A home washing off its foundation. While in california more than 50 homes are destroyed by a new wildfire in what is becoming one of that states worst fire seasons ever. Rock royalty. Legendary ste arary steven tyle our plaza. Today june 24th, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with matt lauer and savannah guthrie. Live from studio 1a in Rockefeller Plaza. Good morning. Welcome to today. Steven tyler will rock our plaza but the world has been rocked by n news. David cameron will resign. He went to Buckingham Palace taspeak to thee the will expressed by the people. This calls great for responsibility from us to guarantee the good of the people in the United Kingdom, as well as the good and coexistence of the european continent. This is, obviously, our top story this morning. A monumental decision by voters in britain to leave the eu. The fallout has been immediate as savannah just mentioned the countrys Prime Minister said he will step down and markets abandoned on certainty what happens next. Bill kneely is outside the houses of parliament in london. Bill, what can you tell us . Good morning, matt. Make no mistake. The biggest political shock in britain in half a century. Every Political Party here. Big business, trade unions wanted britain to say the people decided otherwise and decisively. And the shock isnt just being felt here. Its bei the stock market. This means that the uk has voted to leave the European Union. Reporter after the earthquake, the after shock. Britains Prime Ministers resigning. I do not think it will be right for me to try to be the captain that is steers our country to its next destination. Gambled with his countrys own and future and lost spectacular. He will go down in history, but not as he expected. A shock right from the start. No one expected a win for those campaigning for britain to leave. The 28member European Union. We will call it Independence Day. Reporter the vote hinged on three issues. Sovereignty, jobs and immigration. The vote to leave 5248. Britain the first country to say, thats enough. Its a great day for the british britains currency plunged. Its shell shock, i think is what were dealing with right now. Reporter now, everyone has to deal with it, including president obama who came to britain to urge voters to stay in europe. And this man is favorite to be britains new leader. Because in the end, this question is about the people, the right of the people of this country to settle their own destancy. Its about the very principles of our democracy. Reporter Boris Johnson led the campaign, a campaign that turned britain and a stunned European Union on its head. And there are already calls this morning from other European Countries from france, from italy to have their say and perhaps to leave the European Union. The real danger is that the whole European Union falls apart and the weakening of the west is in no ones interest, except, perhaps, mr. Putin. Bill in london this morning, thank you very much. Lets turn to the world news editor for the daily beast. This feels like an earthquake and a shocker. What does it say about the mood and sentiment of british voters . It says what they claim it says right off the bat is they were tired of all the bureaucracy of the European Union and they want their sovereignty and what this was really about is fear and, in some cases, certainly racism. The push, the big push for this came from a party Uk Independence Party that was busy putting up posters of syrian immigrants coming in at the border of croatia. That was not really a problem for britain, but it was touching a button, the hot button for people in britain who said we want out. We want to isolate ourselves, again. At the same time, they were being told, free trade and still enjoy some of the benefits of the European Union. The rest of europe is not looking at it that way and it is going to be difficult for the uk to function as it was functioning before. That brings us to the point that bill kneely just touched on. Do you see this as a standalone decision or is this the first in a series of dominos . Listen, this is the first, potentially the first in a series of disastrously collapsing dominos. One set of dominos is actually in the united nations. Scotland did not vote for this. They voted to stay in the European Union. And theyre not sure that they want to stay in the United Kingdom any more. Lapenn is going to be a very big Political Force in this con, she already is. May win the first round of the president ial elections t and already called for a referendum. Very antimuslim, very antiimmigration. Hes called for a referendum. We see this again and again all over europe. In fact, the president of the European Council said this doesnt just threaten the European Union, this threatens western civilization. He may have been overstating it, but thats the mood. It is, indeed. Thank you. As we said the outcome of that vote has thrown the markets into turmoil. How will wall street react . Olivia sterns is on the floor of the new york stock exchange. Good morning to you, what kind of day are we looking for . Good morning, matt. Wall street cernly feeling the pain. This is not what wall street expected. Many traders up overnight watching as billions of dollars have been wiped off global equities. One