with bachmann, there are no games.s running and she's running hard. >> we can win in 2012 and we will win! >> reporter: not long ago, she was dismissed as a right-wing fringe candidate. even mocked on "saturday night live" as not quite ready for prime time. >> under our current president, we've gone from the this to this. >> reporter: but now she's suddenly emerged as the person to beat in iowa. >> i'm impressed with you. >> thank you. >> reporter: she's generating far more excitement than any of her republican rivals here in a statistical tie for first place with mitt romney in the latest iowa poll. bachmann's trademark is take no prisoners conservative rehetori. >> we're on to this gangster government and we are not going to let them -- >> reporter: on the eave of her official kickoff be, a side of michele bachmann few people have seen. >> get comfortable. we're family. so get comfortable, we're going to have a wonderful time this evening. >> reporter: back home in waterloo, iowa, her preannouncement speech was all a

may be sarah palin, michele bachmann filled that void. >> will. >> i don't think michele bachmann made might soon. >> eroll. >> i think they will, especially among republicans. >> thanks, guy, gentlemen, appreciate your time, will, errol and robert. >> the pilot saved his passengers but killed in a goodyear blimp accident. he told four passengers to jump when the blimp was off the ground. it then shot up into the air and exploded before crashing into flames. (a federal judge could overturn a decision that the same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional. that ruling coming from a judge who announced he's gay. >>> the army is replace their part of their uniform. troll cap is standard wear now. >>> it may be one of the biggest heists after the invasion of iraq. the u.s. followed up with plane load with plane load of cold, hard cash. that was meant to help iraq, but apparently billions of dollars have disappeared. here's brian todd. >> reporter: this the months after shock and awe. the mantra was spend and rebuild. at least that's what u.s. officials hoped. they air lifted billions of dollar

but if perry gets in, perry and bachmann are going after the same base.ear you, there's a slightly different way that somehow the narrative is constructed. >> i agree with you. >> palin went to the premier of a movie about her political life last night in iowa. after the movie she said this to the audience. >> the movie isn't about me, it is about america's values, it is about work ethic. >> so she says it is not about me, it's about my values. it's about my life. i'm curious, how does she get away with this, that she can always endlessly deflect, even if it doesn't exactly make sense, and if the media calls her out on stuff like this, we get blasted for being unfair to her. >> listen, she has become very adept as playing the victim card and then playing to her base. the base feels like they are victimized, feel like they are victimized by the president and current government. she plays into that sense of victimization that the base feels and plays it well. >> interesting. cornell, let's look at the republican field. we have seen recent polling that shows

>> michele bachmann. guys.this debate and when the smoke clears she's going to be one of the last candidates standing, i think. >> john king? >> i agree. michele bachmann gained the most from the debate if you had to pick one winner i would say mitt romney. he's the frontrunner. he's way ahead here in new hampshire. i think he expected to get a little more roughed up. the other candidates thought it was sboeduction night so they were more timid. >> did tim pawlenty and many said he should have been more aggressive. do you think he was? >> it's tough to score. sunday he escalates by saying obamany care and then on monday with the others watching and he said "courage." he wouldn't look mitt romney in the eye and say it on stage. >> i don't know why you would start an attack and not follow through with it and i think that was a little -- >> who do you think won? >> i think mitt romney had a big target on his back and he escaped unscathed and the loser was tim pawlenty. >> i agree with gloria. romney the winner and

iowa. >> my name is michele bachmann. i stand here in the midst of many friends and many family members to announce formally my candidacy for president of the united states. ( cheers and applause ) >> woodruff: at 55, the third- term congresswoman from next door minnesota has made an outspoken name for herself. she's aggressively opposed president obama over health care reform and economic policy. as she did again today. >> in february, 2009, president obama was very confident that his economic policies would turn the country around within a year. he said-- and i quote-- a year from now, i think people are going to see that we're starting to make some progress. if i don't have this done in three years, then there's going to be a one-term proposition. well, mr. president, your policies haven't worked. spending our way out of the recession hasn't worked. and so, mr. president, we take you at your word. >> woodruff: the mother of five lost her first try for public office, a school board race 12 years ago. but she won a state

