and tonight these numbers will offer critical clues about how these iowa voters are feeling 135 days out from those first in the nation caucuses. so let's get right to it. cnn's jessica dean is live in des moines where the candidates gathered there today. but we are beginning with cnn political director david and the new numbers everyone has been waiting for. david, lots to get at in this new poll. what does it tell us about where this race stands right now? >> reporter: it tells us, alex, that this race stands at an entirely new place right now. take a look at these top-line horse race numbers in iowa, the critical first contest. you see elizabeth warren has been surging in iowa. she's at 22% in this poll. joe biden has been fading a bit. he's at 20%. they are in a tier, a top tier to themselves. you see there bernie sanders at 11. pete buttigieg at 9%. harris at 6%. booker and klobuchar at 3% each.