Rule nothing out...
The 'earliness' to which you refer is exactly the reason why. When reporters run out of things to report they fill space by telling you what is not happening. Pay no attention. Apart from being what NATO calls a BFO, this is akin to reporting police do not rule out continuing to assist, or the government cannot guarantee little green men will not land from Mars this afternoon.
PS: BFO = Blinding Flash of the Obvious