it's friday, march 5th, 2021. this is the "cbs morning news." marathon session. how a single lawmaker forced senate clerks to read aloud more than 600 pages of the coronavirus relief billion overnight as they move forward on the legislation. >> do you believe that he was propositioning you? >> yes. >> reporter: for what? >> sex. >> speaking out, charlotte bennett gives her first interview to cbs detailing what she claims was clear sexual harassment by new york governor andrew cuomo. royal rift. why some describe the relationship between the royal family and harry and meghan as all-out war.

captioning funded by cbs good morning. really good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. this morning, relief aid to most americans is finally moving forward in the senate as debate begins on president biden's massive stimulus bill. overnight, clerks in the chamber finished reading all 628 pages of the bill at the request of republican senator ron johnson, forcing a delay. debra alfarone is in washington. when can we expect a vote on this bill? >> reporter: after all that reading, we can maybe expect to see a vote if it stretches into the weekend. even so, if the senate does get to vote this weekend, they will be under the deadline to get this passed before unemployment runs out for about 11 million people. >> section two, table of contents -- >> reporter: while most of the country slept, senate clerks were at work, reciting every word of the 628-page covid relief bill backed by president biden.

>> a23 and related activities -- >> reporter: the entire process took nearly 11 hours. wisconsin republican ron johnson requested the reading. >> all i'm trying to do is make this a more deliberative process. obviously shine the light on this abusive and obscene amount of money. >> we democrats want america to hear what's in the plan. >> reporter: the bill advanced through the debate stage thursday without the support of a single gop senator. vice president kamala harris cast the deciding vote. >> and the motion to proceed is agreed to. >> reporter: forcing the bill to be read aloud could delay the final vote until this weekend. meanwhile, many businesses are waking up to fewer and fewer pandemic-related restrictions. and that's thanks in part to ramped up vaccine distribution. the cdc says over 54 million americans have received at least one dose of a covid vaccine. >> covid has not suddenly disappeared even though we issued this executive order doesn't mean it's gone. we no longer need government

running your lives. >> reporter: more states are following texas' lead in easing pandemic restrictions as case totals drop. 16 will have no mask requirement by next week. public health experts have urged caution, though, saying more contagious new variants could result in another surge. and to be clear, the director of the cdc says now is not the time to stop wearing a mask. cases are down, hospitalizations are down, deaths are down, too. however, the current seven-day average from the cdc is 2,000 people a day are dying. that's 2,000 people we're losing and countless people who are affected by that. stilway, too man so for the first time, one of the three women accusing new york governor andrew cuomo of sexual harassment is speaking out on camera. charlotte bennett spoke with "cbs evening news" anchor and

managing editor norah o'donnell. bennett, who was the governor's former executive assistant, said that cuomo asked her intimate and inappropriate questions about her personal life. during one meeting last year she said the governor kept asking about their age difference. and she believed he was trying to proposition her for sex. >> i thought he's trying to sleep with me. the governor's trying to sleep with me. and i'm deeply uncomfortable, and i have to get out of this room as soon as possible. >> cbs news reached out to governor cuomo's office to respond to bennett's claims. they directed us to his apology from wednesday and asked people to wait for the results of the state attorney general's investigation. there's more from norah o'donnell's interview with charlotte bennett. you can watch it ahead on "cbs this morning." a judge today will hear arguments on whether an arizona man who calls himself the qanon shsefrom aw

face paint and a furry hat. he was indicted on two felonies and four misdemeanors including civil disorder. prosecutors say he should remain behind bars because he is a danger to the community. in his first interview from jail he told cbs news he regrets entering the capitol and he was trying to bring god back into the senate. pope francis is this morning kicking off the first-ever papal trip to iraq. security was ramped up in baghdad ahead of his four-day visit. there is also a curfew in place. this is the 84-year-old's first trip since the pandemic broke out. he's expected to urge christians to stay in iraq and rebuild after years of war and persecution. pope francis will meet privately with the top cleric over the weekend. tensions at an all-time high

between britain's royal family and the duke and duchess of sussex. in an interview with oprah winfrey, prince harry's wife accuses the palace of spreading lies. elizabeth palmer reports from london. there is no -- >> reporter: it's pretty clear bitain's royal family isn't going to like sunday's interview with oprah. >> how do you feel about the palace hearing you speak your truth today? >> i don't know how they could expect that after all of this time we would still just be silent if there is an active role that the firm is playing in perpetuating falsehoods about us. >> reporter: the firm is a nickname for the royal family, and their gloves are off. >> could probably only describe the relationship between the th. >> reporter: on tuesday, the "times of london" reported allegations that after meghan markle married prince harry, she bullied household staff and forced two aides to quit.

