instead, you'll see them with one seat in between them trying to space out a little bit. in order to be in the chambers, they do have to have a negative covid test. we have heard already from several lawmakers who have tested positive. i imagine we could hear from a few more, but all of those preparations under way as the president comes for his first state of the union. >> all right. thank you very much for that report. sorry, we weren't hearing you for just a moment. we thank you for the hearing and we'll be watching as the president travels up there later this evening. joining us now is mitch landrieu with the biden administration. he's the infrastructure implementation coordinator, financing way of saying you're in charge of making sure that the money gets to the right places, former mayor of the great city of new orleans. happy mardi gras to you. >> and happy mardi gras to everybody down in louisiana. >> you have a mardi gras color