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
they are dahl. when asked about the decision by the leaders of texas and mississippi to lift mask mandates. message to texas and mississippi, texas and mississippi? . , i think it s a big mistake t. look, i hope they realize by now masks make a difference. we are on the cusp of being able to fundamentally change the nature of this disease because the way in which we are able to get vaccines in people s arms. . the last thing, the last thing we need is neanderthal thinking in the meantime, everything is fine, take off your mask, forget it. it still matters. . that s the president on wednesday. here s what martha black burn of tennessee had to say about the president s comment. . we were called neanderthals when i led the fight against the imposition of a tax. i started the neanderthal caucus. they are hunter-gatherers, they are protecters of their family, they are resilient. they are resourceful. they tend to their own. so i think joe biden needs to rethink what he is s