time for "5 things to know for your new day." kathy hochul will reportedly announce she's lifting the state's indoor mask mandate. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell criticizing the rnc for censuring liz cheney and adam kinzinger and for describing the deadly january 6th riot as legitimate political discourse. mcconnell says the attack was a, quote, violent insurrection and it is not the rnc's job to single out party members with different views. some houston area residents woke up to white supremacist flyers on their car windshields and front doors. the flyers included racist messaging and caricatures depicting african americans as negative racial stereotypes. the harris county sheriff's office is investigating the incident. and some good news out of