. >>> bachmann overdrive. a new iowa poll puts tea party favorite michele bachmann neck in neck with g front-runner mitt romney. >>> and making a difference for veterans who need help in a setting you might not expect. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. in minot, north dakota, the river has finally crested, but the damage has been done. and a lot of folks there are still holding their breaths. 4,000 homes and businesses under water. 11,000 people displaced. and officials say despite the fact the water level in the souris river is expected to start dropping, until the highest water passes, they are not out of the woods. and all eyes right now are on the levees, the last line of defense. these have been some anxious hours in and around the city of minot. that's where nbc's john yang starts us off tonight. good evening, john. >> reporter: good evening, lester. the city is holding its breath. the army corps of engineers are standing by in case any of these levees fail. the advance of t

she doesn't want bachmann. she thinks bachmann is imitating her.he wants a nominee that she can claim she made. >> well, she won't make anybody. if she wants it run, they will be the credible candidate. you have to run these things. >> she can't be the tiger in somebody's tank? >> no. we haven't played that game in a long, long time. and my sense, as romney said last night, it comes down to two, maybe three. he may be one of the ones. i would give it a 50/50 chance. >> so you are working for bachmann? >> i'm working for ms. bachmann. >> right. congresswoman bachmann. do you say on the record here, palin doesn't matter? >> well, if she runs she matters. >> well if she doesn't run? >> if she doesn't run, she doesn't matter. >> that's a statement for the record. >> she just said she will matter if she doesn't run. >> we don't have any kingmakers any more. >> no tammany hall, no boss tweed? can she play a role if she doesn't run. >> i think if you look, last week -- >> you need access, he just needs to be a candidate. >> last week, a lot of reporters w

we're seeing the softer side of michele bachmann. throwing out the red meat we've seen in recent years with her. the red meat i would say is more well done than medium rare these days. interesting in a few moments to see what her message is going to be, because this is her first official speech as a gop presidential candidate and we're all going to be watching here and there's actually a pretty sizable crowd here in this -- in her hometown. she's going to get a hometown welcome and hopes it's the beginning of a big surprise and shakeup in the republican ranks with this nomination. >> all right. jim, let us know as soon as it starts. we'll head back to you and take that live. appreciate it. >>> let's look at michele bachmann's reputation on the hill. her paying job. dana bash joining us with a look at the congresswoman's stand on issues and her standing among colleagues. dana? >> kyra she is somebody who hasn't been here very long, elected in 2006, the year that democrats took control of the house, but she is on a couple of key commit

when i asked a bachmann supporter about palin, his response was, who? >>> one of the most recognizable jackets in the world is in new hands. the red and black leather jacket that michael jackson wore in the thriller video. the texas man who brought the jacket plans to use it to raise money for children's charity. >>> we were really lucky, beautiful weather here in new york yesterday. supposed to be another beautiful day today. let's take a look at the morning's weather from around the nation. high winds, hail and a chance of tornadoes around chicago, st. louis, nashville and cincinnati. stormy from the texas panhandle to colorado springs. scattered showers in the southeast. evening showers in the pacific northwest. >> 77 in seattle. 85 in sacramento and a scorching 113 in phoenix. mostly 80s from the twin cities to indianapolis, 83, very comfortable here inn new york. 93 in atlanta. >>> coming up -- a new study about the nation's doctors. >>> plus, the big launch from microsoft coming up tomorrow. that's all in your business news, straight ahead. >>> an

