file what is the center of the political universe this week as america waits for the first contest on the 2024 primary calendar. republican candidates all working through the weekend there. meeting people all over the state pleading with them to get out and vote. welcome to fox news live i am arthel double hi eric. eric: thank you for joining us here on fox news. pulls right now show former president trump, he is running away with th the caucus in iowa. the fight for a second by seating up to florida governor desantis former un ambassador nikki haley. good political newcomer and firebrand vivek ramaswamy hostess he and trump come america first candidates. he moving up in the polls right now i and about will hear direcy from vivek ramaswamy. he will join us in a minute there he is in des moines on his plan to pick up more primary voters and to better the caucu. vivek ramaswamy in a moment. we have live fox team coverage for you bret baier, martha mccallum with analysis of
vivek ramaswamy in a moment. we have live fox team coverage for you bret baier, martha mccallum with analysis of the race of the hawkeye state but built first bill melugin and des moines, iowa with the week ahead. hey bill. as a gop candidates make their final push with the voters here in iowa many of them are deciding to focus on securing the southern border. keep in mind december had the highest number of illegal crossings in recorded history. here s what former president trump said here in iowa yesterday about it. the stakes of this election could not be higher. under cricket joe biden are boarders hopping a race we do not have borders anymore sounding unbelievable you cannot have a country without borders. millions of illegal aliens are invading from all over the world. what sort of governor desantis making the border a huge