Plus: The 2nd biggest film debut of the pandemic | Monday, March 01, 2021
| | | | | | | Presented By Amazon | | | | Axios PM | | By Mike Allen ·Mar 01, 2021 | | Good afternoon: Today's PM — edited by Justin Green — is 380 words, a 1.5-minute read. | | | | | | 1 big thing: The great American reopening |  Data: Burbio; Chart: Sara Wise/Axios Most of the schools that went virtual-only after the winter COVID wave have returned to in-person education, Axios' Marisa Fernandez reports. The big picture: The U.S. is seeing an almost-universal return of schools that were in-person as of November. Some districts that have been closed since March are also reopening. - Elementary schools in Ohio, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, Tennessee, Virginia and Maryland started in-person classes this week.
Students arrive today at Sutherland Elementary School on Chicago's South Side, Beverly neighborhood. Photo: Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune via Reuters The bottom line: With proper precautions, the CDC said it will be possible for schools to conduct some form of in-person learning even with various levels of community spread. |     | | | | | | 2. Bonus: Pic du jour | | Photo: Joe Pugliese/Harpo Productions via AP Coming Sunday: Prince Harry told Oprah Winfrey that he feared "history repeating itself" with Meghan Markle getting the same scrutiny faced by the late Princess Diana, NBC News reports. - The show airs on CBS in the U.S., then the following day in Britain. See a clip.
| | | | | | | | A message from Amazon | | Raising the wage is the right thing to do | | |  | | | | In 2018, Amazon established a $15/hr starting wage for all their U.S. employees, which is more than double the federal minimum wage of $7.25/hr. They've seen the positive impact on their employees and their families. That's why they're calling on Congress to pass the Raise the Wage Act. | | | | | | 3. Catch up quick |  | | | An Apple branded social distancing marker outside an Apple store in Zurich: Photo: Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg via Getty Images | | | - All Apple stores in the U.S. are open for the first time since businesses began widespread closures last spring. Go deeper.
- Former President Trump and former first lady Melania Trump were both vaccinated at the White House in January. Go deeper.
- The CDC warned states that "now is not the time" to lift public health restrictions, as the recent dramatic declines in coronavirus cases and deaths "appear to be stalling." Go deeper.
- Washington Post publisher Fred Ryan accused President Biden of giving Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman a "'one free murder' pass" on the killing of Jamal Khashoggi. Go deeper.
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) introduced a wealth tax bill in the Senate. Go deeper.
- 🎧 Axios Re:Cap talks with health care reporter Jonathan Cohn on the Affordable Care Act's future under Biden. Listen here.
| | | | | | | | 4. 🎞️ 1 film thing: 2nd biggest opening of the pandemic |  | | | Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures via AP | | | | A possible recovery for movie theaters is in sight: Warner Bros.' live-action-animation hybrid "Tom & Jerry" debuted with $13.7 million in ticket sales — the year's best domestic opening, AP's Jake Coyle writes. - The better-than-expected opening came despite just 42% of U.S. theaters being open. "Tom & Jerry" played in 2,475 North American cinemas + streaming on HBO Max.
- Set in New York City, "Tom & Jerry" combines real sets and actors (including Chloë Grace Moretz and Michael Peña, plus Latin singer Ozuna in a cameo) with animated characters.
"Tom & Jerry" was the second-best opening of the pandemic, after Warner Bros.' "Wonder Woman 1984" in December, with $16.7 million. - The next-closest debuts — "Tenet," "The Croods: A New Age" — eked out about $10 million on opening weekend.
| | | | | | | | A message from Amazon | | What Amazon saw after raising their starting wage to $15/hr | | |  | | | | Applications doubled and the investments made in their hourly employees were quickly transferred to local businesses and economies, showing that the benefits far transcend the workplace. That's why Amazon is calling on Congress to pass the Raise the Wage Act. | | | | | | Axios thanks our partners for supporting our newsletters.
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