bachmann, any chance we could talk to you for a few moments?> jim acosta with cnn, nice it see you. are you just going to not answer questions unless it is a prearranged interview? her advisers told us this was bachmann's day to answer questions from the iowa media. >> congressman, can we ask you, how can you possibly get support from democrats when you've been so hard on this president. >> reporter: none of that seemed to bother her supporters. >> i don't think the media legal really knows who or what they're dealing with yet. >> reporter: we're going to find out? >> they're goinging to fi ing g >> i've never been political in my life, but i'm coming out from under my rock and she's my gal. i want her to beat obama's butt. sorry, kids. >> reporter: with michele bachmann off to a strong start here in iowa, she is now headed to new hampshire and then south carolina. the trick for bachmann is to take the success she has in this state, which doesn't always have the best record of nominating gop contenders, wolf, as you know. not everybody who wins

she is michele bachmann. don't know who romney is. >> if sarah palin gets in, can she still win in iowa? >> i think at the end of the day it won't be a split vote. they will walk and make choices. >> this isn't morning joe tag team you get to ask questions. you still aren't answering questions. do you think sarah palin is qualified to make president. >> i think she has deficiencies. >> up next, ten years since will tax cuts. concerners said they would increase revenues. remember that reagan line. cut taxes and will money will come in. it is loafs and fishes. no, it ain't. . i love that my daughter's part fish. but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... and my hands were full. i couldn't sort through it all. with unitedhealthcare, it's different. we have access to great specialists, and our pediatrician gets all the information. everyone works as a team. and i only need to talk to one person about her care. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for 7

michele bachmann is here in waterloo, iowa, to kick off her campaign. as you mentioned, that won't happen until tomorrow. but she is already on a roll. in the political world, she's the woman of the moment. at the top of the polls in iowa even before starting her campaign. >> president obama is a one-term president. >> reporter: coming off a presidential debate earlier this month where she outshined the more experienced candidates, bachmann has just been dubbed "queen of the tea party" by the conservative "weekly standard" magazine. suddenly, the congresswoman from minnesota, once seen as something of a fringe candidate, has emerged as the person to beat, especially in the critical first caucus state of iowa, the place where she was born. how big a deal is that poll? "the des moines register" has you tied for first place. >> it is a very nice welcome home gift, let me tell you. we are excited. you know, we had heard wonderful things on the ground and this confirmed what we were hearing. >> reporter: another clear sign bachmann has broken through -- >> b

his manager says they will ask the bachmann campaign not to use that song. they also asked george w. bush not to use any of his music, but hillary clinton did use "american girl" throughout her campaign in 2008. brian? >> as they say, when people get in the race, welcome to the nfl. kelly o'donnell in waterloo, iowa tonight. kelly, thanks. >>> up next here as our broadcast continues, the woman arrested in her own front yard and what happened after a video went viral. [ slap! ] [ pneumatic wrench buzzing ] [ slap! slap! slap! ] [ male announcer ] your favorite foods fighting you? fight back fast with tums. calcium rich tums goes to work in seconds. nothing works faster. ♪ tum tum tum tum tums nothing works faster. finally, there's a choice for my patients with an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, or afib, that's not caused by a heart valve problem. today we have pradaxa to reduce the risk of a stroke caused by a clot. in a clinical trial, pradaxa 150 mg reduced stroke risk 35% more than warfarin. and with pradaxa, there's no need for those regul

michele bachmann is smart.he people and can inspire a big base out the there. independents are likely to vote for her. >> thank you all for being with us tonight. we'll continue this conversation for some time to come. conversan for quite some time to come. >>> and you won't want to miss the end of this show, we have good news to break. stay tuned find out just why john king is not here tonight. s] ♪ [ cat meows ] ♪ [ whistle ] ♪ [ cat meows ] ♪ [ ting! ] [ male announcer ] travelers can help you protect the things you care about and save money with multi-policy discounts. are you getting the coverage you need and the discounts you deserve? for an agent or quote, call 800-my-coverage or visit travelers.com. i've tried it. but nothing's helped me beat my back pain. then i tried this. it's salonpas. this is the relief i've been looking for. salonpas has 2 powerful pain fighting ingredients that work for up to 12 hours. and my pharmacist told me it's the only otc pain patch approved for sale using the same rigorou

