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Welcome to the new president; 'None of us knows what's going to happen.' Baptist pastor to speak at Trump service has blasted Mormons. Chaffetz bailed on meeting ethics chief he blames for not meeting him.

Happy Friday. President-elect Donald Trump takes office at noon today — and you can drop the elect part then. It's uncharted waters for the country in many ways. Most presidents are predictable and no matter their party, you can expect a few things. Not with Trump. It's a new day, and it should be interesting to say the least. [<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2017/01/donald-trump-what-happens-next-233887">Politico</a>]

<strong>Topping the news: </strong>Southern Baptist pastor Robert Jeffress, who is set to preach to Donald Trump and his family on inauguration morning, has a record of harsh words about the Mormon faith. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4840557-155/pastor-preaching-to-trump-on-friday"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Sen. Orrin Hatch says that Senate Democrats need to stop trying to trip up treasury nominee Steven Mnuchin over alleged discriminatory home foreclosures and tax dodging, calling it partisan bickering [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4840445-155/hatch-warns-democrats-against-smearing-treasury"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Freshly released emails indicate that in the game of tag between Rep. Jason Chaffetz and a federal ethics official to set up a meeting about the president-elect's possible conflicts of interest, Chaffetz bailed on a tentative meeting after blaming the watchdog for refusing to meet. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4840769-155/emails-indicate-chaffetz-not-ethics-watchdog?page=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> A state audit roasts the Utah League of Cities and Towns for improper personal spending on government credit cards, sloppy reimbursement practices and patchy board oversight just as the league's executive director Ken Bullock resigned on Thursday. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4838650-155/audit-rips-utah-league-of-cities?page=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865671401/Utah-League-of-Cities-and-Towns-director-resigns-amid-audit-questioning-charges.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]

<strong>Tweets of the day: </strong>From @<a href="https://twitter.com/ConanOBrien"; target="_blank">ConanOBrien</a>: "Donald Trump's inauguration is expected to be the most costly in US history. And that's not even factoring in the money."

From @<a href="https://twitter.com/eliotnelson"; target="_blank">eliotnelson</a>: "Let's be honest. Hillary's concert would've been terrible. A different kind of terrible, but terrible."

From @<a href="https://twitter.com/ryanbeckwith"; target="_blank">ryanbeckwith</a>: "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute...so faithfully...the Office of President, and it's gonna be so great, believe me folks."

From @<a href="https://twitter.com/ddiamond"; target="_blank">ddiamond</a>: "It feels like Christmas in DC tonight, by which I mean the city is weirdly quiet and a bunch of my neighbors left town."

<strong>Happy Birthday: </strong>To former state Rep. Patrick Painter.

<strong>Behind the Headlines:</strong> Tribune reporters Jennifer Dobner and Matthew Piper, columnist Robert Gehrke and government and politics editor Dan Harrie join KCPW's Roger McDonough to talk about the week's top stories, including the 2017 Utah legislative session and President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. Listen at KCPW.org or tune in to KCPW or Utah Public Radio for the broadcast from 9-<span class="m_3456485388653587334m_6600532312557774832gmail-m_6094597647190209037gmail-m_-8649229508051254198gmail-il">10</span> a.m.

<strong>In other news: </strong>The Salt Lake County Auditor's office launches a probe into the County Council's spending after one of its members, Michael Jensen, was blasted for his alleged misuse of money at the Unified Fire Authority. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4840162-155/fire-department-audit-triggers-county-review"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Utah County officials are pushing back on the State Records Committee's order to publish the uncensored internal investigation of a police officer who shared a BYU student's rape case with the school's Honor Code Office. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4839613-155/citing-reputation-and-employment-implications-of"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

<span style="line-height: 1.5;">-> Facing skepticism about the qualification of Brigham Young University's new Title IX coordinator and victim advocate, President Kevin Worthen insists the school is prepared to tackle the job and will undergo even more training. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4835422-155/byu-president-defends-new-hires-in"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]</span>

-> President Obama's round of eleventh-hour, record-breaking commutations included two Utahns serving time for drug crimes. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4839928-155/obama-shortens-drug-sentences-of-two"; target="_blank">Trib</a>] [<a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865671447/Obama-commutes-sentences-of-3-Utah-drug-offenders.html"; target="_blank">DNews</a>]

-> The Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration board voted  to wait on any decision to swap out its lands that fall within Bears Ears until it gets a more fleshed-out plan from the Interior Department. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/news/4835113-155/utah-not-ready-to-sign-off?page=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Pat Bagley paints a dreary picture of the swearing-in of President Trump for the average American family. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/4840376-155/bagley-cartoon-president-trump"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

-> Paul Rolly touches on fiery audits, cartoon censorship and what exactly people celebrate on Martin Luther King and Presidents' Day. [<a href="http://www.sltrib.com/home/4835186-155/rolly-the-latest-audits-of-quasi-government?page=1"; target="_blank">Trib</a>]

<strong>Nationally:</strong> The incoming president says he will sign "very important papers," with talk swirling of executive orders, right after the inaugural ceremony. [<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/19/politics/donald-trump-day-one-executive-orders-signing/index.html"; target="_blank">CNN</a>]

-> President-elect Donald Trump makes his Pennsylvania Avenue hotel the center of the inaugural party, but the minute he takes office, he could be in violation of a federal lease. [<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-washington-hotel-is-hub-of-inaugural-action—and-potential-conflicts/2017/01/19/df4f20a0-de85-11e6-918c-99ede3c8cafa_story.html?utm_term=.96360d4fbce7"; target="_blank">WaPost</a>] [<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/us/politics/trump-international-hotel-ethics.html"; target="_blank">NYTimes</a>]

-> Today's a big day — scroll through some fun facts about past inaugurations and an inside look into what it's like to sweep one family out and move another in to the White House. [<a href="http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/18/politics/past-inaugurations/index.html"; target="_blank">CNN</a>] [<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/17/us/politics/white-house-move-obama-trump.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=span-abc-region&region=span-abc-region&WT.nav=span-abc-region"; target="_blank">NYTimes</a>]

<strong>Where are they?</strong>

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<li>Gov. Gary <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/GovHerbert"; target="_blank">Herbert</a></strong> makes an appearance at the Inauguration Ceremony.</li>

<li>Lt. Gov. Spencer <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/SpencerJCox"; target="_blank">Cox</a></strong> kicks things off at the Sundance Film Festival opening.</li>

<li>President Barack <strong><a href="https://twitter.com/BarackObama"; target="_blank">Obama</a> </strong>welcomes the new president and first lady to the White House for tea before jetting off to the Inaugural Swearing-In Ceremony. President Obama gives his last farewell at Joint Base Andrews and flies off to Palm Springs, Calif.</li>

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