voters watching very closely. reporter: nearly 24 hours after democrats convened for the first contest in the 2020 election, the first results finally released from the crucial iowa caucuses. but only 62% of them. in the all important state delegate equivalents, pete buttigieg has a narrow lead over bernie sanders. the reporting of the results and circumstances surrounding the 2020 iowa democratic party caucuses were unacceptable. as chair of the party i apologize deeply for this. reporter: the numbers delayed by a coding issue with a reporting app, the developer shadow inc. apologizing on twitter. without a clear winner, candidates moved on to campaigning in new hampshire. when we had a chance to quiet those questions of whether we belonged in this effort in the first place. building a coalition across so many different communities and types of counties and voters that saw the need for change. reporter: looking to rally any momentum that remains, candidates continu