michele bachmann stole that mantel at the moment. she's surprised a lot of people and she'll raise a lot of money in the first quarter and with the success comes the tougher questions. that's her next challenge. she's a house member and she has to prove now she can be a serious candidate for president. >> and anderson, i think it may have happened a little quickly. i was talking to somebody close to her today and he said to me, we're not ready for all of this attention yet? she may not be ready for all of this attention yet, as you say. she's full of gaffes. she's got to learn the difference between being a congressional candidate and being a presidential candidate. which is a whole different playingfield and it's clear that she's not comfortable in these kinds of unscripted events. she did very well at the debate, at the cnn debate because you had her talking. >> let me jump in, to her credit, i've seen her -- she's come on this program. i've seen her on chris matthews' programs, a lot of these candidates won't do that. michele bach

bachmann continues on in new mexico.r what he calls a major address on foreign policy. >>> happening right now, thousands of dem straters outside the greek pa lament building in athens. zain verjee has been fallowing this all morning out of london. they're furious over all the cuts taking place, but the government really doesn't have any other choice. >> no, the government is between a rock and a hard place. what they have to do is hold this votes tomorrow where they're going to have to agree on this really tough austerity package, which is going to mean about 20% job cuts, higher taxes, cuts in government spending and people, kyra, are really hurting. people are getting poor very quickly. pensioners aren't getting their pensions. workers aren't getting paid cht it's a really difficult situation in greece. there's a 48-hour general strike because people are so mad and so worried about the situation and these are the kinds of scenes you're seeing. people demonstrating across the day today in athens, but if the government

>>> in the running, surprisingly strong poll numbers give michele bachmann a boost as she formally launches her bid for the gop presidential nomination today. >>> washed away. floodwaters bury 4,000 north dakota homes and threaten two nuclear plants in nebraska. >>> and surf's up, a frisky shark shows one florida surfer how to really catch a wave. captioning funded by cbs >>> and good morning, everyone. appreciate you joining us. i'm terrell brown in for betty nguyen. congresswoman michele bachmann formally launches her bid for the republican presidential nomination today and she'll do it in the city she was born, waterloo, iowa. the des moines register poll, former massachusetts governor mitt romney came in first by over one point over bachmann. businessman herman cain came in third. tara mergener is in washington. good morning to you. >> bachmann is kicking off in her campaign in familiar territory and on the heels of encouraging news. michele bachmann is hoping her hometown roots will help steer her to the white house. >> everything i needed to know i learned in iowa. >> reporter: this m

my name is michele bachmann. i stand here in the midst of many friends and many family members to announce formally my candidacy for president of the united states. >> stephen: she announced her candidacy from waterloo, a name synonymous with victory. [laughter] [cheers and applause] somebody won that battle, right? this fine lady wasted no time buttering up the people of iowa, not easy because i believe iowans come pre-buttered. jim? >> i often say everything i need to know i learned in iowa. >> stephen: republican, she left iowa at age 12 and has had the courage not to learn anything since. [laughter] of course, some people -- good-looking lady. some people don't know michele bachmann so she told fox news everything she wants us to know. >> what i want them to know is just like johnway was from waterlao, iowa, that's the spirit i have too. >> stephen: she has the spirit of john wayne but the critics couldn't wait to it in pick on a detail. >> johnway is from iowa but three hours away. there's a john wayne from

