This is abc9 news this midday. Jess good morning and thanks for joining us this midday. Im jess plue. Lukas voss has the morning off. The day has finally arrived after months of Campaign Stops and tv ads. Tonight iowa caucus goers will take the first step in president ial nominees. Be bringing you Team Coverage all day and night. City and in des moines. Jess that is where we begin our newscast this mornings. We are joined by tim seaman, who is down at caucus central. Tim, can you break down how the caucus works . Tim they will be holding a caucus, which essentially means a meeting where each party will choose its nominee. There will be almost 1,700 of them across the state from town halls to living rooms. Run by individual members of parties, iowans democracy in its purest form. Republicans and democrats will each meet separately to choose a candidate. Both meetings can take up to two hours before they come to a final choice. Republicans discuss candidates and then cast their votes. De