dennis goldford: less than half either side as the presidential election get involved. some will pay more attention as the election itself draws near. alyx: we will cover this through the morning, right now back to you. eric: we'll have more on super tuesday coming up. also happening today, iowa senator chuck grassley is heading to the white house. shaina humphries is following this. so shaina, what's he doing there? shaina: eric, senator grassley is actually expected to meet with president obama today. he and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell will speak with the president about the current supreme court vacancy. the republican leaders have vowed to block any nomination president obama makes. vice president joe biden and democratic senators harry reid and patrick leahy are also expected at the meeting. washington, d.c. right now to cover this. he's set to sit down with senator grassley for a one-on-one interview after his meeting with the president. you can catch steve's reports tonight on kcci at 5:00, 6:00, and 10:00. california. police are searching for a man in

political analyst dennis goldford reminds us of the record turnout for republicans at the iowa caucuses this year. proving the heightened attention the race has already grabbed. in that same breath, it wasn't a record turnout for democrats. as for the temperature among iowans right now on how the race is going that remains to be seen. goldford says he's hearing mixed feedback from republicans here some say they will fall in line and support donald trump if he becomes the party's nominee. other's say they will turn and vote for hillary clinton. regardless, it will get interesting for this virtually purple state after today and on -- and one big step closer to the general. >> less than half of the eligible members of either side as the presidential election itself draws near. alyx: will continue to take a close look at how iowans are changing the conversation. in the studio, alyx sacks kcci 8 , news, iowa's news leader. eric: we'll have more on super tuesday coming up before 5:30. also happening today, iowa senator chuck grassley is heading to the white house. shaina humphries is followin

marcus: kcci political analyst dennis goldford says trumps lack of immediate action to distance himself from david is a mistake. >> one of the things that is your campaign is to refuse support from people who are considered fringe groups or in some way illegitimate. marcus: goldford says the latest backlash may fall on deaf ears when it comes to true supporters who tend to stick with republican presidential frontrunner through thick and thin because his message to them , rings loud and clear. >> we are living in really angry times and trump articulates the anger and resentment of people who believe they have been looked down on and forgotten and disadvantaged by society paying attention to people they don't think deserve it. marcus: those who oppose trump are not surprised by the controversy. >> i am not a trump supporter but this to me is consistent with his view of the world and it is troubling. marcus: it is a view of the country that some find uncomfortable. >> it disturbs me because it now kind of shows is america still in the place we were 400 years ago? eric: duke originally deta

dennis one of the things that is : crucial to the legitimacy of your campaign is to refuse support from people who are considered fringe groups or in some way illegitimate. marcus: goldford says the latest backlash may fall on deaf ears when it comes to true supporters who tend to stick with republican presidential frontrunner through thick and thin, because his message to them rings loud and clear. dennis we are living in really : angry times, and trump articulates the anger and resentment of people who believe they have been looked down on and forgot and disadvantaged by society's attention to people they don't think deserve it. marcus: those who oppose trump are not surprised by the controversy. >> i am not a trump supporter by any stretch of the imagination, but this, to me is , consistent with his view of the world and it is troubling. marcus: it is a view of the country that some find uncomfortable. kind of shows, is america still in the place we were 400 years ago? marcus: duke originally detailed his support for trump in a facebook post late last week. he wrote in part, "i think he deserves a close look by those who believe the era of political correctness needs