katie . could we be at the beginning of the end of the gop race for president? or, will a power greater than politics intervene? the des moines register just released its final poll before monday s caucus. and while donald trump holds a historic lead, there is some slippage in his support, something he probably wanted to address in person today, but could not, as a blizzard forced him to cancel both of his rallies. ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce politics to bomb cyclone. this is what it looks like in iowa. and this is what it feels like in iowa. that is, unless you re hit by a gust. the national weather service says wind chills are expected to fall between negative 35 and negative 45 degrees through tuesday. so cold, it can only take ten minutes to get frostbite. so cold, it could chill even the hottest of passions. with the caucus on monday night, these historically bad temperatures threaten everyone in the race. so whose voters will be die hard enough to go out? n
History on Monday Night . We are going to fight, because we are going to turn this country around. In the final hours, it is down to the final pitches or in some cases, the final flattery. When a Bomb Cyclone hits, those final pitches can get blown out. In this case, literally. So what are the candidates doing in these last moments to make sure iowans give them a chance in new Hampshire And Beyond . Joining us is Nbc News Correspondents Vaughn and ali. Vaughn, im going to start with you. Donald trump had two canceled events today, is the campaign concerned . I can tell you that Donald Trump is now here, after spending not only a couple of days in the courtroom here this weekend, down in maralago. He is officially in des moines, here in iowa for the next 48
It turned out well for him. More of Ali And Vaughn later joining us now chief politics reporter. Is also an msnbc political contributor. So brynn, you are an iowan, you live and breathe iowa. You know cold weather, youve got some strong blood out there. Is this though a step above, or a step below i should say, with negative 35 to negative 45 degree temperatures . How do you anticipate that is going to affect the caucus on monday . Well thats exactly right. Iowans are used to cold weather, but this is something different. When the Weather Service puts out a warning that these are life threatening the cold temperatures, people need to pay attention, even iowans. As someone who has spent a couple of hours digging out her driveway this weekend, there is a big hurdle for people to get out of their homes, to get on the roads, and to get to these caucus locations. In particular they, if you are in rural parts of the state, you might have further to drive, you might have Gravel Roads that you