more about the event live from des moines, in caucus central. tim how are things going?? tim jenna here in des moines things are heating up as the caucuses are set to begin here shortly. the candidates are making last stitch efforts to gain voter support and make their last impressions on iowa voters. republican front supporter sarah cedar rapids earlier today at a campaign rally.. " i'm collecting on the promise cause mr. trump promised me that he will make america great again and that's the only thing i'm asking"" tim on cam thank you for

and we'll be hearing from tim again tonight at 6 and 10. jenna make sure to stick with abc9 for your caucus coverage this evening. we will bring you team coverage and analysis. and special caucus coverage from 6:30 to 10 with tim seaman from des moines, in addition to our regular news casts at 6 and 10. jenna here is a quick look at the g-o-p field. donald trump is the front-runner, followed by ted cruz and marco rubio. ben carson, randnd paul and jeb bush fall in n ne next, followed by chris christie, mike huckabee, and carly fiorina rick santorum, john kasich and jim gilmore round out the crowded

jenna sioux city republicans are gathering on caucus night with the most crowded location expected to be east high school. abc9 reporter deborah souverain will be reporting live, from that location tonight. deborah, are they getting things ready there? deborah jenna, this auditorium at east high school is expected to be one of the busiest repupuican caucus locations in woodbury county tonight..... and right now organizers are preparing for the hundreds of voters....that will be filling these seats behind me. now this is the calm before the storm... in just about an hour...people will be making there way through the check in line.. and some will also be registering to vote in tonight's election. if you are planning to register tonight...there are a few things you will need to bring with you... and to get you prepared....we're joined by wowobury county republican caucus organizer...mike cadwell. mike...i understand voters will need to prove who they are and where they

they need to do so? thank you mike.... another important thing to consider tonight...you must register as

order to caucus...and if you not 18 now...but you will be by november...you can still caucus tonight. again...doors will open in about an hour...and the caucus will start at 7... for now i'm going to send it back to you.....reporting from east high school... deborah souverain abc 9 news. jenna and here is a look at the democratic c side, where hillary y inton and bernie sanders have been fighting for the top spot with iowa voters. martin o'malley has had trouble gaining any momentum in iowa. jenna and locally we have three precints tt are going to be holding a democratic caucus at west middle school. that's where a-b-c voss joins us live final preperations. yeah, jenna ... it's as we actually different precint at west middle with ben nesselhuff one of the precint captains .... what's been the biggest challenge tonight logisitcally? answer

someone's home, but now it seems like many are choosing bigger locations. abc 9's bria bell is live at east high with more on the tradition of in- home caucusing. bria: that's right jenna, siouxlanders are already arriving to register for tonight's gop caucus at the east high location here in sioux city and though it's now common to hold caucuses at locations similiar to those of churches or schools. some people are hosting it in the comfort of their homes, the o o fashion way. adelele bromandedesays she like to be involved in her community. and what better way to do it than to host a caucus from her home in smithland. she says typically around 30 some odd people attend the caucus in her

to have a head count of nearly 50 considering how many iowans have participated in this year's political events. "well i use to be on the election board and i always liked to do things for my community and i guess that's why i like to do it...i hope we have a good crowd and have a good time. yes, that's the main thing," says bromander. there are only 5 total in-house caucuses curing tonight in the state of iowa and 2 of those belong to the gop party, inlcuding adelene's. bria: voting officials are encouraging those that aren't registered to get to your designated caucus sight early to ensure that you have completed the proper paperwork in enough time to caucus. reporting live at east high in sioux city, bria bell abc 9 news. jenna and throughout the night i i ll be spendingngime breaking down the action with some local analysts. joining me now is kyle irvin, an atrney at corbett, anderson, corbett, vellinga (vuh-lin-guh) and

adjunct professor in political science for briar cliff university. thanks for joining us. jenna let's take a look back to 2008, the last time the democratic party had an active caucus in iowa. barack obama, who had been viewed as an underdog, won easily by eight percent. he was followed by john edwards and hillary clinton, who was of course the expected nominee early in the race. jenna how caclinton avoid a repeat of 2008 against

jenna how can clinton avoid a repeat of 2008 against bernie sanders? jenna:

still to come... we'll have a look at an event for bernie sanders fred: (fred) blizzard conditions are expected tonight and tomorrow. heavy snow and whiteout conditions are expected. your forecaststs after the break!

