i think i want to start with ambassador o'sullivan. particularly since this conversation is being broadcast across the united states, brexit has been one of the leading stories here, which is why there is such interest and this has been, in part, due to the sheer unexpectedness of it all. what do you think, in particular, a representative of the yup piano union, that the causes were and the drive behind it. i encouraged the other ambassadors as well, one question directed toward them to jump in and challenge, supplement or agree to disagree. ambassador o'sullivan? >> thank you very much, indeed. good morning, ladies and gentlemen. it's a pleasure to be here. my own daughter grarnduated fro georgetown. i would like to congratulate you on starting a course in brexit and the law because if there's one thing we can say with certain certainty, there's not much we can say with certainty about brexit, it's going to be a lawyers paradise. i congratulate you because you can spend the rest of your life dealing with the subject. we could spend a

one for ambassador o'sullivan, a lot of folks in washington, d.c. and the rest of the country may be interested in. japan and other countries highlighted the fact that third party countries like the united states have an interest in brexit, not just because it's one of the really, the largest trading block and a key partner for the united states, but there are question that is arise as to the rights of third party countries where they have interests either in the uk or frankly, vice versa. what can or should folks in the united states do to really think through what the likely outcome is for those interests and to what extent has washington d.c. been involved in those discussions in the european union? >> well, i think that's a good question. firstly, there have not been a huge amount of discussions. i think it is quite important to get this message across. sometimes people think we are already engaged in almost the end game of this discussion and frankly haven't begun. we are at a very, very early stage. you can see from the discussions which we al

ambassador david o'sullivan. thank you so much for coming to festival 2016. >> thank you very much. >>> we check in with chuck once more to take a look at the time forecast, warm temperatures this weekend. chuck? >> the peak of the fall foliage across much of the shenandoah valley and northern maryland is going to be this weekend. can you look at the leaves while wearing shorts and short sleeves this weekend. temperatures will be well into the 70s for especially sunday afternoon. even in the high spots out north and west of town. well into the 70s on sunday. any tiny chance for rain? really northern mand the day sunday. but 99% of your weekend plans will not have to be worrying about raindrops. cool and crisp for trick-or-treaters on monday evening and another shot at 80 degrees middle of next week so november will be starting off warm. >> thanks, chuck. that's it for "news4 midday," thanks for joining us. remember we're back on the air first at 4:00 this afternoon. you can. >> you can get your news and weather u

i think i want to start with ambassador o'sullivan. particularly since this conversation is being broadcast across the united states, brexit has been one of the leading stories here, which is why there is such interest. and this has been in part due to the sheer unexpectedness of it all. particular think, in as the representative of the european union that the causes were and how do you believe americans should interpret the drivers behind it? encourage the other ambassadors as well, any question may be directed to any one of them to challenge or supplement or agree to disagree. >> thank you very much, indeed. it is a great pleasure to be here. not least because my own daughter just graduated from georgetown law in may. i'm afraid she was more interested in refugee law then corporate taxation. [laughter] character but worries her father's pocketbook. and i would like to congratulate you on starting a course in brexit and the law, because if there is one thing we can say with certainty, there probably is not much we can say with certain