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An exciting day, the nevada caucus is happen, mr. steyer, how you are feeling? >> i'm feeling good. we are hearing the turnout is going to be good. i'm a big believer in the biggest possible turnout, we know that early voting was 75,000, which is really, really high. and so we're hoping that everybody shows up. and everybody caucuses. that's the best thing that can happen. >> and where are you going to be watching the final results coming in tonight? >> well i doubt i'm just sitting and watching in front of the tv, i imagine i will be moving around as much as possible to try and see as many, a...

All right. let's check back with jeff zeleny. he's over in des moines at one of these satellite caucuses. these are people who won't be able to attend the more than 1,600 caucuses throughout the state later tonight. they've got work, they're shift workers, they have other responsibilities. what are you seeing? >> reporter: wolf, we are definitely seeing a strong sign for bernie sanders here. we are seeing 71 people here total in this satellite caucus. i'm also seeing some top sanders supporters and campaign officials here including -- excuse me, misty -- the state director of the bernie sander...

The caucuses, then these satellite caucuses will be weighted. they won't account for as much as a regular, realtime caucus, but they are going to allow people to participate in a way that matters, not quite at that same time, unlike a primary election, wolf, where you have all day long to vote, you know, polls are open maybe ten hours a day, you can go and vote. the caucus process is, you have to show up on a cold winter night in a room, stay there for a couple of hours. this is now the first time to expand, allow shift workers who had to be on the job at that time, allow people who are spendi...

>> which is really unfortunate. >> here is iowa's problem. like hundreds if not thousands of iowans, allison flees here for warmer climbs. to caucus you have to be in your precinct on a specific night. >> troy price has heard years of complaints that the caucuses are unaccessible to large numbers of voters. >> some folks who are shift workers, some folks who work or live or serve outside of the state or outside of the country, people with disabilities and people in nursing homes or assisted living facilities. >> so this year for the first time ever, another option, allowing satellite caucus si...

Problem. allison fleas the cold winter temperatures, unlike snowboards, she can't vote with an absentee ballot. to caucus you have to be in your precinct on a certain night. >> reporter: troy price has heard years of complaints that the caucuses are inaccessible to large numbers of voters. >> shift workers or folks who live or work or serve outside of the state or country, people with disabilities, and people in nursing homes or assisted living facilities. >> reporter: this year for the first time ever, another option. allowing satellite caucus sites wherever groups of iowa democrats need to o...