she's a single mother from one of the most persecuted minority groups in u.s. history deb hall and is a left leaning democrat campaigning to become the first native american woman in the u.s. congress she's an outspoken critic of president trump and she's hoping to win a seat in the house of representatives so i think if we win back the house we have an opportunity to hold the republicans feet to the fire. the community activist could bring a new voice from new mexico to the capitol as never before seen numbers of women and native americans running for office so what's behind her potentially historic campaign and death hall and set the course for other americans who felt sidelined to follow her lead over. sexism can be extremely subtle in some ways and i'm sure that a lot of women face this you know when you ask a woman to run you have to ask her seven time. times before she will say yes but you only have to ask a man won. this year a record number of women no longer need to be asked it could be a small step toward equal representation in a country where only one in five lawmakers is a woman well there are definitely more women running now than ever there there are hundreds more wo

u.s. congress. she was the first woman ever to hold a major ambassadorial post as america's ambassador to italy. one of my favorite stories about clare is how she landed her first job at vanity fair magazine. she just finished a challenging marriage to an alcoholic socialite and she was increasingly discontented with an inner idleness that she felt. she was ready for a career. condi nast had founded a mass media company. the company still exists. there were dozens of digital publications, but she asked if she could have a job at one of his organizations. as an sure you can imagine, condi nast was taken aback because this was not done. he told her to come back in three weeks and erroneously assumed that she would lose whatever wim had caused her to talk with them. that she showed up at the vanity fair offices only to find out the condi nast was in your. but she noticed an empty desk and asked about a. they said was occupied by a caption writer who had left to get married. so she took off her coat, she sa

u.s. congress she wanted democratic primary in michigan and looks like she will be unopposed in november half a world away in the occupied west bank a palestinian relatives were celebrating her when. the tight result in ohio will delight democrats they want to win back the house and if they can make huge inroads in what was a solid republican seat we will see opportunities for victory elsewhere but there's a warning. doesn't help you win in november. when we come back india's cricket captain says his team is ready to hit series with england. and score more in the. now the entire state of new south wales in australia is suffering from a severe drought people in the country's most populous state say it's the worst they've experienced cutting up as how diane has moved. it's an overwhelming drought cattle swarm around a water truck in new south wales looking for relief from the devastating dryness the ground has become to bear for the grass to grow and the weather too extreme to predict farmers in eastern australia say the drought has taken over turning one's fertile lands into dust bowls would r

u.s. congress she want to democratic primary in michigan and looks like she will be unopposed in november half a world away in the occupied west bank a palestinian relatives were celebrating her when. the tide result in ohio will delight democrats they want to win back the house and if they can make huge inroads in what was a solid republican seat they will see opportunities for victory elsewhere but there's a warning winning and even coming close in august doesn't help you win in november alan fischer. at least in the u.s. arrested a man they say intentionally started one of the many fires burning in california the blaze dubbed holy fire has burned more than a thousand hectares of forest north of san diego fourteen thousand firefighters are trying to control twenty fires across the state strong winds and high temperatures are fanning the flames. that the entire state of new south wales in australia is suffering from a severe drought people in the country's most populous state say it's the worst they've ever seen as a diet as more. it's an overwhelming drought cattle swarm around a water

she was a congresswoman at a time when there are only 20 other women serving in the u.s. congress. and she was the first woman ever to hold a major ambassadorial post. she was america's ambassador to italy. one of my favorite stories about clare is how she landed her first job, at "vanity fair" magazine. clare had just finished a challenging marriage to an alcoholic socialite, george brokaw and she was increasingly discontented with an inner idleness she said she felt. she was ready for a career. one night she was at a big dinner and "vanity fair" publisher conde nast was there. he founded a vast media company, including "vogue," the "new yorker" and "vanity fair," the company still exists with dozens of print and digital publications. but she asked conde nast if she could have a job at one of his organizations, as i'm sure you could imagine, conde nast was taken aback. this just wasn't done. he told clare to come see him in three weeks and assumed she would lose whatever whim had struck her and forget all about it. but clare was seldom one to forget. three weeks later she turned up

