WASHINGTON, D.C. (KFSN) -- Freezing temperatures person prompted President-elect Donald Trump to relocate his inauguration ceremonies indoors, leaving ticketed attendees disappointed.
On Friday, Trump ordered the outdoor ceremony, which is traditionally held connected the steps of the US Capitol, beryllium moved indoors owed to acold temperatures.
Security has been peculiarly choky pursuing an predetermination rhythm with 2 assassination attempts connected Trump.
"It's important that we support the outgoing President and the incoming president and members of Congress," said Congressman Jim Costa.
"It's our government, and it's our institutions. The enforcement and the legislative branch."
Monday's inauguration is forecast to beryllium the coldest successful 40 years with temperatures successful the debased 20s and upwind chills successful the azygous digits.
On January 20th, Trump volition instrumentality the oath of bureau again, this clip from wrong the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.
The determination is not a full interruption from tradition.
In 1985, President Ronald Reagan took the oath of bureau from nether the dome of the Rotunda arsenic well.
The indoor ceremonial volition beryllium much intimate with the Rotunda acceptable to accommodate astir 600.
According to the inaugural committee's website, the outdoor inaugural level typically accommodates much than 1,600 radical for swearing-in ceremonies.
Tickets to the inauguration are nary longer valid for those attending the outdoor ceremony.
"The calls that we've received is that they're disappointed, but they understand," said Costa.
"The Inaugural Committee indicated by President-elect Trump that these would go commemorative tickets that they would hold."
Congressman Costa has attended each Presidential Inauguration since George Bush, Sr. to witnesser the peaceful transportation of power.
Valley connections successful D.C. for the Inauguration see the Merced County Sheriff's Posse.
The group's 12 horses and riders are nary longer participating arsenic primitively planned.
Congressman Vince Fong volition beryllium attending ceremonies wrong the Rotunda.
No longer attending is Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer, who is returning location to be Martin Luther King, Jr. Day events successful the city.
Indoors oregon out, Congressman Costa hopes for a unifying connection from the 47th president.
"I anticipation that it's a affirmative connection that helium intends to beryllium President for each Americans," said Costa.
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