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Trump Delays National Mall Fireworks to Allow Remarks as Heat Forces Program Changes

Organizers are delaying the fireworks on the National Mall to about 11 p.m. Eastern to accommodate Donald Trump’s planned remarks, a change announced as the show had been scheduled before 10 p.m.The shift follows extreme heat near 40 degrees Celsius that has already led officials to alter parts of the program, and organizers have provided differing totals — roughly 850,000 fireworks in some materials and about 820,000 in other production schedules — for the 40-minute display.Broadcasters CBS, CNN and FOX will televise the event, free streams are running on “C-Span” and the Freedom 250 website, Monument Cam will offer a bird’s-eye view from the Washington Monument at 10:30 p.m., and officials have added cooling centers and canceled some rehearsals.
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