u.s. congress after this year's elections and she wants to help others like her do the same as far as i'm concerned if i want native women or women of color to run to be willing to help them get out there a record number of both women and native americans are running for office across the country holland supporters want her to fight against the long history of persecution of american indians and the racism they still face today so it's a real thing it's not just a made up story it's happening all over our country as a member of the laguna pueblo tribe hall and hopes to set an example for future generations and to fight for more representation in u.s. politics when i think about you know our young native women these two beautiful young girls here who maybe in their lifetime will actually see a native woman in the congress whereas you know someone like me there was no one that i could. go to to say how did you do it and how you know how can we make this happen she's campaigning to help wrest power away from the republican controlled congress part of a wave of minority candidates who have fe

she worked really hard to do it. you have to know stuff at this point. this is a serious position in the u.s. congress couple times on these issues. you have to know stuff that's the part of being a congressman that hurts. steve: we know a lot about you after this interview. you wash your face in the morning. you use vizene and you had bloodshot eyes. if there is video of cops jump roping you will stop and stare. brian: transfixed. >> i'm sitting there watching the tv screen. rachel: thanks for coming, in dan. >> you got it guys. see you. rachel: take care. turn to some of your headlines. pope francis is refusing to comment on bombshell allegations that he knew about the abuse at the hands of a disgraced former archbishop of washington and covered it up. the pontiff telling reporters on a flight back from ireland, quote read the document carefully and judge it for yourself. i will not say one word from. this that document is from a former. he claimed he knew about the abuse five years ago. mccleric resigned last month. a police officer with no fire training sphoor fearlessly runs into a burning home a

she was the first republican woman to represent north carolina in congress. the u.s. house of representatives interviewed her about her political career including sharing the republican study economy, her personal fight against breast cancer and the influence that had on her legislative career. this is an hour and a half.

u.s. senators, where they come from, woman -- two women from the same state, right out of here, even though barbara lived in the north bay and works in oakland, but she was a congressan, and then a u.s. senator. dianne, our mayor, and now u.s. senator. nancy pelosi, speaker of the house. we have a woman ran fire department. it's amazing, this city -- we have an african american mayor, and a president of the board of supervisors, african american in a city that has under 5% of the voters that are black. we're an amazing city, and i like to brag about this because i'm just -- i'm just proud of what we've done in this town. there's no city that can standup to us. and our chief being honored, largest fire department in the world has a woman chief. most fire departments get rid of a chief every five, seven years, because they want to. that's typical. but we're not typical in san francisco. under a lot of pressure, and -- because of the normal practice of rotating chief, this city chose not to do it, and it was very difficult to put the people in control in that position. but that's the way we are. we're just not like everybody else, and it's great -- great to be part of

u.s. house of representatives from 1992 to 2003. she was the first african american woman to represent north carolina in congress. up next, ms. clayton talked about serving as the congressional freshman class president, her assignment to the agriculture committee, and her focus on national hunger and nutrition legislation. the u.s. house of representatives office of the historian conducted this interview. it is about two hours. mattasniewski: i am wa

if she winced she will become the youngest woman ever to be elected to congress -- if she wins she might be the youngest woman ever to be elected to congress. >>> a bill could require the u.s. census bureau to collect sexual orientation data by 2030. carver. they say the new questions will ensure that the lgbtq community is properly served by go some community and faith leaders will be holding a rally tonight in san jose demanding relief from the housing crisis . the a1 silicon valley tech companies and lawmakers to provide more affordable housing , plus safe and clean encampments for the homeless. that rally tonight begins at 5:30 at san jose city hall. >>> voters in san francisco will decide what -- will decide to refund -- weather to provide funding for art programs from themeasure would allocate 1.5% of the existing 8% josi --if ap million will go to arts education programs, individual artists, cultural centers, and the cities rent-controlled districts. >>> tariffs impact now being felt in local real estate markets. jesse gary says the rising cost of construction materials is having a chilling effect on an already tight housing market. >> reporter: the familiar sight o

she was in the prime of her career and congresswoman at a time when there were only 20 other women serving in the u.s. congress. and he was the first woman ever to hold a post to her america's ambassadors to italy. clare had just finished a challenging marriage to an alcoholic socialite and she was increasingly disconnected with an inner idleness she felt. she say ready for a career. so one night there's a big dinner and -- was there. she asked her if she could have a job at one-organizations. clare was seldom one to forget. three weeks later she turned up at the van fair offices tonl to find she was in europe. and she said that desk was occupied by a caption writer who had to get married. within three weeks clare was on the payroll and working dutifully and skillfully as a caption writer for vanity fair. it wasn't long before clare was offered articles for the mg swreen and a position as assistant editor. the early ones were mostly satirical and funny. as time passed, though, her articles became more serious and philosophical until she was writing of politics and economics with surprising wisdom. the human un

