there are some obstacles in his way though. namely the one he can t control, the weather. it is extremely hot out here and humid. which apparently is formal for alabama. i must say i did not know that. and there s going to be some thunderstorms later during the day. so i don t know if that s going to deter some people from standing in line and then standing out here in this in this stadium. at rain or shine evented. and it should be interesting regardless of how many people show up. katy tur, there in alabama, thank you for the time. chuck todd is nbc news political director and moderator of meet the press. chuck, a crowd this large this early certainly will get some attention. donald trump had that huge town hall in new hampshire earlier in the week. two things that play here. one is we never read too much into crowds. they don t necessarily always translate into votes. but i will look at the politics of this. donald trump making a play in s.e.c. country, a place where