but michele bachmann was the biggest surprise.ery well. she was pithy. she spoke in a much cleaner sentences. she sprinkled interesting fact into it. and she introduced her biography. the 23 foster children, she said that twice. that was really -- >> and five children. >> and gloria and i were both -- >> 23 foster children? >> she must be good at time management. >> she's a social conservative,like rick santorum was. i think she was more impressive. >> results, the exclusive insider polls. cnn and the national forum got together. hey, did you ever finish last month's invoices? sadly, no. oh. but i did pick up your dry cleaning and had your shoes shined. well, i made you a reservation at the sushi place around the corner. well, in that case, i better get back to these invoices... which i'll do right after making your favorite pancakes. you know what? i'm going to tidy up your side of the office. i can't hear you because i'm also making you a smoothie. [ male announcer ] marriott hotels & resorts knows it's better for xerox to autom

no soon bachmann compared self to gay rapist clown serial killer, bachmann's campaign told "washington times" john wayne's parents did live in waterloo so it turned out to be a cheap shot, unlike the shot from the head cam, this is the camera's view of bachmann. this is bachmann's view of the headcam. jeannie moos, cnn, new york. >> that's it for me. for our international viewers "world report" is next. in the u.s., "john king usa" starts right now. >>> the president takes a personal role tonight in negotiations aimed at keeping the government from defaulting on its loans. we begin with the latest official entry into the 2012 presidential race. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> i want my candidacy for presidency of the united states when we the people of the united states stand for independence from the government that has gotten too big and spends too much and has taken away too much of our liberties. >> to liberals, michele bachmann is a white ring extremist who plays loose with the facts. to tea party activists, she is a hero willing to stand up not just to the obama agenda

we saw michelle bachmann rising.ich gracrashin over and over and we saw tim pawlenty wandering aimlessly and mitt romney hovering above the fray. what does it tell you about the republican party. you're in that camp. give us your best shot. >> i think it's very encouraging. a republican party abandoned issues that were not constructive and moving the party forward growing its base. you see them connecting with a lot of american voters. i was actually very pleasantly prized by the debate. it was a big improvement over the first one and we'll see more improvements to come. >> i think there are two republican races going on right now. one of them features a small field. it's the race to be sort of the establishment favorite on on republican side. default choice for people in the party that decide six or nine months from now they want to win in 2012. that's a competition between mitt romney and tim pawlenty and maybe john huntsman if and when he gets into the race. among them mitt romney clearly had the better debate. th

the gavel so what makes thomas any different meanwhile republican presidential candidate michele bachmann has created a grand old plan to balance the budget place in the bulk of income taxes on the floor. all taxes on the super rich and it's official america can no longer stand on its own two feet how and why foreign money is gobbling up our nation. you need to know this in are more reasons why supreme court justice clarence thomas should be impeached news that air times reported last week that justice thomas is actually accept being generous favors from right wing millionaire arlen crowe of trammell crow construction fame and fortune along with giving millions of dollars to the republican party and right wing groups like swift boat veterans for truth arlen crow has also led to justice thomas with tens of thousands of dollars in gifts including a fifteen thousand dollars bible that once belonged to frederick douglass crowe also cut justice thomas' wife half million dollar check so that she could start her very own tea party lobby group for arm dedicated to repealing obamacare a case by th

bachmann says cutting federal taxes will return in more jobs. pelosi said tax cuts have a much different effect. >> now let me just remind all this talk about tax cuts. in the bush years, the republicans said that tax cuts will produce jobs. they didn't. they produced a deficit. >> reporter: both republicans and democrats are struggling with stopping the death ceiling. >>> home depot is under federal investigation tonight. the home improvement store is accused of violating the buy america act which requires all materials used in public projects to originate in the u.s. the retailer sold chinese products to government buyers. a corporate spokesman for home depot says the company would never knowingly sell prohibits goods under any circumstances. >>> lucille packerd celebrated an anniversary. >> reporter: it has four arms, one camera and tiny metal hands. it's operated remotely, inside the view finder the surgeon get as 3d high quality view. >> it still seems like science fiction. >> reporter: it's used to conduct prosthetic surgery. >> a lot of t

