come monday night. >> well, first of all, iowans have very hearty souls. shannon: despite a forecast that doesn't get out of negative digits on caucus day, rachel payne caufield says people take pride in setting the pace in a presidential election year. >> we're accustomed the bad weather. we'll dig ourselves out of snow banks if we immediate to. shannon: from school gyms to church auditor auditoriums, more than 1600 precincts, there will be some party business and many most paces representatives will give one final pitch. in bigger caucus gatherings, the candidates themselves will often show up. i've covered these in the past where if you're at one of the bigger ones, the candidates try to get there themselves. and it's so interesting to watch the reaction of the crowd, because it's very telling when somebody walks in, the buzz or the boos or whatever it is when they come through the door. [laughter] >> you don't want to send your candidate to a precinct caucus