investigator of the january six committee, on the growing fears about how donald trump will use the military if he s reelected. then we ll talk about election ranks with minnesota governor tim walz. at three eastern, nikki free, democratic chair on the new tweets and abortion rights in that state. good morning to you from nbc world headquarters here in new york. welcome, everyone, to alex witt reports. we re going to begin with the final countdown to the iowa caucuses, just one day to, go and republican candidates are battling an unexpected challenger, mother nature. as we look at iowa city right now, the temperature today, minus ten. the temperatures and forecast to warm up kind of, by caucus time tomorrow, but will remain below zero. conditions on the ground are treacherous for campaigners. it could hinder the ability of voters to get to caucus locations. however, the candidates are braving the weather today. they are blitzing nine cities and the crisscross on the state for
between haley and trump in order consolidating all of that support as they head into new hampshire. polling shows that really close, not like the story of iowa what this is certainly trump say to lose. new hampshire, those on the ground, they re wondering if momentum out of the state could translate to a win in the granite state. that would pierce the trump ville of inevitability. we will see what we see. one step at a time. her trajectory has been upward in new hampshire. thanks, ali. safe travels to you as well. for analysis on that final iowa poll, let s go to des moines. bring in nbc news senior political editor, mark more. it s good to see you, my friend. does this, pull in your mind, indicate any potential surprise at all for tomorrow s results? yeah, we always have to be on the stand by for a surprise, alex. again, our poll showed that donald trump if the numbers are correct, is poised for a historic victory on the republican side. the previous high margin for a republican o