you did amazing work in iowa. it was so much fun to watch you. when you found the santorum guy in the sweater vest. >> i was watched that about 15 times today. it cracks me up. it's the perfect moment of the absurdity of this election. >> you found that guy and told that story. it was perfection. >>> thanks to you at home for joining us. in 1980, the front-runner for the republican nomination was ronald reagan. he challenged gerald in 1976. ford did win in 1976 and he went onto lose the general election to jimmy carter. the republican party by 1980 was of the general opinion that ronald reagan was due. ronald reagan was next the line. he was the front-runner. in 1980, things did not start well for governor reagan. the night before the iowa caucuses the republican candidates held an iowa debate. ronald reagan decided to not show up for it. it was not just the last debate before iowa voted in 1980. it was the night before the caucuses. front-runner ronald reagan blew it off. on the following day ronald reagan stayed in california. he didn't show up

we know what happened in iowa last night. what do you think the results will be on your primary one week from today? >> there's no question everybody in new hampshire was watching what was unfolding in iowa last night. those folks who did well, certainly senator cruz earned that win yesterday. senator rubio outperformed everyone's expectations, but the truth is, don, here in new hampshire folks make some pretty independent decisions. a week can be a lifetime in politics. that's nothing that says because those are the two that did well yesterday that those are the two that will continue out of new hampshire. seven days a long time and our citizens are going to be looking very closely at all of these candidates. >> you guys like to say that you thrive and celebrate that you're unpredictable. you also say new hampshire does a service for the whole nation by vetting the candidates. explain what you mean by that. >> new hampshire is a very important state for the candidates. you don't have to have $150 million in the bank, you don'

he more than held his own in iowa. when it was his time to speak, he said nine months ago we had no political organization, no money, no name wreck nice, and now we're taking on the most powerful political organization in the united states. >> i think the people of iowa have sent a very profound message to the political establishment, to the economic establishment, and by the way, to the media establishment. >> now the other big news and not very surprising news is that martin o'malley has dropped out of the race. the former maryland governor didn't even get 1%. so he decided to end it in iowa. >> the fight that you and i are engaged in is a tough fight. and i believe the toughness of the fight is the way the hidden god has of showing us we're fighting for something worth saving. >> and then there were two. the democratic party in iowa says these are the closest in iowa democratic caucus history. so even if clinton is declaring a win, the results are much closer than her campaign would have liked. >> kristin fisher in w

when he was consistently leading in the iowa polls. because they were not in december, it was last night. it was a surprise result because ted cruz stopped leading in the iowa polls around the holidays . donald trump had been beating him soundly in the iowa polls. it was a surprise that ted cruz won last night. we'll talk about whether ted cruz is a real contender for the nomination given iowa's recent track record in republican politics. there's reason to ask whether or not ted cruz's just another mike huckabee, rick santorum, pat robinson type. he has no real chance at the big prize. iowa's track record of picking far right religious conservative republicans who don't have much appeal to the rest of the republican electorate that is part of why lots of republicans question year after year the wisdom of having iowa go first. as this year's iowa winner, we don't know yet if ted cruz will follow that same pattern. honestly, personally, i think there's some signs he's not a candidate like a huckabee or a santorum or pat. i think he has a

officials in iowa calling it the closest democratic race in iowa history. >> if i think about what happened tonight, i think the people of iowa sent a profound message to the political establishment, to the economic establishment, and by the way, to the media establishment. >> as i stands here tonight, breathing a big sigh of relief, thank you, iowa, i will keep standing up for you, i will keep fighting for you. i will always work to achieve the america that i believe in where the promise of that dream that we hold out to our children and grandchildren never fades. but inspired generations to come. martha: shannon, what do we know about where things stands in this incredibly close clinton-sanders race? >> as you all said, the democratic party is saying it's the closest in history. they are not officially calling it. 2.28 delegates are to be decided. so it's razor thin. hillary clinton has claimed victory but it's not in the books yet. bernie sanders, the senator from vermont has arrived there already. he's sounding very positive. >> we just got in from iowa. and now [inaudible] i think our

he got 12 votes in the state of iowa. he's not getting puffed off the list any time. he's exceeding expectations and he's in it for the long haul. the field on the republican side is a strange thing this far into the race, but it persists. they all persist. 11 of these people are still running. it's never going to end. this is our life now forever. that does it for us tonight. we'll see you again tomorrow from new hampshire. now it's time for the last word. >> this week is going to be maybe the cheapest week in the campaign. new hampshire is so small they can walk from one event to the other in new hampshire. it doesn't cost them much to stay alive in new hampshire. >> snow tires, but other than that you're right. >>> tonight, we will award the last word medal of honor for political bravery in iowa. take your time and think about it, i don't care how long you think about it you will not guess who is getting that award tonight. hillary clinton won the coin toss maybe, but no one's sure who really won the democratic caucuses. on the republican side everyone is absolutely

