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Trump Swearing-In Ceremony, Inaugural Address Moved Indoors
For the first time in 40 years, a presidential inauguration will be held indoors.
Extremely cold temperatures forecast for Monday, Jan. 20 in Washington, DC have resulted in the change.
President-elect Donald Trump announced the move in a social media post at noon Friday, Jan. 17, saying, "There is an Arctic blast sweeping the Country. I don’t want to see people hurt, or injured, in any way.
"It is dangerous conditions for the tens of thousands of Law Enforcement, First Responders, Police K9s and even horses, and hundreds of thousands of supporters that will be outside for many hours…
Bundle Up, North Jersey -- Or Better Yet, Stay In: Winds Up, Temps Way Down
Now that the snow squalls have passed, the temperatures will continue to drop.
Bitter cold air will reach lows Thursday morning of 5 degrees to minus-5, said Joe Cioffi, the area's best-known meteorologist.
Wind chills will make it feel like -10 to -20, he said.
HOW cold?COURTESY: esri
COURTESY: National Weather Service
We just have to make it to the weekend, Cioffi said: Super Bowl Sunday temperatures will push into the high 40s and climb even higher, to low 50s, the next day, he said.
"We can say that barring any surprises, the first week to 10 days of February doesn’t look threat…