trader is in early and he is expecting to see the busiest day of trading in two to three points lower. This brings the overall stock market back to levels close to where it was last week when the lead vote was actually leading in the polls. So not terrible back to closer where we were last week. The biggest problem, though, matt, this ushers in all this uncertainty and that is toxic to economic growth. All right, olivia. Are we looking at this as a r relatively short hiccup or how this is going to play off . No one knows what is going to happen. This messy divorce process that will take two years and britain is going to have to renegotiate all its trade deals with europe and European Countries are probably not going to be in the mood to give britain very good terms on those trade deals. A lot of Economic Uncertainty and even janet yelin here in the u. S. Has warned in the past days it could be a economy. A lot of people this morning, matt and savannah, are going to wake up and see their 401 k about 1,000 shorter than it was yesterday. You can expect your Mortgage Rate to stay shorter because it is less likely to raise rates any time soon because of the instability. Olivia, thank you very much. Donald trump happened to kick off a trip to scotland just this morning. He immediately weighed in on the vote. Katie tur is following that trip overseas. Good morning. The World Markets are down and fears this could plunge the World Economy into recession and donald trump opened the press conference this morning and one of the few places scotland that voted overwhelmingly to stay. Donald trump flying to scotland and landing in political chaos this morning as the uk votes to leave the ue. A move trump encouraged. I think that is purely historic and what is happening is but previously making clear she was opposed. Trump not campaigning in scotland but Ribbon Cutting at a golf course he owns in turnbury. The Clinton Campaign attacking him for it mocking trumps trip abroad. Donald trump is. Reporter before he left the u. S. , trump sat down with lester holt and try to defend his claim that clintons personal email server was2j hacked by foreign government. A claim that has not been proven. I think i read that and heard it and somebody also who gave me that information. I will report back to you and give it to you. Reporter down in the polls and down on cash and down on gop support. But there are signs he is turning things around. Reportedly raising 19 million for joint fundraising with the rnc and enforcing the endorsement of donald rumsfeld. The scotland trip is just the latest to a trip property. In the past taken his campaign to trump tower and turnbury in scotland. Donald trump is still speaking behind me installing the virtus of leaving the eu. The main issue surrounding this departure immigration and the same issue that donald trump has be hitting over and over again on the campaign trail. Immigration for fears of jobs in this country and fear of security. Its what donald trump is trying to hammer home in the United States. Back on the campaign trail on july 1st. Guys . Chuck todd, good morning to you. Good morning. For all the reasons that bill and chris laid out in their segments it would appear in the short term that this is a victory for donald trump and his world view over Hillary Clinton and barack obama and their political world view. Does donald trump get a bump out of this . I dont kno i reminder why we, in whatever you want to call us, the media or political elite need to not underestimate donald trump. There has been a worldwide trend in western democracies of a couple of things. Number one angry middle classes. Not just in america where you feel as if you cant get ahead. In that case it matches it, yes, obviously, it matches this politics. This idea and a worldwide trend in western democracies and essentially a move towards ice lacism. Lets look inward. Thats what the uk made the decision to do and Donald Trumps message in a nutshell. Lets talk about this trip. He happens to be in scotland and at the center of the political universe right now and hes not there for a typical foreign trip that a candidate takes. Hes actually there to promote his golf course and, as i understand, doesnt have with foreign leaders. What do you make of it . Ill tell you, especially coming this week. Earlier this week he made a case and wanted to lay out this case and i think an opponent can do this to the clintons. Said somehow the clintons do whatever. They use politics to benefit themselves. Thats especially what donald trump was accusing Hillary Clinton of doing earlier this week. But he is, it may be an effective message, but is he the best messenger when hes using his campaign to do what. Dragged an entire press corps over to scotland to essentially promote the opening of a new golf course. So, i think it undermines the message he is trying to use against Hillary Clinton that they use politics for their own benefit. He is using his campaign for his own benefit. Chuck, thanks very much. A state of emergency in West Virginia where heavy rain has triggered severe flash flooding. Nbc Morgan Radford is there and she has more on that. Morgan, good morning. V in West Virginia and you can finally begin to see signs of the damage. Power lines that have been completely