she serves to the u.s. japan's congress on educational exchange. japanspecial visitor from is a senior research fellow in independent policy research organization. and is also an adjunct fellow in washington and a senior research fellow at the japan and initiative foundation. he previously served as a director of foreign security and the global strategic studies institute in tokyo. weis a blue-ribbon panel have to discuss these issues. we are going to have -- go first because many folks in tokyo outside of the japan watchers' crowds may not have hurt him so he is going to give us a view of tokyo on many issues and then the others will not only be commentators but more panelists presenting their own views. >> thank you. one correction. that is the founder of --, my mentor and friend. no former --. that is one correction. back inpy to be washington, d.c. i keep coming back. , 95 to 2005.ears some people still in washington, d.c. i keep coming back. maybe, third times i came back this year. i may come back in november. that is my second hometown. i ap

and she has no republican opponents. elected to the u.s. congress. that's a big story here.ee of them running in what is called the blue wave of michigan. >> just asking about the socialist movement in the party. a national headlines. real quick response for you on this. >> with socialism is a thing of headlines and they have a major issue they've got to deal with, to will isolate the majority of americans. cheryl: glad to have you both back. thank you very much. we have a critical vote in new york city today that will decide the amount of ridesharing cars on the street. cheryl: tracee carrasco joins us with more on that. the blood is boiling. >> we are watching this closely because the new york city council will vote on legislation to cast a number of vehicles like cooper and lyft. this comes as a number of these vehicles drastically increase in the last few years adding to the congestion and decrease in the value. other similar services have pushed back on the proposed regulations claiming that a cap would drive up prices and limited availability of cars. lauren: i'm actua

u.s. house of representatives from 1995 through 2013. she was the first republican woman from north carolina elected to congress. next, she talks about chairing the republican study committee, her personal fight against breast cancer and the influence it had on her legislative career. the u.s. house of representatives office of the historian conducted this interview which is about an hour and 30 minutes. >> my name is kathleen johnson and i'm here with the house historian in the house recording studio of the rayburn house office building, and today we are with sue myrick, former congresswoman from north carolina. we are delighted to have you here today. rep. myrick: thank you. host: this interview is for a series of interviews, a project we are doing to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the election of jeannette rankin to congress, the first woman ever elected to congress. to start off today, when you were young, did you have any role models? rep. myrick: when i was young, i never thought about politics. it was not something from the

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u.s. house of representatives from 1995 through 2013. she was the first republican woman from north carolina elected to congress. next, she talks about sharing -- republican study committee, her personal fight against breast cancer and the influence it had on her legislative career. the u.s. house of representatives office of the historian conducted this interview which is about an hour and 30 minutes. >> my name is kathleen johnson

congress and join the u.s.-mexico trade deal. let's bring back in michael mckee. she jumped her and robert litan -- joked her and robert lighthizer krzyweski's. -- could switch seats. michael: i found it notable that when asked if robert lighthizer was negotiating in good faith, she dodged the question. she did not look happy. i have covered her and the negotiations for some time and you have to read sm is an entity body language -- you have to read pessimism into the body language. they kept saying she has to stand up for the canadian interest. they will not give any more ground. whether they can reach a deal darker. it looks nadaie: the u.s. irked ca when it said it would investigate under national security offices -- offices. is that in the background? she talked about the canadian national interest and the largest nonmilitary border in the world. michael: the tariffs irked the canadians because they were posed on national security group and justin trudeau said he thought that was ridiculous, then president trump took him on an relations deteriorated. as the presid

she was the first republican woman to represent north carolina in congress. the u.s. house of representatives interviewed her about her political career including sharing the republican study economy, her personal fight against breast cancer and the influence that had on her legislative career. this is an hour and a half. >> we are in the house recording studio of the rayburn office house building. today we're with sue myrick. we're delighted to have you here today. it's for a project to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the election of janette rankin to congress. the first woman elected to congress. when you were young did you have any role models? >> when i was young any further thought about politics. it wasn't something from the stand point you're talking about, no. really my mom and dad were the only people i kind of looked up to. >> when you were young, what did you think you would be ? >> i thought i would be a teacher. i went to college for a year. my mom and dad set me down and i had three younger brothers. they said we can't afford to send you to school. it

