when we get this done can you go out there and bring it home? tomorrow night we caucus and win the primary and we win the general. bill: the stage is set. first votes in the 2024 election will be tallied hours from now. tonight in iowa voters get their first verdict on the republican presidential field when they go to caucus. we ve waited a long time for this one, right? it s finally here. w welcome to a frigid iowa. i m bill hemmer. great to kick it off with you. all right. let s go. dana: i m dana perino and this is america s newsroom. it s cold outside, warm inside. the iowans are saying what are you complaining about? we ll be fine. if they re not worried maybe we shouldn t be worried for voter turnout. the coldest in history, frigid weather and a wild card that could maybe have a major impact on turnout. the candidates will make their final pitches today across the state to deliver last-minute bids to win over voters. all pockets of the hawkeye state could hold
final pitches today across the state to deliver last-minute bids to win over voters. all pockets of the hawkeye state could hold potential pickup opportunities. bill: will voters brave the cold to make their voices heard? i will bet they do. a lot to talk about. karl rove, trey gowdy, byron york sit down in a moment. rich edson is doing the reporting live in des moines and rich, let s begin with you. good morning. all the major candidates say it is their supporters that will get to go out tonight to brave the cold and the wind and the roads that haven t been plowed and show up to caucus sites and support them. candidates spanned out across the state campaigning across iowa up until caucus time at 7:00 p.m. this evening. former president donald trump canceled a couple of in-person rallies this weekend but he was back at it yesterday, set a pretty high bar. last time we did tremendously