And adding their own thoughts to the discussion. Two of the states most wellknown bloggers. Craig robinson. Founder of the iowarepublicandot com. Thank you for being here. And. Laurie belin. Founder of bleedingheartlanddotcom. Thank you as well. Well check in with both of them throughout the newscast. But first. What could be a very good sign for donald trump. The final iowa poll has him in the lead. Trump is at 28percent support. Up from 22in the past three weeks. Texas senator ted cruz is in second. Five points behind trump. And if there are the traditional three tickets out of iowa. The third goes to florida senator marco rubio. Doctor ben carson. Kentucky senator rand paul. And new Jersey Governor Chris Christie round out the top six. And we begin with a couple of Jerry Crawford and republican insider mike mahaffey. Thank you both for being with us this morning. Now to the democratic side where on to the slightest of leads. The final iowa poll has her up three up first on this spec
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
Careful. Temperatures are at or just below freezing so there are some slick spots on the roads. The fog will break up, but more clouds will track in and that is from the next system that is bringing our blizzard like conditions to the state. Today will be mild with temps in the 30s, but the snow todays the big day. Were just hours away from people all across the Hawkeye State coming together to vote in the Iowa Caucuses. With Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders leading the democratic charge, and donald trump, ted cruz and marco rubio among the republicans battling it out for voters. Some candidates will stop by eastern iowa before the caucuses. Today, donald trump will be in waterloo and cedar rapids. Ted cruz will be in marion. We will also have extended coverage tonight to bring you all the action. From six to seven tonight and again from ten til eleven. Well have updates on our website throughout the night. Today, marco rubio will be visiting some caucus sites in central iowa he was
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 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 after it all, the republicans and the democratic races are definitely up for grabs. Where we are. The west end architectural salvage here. Cool store with nice people. Everything is for sale, except 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
In the locker for outdoor recess. Saturday looks really nice, but then temperatures begin their cooling trend. Sunday, a chance of a rainsnow mix, and colder temperatures for the week ahead. Tuesday into wednesday, a system will bring a lot of snow, a lot of wind, and a lot of cold. Eric in commitment 2016, final matchup before the Iowa Caucuses. Seven republican president ial candidates took the stage in des moines for a debate on the Fox News Channel without their frontrunner. Bureau this morning with the highlights. Aixa one of the big topics of the night, immigration, another topic, Donald Trumps absence. Mr. Bush i kind of miss donald trump. He was a little teddy bear to me. Aixa with no donald trump at last nights gop debate on Fox News Channel mr. Rubio hes an entertaining earth. Aixa candidates took jabs at the republican frontrunner, and at each other. Mr. Cruz the last four please attack ted, marco please attack ted, chris please attack ted, jeb please attack ted. [booing] ai