i just said linda carter. please get linda carter here. the last week before the campaign, she came in and she went throughout my district. she did a whole tour with me. we went in front of these groups of people and everybody was excited to see her. the governor came. at the start of every single one, we started talking about how important it is to protect the country, and i said everybody in your wonder woman stance, and it was the most memorable moment not just of the campaign but it was a big deal to me in my life trajectory. >> what a story. it's also a story we read about your husband, who is in state politics as well. >> he served in the state legislature. >> and he played a bit of payroll in your campaign via a television ad. >> what was important to me during the campaign and still important is that when i'm going to ask people to vote for me, i want them to know who i am and who i am is a mom of six kids with an amazing husband and we have raised our kids in the district and we are the people who could be standing next to you in

please get linda carter here. the last week before the campaign, she came in, she went all throughout my district, did a whole district tour with me, and we walked in front of these groups of people come and people were so excited to see her. the governor came from up at the start of every single one, we started talking about how important it is in the world to protect the country. everybody in their wonder woman stance. everybody did this and all of these little girls doing this, and it was the most memorable moment not just on the campaign but it was a big deal to me and my life trajectory. >> all this week, watch c-span's new members of congress series where we speak with both republicans and democrats about their early lives, previous careers, families, and why they decided to run for office. on tuesday at 9:30 p.m. eastern, ever interviews include montana republican congressman troy downey, who because his career in congress to join the air force after the september 11 attacks. >> i was in alaska on september

everybody else said michelle obama and i said can we please get linda carter here? the last week before the campaign she came in. she went all throughout my district, the whole district were with me. we went in front of groups of people and everybody was so excited to see her. the governor came. and at the start of everyone we started talking about how important it is to protect the world, protect the country. i said everybody do your wonder woman stance. everybody did this. all the little girls. it was a big deal to me in my life trajectory. >> all this week, watch c-span's new members of congress series where we speak with republicans and democrats about their early lives come previous careers, families, and why they decided to run for office. tonight, at 9:30 p.m. eastern montana republican congressman troy downing, who paused his career in business to enlist in the air force after the september 11 attacks. >> i was moose hunting in alaska when september 11 happened. i was one of the last people on the planet to find out about it. i didn't see it on tv. i got stu

get linda carter here.he last week before the campaign, she came in and she went all throughout my district, did a whole district tour with me and went and got in front of these groups of people and everybody was so excited to see her. the governor came and we were all at the start of every single one and we just started talking about how important it is in the world to protect the country. and i said everybody in their wonder woman stance and everybody was doing this and the most memorable moment of the campaign. it was a big deal to me in my road to victory. announcer: washington journal continues. host: we're in open forum until the end of the program at about 10:00 a.m. eastern time. this is the front page of "the washington times," it's got the picture of the table, the american delegation here, the saudis in the middle and the russian delegation and the headline is talks open door to more russian land. and president trump was in mar-a-lago yesterday talking to reporters and here's what he said about t

navy, with a discussion on the naval careers of john kennedy, linda johnson richard nixon, gerald ford, jimmy carterand toward hwb -- george h w bush. at 5:00 eastern, a discussion on john lewis, with author david greenberg, former clerk of the house cheryl johnson, and current and former members of congress. at 7:00 p.m. eastern, watch american history tv's series "first 100 days," as we look at the start of presidential terms. this week we focus on the first few months of ulysses s grants term in 1969 -- 1869. and in indiana university history professor talks about the u.s. border patrol and how 20th century immigration laws shape the cure ration and development of immigration agencies. exploring the american story. watch american history tv saturdays on c-span two, and nd a full schedule on your program guide, or watch online anytime at c-span.org/history. >> john dickinson is one of the most significant founders of the united states who is not well-known by all the american public. author jane e calvert is trying to change that with her new biography "penman of the founding." john dickinson is k