hillary clinton declaring victory in iowa despite her slight lead there. now she is in new hampshire where she will start campaigning at a get out the vote rally. bernie sanders proving that he is no slouch. what does that mean for hillary in new hampshire, since it is practically bernie sanders back yard. >> well, it is indeed, you know, dell, we are here at a rally, waiting for hillary clinton and because to show up momentarily. they've already been working the voters, reeling them up here. bernie sanders did very very well in iowa. he said he beat expectations. he really has this whole campaign. he said he is going to do that in new hampshire, as well. here is what he said when he arrived in the state overnight. >> now in new hampshire, we will astound the world again! i think our vision for america, a vision in which people should not be working longer hours for lower wages, while seeing almost all new income and wealth going to the top 1%. that message is resonating in iowa, it's resonating in new hampshire and in communities all over america. >> sande

bernie sanders and hillary clinton wrap up in iowa in a dead heat.hat coverage as we are live in washington, d.c. clinton's camp no doubt surprised. >> no doubt surprised. clinton's campaign is already declaring victory even though the fox news decision desk says it's too close to call. even if this is a victory for hillary clinton it is still way closer than she would have liked with 99 percent of the precincts reporting clinton is at 49.9 percent. sanders 49.6 percent. just .3 apart. these are the closest results in iowa democratic caucus in history. for someone who was the overwhelming favorite for so long she needed a win. she was expected to win. she invested an incredible amount of man power to make sure she didn't repeat what happened in 2008. even though it was still too close to call she said she is breathing a big sigh of relief. >> breathing a big sigh of relief. thank you, iowa. i congratulate my esteemed friends and opponents and i am excited about really getting into the debate with bernie sanders about the best way forward to fight for

and in iowa, it's not usual. n, vote, register and vote that night. >> so far there's not been the increase in registration. through the state. and the polling, the des moines register poll, which kind of cut its chops by catching the increase in 2008, is not seeing it again this time. so we'll see, that really is the pivotal question here. it will matter going down the road. particularly if donald trump can turn out voters here where it's hard. it's going to get easier in places like new hampshire and south carolina and the rest of the republican field is looking at a difficult dynamic in that case. >> thank you very much. get some rest. >> yeah. >>> and thank you all so much for joining us. our coverage of the countdown to the iowa caucuses continues right now. with a special edition of "ac 360." >>> a good evening to you. if you think this is another sleepy sunday, you're not in iowa tonight. the candidates have been working hard all evening. donald trump in sioux city. marco rubio in davenport. jeb bush in dav

iowa caucuses. and they turned out in record numbers. there get into at many of those sites. -- sot -- "tonight is a victory for courageous conservatives across iowa, and all across this great nation." in the republican race -- ted cruz had branded himself as the true conservative in his battle with donald trump. and his retail politics, and heavy courting of the evangelical vote -- gave him a win. meanwhile, trump -- perhaps the most humble we've seen him in this race -- thanked the iowa supporters for his second place finish. -- sot -- "i was told by everybody do not go to iowa. you couldn't finish in the top ten. i said i have friends in iowa, i know a lot of people in iowa, i think they'll really like me." on the democratic side - a virtual tie. hillary clinton did not suffer a loss like 8 years ago, but the results marked a stunning turn from the solid lead she held in the polls here late last year. clinton acknowledging a real challenge from sanders, and sanders applauding how far his -- sots -- "it is rare that we have the opportun

i said but i have friends in iowa and i know a lot of people in iowa. they'll really like me. let's give it a shot. they said don't do it. i said i have to do it. and we finished second and i want to tell you something, i'm just honored. i'm really honored. and i want to congratulate ted and i want to congratulate all of the incredible candidates including mike huckabee who has become a good friend of mine. so congratulations to everybody. >> joining us now, frank rich writer for new york magazine and executive producer. frank, first of all, the theater critic in you. a good performance by donald trump last night. the concession speech, an interesting take on it. in his case the shortest speech he's ever given. >> it was terribly moving. watching it just now i thought of speaking of a show that many people now the music man. it's sort of like her old hill when he came to sell a bill of goods to iowa and he got his you know what handed to him. >> so voters for the first time have spoken about donald trump and it wasn't favorable and there's ted cruz who

that message worked in iowa. i think it's going to work here in new hampshire as well. >> bill clinton the comeback kid thanks to the primary in new hampshire at that time. what infrastructure does senator sanders have in south carolina and nevada? >> well wolf, we've got great campaigns that we've built on the ground in nevada and south carolina. we have a large number of people in both states organizing out of a number of field offices around the state. we have been on television in nevada since the 23rd of december. clinton campaign joined us january 6th. on television in south carolina as well. they're about to join us there soon where we've got strong campaigns, great support, winning people every day. we had a huge field organizing meeting in south carolina yesterday. so i think we're going to be able to compete with them on the ground in south carolina and nevada, just like we did in iowa yesterday. >> some of your colleagues in the sanders campaign say this can go on until june, which is what happened eigh