she does come to the u.s. later on in the war. a huge reach to congress about the relationship between china and the u.s. and keeps pushing for more investment in the china theater. not ultimately becomes one of the tensions over all of this story later on in the war after the flying tigers disbanded, there is a continual feeling by madam chiang and chennault that china isn't getting the resources it needs and if you put the right bombers in china, they will ultimately be able to bomb the japanese from china itself and ultimately the strategy becomes the island hopping campaign that won the war. so he ends up leaving the war very better and ends up going back to china. he writes in his diary. it's remarkable to see he refers to madam chiang as his princess. he has a very deep admiration for her and ultimate returns to work for the rest of his life. it is complicated. the flying tigers line which is a cargo line that was later then sold to the federal express, started by a bunch of former flying tigers 30 started an airline called cats, which you've got another book that deals with the. so he basically ha

u.s. house of representatives from 1982 to 1999. she was the first woman named in the house intelligence committee and served as chair of the democratic caucus. ms. kennelly talks about how to prepare for congress. she also describes her experience on the ways and means committee and he work to reform social security. the u.s. house of representatives office of the historian conducts the interview. it's about 1:40. >> my name is kathleen johnson with the house historian's office and matt wisniewski who is the house historian and today's date is september 9, 2015. we're in the house recording studio and we are very happy to be with former representative barbara kennelly of connecticut. and this interview is part of a project we're doing to recognize and celebrate the 100th anniversary of jeanette rankin the first woman elected to congres congress. >> the first question we wanted to ask you is if you had any female role models when you were young a

congress. she will be the first muslim woman ever yelected to u.s. congress. that's a good thing.t has been about four years since the death of mike brown in ferguson. the residents in st. louis county there voted to nominate a black man to be the lead county prosecutor, a guy named wesley bell. what is good about that is wesley bell believes in criminal justice reform and he booted out the 27-year-incumbent who faced a lot of criticism for failing to charge the cop who shot mike brown in the first place. organizing paying off on the ground there. in other words, one year after charlottesville, let's stay vigilant. you know, america is not yet what it could be. it is not yet what it should be, but it is not what the worst voices in our country want it to be. that's because people keep fighting. let's keep fighting. now, my next guest knows a lot about how you keep your spirits up in tough times. she keeps us all laughing. she keeps us all moving through the difficult times in a good way. welcome to "the van jones show" a woman with the most beautiful last name in the world, the ex

u.s. house of representatives. she was the first african-american woman to represent north carolina in congress. she talks about serving as president of the congressional freshman class, or focus on national hunger and nutrition legislation. the office of the historian conducted the interview, it is about two hours. host: i am here with kathleen johnson. we are here with congresswoman in the clayton to talk about her career in congress. thank you so much for joining us today. we felt we would start off with some questions about the origins of your interest in politics. young, we are curious to know if you had any female role models yoo

congress on these critical developments which she took as confirmation of the intelligence community's russian interference claims the latest announcement confirms the longstanding findings of the u.s. intelligence community and national security experts that's russia is actively utilizing social media in a car donated effort to sow discord among the american people and undermine our democracy but where those thirty two accounts influential enough to undermine american democracy in fact most of the spot of materials have zero to ten followers and in the scope of about fourteen months ran one hundred fifty ads for approximately eleven thousand dollars if someone is against the u.s. immigration policy which some of these anti ice accounts apparently were maybe they would like to conceal their identity maybe they're afraid of us authorities it's a strange thing are we allowed to be privately recorded these private us without people assuming that somehow there are some. hand meddling in things it's very strange but the real question is what does it mean that someone is trying to sow divisions among americans are we not allowed to disagree with each other on fundamental issues like immi

she goes in and out of the building. the clock is running. the u.s. wants to give notice to congress tomorrow of intense to sign a deal. there is squishy wording and their that makes this a more achievable target to hit. even if they get a high level agreement, the u.s. might try to use that to start the clock and if congress doesn't freak out too much, then off to the races. there could still be a lot more work to do to nail nafta to point out. things are looking positive. sense of panic but it is quiet as to what progress if any is being made inside the room. >> do we have any idea of what the main sticking points remain? >> there are two. auto is not one of them. analysts, canada can probably live with the vast majority if not all of what mexico and the u.s. agreed to on autos. i do not think autos are sweating it. the big issues are dairy and dispute panels. i have some room to an end tech and haggle a bit there. in return they want to preserve dispute panels called chapter 19 panels that are in after right now. the u.s. is not like those among to kill them. that is the standout or optimistically trade-off that cou

