chair and professor of meteorology at san jose state, craig clemens. thank you so much for your time and insight. >> thanks for having me. >> it's the countdown to iowa and the first real test of the 2024 presidential race. up next, we'll speak with jonathan karl from abc news on what's at stake and the expectations going into the a short time ago, i got a preview with jonathan karl, abc news chief washington correspondent, and co-host of this week with george stephanopoulos. jonathan thanks for joining us. nice to see you. great. to be here. >> thanks for having me. >> so i know it's very busy for you. the iowa caucuses are on monday. i'm sure you'll be all over it this week on sunday. but going into the kickoff of the presidential voting season, where do things stand on the gop side? >> you know, it's donald trump's dominance that's been the enduring story of this primary so far. but of course, nobody's voted yet. uh- he's got a big lead in the polls nationally. he's got a big lead in iowa, which votes on monday will be talking to ron desantis, who i