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the third largest in iowa. eel good about what's happening up here and, you know i will see you here soon. >> everyone will be descending upon new hampshire in hours. the new york times, that's an important endorsement for you. perhaps one that you would want in the general election but it's a liberal editorial page. they endorsed you on the same day as hillary clinton. does an endorsement help or hurt you right now governor? >> it's absolutely a help. i mean i announced to people in new hampshire as i was in my 86th town hall meeting tonight and when i tell them that i got endorsed by the new york times they clap because the paper is iconic and secondly we're getting messages from all over the country and you know what it says there is maybe this is a guy that has a certain appeal. that maybe he has the ability to have a broad appeal even though he is a conservative. he is certainly no moderate. so as a conservative with tone and experience and bringing people together my judgment is it sends a signal that this

but he didn't win in iowa either. does look like he has a very strong position based on the polls in new hampshire, the next contest. >> i would disagree. he has done nothing but brag about this winning position he held in every single poll. now the first poll that matters, which is voters rendering a decision, he didn't win, he came in second. one of the big problems he faced was for all of their free media and all of the buzz he created, he had very little inf infrastructure to deliver a win where it matters. it similarly matters in a place like new hampshire. if he's going to compete in new hampshire, that's something, if you're going to win in new hampshire, get back that winning mantel of making america great again, he can't keep finishing second. he's going to need an organization to do that. >> we'll see how he does, new hampshire a week from today, and then south carolina. gloria, you hear some of the trump supporters point out, they've said to me during the course of today, remember, four years ago, rick sant

this road will not -- bill: i went to the motion in iowa and still finished in second place. that is how he is characterizing it. they want to see babe ruth's swing the bat so ted cruz is swinging the bat out of iowa and making the case the following way. the has money, has a bang, he won i wet, previous winners as republicans in iowa don't have the money or the foundation for a national organization ted cruz has. he had on the plane late yesterday, watch it. >> conservatives are supposed to be brothers and instead we have resources that compete nationally, a grass-roots army on the ground and i believe grass roots will decide this campaign. bill: he is running a national campaign. despite the outcome in new hampshire. >> 10,000% right. unlike other iowa winners ted cruz is going for the long haul, he does have this other stuff. and one other thing, he has marco rubio to worry about and while ted cruz is right and his path to the nomination broadened out with his clear we in in iowa and outperforming the polls in iowa he does have a problem and that is what ever donald trump's

in new hampshire. trump is proving iowa was a fluke. he was riding high in the polls in iowa. now he looks beatable. >> thank you, jim. let's bring in our panel. author of "how's your faith, david gregory." and the house of representatives peter sellers and author of "too dumb to fail" matt lewis. great to have you here with us in new hampshire. david, what are your take aways from last night? >> such an exciting morning if you love politics. a reminder that elections belong to the voters. that is true. we now have a resurgence into new hampshire. new hampshire has a way of resetting the race as well. i think to your great interview, chris, bernie sanders effectively ties. whatever the final points are, effectively ties in iowa. strong showing for him. this is a shot across the bow for the clinton team. they needed iowa. she lost there in 2008. she got all of the barack obama talent on her side to make sure it didn't happen again. it basically happened again. you have to give bernie sanders his due. he made a strong argument for economic unfairness. he has made a movement in th

was he not in iowa often enough in the beginning. some of these people have been in iowa, have been practically pitching camp in iowa for over a year. perhaps that was the fault. but look, he came in second, and a very close second at that. only separated from ted cruz by a couple points. this was a guy when he announced that, first of all, people never thought he would run in the first place, and then they thought he wouldn't fire his papers. he's a businessman, never run for office in his life, and comes in second in iowa, an unlikely place for him to be, i think he did very well. now it's on to new hampshire. >> of course, the polls there show him with a very, very strong lead. he's looking at those now a little differently, saying that last-minute poll gave him a big lead in iowa, may have ended up hurting him. here's what else he had to say about iowa. >> i think that we did very well. i didn't expect to do so well. i guess what did happen is one poll came out that we were four or five points ahead. that maybe built up a false e