thank you first of all do you support michele bachmann's tax plan. in part i don't think her proposal at this point goes nearly far enough for instance the corporate tax rate in the united states has to be lowered if we lower the corporate tax rate you will see a resurgence of employment and opportunity and our neighborhoods will thrive and bustle again but we have to tether this to something to offset the perspective costs and what we need to do is say let's say a corporation will only have to pay eighteen to twenty percent in corporate taxes right now they're all have right now they're only seven percent on average well know that that is a distorted distortion if you actually look at the tax rates i'm talking about however if i were to exxon here general electric pay in taxes last year well that's a really complicated issue here oh and i don't see them building factories around the united states do you well i'd like to address the issue that you brought up because you were the one who actually motivated me to pursue this road when you told me that

congresswoman michele bachmann is promising she's the bold choice to lead the republican ticket. kicking off her campaign in waterloo, iowa, the tea party's favorite is quickly moving up the polls. what are her chances of defeating the rest of the field and taking on president obama next fall? for answers we turn now to our national political report are for "the washington post." thank you very much indeed for joining us. now, if you were a betting woman, how likely is it that michele bachmann will be the next president? >> you know, i think at this point it is probably pretty unlikely that she will be the next president. but what is very likely is that her entry into this republican field is going to sort of change the dynamic of the republican field. traditionally republican nomination races have been sort of orderly processes. the establishment settles on a candidate pretty early, there's always a challenge, but that establishment candidate ultimately gets the nod. this time around, a lot of people think it may not work that way in part because the field itself has been so big

we saw michelle bachmann rising. we saw newt gingrich crashing over and over and we saw tim pawlenty wandering aimlessly and mitt romney hovering above the fray. what does it tell you about the republican party. you're in that camp. give us your best shot. >> i think it's very encouraging. a republican party abandoned issues that were not constructive and moving the party forward growing its base. you see them connecting with a lot of american voters. i was actually very pleasantly prized by the debate. it was a big improvement over the first one and we'll see more improvements to come. >> i think there are two republican races going on right now. one of them features a small field. it's the race to be sort of the establishment favorite on on republican side. default choice for people in the party that decide six or nine months from now they want to win in 2012. that's a competition between mitt romney and tim pawlenty and maybe john huntsman if and when he gets into the race. among them mitt romney clearly had the b

jan crawford has day one of the bachmann campaign. >> reporter: michele bachmann made the case today that she is in the race to win. >> i am here today in waterloo, iowa, to announce we can win in 2012 and we will win! ( cheers and applause) >> reporter: just two weeks after a strong showing in the republican debate, bachmann enters the race already in a statistical dead heat in iowa with mitt romney. a new "des moines register" poll has romney at 23% followed by bachmann at 22%. bachmann was expected to do well in iowa. she was born and spent her childhood here in waterloo. and at a party on the eve of her announcement she got a hometown welcome. >> in my heart, this was home. >> reporter: but her early rise in the polls suggest she's striking a chord with people who are sick of washington. voters like linda zermeno say it's more about who she is than where she was born. >> and i believe she says what she means and she'll do what she says. >> reporter: in an interview with cbs news, bachmann describes herself the same way. >> people are really tired of politicians. they're very tire

well, i know michelle bachmann. i have worked with michele bachmann.lle bachmann is a friend of mine, and i can tell you michele bachmann means what she says. [applause] she walks the walk. she talks the talk. whether fighting for students in her hometown of stillwater, fighting spending as a state senator, are standing up to the special interests in washington, d.c., as a member of congress, no one has the record to match their rhetoric like michele bachmann. nobody. so, my friends, this nation is at a tipping point, and is crying out for genuine leadership. that is why i am so proud today to introduce to you my comrade in arms, my congresswomen, my friend, and the next president of the united states, michele bachmann. [cheers and applause] ♪ >> good morning. good morning. is this is so great to be here in iowa this morning, and even better to be here in waterloo where i was born. [applause] i think it is entirely fitting that we are here today act the site that was once the waterloo women's club, so thank you for being here. my name is michele bachma