the palace instead of ignoring the story as if it were gossip gave it extra weight. we're clearly very concerned, it said in a statement, adding its hr team would investigate. harry and meghan call the bullying allegations a smear campaign. it certainly marks another low in their relationship with the british media. >> we all know what the british press can be like. it was destroying my mental health. i was like, this is toxic. yeah. so i did what any husband and what any father would do is i needed to get my family out of here. >> reporter: elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. you can watch oprah's highly anticipated interview with meghan and harry sunday at 8:00 eastern right here on cbs. coming up, calls for an investigation into florida governor ron desantis who's accused of favoring the wealthy in vaccine distribution. and cruising altitude. a flying car goes on a test run. this is the "cbs morning news." . this is the "cbs morning news."

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yields surd and the chlati will. the dow slid 345 points, the nasdaq plunged 274 points, and the s&p 500 dropped 51 points. people in alabama will have to wear their masks for an extra month. the mandate was set to expire today, but the state's governor, kay ivy, extended the order after hearing recommendations from medical experts. she said she wants to get past easter and get as much vaccine distributed as possible. the order is set to expire now on april 9th. alabama is breaking with other southern states that already lifted their mask mandates. americans who bought new homes or refinanced their mortgages over the past few months may have done it at a really good time. the average rate on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage rose to 3%. the first time since july. rates remain near historic lows as the economy strains toward recovery during the pandemic.

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our top stories this morning -- senators will move forward debating president biden's massive covid relief deal after republican senator ron johnson delayed its passage. bill be read aloud. a final vote could now be put off until this weekend. and charlotte bennett, one of three women accusing new york governor andrew cuomo of sexual harassment, tells cbs news that she thought he was trying to

sleep with her. the 25-year-old former staffer said it happened during a meeting in his office last year. bennett said he implied that she was old enough for him, and he was lonely. so while the pandemic kept americans at home, the number of miles driven in the u.s. dropped 13%. safety experts hoped that that would mean a silver lining of fewer accidents. as michael george reports, it was the exact opposite. >> reporter: police say the driver may have been drag racing before this deadly crash on a los angeles highway. near boston, two teenagers died last year when their speeding pickup truck lost control. even as the pandemic emptied roads, the number of deadly crashes spiked. >> we knew 2020 was going to be bad because of the trend lines we had seen. we didn't realize it would be this bad. >> reporter: preliminary estimates from the national safety council show more than 42,000 motor vehicle deaths in 2020.

that's up 8% from the year before, and marks a 13-year high. with fewer cars on the roads, drivers got reckless while police begged for caution. >> we are imploring drivers on the streets of los angeles, please slow down. >> we took open roads as an open invitation to speed, drive recklessly. there are reports in some states of increases of impaired driving. >> reporter: in addition to the spike in death rates, 4.8 million people were seriously injured in crashes last year. safety experts are calling for action. >> instead of raising speed limits, we really should be thinking about either keeping them what they are or lowering them. we need seat belt laws, and then we need distracted driving laws. >> reporter: texas was at the top of the list with nearly 3,900 driving deaths last year. the numbers reveal that during the worst public health crisis in a century, there was also a crisis on the roads. michael george, cbs news, new

york. coming up on "cbs this morning," meghan and harry's relationship with the british tabloids ahead of their upcoming interview with oprah winfrey. efforts to vaccine rural america. we will look at the challenges of getting the vaccine to smaller hospitals. and gayle talks with comedian trevor noah of "the daily show" about hosting the "63rd annual grammy awards" this month. that's the "cbs morning news" for this friday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great weekend. ♪ ♪