Five things to know ahead of Donald Trump's rally tonight

President-elect Donald Trump kicks off his "USA Thank You Tour" at Cincinnati's U.S. Bank Arena tonight at 7 p.m.

Here's what you need to know:

- Expect protests. There are several scheduled, including a 'Thank You Hillary' rally which starts at 5 p.m.  The goal of that rally: "to unite in peaceful protest outside of US Bank Arena to thank Secretary Clinton for her lifelong service to the American people."  There's also an anti-Trump protest ("Build The Resistance!") The Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center has also scheduled a protest outside the rally to "protect young immigrants."

- Bundle up. Temperatures are expected to be in the 30s. There are usually long waits to get in. Here's where to get tickets. 

- Here's a good refresher on how Trump upended Ohio's electoral map, winning the state by 8.5 percentage points - the biggest margin since George H.W. Bush thumped Michael Dukakis in 1988. (He did, however, lose Hamilton County 52 percent to 43 percent, doing worse than Mitt Romney in 2012.)

- Trump is asking his supporters to sign - and bring - copies of the "Donald Trump's Contract with the American Voter," which he unveiled during the campaign. In it Trump pledges to, for example, renegotiate or withdrawn from NAFTA; suspend immigration from "terror-prone" regions; and push a constitutional amendment for Congressional term limits.

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