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She is with republican congressman steve king who made a lot of news this year by deciding not make an endorsement for tonight's race. andrea i hand it over to you. >> thanks so much, rachel. good call, congressman king, too close to call, this tight -- three-way tie. what is your sense now? are michele bachmann and rick perry going to have to drop out? they won't have the money? they won't be able to raise the money to keep going? >> a really, really hard call. and, you know, when you know people and you like them and they are close friends, you can really empathize with the struggle now. all...

She is with republican congressman steve king who made a lot of news this year by deciding not make an endorsement for tonight's race. andrea i hand it over to you. >> thanks so much, rachel. good call, congressman king, too close to call, this tight -- three-way tie. what is your sense now? are michele bachmann and rick perry going to have to drop out? they won't have the money? they won't be able to raise the money to keep going? >> a really, really hard call. and, you know, when you know people and you like them and they are close friends, you can really empathize with the struggle now. all...

Savvy io citizens to get out on perhaps a cold, winter night to go caucus in a gymnasium somewhere? >> reporter: it's extremely difficult. we found caucus sites in a winery, in churches all over the state. but yeah, i mean even though there is a tremendous amount of labor intensive effort put in behind all of these campaigns, all of the phone calls, all of the mailers, all of the door knocking, sometimes that doesn't even work. >> vote, you can go in vote and leave. a caucus you've got to go and kind of get rallied up and stay in there for a while. >> it is a pain in the butt. if you could wat...

But certainly the amount of money and the effort put into preparations limited the damage here. of course, we still don't know what the toll of this wake is. i mean, we won't know for several days. >> beyond immediate rescue efforts what can you tell us about health and safety concerns for the general population now and moving into the weekend, things like power, clean water, communication? >> right. well, communications is still a bit patchy, but phone communication is getting back. the internet is for the most part there. obviously the devastated areas are in a more difficult spot. obviously...

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