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carter. >> i just feel very full and honored. it's been many, many years. >> dedicating the landmark win to linda martel, the first black woman toe we just keep pushing forward, opening doors. >> after also smacking the best country album award, with this viral reaction. >> i think sometimes genre is a code word to keep us in our place as artists, and i just want to encourage people to do what they are passionate about. >> for many members of the beehive these wins were long time coming, this was her fifth time nominated for album of the year but her first win. >> and the album faced think she fit the genre and was shut out from last year's country music awards. it made last nights win all the more meaningful for an artist who refuses to be confined by a category. she ended the night in a rare red carpet interview. >> it's been 25 years of just working really hard and trying my best to keep growing. >> today, she dropped the official cowboy carter tour dates with stops in cities from adelaide to paris, and of course, her beloved hometown of houston. >> a tour stop right here in washington, too. that's out immigrants demonstratio

hat metaphorically to linda martel, the first black woman to perform solo at nashville's grand ole opry. and later she told kevin frazier how proud she is of her album, cowboy carterument with african roots. >> i just feel honored to reintroduce some of that history that i think has been lost and very, very honored that i got the response and the open heart and people welcomed the album. the love i got from a country community tonight really made me feel so seen, and i'm very grateful. >> and that's the "cbs evening news." i'm john dickerson. >> i'm maurice dubois. >>i'm a little worried just >>> i'm a little worried just because prices are going to go up. >> the seesaw threat of a global trade war. >> there's nobody that doesn't want to make deals. >> the latest in negotiations with some of america's closest allies. >> we all have to do our part to support canada. from now on i guess i'll buy canadian whiskey. >> an economic expert weighs in on what's ahead. >> if there were blanket tariffs or inflation impacts those ingredients, we may have to look at raising prices. >>> this is cbs news bay area with elizabeth cook. >> i'm anne makovec. >>> the immediate threat

linda martell, the first black woman to achieve commercial success in country. >> and i hope we just keep pushing forward, opening doors. >> reporter: after also snagging the best country album award -- >> cowboy carterink sometimes genre is a code ward to keep us in our place as artists. and i just want to encourage people to do what they're passionate about. >> reporter: for many members of the bey hive, these wins were a long time coming. this was her fifth time nominated for album of the year, but her first win. and the album faced resistance from some who didn't think she fit the genre and was shut out from last year's country music awards. it made last night's win all the more meaningful for an artist who refuses to be confined by a category. she ended the night in a rare red carpet interview. >> it's been 25 years of just working really hard and trying my best to keep growing. ♪ >> reporter: and today she dropped the official cowboy carter tour dates, with stops in cities from l.a. to paris, and of course her beloved hometown, houston. antonia hylton, nbc news, new york. >> and a tour stop right here in washington too. >>> that's "nightly news" for this monday. i'm hallie jackson. for all of u

carter. >> what i want to do is let the states run schools. i believe strongly in school choice but in addition to that, i want the states to run schools. and i want lindaout of a job. >> officials reportedly discussed an executive order to shut down functions of the department not written into statute or move certain functions to other agencies. the white house press secretary karoline leavitt saying president trump is ready to make good on his promise to abolish the department of education. pointing out a recent report that shows 40% of fourth graders are reading below average. that's the largest percentage since 2002 as evidence that change is need he had trump has already taken action when it comes to education. he signed executive orders last week on school choice and ending funding for schools that teach, quote: radical gender ideology and critical race theory. as well as an order to fight anti-semitism on college campuses. trump says the biggest opposition to such moves comes from the teacher's union and they are already speaking out against any moves to disband the department. >> >> the move is not legal in that even they recognize that there ar

cowboy carter, which explores the black roots of country music, earned her that long elusive top prize. after four previous losses, the singer visibly moved to dedicated the win to country pioneer lindall, saying i just feel very honoured. it makes beyonce the first black woman to take home the award since lauryn hill in 1999. congratulations to beyonce. those are the latest headlines. i'll be back with you at the top of the hour. now though, it's over to andrew and bev. >> for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> oh, very good morning. 937 britain's newsroom with bev and andrew. we made it to another week. we certainly february. we made it through january. everybody that's got to be a reason to celebrate, hasn't it? >> and it's not just as quite as dark as it was, but it's dark if you're a cat owner in scotland. i checked 22% of households in scotland own a cat. is this snp government intent on political electoral suicide? to say you can't own a cat in certain areas or you have to keep them indoors because they're affecting the mammal population because they're predatory? >> that's right. so