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good deal. see you later. j good evening. i m bret baier we are coming to you live from frigid iowa. for the 2024 presidential cycle. thousands of iowans gathering in homes, schools, churches to make their voices heard in meetings known as caucuses. they are doing this in spite of incredibly cold temperatures, hostile weather conditions throughout the state. we have fox team coverage. some of them are out there, including the latest information from our fox voter analysis just in. bill melugin is at the ron desantis headquarters in west des moines. asha has my is at the des moines headquarters nikki haley. we begin with senior national correspondent rich edson at the bales of operations for former president donald trump. good evening, rich. rich: good evening, bret. former trump says locked in tonight and campaign has every precinct in the state covered. is he going to visit one of those caucus sites tonight before coming here to watch party in des moines. trump, fo ....
next. iowans sent their message loud and clear last night choosing former president donald trump by a record breaking margin and republicans are dropping out. ramaswamy last night and then just ten minutes ago former arkansas governor asa hutchinson has suspended his campaign. last night the associated press called the iowa caucuses winner in fewer than 60 minutes after people had begun voting. governor ron desantis in second. a distant second. and just a few points ahead of nikki haley. ramaswamy who i mentioned was only single digit support. each candidate with a message to voters after those results. one of them shaking up the race. as of this moment, we are going to suspend this presidential campaign. we deserve a new direction under new conservative leadership. we deserve a president who will focus on the needs of our people, not on themselves. because of your support, in spite of all of that that they threw at us, everyone against us, we ve got our ticket pu ....
this is why we fight. i m adam schiff, and i approve this message. welcome to a special coverage of the iowa republican caucuses. in a few hours the gop will be one step closer to choosing a candidate to take on joe biden. here is des moines, where it s 2 degrees below zero, trump himself has expressed concerns that his margins could take a hit from the frozen temperatures. what are the candidate saying in these final hours? nikki haley began her day at the drake diner here in des moines, a popular spot. and she s telling iowans to go out and caucus for her, she says she s not worried about the weather, she s feeling a lot of momentum and excitement on the ground. she has centered her campaign on this notion that she would be the strongest person to go up against president biden in november, so principally, about electability. meanwhile governor desantis, crisscrossing the state as well. take a listen to what he had to say. people are going to say, there s only tw ....
like anybody, i would like to live a long life. longevity has its place, but i m not concerned about that now. i just want to do god s will, and he has allowed me to go up to the mountain. i ve looked over, and i ve seen the promised land. i might not get there with ya, but i want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promise land! [ applause ] so i m happy tonight. i m not worried about anything. i m not fearing any man. my eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the lord. dr. martin luther king jr. speaking in memphis on april 3rd, 1968, the night before he was assassinated. today is martin luther king jr. day, and we will discuss dr. king s ongoing legacy, especially as important as ever, because today is also the first nominating contest of the pivotal 2024 presidential campaign. turnout for the iowa caucuses could be an issue because it ll be absolutely frigid tonight with temperatures well below zero across the state. voters must be at their ....
with judge jeanine, jessica and greg gutfeld. this is the five. co countdown is on. voters in iowa will get their say and it starts in three hours from right now. caucus is shattering records, maybe not for the reason we want. jessica is finding out it is freezing in u wa. record cold is hitting the hawkeye state and could impact turnout. candidates hope it won t voters showing up tonight. you can t sit home. if you are sick as a dog, even if you vote and pass away, it is worth it. we will lead this country in the same way. get excited, caucus opens at 7:00. we have an opportunity fo chart a new course for this country. take our nation back. you deserve to be proud of your president. you deserve to be proud of your country. you deserve to have your children know what it is like to love america. trump is running for his issues. haley is doing what donors want. i m running on your issues and your family s issues and to turn this country around. get them to ....