congress on these critical developments which she took as confirmation of the intelligence communities russian interference claims the latest announcement come from the longstanding finding of the u.s. intelligence community and national security experts that russia is actively utilizing social media in a card in a ditch effort to sow discord to the american people and undermine democracy they spoke in so in this press release today said we haven't done in really an investigation we don't know the facts we don't know who's behind it but then the next answer said but it looks a lot like what the russians did before so obviously they admit that they have no doubt but by golly it's going to be the russians again trying to sow divisions among americans this is the conclusion they make all in all it appears facebook and the bogeyman of russian meddling have become convenient tools for political games a lot fortunately both both parties are very similar when it comes to finding foreign threats abroad and that's because the military industrial complex in washington to see benefits from enemies abroad and this is exactly what they're trying to do so they will both try to point fingers at t

she was the first african-american woman to represent north carolina in congress. up next, she talks about cher assignments, and her focus on national hunger and nutrition legislation. the u.s. house of representatives office of the historian conducted this interview. it's about two hours. >> i'm here with kathleen johnson with the house history office. today's date is may 15th, 2015. thank you so much for joining us today. >> my pleasure. delighted to be here. >> we thought we would start off with some questions about the origins of your interest in politics to start. first off, when you were young, did you have any female role models that you looked up to? who were they? what drew you to them? >> well, i think the first -- i recognized the -- was one. the high school founder where i went to high school, i went to a small presbyterian high school, and lucy craft laney was her name. i had never knew her, but my knowing of her. so those two persons were female models. i would say as the model for high school and others was neither female nor a black. it was albert swizert. i wanted to be a doctor and i wanted to be a missionary. now, it's -- i read he's both a doctor, a musi

congress on these critical developments which she took as confirmation of the intelligence community's russian interference claims the latest announcement confirms the longstanding findings of the u.s. intelligence community and national security experts that's russia is actively utilizing social media in a card you need to free to sow discord among the american people and undermine our democracy but who are those three to accounts influential enough to undermine american democracy in fact most of the spot of materials have zero to ten followers and in the scope of about fourteen months ran one hundred fifty ads for approximately eleven thousand dollars if someone is against the u.s. immigration policy which some of these anti ice accounts apparently were maybe they would like to see over identity maybe they're afraid of us authorities it's a strange thing are we allowed to be privately recorded in private without people assuming that somehow they're simply. unhand meddling in things it's very strange but the real question is what does it mean that someone is trying to sow divisions among americans are we not allowed to disagree with each other on fundamental issues like immigratio

congress on these critical developments which she took as confirmation of the intelligence community's russian interference claims the latest announcement confirms the longstanding findings of the u.s. intelligence community and national security experts that russia is actively utilizing social media in a car donated effort to sow discord among the american people and undermine our democracy. what does it mean to be an inauthentic account it's not really explain for a well if someone is against the u.s. immigration policy which is some of these anti ice accounts apparently were maybe they would like to conceal their identity maybe they're afraid of the us authorities it's a strange thing are we allowed to be private in q four identities private in the us without people assuming that somehow there are some foreign hand meddling in things it's very strange the real question is what does it mean that someone is trying to sow divisions among americans are we not allowed to disagree with each other on fundamental issues like immigration and other things and i look at some of the ages and some of them were sort of pro-feminist women shouldn't have to cook for their for their man i mean h

congress on these critical developments which she took as confirmation of the intelligence community's russian interference claims the latest announcement confirms the longstanding findings of the u.s. intelligence community and national security experts that's russia is actively utilizing social media in a car donated effort to sow discord among the american people and undermine our democracy but who are those three to accounts influential enough to undermine american democracy in fact most of the spot of materials have zero to ten followers and in the scope of about fourteen months ran one hundred fifty ads for approximately eleven thousand dollars if someone is against the us immigration policy which some of these anti ice accounts apparently were maybe they would like to conceal their identity maybe they're afraid of us authorities it's a strange thing are we allowed to be private think recorded these private us without people assuming that somehow they're simply. unhand meddling in things it's very strange but the real question is what does it mean that someone is trying to sow divisions among americans are we not allowed to disagree with each other on fundamental issues like