another one that's impressive is michele bachmann.t a connection to people that's just evident and i really like her style. >> now, when organizers of the event asked those in attendance to applaud when they read off the names of the different candidates, michele bachmann was one of the folks who received the loudest round of applause from the tea partiers. perhaps the loudest was ron paul. he's a big favorite here among the tea party crowd. what was, perhaps, most striking, though, was not one person in attendance here thought that mitt romney actually won the debate. perhaps that's because he has basically decided to skip the straw poll here later this summer in iowa. a lot of folks around here not very happy about that. back to you. >> he spent some money in iowa last time around and this time just decided he's going to skip iowa. i don't know which comes first, the people saying he didn't rate for them or -- >> him being there. >> not going there because the people this time around are saying they don't rate for him. >> he spent s

now, she's casting a tall shadow over michele bachmann. while other candidates try to avoid stepping on their fellow partisans' announcements, she doesn't seem to worry about that. >> john hendren live this morning in washington. thank you. >>> is there a palin/bachman rivalry? michele bachmann talks live with george stephanopoulos later this morning on "gma." >>> as we head into the busy summer travel season, the government is issuing its annual report on security awareness. the fbi and the department of homeland security say while there's no specific or credible terror threats, travelers and people attending large-scale celebrations are still warned to be diligent about the possibility. >>> high-level white house meetings did little to move debt talks forward. republican leaders are flatly refusing to consider raising taxes.s. but the administration remains hopeful that a significant deal can be reached. >>> and disturbing, new details are emerging about tucson shooting suspect, jared laufer in and his behavior behind bars. and the woman

we don't really though if michele bachmann will he stayg power, to one hagone after her, the scrutiny of her has just begun, chirchtion in her conservative record. he took federal money for a family farm, questions about how much she benefitted from those things, but nonetheless, when the scrutiny comes we will have to see how she holds up. >> we continue with a look at the new law in new york sta on same-sex marriag with nicholas confessore of the morning time, toobin of the new york magazine and cnn and from los angeles, adam mc54 any of "the new york times". >> yo you will see a lot of peoe get invited to a gay marriage, it won't bes strange as before, the overall effect is those who oppose gay marriage are at a certain point going to start steaming like a bit o out liars at least in theeneral elecrate, we are nothere yet but i think we will be there in the next four or five years. >> rose: we look at a new documentary about the new york times called page 1, inside "the new york times", we talk to three people featured in the documentary, they are david car, bryan sfelter and gay t

bachmann has something of a home-field advantage in iowa. she grew up right here in this house in downtown waterloo, living here with her three brothers until she was 12 years old. brags about being an uncompromising conservative. she tells us she has a titanium spine. now, is there some suggestion, all those other republicans running don't have a titanium spine? >> all i know is i have one. i have a titanium spine. i've taken on not only the opposing party but i've taken on my own party many times as well because i stand for principle. >> reporter: mike murphy, a republican consultant, said that you have a better chance of landing on jupiter than becoming president. >> i must have missed that. i never heard that. >> reporter: now you're here, you're tied for the lead in iowa. i mean, do you see this happening? >> sure i see it happening. absolutely, i see it happening. >> reporter: her brand of conservative politics has often generated controversy, as when she said this about president obama -- >> i am very concerned that he may have anti-a

minnesota congresswoman michelle bachmann and sarah palin. they are both tea party favorites and they are both heading to iowa this week. can they share the spotlight? abc's john hendren is on the story in washington this morning. john, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you, dan. if sarah palin is trying to stay on the spotlight it's working. first on the day mitt romney goes to new hampshire to announce he is running for president, she shows up and steals the headline. and then does the same to john huntsman when he shows up in a motorcycle rally in a leather jacket. now she is casting her long shadow over tea party favorite initial bachmann. it's the momma grizzly versus the tea party titan. monday, michelle bachmann returns to her birth place, waterloo, iowa. to begin her campaign for president. one of the worst kept secrets of the 2012 race. >> i filed today my paper work to seek the certify of presidency. >> reporter: 100 miles away, sarah palin will attend the tuesday debut of "the undefeated" a documentary of her career