they take this process very seriously here in iowa. everybody who come caught out to caucus in this precinct did. people. the precinct actually doubled this time around and there was some talk this may be very inside politics, but follow this for one second. there was some talk that hillary clinton's team might give some supporters over to martin o'malley's team so they could steal a delegate from bernie sanders team. this is how it works. it didn't happen in the end. hillary clinton took this precinct by quite a large amount. keep a close eye on it because it's way too close to call right now. back to you guys. ed: look at this dangerous scene, this is over the driver's side window. police call it an ice missile that went through the windshield. the chunk of ice flew off a tract o'er trailer and into the s.u.v. the 73-year-old driver has police are looking for the other driver. even if that driver is caught, there likely won't be any charges. there is no law in vermont and snow from their cars. lawmakers are looking to change that. a n

you came off the loss in iowa. died. you were out there on that arena, i think you were in a fieldhouse, and you went on and on and on. it went on for five hours. it was incredible. it was a marathon answering every single question of everyone in that room. it really was a physical -- a marathon. are you going to try to match that performance this time, that kind of "i can do this thing"? >> i'm going to do everything i can to get out there to meet with folks here, to answer their questions. i'm really happy we've got a forum on cnn tomorrow night. we've got your msnbc debate on thursday night, which will give us a chance to reach a larger audience. but i'm going to be there day after day between now and tuesday. i respect this primary process. i know how seriously people take it. and i just want them to understand what i'm offering, what i believe we can do. you know, ideas that sound good on paper but can't create results for people are just that, good ideas on paper. i have a track record of producing results. i

areas in sw iowa close to 70! the only drawback to friday will be the westerly winds of 20-30+ mph. saturday is also looking real nice with highs in the 50s and much lighter winds! a cold front will pass with just a few clouds saturday night and maybe some showers in se iowa. this will mean some cooler readings for sunday, but still way above average with mid to upper 40s expected in central iowa. next week is looking a little cooler, but still not cold by any means. right now, it doesn't appear there will be much precipitation during the next 10 days in central iowa. maybe it's finally a good time to wash the car? brad/wxhang (adlib) jack:/ stephanie: thanks, brad! our way in the next several days! look for temperatures to hold pretty steady tonight in the upper 20s to lower 30s under variably cloudy skies. the winds will be steady from the ese around 10 mph. those winds will be increasing quite a bit thursday from the se at 15-25 mph, which will be bringing in warmer air all day long. skies will gradually become

this is jeb bush live in davenport, iowa. s event simultaneously with a bill and hillary clinton event in des moines, iowa. bernie sanders in des moines. a ted cruz event later in des moines. >> a lot to get to as we enter our second hour of coverage. coming up at the top of the next hour, this is msnbc live special coverage on the eve of the iowa caucuses. stay with us. it comes when your insurance company says they'll only pay three quarters of what it takes to replace it. what are you supposed to do? drive three quarters of a car? now if you had liberty mutual new car replacement, you'd get your whole car back. i guess they don't want you driving around on three wheels. smart. with liberty mutual new car replacement, we'll replace the full value of your car. see car insurance in a whole new light. liberty mutual insurance. fettucini with chicken mariand broccoli withs her tender white meat chicken and freshly-made pasta mixed in an alfredo sauce made-from-scratch. because she knows that the most comforting thing about comfo

cruz had a texas-sized victory in the iowa caucuses. ting, it's been 14 hours since donald trump's tweet. he's been silent since his disappointing finish last night in second place. this candidate didn't do the conventional things you need to do to win iowa. he didn't go to pizza ranches and visit all 99 counties. iowans crave that kind of attention, and donald trump did not give it to them. but in the end, last night trump was gracious tipping his hat to cruz. he vowed to keep on fighting. here's what he said. >> iowa, we love you. we thank you. you're special. we will be back many, many times. in fact, i think i might come here and buy a farm. i love it. okay? >> i don't know who's going to win between bernie and hillary. i don't know what's going to happen with hillary has other problems, maybe bigger than the problems she's got in terms of nominations. but we've had so many different indications in polls that we beat her and beat her easily, and we'll go onto get the republican nomination, and we will go onto easily beat hillary or b

it's a very cold morning in central iowa. a wind chill advisory remains in effect in northern iowa until 8 am as wind chills stay down near -20. clouds will fill in through the day and temperatures will reach the mid-teens. late tonight, a winter weather advisory begins at 9 pm. light snow will begin to fall late tonight and again early sunday morning. totals across northern central and from 3 to 5". lesser amounts will fall to the southwest of the des moines metro. the snow should taper off by noon. roads will remain slick through sunday afternoon. temperatures will briefly rise to 40 degrees on monday and will return to the 30s mid-week. but there's another nice warm up to the 50s a homemade take on the classic snack pack... when we come back we'll show you how to whip up some pudding ... just in when is the last time you had butter and salt...salt brings out the flavor of something sweet...add in bittersweet or dark chocolate...tons of local shops you could serve this warm or you could transfer it to some cute little bowls.

