spending. how will the president agend hit the wallet? we will talk to kaylee and congressman of florida, that s all ahead. a very busy day. it is. we begin first with house lawmakers now introducing two bipartisan bills that aim to hold china accountable for its role in the pandemic for the legislation would example shoul commission to investigate how this pandemic started and how families of victims to sue beijing. hello, and welcome to i m sandr smith here in new york. and this is america reports. i am in for john roberts fro los angeles, the bill has come is house republicans on the judiciary and oversight committee wants her own investigation into an nih grant that reportedly used taxpayer money to fund the institute of neurology studies on that coronavirus is. there are concerns over how tha chinese lab could be the source of that and eventually spread around the globe. congressman dan crenshaw callin out china s lack of cooperation and transparency earlier on
they actually vote? plus, new reporting about aides for new york governor andrew cuomo altering a report on nursing homes in order to hide a higher death total. the question is, what does this mean for the intense scrutiny cuomo is already facing? and the confirmation of president biden s attorney general pick, merrick garland, hits another road block. republican senator tom cotton is delaying democrats efforts to speed up the process. the question is, when will biden finally have a full cabinet? it s way too early for this. good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that promises to never spend half a day reading you a piece of legislation. i am the ap s jonathan lemire in for kasie hunt on this friday, march 5th. i vote we start with the news. the senate is, indeed, moving forward with debate on president biden s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. vice president kamala harris cast the tie-breaking vote to advance the relief bill after it fail
thank you! hey, hey, no, no leap, no leap! only pay for what you need. liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. we are live at the u.s. capitol on high alert this morning with capitol police taking no chances, acting on new intelligence, warning of another possible attack today. security stepped up. the house scrapping today s session. more than 5,000 members of the national guard still standing by. what we know about that new joint intelligence bulletin warning of a possible plan to, quote, remove democratic lawmakers. and inside the qanon chatter circulating online and a conspiracy theory they believe that today, march 4th, is the, quote, true inauguration day. i m hallie jackson in washington with our team covering every angle. leigh ann caldwell on capitol hill, josh lederman. josh, let me start with you. the fbi and homeland security have sent out this joint intel bulletin warning that domestic groups have, quote, discussed plans to take control of the capitol and remov
covid is something that should unite us all. vice president harris is running point for the white house effort now to overcome skepticism among black americans. you see her stopping at a d.c. pharmacy this morning. there have been many theories about populations that are experiencing vaccine hesitancy for legitimate reasons that are based on historical experiences that we could never forget. the pandemic warps the way we look at a lot of things. 70 million americans filed for unemployment benefits for the first time last week. in normal times this would shock us all. last week, though, it was an improvement. congress needs big covid relief and needs it fast. the house votes friday, that s tomorrow, on a nearly $2 trillion package that includes raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour. whether that wage hike remains in the senate version hinges on a moment that could come any moment now hearing from a woman you ve never heard of, the senate parliamentarian. the lack of inte
now around 275 charged, plus the tens of millions of dollars needed to repair the capitol. our nation s soldiers struggling. tonight, our cbs news reporting: families who say they can t feed their kids. we are military and we are struggling. o donnell: and, we visit the food bank that serves 1,500 military families. how you can help. the boss meets the judge. bruce springsteen admits to taking tequila shots with fans, and then getting on his motorcycle. the news on the charges tonight. meet this 105-year-old who beat covid. the secrets to her longevity. why a college dropout gave $20 million to the school he couldn t afford to attend. and, superheroes and their sidekicks. how these injured animals are helping children through thapy. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capital. o donnell: good evening, to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us. we are going to begin tonight with breaking news and another possible