and she's already told me that if it's snowing or ice you're going to come pick-me-up in your four-wheel drive pickup. >> we know what cold weather is, just have to warm the car up and put another coat on. >> the weather never stopped us, blizzards, cold, rain, snow, it doesn't make any difference. neil: they're a hearty bunch, the iowans. but not the airport. and there's great food. that was not meant to be and we had to stay in new york, which isn't a bad alternative, it's beautiful here, but the backdrop in midtown manhattan is slightly different than the beautiful state of iowa and des moines where we will be because we're flowing out after this show for the big event on monday and all weekend coverage. in the meantime, there's this nasty cold wave that you've heard a lot about, not only affecting iowa.