and continued for several days. the stonewall riots, as they came to be known, marked the beginning of the gay rights movement in the u.s., which won a big victory on friday night when new york legalized same-sex marriage, some 42 years later. you are looking live at waterloo, iowa, minutes from now, michelle backman will formally kick off her presidential campaign in the town where she was born. bachmann teed up her presidential announcement last night, underscored the degree which she will play up her iowa roots all in an effort to win there. >> this is what we need more of. >> this is what we need, more water look, more iowa, more families, more love for each other. i want you to know, everything i needed to know i learned in iowa. >> msnbc political analyst jonathan alter is author of "the promise" ari mel ber for the nation and msnbc contributor