including the weather right now. it is here. decision day in iowa. good afternoon. i am erin burnett in washington. i am in new york. we want to welcome you to live coverage of the iowa caucuses. we are counting down to the official start of the first contest in the republican presidential race. we want to confuse people. washington, you are in new york. everybody, get ready. the battle for iowa taking place against those record cold temperatures we have been talking about. some places in iowa, the real feel temperature is 35 below zero, which has not stopped the candidates in a contest all about turnout trying to get every single person out they can. these final hours, they have been making one case for the candidacies. we know that this is how we are going to get our country on track. remember, today is the day we make history. i am running on your issues and family issues to turn this country around. here is what is interesting. you did not see trump, right? he
presidential election. the first american election with a front-runner indicted for conspiring to steal the last one. dividing his time between the campaign trail and the courtroom. i think he s got a lot going on. i think the d.c. circuit will rule against him. in the frigid cold. the coldest in modern history. temperatures so low, they bring new meaning to the term negative campaigning. republicans in iowa will make their choice. donald trump is a threat to democracy. tonight, special election coverage, with joy reid, chris hayes, alex wagner, ari melber, jen psaki, lawrence o donnell, stephanie ruhle, plus campaign experts and steve kornacki with results and analysis at the big board. once every four years the big one. msnbc s special coverage of the iowa republican caucus, the start of the 2024 presidential election, is right now. and here we go. ready or not. time to stop worrying about it. time to start actually doing it. good evening. i m rachel mad
leader. blizzard or not, if the iowans have shown up, we have shown up as well and will lead this country in the same way. iowa, you know how to do this. we are never going to surrender. in the end, we will win, win, win, win. a few hours left before the caucus tonight. i m asking you to show up. can we get this done, can you go out there and bring it home? sandra: republican presidential candidates making their final pushes to get out the vote on a frigid monday, and what s shaping up to probably be the coldest day on caucus record there in iowa. oh, john, it s officially election season 2024, and it is a cold one indeed. sandra smith in new york. this is america reports . john: the thing i m wondering, where did the last four years go. seemed like yesterday we were doing this. i m john roberts in washington. 40 delegates up for grabs in the hawkeye state and based on the results tonight. big story lines, will the polling enthusiasm match reality for president
fbi versus america that is the focus of tonight angle. ever stop during the course of your day and wonder how did things get so off-track in america customer now i m not just talk about the lousy economy are high prices either, a lot of bedrock value seems to be in short supply. respect for elders, respect for history. respect for our constitution. how about just basic decency? stupid [bleep] i m going to kill you. she is going to die. laura: the viciousness, the casual nature of the virions today seems different. at least from what i remember seeing growing up. now one thing is obvious. when we cannot expect our next generations to respect the rule of law, we certainly if our own fbi is perceived to be flouting the basic idea of equal justice under the law. operating with an obvious palooka bias as it did recently and gets next guest. a pro-life activist in pennsylvania he is until his story was all exposed today during the grilling. this is a case where a catholic
Her there. You invideed her . Yes. Probably not. It was probably a staff issue. What do you do there . At the Breakfast Club . Whats it about . We invite people to come and speak to us, inform our members, let them know whats going on. People from the legislature come down and give us a headsup what will go on this session. Of course, candidates come by and sometimes they are practicing their speeches or polishing their speeches so it is an open forum for people to learn about political issues. Dana this is something that was talked about the special part of america where people get together and have civil conversations and inform themselves. How seriously do people take this particular Caucus Tonight . Very, very seriously. I think you will see a good crowd tonight. Iowans are used to cold weather. We have had a day or two to dig off. I dont think there will be very