Checking in on his state fair to see how things are going
"And by the way, we're tracking a little bit of breaking news out of Washington right now at the Great American State Fair. They are closing it for the time being. We're just getting word of this. Due to the heat, Mark Meredith is there. What's going on, Mark? Hey, Sandra, I can confirm the heat is absolutely a major factor here. We are just shy of 100 degrees right now. With the heat index, it feels well over it. Just moments ago, they pushed everybody to the exits off the side of the National Mall. You can see one of the exits here. And I know we've been talking about crowd size all week. This has been the busiest day of the fair. We saw a few thousand people out here, especially as the flybys were going on. But now, as you can see, they're pushing everybody out. God bless you. You guys going to get over OK? Let me help. Let me help you. Be careful getting to the exit. They've also put up signs right here, Sandra, that show what's going on. They say the event postponed. We will reopen at 5 p.m. Now, it's always possible that they could extend those closures right here. The heat is going to continue well through sunset. But you can also hear on the loudspeaker right here, they pushed everybody to the exit. We've seen a number of VIPs, cabinet secretaries. Donald Trump Jr. was out here earlier today. A lot of people are coming to check it out, as we expected, Sandra. This is going to be the heat of the event itself. But obviously, these temperatures, which we've been talking about all week, are dangerous. And they wanted to make sure people could seek shelter. Because, as you know on the mall, you were just here, Sandra. There is nowhere to hide from the sun, unless you're in those state pavilions. And those are very cramped quarters, indeed. Sandra?"
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Checking in on his state fair to see how things are going
