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Storm to Hit East Coast; Thousands of Flights Canceled for Weekend. Aired 6-6:30a ET

Aired January 22, 2016 - 06:00   ET

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: The East Coast bracing for a monster snowstorm.

[05:58:21] UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Take action now and prepare.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It doesn't take a very large patch of ice to have a car or truck go off the road.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We've already seen airlines cancel thousands of flights.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I think that it would be, you know, disastrous for a lot of people trying to get out of town.

HILLARY CLINTON (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I am the best choice to be the next president and commander in chief.

SEN. BERNIE SANDERS (D-VT), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I think we've got a real shot to win this.

SEN. TED CRUZ (R-TX), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: The establishment is supporting Donald Trump. They said he's someone we can make a deal with.

DONALD TRUMP (R), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: Cruz is going down. He looks like a nervous wreck. He's going down.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: When pediatricians hear anything about lead, we absolutely freak out.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: He's 35.8 pounds, and his twin is 53 pounds.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: If there's ever been a U.S. city in need of a rewind button, it's Flint, Michigan.

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ANNOUNCER: This is NEW DAY with Chris Cuomo, Alisyn Camerota and Michaela Pereira.

CHRIS CUOMO, CNN ANCHOR: Good morning. Welcome to your NEW DAY. It is Friday, January 22, 6 a.m. in the East. The storm is coming, and it's looking like the real deal. Pick your pejorative: monster, menace. They all fit. But what is heading toward the eastern half of the U.S. at this hour, 75 million people are in the storm's path. States of emergency already in effect from Georgia to Pennsylvania.

ALISYN CAMEROTA, CNN ANCHOR: Washington, D.C., and Virginia in the bull's eye of the blizzards. Snow could fall at a rate of one to three inches per hour for more than 24 hours. The looming storm already causing a mess for air travelers. More than 4,600 flights cancelled today and tomorrow. So we've got the storm covered the way only CNN can.

Let's begin with Paolo Sandoval. He's live in Charlotte, North Carolina, where the greatest concern this morning is ice. Paolo, what are you seeing?

PAOLO SANDOVAL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: You know Alisyn, those snowy scenes quite picturesque, but as you mentioned there, the ice is really the major issue for people here in Charlotte that are driving the streets.

Incredible, really, it's really night and day difference. Two hours ago, really, no snow was falling in this area a while ago. It has truly opening up. Snow accumulating here throughout the city, now that snow has since tapered back a bit.

Now the main concern is, of course, ice. That is what city officials are trying to stay a step ahead. There are states of emergency in play, at least in place in at least five different states here in the region. Officials have really been working around the clock to treat the streets, brine the streets, a combination of salt and water, hoping that that would at least decrease the chances of ice accumulating in the streets.

But again this morning, Charlotte, very quiet, classes cancelled. People asked to stay home, not just here in the area here in the city, but also the surrounding regions, Alisyn.

CAMEROTA: OK, Paolo. Thanks so much for that.

Meanwhile, Washington, D.C., could be very hard hit. Two to three feet of snow could blanket that area. The mayor saying that they are ready for the big storm after apologizing for the inadequate response to Wednesday's much lighter snowfall that caught the city off guard.

CNN's Chris Frates is live in the nation's capital at the salt dome.

Hi, Chris.

CHRIS FRATES, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hey, good morning, Alisyn.

From what's forecast to be the bullseye of this massive storm barreling down on Washington, D.C. And yesterday officials here tried to reassure a jittery public that they were, in fact, ready for this storm after a small snow squall on Wednesday evening brought traffic to a halt. The president's motorcade even getting caught up in it, a short trip from Joint Base Andrews to the White House, usually 20 to 30 minutes. Took them an hour to get home. Regular folks, five, six hours. Some just getting out of their cars and walking.

And yesterday, the mayor of D.C., Muriel Bowser, apologized for not putting enough salt trucks on the road.

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MURIEL BOWSER, MAYOR OF WASHINGTON, D.C.: We are very sorry for inadequate response. We believe that we did not provide adequate resources at a time where it could make a difference. We should have been out earlier with more resources.

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FRATES: Now the mayor trying to reassure everybody that they are ready for this storm that's going to hit later today and go through the weekend. Maryland, D.C., Virginia, have all issued a state of emergency. That qualifies them for federal assistance, including the National Guard if they need it.

