Dangerously cold temperatures are expected on Inauguration Day, sending millions of spectators to find other ways to watch the historic swearing in.

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A passenger aircraft crashed into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport outside of Washington, DC, after it collided midair with a helicopter as it approached the runway, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

A passenger aircraft crashed into the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport outside of Washington, DC, according to the DC Fire and EMS Department. Follow for live updates.

The bitter cold weather in Washington DC last Monday forced President Trump to move his inauguration indoors to the Capitol Rotunda, but he followed that with a rally-like appearance before a larger audience in the Capital One Arena. There, he signed a series of executive orders and tossed the black sharpie signing pens into the crowd.

WASHINGTON — Incoming senior Trump administration officials have begun questioning career civil servants who work on the White House National Security ... censor or forgo service altogether."

So far, many clues to the origins of the deadly Eaton fire, which started in the area just after 6 p.m. that evening and went on to kill 17 people, have pointed to the brushy hillside where a tangle of electrical lines stretch up Eaton Canyon.

The rain that is expected to hit the scorched Los Angeles landscape this weekend may bring relief to the fire fights, but it could also bring flash floods and mudslides. Although forecasts show that the risk is relatively low, local officials are taking the warnings seriously.

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Trump has signed a litany of executive orders, ranging from a controversial plan to narrow birthright citizenship to a mandate that federal workers return to the office.

The Baldwin County Highway Department spread white sand over bridges across the county.  Baldwin County has more than 170 bridges so that work may continue through Tuesday morning.

Donald Trump will serve as the first president in 100 years since Grover Cleveland to serve non-consecutive presidential terms.