today is election day for some school districts in eastern iowa. school districts in eastern iowa. despite the forecast -- the black hawk county auditor says polls will open at seven this morning for the waterloo schools election. there was some confusion about this yesterday. it's a 47-million dollar proposal, most of which will go toward building a 35-million dollar career center. it'll be paid for through an income surtax. denver voters also scheduled to head to the polls today it's a 10-point- three million dollar question on the ballot...which will pay for a new gym, auditorium, weight room and track. voters said no to this same project last june. decision 20-16 coverage... the iowa caucuses are over, and we have the results. on one side, a clear winner. and on the other side, a virtual tie until early this morning. senator ted cruz scored a victory at the republican caucuses last night he calls it a victory for grassroot conservatives and said it shows the power of his supporters against what he portrayed as a group of establishment forces... when the media said a conservativ

bernie sanders pulled off a virtual tie in iowa. y because he clobbered clinton among young voters. i'll talk to his campaign manager about the battle in new hampshire and beyond, next. l al. i'm bushed! yea me too. excuse me...coming through! ride the gel wave of comfort with dr. scholls massaging gel insoles. they're proven to give you comfort. which helps you feel more energized ...all day long. i want what he has. >>> as we said today the iowa democratic party declared hillary clinton the winners of last night's caucuses. mrs. clinton will receive 23 of iowa's delegates, sanders 21. in new hampshire they'll be battling over delegates. the most recent cnn poll shows sanders leading clinton by 23 points in the granite state. joining me, jeff weaver, bernie sanders' campaign manager. always good to have you on the program. >> thanks. >> the iowa democratic party declared clinton winner of the caucuses by a narrow margin but a winner nonetheless. does sanders accept that result? >> as the result stands right now there's a four county

it was god bless iowa in and god bless iowa out, but now he is in new hampshire. m. j. lee is with the cruz campaign in windham. m. j. >> hey, ashleigh. a very triumphant ted cruz in hitting the ground running in new hampshire today. right after he delivered his victory speech in iowa last night. he immediately got on a charter plane and made his way east here to new hampshire. want only that he dpeetd him, but he handily beat donald trump. seems like he now has a fresh boost of momentum heading into new hampshire. he even told other dana bash last night that he thinks that by march he may have pledged the gop nomination. listen to what he said. >> i think it is entirely possible that we know our nominee by the end of march. if you look at the states, the states are front loaded. a great manufacture the delegates are chosen by the end of march, and winning iowa is a good first step. you got to do more. that doesn't do it on its own, but winning iowa particularly, you know, it's interesting if you look at the past two iowa caucus winners, very good men. people of princip

she lost iowa to barack obama in 2008. she also lost iowa to john edwards in 2008. she came in third place. lawrence o'donnell, master of strategy -- >> a quick parens thinks. in '92 when bill clinton was running the iowa senator tom harkin was running so everybody said, forget about it. i think the gdp of iowa dropped considerably because the democrats just ignored it basically. >> still, fourth place, 3%. you wear that like a tattoo the rest of your life. >> that absolutely is not second, that's right. >> martin o'mally is the distant third place in all the polls and there's a question as to how many caucuses will his supporters be able to put up, 15% of the total number, and stay viable? >> if any. then there's this trick that you can play. if you are the clinton campaign or the sanders campaign. if martin owe rally, if you see in your caucus gymnasium it looks like he's maybe around 14%, you can say to one of your clinton supporters, go over there, stand with o'mally, that will get him 15%. that means the 15% stays solidified in this count. if not, that 15% woul

. >>> it all starts in iowa. a very tight race on both sides. >> wow! god bless the great state of iowa. >> iowa may be rural and it may be land-locked, but iowans are not rubes. be prepared for anything. >> it's going to be a contest. >> the eyes of america will be on the state of iowa. >> no one could have predicted a year back any of this. >> we are going to make our country great again. >> this is so weird this year, i love it. >> if you give me the chance to serve you, i will work my heart out. >> in all the years we've been covering politics, there's never been quite a field like this one. >> good evening, everybody. we are in for a remarkable night in american politics, whether or not you like the outcome, you're going to see democracy at work. and the people of iowa are going to make international news tonight. they're going to affect the course of american politics. not even really the people of iowa as much as the population of a handful of nfl stadiums. with us, with me for the rest of the way, rachel maddow, what are you excited about tonight

happening now, over time in iowa. take a look at where things stand in the democratic side of the iowa caucuses race. there it is. 49 .8% for hillary clinton. 49.6% for bernie sanders. virtually nothing separated them. cnn has not declared a winner at this point, despite the tiny, maybe sort of slight edge there for hillary clinton. >> tiny. joining us to discuss that and the clinton campaign strategy going on, the democratic poller the, joel benson. great to see you. late night for you. early morning for you. cnn has not called this race in iowa quite yet. hillary clinton, you guys say you have won. explain it to us. >> well, it's pretty clear. the measure of success in these caucuses, they're intricate, but it comes down to the state delegate equivalents. there's a narrow lead there. delegates to the national convention. we've won 23 out of 44. that's a majority. we have won the caucuses. that's what matters. who is going to the convention, eventually, with more delegates than the other person. look, i think we can d