Now the city government and the federal government both closing at noon. City schools are closed all day. And that's in an effort to keep cars off the road. They want to get those salt trucks early. You'll see behind me, this huge mound of salt. That's part of 39,000 tons that they have ready to go. They want to get those salt trucks out, ahead of the storm, and they want to try to prevent a repeat of Wednesday's disaster, Michaela.

PEREIRA: All right, Chris. Thanks for a look at what's happening on the ground.

Meanwhile in the air, that storm is already crippling air travel, about 5,000 flights already cancelled today and Saturday. Amtrak also modifying their service in the northeast.

Our correspondent, Rene Marsh is live at Washington's Reagan National Airport with more. I'm sure you're seeing the cancellations kicking off there as we speak.

RENE MARSH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, Michaela, we are right in the thick of things, and you take a look. It is crunch time for these passengers here. All of these people on these long lines here at the ticket counter. This is their last chance to try and get out before this storm. Unfortunately, not all of them will make it on because there are just so many cancellations.

We want to give you look at some of the hardest hit airports at this hour. At the top of that list is Charlotte. You see Raleigh, Baltimore, all of Washington, D.C., area airports, as well as Atlanta's Hartsfield Airport.

We can tell you, though, what to expect at the peak of this storm, some northeastern airports, including right here, Reagan National Airport. Operations will completely stop at some point, because you're talking about low visibility, strong winds. There's no way they can land and take off in that sort of situation.

When will things get back to normal? It really is unclear at this point. Usually, it takes about 48 to 72 hours to get operations started again, but to get things back to normal, it could take much longer.

Back to you.

CUOMO: All right, Rene. At least you're inside. Got to take the good news where you find it.

Now, how do we figure this out? Watching a storm like this is all about tracking and calculating, and lucky for you, we have our human sling cyclometer here with us who will deal with all of it.

CNN meteorologist, Chad Everett Myers, so worried about the storm he left the south and came here to New York to do the rest of the coverage.

CHAD MYERS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: It was just too warm in Atlanta. I had to get out of there, guys.

So what exactly has changed overnight? I guess that's the big story. Because I know you probably all watched last night and the night before and so on and so on. What's new right now?

We now have blizzard warnings for New York City. In fact, almost 29 million people, million people, are under blizzard warnings at this hour as the storm just starts to wind up. We're going to get a major ice storm in Charlotte and Greenville and most of the Carolinas, and as that storm runs up the East Coast, it changes into snow.

[06:05:07] There's still a chance of 20 to 30 inches in D.C. There's still a chance of 20 inches in New York City. Don't get me wrong.

Now the forecast is somewhere between eight and 12. That's up from six to ten, because the model's since switched slightly further to the north, slightly further into New York, on to Long Island, maybe even parts of Rhode Island and southern Massachusetts, but the big story here is still bullseyes for D.C., Philadelphia, Baltimore right in the middle there. That's where we expect some spots could get 36 inches.

Now, there'll be less here, I get it. But it will be just as heavy, because there's just as much moisture in the snow, but it'll sleet on top for a while, so that'll pack the snow down a little bit if you're west of the I-95. It's all snow, and it is going to be a mess everywhere.

Now, the good news is that, at least it happens on a Saturday and not on a Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday. But I'm going to this graphic just to give you an idea that this is not over yet. One of the new models, the GFS, the American model is saying 40 inches for D.C. That's not a forecast; that's a model.

Our forecast is still 20 to 30. Look what it does to New York City. Can we imagine? Thirty-four in the city. No, not a forecast. Yes, that's a model. Models are wrong. A lot of times when I made models as a kid, my Mustang didn't look anything like a Mustang. That was a car model. It kind of looked like a pickup.

Well, you know what? Some models are going to be wrong, and I'm hoping, hoping that's one of them, guys.

PEREIRA: Back in the day, I was a model, and I was also wrong. What I am going to say?

All right. We're going to have you stand by, because obviously, this is one of these changing situations. We know the snow and ice is already accumulating in North Carolina.

We're joined now on the phone by the mayor of Greensville, Nancy Vaughn.

Mayor Vaughn, I'm so glad you could join us. We're sure it's going to be a busy day ahead of you. Give us an idea: Did it start snowing about an hour and a half ago? What is the current condition now, right now?

