Good monday morning. The wait is over. Decision day in way what. The 2016 president ial nomination process kicking off today. And the candidates are spending the night crisscrossing the state hoping to win the first in the nation caucus. Reporter the new poll on the republican side showing donald trump taking the lead, back from senator ted cruz. Senator marco rubio if third. For the democrats the newest poll from the Des Moines Register has Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders neck and neck in a statistical tie. Lana zak the is live in iowa. Reporter good morning. Were so excited to be here. You know, at 7 00 central time, iowans are gather together with their neighbors in church basements, School Auditorium as they try to pick the next it sounds like you want to make a political revolution. Im a better candidate and thanks to you, ill be a better president and i want you to know that. Reporter this is it. Time is up for the three democrats and the 11 republicans running for president.
And its anyones race. The stakes, high. As iowans get set to make their choices, weve come to the center of the political universe today, monday, february 1st, 2016. Announcer from nbc news, this is a special edition of today, iowa votes, with matt lauer and savannah guthrie, live from des moines, iowa. And good morning, everyone. We thought this day would never come, but its finally arrived. Welcome to a special edition of today on a monday morning. We are, yes, in des moines, iowa, joined by a lot of enthusiastic residents of this state on a very pivotal day in the president ial election. This is so exciting. Its an Early Morning for you folks if theyre planning to caucus. It happens every four years. Finally time to vote. In a few hours from now, iowa will be the first state to officially vote for who they want in the white house next year. The candidates have been crisscrossing the state for months. 60,000 Television Ads have aired here. Countless doors have been knocked on. After
Will be the first state to want in the white house next year. The candidates have been crisscrossing the state for months. Here. Countless doors have been knocked on. After it all, the republicans and the democratic races are neck and neck. Definitely up for grabs. Want to give you a sense of where we are. The west end architectural salvage here. Everything is for sale, except the people behind us. They also serve coffee. Even the desk here, if you like it, call and make a bid. Its for sale. We can do it on steals and deals later. Busy morning ahead. Donald trump, marco rubio and sarah palin will be here. You will see what happened when matt and i spent time on it was fun to get out and glad hand a little bit. See what voters are talking about. Get the lay of the land. Lets begin with the lastminute push for support for the men and women running for president. We have it covered. Lets begin with nbc National Correspondent Peter Alexander and the gop. Good to see you. Welcome to iowa. T
Good monday morning. The wait is over. Decision day in way what. The 2016 president ial nomination process kicking off today. And the candidates are spending the night crisscrossing the state hoping to win the first in the nation caucus. Reporter the new poll on the republican side showing donald trump taking the lead, back from senator ted cruz. Senator marco rubio if third. For the democrats the newest poll from the Des Moines Register has Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders neck and neck in a statistical tie. Lana zak the is live in iowa. Reporter good morning. Were so excited to be here. You know, at 7 00 central time, iowans are gather together with their neighbors in church basements, School Auditorium as they try to pick the next president of the united states. It sounds like you want to make a political revolution. Im a better candidate and thanks to you, ill be a better president and i want you to know that. Reporter this is it. Time is up for the three democrats and the 11 rep
Its caucus day. In a few hours from now, iowa will be the first state to officially vote for who they want in the white house next year. The candidates have been crisscrossing the state for months. 60,000 Television Ads have aired here. Countless doors have been knocked on. After it all, the republicans and the democratic races are neck and neck. Definitely up for grabs. Want to give you a sense of where we are. The west end architectural salvage here. Cool store with nice people. Everything is for sale, except the people behind us. They also serve coffee. They do early in the morning. Even the desk here, if you like it, call and make a bid. Its for sale. We can do it on steals and deals later. Busy morning ahead. Donald trump, marco rubio and you will see what happened when matt and i spent time on the trail over the weekend. It was fun to get out and glad hand a little bit. See what voters are talking about. Get the lay of the land. Lets begin with the lastminute push for support for