in iowa and what do you look for there? there is a replay in a way a in an argument that happened inclinton is much more of a political realist than domestic people who run for president, barack obama that promised hope and change and promised there was a way toom the political system, such to be friendly to progressive priorities, he won with that argument, and there was a period of time in the interim when liberals with so disappointed byrustrations with republicans that people thought clinton's argument this is going to be a fight, that democrats needed a fighter, there would be trench warfare, had gotten moreiberals and what sanders is showing this is not true he comes in the argument with a political evolution, a way to mobilize the working class and mobilize the progressive majority andold ways out of the way in american politics and i think there are things clinton is figuring out how to sell a more realistic but also more depressing vision of americanespond to that by saying, that that is not realistic but i don't ha

with ali velshi in iowa. ted cruz seems to be on top by a very slim margin. now look at the democrats. and hillary clinton ahead, 53% to 47%, this is with 23% of the precincts reporting. ali, so this has been at least for the last 20 minutes, this is what we've seen. >> that's right. what you haven't seen yet is pall county, des moines, where that demographic will change a little bit perhaps to bernie sanders. we know it's early. what's more interesting is look down the ticket on both sides, on both sides, the democratic ticket, martin o'malley not registering a percent yet. what donald trump and ted cruz are doing, after that rand paul. the more establishment candidates not registering, virtually not registering at all. in fact you don't see mike huckabee on that list, john kasich, you see carly fiorina, just stretching up. some of those candidates aren't even here today john. john kasich, jeb bush, chris christie, they didn't even come here. they are in new hampshire right now today getting ready for the ne

a month ago he was way behind in iowa. here in new hampshire both campaigns have formidable staffs, but bernie's got all the momentum right now and he has the energy and enthusiasm here. it's not just because of geography. it's not just because he's from vermont, which neighbors us. the democratic electorate here in new hampshire is very much like the republican electorate. they're angry, upset, they don't like politicians and even though bernie is a politician, sanders does not look and sound like a traditional politician. that's one of the reasons he's doing so well, so strong. >> there are lots of undecided voters. that's what the polling show in new hampshire. on the democratic side, 24% are still deciding who they're going to vote for. on the republican side, 37% are still deciding. who do you think has the best chance of capturing those voters? >> that's a great point. new hampshire voters traditionally make up their minds very late. they like to go to these events and see -- >> the chairwoman was on earlier and said

the hawkeye state in the only way he knows how. >> iowa, we love, we thank you. you are special. we'll be back many, many times. in fact i think i might come here and buy a farm. i love it. thank you, thank you everybody. andrea: a strong third place finish for marco rubio, beating expectations and almost taking out trump, coming within a percentage point. rich, you took a lot of heat. you are the editor-in-chief of national review for the against trump edition. last night you saw ted cruz, donald trump, they are not establishment candidates. donald trump won the most votes in iowa that no other republican gop candidate has in the caucus other than ted cruz. how can you tweet out, "you are welcome" and make that a win. >> this is an enormous win. ted cruz won despite the fact that he opposes the ethanol mandate. donald trump and derd all he could onett -- on ethanol. despite the fact the governor of iowa opposed him. you had people cow t towing to donald trump. i thought it was a wonderful night for him. andrea: going against ethanol win w

third in iowa and second in new hampshire and first in south carolina. with the caucus only a few hours away here is a little bit of marco rubio. >> iowa is important. it is the first step in the long process. and this campaign will continue. tonight is important and first time that the americans will answer what comes next for america after barak obama. no one will win the nomination tonight. >> reporter: that is down playing expectation. rubio has surged in third place and some of the rubio camp think with luck they might take second but they would not the admit that publicly. that is the down playing of expectations. all you have to do is better than what you thought here. in the case of ted cruz and marco rubio. and donald trump who said if he loses it is all for nothing. it would seem to be a setback for him. >> as long as you get the candidates straight, carl you are ahead. i appreciate what they are saying with their comments. it is interesting to hear what they are saying before the votes are cast. great to see you, carl. >> reporter: thank you, j

he admits the boycott likely cost him the win in iowa. he said he would do it all over again to help raise money for vets. this has bernie sanders and hillary clinton prepare to answer questions in a presidential town hall tonight. we have complete coverage. sarah live in manchester. >> well, chris, of course ted cruz wants a win in new hampshire to kick off a winning streak. really donald trump needs a strong showing. he said he wants a victory. marco rubio had that surprise showing in iowa. but if he wants to make it, if he wants to coalesce the establishment support, he will need a strong showing in new hampshire as well. so much at stake. less than a week to go until the new hampshire primaries. >> these are truly dishonest people. >> reporter: less than a week from the primary, donald trump is blasting ted cruz. >> ben carson quit. let me have your vote. what kind of crap is this? >> reporter: trump slam issing the senator after his team falsely told iowa caucusgoers that ben carson planned to quit the race. >> i'm sorry about that. >

