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Register has Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders neck and nene in a statistitil tie. Abcs lana zak is live in des moines. Good morning. Reporter good morning. Happy caucus day, phillip and reena. Were so excitit to be here. You know, at 7 00 central time, iowans are going to gather together with their neighbors in church basements, School Auditoriums as they try to pick the next president of the united states. It sounds like you want to make a political revolution. I am 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. Hell be administering a caucus in western des moines. I think a lot of people are going to be making that decision when theyre listening to their neighbors. Reporter the last iowa poll fofod 5 points or less with about a third of voters still wavering in their support, campaigns can influence the results up to the last second. I
State on a very pivotal day in the president ial election. This is so exciting. Its an Early Morning for you and will be a late night for the folks if theyre planning to caucus. It happens every four years. Finally time to vote. 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. Nice 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 busy morning ahead. Donald trump, marco rubio and sarah palin will be here. You
As iowans get set to make their choices, weve come to the center of the politicic universe today, monday, february 1st, 16. Announcer from nbc news, thisiss a 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, i 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 excicing. Its an Early Morning for you and will be a late night for the folks if theyre planning to caucus. Happens every four years. Finally time to vote its caucus day. In a few hours from now, iowa will be the first state to 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 knockeke on. After it all, the republicans
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. Administering a caucus in we shall des moines. I think a lot of people are going to be making that decision when theyre listening to their neighbors. Reporter the last iowa poll find 5 points or less separating first and second place. With about a third of voters still waivering in their support, campaigns can influence the results up to the last second. I pray to gods will. Reporter ted cruz attended church on the final day. He said he prayed for donald trump and marco rubio who made this ae peel. If im the president of the united states, when im the president of the united states, we will confront the challenges of our time. For an upset secondplace finish or better. Get out of bed and caucus. Reporter and donald trump long the man in the lead giving melaina th