NANCY VAUGHN, MAYOR OF GREENSVILLE (via phone): Yes, it just started to snow, we've been preparing for this for a couple of days. We have 40 crews ready to go. We've got 3,000 tons of salt. Because this is something that we have really prepared for, but we're not really sure what to expect at this point.

PEREIRA: Well, it sounds as though you feel amply prepared. You just listed off some of the resources that you have. You're salting the roads. You make sure you've got clearers at the ready. What is your biggest concern right now?

VAUGHN: Well, our biggest concern is ice. We hope that people will stay home and let our field ops crews and law enforcement do what they have to do and not complicate the issue by getting out and creating new issues.

PEREIRA: Right, obviously getting around is not the priority for residents. You're going to -- probably the message to them is just to stay off the roads entirely. Stay at home SO that emergency crews and work crews -- Right, stay home and be safe.

The other aspect about ice that is a concern is the weight that it will put on power lines. Are you seeing power outages that the hour? Is that a big concern for you?

VAUGHN: It is a big concern. We are not seeing any power outages yet. But we're not expecting a freezing rain to move in until probably sometime late morning.

Officials at Duke Energy said that they do have crews on the ready to come in in addition to their regular crews. So we know that that is probably going to be the biggest problem is that we'll have people without power.

PEREIRA: Exactly. And that is a concern. Especially the elderly, the shut-ins. We hope that neighbors help neighbors in a situation like this. Worst-case scenario, they're anticipating 8 to 12 inches, maybe even a quarter inch of ice. We know a state of emergency has been declared in your state right now. Last but not least, just give us another message for the residents in your community there in Greensboro.

VAUGHN: The most important thing, really, is to stay home and be safe. If you can walk over, check on a neighbor. Let our -- let our field ops crews do their jobs. And hopefully, we can just get through the next 36 to 48 hours without incident.

PEREIRA: Yes, we hope so too. Mayor Vaughn, thanks so much. I know it's going to be a busy day. Thanks for joining us today, and we hope you weather the storm well.

VAUGHN: Thank you very much.

PEREIRA: Chris.

CUOMO: All right, Mick. Let's go from snowstorm to political storm. Nearly ten days until the Iowa caucuses. We have a new CNN/ORC poll that really shows the state of play right now on both sides of the aisle.

Let's look first at likely Republican caucus goers. OK. Donald Trump, up 11 over Ted Cruz, 37-26. Marco Rubio the only other candidate in double digits, but among Republicans who voted in the 2012 caucuses, all right.

Actually voted, actually went and did it. The race is neck and neck. Ted Cruz, 30, Trump, 28.

Now on the issues, Trump seen as most trusted to handle the economy while Cruz and Rubio made gains on foreign policy.

Another key poll on the Republican side, a statistical tie between Cruz and Trump as the candidate who best represents Republican values. That is going to be a big topic of discussion starting today, all the way through the caucus. You're going to want to track that.

Voters starting to decide, also, that's important. Forty-nine percent say they have picked their candidate. Well, that means half haven't. However, that's a big change from last month. So it means that the needle is starting to move.

[06:10:16] Let's now turn to the Democrats. In Iowa, Bernie Sanders opening an eight-point lead over Hillary Clinton, 51-43. But just like the Republicans, the outcome flips among those who voted in the last competitive caucus. Why? It shows a level of dedication, of purpose, not just speculation, but action. So that's why we tracked that distinction.

So Democrats who voted in 2008, Clinton holds a 17-point lead over Sanders. On the issues, Sanders tops Clinton by 22 points on the economy. But on foreign policy, the former secretary of state dominates, stomping Sanders by 40 points.

Bottom line: it all boils down to who turns out in Iowa, Alisyn.

CAMEROTA: OK, Chris, let's talk about, if I may, excuse me, all the developments in this race and bring in CNN's chief political correspondent, Dana Bash; CNN Politics executive editor Mark Preston; and CNN senior political analyst and editorial director at "The National Journal," Ron Brownstein. Great to have all of you here.

RON BROWNSTEIN, CNN SENIOR POLITICAL ANALYST: Good morning.

CAMEROTA: Ron, let's start, not with "The National Journal" but with "The National Review." Of course the legendary conservative magazine started by William F. Buckley Jr.

And they have published a multi-page special report dedicated to opposing Donald Trump and challenging his conservative credentials. Let me just read you some of the things that the people involved say.