ripped down and a chunk of the road that is missing and these are the flood waters that are racing by. The same flood waters that have left two people dead and still hundreds more trapped. This morning, a state of emergency. As a band of severe thunderstorms pounded parts of West Virginia. Causing historic and widespread flooding. That flooding washing some houses right off their foundation. In white Sulfur Springs stunned residents watched what appeared to be part of a house on fire floating down a creek. Dad, watch out. Reporter emergency crews in Jackson County responded to reports of a toddler swept away by rushing water. But heavy rainfall forced the crews to temporarily suspend the search. Plunging almost 1 million residents into darkness. Swallowed the downtown area flooding homes and businesses. Emergency crews are working to rescue hundreds of people forced to spend a night at a local Shopping Mall after the overpass mall into the shopping was washed away by powerful flood waters. Authorities are still trying to figure out just how to reach those people who are trappedmsb inside that Shopping Mall. In fact, theyre considering building a temporary bridge just to get them. Meanwhile, the red cross has set up shelters across the state trying to help displaced residents. The worst may still be to come. The flooding is expected to continue today and into the weekend. Back to you. All right, morgan, thank you. Lets go from dangerous flooding to dangerous wildfires. A new one growing fast this morning. It already destroyed at least 50 homes. Miguel, what does it look like this morning . Matt, good morning. This is what this fire has done. Destroyed dozens of just a matter of hours. One of the most aggressive fires we have seen this season and also one of the most destructive. Overnight, exploding out of control and racing towards home, the socalled fire has swallowed entire communities near lake isabella, california. Its really surreal. Ive never seen so many homes burn. Reporter firefighter tow snd documenting the drama in the middle of a firestorm. Lost structures in multiple communities. Reporter feeding on drought fueled by scorching temperatures and fanned by the wind. One house. Second, third over here. Reporter a wall of flames hopscotch from home to home. The count now, at least 80 structures. Propane tanks exploding through the day. With damage mounting and at least 1,500o mass evaciogs are under way. Im in danger of losing everything that i own. Reporter for now this volatile fire is unstoppable. Hopping highways, smoke, flames and destruction everywhere. Its pretty sad to see so many homes burning. Reporter a monster on the move, causing unspeakable damage and threatening even more. At this hour, these flames are still burning right through the hour. These homes still going up. More than 5,000 acres have been destroyed. This fire is zero percent contained. 350 firefighters are on the ground and hundreds more are on the way. Back to you guys. Miguel, thanks very much. Lets turn to al now and youre starting out with this morning. Thats right. A very volatile wildfire season. Its not even close to being done yet. You look at the damage being done. To put it in perspective. You look at the tenyear average of total acres burned. Last five years, the worst you had for the million acres burned in 2012. Were almost at 2 million acres burned for 2016 and were not even close to being done yet. You look right now, weve got currently red flag warnings from Santa Barbara just to the north of los angeles, relative humidities about 8 to 10 and winds gusting with rapid spread possibilities. Winds gusting over 50 miles per hour. Look at the temperatures today. Phoenix 110, omaha 93, atlanta 97 and that heat continues on into saturday from orlando all the way to dallas and the outlook going into the week. Temperatures out west staying hot and with low humidity. Were going to get to your local forecast coming up in the next 30 seconds. Morning, everyone. Meteorologist chuck bell. Raindrops up 270 to frederick and washington county, maryland, right now. A pashz shower in the metro area later on this afternoon. Temperatures in the upper 60s to around 70 now. Well be in the upper 70s and low 80s for afternoon highs today. Quite a bit cooler than average kind of day coming our way and the good news is the weekend looks even nicer. Tomorrow a bit of a foggy start but plenty of sunshine and dry both days this weekend with highs in the low to mid80s. All right, al, thank you very much. Coming up, the standoff over guns on capitol hill after that dramatic sitin on the house floor. The question is, what did it accomplish . On deflategate. First on a friday morning, this is today on nbc. Just ahead, a bottle of white, a bottle of red. How about a bottle of blue instead. Its all the rage. The verwin number one n event you get americas largest,e. Most reliable, most consistently fast 4g lte network. Win number two . Well pay up to 650 when you switch and trade in your phone. And the third win . When you buy a sixteengigabyte iphone 6s on the best network. Youll get a second one free when you add a second line. Now you can have it all at the winwinwin event. At Verizon Stores and vzw. Com offers end june 30th. 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