ann sheahn came from chicago. >> this is my first time. i'm really excited to be here. i'm very energized. i feel like there's great energy here. i'm happy to be with the campaign. erika: polls show a tight race between hillary clinton and bernie sanders going into tonight's caucuses. donald trump is still out in front on the republican side. but polls don't mean much today. all that matters is counting those votes. emily: thank you, erika. our phil lipof will be in iowa as the votes are tallied. look for his live reports tonight starting at 4:30, after the votes come in at 11:00 p.m., eyeopener. republican john kasich putting everything on a strong showing in new hampshire. he was the only candidate there yesterday while everyone else campaigned in iowa. the ohio governor will hold events in the granite state again today. randy: breaking overnight. a woman is seriously hurt after being struck by a car in boston. this was the scene around 1:40 this morning on mass ave. at boston street. boston e.m.s. transported the woman to boston medical center. court today, facing se