have three precints that are going to be holding a democratic caucus at west middle school. that's where a-b-c 9 reporter lukas voss joins us live with more on the final preperations. lukas yeah, jenna ... it's been really busy as we actually have three different precint locations at west middle school ... i am here with ben nesselhuff one of the precint captains .... what's been the biggest challenge tonight logisitcally? answer answer answer what's the next step going forward into the evening? lukas fred: jenna: tim:

jenna: tim: (jenna) fred, how much snow? fred: (fred) a blizzard warning is in efffft for much of s suxland tonight and tomorrow and into tomorrow night. a blizzard warning means that fred: (fred) a blizzard warning is

and tomorrow and into tomorrow night. a blizzard warning means that a winter storm will produce low visibility. be aware that whiteout conditions are likely. do not travel during the warning times. if you must travel in an emergency, take a survival kit. if you get stranded, stay with your vehicle.the port neal welding company skycam hd shows cloudy skies from the ho chunk centre in downtown sioux city. but the satellite and radar shows the storm moving our way. the stormcast hd shows that the storm will arrive in siouxland after 10 pm tonight. from caucuses problem. heavy snow and blowing snow will be seen tomorrow mornini. the snow will ntinue during the afternoon. the snow will continue into the e ening, finally ending wednesday morning. but strong winds and blowing snow will remain into wednesday. there could be some flurries wednesday evening. 9-12" of snow are expected norfolk to wayne to cherokee to spencer. on either side of that red band of heavy snow, 6-9" can be expected. will start in the late snow and wind will pick up after

will be 29. tomorrow, look for heavy snow producing blowing and drifting snow. the high will be 31 with gusts to 40 miles per hour. the the 20s and 30s and weather after tomorrow's storm. . fred: tim: jenna: several metro area schools have

area schools have jenna

after the break... we will give you a live look at an event for democrat, bernie sanders, at the holiday inn airport hol.

and by using campaign logos... they aim to snag your vote...especiaiay for the caucuces. color, ft, symbolism and taglines aren't the only aspects candidates need to be aware of.. audience demographic...and viewer perception are the make or break elements of an effective logo without hitting these two key aspects...a candidate may lose more than just votes, but the election as a whole. jenna: democratic presidenital candidate bernie sanders is at the reporting live in thanks for t tt report brittney. jenna:a: after the break, a great chance to

reason to get signed up for the early. kristi quinn from for the cure, siouxland, joins me today. the eighth annual susan g. komen

for the cure will be held on mother's day, sunday, may 8. a "sweetheart of a deal" special is being offered until february 14 for adult participant registrations for only $15. the 5k and 1 mile run/fitness walk will start and fifish at the sioux city convention center, and will take participants through downtown s sux city. online registration is available at www.komensiouxl and.org and people are encouraged to register early in order to receive a race t-shirt. the siouxland race for the cure series joins a global list of more than 140 races in the world. the race series is the largest and most successful education and fundraising event for breast cancer. up to 75 percent of the net proceeds from the race

siouxland service area to fund breast health community outreach programs. the remaining 25 percent is contributed directly to susan g. komen award and research grant program which funds groundbreaking breast cancer research. volunteers are also needed to help organize the race. "anyone can be part of the race. we need so many volunteers and those who want to organize teams have so much fun." said laura johnson, "the race is a huge only for the filiate but also the evenenis so race day when thousands of people are there breast cancer." facebook: susan siouxland race for the cure to stay with us. (fred) 9-12" of snow are

from norfolk to wayne to sioux city to cherokee to spencer. on either side of that red band of heavy snow, 6-9" can be expected. tonight, the snow will start in the late evening, and the snow and wind will pick up after midnight. the low will be 29. tomorrow, look for heavy snow and strong winds producing blowing and drifting snow. the high will be 31 with gusts to 40 miles per hour. the

generally quiet weather after tomorrow's storm. " " jenna