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Tie-breakers between any candidates at any level. i have joined by christina lopez who is the site supervisor here at that location, and walk us through the deck of cards and why it is significant. >> the deck of cards, in great silver state fashion, we break a tie by pulling a card and we look at the winning candidates in each precinct and in the event of a tie, the two groups they will choose a person to pick a card, and whoever gets the highest card wins the delegate. andses are -- aces are h...

Making up 51% of the electorate today. i just want to note, wolf, that four years ago, 62% of the electorate was a first-time caucus-goer, so that number is down from what we saw four years ago. and not quite expanding the universe as big as four years ago, into the new caucus-goer territory, but clearly, half of the electorate, which is about what we heard in the early vote totals as well showing up today, they are new to this process. >> david, stand by. i want to go over to dana right now. th...

Way, they are participating in the strip caucus, that is different than other locations, these are shift worker, no early voting here, it is about to get under way, wolf. >> lucy, thank you very much. once again, the nevada caucuses are about to begin. we will bring the first results as we cover the voting. the key caucus sites. all that live, stand by, for more of our special coverage, right after this. is that net carbs or total?... eh, not enough fiber- chocolate would be good- snacking sho...

He thinks he will win nevada. bernie sanders wants to win nevada and get a boost into south carolina by proving he is the first democrat that can win in a much more diverse constituency about 19% last time, four years ago, with latinos and we will see what the numbers are today. but just as importantly, there is one important, with a big bulk of the vote, fractured between the candidates? something to watch. 13% four years ago african-americans. we will see what the final numbers today. and in s...

A moderate competing in their lane and bernie sanders has been in that very liberal lane largely alone in this contest so far. >> thank you very much, david. three minutes away from the start of the caucuses in nevada. lets check back with dna dana. >> thanks, wolf. as we get ready fort caucuses to begin, we will check in with our correspondents inside key caucus sites and first we will go to evan mcmorris in spark, nevada. evan? >> hey, dana, how you are? yes, i am in sparks, nevada, right ou...

Scouts selling cookies and meeting with. so volunteers who are working with the caucus here, and trying to get a sense of how things are going. he has said he is hopeful for today, expecting a good turnout, and to build on the momentum that he has in iowa and new hampshire. mr. mayor, mr. mayor, how are you feeling today? >> it feels great. were really encouraged with the fantastic energy and what weve seen with the early votes and the day off, it is an opportunity to broaden our coalition. >> y...

Showing up in person today. so lets just give you an example. lets just say that your first choice is pete buttigieg. your vote in the first round would go to pete buttigieg. but if he didnt make the threshold for viability, and viability means that he is at least 15% of the vote, caucus officials would look at this early vote ballot and say okay, who sur second choice, lets just say by way of example, that would be amy klobuchar. so they would take that into consideration, and calculate that in...

Hispanic vote. making up about 17% of the electorate right now. but my god, look at this bernie sanders is running away with it. he has 51% of the hispanic vote, according to these early entrance polls. biden is next, and hes down at 13%. and thats nearly 40 point, 38 point lead among hispanics. and buttigieg at 10, and steyer at 9 and warren at. a tickdown of the overall electorate versus four years ago, bernie sanders right there with a majority of hispanics, which he won last time, but of cou...

The nevada caucuses are now under way. hopefully well be getting some early results fairly soon. lets check in with miguel in las vegas right now. what does it look like where you are? >> they are just getting started. were in front of caucus 1304, precinct 1304 in the lions den, it is a high school, and this over here, wolf, is the ipad that holds all of the information for not only the caucus-goers who are here today but also the early voting numbers. that will be critical to this process. and...

People, so impressive that 75,000 people already voted. and we will go back to the bellagio hotel. i assume it is getting a little bit more crowded, lucy. >> wolf, thats right. it is getting crowded. the press is actually being asked to leave this area so the caucus can get under way. and i want to talk to two bellagio workers here. we have teresa and albert. >> hello. >> elizabeth warren. >> joe biden. >> how do you think your respective candidates will do? >> im hoping that elizabeth will come...