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. >> look good with michele bachmann. >> you mean bachmann at the top of the ticket? >> she's the star this week, john! >> bachmann at the top of the ticket? >> bachmann-huntsman. >> bachmann work all the way for herself, whereas huntsman has a -- >> >>> issue two, war? what war? >> we're here today to announce the filing in federal court of a lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of the war against libya. >> ohio congressman dennis kucinich, a democrat, filed a lawsuit this week against u.s. president barack obama, a democrat. kucinich and nine other house members are suing the president for violating the war powers act. the 1973 war powers act calls on the president to notify congress when u.s. troops are in combat situations and to withdraw them within 60 days of the notification unless both houses of congress declare war or otherwise approve the use of the troops. the 10 lawmakers argue that the president violated this war powers act by not receiving congressional approval for u.s. military actions against libyan leader moammar gaddafi. president obama's 6

michele bachmann stole that mantel at the moment.ed a lot of people and she'll raise a lot of money in the first quarter and with the success comes the tougher questions. that's her next challenge. she's a house member and she has to prove now she can be a serious candidate for president. >>> signs of horrific torture in syria. victims as young as 13 years old and video of victims being beaten and the government insists there's no crackdown. they say they are -- that it's extremist groups doing the killing. we'll hear from a government spokesman and a woman in hiding. >>> and the lead investigator in the casey anthony case back on the stand in her murder trial and why the court proceedings suddenly and mysteriously screeched to a halt over the weekend. oh, we call it the bundler. let's say you need home and auto insurance. you give us your information once, online... [ whirring and beeping ] [ ding! ] and we give you a discount on both. sort of like two in one. how did you guys think of that? it just came to us. what? bundling and sa

michele bachmann, who was going to announce shortly, is the person who has the similar constituency and persona, but bachmann is a member of congress, more serious about policy, and will action have a better shot and could do well, surprisingly well, in iowa. >> why don't republicans take palin on, mark? >> she has a constituency and that support. many would not vote for her under any circumstances, which is a big liability to start with, greater than any of the leading candidates. that pizza summit in manhattan, donald trump -- reality stars -- were bounty hunters and housewives of las vegas not available? nina's point is salient. roger ailes has taken off the air people -- rick santorum, newt gingrich -- make a decision. if you are a candidate, you are not a commentator. >> we let donald trump play us for weeks, and now she's playing us. >> at the convention in camp the next year, we are not going to remember today, we're not going to remember rolling thunder. we are going to have a serious candidate, is serious election. it is likely to be either ramadi or pawlenty -- romney or pawle

i've had five children and we are the proud foster parents of 23 great children. >> michele bachmann did comport herself well last night, i must say. she was very articulate and forceful. >> reporter: elected in 2006, bachmann is a tea party favorite. >> it was a chance for america to see her shine but the tea party movement has been seeing her shine for a while. snoelt and the lady is mine ♪ >> she wowed party conservatives at their convention this winter. overcoming an earlier stumble. >> today, unemployment is at 9.4% -- >> reporter: she was ridiculed her answer to obama's state of the union speech. >> the economy was a disaster as you can see. >> reporter: now bachmann's feisty performance in new hampshire has given her campaign a big lift. >> i fought behind closed doors against my own party on t.a.r.p. it was a wrong vote then. it's continued to be a wrong vote. >> reporter: she's easily overshadowed competitors like tim pawlenty, all vying to challenge mitt romney. and today, former utah governor and president's obama former ambassador to china, jon huntsman said he's jumping