after winning in iowa last night. she comes to new hampshire with her work cut out for her here but she says she has come from behind before in hopeful she can do it again. >>reporter: hillary clinton with her husband, the former president, trying to fire up supporters as she heads into the hampshire primary. >> stand up for me, fight for me, and when we win, i will stand up and fight for you. >>reporter: after putting anonymous resources into the iowa campaign, clinton tried to put the best spin on winning the iowa caucuses with a 1%. >> i am so thrilled to have won. i'll tell you why. it's hard and everybody said if there's a big turnout, that would not be the best outcome for me. it turned out to be a fine outcome. >>reporter: clinton is trailing far behind in the polls but she believes in iowa win will give her the momentum she needs to win here in new hampshire. are you concerned about trailing so far behind in the polls here in new >> when i got here in '08, i lost in iowa, as you remember, andive quite far behin

as there was on the part of the cruz camp in iowa. i think as we see going into new hampshire a much different electora electorate. new hampshire frankly has a much better record of actually choosing our nominees then does iowa. because i think if you look back to '08, john mccain placed number 4 out of a 6 person field in iowa but then went on to win new hampshire. that's why i'm looking forward to it. i know jeb bush has a tremendous force on the ground. i'll be helped in new hampshire with governor bush tomorrow. >> well, since you mentioned new hampshire, let's stay there and move ahead. i know you endorse jeb. but, again, you know, based on how well marco rubio did in iowa, looking at the numbers moving forward, do you think he just became the establishment's favorite candidate? >> listen, this is a long process. remember, they're only 6% of the delegates eligible for selection in february. march is a much bigger month. you know, again, i think when you look at new hampshire, jeb bush had always said, at least going back as far

tuesday ahead. >> too close to call, hillary clinton and bernie sanders locked in a tight battle in the iowaratic caucuses. blake merriman is in des moines, iowa with the latest. >> after all of that, very little clarity coming out of iowa. the race ended monday night too close to call. hillary clinton celebrated with what she calls relief. >> big sigh of relief. >> jump into this race in may, he was down 41 points, he was able to tell his supporters the race ended in a virtual tie. >> we were taking on the most powerful political organization in the united states of america. and 2 nights the results are still not known but it looks like we are in a virtual tie. >> reporter: martin o'malley essentially scratched and dropped out of the race monday night. the delegate count will likely be split evenly here between bernie sanders and hillary clinton. from here the race moves to new hampshire where polling suggests it is bernie sanders with a big lead in the first of the nation primary. back to you in new york. >> politico saying hillary clinton narrowly defeated bernie sanders and the iowa cauc

the most reliable voters in iowa's republican caucuses over history. the cruz campaign has spent months identifying these voters, sending them not. >one or two mailers but sometimes three or four in the same day, all about issues they care about. cruz events are much quieter, there is much greater conversation about the crisis of conservativism and how you need someone who is a true believer, who has walked with you, who has all the, who has all the convictions you share because that is what they believe will get the most reliable voters to all of the caucus sites all around the state, 99 counties more than 1,600 precincts and they believe by taking care of mike huckabee, rick santorum forum and rand paul, all competitors for these voters, they are well positioned to pull a surprise over trump come monday night. >> dickerson: nancy among the democrats you have been out there a while following them, give us a little flavor for what is different about hillary clinton event and a bernie sanders event. >> it is interesting, john, iowa has always been a reta

in iowa... tonight. but keep in mind: the biggest turnout iowa ever had was 2008 - about one in six people here showed up. i'm tracie potts in des moines iowa - back to you. >> presidential candidate jeb bush continued campaigning around siouxland this weekend, heading north to okoboji. the former florida governor says our current government entitlement programs keep americans in lifting them out of it. bush says his first action... if elected president... will be to ensure the united states is safe and secure. he says the leadership role in the commander in chief position needs to be restored. "today we are in a situtation when we are less safe than the day barack obama was inaugurated president of the united states. and if hillary clinton is elected we will continue down this path of we are all a part of the community of nations that some how we can lead from behind. terminlogy i never expected to hear from the greatest nation in the world," said jeb bush, republican presidential candidate. bush will be

