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
Advisers. Essentially, saying they didnt believe the margin was as large as those polls were showing. Again, they do believe he is going win, but how big is that margin going to be . They are hoping for a definitive win in these caucuses tonight. But, again, right now they feel like we have done everything we can. We have put the pieces in place. Now we just wait and see what the results are. All right, kristen, thank you. Lets go now to steve in Cedar Rapids where Ron Desantis will be taking the stage at his last event of the day before the votes are cast in a few moments. Steve, where is his campaign right now, and how are they prepared for tonight . How are they going spend the evening . Erin, Ron Desantis stepped foot for the first time in his life in Iowa In March Of Last year. He has since touched nearly every corner of the state, been to every single county, has had more than 100 stops. This Visit Today at the Sports Bar in Cedar Rapids, this will be his final Campaign Stop in t