NEWSNATIONNOW (Josie Fischels) - Record heat cancels America 250 parades, delays trains
Events in D.C. and Philadelphia were axed, and Amtrak is delaying some trains.
NYTIMES (Derrick Bryson Taylor) - Trump Urges Canceling Freedom 250 Concerts After Artists Drop Out
The president had earlier said on social media that he should take the place of “these highly paid, Third Rate ‘Artists,’” saying he gets “larger audiences than Elvis.”
NYTIMES (Michaela Towfighi) - All Quiet at the Kennedy Center
David Jones has been the principal clarinetist of the Kennedy Center’s orchestra for five presidents. A cascade of cancellations means he hasn’t played there since February.
NYTIMES (Danial Adkison, Mark Bonamo and Christine Chung) - Blizzard Causes Major Airport Delays and Cancellations: What Travelers Should Know
As major hubs in the Northeast dig out from up to three feet of snow, it could be days before some travelers get moving. Here’s where things stand.
NYTIMES (Andy Newman) - The Blizzard Has Snarled Transit in the Northeast
Subways, trains and buses are canceled or severely delayed from New Jersey to Massachusetts as the blizzard makes its way across the East Coast.
HUFFPOST - NYC Hunkers Down Under Blizzard Warnings And Travel Ban As Winter Storm Hits Northeast
The storm could possibly become a bomb cyclone, a weather service meteorologist warned.