treacherous driving in iowa. cars veering off the road, buried in the snow, just 24 hours after the call us cans. that tornado reportedly hitting mississippi, then crossing into alabama, and 23 million americans in the path of severe storms from alabama to indiana. abc's steve osunsami in nashville. >> tornado on the ground. tornado on the ground. >> reporter: this was mississippi a short time ago. what looks like a tornado falling from the dark sky. it's going to be a tough night for families in the south as they watch and wait. across the plains and the midwest, this same storm is bringing blizzards. near grand island, nebraska, they're not goi anywhere this evening. it's a total whiteout. >> this snow is piling up and the winds are really strong and it's freezing. >> reporter: in at least five states, they are being told to >> the roads were covered. snow coming down hard. >> reporter: outside denver, it's wreck city. the seven-car accident sent four people to the hospital. the heavy snow forced authorities to

not as important in iowa but very important. cruz could do much better in the south. >> he's got a message that for the folks where donald trump appeals to them because donald trump says hey, i'm a winner, ted cruz's message is "aren't you tired of republicans losing because they're not conservative enough? don't you want someone who will be a winner by activating the base?" and he can point to iowa and say "i activate the base and turn them out." the math gets dangerous when you try to say that's your general election strategy. but he's making a strong case that he's someone who can turn out large numbers of voters wh will be appealing to the conservative wing of the party that says i'm tired of losing the white house, why don't we tack far right. >> and then come to washington and be as isolated and disliked. >> well, you look, though, and cruz, though, cruz has the message, the most orthodox conservative message that will play in every state, he's got the best organization, we saw that in iowa, and he's got as much money as an

marco rubio is fighting with ted cruz here in iowa. tomorrow in new hampshire, he has a totally different fight and focus. rubio will focus on jeb bush and christie and john kasich. >> as of today, it is iowa. we are watching the forecast. you may get snow there, john. thanks, john. >>> other news, three dangerous inmates who escaped from the california jail cell, they are now back behind bars. the details on their capture are really interesting. we have that next. off script. so if i wanna go to jersey and check out shotsy tuccerelli's portfolio, what's it to you? or i'm a scottish mason whose assets are made of stone like me heart. papa! you're no son of mine! or perhaps it's time to seize the day. don't just see opportunity, seize it! (applause) this woman... this cancer patient... christine... living her life... loving her family. moments made possible in part by the breakthrough science of advanced genomic testing. after christine exhausted the standard treatment options for her disease, doctors working with the center for advanced

its coming up on today in iowa... the game's not until sunday but the teams are already preparing for the biggest game of the plus -- from t- shirts to beer...just about every industry in iowa is caucus crazy right now. "you're watching kwwl, one of the areas that i've been particularly interested in is the area of children. we intend to be sure and every child in this state is somebody. no matter where they're born, no matter to whom they are born. i want to make sure that every child has a chance to live up to his or her god-given potential. i've spent my life fighting for children, and i'm not stopping now. i'm hillary clinton, car repairs, home improvements, a family trip... it's not easy to afford them. what did marco rubio do? he put $22,000 in personal expenses on a republican party credit card. rubio's bad judgment caused a scandal and for five years rubio refused to release the credit card records. marco rubio: skipping major votes... all over the place on immigration... bad judgment. marco rubio: just too man

very embarrassing for the democratic party in iowa. if they can recreate those numbers and do it in a fair and responsible way. even though it's about as close as you possibly can think, it's a virtual tie right now, the bragging rights are important for hillary clinton if she wins or bernie sanders if he were to win in iowa. that would be significant. clearly an embarrassment for the democratic party right now. let's take a closer look at what has happened so far tonight in the iowa caucuses. first on the republican side, cnn projected a while ago ted cruz, the texas senator, he is the winner in the iowa republican caucuses with 28%. trump with 24%. marco rubio in a very impressive third place with 23%. ben carson with 9%. but cruz did win. he beat trump by 6,233 votes. a big win for ted cruz. he now goes on to the next contest. all of them go on to the next contest. clearly a disappointment for donald trump. he was hoping to win the most recent polls in iowa showed he would win. but he did not win tonight. impressive gh

senator cruz's strategy in iowa, campaigned in all 99 counties there, had endorsement from iowa stateegislators, pastors. he really worked hard for that win last night. from this point on, does that strategy shift, particularly looking ahead to new hampshire and beyond? >> well, not really. you know, we have three of the most conservative leaders here in new hampshire, senator bob smith and dave wheeler who's executive counselor, and former speaker bill o'brien, and we've got a great team here in new hampshi hampshire. we're not going to change our message for new hampshire. the 603 alliance here in new hampshire was formed from pro-gun groups, pro-family grougroup s, pro-life groups, pro-business groups that wanted to come together and not let the establishment nominate another moderate candidate and because there are six candidates really competing for the same vote, there is an opportunity for conservatives to do very well here. so we hope if those conservatives turn out and unite behind ted cruz, we're looking forward to a good night next tuesday. >> how much time is he going to b