail abortions in texas without actually banning them. the court's decision prompting emotional responses from people on both sides of the hot button issue. >> i have four daughters ranging from 12:00 to 3:00 and this is something that i need to stand up for them for their rights, their future. i've had this privilege of choosing what to do with my body my entire life and for them not to have that choice scares me. >> today, these regulations are the same as any physical facility. and the fact now that abortion clinics don't have to follow

in southeast washington, suzanne kennedy. jummy: prince george's county tried to abduct a child from a bedroom early yesterday morning. .he little boy was sleeping the suspect allegedly slid open and unlocked window, grabbed his arm and tried to pull him outside, he screamed, scaring the man away. ,> he was a little traumatized the first thing you said was, mama i want to sleep in your room but he will be ok. a scary situation, i cannot imagine living without my son. a 300 the suspect is pound six foot tall man who was wearing a black the mass, they are for $2500 to information leading to an arrest. coming up, the blistering attacks continue. trump: i build a great company. jummy: donald trump responding to hillary clinton's jabs and increasing questions about his company and his finances. plus, a dangerous rescue at the bo on the efforts to help a patient in desperate need of medical attention and why it is so difficult. and brian will be back with when you need the mli get with his forecast. -- a live look at the cavaliers

suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. jummy: tonight, we are taking a closer look at the shooting in orlando during a special town hall. we'll be looking at what we know so far and how we can move forward as a country. join us at 7:00 on news channel 8. it will stream live on our website, wjla.com. we will have a live report from orlando in less than 10 minutes. stay with us as we follow every development on air and online. today begins the second week of your commute under satrap. -- under the single tracks. the work to replace tracks continues with instead -- roadways instead. a huge mess in montgomery county. a water main break opened up on boston avenue near the intersection of east west. john: it has been a challenge getting the children and their parents across the street where this water main broke early this morning. take a look. this was quite a challenge. you see all of the equipment here. this is what crews were using to try to locate the valve. it took them some time to actually find that and shut off the wate

let's head over to our suzanne kennedy. she is in the newsroom with the latest on this. suzanne, this has been going on for more than 24 hours. suzanne: it has, jummy. it started around 11:30 yesterday. the house adjourned at 3:15 this morning, but house democrats are still continuing their action in congress at this hour. we want to show you a live scene being provided through the facebook page of congressman ben o'rourke. since the cameras are currently turned off in the house, this is the only way to show what's happening on the hill. house minority leader nancy pelosi has called for the republican majority to turn the cameras back on, but as of yet, that has not happened. the protest starred at 11:30 yesterday t. lasted through the night and on into the early morning hours. 168 members of the house have either been present or have spoken. around 10:00 last night, house speaker paul ryan attempted to gavelth session, but angry democrats chanted no bill, no break. house democratic whip steny hoyer spoke just before 4:00 this morning and vowed to continue this fight. rep

alison: suzanne kennedy is in the british embassy in northwest d.c. suzanne: british citizens in the united states awoke to major news out of the home country. two bombshells. up with the decision to exit to e.u. the second is resignation of their prime minister. citizens are telling us they stayed up late but many were sleeping when the decision was made and heard the prime minister's statement this morning. one woman likened it to her independent day. two british citizens and two differing opinions. >> very sad. very sad. this is a critical day for britain. it now has to decide in a global world what its role is. >> for me it's about accountability. i don't like that they control things. the u.k. need people in power accountable to the they are bracing for the unsettled period coming as a result of the decision. they hope ultimately it will be the best for the financial health of their country. suzanne kennedy, abc7 news. jonathan: donald trump is in scotland and he said the brexit vote is a good thing. coming up at the bottom of the hour, does it re

suzanne kennedy, abc 7 news. jummy: not too far away, some signs of progress as mgm takes the final steps to opening a new .asino at the national harbor this morning, county leaders joined executives for a ribbon-cutting on a new hiring center. plans to hire 3600 employees and one -- in 100 different categories. the this year. an army of firefighters making progress in its battle against a massive fire fire -- fire burning just west of santa barbara. they face an uphill battle. the fire has burned two square miles in just five days. it's just so dry out there. brian: we are still over one inch down for the month. we could use a little rain. i think we have a few chances tomorrow, maybe thursday. next weekend, it looks pretty good. when i was getting ready, i dropped my makeup on my shirt. luckily, i have a coat. humidity higher than it has been over the weekend. it is just a little bit more. temperatures through the afternoon making a run at 90 degrees. the air quality is also code orange. it's unhealthy for espe

live in the newsroom, suzanne kennedy. jummy: what a sad story. a tribute now to be victims of the orlando nightclub shooting. ♪ that is at the washington national cathedral, ringing the morning bell 50 times, one for lost.iyk -- soul meanwhile, learning more about the terrifying shooting from survivors. this comes as the investigation turns to the wife of the shooter. officials now trying to figure out , raising in orlando serious questions about the gunman, 29-year-old omar mateen, how he was interviewed three separate times by the fbi and was legally able to buy the weapons used to kill 49 people and injured 53 others. >> contact was minimal and did not constitute a threat at that time. >> that man is the lone suspect in the nation's worst mass ,hooting, he first opened fire then confronted by a police officer, he retreated into the bathroom, taking hostages, some playing dead to survive. >> quiet. >> the standoff ended three hours later after he called 911 to pledges of leases -- allegiance to isis. >> statements made by the suspect about bomb

suzanne kennedy explains and has reaction from outside the court. suzanne: this is the supreme court first major abortion ruling in nine years. this one a big win for abortion rights advocates. you could see a few of them remain here outside the court this afternoon. the high court ruling 5-3, the texas regulations on abortion clinics caused undue burden and violated a woman's constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy. advocates on both sides rallied at the court. some flying in fro law that could curtail abortions without banning them. i prompted emotional responses from people on both sides of the issue. >> i have four daughters from 12 to 3. this is something i needed to stand up for them, for their rights, their future. i have had this privilege of choosing what goes on with my body my entire life. for them not to have that choice scares me. >> today, women in america lost. these regulations are the same of any other surgical facilities. abortion clinics don't have to follow the procedures is just wrong. every time a woman goes to get an abor

as suzanne kennedy tells us, residents are concerned about the use of atv's on the roadways. suzanne: the incident took place here on this winding road skidmarks left behind from this crash. it happened at 2:45 monday afternoon. the ettrick county sheriff's department said the atv crossed the double yellow line and struck a 2014 kia soul. in that car was a woman and her son, neither seriously injured, but the passenger in the atv was thrown from the vehicle and died at the scene. be a cans were visible on and near that atv. residence here there they are concerned about the dangerous use of these vehicles. >> the atv is a one vehicle. it has its place. it is not a licensed vehicle. it does not belong on public roads. would be true at any time. it is extremely true with the increased traffic that we have. making the danger more dangerous. suzanne: the victim has been identified. the driver of the atv, 29-year-old kenneth niblett of frederick, maryland, was transported to maryland shop trauma and has not yet been charged in connection with this fatal crash. you may remember this