This is David Bowes. He's the executive vice president. He writes, "Without even getting into his past support for a massive wealth tax and single-payer health care. His know-nothing protectionism or his passionate defense of eminent domain, I think we can say this is a Republican campaign that would have appalled Buckley, Goldwater, and Reagan."

How significant do you think what "The National Review" is doing?

BROWNSTEIN: Well, it is fascinating because we are seeing this indisputable fissure in the Republican Party, faced with this choice between Ted Cruz and Donald Trump as the co-frontrunners in the race. As you have been reporting the last few days, you see more elected officials who work with Cruz kind of saying, well, maybe Trump is a better bet.

And here I think you see the leading intellectual lights in the conservative movement arguing that Trump is a fundamental and lasting redefinition of the Republican Party, and is something very different. More of a European style racial nationalist party.

And look, this is a big bet for Republican leaders. The candidates they have been hoping would kind of emerge as the establishment or even the kind of center-right leaders simply have not done so. And so you are seeing this divide over what represents the greater long-term risk. I think Trump is a better short-term bet for the Republican Party than Cruz in 2016 in the general election, but he in fact, as that "National Review" symposium argues, may have more lasting consequences in terms of the definition of the party, particularly the emerging constituencies in the American electorate.

CUOMO: New dirty words on the right side of the aisle have, establishment, right? Populism is also something that people are taking time to define within conservative values.

Part of the against Trump "National Review" editorial board statement is Donald Trump is a menace to American conservatism who would take the work of generations, trample it underfoot on behalf of populism as headless and crude as Donald Trump.

So now, two things we see here. One, they're taking time for a personal shot on, even for that, outlet, not that usual. Second, is this idea of populism as a bad thing. What does this mean in terms of where they want the party to be?

MARK PRESTON, CNN POLITICS EXECUTIVE EDITOR: Well, first of all, what's interesting about this "National Review" attack on Donald Trump is that we're calling the likes of Erick Erickson and Glenn Beck establishment now. I mean, these are two gentlemen who are opinion leaders on the outside of the Republican establishment. I mean, they've made their bones and their names on attacking Washington.

You know, look, this is -- this is an important thing, Chris and Alisyn, for the sense that they're trying to now define the conversation about Donald Trump heading into the last week.

Now, Trump supporters are going to get up in arms. We've seen Donald Trump himself come out and be critical of it. Clearly, there is this at least understanding among Republicans that they don't want Donald Trump, or at least he's establishment Republicans do not want Donald Trump to be the one carrying the flag into November. So that's why they're focusing, you know, all of their bullets towards Donald Trump.

Having said that, that could come back to haunt them, because you may see this populist anger increase, and you could see more rallying around Donald Trump.

CAMEROTA: So Dana, how does his campaign respond to this criticism? And square what they're saying are his less-than-conservative positions of things like bailouts and stimulus?

DANA BASH, CNN SENIOR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT: First of all, let me just say, this is the moment that those of us who have covered politics for a long time, especially Republican politics, have been waiting for.

[06:15:02] For the moment when there is a coordinated effort among the conservative establishment. I know Erick Erickson isn't traditionally establishment, but he certainly espouses hard-core conservative views that Donald Trump hasn't always done.

We have all been looking at this saying, wow, how has Donald Trump been so impervious to every single other, you know, sort of political norm when -- especially when it comes to the Republican Party because, you know, remember, Mitt Romney, he flip-flopped on things and he got really hurt for it. I mean, there isn't a bigger flip-flop, if you will, or change, evolution if you're Donald Trump than from single payer health care, which Bernie Sanders wants, to going to where he is now within the Republican movement.

So I think that it is fascinating that it is the kind of opinion- makers and not the elected officials doing it. And sort of looking at it and looking at what we seen over the past six, seven months with the elected officials who have tried to do this with Donald Trump. They have gotten squashed.

So it's the opinion leaders who -- in the Republican movement who are doing this now, instead of the elected officials, because frankly, I don't think the elected officials think that it's going to do much good, because there is a real populism out there that they are subject to within their own party.

CUOMO: Right. And Ron, look, there's always a problem with labels. Right? Especially in a business where they change their definitions all the time.

