first votes. a key poll shows donald trump far ahead in iowa. with just hours before the kickoff to the 2024 primary race. one candidate jumped in with sky high expectations, now he s fighting for his political life. now is our time. will his iowa focus pay off. candidate governor ron desesant joins me next. and tundra on the trail. caucus-goers brave sub-zero temperatures in the coldest iowa contest ever. wear layers. i worry about that. they could throw a blizzard at us and we ll fight. reporter: david axelrod and larry hogan weighs in and our panel of experts is here to discuss into and rough waters. and a key senator is said to press president biden over the u.s. role. is biden s stance widening the left. bernie sanders joins me exclusively. hello, i m jake tapper in washington where the state of the union is frozen. tomorrow is one of the most single consequenceal days. the iowa caucus where donald trump is hoping voters will help imsew up the primary
and it was all about going out and finishing and continuing to execute and finish and that is what we did. we have another playoff doubleheader today. both reunions and potentially awkward ones. mike mccarthy spent 13 seasons as the green bay head man and they ve host the packers. and then matthew stafford, who spent 12 years in detroit, returns to face the lions whose quarterback jared goff spent five seasons with the rams. so they re both going against their former teams. it should be fun. chicken broth aside, how do you stay warm out in those temperatures? with this special lotion, you put that on and put rubber exam gloves on and tape the inside of your ear holes. there is a whole plethora. you have special lotion. yes. for explorers out in the antarctic. good to see you. thank you. thank you so much for joining us. state of the union is up next. have a great day, everybody.