. >> when the grant money grammy nominees were announced it was brandi carlile with five nominationsd song of the year. heady stuff. now almost expected for this star of country music. not so long ago, things were different. jeffrey brown met carlisle for our arts and culture serious. >> [ music playing ] >> brandi carlile calls her new record "in these silent days", a pandemic album. a time to stop and reflect on her climb to stardom and where it began. paces like the cities paragon restaurant and bar. >> i came here this time of day and i knew it wouldn't be too busy. i got a pa system and guitar player. if you give me maybe 6:00 p.m. on sunday night, we'll do it for free for a month and if you see you have an uptick on sunday nights you can start paying me or feeding us. >> local seattle spots were the norm for years. along with bussing for tips at the market. the hard working life of a hard-working musician trying to make it. >> i was interested in printing and hanging posters and stopping people and handing them a pamphlet in telling them about my show. >> i was taking a walk an

singer-songwriter brandi carlile reflects on her rise to stardom. much more. >> woodruff: it was a week of setbacks for the biden agenda and democrats in control of congress. a key piece of immigration reform hit a wall in the senate, and voting rights bills have stalled. frustrated democrats today intensified talks of changing the 60-vote filibuster. lisa desjardins has been talking with some key figures involved, and she joins me now. so, hello, lisa.you and i talkee last evening about immigration, where it stood, but then, shortly after that, we learned that the democratic hopes for immigration reform have hit a big wall. tell us about it. >> reporter: first a quick reminder that democrats have 50 votes in the senate, a senate which usually requires 60 votes to get past a filibuster which can block almost any piece of legislation. to get past that, they're trying to use a budget reconciliation process to pass many pieces of the bi bind agenda and one of tm is immigration reform. the plan is not going to pass muster for the budgetary process. let'

realizing the american treasure that is brandi carlile. ♪ i bet you think about me ♪ >> taylor swiftginal albums with new versions of some hits thrilling the swifties but not everyone. >> i don't enjoy the online hype about swift. they get too much for me to handle. ♪ what you know about rolling down ♪ >> mask wolf kept rolling with a hit from late last year. >> listen to something that's going to make me hangry, i have three kids for that, good god. >> but our reigning king of cool, 2021 was the year of lil n nas x. he seems really funny and like a really nice guy. >> he keeps breaking out great tunes like no one else. we are moving along, and just a moment, brace yourself for full contact politics and a little later, tee it up, drop the puck, and play ball. >> yes, sir. >> we'll be looking at the best in sports. the g.o.a.t. that got greater and the shows that lit up our living rooms. >> how do you know prayers don't work? >> because i'm bald. >> keep your hair on. all the best all the worst will be right back. let's get ready for jalapeñoooo popperrrrs! can you hand me some potato

i don't think we'd see the ed sheerans or taylor swifts, holly humberstones, brandi carlile, all thosesongwriters of that early generation of which james and carole were certainly key elements. >> before we go, your favorite carole king/james taylor song. >> i would never dare to compare a carole king song to a james taylor song and choose a favorite. but overall because of what it accomplished i'd have to go with "you've got a friend." it was the moment that james and i heard carole sing this brand new song, fell in love with it. we asked carole, even though she was about to make her own solo record, we'd ask if we would be crazy to ask if we could record it as well. carole with extraordinary generosity said yes. they both succeeded. >> what an amazing life they had both led. peter, thank you, what a joy to have you. thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> again, do not miss the all new cnn film "just call out my name" sunday night at 9:00 p.m. on cnn. we'll be right back. >>> hi everyone. i'm amara walker in for kate bolduan. here is what we're watching. a record high of new covid cas