But what Dan (ph) is calling populism is really a wave of emotion that is negative right now in the country. If you look at our polls, this distinction between likely voters, which would mean people who are activated by this current dynamic, and those who actually voted the last time, you see huge disparities if you want to the pop up some of the numbers.

Trump is doing well on both levels, but much, much better when you look at people who are currently influenced by what's going on. So, is the party at risk of missing the balance between head and heart?

BROWNSTEIN: Well, look, first of all, one point about this "National Review"-coordinated attack is that, in many ways, Trump is an extension of arguments that many of the people in that symposium have made, particularly on immigration and other racially-tinged issues. He is kind of an extension of an argument that the party is better off kind of doubling down on the base than trying to court growing minority populations, for example, by moving to the center on immigration. "National Review" has been very critical of that.

Trump has taken that and kind of dialed it up to 11, as they said in "Spinal Tap." And he -- you know, if you're looking at the new poll, you know, the new poll in Iowa, the CNN poll. he's over 40 percent among Republicans without a college degree.

In many ways, I think Trump is the reflection of the demographic change in the party as the electorate has realigned and more working- class voters have become Republicans. So I think it is somewhat difficult for this group to make the argument, because in some ways, Trump is pushing on, on of course they've already set, but having said that, as Dennis said, I mean, this is a moment, especially because the elected officials are kind of making the other call by and large saying Trump is a better short-term bet than Cruz. He does -- he could, though, have a more lasting impact on how people view the party.

CAMEROTA: Guys, stick around. We want to bring you back to talk about what's going on on the Democratic side as well, because Bernie Sanders has been gaining on Hillary Clinton there.

Now a CNN poll has him ahead in Iowa. So should Hillary be worried? If he's ahead in Iowa and New Hampshire. A report says that her husband, the former president, is worried. So our panel will discuss that, next.

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[06:22:18] CUOMO: All right. So there are only ten days to go until the Iowa caucuses, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders now with a lead over Hillary Clinton in Iowa. The first-in-the-nation state, obviously. Fifteen points with likely caucus goers since December. And I'm saying that very slowly, because it matters most. Who you are

polling is determining the outcome right now. If you look at solely caucus goers who turned out in 2008, the roles reverse. Clinton, 22- point lead. What is this distinction, and what does it mean going ahead?

Let's bring in the people who can answer that question: Dana Bash, Mark Preston, and Ron Brownstein. Dana, I'll start with you.

There's a big difference between these two groups. And other than the numbers, the important question is why? What is the distinction between likely and those who actually did it? And how is that reflected in terms of what needs to be done to cultivate?

BASH: Well, I think that there could be one major answer to that. And that is the 74-year-old candidate, Bernie Sanders, is really firing up young people. We don't know exactly if it is -- you know, totally people who just weren't able to caucus four years ago, because they weren't old enough, or if it is that, plus the fact that there are people who just work and have been disaffected and disinterested in caucusing in the past, certainly, eight years ago, but they are fired up and enthusiastic about Bernie Sanders.

And so that is why, you know, the old cliche about turnout is so -- so critical, but there's one other really fascinating number that I saw deep inside our poll that I just to want share with you that is a bad news sign for Hillary Clinton. And that is, if you add it all up, 63 percent of Democrats, Democrats, say that they don't think Washington is there for them. It's not really on their side.

So that is not a good thing if you are Hillary Clinton trying to embrace Barack Obama, who has been, you know, the Washington, has been in the White House for the past seven years. That is another reason, I think, why Bernie Sanders is doing so well among Democratic voters who say that they want to caucus.

CAMEROTA: Hey, Mark, I want to ask you again about these curious numbers between likely caucus goers and those who have a proven track record.

First of all, our poll of the proven track record shows that Hillary Clinton would win with 55 percent. That's from 2008. I mean, do you think that that's still relevant, No. 1. And No. 2, all of this stuff that we keep hearing about, you know, it's cold in Iowa. People don't like to go out on a cold night.

I was there a week ago. It was zero degrees. My driver had on shirt sleeves. And not even a jacket. I was in a parka. He didn't even wear a jacket. These are hearty people. Of course they can turn out.

[06:25:09] PRESTON: Of course they can turn out. In fact, we only have to go as far as Christine Romans, who herself is from Iowa. She can tell us that, in fact, yes, you can go out in the cold in the snow, but I have to tell you, it is cold here at this hour of the morning. Here's the thing. If you're Hillary Clinton, and I think we're

hearing this from her campaign now over and over and over again, that they have a ground operation, again, very cliche to say that, that they have a ground operation. They feel like they've identified voters that they can get to the polls.

Big question about Bernie Sanders and as well as across the aisle with Donald Trump, folks that are supporting them, can they get them to the polls? Now the problem for Bernie Sanders is, he does have a lot of support from young voters, as Dana has pointed out. These are college kids. Are they going to go out on a Monday night? Are they going to dedicate three, three and a half, four hours of their night to go and support Bernie Sanders?

Certainly, some of them will, the question is will enough of them do that? And that is a big hill that Bernie Sanders has to climb.

Now if he is successful in doing that, then, then Hillary Clinton is in a lot of trouble here, another problem for Bernie Sanders just at this the point. For all the good news we're talking about Bernie Sanders right now, the question is, is he peaking too early? If we look at this poll right now, I believe he was down 18 points back in December to Hillary Clinton in our polls.

We now see him doing so much better. He is now eclipsing her. The question is, will that -- will, you know, we run out of gas? And Alisyn, you and I spoke yesterday about this. When will Iowa voters make up their mind about who to vote for and what we've seen historically is that about 40, 50 percent will wait until the final week. So Bernie Sanders has to keep that enthusiasm up.

CUOMO: Preston is taking us inside the numbers nicely here. But there's what we see is, yes, 50 percent haven't made up their mind, but a lot have made up their mind recently. And now that speaks to momentum in the situation.

Ron, another important point to pick up on, you have to talk about Iowa differently. It is different to expect me to get into a car and drive to a place or flip the switch and drive a knob and vote, then come and sit down and spend hours convincing Alisyn that she is wrong about another candidate...

CAMEROTA: Good luck.

CUOMO: And -- right. I can't even forget it. She won't even say my name right on a regular basis. It is a huge commitment for people to make. That goes to enthusiasm, right? And that's why Iowa is so different. So going into this race. How much will it mean coming out of Iowa to the next few states? Yes, momentum, but very different dynamic.

BROWNSTEIN: And by the way, the Democratic process is more complex, and the Republican process is essentially a straw poll. The Democratic process involves recombining for candidates who don't reach the threshold. So there's even more of a commitment there. The answer is, I think it has some impact, but only limited impact,

and it probably has more impact on the Republican side. If Donald Trump is able to win in Iowa, given his strength in New Hampshire, that really puts him in a commanding position, which is why these comments from so many of the Republican elected officials against Cruz is so striking, because Iowa and New Hampshire really do encompass the different ends of the Republican coalition.

The story on the Democratic side is still a little different. I mean, if Bernie Sanders wins in Iowa, given his strength in New Hampshire, that is going to be a big burst of momentum. But it still does not yet give us a signal on whether he can cross that last really big firewall for Hillary Clinton, which is her strength among the minority voters that are not present in Iowa and New Hampshire.

Did you take Bernie Sanders' lead among white voters yesterday and apply that to the big states, like New York, New Jersey, California, Illinois, he would probably lose all of them.

So there is still a challenge, but there's no question it would rock Hillary Clinton and really the entire Democratic field. She is a grinder, though. We saw her lose ten straight races in 2008 and come back, but it would be a big moment.

CAMEROTA: All right. Ron, Mark, Dana, great conversation. Thanks so much for being with us.

BASH; Thank you.

CUOMO: All right. So what we can do to help is give the best access to the voters to the actual candidates. So that's what we're going to do. Coming up Monday night, exactly one week before the Iowa caucuses, we'll get all the Democrats, Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, Martin O'Malley. Each will in turn go face to face with actual Iowa voters in a CNN town hall live from Des Moines. I'm going to moderate. Next Monday night, 9 p.m. Eastern only on CNN. And next Monday and Tuesday, we'll bring the show from there, as well.

CAMEROTA: You may need to take a sled to get there.

CUOMO: Yes. You are trying to scare me about the weather.

PEREIRA: No. No, she's not. Because I'm standing in front of this. My amateur weather capabilities tell me that this is big. We have Chad and our weather team on this major winter storm. It's bearing down on the eastern half of the country. You know, record snow is predicted in the nation's capital. We're going to track that storm next for you. You need a sled. You do.

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